Thursday 3 December 2015

On the beach



Nothing very profound from me this week, just a small selection of family beach photos that I vaguely compare with the Robinson Crusoe prompt. The subjects range from Mary at Phillip Island in 1947, through her son (c.1972), daughter-in-law and a couple of grandchildren at various beaches in more recent years, down to her great granddaughter Isabelle holidaying at Broadstairs Kent in 2015. Whilst they appear as solitary figures, of course none of them are Robinson Crusoe, as the saying goes, because naturally all the photos would have been taken by their companions. 
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17 comments:

  1. Boobook4 December 2015 at 01:36

    Quite right, Jo. We do tend to forget the photographer.

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  2. Anonymous4 December 2015 at 14:43

    There may be someone else nearby taking the photo but it's nice to see beaches uncluttered by hordes of people. Happy memories.

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  3. Anne Young4 December 2015 at 16:13

    everybody seems to be enjoying themselves :)

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  4. Kerryn Taylor4 December 2015 at 22:01

    lovely photos Jo

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  5. Bob Scotney5 December 2015 at 04:58

    Even in the age of selfies we could not match these.

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  6. Alan Burnett5 December 2015 at 07:39

    You are quite right - you are never alone in a beach photo (although the selfie-stick may have changed all that) I wonder if Robinson Crusoe used a selfie stick or whether Man Friday drew that illustration.

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    1. Kristin5 December 2015 at 08:14

      I was thinking just that - he used a selfie stick, Robinson Crusoe that is - after he made a camera from flotsome and jetsome.

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  7. Jackie McGuinness5 December 2015 at 10:03

    I went looking for solitary figures on the beach, but couldn't find any. Like Mary!!

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  8. Little Nell5 December 2015 at 15:24

    Nicely done; I love beach photos and these are varied and imteresting.

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  9. La Nightingail5 December 2015 at 21:13

    A very nice & appropriate collage of beach pix. I especially like the two barefoot shots.

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  10. Sharon5 December 2015 at 22:06

    How I miss the beach! I love that the dress style is for cooler weather in most photos! Typically Victorian :)

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    1. Jofeath6 December 2015 at 02:46

      Four of the six photos were taken on Victorian beaches, but the one at centre top was on Kangaroo Island in April 2012, so not swimming or sunbathing weather really.

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  11. Mike Brubaker6 December 2015 at 15:12

    Brilliant! And I think you got the footprints too!

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  12. Tattered and Lost6 December 2015 at 17:44

    I especially like the one of you in the wide expanse. I bet that's a lovely shot blown-up.

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  13. kathy7 December 2015 at 15:09

    Beautiful photos. You even have one with a happy dog.

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  14. Wendy11 December 2015 at 04:57

    What an artful arrangement of photos.

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  15. anyjazz17 December 2015 at 05:33

    Your photographs make me long for a day at the beach.

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