June 11: Day 155

This was the day we arrived in Sisters and we were gearing up for the next day's rodeo. Ethan loved his cowboy hat but kept holding it on his head sideways which made him look like a hillbilly. Goofy boy!

Photo Stats:
Exposure: 1/500 sec
Aperture: f/3.2
Focal Length: 45 mm
ISO: 200
Flash: Off

February 6: Day 30

I left the house multiple times today with the Redbox movie in my diaper bag to return and forgot every time. So after we got the kids in bed I headed out to McDonalds to return it. On my way out I grabbed my camera with the passing thought that I might try out some night photography since I hadn't taken my photo of the day quite yet. Too bad I didn't remember to also throw the tripod in the car. Oh well. I parked across from City Hall and wandered around "downtown" Dallas for 10 minutes in the drizzling rain giving night photography a shot for the first time. I figured that since everything was soaking wet there might be some nice reflections. If I had my tripod with me I could have got some neat photos of the City Hall building because the lights that shine on it have slightly different colors and with a slow shutter speed create a rainbow of color. Of course I can't hold the camera still for long enough to get a photo of it in focus! That would be where a tripod would come in handy.

So can any of you locals tell where this photo was taken? It's pretty easy to figure out. I'm just pleased I was able to get an urban look in a very un-urban environment!

Photo Stats:
Exposure: 1/16 sec
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 57mm
ISO: 800
Flash: Off

February 3: Day 27

This afternoon when I picked Grace up from preschool she pleaded with me to let her play outside when we got home and I reluctantly agreed (it was wet...what else is new?). After we got home I went to grab my camera and when I got back to the living room she had already stripped down to her underwear and announced that she was going to wear dress up clothes outside. I decided to negotiate and said she could wear her tutu but only if she wore leggings of some variety. She chose to wear her pink polka dotted Baby Legs (tell me she's not the only 4 year old who still wears them) and grudgingly agreed to wear a coat. I vetoed the plastic dress up shoes and told her to wear her pink converse or cowgirl boots (her only non-mary jane type shoes). She chose the boots. Part of the negotiating to play outside was that she was going to have to let me take some photos of her. She wasn't too excited about that, but then she saw her reflection in the sliding glass door behind me and started dancing like nobody's business in order to watch herself. She did all sorts of dance moves including pirouettes, leaps, and fancy toe walking. It was quite impressive. I was focusing on her pink boots and they didn't stop moving!

It's Audience Participation Day! I couldn't pick which version of this photo I like best so I'm leaving it up to you all to vote which one should be the official Photo of the Day #27. Color or Sepia? Vote in the poll on the right.

Update: Color Version won 12-7


Photo Stats:
Exposure: 1/400 sec
Aperture: f/2.0
Focal Length: 50mm
ISO: 200
Flash: Off