day three

We're still under the weather, but the sun decided to come out and play today, so we couldn't resist going outside.  I happily set my ISO to 100, and lugged my energetic son outside.

I tried a few different areas of my back and front yards, with different lighting. I have a little spot near my back porch that has moss-covered ground and dappled sunlight, but I don't know if I am able to take a good picture there - not for lack of trying!  There's a lot of filtered light, which can lead to odd shadows, but maybe I can figure something out over time, or post a picture I take and perhaps get some constructive criticism.  It's more of a "how do I angle this shot?" rather than camera settings.

Since it is winter and all of our leaves (FINALLY) finished falling, there was a lot of direct sunlight in the backyard, which doesn't seem to be great lighting either.  I know I don't like to be squinting in the sun, and neither does Liam, so that was a no-go. 

So, off to the front yard we trekked, accompanied by my outside cat, who I have yet to introduce in this blog.  She will be the bane of my outside shots, since she insists on rubbing up on my legs/arms, resulting in blurry pictures.  At one point (after I started to become frustrated), I tossed an acorn into the street, and while she bolted towards it, I quickly focused my lens and took a few shots.  This picture is SOOC (straight out of camera), since I didn't feel I could do much with it.

Using kit lens 18-55mm, Aperture Priority mode, f/5.6, ISO 100

I really liked this shot because Liam just looks so happy - which he was, so I feel I've captures the mood pretty well.  He was giggling madly, playing with leaves, crawling around (need to start up some laundry after this!), and I feel like I caught him in motion.  He actually paused for a moment, and I managed to catch this pose.  I feel like his arm and the leaf he is holding is in better focus than his face, but this was a tough shot to capture, so I am satisfied.