Shadow

March 4, 2010

'Nah I won't need it today...after all I never use it when I take it down with me.' That was the thought running through my head as I pulled my hand back from the camera.  Of course it ended up being a beautiful day so when the kids begged to play on the playground I agreed and off they giddily ran.  And quite naturally there was a moment where I thought 'shoot! I wish I had my camera'.  After going down the slide a few times Emmuska's hair had accumulated a static lift. The dark shadow on the yellow slide kept catching my eye. I loved how you could see each fine hair. It was captivating. Thankfully I had my phone with me which has a camera on it (this would be the source of quite a few out and about shots...it's just a lot easier to have on hand than my big camera) it may not take the best shots but at least it takes them. I think I'll try taking shots like these again later this week when we are back at the park. It will be interesting to see which shots I like best - the ones quickly snapped on my phone or what I take with my dSLR - when everything else is the same. (Approximately - it will be the same location and the weather will probably be pretty similar...subject may be a little different but it will be close enough for comparison.)