Tonight we put up the Christmas tree and the kiddo was extremely happy. Watching him gazing at the ornaments on the tree gave me an idea for a photo. Just a simple one with a silhouette of him in front of the tree.
Now, when I want to take a decent photo, the camera on my phone just won't do. So I grab my trusty Nikon D90. I've had this camera for several years and I can trust that it will take the shots that I envision. Most of the time anyway, but it's usually user error whenever I can't get the shot I want.
And because of the darkness, that meant I had to lug out my big ol' heavy-duty Bogen tripod so I can use a slower shutter speed. My ol' Bogen may be cumbersome at times and heavy but gosh, I've had that thing for a good 25 years and I love it. It's so sturdy, I don't worry about it tipping over.
I just love this photo. It's simple and captures the love that my family has of Christmas. I'm always in awe at seeing the wonder of Christmas in my child's eyes.
Settings:
Nikon D90
Nikkor 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6
80 mm
f/5.3
1/40
ISO 3200
No flash
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