Last night, my son's best friend's family had a special party for him because they probably won't be able to make it to his birthday party next week. How thoughtful and sweet! We had a campfire and roasted sausages for dinner, the kids played, and then we had homemade cupcakes. The kids had a blast. This is my son surrounded by his friends getting ready to blow out his #8 candle. I tried something cool partly accidentally and party on purpose: I hand held the camera (didn't have my flash or tripod), used a really slow shutter speed, and then held as still as possible to keep the faces crisp but create a funky, light-show effect with the Christmas lights that surrounded us in the trees. It worked - pretty neat!
