tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post1687074838511387607..comments2024-01-27T21:24:29.597+11:00Comments on Strong Foundations: Genealogy World Photo Day 2014Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-37811157397306890772014-08-24T14:06:32.602+10:002014-08-24T14:06:32.602+10:00I took a while to move to digital but have been ve...I took a while to move to digital but have been very lazy (a snapper) since the introduction of digital! Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-67419846276140735782014-08-24T14:04:55.331+10:002014-08-24T14:04:55.331+10:00Thank you Wendy. I procrastinated for a long time...Thank you Wendy. I procrastinated for a long time and had several different ideas, but wanted to be different to others. Hoping to be better prepared for next year.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-65258535671227993262014-08-24T13:59:10.647+10:002014-08-24T13:59:10.647+10:00Thank you Kristin. They seemed to take a good pho...Thank you Kristin. They seemed to take a good photo.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-7812355148327182382014-08-24T13:52:21.735+10:002014-08-24T13:52:21.735+10:00Yes she did Pauleen. Since she has passed, I have...Yes she did Pauleen. Since she has passed, I have realised that we had a lot more in common.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-85725306722787185412014-08-24T13:49:38.097+10:002014-08-24T13:49:38.097+10:00Thank you Sharn. They certainly do and Gran too m...Thank you Sharn. They certainly do and Gran too many farm yard scenes, which I am very grateful for.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-4035726937246734882014-08-24T13:48:39.484+10:002014-08-24T13:48:39.484+10:00Yes she certainly was!
To think that she needed t...Yes she certainly was!<br /><br />To think that she needed to board with her Aunt to attend High School as it was too far to travel every day, which was about 15 kms away.........and then she travelled the world in her later years.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-10065358312582197552014-08-24T13:46:13.425+10:002014-08-24T13:46:13.425+10:00Gee still using in the 1980s! If I could get the...Gee still using in the 1980s! If I could get the film, I would think Gran's camera would work (and I have the instructions) as she kept things immaculately.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-78705334576382343742014-08-24T09:53:21.303+10:002014-08-24T09:53:21.303+10:00Terrific post, I also got a love of photography fr...Terrific post, I also got a love of photography from my grandmother and it has passed on to my son who is a photographer.Kylie Willisonhttp://www.blog.kyliesgenes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-41789524074274785802014-08-24T09:07:14.240+10:002014-08-24T09:07:14.240+10:00My mother had a brownie box camera and took many p...My mother had a brownie box camera and took many photographs of us at her parents house in the 1950s. Nice the way you put the camera in your grandmother's hands.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-4056125212150820042014-08-24T07:47:00.890+10:002014-08-24T07:47:00.890+10:00Great photos Sharon! It seems your grandmother had...Great photos Sharon! It seems your grandmother had a huge influence on your life in photos and travel, and no doubt other ways. She seems to have been a very enthusiastic woman...perhaps apart from France ;) Loved revisiting those old Box Brownies.Cassmob (Pauleen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18397134336319778519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-57470322641882879212014-08-23T22:22:01.173+10:002014-08-23T22:22:01.173+10:00I'd say you met that challenge and then some! ...I'd say you met that challenge and then some! Pictures of the camera plus prize-winning photos plus both you and your grandmother caught in the act -- excellent!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-53183206192051579502014-08-23T19:19:17.027+10:002014-08-23T19:19:17.027+10:00I enjoyed reading your post Sharon. Photographs te...I enjoyed reading your post Sharon. Photographs tell quite a story don't they! Your gran was an amazing woman. Sharn Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12322295467277564960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-55815619285162087842014-08-23T17:28:18.713+10:002014-08-23T17:28:18.713+10:00Being old I remember my Box Brownie! Loved the po...Being old I remember my Box Brownie! Loved the post, your grandmother was quite a girl. GeniAushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074874999181040071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-16323325136946701102014-08-23T15:29:37.356+10:002014-08-23T15:29:37.356+10:00I can remember my Nana (DOB 1896) still using her ...I can remember my Nana (DOB 1896) still using her Box Brownie in the early 1980's. I remember we were not allowed to touch it as we could not be trusted with the careful way you had to roll on the film to the next shot. And the way she cupped her hand around the lens to stop extra light getting in from the sides. Great memories. FranAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com