Black and White Wednesday


It's black and white Wednesday at the long road to China. At the beginning of the summer holidays I made my teenage children play cat's cradle whilst I photographed their hands, none of us could remember how to play it properly, it's amazing how quickly you forget those lovely old fashioned games.


30 comments:

  1. I think I remember only the first 3-4 moves and I don't remember how to do the rest! :)

    Great shot!

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  2. I just love this picture.. It brings back memories of me and my daughter playing when she was yonger..

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  3. Very cool photo!

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  4. This is a really, really cool shot. So interesting...it really draws you in, and the lighting is AMAZING. And I used to play Cat's Cradle all the time! ;-)

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  5. Very neat shot! We used to do Jacob's Ladder - is it the same? I don't remember how to do it :-(

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  6. Just lovely! (Your colour photos are wonderful...but I do love your black & white photos so much...something special about them...:))

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  7. Thanks for visiting my blog! I love your photos, so I am your newest follower. :)

    I love Cat's Cradle! I was a pro when I was a kid, but I'm sure I have forgotten how to do it.

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  8. I had completely forgotten how much I loved cats cradle as a kid! Fabulous capture!!

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  9. Love this!! I loved this game as a kid =)
    Thank you for stopping by my blog

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  10. This is great Justine, and brought back wonderful memories. I'll have to check with my kids to see if they remember how to do it. I do!!

    Thanks for the visit today, and the plan is to MAKE time somehow, some way.

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  11. Wow, I love the lighting on this! I think it's fun to photograph hands and feet and then edit in black and white...so dramatic.

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  12. Beautiful shot! I can't for the life of me remember how to play Cat's Cradle :(

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  13. Great shot!! I can't remember at all!!!

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  14. Great b&w - I love the backlighting!

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  15. I love this! Very creative composition. Great in black & white.

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  16. Oh, yeah I used to play that but you kind of forget things like that , great shot
    thank you for your comment today

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  17. Thanks for reminding me of this childhood pleasure! My kids have an ipod and I had a piece of string. Just wait until I tell them that! ;)

    Donna
    Our Blog: Double Happiness!

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  18. Fun! I would have no idea how to do it anymore. Great shot!

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  19. I completely forgot about cats cradle. Very creative thought. Makes for a good black and white photo. :)

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  20. Great shot, I love the light and this is perfect in black and white.

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  21. Great shot! We've just taught my little sister this game (she's 6).

    x Jasmine

    PS. I sent your letter off today. Apologies for the delay, I've been cooped up inside with bronchitis.

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  22. I remember that part of cat's cradle! I loved playing that - my boys like it, too, but I've forgotten all about it!

    Justine, thank you for all of your encouragement on my blogs - I really appreciate your input! I just became a follower (I am sloooooow to do that because I AM a bit overwhelmed with the number of blogs on my list). I am also going to take your link right on over to my photography blog and put you in my blogroll. Just thought that you should know!

    Love, Katy Noelle

    P.S. Again - I just LOVE that shortbread!!!!!!!!=]

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  23. I would have never thought to photograph this. I used to play this for hours at summer camp.

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  24. Fun Staple
    Lovely B&W
    Me Heart :)

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  25. This is so neat...I love just the window light peaking through providing for the picture. Perfect!

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  26. It is a wonderful photo.
    The amazing thing about cat's cradle is that kids all over the world do it. If you can do it, then you can "communicate" with children in all sorts of countries, even if you don't know the language. : )

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