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Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 27 mm — 1/800 sec, f/4.5, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Hosin' Off The Ole' Backhoe
As I mentioned yesterday, we're in Ohio for the summer, and Anthony quickly started to enjoy the benefits to country living. He caught toads, played with fireflys, played baseball and basketball with Daddy, chased geese, played in a big sandpile, and generally explored around. That was his first full day here at Grandma and Grandpa's place.
The play backhoe (whose many-year provenance was provided in the previous post) had more spiderwebs and such than he cared for, so he wanted to rinse it off.
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 31 mm — 1/200 sec, f/8, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Eventually I put on one of those multi-nozzel sprayers, which provided a slight improvement in washing ability, and a large improveent in fun ability...
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 38 mm — 1/320 sec, f/8, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
“Mist” Setting Should be Labeled “Rainbow”
I didn't like the angles I was getting, with the deep shade in the background,so I moved around to try to get a more balanced shot...
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 27 mm — 1/250 sec, f/8, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Industrial Cleaning Zone
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 60 mm — 1/2000 sec, f/4.5, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
“Mist” Setting Should be Labeled “Cool Mist”
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 38 mm — 1/640 sec, f/4.5, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Moments Before Daddy Yelling
“I told you not to get me or the camera wet!”
Not content with getting me wet, he wanted to get more wet himself, so we switched him to a bathing suit and let him at it. He enjoyed shooting a burst straight up, then having it plonk him on the had...
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 56 mm — 1/500 sec, f/2.8, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Preparing to be Plonked
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 70 mm — 1/640 sec, f/2.8, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
As Always, “Mist” Is Fun
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 70 mm — 1/500 sec, f/2.8, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Rainmaker
I just love his hair in this one.
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 70 mm — 1/200 sec, f/3.5, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Watching from the Veranda
I hope Anthony is enjoying being the sole commander of the hose now, because contenders for power are arriving in force tomorrow!
I haven’t seen that many pictures of you, Jeff, so perhaps your mum can correct me if I’m wrong, but I get the feeling that Anthony’s expression in the Rainmaker picture is pure Jeff. He really looks a lot like you in that picture.
Have a nice holiday. I’m going down your way next week to support my school’s baseball team at the Koshien summer league in Nishinomiya, and I have to say I’m a bit worried about the heat – everyone keeps warning me about it. What’s the summer like over there in Ohio?
Summer in Ohio is generally very hot and humid, but not nearly as bad as Kyoto, where both the temperature and humidity hover at 100. But this summer, Ohio is cool and pleasant. Coolest July on record so far, it seems. I’m enjoying it. As for Anthony’s looks, I’d prefer that he look more like his mother (or, at least, less like me… I’ve got a face for radio), but it’s hard for me to be an impartial judge. —Jeffrey