baby in a flower - 1 year old (part 2)

baby in a flower - 1 year old

Derek is a year old now.

Baby sleeping in a flower

Playing with "baby in a flower" again.
Baby Derek was just a few weeks old last year when this photo was taken.
The clematis is a new shot.

The photo above has a warmed skin tone and the baby is highlighted.
Someone had commented that the baby just blended in...

Singing in the rain...

We had a garage sale today and it rained off and on
but Kayla had fun singing and dancing in the rain!
And I had fun playing with a film strip...

Two photos below in a larger size.

Crowded

The white spiderwort in my garden didn't flower well last year,
but this year they are crowded!

The first shot with the 70-200mm lens was kind of blurry, but I like the look.
For the second shot I switched to a 60mm S lens and a tripod.

It's a bright sunny day and with the sunshine hitting the white blossoms they came out washed out -- overexposed -- so I stood between the sun and the plant to make some shade.

Close to home

I like the bokeh shooting this ivy geranium from this direction. The grass and dappled sunshine in the front yard makes a nice soft background.

Blossom

I don't know what I did any different with this shot, but the water came out dark as you can see. The day was bright and sunny, and the other shots at the lily pond were overexposed, actually. I was playing with a hood and a polarizing filter, but it's a mystery to me...