October 7: Day 273

We wound up buying a Dairy Queen ice cream cake for Ethan's birthday so we could eat it at home in our pajamas instead of bringing the whole family to the restaurant. Grace helped me pick out a football themed cake and we sang Happy Birthday before Ethan blew his candles out. He was thrilled to get to blow out his candles! I did use a flash for this one because our dining room gets pretty dark and I didn't want to have to use ISO 3200.

Photo Stats:
Exposure: 1/250 sec
Aperture: f/3.2
Focal Length: 75 mm
ISO: 800
Flash: On

October 6: Day 272

I finally got Ethan's hair cut today so we made a last minute decision to run out to the Arboretum for some decent three year old pics. The lighting was great, setting was lovely, but we had to dodge a high school long distance running event. I'm assuming it was a competition since I saw several different school uniforms, and in any case we were limited in what parts of the park we could use without being in the way. I was happy with several from the less then ideal photo shoot but this is my favorite!

Photo Stats:
Exposure: 1/250 sec
Aperture: f/3.2
Focal Length: 33 mm
ISO: 800
Flash: Off

October 5: Day 271

I snapped about four quick photos of my friend's daughter who was sitting next to me watching the girls' soccer practice. This one is my favorite, even with the blown out detail on the side of her face.

Photo Stats:
Exposure: 1/320 sec
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 60 mm
ISO: 200
Flash: Off

October 4: Day 270

A quick photo tonight. Detail shot of my attractive autumnal mantel display.

Photo Stats:
Exposure: 1/160 sec
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 68 mm
ISO: 3200
Flash: Off

October 3: Day 269

I took this photo right around sunset on the beach. I never get a chance to play around with silhouettes because I don't have a clear view of the setting sun from my yard so it was fun to play. We were visiting David's Aunt Diane and Uncle Ed and they brought us to this great out of the way beach access. Fewer people and no stairs!

Photo Stats:
Exposure: 1/1000 sec
Aperture: f/10.0
Focal Length: 37 mm
ISO: 200
Flash: Off

October 2: Day 268

I took this photo looking up into the late afternoon sun through the neighbor's decorative grass. I love me some sun flare!

Photo Stats:
Exposure: 1/400 sec
Aperture: f/20.0
Focal Length: 54 mm
ISO: 400
Flash: Off

October 1: Day 267

Today we took Ethan to watch the Trail Blazer Fan Fest and he ate it up just like he did last year. The boy loves basketball! This year we sat 10th row back, center court. It doesn't get much better then that!

Photo Stats:
Exposure: 1/320 sec
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 40 mm
ISO: 3200
Flash: Off