Life at the condo: Those bright days

It's been awhile since I took the camera out and practiced. We still take photos of Henry every day but I haven't done much playing with the Nikon since it went and died on me, causing me to spend nearly $200 on a repair. (Granted, a lot less than it would be to replace the camera but still, it's annoying.) All that to say, I grabbed the camera on my way out the door to pick up Bean from daycare. The oldest child there, J--, was the only one who stood long enough to get a nice clean shot. The rest of the toddlers look up at you for half a nanosecond before returning to their activity of choice. Argh. I could only shake my fist in the air in frustration. Shooting when there is enough light to close up the aperture is awesome because you get clear pics. Don't get me wrong, I'm a huge fan of the blurred background but it's also nice to sometimes see a little more detail. And at smaller apertures (that is, higher aperture numbers - it's so confusing!), you can get some great detail for portrait shots.