Say "Holidays"

Say "Holidays" by Jo O'Brien

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

    Suzanne German, 7 months ago

    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

    Chris Munday, 7 months ago

    wow this is amazing!

  • Tom Broderick IPA

    Tom Broderick IPA, 7 months ago

    nice pic love your story. tom

  • Kristy Lee

    Kristy Lee, 7 months ago

    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

    Krisso, 7 months ago

    This is a beautiful shot and the story fits in nicely. I love the way you’ve portrayed this one. “Holidays!!” :)

  • Daniel Rayfield

    Daniel RayfieldDiplomat, 7 months ago

    This is georgeous!!!!

  • Boadicea

    Boadicea, 7 months ago

    I wanna go to the beach NOW!!!!

  • Sorina Williams

    Sorina Williams, 7 months ago

    Water looks amazing! I almost didn’t pay attention to the background which looks just as perfect.

  • Karen Cougan

    Karen Cougan, 7 months ago

    HOLIDAYS….........great thing to say….....this water looks amazing Jo….....well done….and thanks for sharing your memories….....xkc

  • Paul Vanzella

    Paul Vanzellaworks here, 7 months ago

    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!

  • Rhys Jones

    Rhys Jones, 7 months ago

    Great work

  • dechefbloke

    dechefbloke, 7 months ago

    nice

  • Tammy Soulliere

    Tammy Soulliere, 7 months ago

    Looks soo inviting! Crystal clear waters crisp and clean ahh such envy! What a holiday! Great capture

  • Karl Schlemmer

    Karl Schlemmer, 7 months ago

    Very nice fine art seascape. Well done :-)

  • Murray Newham

    Murray Newham, 7 months ago

    beautiful, I spent australia day break up the peninsula, I keep forgetting how lucky we are to have such beautiful beaches…

  • ferndesign

    ferndesign, 7 months ago

    stunning work

  • David Harris

    David Harris, 7 months ago

    Really nice capture!

  • annacuypers

    annacuypers, 7 months ago

    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

    LostBoy1, 7 months ago

    Look at that sparkling water…makes me wanna flounder about in it :)

  • Tom Vaughan

    Tom Vaughan, 5 months ago

    such a nice transition from foreground to far with the bright beach as the lure… nice!

  • AmandaWitt

    AmandaWitt, 5 months ago

    Love the shadows/ripples in the water. I definitely have the sea in my blood!

  • dimarie

    dimarie, 4 months ago

    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

    Natalie Broome, 4 months ago

    I love the effect of the water, great capture!

  • Patricia L. Ballard

    Patricia L. Ba..., 3 months ago

    Beautiful shot, Jo. Unusual viewpoint and the light is fascinating.

  • Charles Adams

    Charles Adams, 3 months ago

    love this image …....it has a great feel to it….....great work

  • Holly Werner

    Holly Werner, 2 months ago

    Light reflection is wonderful here.

  • elbambino

    elbambino, 4 days ago

    Great image..Nice one 1!

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