By The Light of The Birthday Candles

[MDJAK]

Set up the camera on tripod, 135 f2L, 1/3 second, F2. C&C welcome. (I must add that "saving for web" has robbed the picture of the orange glow that the original RAW image has)http://i.pbase.com/o4/12/533712/1/59299517._I1A0148.jpg

[MDJAK]

And then with the lights on, camera on tripod, self timer: 24-70 f2.8

http://i.pbase.com/o4/12/533712/1/59299717._I1A0152.jpg

[jbkalla]

Love the first pic, of course! Very cool! :-)

[DwightMcCann]

So, you have three daughters? And they get their astoundingly good looks from Mom ... ?

[MDJAK]

My wife in the light blue shirt will be quite pleased by that sweet comment. And to think she's so old, we are in completely different decades. She's 50 and a half, and I'm only 49.:lol:

[TooManyHobbies]

(I must add that "saving for web" has robbed the picture of the orange glow that the original RAW image has)

That probably happened because PS is set to view in CYMK for that image. Go to View-View Proof-RGB Monitor to adjust before saving for Web. You can adjust for printing or for web viewing but they usually need to be adjusted per application.

[anokastealth7]

I adore the first shot, nice work

[Crashoran]

I think you took excellent shots here. I'll probably never get into this type of thing, I hate the idea that I might be wasting other people's time if I want to set up my camera and tripod and have people pose/wait to get a cool shot. hard to explain what i mean

[Maureen Souza]

Nice!
I tried this when our grandson turned 3 but there weren't enough candles to get that good of light. :(

[DwightMcCann]

Nice!
I tried this when our grandson turned 3 but there weren't enough candles to get that good of light. :(

Well, do it on Skippy's birthday! Just don't burn down the house. :lol:

[Dante King]

nice shot MDJAK!!!

[Dragos Jianu]

the first shot is great. wonderful mood

[Lotto]

The first one is stunning, I love it.

[Livinthalife]

happy 18th to your daughter!

great pic number 1.

number 2 is a great family portrait...dont you love those self timers...gotta run to push the button then run back with the family and act natural! but your only 49, so thats gotta be easy! :)

got a beautiful family, keep them happy and they will keep giving you great pics ;)

[cdifoto]

Excellent shot...beautiful young girls.

[marie]

lovely shots
:cool:
the first is very special

as is the second :shock: :) :)

[SuzyView]

Beautiful shot with candle light. I'll have to remember to set the tripod when my son celebrates his 9th birthday in May. He won't look as lovely as your sweet young lady. I never like how I look in front of the camera, especially on self-timer and me trying to race there. Have never done a good job with that, but your group shot was great.

If I had a cake with the 28+ ;) candles on it to illuminate me on my birthday this June, I'm afraid I'd have to use the bright sunshine mode. :)

[cdifoto]

Beautiful shot with candle light. I'll have to remember to set the tripod when my son celebrates his 9th birthday in May. He won't look as lovely as your sweet young lady. I never like how I look in front of the camera, especially on self-timer and me trying to race there. Have never done a good job with that, but your group shot was great.

If I had a cake with the 28+ ;) candles on it to illuminate me on my birthday this June, I'm afraid I'd have to use the bright sunshine mode. :)

Can we say, ND Filter? :p j/k You don't look a candle over 25, Suzy!

[ajbalazic]

Lovely shot of a beautiful young lady.

[Carzee]

Thats a lovely birthday shot -nicely done. The earing highlights etc and hair work the light very well.

...18? Next stop, grandkids! Hang on for a wild ride.

[MDJAK]

Thank you, everyone, for your kind comments. My (much older than I) wife got a good laugh at those who thought she was my daughter. She said you all need glasses. I have to agree. It must be my blond hair that's fooling you.


I think you took excellent shots here. I'll probably never get into this type of thing, I hate the idea that I might be wasting other people's time if I want to set up my camera and tripod and have people pose/wait to get a cool shot. hard to explain what i mean

Crash, I know exactly what you're saying. It's kind of a joke in my family, though, as my dearly departed dad used to like to take snapshots, but it always took him what seemed like an eternity to focus and take the shot. Meaning, they're used to waiting for me.

In this particular case, I saw a picture of an elderly gentleman (you know, like Dwight:) ) in a magazine who was lighting a cigarette and the picture was taken by just the light of the match; so, I had the idea before hand. As my wife was preparing the cake, I already had my tripod set up.

Thanks again, everyone.
mark

[MDJAK]

BTW, she's only 17. And I have a son soon to be 20, a junior in college who lives with his girlfriend.

mark

[Kevin]

Nice shots MDJAK. Nice work on the first one.