Wednesday, 1 December 2010


To the left in this old photo you can see my late grandad, who would have been over 100 years old now if he had still been alive. Anyway, at that TIME, having a photograph taken was a big event! He told me he was scared stiff (look at his hand and face) because the photographer who was hiding under under a "blanket" behind this huge camera box, said that "he" was going to be sent to America..... My grandad didn't realize that it was not him, but the photo that was off to relatives in the USA....
Today kids have got thousands of photos/documentations of nearly everything that they do.....

TIMES HAVE CHANGED!

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21 comments:

  1. VP1 December 2010 at 11:54

    A wonderful memento, I have to ask my mom if she has something like this of our elders.

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  2. Mo1 December 2010 at 12:50

    How photography has changes. Lovely image.

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  3. Wibbo1 December 2010 at 13:30

    Beautiful photograph and a lovely story. He looks terrified!

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  4. Kim1 December 2010 at 13:41

    Super take for theme day, Gunn. I got a kick out of seeing how uncomfortable your grandfather's expression was. I'm sure he would have felt right at home if you had been photographing him :-).
    -Kim

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  5. Luis Gomez1 December 2010 at 14:14

    I love the image and your reflection about it.

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  6. Ineke1 December 2010 at 14:19

    what a great post!

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  7. Julie ScottsdaleDailyPhoto.com1 December 2010 at 14:27

    awesome photo. very nice for theme day. I hope all is well

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  8. Halcyon1 December 2010 at 16:43

    A funny story! Times certainly have changed. :)

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  9. Babzy.B1 December 2010 at 18:40

    Very nice photo and story !

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  10. TheChieftess1 December 2010 at 19:41

    Wonderful shot and story!!! We have many old photos...some of my grandmother and uncle crossing the ocean to come to America...I'm grateful that my parents kept so many photos...

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  11. cieldequimper1 December 2010 at 20:06

    Fantastic time post Gunn.

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  12. EG CameraGirl1 December 2010 at 22:23

    Wonderful take on the subject of time. Yes, the times have changed a LOT!

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  13. Leif Hagen1 December 2010 at 22:41

    Fun to see a piece of TIME from another era! Your Bestefar did look afraid in the photo...

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  14. Lowell2 December 2010 at 00:21

    Yes, times have changed. Sometimes for the better, maybe (health care?), and sometimes not. I think times were tough when your grandpa was a boy. He would have been about the same age as my dad - a bit younger, perhaps.

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  15. Anonymous2 December 2010 at 02:38

    Excellent photo-within-a-photo. The ultra-modern keyboard intensifies the sense of history. Brilliant.

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  16. Jilly2 December 2010 at 08:03

    What a brilliant idea to use this photo in terms of time. Clever you and a lovely old photo.

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  17. quantum satis2 December 2010 at 09:44

    Minner meg om : "Du smiler mot meg fra et falmet bilde. En sonett-krans – dikt (1994) av Margareth Skjelbred (og fotografier av Morten Krogvold) En nydelig bok !

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  18. Stefan Jansson2 December 2010 at 14:14

    A fine story and it's always great to see old family photos every now and then.

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  19. Jane Hards Photography2 December 2010 at 14:18

    A reminder to us all how photography may have changed but the family portrait hasn't.

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  20. Kaori2 December 2010 at 15:25

    What a lovely photo for theme day! I remember when cellphones exist and now everyone takes pictures and posts them on their blog with them...times really have changed! ;-)

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  21. Oakland Daily Photo3 December 2010 at 02:18

    What a sweet story.

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