Video - macro photography - National geographic
April 16th 2010 01:27
Fast-moving objects can be hard to capture with a digital camera. Learn how to avoid "digital delay" and take the perfect action shot.
Spring is such an exciting season for all things new and fresh. Colorful flowers bloom, baby animals are born, and trees sprout green leaves. Take a spring walk with your child with a goal of spotting signs of spring. Talk about what those signs might be in your neighborhood.
Find a neighborhood garden where flower shoots are sprouting. Have your child take a photograph of them. Go back to the same spot every couple of days to watch and photograph the same plants as they develops. Once the flower blooms, print all the photographs from sprout to flower. Have your child place them in the correct sequence. Then suggest using the photos to make a "book," collage, or other art project about how a flower grows. Use "A Tree Blossoms" in the March/April 2010 issue as an example.
April showers bring May flowers... If you live where spring rains are common, so are puddles! When the sun comes back out, dress your child and yourself in old clothes and rubber boots--then head outside for a fun-filled session of puddle-jumping!
When it's time to come inside after a fun day enjoying puddles and sunshine, make the shamrock smoothie. Sipping your green drinks, challenge your child to remember all the green things you saw on your recent spring walk. (Were any of them the same as the green things in the "What in the World Are These"" feature in the March/April issue?)
Text by Catherine D. Hughes
Photograph by BestPhoto1/Shutterstock
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