One of the words that remained uppermost in my mind when preparing for this month’s challenge was ‘group’. I think I had this group shot in mind, they look so upbeat.
Taking photographs of groups is not just about technical know-how and preparation it is also an art form. There are the formal static poses or the more interesting staggered formations, and remembering throughout to take multiple shots and to make sure everyone’s face is visible. However even when their faces are visible and their eyes open it doesn’t mean that you know who they are 90ish years later. All of these shots are a family mystery, they’re in our albums but we have no idea who they are. Hopefully they were upstanding members of the community!
The life of B 
The one up top in the jumper looks very debonair! Shades of Fred Astaire 🙂 🙂 Correcting a misapprehension from yesterday https://restlessjo.me/2021/01/26/a-stupendous-view/
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if only I knew who they were!
btw WordPress has just collapsed on my computer, not sure what is happening. So it might be a while before I can visit you – not even sure this comment is going to work!
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Oh heck! My system seems very slow this morning too. Hope it’s not infectious! Is it a ‘work’ day for you? Good luck! 🙂 🙂
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all sorted, there was an error code. Hope yours is now okay – and it is a kind of everything day today!! How about you?
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Mine’s just slow. Like me! Mick says the photo files weigh the poor old laptop down but I haven’t the patience to sort em 🙂 🙂
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Quickest solution to that is to buy an external hard drive, and shift them all across
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You are a font of all knowledge, hon! If I could afford to hire you for a few days… we could conkwuer the world! Laughing…. 🙂 🙂
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Cake and lots of grilled fish, oh and maybe some chocolate and gin, and I am yours. Although not all on the same plate or at the same time!!!
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I don’t have a plate big enough 🙂 🙂
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hee hee i did say not all on the same plate!!!
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What a great UP!
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Thanks 😀
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The group up top look as though they’re having a good time 🙂
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They do don’t they. Wish i knew who they all were
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Definitely upbeat! Here’s mine, more blue than upbeat! https://suejudd.com/2021/01/26/blue-hour-turned-up-squareup-26/
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Blue is good 🙂
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Ya.y!
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It’s a great photo and, I agree, it’s upbeat.
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Thank you 🙂
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Nice olden time photos and as they say dressed ‘to the nines’. Here is mine https://mywanderings.travel.blog/2021/01/26/where-are-you-going/
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Wish i knew what they were up to and where they are!
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That would be nice to know! I had photos of our ancestors in the Philippines and one of my cousins researched about it.
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How wonderful
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I wonder what my descendants will do with all my photos (group or otherwise)? Probably just press delete. And I can’t blame them, considering the amount of photos we take these days. Photos then were something special. — As you’ve noticed: you’re back in my feed. Let’s hope it stays that way and wordpress keeps this up! My #26: https://picturesimperfectblog.wordpress.com/2021/01/26/he-only-wanted-a-leg-up/
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Yay I am back in the feed – pretty sure I now know what happened yesterday 😉
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🤜🤛 👍
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And yes I know on photos, one of the reasons I am so glad I have the blog – they will be a digital memory with details forever!
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Lovely!
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thanks 🙂
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*the second soccer photo
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wow – 90ish years ago
i looked around closely at the smiles in the soccer photo and was delightful
😉
some things are timeless
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I know they are lovely smiles in that one aren’t they 🙂
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yes and all the photos so interesting
and sad you don’t have more info
but posts like this offer us all a chance to look back and explore even with names and notes –
sometimes a photo offers up
its own story –
a thousand words??
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That’s so true
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Great shots, Becky 👏 It would be cool to get back to the days of folk dressing smartly, not just going out in tracksuits & leggings 😩 or is that just me getting old 😂 Playing around with lensy for today’s post: https://jezbraithwaite.blog/2021/01/26/lit-up-by-candle-light-squareup-26/
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We might notice after this year there is a smartening up as everyone gets fed up with jogging bottoms and tracksuits!
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