September 14: Day 250

I love this photo of a friend's daughter on the sidelines of her older sister's soccer practice. I brought my longest zoom with me to get some photos of Grace playing on the field. My 75-300mm is far from my favorite lens, I tend to get soft and washed out colors with it. I was pleasantly surprised to bring the photos up in Lightroom and see that for the most part the photos were sharp and the color was improved with a handy dandy preset. I'll be posting the photos of Grace playing (or not playing...) on the family blog next.

Photo Stats:
Exposure: 1/500 sec
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 105 mm
ISO: 640
Flash: Off

September 13: Day 249

Just a quick snap of Zoe. She's decided that the new cat isn't so bad and vice versa. Boo is another story!

Photo Stats:
Exposure: 1/320 sec
Aperture: f/3.2
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO: 500
Flash: Off

September 12: Day 248

David had to stay after church late for a meeting so the kids and I played on the playground and met this cute kitty. He was super affectionate but from his skinny frame and far from soft paws it was obvious he hadn't enjoyed the luxury of living indoors in a long while if at all. So naturally we brought him home with us! He spent most of the afternoon on our bed (shut off away from our other cat and the dog) and wrapped himself around our fingers. Such a sweet kitty!

Photo Stats:
Exposure: 1/320 sec
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 75 mm
ISO: 500
Flash: Off

September 11: Day 247

Grace's very first soccer game was pretty amusing to watch. She's the most non-aggressive player on her team which means she does her best to run the opposite direction of the ball. She did say she had fun and at least we can say we tried to introduce her to a world that doesn't revolve around princesses!

As a side note, this is the first photo of the day I took with my new 40D camera! From here on out they will all be taken with the 40D.

Photo Stats:
Exposure: 1/800 sec
Aperture: f/5.0
Focal Length: 75 mm
ISO: 100
Flash: Off

September 10: Day 246

We bought this pink dahlia at the same time as the Helenenium from the previous post. Grace picked it out and swears it smells beautiful, though I don't think it smells like much.

Photo Stats:
Exposure: 1/320 sec
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO: 200
Flash: Off

September 9: Day 245

Today I bought some Helenium plants off the clearance rack at Rite Aid. Supposedly they love swampy soil and deer aren't attracted to them. Perfect. If they survive until next year I might hunt down more of them!

Photo Stats:
Exposure: 1/250 sec
Aperture: f/2.5
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO: 400
Flash: Off

September 8: Day 244

This was taken on Grace's first day of kindergarten! She was so excited and even cooperated to let me do a quick photo shoot before we walked her to school that morning. For more photos check out our family blog.

Photo Stats:
Exposure: 1/200 sec
Aperture: f/3.5
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO: 400
Flash: Off