Parents, if you want wonderful pictures of your children, never teach them to say "cheese"! Please learn from my mistake or you will have thousands of photos just like mine - squinted eyes, scrunched up noses, clenched teeth, and an image that just screams "say cheez!!!". Join me while I search for that one perfect shot that doesn't conjure up images of dairy products. Oh, and unless you like that *messy* look, you'll probably want to clean their faces before you snap away. I never seem to remember myself.

An imporant sidenote is to make sure you document your life! Recording the little details of the who, what, where, when, & why makes for wonderful stories and captures your life for years to come. Because if you are like me, you'll forget it all 5 minutes later!

Monday, February 4, 2008

POTD - Week 6: Aperture

I love playing with aperture - the depth of field in a photograph. My only problem this week was finding a subject to play with. We've had a lot of sick kiddies in our house, the weather has been gloomy, and my mojo hasn't been flowing. So, I fall back to my love of macro photography and finally found a subject that brought a smile to my face.





Top photo f/2.8, 1/60, ISO 100, bottom photo f/11, 1/60, ISO 100. Both with Canon 100mm macro lens.

26 comments:

Anonymous said...

That is great. Hope your little ones are feeling better!
cari

Mom2Drew said...

WAY too cute!! So creative, just love it.

Unknown said...

Purty... and perfect for aperture! tfs..

Sara said...

LOL< wish my little one was up to see this!

Bobbi said...

Lol, great subject! I really love the different effects the aperatures give the pictures.

HC said...

LOL! Very creative! I really think I want a macro lens in my bag :)

Danielle said...

So creative, who woulda thunk it.

Chell said...

This made me smile, very fun and great DOF and use of aperture.

--sme said...

So. Stinkin'. Funny.

Debbi said...

LOL - made me laugh! Great creativity!

For Over 29 Years... said...

LOL! This made me laugh. good job.

Michelle said...

LOL! love the creativity in this. great use of aperature.

Margaret said...

I got a chuckle out of this one! Very creative! Hope everyone gets feeling better!

Kimberly said...

Too cute!! Great shots for aperture.

Yvette A said...

LOL, I had to look twice at this... Great photos. Hope all feels better soon.

Amy said...

Too cute! It looks like the banana is puckering up for a big 'ole kiss!

Anonymous said...

love it! looks like that banana is puckering up to give someone a kiss! :)

Sharon said...

OK, I get the banana. But what are the eyes made out of? Cool pics btw.

Mandy said...

Hahaha...so funny. I love these. So fun.

Jen said...

OMG... what a hoot! Very creative and right on for this subject!

Becky said...

Very creative, and this really shows what a difference aperture can make.

Melissa said...

Very creative, my DD would love that!

Tori said...

How cute and creative! Hope everyone gets to feeling better soon!

mamawest777 said...

LOL!! That was great!

Just Being Sam said...

How original!!!!

Shawna said...

Too funny! Great focus and aperture!