Lovely sequence of shots. It makes a very interesting character study.

Theatrical is what it amounts to David and the other ingrediant is of course sibling rivalry. I would say your kids are absolutely normal. Ten out of ten. richard ;-)

I have to disagree with you. The four photos all together tells a story of what is happening, but each one can stand out and speak about your daughters expressions. I particularly like the third photo. Harmony's expression is very funny and Rhowan's attention is at peak.
Oh, and good choice with the b&w.

Ah, lovely sequence -- and it tells a very cute story. :D Odd to say, but nicely put in for Christmas -- sets that mood.

The fourth one, the end of the story can stand on its own. The contrast in the children's expressions is very eloquent.

Excellent as always, but Family comes first, go focus on that, and we'll see you back here when the dust has settled. CSJ

Beautiful - all of them. They would stand alone but it's great to see them like this. All the best.

It's a story indeed! I love these shots :)

ha! the fourth one cracked me up. i love the expressions on each of the girls' faces

nice & funny composition

Gosh, I have just been watching In America on Channel 4 and somehow this photo feels eerily familiar...

Gosh Dave you and Libby have some beautiful children. These do make a nice set. That last one - lower right - is priceless.

Absolutely beautiful. I could stare at it all day long :)

Dave you should truly feel (as i'm sure you do) blessed to have such beautiful daughters. You do an outstanding job of truly capturing them and these pics (and all the others) will be priceless as their youth gradually fades away.

Lol!
I can almost hear music playing for the first three frames, just to hear the needle get yanked across the record for the last. It's all fun and games until Rhowan gets annoyed...

Great sequence and that last shot is priceless. I have to ask though, with Rhowan concentrating on the TV was she not getting a bit irritated with your 580EX flashing at her every few moments, or has she learnt to just ignore dad by now?!

hehehe, you captured the essence of it here.
well done.

Very nice series of shots. Brilliant stuff. You have adorable kids

I have to agree with other comments, they are all stand-out shots although number four is the best. I reckon that the third in the sequence shows that whatever was said by Harmony was very carefully considered before being delivered. Thanks for sharing the moment.

They obviously got their mother's looks ;-).... Absolutely brilliant sequence! Can I say something controversial though? I find Harmony's lips disturbing in Pic #1 and #3 a little unnatural looking vs #2 and #4 and compared to Rhowan's lips. 4th shot says it all - FAB! Gd luck on the home front.

sorry this is off topic, but I am buying a new Mac and wondered if anyone has experience of their 'Aperture' imaging software. There seem to be loads of sites reviewing/discussing cameras and lenses etc, but I can't find anone talking about software.
...and djn, I am constantly in awe of the vast majority of the stuff you post here. What would you have as the minimum software requirements for the stuff you do? Thx

Bonjour,
Good serie..Nice story and comment..Bravo!

JKM, I think perhaps she may need a little balm to fix her lips. They just seem a bit chapped... can that be smoothed out in post processing?

Thanks everyone.

Matt: all the kids, other than Finley (who's two) and Tabby (8 months), don't seem to notice the camera. Finley, on the other hand, stands right in front of it and Tabby tries to eat it ;-)

jkm: are you sure you mean Harmony's lips (i.e. on the right of the shot)? If so, what do you find disturbing?

Noel: I use Aperture on a Macbook Pro, though I tend to use it for cataloguing images rather than any serious editing. As for minimum software requirements: Photoshop, preferrably CS3, as it runs much better on the latest Intel Macs, but CS2 will do. There are various other plugins and other bits of software I also use, but most of my stuff could be done with just Photoshop.

Awesome.

Such a terrific sequence. I'm glad you decided to show it as a sequence because it works so well. What wonderful expressions!

I agree with everyone else in that the 4th photos has got to be the best. Absolutely fantastic expressions :) Rhowan must have said something quite nasty to get that expression on Harmony's face.

Me again, I just feel that Harmony's lips look over-processed and too dark. I know she is pulling a funny face in #1 but it is being exaggerated by them being so dark. In #3 they just stand out so much because they are very dark and almost black around the edges. Just looks like she is wearing dark lipstick. The colour of her lips look natural in #2 and #4 compared to the others. Does that help?

to jkm: i'm pretty sure that in pictures 1 and 3, harmony has her tongue stuck out and is licking her bottom lip. what you're seeing as an unnaturally dark/contorted bottom lip is actually her tongue, and the black space in between her tongue and her top lip is just the opening of her mouth. hope that helps.

i love the 4 deifferent expressions!

Lovely serie! I like their expressions a lot, nice job!

Rhowan's ominous stare in final frame is priceless =)

Rhowan will be a very pretty woman in the future. Nice sequence. I like the last one

Thanks everyone :-)

amazing series, so much to see in this shot! perfect work