Nikon D200 + Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 VR @ 80 mm — ¹/250 sec, f/8, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Cool Fun on a Hot Summer Day

Yesterday's post – Water Play at Gen's House – reminded me of two years ago while we were in Cupertino for the summer (before selling our house).

Anthony was three and a half years old at the time. Having a yard with hoses, there was lots of water play, especially because it was such a hot summer that year...

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 VR @ 112 mm — ¹/90 sec, f/5.3, ISO 250 — map & image data — nearby photos
Three-Year-Old Fireman-in-Training

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 VR @ 28 mm — ¹/160 sec, f/7.1, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos

My favorite shots where of him playing in the lawn sprinklers that I posted at the time, but I'm so enamored with the series that I'll post a few more today...

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 VR @ 200 mm — ¹/50 sec, f/5.6, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 VR @ 80 mm — ¹/80 sec, f/5, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 VR @ 75 mm — ¹/250 sec, f/8, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 VR @ 80 mm — ¹/250 sec, f/8, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 VR @ 105 mm — ¹/180 sec, f/7.1, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 VR @ 170 mm — ¹/250 sec, f/8, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
(a little fill flash helped on this one)

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 VR @ 105 mm — ¹/160 sec, f/6.3, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos

One shot was way overexposed such that it came out almost all white. I lowered the exposure four stops in Lightroom, which brought out a little detail, but what detail was there became quite posterized when it was unsquished from the top of the highlight area, creating an interesting effect....

Nikon D200 + Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 VR @ 95 mm — ¹/10 sec, f/5.3, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos

I felt the white “background” (the parts that were so overexposed that no detail could be recovered) was a bit harsh, so I added the vignette as well.