HOW DO I GET A GREAT PICTURE?

 is your CAMERA READY & in a CONVENIENT location?
                                        (EASY ACCESS AT THE DROP OF A HAT?)  
          
               - battery, no..... BATTERIES CHARGED!!
                        - sufficient CF card & previous photos downloaded/backed-up then deleted
                                - (optional): tripod stand and/or stick
                                       -(optional) HD video/ still camera on hand
                                            -clean lense

This is one of those shots I could not believe I got!

LEARN TO SEE

AKA: anticipated his next move - the camera is

always in the room where he plays just an arm length away.

Isaac rolled under here for a split second, peeked at me

and immediately rolled out. I DIDN'T THINK I GOT

ANYTHING WHEN I TOOK THE PICTURE. 

MAN WAS I SURPRISED.

LEARN TO SEE

learn to see colors within colors; parts of wholes; shapes within objects; angles & perspective; "anticipate" for example,  the flight of a bird; relax and enjoy the process.....etc. etc.

     -willingness to bend, lie down, whatever it takes....dirt/wind/rain.. doesn't matter

           -playful, fun, serious, time doesn't matter, patience, boldness..you get the idea.

                - never get discouraged, play with your camera and just enjoy the taking

                    -adventurous spirit 

                         -spontaneity 

                              -ITS NOT ABOUT YOU but everything OUT THERE

AND MY WORST NIGHTMARE? IS, FORGETTING TO TURN IT ON!!! AND I MISS THE PICTURE...man, do you know how many times I do it immediately laughing at myself....man...''turn it on Suzie, dahhh"

              

MARCH 8, 2010

MARCH 8, 2010 our first grandchild is born; a boy of course. Ensslen's produce heirs; and we had two girls? Isaac was 8lbs. 5ozs. and 20 inches long; his daddy, Michael,  was 9lbs. and 21 inches long. Both babies were breech; web says if one child is breech chances are his children may be breech; interesting.

                                                         ISAAC MICHAEL ENSSLEN
                                                                 March 8, 2010
                                                        (due: 13th: C-section/complications)

Man this website is not cooperating; doesn't let me move things where I want them today. And where did this underlining feature come from; can't get rid of it?

ISAAC says, "Hi, this is MY DADDY (Michael) and over here to the right? That is MY MOMMY(Heather).

This next picture is ME of course. I am resting before I 

WOW everyone with my wiggles and giggles. As you can 

see, Nana, my grandmommy on Daddy's side made the 

monkey announcing my entrance into this world! Notice

she didn't get to finish making my name in dark letters 

because I was impatient and wanted to nurse. My needs

are top priority you know; food, yummmmmmy. "

Now let me tell you why I arrived on the 8th of March. I was rather stubborn and stayed breech through and through. The doctors told Mommy and Daddy to choose  a day within a week of my due date, the 13th of March! Well, I think they picked Monday the 8th because that is Nana's favorite number; Nana and Aunt Sarah's favorite number is 8 actually.  Nana told me that a friend of hers in her 5th grade class, her teacher was Mrs. Gambril (I wonder who my teacher will be?), lived in a house with the number 8 so that became her favorite number signed, sealed and delivered forever, and,  forever. So I was born in the morning at 9:26 on March 8th.

"So what do you think of this picture of MY DADDY AND ME taking a nap together; we fit like a hand in a glove; WE do! Daddy thinks he's a big man; well just you wait DADDY, I am going to be bigger than 6 foot 4'',,,you just wait Henry Higgins...you just wait!!! I look cute don't you think?"
There is one more picture of me smiling but Nana can't seem to upload it. It says it is in Jpeg format but she doesn't know how to use the computer very well. I will have to teach her another day about computers and uploading. Then you will get to see my smile that will WOW you as well." 

"So, I am home now in Strasburg and a very happy baby. I love my doggie Bailey; she wants to lick me and save Mommy and Daddy from bathtime but they won't let that happen; this disappoints me. Just think, my first disappointment in life! 

"Well, so life begins for me with these two amazing parents who have hugged me till I can't be hugged anymore; squeezed me like an orange for juice and kissed like no one has ever been kissed.!! I am going to take my nap now and will Wow you another day with more news. Goodnight" love, Isaac Michael