{"id":2442,"date":"2014-08-08T03:31:06","date_gmt":"2014-08-07T18:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2014-08-08\/2442"},"modified":"2014-08-08T03:31:06","modified_gmt":"2014-08-07T18:31:06","slug":"visit-to-milwaukee-day-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2014-08-08\/2442","title":{"rendered":"Visit To Milwaukee, Day 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
\nNikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1600 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nMidwestern Ocean<\/span>\nAnthony at Lake Michigan for the first time<\/b>\nWhitefish Bay, Wisconsin\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

It's been ages since I've been able to visit my friend and best man at my wedding Ram Kulkarni<\/a>\nand his wife Julia,\nso I took<\/span> a long<\/span> weekend to pop over to visit him at his house in suburban Milwaukee.\n(I had<\/span> been scheduled to visit last January, but had that canceled by the “<\/span>arctic freeze”<\/span><\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n

Popping over from Ohio involves an hour flight to Chicago, and then a 20<\/span>-minute flight to Milwaukee...<\/p>\n\n

\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 34mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>80 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 640 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nChanging Planes<\/span>\nChicago O'Hare International Airport\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>50 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 1800 —\nimage data<\/a><\/span>\nSnacks from Kyoto<\/span>\nRam with his older son, Shiv\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

It was my first time to meet his boys Shiv (8) and Arjun (4), and for Ram and Julia to meet Anthony (11).<\/p>\n\n

\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1600 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nShort Walk to the Beach<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 70mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>800 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nQuick Friends<\/span>\nArjun quickly latched on to Anthony\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>800 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nPublic Library<\/span>\nprivately-owned publicly-available swap and share book boxes are popular there\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>640 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nWide, Shaded Streets<\/span>\nI really liked the feel of Whitefish Bay\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>640 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nFirst View of the Lake<\/span>\nLake Michigan\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

The nearest shore is 75 miles away, which means that something there\nwould need to be more than 1.15km tall before it would start to pop out\nabove the horizon. Suffice to say that the view is essentially the same as\nof the open ocean.<\/p>\n\n

\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1600 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>2000 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nSmall Play Area<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

This was a small, secluded play area, but a mile<\/span> or two to the south was\na huge<\/span> public park with big wide sandy beaches with dozens of packed\nvolley-ball courts, families picnicking, and young people frolicking, just\nlike most any beach in California. I wasn't<\/span> expecting that.<\/p>\n\n

\nNikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nBoys Love Skipping Rocks<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
\nNikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>320 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nBoys Love Skipping Rocks<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
\nNikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>320 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nCheckin' Stuff Out<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
\nNikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>640 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nPhoto Op<\/span>\nwondering what the camera will capture\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
\nNikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>800 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nBeing a Four<\/span>-Year-Old Boy<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
\nNikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1600 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nBeing Fussy<\/span>\nAnthony and Shiv still hadn't “<\/span>clicked”<\/span> as friends by this point,\nand this was making Anthony impatient with me and the camera\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
\nNikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>800 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nUnintentionally<\/span>\nmimicking the look of his great great grandfather\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
\nNikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>500 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nPausing at the Park<\/span>\nJulia and Arjun\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
\nNikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>250 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 110 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nSoccer Star<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
\nNikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>250 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nSoccer Star<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

Shiv and Anthony didn't click with soccer either, but upon return home, they found the\nmeans to drop all barriers and become buddies...<\/p>\n\n

\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 70mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>160 sec, f<\/span>\/5, ISO 4000 —\nimage data<\/a><\/span>\nSquirt-Gun Fight!<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 27mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>60 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 280 —\nimage data<\/a><\/span>\nHamming it Up While Refilling<\/span>\nas I shoot safely from behind a window<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

They were having such fun together that I had<\/span> to put myself in harm's way and get among them with the camera...<\/p>\n\n

\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 62mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>125 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 640 —\nimage data<\/a><\/span>\nArjun About to Attack<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 24mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>50 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 280 —\nimage data<\/a><\/span>\n“<\/span>Action Shot”<\/span><\/span>\nnothing in focus\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 48mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>100 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 640 —\nimage data<\/a><\/span>\nThe Look On Their Faces Say Everything<\/span>\n
\nAnthony's says “<\/span>You're not going to dump that helmet full of water on me, are you?<\/i>”<\/span>\nShiv's says “<\/span>Yes, oh yes, I most certainly<\/span> am!<\/i>”<\/span>\n<\/td><\/tr><\/table>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

Unfortunately for Shiv, his mom stopped him, and Anthony was able to escape. Personally, I was hoping<\/span> to see Anthony get soaked.\nAnyway, again, you can see everything via the looks on their faces:<\/p>\n\n

\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 44mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>100 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 640 —\nimage data<\/a><\/span>\nReversal of Fortune<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

From then on they were all easy friends, and we spent three days there, so\nof course this is\nContinued here...<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It's been ages since I've been able to visit my friend and best man at my wedding Ram Kulkarni and his wife Julia, so I took a long weekend to pop over to visit him at his house in suburban Milwaukee. (I had been scheduled to visit last January, but had that canceled by the \"arctic freeze\".)<\/p>

Popping over from Ohio involves an hour flight to Chicago, and then a 20-minute flight to Milwaukee...<\/p>

It was my first time to meet his boys Shiv (8) and Arjun (4), and for Ram and Julia to meet Anthony (11).<\/p>

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