Honey, why don't you go out and shoot some pictures? I REALLY don't mind!

... and take the kids with you, will you?
I bet they'll love it!

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Now ... this picture might not be immediately understandable to everybody on the forum - especially if you instinctively think of 'Hewlett-Packard', if you see the letters 'HP'.

Well, in that case you might need to know that there are some people for whom Joanne K. Rowlings' books about the adventures of underage wizard Harry Potter are a bit more important than other things...

So today was ... HP6 day

Now ... my wife and I are not the hard-core fans that queue in front of bookshops at 23:00 the day before to have a copy in their hands at 00:00 on the released day (the bookstores are not allowed to sell it any earlier, with a $ 1500 fine per book that is sold early :shock

But we were eagerly awaiting the DHL truck with the package from amazon.com, nevertheless.

So ... now I have time to go shoot some pictures ...
... that is, after I have taken care of the various houshold chores, the kids are fed and so on
But my wife has earned that, taking care of our 2 kids day and night, while I am normally away on work during the week.
I just have to have a bit of patience.

So ... who else received theirs today?

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f/1.4

Best regards,
Andy

my daughter should get hers this evening, she is in school in North Carolina, and they get to go make a special trip to the bookstore. She reserved her copy months ago

Andy.......that is an amazing shot!! I am no Harry Potter fan but I like what the book has done to re-popularize reading for kids (and some adults!!). Nice shot and I won't discuss lenses with you on this one!!

OOOOOOOOH... need to order some books I see.

NICE ring!

Rowlings is breeding up more Tolkien fans methinks...

Isn't harry potter supposed to be adolescent reading?

Hey! I just picked up my copy in Gothenburg today. And the books are good Doc. I've read all of them. Started out as something I did because everyone else was talking about them. Realised I liked them so read them all. I'm not a hardcore fan though.

In the UK they print them with different covers. One for the kids and one for the grown-ups. It's great read for both adults and kids, although they aren't for very young children. Lots of scary stuff happens in them.

I'm in what may be called "middle age" and am a huge Harry Potter fan; have read each book several times. My two kids started with book 1 years ago. I recall when book 3 came out my younger boy's entire 2nd grade class got it, everybody read and read and read.

And, just because it's magic doesn't mean that HP fans will switch to Tolkein. HP books are at an intimate level about social interactions and the Tolkein books are more grand in scope.

I think we should go back to discussing Andy's very nice photo and the merits that it deserves......save the book club stuff for Oprah!!

I like this shot, DOF brings added interest, as you can still see how intent she is on book. And yes, just picked up my copy.

The picture...oh yeah!

I like it and I think the DOF is good, since it gives that sensation when you open a new book (in a series you've waiting for the next book to come out). You don't really need to see the girls face, even if she's pretty enough.

I really like this picture... too bad your kids aren't just a wee bit older Andy, it would have been hilarious having them in the background, looking at their mom with a "hey, is it OUR turn to read soon?" look on their faces
The photo really captures the HP-mania that everyone seems to have though, it's funny


I haven't actually read the books, but I guess I'll have to some day. Although I know that the books are supposed to be more mature then the movies, I'm not sure I'll think so highly of them, I prefer the "heavier" stuff (anyone read about Thomas Covenant? Now that makes Tolkiens description of things seem a little short at times). And I don't really have enough patience to like kids for more than say 5 seconds, before going annoyed with all their energy releasing methods (running around and making a lot of noise!), so I'm not even sure I can stand a book ABOUT kids

Oh yeah, sorry schmoelzel, shoulda sent the last part to Oprah instead...

martook wrote:
I really like this picture... too bad your kids aren't just a wee bit older Andy, it would have been hilarious having them in the background, looking at their mom with a "hey, is it OUR turn to read soon?" look on their faces
The photo really captures the HP-mania that everyone seems to have though, it's funny


I haven't actually read the books, but I guess I'll have to some day. Although I know that the books are supposed to be more mature then the movies, I'm not sure I'll think so highly of them, I prefer the "heavier" stuff (anyone read about Thomas Covenant? Now that makes Tolkiens description of things seem a little short at times). And I don't really have enough patience to like kids for more than say 5 seconds, before going annoyed with all their energy releasing methods (running around and making a lot of noise!), so I'm not even sure I can stand a book ABOUT kids

Oh yeah, sorry schmoelzel, shoulda sent the last part to Oprah instead...

Oh it's ok!! I guess the popularity of these books makes this a very pertinent discussion........just didn't want to let Andy's shot get side-tracked because it is very good and he seems to be enjoying the 50F1.4!!! Happy reading to all the HP fans out there............