Feeding the ducks

So I took dd out to the duck pond at the park. We needed to get out of the house the weather was good and dd had so much fun chasing the geese and ducks. Can you believe it's spring and almost easter. I wanted to do easter pictures outside but it just doesn't work that well with all the snow on the ground and everything looking dead. Oh well we can use all the water we can get. Thanks for the cc on my Zoo pictures. I have more but thought I would share something new. I got a lot of compliments on my conversions on those pics and someone asked if it was an action. I did not use an action I created a preset in curves and that's what I used. I really liked the way it looked on the zoo pics. CC is always welcome and encouraged.

ISO 100 f/7.1 SS 1/250

I had to snap this pic of the blue bird as it was so pretty and colorful in all the dead and snowy environment we were in. It's exciting to see the birds back as it means spring is coming.


ISO 100 F9.0 SS 1/60

And this one is just for fun. We finally made the switch and turned dd's crib into a day bed. This is her first night trying to get her to sleep in her bed. We spent an hour putting her back in bed and trying to convice her to stay there. We finally had to just shut the door so she couldn't get out of her room (she has a night light.) So when I went to bed I thought I better check on her and make sure she was in her bed. Nope she grabbed her blanket off her bed and got in to her bouncer (turned into a rocking chair) and went to sleep. I had to snap a picture.

More Zoo animals

Here are some more animals I was saving from our Zoo trip for this week. Thanks for all the comments on last nights post I really appreciate all your feedback. I used the same conversion on these as I did on the ones last night. I'm really glad you all liked them as my husband didn't get it when he saw them.

The Zoo

So I don't have any pets are animals to take pictures of. So these are from a few weeks ago When I took DD to the Zoo. I got lucky getting this picture and thought that it was pretty cool. I really need a better zoom lense though.


ISO 400 F 4.0 SS 1/400

And then one for fun off DD.



ISO 400 F/4.0 SS 1/400

****UPDATED**** per comments

So i updated my pic per the comments I already recieved. I missed that her face was blown. Does this work better? Thanks for the CC and looking.

Nothing much today. It's been a really busy day and I have been going since 4:30 this morning. I took this picture the other day because I really liked the outfit. DD wasn't happy at all as you can tell. I shot this in raw which really made a difference. I was able to save it as the lighting was all wrong. Yea for raw. I found a tutorial for the crossed processed look and I tried that on this pic. I have an action but I wanted to do it on my own. I actually find I like my version better than the action. Settings are ISO 200 F/1.8 SS 100 natural light. I also like the poloroid look. Very fun boarder. Thanks for all your CC. I decided I am going to get the storyboard printed.

Playing in the snow and something extra

So I thought I would let dd go outside and play and she was really excited. There were patches of snow throught the yard and she had to run through each little patch. Then she decided she would make snowballs to throw. That was lots of fun until ...........

She realized it was really cold on her hands. And since I am such a great Mom of course I had to take this picture before I put the camera away and took her inside to get her hands warm. I used to try and crop in frame but there was a post on two peas that talks about crop in PS so that's what I did. Thanks for all the comments from the last post. It really helps motivate me to get out and take more pictures when I read what you have to say. Thank you.

And for the extra. I have been working on this for a while and I think I finally got it. CC would be greatly appreciated as I want to print this as a 10x20 and put in dd's room. I know it's not perfect but it's the best so far. For some reason the exposure on these isn't the same despite the fact that everything else was the same. So the coloring is a little off from each picture. Still have to work on that for the futur. My ? is do you think it's good enough to print?

Pics from the Zoo

Ok so these pics weren't taken today but oh well. I took dd to the Zoo on friday. We had great weather and couldn't pass it up. We had so much fun, however it was hard chasing a 2yr old and taking her picture at the same time. I thought I would do a vintage feel to these and try the rounded corners. I really like the feel to them. The only zoom lense I have is the Sigma 28-105mm f2.8 and that's what I used. I really don't like this lense as my images aren't as sharp as they are when I use my 50mm f/1.8. So I will need to get a better zoom lense but that will have to wait a while. CC is welcomed and encouraged and please don't be afraid to give me the hard stuff. I shot in raw for the first time and I think it's the way to go. I just don't care for the work flow as there are too many programs to process in. I will have to work on that. Thanks for all the CC and feedback. I really appreciate it.

ISO 400 f/4.0 SS 640 105 mm


ISO 400 F/2.8 SS 3200 28mm

ISO 400 F/4.0 SS 1/2000 105mm

Pics of DH and DD

Thought I would take some pics of dd and dh. Let me know if you think their faces are too washed out. I'm working with natural light. I know I need a reflector (working on that). I can redue the conversion though if you think the faces are too washed out. Thanks for the cc on these.