Happy Easter.
This was our first easter egg hunt. And Sujaya sure enjoyed it thoroughly.
She did not like any one touching her face. So the face painting was now hand painting.
You cant pay the kids to sit still for a minute - BUT SURE CAN PAINT THEM TO SIT STILL. Was seriously surprised to see the eeniest of kid, who otherwise is so busy totting around, to sit without a squirm to get their favorite picture drawn on their cute little face.
These kids under 3 did not understand / care for the rules of the egg hunt. They just entered the hunt area even while they were setting the field. Their rule was:
I know there are candies inside some of these eggs. And there are already so many of them lying around. So GO GET THEM!
Busy little bodies slowed down to concentrate and put the fullest effort in opening the eggs to find their treasure.
Sujaya opening her first OFFICIAL treasure. And her basket of eggs.
Kids Hunting - showing off - and enjoying !
Had ideas of taking some pictures of children getting wild after all the stimulation and sugar. And sure I got a couple of them. But then, I stared getting my own doze, at which point I certainly didnot enjoy or even thinking photographing those moments. So without a go, had to put away the camera :) But sure, one can imagine the scene after the hunt!
And the settings part:
Lens : Juggled between Canon EF 50 mm and 55-250mm lenses
ISO : 200 since it was an overcast day
Kept changing the aperture for various scenes - from 1.8 to maximum 5.6 and adjusting the shutter speed accordingly. Actually, I preferred 50mm, since it opens wide, which means, I can take "non-grainy" pictures with better shutter speed, which is a must with children
And at home - we dyed (painted as Sujaya calls) some eggs at home. Sure it was fun, though it was a mess. One can see some patterns that I had ATTEMPTED to make - but they didnot turn so very well.
Wasnt able to take more pictures of these eggs, arranged any different, with Sujaya and her dad waiting to eat their favorite ones.
Sure, it was fun and event - full weekend.
This was our first easter egg hunt. And Sujaya sure enjoyed it thoroughly.
She did not like any one touching her face. So the face painting was now hand painting.
You cant pay the kids to sit still for a minute - BUT SURE CAN PAINT THEM TO SIT STILL. Was seriously surprised to see the eeniest of kid, who otherwise is so busy totting around, to sit without a squirm to get their favorite picture drawn on their cute little face.
These kids under 3 did not understand / care for the rules of the egg hunt. They just entered the hunt area even while they were setting the field. Their rule was:
I know there are candies inside some of these eggs. And there are already so many of them lying around. So GO GET THEM!
Busy little bodies slowed down to concentrate and put the fullest effort in opening the eggs to find their treasure.
Sujaya opening her first OFFICIAL treasure. And her basket of eggs.
Kids Hunting - showing off - and enjoying !
Had ideas of taking some pictures of children getting wild after all the stimulation and sugar. And sure I got a couple of them. But then, I stared getting my own doze, at which point I certainly didnot enjoy or even thinking photographing those moments. So without a go, had to put away the camera :) But sure, one can imagine the scene after the hunt!
And the settings part:
Lens : Juggled between Canon EF 50 mm and 55-250mm lenses
ISO : 200 since it was an overcast day
Kept changing the aperture for various scenes - from 1.8 to maximum 5.6 and adjusting the shutter speed accordingly. Actually, I preferred 50mm, since it opens wide, which means, I can take "non-grainy" pictures with better shutter speed, which is a must with children
And at home - we dyed (painted as Sujaya calls) some eggs at home. Sure it was fun, though it was a mess. One can see some patterns that I had ATTEMPTED to make - but they didnot turn so very well.
Wasnt able to take more pictures of these eggs, arranged any different, with Sujaya and her dad waiting to eat their favorite ones.
Sure, it was fun and event - full weekend.
