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Playing Parchessi


Playing Parchessi
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Copyright: Donna Rasmussen (captainsgirl) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 961 W: 54 N: 1491] (6897)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-01-19
Categories: Daily Life, Artwork, Event, Friends/Family
Camera: Canon REBEL XTi, Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Exposure: f/4.5, 1/60 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2007-04-06 9:50
Viewed: 607
Points: 24
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Still to cold around here to go out and take photos, only 23F with a windchill making it 5F. Brrr!! So I dug around and found this photo I took of my family earlier this winter. My Son, daughter and my husband, all three of them seeing this makes me miss them all!! :o)
Anyhow we were playing a game of parchessi on a game table I built and decorated for my daughter for Christmas. ( Will be building one for my son this year!)
The table is a chess/checker board, cribbage and parchessi game built into one. After building it I drew on the design, then used a wood burning tool to etch in the images, then used acrylic artist paints and finally used a protected urathane all over to protect it. The work shop will show just the table, unfortunatly the sun was shinning in the house alot that day and I got a big glare...wish the sun was shining now though!!!

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  • inaam Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1719 W: 5 N: 389] (1376)
  • [2007-04-06 11:58]

A beautiful family portrait but you are missing among them.......

The indoor games are also popular in my country where warm desert winds makes people sit inside and they play. The shot is beautifully taken by capturing rejoice expressions. Well done my friend.

Many thanks for sharing this image.

Hi Donna,
Apperanty the weather is as it is Christmas a read from fellow Americans in the north (and Canadiians in the south), but I will jump into the flight to Vermont to join you and play with all those nice people on the picture the colourful game! Perfect capture my dear Donna. Do you have a spare bedroom? ;)
Hans

very nice picture.
i like the faces.
good pic.
thank u.

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  • lopa Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1083 W: 244 N: 847] (8927)
  • [2007-04-07 3:54]

Hi Donna,
Excellent capture. A beautiful family photo. The expression on the faces are make this shot very special. They look so happy.
TFS
Lopa

Hello Donna,
I like the position of the different family members, gathering around the playing table!
Nice colours and details, well composed presentation!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1666 W: 136 N: 1263] (6138)
  • [2007-04-07 9:54]

Hi Donna,
I think you are at the wrong holiday ;-)... I know the snow is confusing and it does look more like Christmas at the moment.
Nice sharpnerss, good colors and nice facial expression. Very nice shot, a moment well captured.
Happy Easter...Sky

Hi Donna!

Your husband is the spitting image of my father in law! He doesn't disappear for months on end and occasionally lapse into a Scottish accent, does he...? :-)

A great family shot and an interesting board of games...well done and thanks for the smile!

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  • puffy Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1792 W: 128 N: 3006] (16617)
  • [2007-04-08 4:03]

Hi Donna,

Very nice family shot, warm and cozy.. :) can't believe the weather now a day... is eithter too cold or too hot...

You have a beautiful game table..:D excellent wood work skill you have. :D I see that in your website you also play Sims.. I played that game 2 years ago.. so hook up and difficult to let go.. but not playing it now...:P , so much info in your website... I will find time to go through it.. :)

Thanks for sharing my dear and have a great Easter holiday.

Cheers,
Sweety

:) ltr

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  • Pops71 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 263 W: 28 N: 522] (2093)
  • [2007-04-08 20:45]

Hi Donna,
You are a very talented lady: woodwork, drawing,etching, painting, Photograph, etc... Who won the game?
Wonderfull family portrait with perfect POV. Very colorfull and great details. Temperature is about the same here in Montreal. Congratulations and TFS
Warm greetings from the cold
Pierre

Beautiful table Donna but I can't say that I have ever heard of the game. A lovely family shot too with good colour. TFS,
David

Many thanks for your comment on ‘Easter’

Hi Donna,
Excellentcompo and capture.a beautiful family photo.Well done.TFS.
Greetings.
H.Ayhan

It might be cold outside Donna but this is a family portrait with plenty of warmth to it! My gosh, you are a very talented person with all your hoby skills. A very colourful and interesting family portrait. Well done. Cheers, Pat.

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