My Favorite Shot From Vacation

Last week I was enjoying some time off for the Thanksgiving holiday with my family at Disney World. I posted some of my more “artsy” shots in an article earlier this week and mentioned that I still haven’t shown you my favorite shot of the trip. The shot at the top of this article was the result of the perfect storm of outdoor lighting. Most of my shots from that day during that time were in very hard mid-day sunlight. At one point, the clouds behind me covered the sun, while the sky in the background was a very saturated blue. I quickly looked around for a spot and saw some kids running around on this grassy hill (which I don’t think they wanted people walking on). In a mini panic, I begged everyone in our party to get up on the hill for a family portrait. Below is the shot of everyone that was available to me. After that, I knew the clouds were moving and I told everyone to do something silly, like jump, before the light changed. Well, that lost a few of my models, but I managed to grab the shot above regardless. I particularly enjoy the contrast of the boys vs. girls. The girls gave 100%, while the boys halfheartedly lifted one leg each.

I’m almost done sorting through my vacation pictures, I’ve got well over 100 of them in a set on my Flickr page.

Not much else to report as I’ve been buried at work this week, I just wanted to quickly share those two photos with you. When the light is right, you need to take advantage of it (even if you look like a raging maniac in the eyes of your loved ones when it happens).