Who I Know - years past

red_zone

Ok, I'll bite. These aren't in the style I usually see on this part of the forum - but some of my favorite family shots - the ones that capture a feeling, not just "cheese" shots.

michswiss

Hey Red, thanks for reading and joining in. The holidays are a fantastic time to haul the camera out to get candids. Of course, #3 is a classic, magical x-mas shot. Very nice. The first is fun and goofy and I'll bet it'll still be wonderful to look at in the future as well. Two and four are a little less successful for me. I might have framed differently and put the camera closer in on the second to reduce the clutter from the fence and vines. The fourth is an interesting attempt at a group selfie. It's just slightly too mushy for me.

red_zone

Thanks for the comment Mich,
I agree 2 should probably be cropped down to 2/3 its size and wouldn't lose anything. Funny how really examining photos years after they're taken you'd do different things. I'll have to dig it out of the external hd and re-visit.
1 is my mom photo-bombing a staged picture of my wife and sister after they'd finished the puzzle... they weren't thrilled!
3 is the only decent shot of that series, and I thought a little noisy.

4 is the reflection in the skylight of the dinner table. Part of why it's so soft is there are two reflections from the 2 panes of glass, that and probably slight camera shake.

Richard

I agree that #3 is the best. It's noisy, but that's OK.

bfjr

yes #3 and the grain/noise is fine