delicious ambiguity

I always wanted a happy ending... Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it without knowing what's going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity.

::  Gilda Radner (1946 - 1989)

Behind the camera, there's candid (i.e. subject knows you're there, makes you chase, does best to Act Natural! and not pose but look agreeably windswept) and then there's reeeally, truly candid (i.e. subject thinks you're chasing windswept un-posers and sneaks her sixth cupcake).

This Labour Day, share with us the photos that had nothing to do with work, or planning, or chasing. Show us how you stalk the moment.

Comments

[daisy]

I probably couldn't have been more 'in the moment' than when I locked the keys in the car the other weekend. Unplanned, total stress - how more in the moment can you be?
My new mantra is 'zen in times of stress'.

http://www.sharrock.net/2008/08/day-one-of-lisas-vacation.html

[Lan]

http://whatiseeclicks.blogspot.com/2008/08/dancingqueen.html

happy labor day!

[WendyLou]

I especially like the last photo on this post ...

http://famosix.blogspot.com/2008/08/gold-bronze-bronze.html

[camerashymomma]

i'm kind of in a photography funk, i don't know if i stalk moments anymore. but i do know that i stalk cupcakes! mmmmmm...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/camerashymomma/2794092849/

[laura - dolcepics]

MMm... what a gorgeous photo. I love the candidness and purity of the moment!

Here's one of mine:
http://www.dolcepics.com/dailypic/stalking-the-moment/

[Marcie]

I think I'm always 'stalking the moment'..looking for the unexpected:

http://bravo.unisonplatform.com/~marciesc/index.php?showimage=506

[Chris]

Your post came at the perfect time!
http://jeroldssis.wordpress.com/2008/09/01/moments/

[Shawna]

I can't believe how little stalking I've done!

Must get right on it. Tomorrow's task: stalk stalk stalk.

http://tumblieweed.blogspot.com/2008/09/candidity.html

[shelli]

I took this at the zoo. It really strikes me as a photo in which the subjects are definitely not "posing" for the camera.


http://web.mac.com/pabis/Mama_of_Letters/Camera_Happy/Pages/Nikon_D60.html#23

[erin.darcy]

http://flickr.com/photos/edarcy/2817459806/
through the crowds passing me by, a small world between my lens and him-a capture of the kindness he was gifting to strangers to brighten their days...

[renee @ FIMBY]

Stalking the moment Labor Day weekend at the beach with the kids.

http://fimby.tougas.net/Brienne_beach_candids

Loving my new lens that allows me to have better stalker status.

[jfrancis]

Painting
drains the brain
on to the canvas.

[Emma]

I love stalking those unexpected moments! My pic was snapped at my sister's wedding this summer. I had gone inside to get something (hmmm, probably some more champagne...) and saw this little moment through a window. Technically, it isn't a great photo but it did capture something tender between these two.

http://flickr.com/photos/26239056@N05/2816916001/

[Jen]

She was looking at something going by, don't remember what, another child perhaps, and I captured this shot!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jlynn28/2811709722/

[Lindy]

I'm an expert stalker! Here is a favorite from our trip to a PYO farm.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3287/2813710336_b491941989.jpg?v=0

[Lindy]

I'm an expert stalker! Here is a favorite from our trip to a PYO farm.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/designcrane/2813710336/?edited=1

[ELK]

we rescued Sam four years ago today and he has been my happy subject...here doing what he does best!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sammymom/2810290796

love the Gilda quote !

[mnkathy]

Mmmmm...cupcakes.

Here's my little cupcake not looking so little or cupcake-y anymore as I stalked him at his first game of the season.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25773211@N07/2795665212/

[Secret Agent Mama]

I'm forever stalking my baby son. Ok, so I stalk all my kids, but he's the easiest!

http://secretagentmama.com/blog/2008/09/01/best-shot-stalker-mama/

[gonzomama]

trying to capture a 4 yr old before they start posing for the camera can be difficult. the ones where my niece isn't aware of the camera are my favorite.

http://flickr.com/photos/59735955@N00/2232122992/in/set-72157603823118966/
http://flickr.com/photos/59735955@N00/2231328407/in/set-72157603823118966/

[sandra]

Taken on a day when the munchkin was playing in his room and the lighting was just perfect. He's doing his own thing without being aware of the camera.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/artfullife/2214418413/in/set-72157602701680429/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/artfullife/2214418419/in/set-72157602701680429/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/artfullife/2214418415/in/set-72157602701680429/

[Betz]

I was taking some macro shots of the roses in this area of Longwood Gardens when I noticed my son in the background. He'd found a neat little spot to take canded shots... and I managed to find him without him knowing about it. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3208/2817332358_1392b3ae1a_o.jpg

[claudia]

I set out wanting to take a shot of my son watching the otters, hoping to get the otters cute face!! Instead I got a great expression and the otters butt, due to digital delay. Gotta love it!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/laurohunt/2766887214/in/set-72157606696970600/
And a rare quiet moment of the same kid looking out the window in January.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/laurohunt/2202187721/in/set-72157603707815517/

[simply]

ok I couldn't help myself with this one...I'm so glad I was watching with camera in hand :o) (this one needs to be seen as a group of photos)

http://simplystork.blogspot.com/2008/08/funny-duck.html

~simply~

[Kate Baumert]

http://happyinthehamptons.blogspot.com/2008/09/first-of-many-i-hope.html

[lilli tutu]

I captured this one while trying to capture something else:)

http://lillitutu.blogspot.com/2008/09/little-frustration.html

[Sugar]

This was the moment I realized that summer was over. The frolicking part of summer. I looked out my window and saw our clock tower and the sun beginning to fall on the evening side... moments vanish so quickly.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sugarjones/2819286849/

[Rachel Parton]

That is a girl after my own heart. :)

Happy Labor Day!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/partonponderings/2820158358/

[bridge]

http://flickr.com/photos/ridethewavesoflife/2819690497/in/photostream/
http://flickr.com/photos/ridethewavesoflife/2820527274/in/photostream/
http://flickr.com/photos/ridethewavesoflife/2819676077/in/photostream/
playing in the park. Happy Labor Day!

[littlepurplecow]

This photo is wonderful, Kate.

[kimblahg]

couldn't have planned this one. i have to stalk my toddlers to capture them...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimblahg/2799122362/?edited=1

[elizabeth]

this was completely unplanned - we happened upon a herd of burros who were blocking the road, saying hello to the cars, so we were "forced" to enjoy them until they continued on their merry way. When I try to find animals, they are non-existent. :-)

http://retinalperspectives.wordpress.com/2008/06/28/mi-burro/

[Janet]

This is me...stalking the moment. The first one is completely candid, and then as you can see, I was spotted. :)

http://janetmanuelphotography.squarespace.com/blog/2008/8/25/deer-family.html

[Christina]

Watching my daughter make mud pies with her cousins...now that was a delicious, unplanned, perfect moment!
http://momology.blogspot.com/2008/09/mud-pies-made-fresh.html

[steph]

LOVELY photo, Kate! I adore this!

Here's a moment I stole while Ford was experimenting with sand physics at the beach:

http://flickr.com/photos/ssicore/2827536560/

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