Say "Holidays"
My mother has this lovely spirit about her which I have always admired. As children we grew up with my grandfather’s video camera pointed at us and my mother’s point and shoot. At this Christmas just passed, I was taking family photos and became very aware that all the grandchildren were happy to have their photo taken and even went out of their way to pose and give me their attention for a moment. You could see them ‘sense’ when a candid was coming and stop chewing their food. I found it entertaining. But I’m on a tangent! I spent a weekend in McCrae taking photos, eating nice things and going for drives and bike rides. On the last day we headed up one of the local piers and there were quite a few tourists taking advantage of the long weekend. Watching others having their holiday portraits taken I was reminded of how my mother would aim her camera at us and in an attempt to make us smile, yell out in her lovely sing song way “Say Holidays”
Thanks to my collab partner James
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Suzanne German
lovely water Jo and the write-up’s really sweet! That water looks good enough to walk into and soak in – bet it’s boiling in melbourne! Was 2 degrees this morning when I was driving to work in cambridge!
love these melbourne / victoria beach scenes – makes me think of my birth town a lot!
Chris Munday
wow this is amazing!
Tom Broderick IPA
nice pic love your story. tom
MissKristy
Ahh Jo..what a beautiful memory you’ve shared with us. That, combined with this image, just has me feeling all warm n fuzzy. Sounds like a great weekend! Glad you had some time out :)
Krisso
This is a beautiful shot and the story fits in nicely. I love the way you’ve portrayed this one. “Holidays!!” :)
Daniel Rayfield
This is georgeous!!!!
Boadicea
I wanna go to the beach NOW!!!!
Sorina Williams
Water looks amazing! I almost didn’t pay attention to the background which looks just as perfect.
Karen Cougan
HOLIDAYS….........great thing to say….....this water looks amazing Jo….....well done….and thanks for sharing your memories….....xkc
Paul Vanzella
love the way the foreground works – reminds us all of the holidays… but more importantly this image has a mood we can all relate to…! Great shot!
Bones
Great work
dechefbloke
nice
Tammy Soulliere
Looks soo inviting! Crystal clear waters crisp and clean ahh such envy! What a holiday! Great capture
Karl Schlemmer
Very nice fine art seascape. Well done :-)
Murray Newham
beautiful, I spent australia day break up the peninsula, I keep forgetting how lucky we are to have such beautiful beaches…
ferndesign
stunning work
David Harris
Really nice capture!
annacuypers
Nice text and picture. I feel related to this. Wish I was there instead of in cold and wet Belgium. But it’s nice to see something beautiful.
LostBoy1
Look at that sparkling water…makes me wanna flounder about in it :)
Tom Vaughan
such a nice transition from foreground to far with the bright beach as the lure… nice!
AmandaWitt
Love the shadows/ripples in the water. I definitely have the sea in my blood!
dimarie
Lovely Gorgeous pic!
I live about 15 minutes from there…
Beautiful area, I love it!
I could never live away fro the beach…
Natalie Broome
I love the effect of the water, great capture!
Patricia L. Ba...
Beautiful shot, Jo. Unusual viewpoint and the light is fascinating.
Charles Adams
love this image …....it has a great feel to it….....great work
Holly Werner
Light reflection is wonderful here.
Alessandro Pinto
Great image..Nice one 1!
Antanas
Great capture
Victor Bezrukov
amazing place and mood !
ready to spend here a few weeks full of relaxed vibes !
Ashley Justiniano
beautiful site!
Dan A'Vard
Ahh.. “Holidays” indeed! This is one of my favourite beaches, always has been and always will methinks. We used to have a house opposite the beach. I am still torn when i think of that, smiles for the good times, sadness that it is no longer ours. Whenever I am in Melbourne, I make my way back there.. for at least a walk on the beach and fish n chips..
MabelAmber
Beautiful
mimi yoon
say holidays~
Pip Gerard
I really loved and enjoyed reading what you shared… thank you.
I used to stay in a tiny shack in Mcrae with a couple of buddies when I was 19… beaching during day and drinking at night. The shack was really tiny… only fit a few bunk beds… but god we had fun!!! Thanks for bringing those memories back :)
Happy New Year.
terezadelpilar
beautiful photo and writing.
Sally Omar
Awesome!!!!
Hannah Fenton-...
Very beautiful shot.
Lukas Uskrt
Different, very nice.