Happy Birthday 3rd Sister

Happy Birthday!

March 26, 2005.

Soccer Practice. Cropped. I need a 80-200 f2.8, or 70-200 VR f2.8 , around $800 to $1500 respectively, what a bargain.

First day of soccer practice. Alex seems to have gained better sense in the field than last time around.

Easter Celebration in Corona Park

Soccer Practice

New York Public Library

New York Public Library

Alex, the hardworking kindergartener, writing his book reading log.

If look could kill. Superheroes.

Superheroes with a touch of Kung Fu move and very special costumes.

Harry and Alex in the backyard. Picture taken by Mom using a Nikon D70.

Alex is fighting a bad guy

Alex is fitin a badgi!
Alex is blogging now. The above and some others were written by him. He asks me to write more on this fighting pose. Actually he is asking me to post all his fighting pictures and write about them.

Wintr

Alex is tkni a pechchr at the bgyd.

Alex Watching Dora, the explorer....

Alex is watching Dora the Explorer. He's generally over the phase of watching Dora but this is one of his favorites: Ice Cream or Coney Island. This shot is taken with my Canon G3 in aperture priority. The camera is reasonaly good and flexible. For a handheld shot this close, I think it's quite sharp.

I am ordering the 1-year old Nikon D70 with the 18-70 DX lens, it should be arriving soon just don't know when.

Patience is a virtue.

By the lake
Harry is standing in front of the lake in Kissena Park. The lake just got re-built about a year ago. His playschool is also inside the park. Alex went to the same school as well.
Another shot taken with the Canon G3. Shooting into the sun with fill flash. Fair amount of barrel distortion, chromatic aberration, and lens flare, all the good stuff when shooting in sub-optimal condition.

Walk in the park

Enter the Park

Kissena Park, that is.

Another back light shot taken with my Canon G3. I was just in the mood for back light shot with fill flash. The good thing with the G3 is you can control your shot if you want or you can let the camera do everything for you.

I shot this in Jpeg and didn't do any post processing. Straight from the camera and loaded to the blog using Picasa and Hello, honestly I think it's Hello but I don't really care, I am sure Hello won't complain about Picasa taking its credit.

There aren't many people in the park as it's still cold.

Alex and Mom were at the Chinese school and we got to do our own thing like going to the park in the cold.

Kissena Park, by the lake

Alex and Harry, yard work

Alex says he likes to shovel the snow. I am glad to hear that. My back isn't as good as it was a year ago, so I can use some help.

He is more like playing in the backyard. I don't really care about the snow in the backyard. But that's a start.

Harry wants to join in the fun as well.

Alex, shoveling snow in the backyard
Alex is shvin the snow.

Harry, blue lollipop

Harry on Tricycle. The only German made 'car' we own. It's a Kettler.

Kissena Park

Kissena Park

Arsenal

Arsenal
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