30 November 2007 Depth of field
I can’t decide which one I like better, so I’ll put them both up. F8 versus F2, with the ZF 100/2.
Archive for November, 2007
29 November 2007 Faces of the Day
“Listening to the races” (and from the expression not doing so hot)
28 November 2007 Face of the Day
This is an interesting picture, aside from the fact that the girl is just darn adorable. This is one of the few pictures I took with my 135 DC where I made use of the DC feature to the fullest. DC (Distortion Control) is a function on a couple Nikon portrait lenses that lets you control spherical aberration. I maxed it out for this photo, so that hazy look you see is an integral part of the photo itself, not something I did with Photoshop. In general this function doesn’t get used much because it tends to result in cheezy 70’s-looking images, but this is one instance where it worked out. Anyway, I sold the 135 to fund the ZF 100/2, which I’m happier with anyway. Still, once in a while I come across nice shots I took with the 135, and I remember it fondly, kind of like an old girlfriend. Then I think some more, and I realize it seems better in retrospect than it did at the time, which, come to think about it, is also true of some old girlfriends.
[I noticed that by chance I've now had three posts with cute little girls. I'll fill out the rest of the week with old men to balance things out.]
26 November 2007 Playing in the Fog
Looking over my photos from the trip, I see a few of the hundreds that I took which are decent.
Here are some from my stay in Sausalito. Unfortunately but perhaps predictably the place was blanketed in fog for a large part of the time we were there.
Genbo (in red) loved running down this hill.
This little cottage looked incredible in the fog. Being Sausalito, the owner probably bought it for $50,000 20 years ago but could sell it for several million now.
Rusting swingset
(Failure to click to enlarge will result in an angel being denied his wings.)
16 November 2007 Kids on Vacation
This is Milo. He’s trimmed my dad’s hair and beard for decades; possibly since before I was born. He has certainly given me haircuts whenever I’ve been in Minneapolis since I was a young kid. And, fittingly, he gave Genbo his first haircut ever a couple years ago. This is Genbo’s second Milo haircut.
This is Genbo and his cousin Linnea eating Sea’s suckers and watching a DVD, with little Zoe looking on longingly, thinking, “When do I get to do that?”
And, finally, Zoe on her second or third time eating real food. Well, baby applesauce. She is a vigorous eater, and will grab the spoon with both hands and shove it all the way into her mouth.
16 November 2007 Do All Shrines Go to Heaven?
Jeffrey has an interesting post and photos about a rare occurrence: the decomissioning of a neighborhood Shinto shrine.
16 November 2007 Two More Minneapolis Shots
Mmm….Nice mansion
Chard (?) lit from behind by sun
(Failure to click to enlarge will result in an angel being denied its wings.)
15 November 2007 Fun on Vacation
Vacation with two small kids is certainly challenging, given the fact that the environment you’ve optimized for them at your own home is no longer available. Still, we’ve had a good time seeing friends and family.
Here are a couple pictures from Minneapolis. These two scenes seemed quintessentially American to me, a perspective it may be hard to appreciate if you haven’t been living in Asia.
7 November 2007 Jet Lag Squared
So I had intended to post some from Minneapolis, where I am visiting my dad and other relatives, and indeed I’ve taken some good pictures, but a combination of jet lag and lack of Internet access has prevented me.
The kids both have jet lag, but are still on different schedules so they act in a synergistic manner to keep us from getting sleep. One will wake up in the middle of the night and cry for just long enough to wake the other before going back to sleep. In a couple of hours the process runs in reverse. Neither of us has therefore had more than a few hours of uninterrupted sleep in what feels like is a very long time.
Ahh…The joys of vacation.