Finley is at the age where the word “look”, or an equivalent, crops up quite frequently. In this instance, if I remember correctly, he was pointing at the trees because he'd heard a wood pigeon.
captured camera lens focal length aperture shutter speed shooting mode exposure bias metering mode ISO flash image quality RAW converter cropped?
12.01pm on 17/7/07
Canon 1Ds Mark II
EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
200mm
f/2.8
1/85
aperture priority
+0.0
evaluative
100
no
RAW
RAW Developer
minor
comment byMo Hashim at 07:34 PM (GMT) on 26 July, 2007
great dof. that sense of awe seen in children is something that is so refreshing to witness. it always makes me stop and stare with them.
comment by jkm at 08:29 PM (GMT) on 26 July, 2007
Surely Libby must be pleased with this shot of Finley. I love the dof and how the little patch of daisies is in focus. You must have a pretty steady hand at that shutter speed, considering the big lens plus the weight of your NEW camera (congratulations on the new kit!). It was nice to log in after a 3-wk absence. Rhowan's 'summer' holiday #1 shot pretty much summons up my frustration with the European summer! I love the contrast of hols #1 versus the angelic alternative of hols #4 and hope that you will share the post processing in one of your future tutorials ;-)
comment by&Once at 08:36 PM (GMT) on 26 July, 2007
So beautiful image !!
comment by Joseph at 08:36 PM (GMT) on 26 July, 2007
I like the bokeh on this, it seems to swirl around Finley.
very sweet picture!
out of interest, do you ever print these family pictures for yourselves?..or infact, any of your pictures?
comment by PJ at 09:39 PM (GMT) on 26 July, 2007
Another FANTASTIC shot! I agree with jkm, what an incredibly steady hand to have caught all of Finley in focus--even his pointing finger--with such shallow DOF. The framing/composition of the shot couldn't be better. After the pointing finger, my eye is drawn to those boots (wellies?)... I do so hope they're bright red!
comment by barry at 09:46 PM (GMT) on 26 July, 2007
Curious to know about how far you were away from Finley when you took this. For 2.8 you have got a pretty fair amount of depth of field going on. The small flowers in the foreground appear to be sharp and there appears to be at least a half a meter of bricks then Finley who is also sharp. I really love this effect but can seldom recreate it.
comment byriesenriel at 08:13 AM (GMT) on 27 July, 2007
So recognizable. The son of friends of us has the 'look' too ;-) We've similar pictures of him. A cute moment wonderful captured by you.
comment by Alice at 09:11 AM (GMT) on 27 July, 2007
Why Alice because they are so good? I just love these moments captured forever. I can't wait for my son to grow up so hopefully I can achieve something near this, inspirational for me anyway.
comment by Thad Matthews at 03:05 PM (GMT) on 27 July, 2007
Good afternoon,
The composition and perspective are the big clinchers for me. Of course, there would be much less of a photo here had you not captured the element of moment with the pointed finger. The negative space is nice with the apparent object of his attention (something about that tree, huh?) carefully made present but not competing for a dominant role in the image. The leading line of the path locks some symmetry in the corner of the photo and allows my eye to look straight away from it (just so happens to be where he's pointing also).
Beauty in and with form. As usual, quite masterful. I should also strive to get something like this in my family albums. Priceless moment.
Ohhh! David. This is absolutely lovely. I like very much.
comment byelenuzzy at 10:49 PM (GMT) on 7 August, 2007
wonderful..
comment bySophie at 06:25 PM (GMT) on 8 August, 2007
Sensational shot! Because of the level at which you took the photo, there is this wonderful effect of the surroundings being completely out of proportion. Just love it!
comment byVinay at 09:27 PM (GMT) on 18 August, 2007
A very nice photograph sir... I really love getting along with children and would like to be part of all the small things that make children smile, laugh, cry and more than anything else content....
We adults on the other hand, with all the great and complicated stuff to support us always, almost always fall short of being content...
I really love your photographs and the photographic techniques that you use/apply and one day I would like to be as good a photographer as you are if not better than you...
You can check out my photos @ http://capturenature.aminus3.com.... The photos that I have captured are not as good as yours.. but I am still learning... Any comments will be welcome...
comment byNik at 09:05 AM (GMT) on 7 September, 2007
Do you use tripods for shots like this? :-)
comment by Angela B at 03:08 PM (GMT) on 12 September, 2007
Finley is at the age where the word “look”, or an equivalent, crops up quite frequently. In this instance, if I remember correctly, he was pointing at the trees because he'd heard a wood pigeon.
camera
lens
focal length
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
flash
image quality
RAW converter
cropped?
Canon 1Ds Mark II
EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
200mm
f/2.8
1/85
aperture priority
+0.0
evaluative
100
no
RAW
RAW Developer
minor
great dof. that sense of awe seen in children is something that is so refreshing to witness. it always makes me stop and stare with them.
Surely Libby must be pleased with this shot of Finley. I love the dof and how the little patch of daisies is in focus. You must have a pretty steady hand at that shutter speed, considering the big lens plus the weight of your NEW camera (congratulations on the new kit!). It was nice to log in after a 3-wk absence. Rhowan's 'summer' holiday #1 shot pretty much summons up my frustration with the European summer! I love the contrast of hols #1 versus the angelic alternative of hols #4 and hope that you will share the post processing in one of your future tutorials ;-)
So beautiful image !!
I like the bokeh on this, it seems to swirl around Finley.
very sweet picture!
out of interest, do you ever print these family pictures for yourselves?..or infact, any of your pictures?
Another FANTASTIC shot! I agree with jkm, what an incredibly steady hand to have caught all of Finley in focus--even his pointing finger--with such shallow DOF. The framing/composition of the shot couldn't be better. After the pointing finger, my eye is drawn to those boots (wellies?)... I do so hope they're bright red!
Curious to know about how far you were away from Finley when you took this. For 2.8 you have got a pretty fair amount of depth of field going on. The small flowers in the foreground appear to be sharp and there appears to be at least a half a meter of bricks then Finley who is also sharp. I really love this effect but can seldom recreate it.
So recognizable. The son of friends of us has the 'look' too ;-) We've similar pictures of him. A cute moment wonderful captured by you.
i'm fed-up with your kids shots...
Why Alice because they are so good? I just love these moments captured forever. I can't wait for my son to grow up so hopefully I can achieve something near this, inspirational for me anyway.
Good afternoon,
The composition and perspective are the big clinchers for me. Of course, there would be much less of a photo here had you not captured the element of moment with the pointed finger. The negative space is nice with the apparent object of his attention (something about that tree, huh?) carefully made present but not competing for a dominant role in the image. The leading line of the path locks some symmetry in the corner of the photo and allows my eye to look straight away from it (just so happens to be where he's pointing also).
Beauty in and with form. As usual, quite masterful. I should also strive to get something like this in my family albums. Priceless moment.
Thad
very beautyful shot ! I like this treatment !
Thanks everyone.
jkm: yes, Libby likes this one. As for the shutter speed: 1/50th is manageable with the IS turned on.
Joseph: I wish you hadn't asked that ;-)
Alice: that's the way it goes I'm afraid: I post what I have.
Thad: I agree, without the pointing finger this wouldn't have worked.
Very very beautiful shot. Lovely processing too.
This is sooo cute, what is she pointing to? A bird?
Ohhh! David. This is absolutely lovely. I like very much.
wonderful..
Sensational shot! Because of the level at which you took the photo, there is this wonderful effect of the surroundings being completely out of proportion. Just love it!
A very nice photograph sir... I really love getting along with children and would like to be part of all the small things that make children smile, laugh, cry and more than anything else content....
We adults on the other hand, with all the great and complicated stuff to support us always, almost always fall short of being content...
I really love your photographs and the photographic techniques that you use/apply and one day I would like to be as good a photographer as you are if not better than you...
You can check out my photos @ http://capturenature.aminus3.com.... The photos that I have captured are not as good as yours.. but I am still learning... Any comments will be welcome...
Do you use tripods for shots like this? :-)
very cute picture. love the simplicity.