Nikon D4 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — 1/640 sec, f/2.5, ISO 200 — image data
my brother Alan acting his (daughter's) age
Today was fun.
My brother Alan and his wife Natalie and their 4¾ year old Titi are also visiting my folks here in Ohio, and we had a fair amount of snow.
Titi's day started with feeding the birds with Grandma (as regularly happens here) for an hour. It was cold (14F / -10C), so when they came in from that it was time for some hot cocoa by the fire...
Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 38mm — 1/40 sec, f/3.5, ISO 1800 — image data
Anthony's cousin Titi (4¾)
I had a nice reaction to the “Goldfinches in a Light Snow” post the other day, so I thought I'd try some more bird shots. I ended up being out there for only 10 minutes before other tasks called me away, but got a couple of nice shots...
Then it was time for some snow play, just like last year with Anthony.
Natalie noticed humongous snowflakes on her jacket... I'd never seen the beautiful patterns of a snowflake with the naked eye, but wow, I could sure see them today...
Nikon D4 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — 1/640 sec, f/2.5, ISO 4000 — image data
taken by hand while asking Natalie to hold still
I couldn't believe that I could get snowflake shots with a normal lens (even my favorite macro). The results are not great as far as snowflake shots go (for example, these), but it's enough to make me wonder what I could do with a bit more preparation (and a platform not moving around when her daughter runs up).
I also thought I'd give a go at some snow-covered red berries, but the results are pretty boring.
First one is awesome! The look on his face is priceless 🙂
Jeffrey, wonderful seeing your shots from your trip to the states. Given the monster storm hitting the NE this year….you might want to think about changing your trip to a different season (hahahaha). Where’s Anthony in the snow?? All the best.