Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue #380 by Keith Channing

~ John W. Howell

In Keith’s words. “Using this photo (below) as inspiration, write a short story, flash fiction, scene, poem; anything, really; even just a caption for the photograph. Either put your offering (or a link to it) in a comment or email it to me at keithchanning@gmail.com before Sunday evening UK time. If you post it on your own blog or site, a link to this page would be appreciated, but please also mention it in a comment here. https://keithchanning.wordpress.com/2022/10/03/kreative-kue-380/

Go on. You know you want to. Let your creativity and imagination soar. I shall display the entries next time.”

The photo.

Outback by John W. Howell © 2022

“So take the bloody photo, will ya.”

“I can’t seem to get this camera to focus.”

“Do you have it on auto?”

“Yes, but something’s not working right.”

“Just touch the shutter button lightly, and you’ll get a message.”

“What kind of message?”

“Will tell you if the lighting or setting is right.”

“All I see is you and some lines.”

“Are the lines green?”

“Sort of orange.”

“Means the setting is off. Check auto again.”

“It is on.”

“Okay, let’s forget it.”

“No, wait. I think I have solved the problem.”

“How?”

“My finger was blocking the sensor.”

“Right, of course, it was.”

“Say cheese.”

“Limburger.”

“I got it. Good thing too ’cause the film needs replacing.”

“Good thing. The guy is headed this way. I’m sure he will wonder what we are doing around his Land Rover.”

“Well, don’t worry, at least we got the shot. I’m going to send copies to the folks in Texas. They’ll get a kick out of the license plate.”

“If it’s a good shot, I want to send one to my mom too.”

“This may be the best shot of the trip. She will love it.”

“I hope so. All the rest are blurry.”

62 thoughts on “Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue #380 by Keith Channing”

  3. Good take, John. Background: SW Tanzania, late 1983/early 1984; day out in a borrowed Land Rover. I think someone lacked focus. Couldn’t have been me, obviously, although I can’t quite recall who was with me that day. It does make me feel old looking back at myself in the early ’80s, though!

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  9. This brought back fond recollections from my childhood. My grandfather often left the lens cap on the camera, which meant we’d have to retake all the photos. (We were just as guilty of not noticing, as we should have expected it and looked for it after a while.) And when my mother took pictures, she’d almost always have her finger over the lens, so we’d get back photos that were blocked by blurry blobs over a portion of them. I guess my family is challenged when it comes to photography. Thanks for the good memories, John.

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