Jun
2
It is simply a beautiful afternoon here in Chicago. This time of year here is so bizarre. Consider this past Tuesday when it was winter-like and in the low- to mid-40s with miserably overcast skies. It made my Chicago Architectural Outing far less fun than it could have been. But this afternoon we’re loving the amazingly blue skies, white puffy clouds and the ever-so-nice 78 degrees!
The pool has been up for an entire week and is just warm enough to provide the kids with some enjoyment, despite them needing to continually warm themselves in the sun after every dip. For me, it’s a perfect opportunity to break out my Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L and grab some wonderfully colorful wide-angle shots of the kids.
The following images were developed in Lightroom with my own Saturday Color preset. Saturday Color is designed to really bring out the clarity in an image and make the colors pop, perfect for these types of shots of the kids in colorful environments. Feel free to download it and put it to work.

