focal length: 50 mm
shutter speed: 1/125
aperture: f/1.8
ISO: 200
flash: none

You may recognize this photo from my last article, Composition: Lines, where I had cropped and straightened a very slanted image. I still wasn’t satisfied with the cluttered background, especially the brightly coloured flowers behind the subject on the left side of the frame. So I tried a black and white conversion to take away some of the distraction. What do you think? Better?

This shot was taken during Sophie’s very first playdate with her good friend Malia. My, how time flies!