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Nikon D700 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/250 sec, f/2.5, ISO 1400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Nice Form

As I mentioned the other day in “A Couple of Striking Photos”, we went bowling the other day with Zak and his kids.

Nikon D700 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/250 sec, f/2.5, ISO 1400 — map & image data — nearby photos
This Form: Not So Great

Nikon D700 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/250 sec, f/2.5, ISO 1600 — map & image data — nearby photos
Bowling with a Three Year Old
is pretty far removed from bowling

Nikon D700 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/250 sec, f/2.5, ISO 1800 — map & image data — nearby photos
Yup, From This Angle, Too

Nikon D700 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/250 sec, f/2.5, ISO 1400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Body English

Nikon D700 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/250 sec, f/2.5, ISO 1400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Warp Attack!
this attempt ended as badly as the photo leads you to suppose

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24mm f/1.4 @ 24 mm — ¹/500 sec, f/1.4, ISO 2500 — map & image data — nearby photos
Somewhat Isolated
24mm @ f/1.4 can get the job done even with a busy background

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24mm f/1.4 @ 24 mm — ¹/4000 sec, f/2.2, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Same Lens, Same Day, Same Creamy Bokeh
not, however, in the same place

Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24mm f/1.4 @ 24 mm cropped — ¹/500 sec, f/1.4, ISO 900 — map & image data — nearby photos
Perspective Distortion
can be fun, even when you miss focus by a mile

The 24mm prime wasn't really appropriate for the bowling alley, so I mostly used the Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5. It came in handy when Zak's kids, Gen and Zoe, were playing. (They fight so little that I think they don't realize that they're siblings....)

Nikon D700 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/100 sec, f/2.5, ISO 6400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Snuggly Moment

Nikon D700 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/125 sec, f/2.5, ISO 6400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Gooshy Gooshy Gooshy

Nikon D700 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/250 sec, f/2.5, ISO 1250 — map & image data — nearby photos
Awaiting Greatness
watching the ball head down for what turns out to be the strike mentioned last time

Gen, 22 months younger than Anthony, eventually started picking up some good form himself...

Nikon D700 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/250 sec, f/2.5, ISO 1600 — map & image data — nearby photos

... though my inability to get even remotely close focus remained.