Aperture: F 4.44
ISO: 160
Shutter Speed: 1/500
Focal Length: 67mm
Light: Direct sun from cloudless sky near mid day.
Crop, Select Background and apply Gauzzian Blur at 4.0 pixels, Burn highlights on leaves, Dynamic Range adjustment layers (screen and multiply), Burn teeth and hand highlights, Flatten, Saturation -15%, Levels adjustment layer, Curves adjustment layer, Flatten, Very light touch of Neat Image, Unsharp Mask, Dodge harsh shadows in teeth, Frame, Resize to 640X
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It may not have done well but it is a memory. When I took the portrait of my son for the same challenge I used a polarizer because I too was taking the photo in he bright mid-day sun. It helped cut some of the harshness. When the shot is there you just have to take it. Great composition and a great capture of the moment.
A very cute pose by both of them, though the critter is looking just a tad nervous. Catherine already remarked that midday sun can be kinda harsh, but I figure if you want to get a shot and it's midday and the sun is out - go with it! Not everything needs to be the umpteenth degree of art - sometimes a picture is just a picture and that's good.
Right then, joke's on me as I now have to plough through 564 images and bump them all (yes, all of them) up. There'll be a third run through for fine tuning. It's day two now and I'm running late, sorry.
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