More fun with my camera!

Yes, he's eating a rock.... not sure why!

And kissing our sweet Lily girl! She's such a great and tolerant dog!

He's pointing out an airplane! I LOVE this shot of him! Such wonder...

And finishing off the afternoon with a yummy treat!

Catch Light

I LOVE to learn new things! 

Most recently I learned about a little technique in photography called "Catch Light". It's like it sounds...catching the light or a reflection in the eye of your subject. It's AMAZING what a difference it can make in the vividness of a picture. I also strive to make sure the person's eyes are crisp and in focus. 

There's often something magical about the eyes...

This is a regular picture without catch light. 

This is a good example of capturing that reflection. Look how amazing the eyes become and how the color just pops! (Ignore the tongue! He IS his mother's son!) These pictures were all taken with the same camera, in the same spot at about the same time. I adjusted a few settings and moved myself out of the source of the light so it was able to reflect in my son's eyes. I'd always dreamt of being able to take pictures so beautiful!

And his sweet brother...kissing his little puppy dog! 

He looks concerned to me, but has gorgeous eyes! 

I LOVE these boys and am so happy to be capturing these special little moments!

Baby Chicks!

We went to the Grange today to pick up these cute little babies!

I purchased 8 and ended up with 9! Hubby's calling them our "Bakers Dozen" : )

• 2 Americauna
• 2 Jersey Black Giants
• 2 Silver Laced Wyandotte's
• 1 Rhode ISland Red
• 1 Partridge Rock
• 1 Buff Orphington
• And a partridge...no just kidding! hahaha

This is one of the 2 Jersey Black Giants. They are about 7 days older than the others and already quite a bit larger! 

The lighter one here is one of the Americauna's (Not sure on Spelling or exact variety, I'm not a pro...) They lay the bluish green eggs. We got two of these beauties! 

The other darker one is a Silver Laced Wyandotte. They are beautiful and not only good layers but good fryers and can handle the winters fairly well. 

 Isn't this face ADORABLE!

We're looking forward to the entertainment and the eggs these ladies will provide us... crossing my fingers we didn't end up with 9 roosters!
I'm hoping to complete their digs, and upload more pics soon. I'm still adding some finishing touches and need to do one more coat of paint. I figure we have a few weeks until they're ready to leave their little corner!
Enjoy!