The girls went back to school today after a long break, so Matthew was a bit at odds with himself all morning. I couldn't interest him in playing with anything, and he kept going to the door and sadly asking for "nn-na? ee-la?" (Anna is pretty easy, but Carolyn is a rather a hard name for a toddler to pronounce.)
To try to distract him, I got out crayons and paper. Apparently he thought it would be easier to color if he climbed on the table.
I kind of just went with it, because at least he wasn't pining away at the door for his best sister friends. :)
@dianachaplin Thanks! I didn't actually crop him out, I was aiming for the "detail" shot of the crayons on the table with his hand in the background, but I kind of liked the way it also told the story of him kneeling on the table. :)
@noreaster Thank you! If I'd had a little more light, I wish I could have stopped it down a bit so his hand would also have been in focus, but considering that a few short months ago I would never have set my camera to anything over ISO 400 and would have used a flash in this lighting situation, I'm pretty pleased with how this worked out!
@linnypinny Thanks! I did eventually move him to the floor with a huge sheet of paper off a roll. That was fun too, but it was much easier to take pictures when he was on the table. :)
Love the way you've disregarded focus in the foreground leading you to the prize of a little person. Caught the action where it is needed.