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Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 200 mm — 1/2000 sec, f/3.2, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Cute
with a touch of stylish
Anthony has almost doubled in age since he started preschool, and today his tenure as a kindergartener ended. He graduated preschool today, and starts first grade next month.
Anthony looks sharp in a suit, but a kid should look like a kid, so the shorts Fumie selected maintain that perfect balance of “dressed up” and “still a kid”. It's the same ensemble that Curious George modeled a few weeks ago, with a real necktie and all.
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 125 mm — 1/3200 sec, f/2.8, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Festive Entrance
milk cartons and paper
The ceremony wasn't too long, with some speeches and songs, but eventually the kids were called up in alphabetical order, and soon it was Anthony's turn...
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 340 mm — 1/160 sec, f/4.8, ISO 6400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Heading up to the Podium
to receive his diploma
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 260 mm — 1/160 sec, f/4.8, ISO 6400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Bowing to the Principal
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 230 mm — 1/200 sec, f/4.8, ISO 6400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Receiving His Diploma
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 135 mm — 1/400 sec, f/4.8, ISO 3600 — map & image data — nearby photos
“Song of Joy”
At one point the kids did a duet with the mommies, where the song took the form of a conversation that was really sweet (at least the parts I understood). Lots of mommies cried.
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 180 mm — 1/250 sec, f/4.8, ISO 6400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Lots of Cameras Were Out
Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8 @ 31 mm — 1/320 sec, f/2.8, ISO 1000 — map & image data — nearby photos
Pro Shooting from the Back
he comes to every major event, from his office a couple of hours away
The lighting inside is absolutely horrid for photographs, with lots of sunlight flooding in, mixing with lots of fluorescent lights. It makes any kind of consistent white-balance setting absolutely impossible.
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 340 mm — 1/250 sec, f/4.8, ISO 6400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Exit Procession
waiting for his row's turn to leave
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 120 mm — 1/400 sec, f/5, ISO 6400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Row of Kimono
some of the mommies getting ready for a group photo
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 105 mm — 1/400 sec, f/2.8, ISO 6400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Returning for a Group Photo
I caught the diploma at just the right time as he was idly playing with it
Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8 @ 17 mm — 1/60 sec, f/3.5, ISO 400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Showing Mommy
his diploma
Nikon D200 + Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8 @ 17 mm — 1/60 sec, f/3.5, ISO 400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Kicking Back
talking to Kana-chan
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 @ 70 mm — 1/640 sec, f/2.8, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
photo kindly taken by Yoko-chan's daddy
Congratulations, Anthony! We often play at the park next to Doshisha Elementary School. It’s nice of them to build a new elementary school just in time for Anthon’y arrival, and then go ahead and renovate the high school in eager anticipation of his arrival.
Oh, hi Grandma Friedl! I also live in Kyoto, so I can check on Jeffrey for you once in a while and make sure he’s eating his vegetables.
Omedetou Anthony-chan!
Wow – so many milestones lately. And another one to come in a month when he starts 1st grade.
Aloha,
Diane
Honolulu
He is such a handsome boy! Congratulations and all the best for first grade. My son’s KG graduation is in May and first grade starts from fall. Thanks for sharing these pictures. I also enjoyed all the fall colors pictures.
oops..not fall color pictures but those of cherry blossoms.
Anthony – llongyfarchiadau from Peter in Wales !
Thank you, Nils. And please remind him to take Vitamins too. I myself may soon be needing medicine for my heart, since it is melting as I look at my Number One grandson. So beautiful! And can that all be Kana-chans hair, all those curls? When I last remember seeing her photo here, her hair was much shorter, I believe. So lovely!
Wonder where Sonal is writing from? Grandma Friedl, from Ohio, U.S.A.
Great series of shots, but my favorite is the one YOU didn’t take! I love that last family shot. I’ll probably see it framed at Grandma’s house soon.
Hello Grandma Friedl, I am writing from Minnesota.
Awww! Very, very very handsome Anthony! Congratulations! Grandma Friedl is right, you may need vitamins since in your posts you mention very often that you have a cold.
Bento Boxes pictures pleaseee!
Muchas Gracias!
Griselda. Arlington, TX