Photo Friday: No Smiles at Rodeo Beach

April 3rd, 2009
Amie from Ciao Bambino

I’m always trying to capture the best scenery shot and get everyone to smile (no fake smiles allowed).  Unfortunately, that doesn’t always work out.  This week’s Photo Friday post is one of those moments.  We were on a hike at Rodeo Beach in Marin County—see my list of favorite kid-friendly spring excursions around the Bay Area—and there was no way I was going to get Devon to smile for this fabulous view shot.  In fact, he was in the middle of telling us how exhausted he was from our 10-minute hike up the hill—his moment of exasperation is clear.

In restrospect, I’m loving the photo because it provides a rich memory of our experience and what it can be like to hike with a 6-year-old!  For more Photo Friday posts, visit Delicious Baby.

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9 Comments to Photo Friday: No Smiles at Rodeo Beach:

  1. Carolina wrote: April 3rd, 2009 at 9:54 am

    I have a lot of “those” shots in my photo library as well. Beautiful scenery though. :)

  2. Gennaro wrote: April 3rd, 2009 at 9:55 am

    Beautiful scenery. I’m sure you’ll be showing him this photo in the future and having a laugh about it.

  3. Jen wrote: April 3rd, 2009 at 4:49 pm

    Great photo! Our little guy does the same thing…it is so exhausting being 4!

  4. marina villatoro wrote: April 3rd, 2009 at 4:53 pm

    Gorgeous shot. It looks like my shots. my son always making goofy face expressions:)

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  5. Lorraine Akemann wrote: April 3rd, 2009 at 9:45 pm

    Stunning view. And lucky for me, it’s local. I need to get up there!

  6. Bridget Smith wrote: April 3rd, 2009 at 10:48 pm

    I grew up in Marin. Makes me homesick! I hope to bring the kids some day, just trying to find an excuse to get up there.

  7. Angela Nickerson wrote: April 4th, 2009 at 11:49 pm

    Great story! The photo is far richer for it. :)

  8. Mara wrote: April 5th, 2009 at 4:43 pm

    If I had a nickel for every picture I had of the kids either a) yelling “smile” with horrible frozen looks on their faces or b) looking anywhere but at the camera I would be a wealthy, wealthy woman.

    I love that you can tell so much about the story from his posture!

  9. Dominique wrote: April 6th, 2009 at 11:39 am

    I might feel the same after a long hike :lol:

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