Window Light

We went up to Monica's house yesterday. Jordan stayed with us for the night Friday to hang out and play with Jake for a bit. We were just sitting around and Jayden was walking around. It was a pretty cool moment because as I was thinking it, Jess said, "Look at the way the light is hitting her." I quickly grabbed the camera and then the fun began. Anyone who has worked with kids knows that as soon as you want them to do something, that becomes the farthest thing from their little mind. It took about 7 shots before I finally got this one. There was a stick in the plant that she wanted to play with. I tried to get her attention by showing her how to pet the plant like she does with the cats but she wasn't having anything to do with it. She started swinging at the fences towards the plant (Jayden does have quite the attitude). For whatever reason, she just kind of chilled out for a split second and I was able to grab the shot.
The image was shot at ISO 1600 so I ran some noise reduction on the image and then went to town on the processing. Luckily, I have found quite a few filters that I tend to always play with and it makes it easier on my time. I still play around with some other filters but I am digging the Nik Color Efex Pro 3.0 filters.
I love capturing these moments. Once again, I can't reiterate enough why having a camera with you at all times is a wonderful thing. I have mine in my bag with the 24-70mm f/2.8 mounted at all times. For whatever reason, I tend to use this lens anywhere from 50-70mm. I am still working on getting wide-angle shots that I like. I might like them more once I get the 5D so I can use the full lens view.
In the meantime, enjoy the photo and leave some comments if you have the time.

Chris