Sunday, November 16, 2008

Photo Challenge #25 - Low Light

I enjoyed this challenge, but found that I had better pictures in my archieves from the last year than I was able to take tonight. This one was the best of the bunch from this evening, when I lit the candle and took out the camera.
This is my favorite from our Hanukkah celebrations last December. James loves to light the candles and say the Hanukkah prayers. Being a bi-religion family (my husband was raised Methodist and I was raised Jewish), James gets a little bit of both.

And I took this picture over the summer on a camping trip. James is always mesmerized by the campfire and can sit for hours looking into it and talking quietly with us.......treasured moments!
While I wasn't terribly successful this week, this challenge has heightened my awareness of how to take low light pictures. I shall continue to work on it!!





10 comments:

Jorinde said...

Great pictures of your son, love that last one with the fire!

jopke designs said...

Great job at this challenge! Love these pictures, they are beautiful with the light of the candles and campfire.

Rol@nd said...

great pitures!!! I like the lats one most!!!

Leah said...

I love the way the light is hitting your sons face on the last photo! Very pretty!

Dig-Photos n Scrappings said...

great photos

Cindy LaJoy said...

I think it is great that James is getting both religious traditions!! How wonderful that you guys are open enough to allow him that gift, to find more than one path to God is incredibly important, and one day he will find what best fits him. All is sacred!

Helen said...

oh Lenore....I remember James fascination with candle light....perfect selection. Pefection in itself. Though the campfire tells a real story.

Wendy said...

Lenore love the glow on your sons face in the first photo! Great job! So glad your son is learning about his family heritage and the different religions involved...Ahh to the campfire, brings back memories from when I was younger, lol...

ERIN said...

your son is so cute!!! I love the last picture with the camp fire...

Helen McNamara said...

Wonderful photos of James. Love the soft glow of the candles and the fire!

He would love where we are now...Borneo. I'll try and get some postcards off to him!