Fix-It-Friday #75

Here is the orginal:

Color Edit:

B&W:

Funky:

Funny Face

Ethan is pretty expressive - he is quick to smile, easy to get to laugh, and always makes his feelings known, whether it is wonderment, boredom, unhappiness or amusement.  At home that is.  When he meets people he is unfamiliar with he turns into Spock.  Here are some of his funny faces. 

Fix-it-Friday #74

I'm a day late but this picture was too cute not to try and edit.  The SOOC shot was already pretty perfect so I don't think I contributed much.

SOOC:



My Edit:
Increased exposure, brightness, contrast, vibrance.  I smoothed the shadows under her eyes a bit and lastly added a vignette.



B&W Edit:

Guangzhou

Bob had a conference in Chimelong last weekend and E and I tagged along for the ride.  Literally.  To get there we took the bus to the MTR to the train to another bus to the hotel.  It was a 5 hour process.  Ethan loved it of course since he likes riding buses and trains.  As soon as we got to our room in the hotel he was asking for another bus ride.  =P

Ethan always tests out our bed first thing.  He gives it two thumbs up!

There were white tigers lounging around outside our breakfast area.

And also flamingos and these orange birds.  Or orange YaYa's as Ethan excitedly exclaimed.

Saying Hi to himself in the window.

The Chimelong Hotel was really nice.  There were a lot of restaurant choices, a kids club, outdoor swimming pool and just a lot of space to run around in.  They also provide a free shuttle ride (5-10 minutes away) to the Paradise Amusement Park, Xiangjiang Safari Park, Chimelong Circus and Water Park.

 

Bob had a free afternoon so we went to the Safari Park.  Ethan was so excited from all the bus rides that he couldn't nap that day so he was a bit droopy at the zoo.

The white tiger bumped butts with Bob and Ethan!

These gorilla statues were actually trash cans.

Mommy and baby elephant.  We didn't, but you could buy some bananas to toss to the elephants to eat.

When Bob and I got married we had a mini theme using bluebirds of happiness.  These aren't bluebirds but they are blue birds so close enough.

Highlight of the park!  When we went to San Diego I really wanted to go to the Wild Animal Park so that we could feed the giraffes.  Bob and I went there a few years ago and I didn't want to fork over the $3 to do the feeding the first time.  Lame I know, but we were fresh out of college with debt to pay!  So I was excited when we went back to San Diego.  Only it turns out when we went last month they had stopped letting the public feed the giraffes the year before.  Oops.  Well we finally got our chance at this zoo!  The diet was a bit different from what I remembered.  In San Diego they at giant singular leaves versus these small tree branches here (bark and all).

Completely out of focus, but the giraffes curl their tongues around the branches to lift them to their mouths.

Other highlights from the Safari Park:

Great Job

The other day Ethan did something that warranted a 'Good job' from me.

E:  I don't like good job.
Me:  Oh okay. 

Big pause.

E:  Mommy say GREAT job.

Apparently someone decided he needed a bump from the compliments section.

=( Pneumonia Again

Poor baby has caught pneumonia again.  Please keep fingers crossed that he bounces back quickly!

Eye of Shiva

Hmmm...is there something on my face?

Googly eyes and oven mitts.  Fun stuff.