girl and her ferret
forever frozen in time
love not forgotten
Image and haiku ©Diane Macdonald. All Rights Reserved.
| Camera | EOS 1 film camera |
| Lens | EF100-300mm f/4.5-5.6 USM |
| Film | Fujichrome Provia 100F Professional RDP-III Color Transparency Film |
| Post-processing | Adobe Photoshop® CC 2018, Adobe Camera Raw |
My image can be licensed through Getty images here
Yesterday, April 2nd was National Ferret Day . It seems that something or other is celebrated almost every day of the year, and back when I used to regularly keep up my Facebook Business Page, I would post an image about the day's celebration. I did not do it every day, and I am not promising to do it every day here either. But I will post on days that have some interest to me. It sounds like a fun little project to motivate me to post. Join in if you like!
The above photograph was taken in 1999 for a project I was working on with Eyewire, a former stock agency which changed hands a few times before being bought out by Getty Images, and the little girl model is now a college graduate with a career of her own!
After all these years, this is still a very successful shot. You may have seen it at pet stores, in pet magazines etc. You have to agree that the image is timeless. There is no clothing or particular hairstyle to give away the fact that the image is 19 years old and shot on transparency film before the days of digital for stock!
The idea to revive this theme came from the very talented artist @rigaronib in this post. So, many thanks @rigaronib for giving me some inspiration!
Today April 3 is - among other things - NATIONAL FIND A RAINBOW DAY, so I will try to find a rainbow somewhere in my files to make another post for today! I said "among other things," because there are many more subjects you could choose!
To join my new challenge, this is all you have to do:
- Use YOUR OWN photography
- Use the tag #nationaldays
- Check the web on sites like this for the day's challenges to choose from
- Write a post daily, or as often as you like
- Anyone can join in, but nominate 2 people if you like
- Copy and paste the challenge guidelines into your post
I nominate @dswigle and @old-guy-photos to make a post starting today or tomorrow. If you don't want to do it, no pressure! The challenge is open to anyone! It's a great way to come up with themes for your posts!
If you wish to participate in the #wiwcontest for this week, you will find the theme and the rules here. Any SBD donations towards the rewards would be most welcome.
Thanks for taking the time to read this! I appreciate it. Please check out my photography-101 account here for tips and tutorials about photography.
Sweet shot
But national Ferret day wow is there no end to these days
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Do join in if you can! It seems like a great way to decide on material for a shot!
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i will watch the days coming up and join if it when I can 😎
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Some of them are hilarious!!
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I can just imagine I may find a site with them all today
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There’s a link in the chalkenge in my post. Tidat is Natuonal Walking Day!!!! Made for you! 😊
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LOL Yeah I saw that when I looke dit up, I was kind of shocked how many national days happen every day
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w0w high quality picture, would have never guessed it was 2 decades old @dmcamera Cheers :) Keep us the great shots
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Thanks! I re-photographed it on a lightbox using my digital camera as I don't have a slight scanner that works with Windows 10. My old workhorse is obsolete!
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That is a beautiful shot! I have an aunt that used to own a Ferret.
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That was the first and only time I have ever encountered a pet ferret.
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That is a really cute picture 😊 and I had no idea there was a ferret day. Thank you for sharing. Amazing picture of them. Have a great week my friend. Cheers! 🤗
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Yesterday was also National Peanut Butter And Jelly Day, but I had no photos of that on hand! Lol! As well as being National Find A Rainbow Day, it’s also National Chocolate Mousse Day. 😂😂
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Aww how sweet... I used to have a couple of 'ferts'. They are fun and crazy little animals! ♥
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I remember that the little girl's ferret was named Snooper, and he was sweet!
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Aww, that is a cute name!
My favorite was named Crunchy. :D
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Aww look at the lil bugger!
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He's long gone now, but he was cute!
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