Hehe, this photo makes me chuckle. Ah the things photographer parents will do while their children sleep, right Chaybert? ;-)
I took this photo a couple of weeks ago while Owen was fast asleep, it seems to be the only time he stays still long enough. I employed two handy devices to make this happen. The first is my Bogen tripod, which has a center column that can be removed and reinserted horizontally into a bracket atop the legs, allowing me to shoot straight down. Not a feature I use very often, but when I do need it, I am always thankful to have it. The second device was my cell phone (I finally found a good use for these things) which I used to paint in some blurry light around O's head. Then I guessed at a 60 second exposure, which I was not totally sure would work as I was shooting Fuji Velvia 50 slide film.
Ah fun times. Actually, this is one of my favorite parts of the day, coming up to check on the sleeping boy, tucking the blankets around him, putting his bear down next to him and watching him curl into it in his sleep, and just listening to him breathe. It is a remarkably relaxing way to end the day.
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