Yesterday, I noticed the detail for the first time at the top of the yellow dandelion. All of the curliques and tiny sweet parts of the flower. I don't have a macro lens, though, and couldn't get the little parts in focus with my big ol' lens.
My daughter, Emily, saw me laying on the driveway trying to shoot the flowers and she offered to hold them for me for a photo. I love the model that my daughter has become for me (she used to be the family photobomber always shutting her eyes or making a face in photos). Not anymore. Pure sweetness...
I decided yesterday that I want to capture more shots that matter...sweet moments, joy, poignant things. I am not sure how that is going to translate into my project, but it is a good goal. Way to add more pressure to myself, huh?
Beautiful capture and love the selective colouring. I think that is a wonderful goal and sometimes it's those kind of shots that we love the most as photographers.
This is beautiful. So thoughtful and dreamy. She's a beautiful model and I love the calm look on her face. Love the selective coloring and I like your idea for capturing more shots that matter. Those are the ones you'll always look back on when all the others get filed away.
oh Amanda, yes, capture your children and your life. it's really what is important. i so wish i had more good pictures from when my daughter was young.
this is such a lovely shot of your little one. One day you will look back on it and you will remember the day:)
Great shot. The selective colouring works really well and your daughter is a great model. Sounds like a good photography goal. I think they are always the photos you like to look back on. Thanks v much for the Fav over on my project. Much appreciated
A lovely portrait, wonderful composition and processing! And I think you have you have a wonderful goal... I imagine your future photos will include more of the people you love!
Beautiful. I prefer this one although her look in the other photo is great :) I used to hate selective colouring but have come to love it when it is done well as I think it has here. Fav!
@thirtysevenways I tried straight b&w, but missed the sweet color in the flower. It lost something. Thanks, Andy. Really appreciate the fav. My daughter asks me "how many faves has my photo gotten:)." Funny how they catch on so fast.
a very lovely shot of your daughter... lucky you to have a willing model and good for you for looking to capture the moments that matter... i pretty much gave that up when i joined 365 ;p
@northy I love the idea of shooting what matters. But it's tough sometimes. I don't want my shots to be all family shots (that is boring to those who are not in my family...and me to be honest). It's hard to find things that matter all of the time. We will see what I do with that. I just want to be more balanced in that regard, though...and maybe think twice before shooting flowers. The day after I had this goal, I was down on the ground shooting earthworms. Sheesh!:)
Thanks so much for your sweet comments of this shot. I know that selective color annoys some people. I don't use it much, but tried b&w and it lost something without the color of the flower. Sometimes it has to be done;-). Thanks for your words, faves and support of my new goal of shooting more of what matters. Still not sure how that will play out. I was taking photos of earthworms over the weekend...geesh.:)
@btorrey@amandal for almost all of 2010 i did for myself and my family, a picture a day - mostly the kids, diary type shots around the house and personal stuff... and had it printed up in a book... i tried it again for 2011, but failed miserably... the boys were fed up with the camera and i was discombobulated and distracted with other things... i was going to try again in 2012 when joining 365, but the boys were even more fed up with the camera and pictures of them became very unsatisfying... even now, i have comparatively few just "ordinary" pictures (altho' i make an effort to get some periodically)... most of the ones that i end up liking are more "artsy"... and many of the day to day ones annoy me because of stupid wonky things...
@edie Thanks, lady. There was something about this one that was off. I liked the shot and idea of it, but I think that my processing could have been better. Perhaps I could have desaturated the flower more? I tried to make it more high key last night to replay with it, but the hands became too washed out. Oh well. Good idea, at least...and pretty cute.
Maybe desaturating the flower more...
It's your picture so it bothers you when you don't get what you are after, but we just see it with fresh eyes so I liked it. When you said that I had another look and I can see how that might soften it a bit more. I'm not sure. I do really like it as is.
'Scrolled' a bit through your album, beautiful pictures you have. Love this one too with your lovely daughter c.q. model ! Great b&w with the splash of yellow. Fav! And follow :-)
May 22nd, 2013
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Lovely shot and selective colouring :)
this is such a lovely shot of your little one. One day you will look back on it and you will remember the day:)
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Thanks so much for your sweet comments of this shot. I know that selective color annoys some people. I don't use it much, but tried b&w and it lost something without the color of the flower. Sometimes it has to be done;-). Thanks for your words, faves and support of my new goal of shooting more of what matters. Still not sure how that will play out. I was taking photos of earthworms over the weekend...geesh.:)
It's your picture so it bothers you when you don't get what you are after, but we just see it with fresh eyes so I liked it. When you said that I had another look and I can see how that might soften it a bit more. I'm not sure. I do really like it as is.