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All shot using a Nikkor 80~200 f2.8 lens. Natural lighting.

It's been 2 Years

It's been quarter of a century two years since I finished F.5 in Hong Kong. And here I am sitting in the park with my wife and 2 boys.

UPDATE 12/18/06
Added are two pictures from the reunion.

[on a totally unrelated note: I don't know if it's just me, I think now Blogger doesn't like to compile with the 90 degree counter-clockwise flip veritcal EXIF. I hope I got the technical right. What I mean is vertically shot pictures with auto rotate fail to appear vertical when loaded to Blogger.]

Rockefeller Center Christmas

We had a hard time finding free parking on the street so after circling the area for like 30 minutes, I broke down and had our van parked into a garage.

Rockefeller Center Christmas

Alex looks the happiest when he's with Mom.
I think Harry was actually hiding behind Alex and Mom in this picture. According to his pediatrician Harry weighed the same the year before. Usually the fillflash washed out the face, so this time around I dialed down the exposure 0.7 stop and it worked out better.
The 18-70 is not a pro grade lens by any stretch but I find it surprisingly capable and versatile. If I stop it down to f5.6 or f8, and shoot it in decent lighting, I think the result is pretty acceptable. That said, I don't mind getting some real nice glasses like the Nikon 17-35 f2.8 or the Nikon 17-55 f2.8 DX. But you make good use of whatever you have (and continue to long for something you don't have).

Chopper Man