My 2nd Golden Moment

Here is my 2nd "Golden Moment" shot.

It was a chilly spring morning in March (Yes I'm pulling this photo from last year).  My husband was cleaning out the gutters.  We were taking turns spraying debris of the patio.  When all of a sudden i felt water - my daughter had picked up the hose and was playfully spraying mommy.  I snapped a couple photos with my iPhone.  I got lucky and captured the water droplets from the hose.

I only have 98 photos to go...

View all my posted Golden Moments here

A Very Rare Photo Indeed

Spontaneous Morning Photo Shoot

Have you ever tried to take a photo of five small children all smiling at the same?  

I try all the time...  

I am not sure what made today's attempt a success.  

Maybe it was the combination of me doing back flips while dad did the clicking, 

or maybe the children were just so happy they couldn't help themselves. 

I don't really care - I'm just overjoyed to have a photo of the five of them. 

 

I used my Canon T3I with the following settings...

Lens: EF 18mm-55mm

Exposure: 1/60 at f /5.6 

ISO: 400

Flash : On camera

Welcome to my blog

Here you will find a variety of topics based on my attempt to take excellent photos.  I recently bought a Canon T3i.   I don't get it out half as much as I would like.  When I do take a photo with it I wonder how I could ever be content with cell phone photos.

I have 5 children - so you can guess what most of my photos are about ;-).

I have an on going contest with my husband.  He has generously offered to buy me a new accessory for my camera when I take 100 "Golden Moment" shots or amazing photographs.   I believe I have four at this point (I'm hoping to fudge or dwindle the number down from 100).  The picture above is my first golden moment. 

I also want to use this blog as a way to connect with other mothers.  So please feel free to comment.