I took this photo of my youngest daughter on her second birthday. We were camping with our good friends at Lake Powell. I made the cake at home before we left and kept it in the cooler the whole time. I knew we weren’t going to be able to do anything big on her actual birthday, but I still wanted to be able to sing to her and have a birthday cake. It was almost dark by the time we finished dinner. I love how the only light in this photo came from the candle. I love how it casts the glow on her face. I smile every time I look at this photo and remember her special birthday at Lake Powell.
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- I am Kerry, and this is my blog. I am a wife, mother and photographer. I use this blog to talk about my life, my family, and my love of photography. I also use it to showcase some of my photos. I hope you enjoy it!
Sooooo cute! Nice job!
By American in Norway on 06.01.09 7:45 am | Permalink
The expression is awesome, love it.
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By Boybarian Dad on 06.01.09 7:52 am | Permalink
I love the candlelight on her face. Nice job!
By Cora R on 06.01.09 8:07 am | Permalink
I also love how it’s just lit by the candle. Now, had it been my cake, I could of lit the whole campsite. Thanks for sharing.
By Valerie on 06.01.09 10:40 am | Permalink
lovely little beach birthday party!
By T&T on 06.01.09 1:39 pm | Permalink
Man, I love Lake Powell … great college day memories. Anyways … fabulous shot. I like how his face is illuminated by the candle. Great capture.
By Annette on 06.01.09 1:52 pm | Permalink
Beautiful! I love the glow from the candle.
By Christina on 06.01.09 4:59 pm | Permalink
Excellent job! The lighting and her precious little face- too cute!
By Foursons on 06.01.09 6:06 pm | Permalink
Oh wow. Very good. I love candlelight. Mind sharing your settings and such?
By Herb of Grace on 06.01.09 6:43 pm | Permalink
I don’t mind sharing my settings at all! I took this with my Tamron 18-200mm lens with image stabilization. My settings were 1/30s, f/5, ISO 1600, at 50mm. Without the image stabilization I don’t think I could handhold at 1/30s. Also, I shoot with a Canon 50D and it still takes good shots without a lot of noise at ISO 1600. Hope that helps!
By Kerry on 06.01.09 7:16 pm | Permalink
just want to eat it up!
By marla on 06.01.09 7:50 pm | Permalink
Amazing photo! I love the glow of the candlelight!
By Melinda on 06.02.09 10:58 am | Permalink
Love the photo–beautiful job.
By von on 06.02.09 12:57 pm | Permalink
I LOVE this entry
i am totally impressed by the picture by candlelight. at some point i need to figure out how to actually use my camera for this kind of thing! 
By Becca on 06.02.09 8:07 pm | Permalink