Sometimes you need to just forget about the technical aspects of photography and just enjoy the picture for what it is. A great moment in time. If I was in a critical mood I would say that I do not like the column in the background that splits the photo in half. Also the lighting is a bit flat and lacks the contrast needed to give the photo a strong sense of depth.
But you know what? I don't really care about that stuff in this photo. This is a picture of my twins that I shot one summer afternoon in our backyard. They just happened to take a break from trying to kill each other and I caught this "look" they gave each other. To me the photo conveys their fondness for each other. It is more then a moment in time... it shows emotion. That's what I love about this photo and that is what I try to capture when I press the shutter button on my camera. That's not to say I'm always successful, but hey... at least I try. I converted this photo to black and white in Photoshop which I feel dramatically improved it by removing the "busyness" of the color.
Camera specs in a nutshell; Canon 20D with 17-85mm lens at 64mm, f/6.3 @ 1/80, ISO 200
It's Friday and I'm off to the Great Reno Air Balloon Races to shoot some photos with my photog buddy Randy. Hopefully I'll have a picture or two to share with you next week.
Until then... have a great weekend!
Ryan
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