Monday, February 07, 2022

The Boy is Thirteen

We have another teenager in the family. If all goes well, it will be the last for awhile. I certainly don't expect to live to see another, but you never know.

We celebrated Jonathan's 13th birthday with him on Friday — pizza and a movie, Dune.

Their place is dark. I set the camera to auto, more or less anyway, and let it do its thing. For those of you who understand the jargon, the ISO was as high as 12800. That means noise (graininess), but at least we have a record of the evening, and that is the main thing. With the help of editing software, I was able to make the photos passable, or even better.








That last photo shows JJ eating a cookie. He doesn't do cake. One year, we did donuts.


19 comments:

  1. Happy birthday JJ. Wonderful photos & oh doesn't he look like you.

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  2. @Patio. Yes, he certainly does in some photos. There was no obvious resemblance when he was younger, but we see it now. At 13, he resembles me at 15 more than 13. We shall see how the future unfolds.

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  3. Although he would hate to hear it, he's adorable. Happy birthday to him! Thanks for sharing.

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  4. Happy birthday, Jon!!! Aloha from Hawaii. He is such a handsome boy!

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  5. Happy birthday and welcome JJ to teen-hood. It's not all it's cracked up to be, but you'll find out soon enough! And there still are some wonderful things that are possible before you're 20 and leave teen-hood. Great photos and you do resemble your grandpa...but soon you'll be even more just yourself!!

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  6. Those are all very good pics. Save the one in the candlelight for his future wife.....Linda in Kansas

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  7. He’s growing up so quickly! Happy birthday, JJ.

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  8. Wonderful photos--such joy on his face! Hope you all enjoyed "Dune." Loved the book but I was meh on the latest adaptation.

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  9. Such a cutie. No cake, probably a good thing for him in the long run. Nice to see his happy face.

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  10. Oh, happy birthday. He looks so chuffed. :-)

    Greetings from London.

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  11. Birthday wishes to a fellow February celebrant and cookies are a fine treat.

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  12. Oh happy birthday to the teenager! He'll be a handsome man. :)

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  13. The teenager seems quite pleased with his birthday!

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  14. Happy birthday to him.

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  15. Happy birthday to your brand new teenager. It looks as if you may have lucked out and got a cheerful one. Some of them can be quite surly.

    PS How wonderful it is to have a photographer in the family!

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  16. Happy birthday JJ. By the looks of it you had a great day.

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  17. Oh, that's just delightful! Happy Birthday -- a new teen!

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  18. I really like his haircut. They are growing quickly!

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