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The Misfits

Posted by Mandy Provan (Johannesburg, South Africa) on 17 September 2007 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.

My sister and I have 5 boys between us!

These are 3 of our eldest misfits. Jesse and Jordan, my 2 nephews, and Ethan,my oldest misfit, hanging over the top!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by over the weekend and leaving your encouraging comments!!! I haven't had the time to respond to them individually, but know that they are all greatly appreciated. I hope you all have a blessed monday.

" Everything will work out in the end. If it's not working out, it's not the end." - Max Lucado ~ Fearless.

Thanks for visiting and commenting on my blog!! It is greatly appreciated.

Comments (32)

Shutterbug from Chennai, India

Mandy, you've caught the mood! Boys like to be thrashing around, don't they! chuckle!

17 Sep 2007 6:02am

@Shutterbug: Indeed they do Shutterbug!! Indeed they do. Thanks so much for stopping by!!! :)

KMF from Kerala,Kalpakanchery, India

nice black and white

17 Sep 2007 6:34am

@KMF: Thank YOU!!

Hans from Heiligeneich, Austria

what a great portrait...so naturaly...great work...its so difficult to take a natural portrait of thre poeple

17 Sep 2007 6:51am

@Hans: Thank you Hans!!! It was quite a difficult feat, but these three love hamming it up for the camera - more so the younger 2!!! The older one is going through his awkward teenager phase....wanting to be included, but not really wanting to admit that he wants his picture taken!!! hahaha.

Thanks for stopping by!

Olaide from Fort Collins, United States

i could see joy all over them. What a happy family. This is beautiful.

17 Sep 2007 6:58am

@Olaide: Thank you so much Olaide!!! greatly appreciated.

Manuela Photography from Hainburg, Germany

They look like a happy bunch! Very good natural take ;)

17 Sep 2007 7:00am

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Awww! Mandy! this is so special, I lovely natural family portrait, and it works wonderfully in b&w!

17 Sep 2007 7:28am

Stefan from Thiersee, Austria

very natural portrait, wonderful!

17 Sep 2007 7:58am

Keneth from Singapore, Singapore

By just looking at them, I can see the happiness and joy in them. Capturing the joy at the right moment makes this picture a wonderful one! Snapping the happiness of people gives me happiness as well! Great job!

17 Sep 2007 8:12am

Sriram from Chennai, India

Natural and Candid image! Good work, Mandy!

17 Sep 2007 9:00am

badala from Leiria, Portugal

A funny moment for these children! I like the mood of this scene!

17 Sep 2007 9:15am

rainsocks from Singapore

wahaha... that's so funny and yet so real!! Boys will always be boys... :-)

17 Sep 2007 9:52am

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

Boys will be boys and how amazing that you've caught them long enough for a photo LOL Fantastic Fun Mandy :)

17 Sep 2007 10:24am

Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States

Brings me back to my own boyhood. These kinds of family moments are great fun.

17 Sep 2007 11:16am

Lost Valley View from Canada

Such joy and fun!! This put a smile on my face this morning

17 Sep 2007 11:33am

@Lost Valley View: Hey LV!! Thanks for visiting again!!! I was so disappointed this morning when AM3 said your site doesn't exist......Are they having issues??!!! :) Hope to get back in soon to see what you have for us! :)

Dimitrios from ATHENS, Greece

COURAGE AND STRENGHT THO BOTH SISTERS, HAHA lovely shot

17 Sep 2007 11:37am

Rob from Velveetaville, United States

Triple the boys, triple mischief, triple the fun! I am 1 of 3 boys in my family and my Mom could tell you some let just say, interesting stories, about some of the things we did growing up... thank god my Dad was a Magistrate ;-)

Another wonderful family moment that you will have for ever Mandy.

Cheers,

Rob

17 Sep 2007 11:39am

Brian from United States

Another really great family pic! You've really captured the vitality and personality of these boys. Super, super image!

17 Sep 2007 1:26pm

Seraphine from San Francisco, United States

Gotta love them ears... I mean boys. They look genuinely happy.

17 Sep 2007 1:46pm

Eleftheria, 9 years old, from Athens, Greece

You have beautiful photos here!

17 Sep 2007 2:21pm

Harald from Frankfurt am Main, Germany

A great family portrait. It shows the fun they had. Perfect in b/w. Very well done.

17 Sep 2007 4:11pm

Amir from ?, United States

So many boys. Cool shot again Mandy.

17 Sep 2007 4:31pm

Katie from Nashville for now..., United States

Mandy, I really like the energy that radiates from this shot. Those boys look like they're having so much fun. Great capture of the moment:) And I really, really like the B/W.

Good work as always!

17 Sep 2007 4:42pm

Josh from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Interesting shot here! Good capture!

17 Sep 2007 5:58pm

Rebecca from Leicester, United Kingdom

Such wonderfully happy smiles on all their faces as they engage in this spot of good old boys’ fun!! :o) . Fabulous capture, Mandy!! It’s brought lots of smiles to our day. Thank you to you. :L) :-)

17 Sep 2007 6:43pm

Celialee from Kyoto, Japan

I love this shot very much - their expressions - you captured them beautifully!

17 Sep 2007 7:03pm

LuisRodrigues from Lisbon, Portugal

Great photo..so full of Life!!

17 Sep 2007 7:10pm

Bron from Canberra, Australia

Gotta love misfits! great candid!

17 Sep 2007 10:57pm

Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia

You really did catch the moment here, Mandy! Great shot. Looks good in b&w.

18 Sep 2007 5:01am

Walt from Scarborough, Canada

Perfect in B&W!

18 Sep 2007 5:15pm

Babsi from tulln, Austria

so funny! i love that pic. very lovely

20 Sep 2007 11:27am

sandrine from Cincinnati, United States

Lovely fun picture. great capture!

21 Sep 2007 10:57am

Bernie from Australia

My son is a Provan and has some striking similarities - never knew the tribe settled in South Africa as well! Does he play cricket?

20 Jun 2008 7:56am

@Bernie: Hey Bernie, What a coincidence!! Yeah he does actually play cricket.....started this year and loves it! :) Thanks for stopping by

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