Last summer, my wife and I moved so that I could
be closer to work, as well as upgrade to a larger home in anticipation of
starting a family. Our new neighborhood is home to 20+ school age
children, one-year old Ethan here being one of the younger of the group.
He's curious, playful, and somewhat mischievous when given over to his own
ends. He was playing with this blue tube one afternoon when I shot
this. The ribbing in the tube reminded me of the classic James Bond
movies' opening sequence, hence the title.
Technical Details: 1/350 sec at f/2.8 - 17-55mm lens at
34mm - JPEG ISO 200
I shot over a 100 images of Ethan the afternoon I took this picture.
One of my favorite things about digital photography is the almost
non-existent per-click cost. Back in my film days, I was always
jealous of the NatGeo photogs, not just for the lifestyle, but also for the
amount of film they were allowed to shoot. For any given story, the 12
or so photos selected for publication would often have been selected from
several thousand images made during the shoot. That's a lot of film
and processing costs! In today's digital world, we can fire that
shutter as often as we want, just like the pros - you just have to make sure
you have enough memory and computing power to support it.
