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Brown girl in the ring (Tra ra la la La)


So this Christmas afternoon saw us venture down to Nutgrove Beach down in Sandy Bay to check out their new playground. The playground is fine, the local kids, less so...

That said, I did get to try out the new-fangled 'panorama' option on the camera [click to enlarge].

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Merry Christmas!
Kris,Jen, Henry and Ezra...I
hope that you have/had a wonderful celebration!...here wishing you and your family a safe, pleasant, New Year too!
Take care!
DeeDee ;-D
Sue said…
Sweet! My friend has one of those cameras and it really did the trick when her and her daughter were climbing in the Himalayas. You really need one of those to do justice to the sweeping panoramas there! They are great for beaches too!
I look forward to some new shots of Seven Mile Beach.
Baino said…
Wow love the panorama option! Hope your Christmas was wonderful.
Kris McCracken said…
DeeDee, thanks! I hope all is well in your part of the world too.
Kris McCracken said…
Sue, it is a lot easier than stitching them together.

We went to Clifton Beach yesterday, and will probably got to Opossum Bay today, but Seven Mile will get a run before too long.

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