First Petting Zoo: Excitement

My almost-two-year-old son loving the newborn chicks at the statefair. This was probably his first trip to a petting zoo, and he loved it.

This shot was entered into our state fair photography competition tobe judged later this month.

soooo cute! you captured his pure delight about holding the chick without really focusing on the chick. good job! i hope it wins the contest!

Es una bendición poder ver imágenes tan tiernas, alegres e inocentes como esta. Un abrazo.

but I Want the chick more in focus...

Jody, I agree, the focus point is too far backward. It appears to be on the teeth, which leaves even the eyes a little softer than I'd like. Dark surroundings and my disdain for on-camera flash required a high ISO and wide aperture, so I didn't get the uniform sharpness that I wanted. I don't remember, but it's quite possible that I even shot this one blind with the camera held down at arms length to get this camera angle. That would account for the curious focus point.

The results from the 2009 Nebraska State Fair photography competition are in. This shot won third place in the "Celebrate the Nebraska State Fair (color)" class.

 

Charming image. The colors are lovely. My compliments.