FRIENDSHIP

"There are lives I can imagine without children but none of them have the same

laughter & noise."

~StoryPeople 

And then you get those photos that don't work on a technical level but are full of spontaneous fun and laughter...





And then you get moments like these, where their unique individual beauty and gentleness shines so clearly through the most simple of shots.

HIGH ISO

It seems odd to talk about the relationship I have with a particularly weighty lens of mine,

 but it led to a very pleasant discovery.

 It's a good lens, an excellent lens, and I dislike it intensely.

 I should love it, I was hoping to love it, and it was because I was trying to love it again

 that I rediscovered my love for my camera.

 Because this lens is so heavy and because it was darkly overcast,

 to ward off camera shake

I had to set my ISO to 2500!...

.I really was expecting

 to have noise issues with these images,

 after all my previous camera threw in the

 towel at ISO 400,

 but see for yourself.

 Very little noise/grain right?

So two thumbs up for my Canon 5DMark II

and a special thanks to my 24-70L...may I grow in strength to hold you steady!

IN THE PARK

 

 

What can I say, these two siblings had bounds of energy and the park setting allowed them to freely express this... often in a rough and tumble kinda lovin' way:) The sun was just an hour from setting when we started and the light was beautiful and warm but still quite sharp which is typical for this change in season time of year. I've posted just a few from our session, mostly in black and white, with a couple at the end to show their gorgeous colouring.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MISS J

 

 

It was close to sunset on a mild day and we got some very warm, sweet photos.

This is a new location and we had so much fun "finding the light"...

not easy when the park was full of walkers and dogs off lead.

 They were fascinated (the dogs that is) with Miss J

 and managed to leave a huge amount of slobber

 on our clothes and my reflector.

Note to self...BRING WET WIPES!!

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After taking some photos amongst the trees, we saw these huge, sticky spider webs...

needless to say we moved far

far away to a more grassy open area by the water...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And just in case Miss J's serious expressions fooled you, I've added

 just two of the many funny poses

 she struck at every

possible opportunity,

 yes she is one serious clown at heart!

♥

 

MISS A

 

 

 

It was overcast

 and rainy

 but

 despite that

we

 had a lot of

 fun.

x 

 

She was a real trooper and put up with the creepy crawlies

even after seeing the spider webs run thickly from tree to tree.

 I was so glad we never actually saw the size of its maker, urghhh.

 She did not feel like smiling,

which was fine with me...

I like her serious expressions.