Tuesday, 1 December 2009

Theme Day - Waiting with wonder


In a tradition that I can remember from the early 50s, the windows of the David Jones' Elizbeth Street store come alive in the lead-up to Christmas.

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46 comments:

  1. LoisDecember 01, 2009 1:04 am

    Beautiful pictures Julie!! I love the look of anticipation on their faces.

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  2. DinaDecember 01, 2009 2:07 am

    Wondrous faces to reflect on!

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  3. AnonymousDecember 01, 2009 2:52 am

    Hi Julie,
    Very good pictures not easy to do, well done!
    Salut.
    Serge

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  4. AnonymousDecember 01, 2009 3:13 am

    Really enjoyed this.

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  5. brattcatDecember 01, 2009 3:15 am

    These are remarkable little gems. Perfect for the theme day, perfect for any day. Bravo!

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  6. VictorDecember 01, 2009 4:13 am

    Beautiful.

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  7. AnonymousDecember 01, 2009 5:00 am

    The lighting is incredible in the these photos & how you captured their faces has that 'WoW' factor! WoW!

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  8. LachezarDecember 01, 2009 5:49 am

    Beautiful compilation of beautiful images! Great entry for today's theme and the season!

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  9. UnknownDecember 01, 2009 6:50 am

    This post is just AWESOME!!! The kids are absolutely cute and the light is fantastic! Great work, Julie!
    And thank you for reminding me about the 'Waiting' theme day! (Glad Australia is 11 hours in advance! :-) )This time I would totally forget about it!...

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  10. AnonymousDecember 01, 2009 7:05 am

    Thanks a lot Julie for your comments on my blog, there are so helpful.

    I appreciate your visit.

    Bye

    Serge

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  11. Joan ElizabethDecember 01, 2009 7:06 am

    These photos are beyond my imagining. I am sure there will be many prompted to think of the wonderous anticipation of Christmas looking at these images. What was the story being told in the windows this year?

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  12. JulieDecember 01, 2009 7:11 am

    As JE hints, often as you wander from window to window, a marionette story unfolds of some aspect of the Christmas story. However, this year each window depicted a carol: Silent Night, Good King Wenceslaus, I saw three ships, Joy to the World, etc. It meant that you could approach each window independently rather than needing to begin at the beginnning ...

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  13. caraDecember 01, 2009 8:36 am

    Beautiful shots full of hope and wonder - well done!

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  14. elvira pajarolaDecember 01, 2009 9:31 am

    .....Absolutely TOUCHING the wonderful children faces.....
    the details.....the warmth....
    COMPLIMENTI!!!!
    ciao
    elvira

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  15. MarkaDecember 01, 2009 11:38 am

    Wonderful expressions! I really like the little one in the last photo with their nosed mushed up against the glass!

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  16. PJDecember 01, 2009 11:55 am

    Maybe it's the rainy day or the glass of wine I just had but I almost burst into tears when this image came up. I haven't seen any of the other submissions for Theme Day but I already know nothing else will be as good as this. Bravo, bravo, bravo, Miss Julie.

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  17. JimDecember 01, 2009 12:19 pm

    Fantastic shots Julie.
    Sydney - City and Suburbs

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  18. AnnDecember 01, 2009 1:14 pm

    How did you manage to get these. They are stunning. Everytime I try and get shots of kids there they get hurried away by their parents.

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  19. slimDecember 01, 2009 3:04 pm

    You've captured the wonder and innocence so exquisitely here . . . timeless.

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  20. BergsonDecember 01, 2009 3:27 pm

    great shot
    good idea for this day theme

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  21. Julie ScottsdaleDailyPhoto.comDecember 01, 2009 5:25 pm

    Julie, the first shot is gorgeous. so well done with lighting, perspective, and perfect little girl looking in awe. great capture.

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  22. GunnDecember 01, 2009 5:30 pm

    Bravo!:-)

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  23. JillyDecember 01, 2009 5:38 pm

    Love these photographs, Julie. Your photograph is SO good. Superb choice for today.

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  24. Ben NakagawaDecember 01, 2009 5:40 pm

    Beautiful images. Good catch for expression of kids.

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  25. KeropokmanDecember 01, 2009 6:16 pm

    Wow! Beautiful photos!

    The much anticipated David Jones Windows.

    Does Myer have one too? I know the Myer in Melbourne has it, and I used to join everyone in going there to 'view' it. :-)

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  26. JulieDecember 01, 2009 6:29 pm

    Not Myer in Sydney, KM. David Jones already had that as a tradition well before Myer established itself on a nearby corner.

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  27. OlivierDecember 01, 2009 6:56 pm

    superbe tes photos, et j'adore ton idée de théme

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  28. VPDecember 01, 2009 7:13 pm

    Beautiful and thoughtful. That was an age when waiting seemed always too long. A perfect choice for today.

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  29. HildaDecember 01, 2009 7:52 pm

    You caught their wonder so beautifully, Julie! Lovely.

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  30. valeriaDecember 01, 2009 7:58 pm

    Theme day couldn't have been interpretated better than this. Waiting is the essence of childhood...
    Great photos.

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  31. Julian DavisDecember 01, 2009 8:00 pm

    Excellent pictures of those cute kids. It's really a great job for taking these kind of photography.

    Well done Julie!

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  32. Joan ElizabethDecember 01, 2009 9:25 pm

    Julie, I just had to come back to this ... the photos are so beautiful, now I have to find time to go look at the windows ... as much to see the wonder on children's faces as the windows themselves.

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  33. KateDecember 01, 2009 10:21 pm

    Awesome WAITING photos. I am particularly smitten by the angelic look on the faces of all the children. Super!

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  34. magiceyeDecember 01, 2009 11:27 pm

    superb captures!!

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  35. Gerald (SK14)December 02, 2009 1:42 am

    young girls waiting in wonder - yes quite different from my photo on Old Hyde - I have some other photos of the Travellers Call to post at a later date - then I may be able to show you what is there now - it was very much a last minute post.

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  36. VirginiaDecember 02, 2009 2:51 am

    Oh you know I'm all about these. What a fabulous set for us today. Perfect Julie. Just perfect.
    V

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  37. cieldequimperDecember 02, 2009 7:03 am

    These are fabulous Julie. The expressions are so typical and perfect. Wonderful post.

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  38. BaysideLifeDecember 02, 2009 9:49 am

    At this point, it's all been said. These photos are just wonderful. Innocence, anticipation...Kudos to you.

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  39. HamDecember 02, 2009 11:08 am

    Perfect, perfect images. Love it.

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  40. AnonymousDecember 02, 2009 12:24 pm

    So, it might be possible, to wait FOR a wonder.

    Please have a wonder-filled Wednesday.

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  41. Marie-NoyaleDecember 02, 2009 2:23 pm

    Nothing beats children eyes waiting for Xmas

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  42. diane bDecember 02, 2009 5:45 pm

    Fabulous shots Julie.

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  43. KaoriDecember 02, 2009 5:53 pm

    I love the photo with the sweet girl in french braids! Really beautiful :)

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  44. BlossomFlowerGirlDecember 03, 2009 6:13 pm

    Such lovely photos. They are beautiful in their simplicity. Is there nothing more wonderful than the sight of children's faces raised in wonder?
    Melbourne Daily Photo

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  45. rafDecember 04, 2009 4:37 pm

    It just does not get any better than this! Splendid choice for the theme and superb photography. Wow!!!

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  46. bitingmidgeDecember 24, 2009 9:50 am

    Sensational Julie,

    I hope you are well chuffed!

    Sunshine Coast Daily Photo - Australia

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