Hammock take 2

I wanted to try the wood/rope background of the hammock on our deck again, this time with smoochy-roo, and Ethan wanted to join. I think I did keep the white balance at shade pretty much the whole time. Mostly I was working on composition for this.

First I thought the hammock might not be comfortable for the baby, so I used a blankie. But it did let me get a different angle than usual on her.

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I also used a small tone adjustment

Then I put her straight on the ropes. I like how she grabbed right on and folded herself in.

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She was pretty much hanging upright and holding herself on. The hammock was good for different positions--it holds well and is a little safer.

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A more natural upright portrait, because she was hanging vertically. If I wanted, I could use my 50mm for this shot and really blur out those ropes.

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Tone adjustment.

This is just about the only way to get Ethan to safely hold the baby. I love his face! Also, apparently my boys are ALWAYS wearing these white undershirts. I need to change them every now and then . . . .

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So, I still don't actually have Photoshop installed yet, so I just did a quick BW job on this. But I really do like how the ropes stand out. I also did a crop on this one.

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Jake took the nest down from the rafters and we found a walnut casing in it. I played around with color saturation and it really made the nest stand out from the wood and brought out some reddish tones. I tried to change the focus meter, but I couldn't figure it out. Good thing I'm currently reading my manual!

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That's it for today. School is starting soon, so I'll be able to get out and take some pictures away from my house! (gasp!)