{"id":629,"date":"2007-11-07T14:05:46","date_gmt":"2007-11-07T05:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2007-11-07\/629"},"modified":"2007-11-07T14:05:46","modified_gmt":"2007-11-07T05:05:46","slug":"paper-airplanes-in-the-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2007-11-07\/629","title":{"rendered":"Paper Airplanes in the Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n

As I posted the other day, I met some friends in Osaka\nCastle Park<\/a> with my camera in tow. The combined<\/span> kids (ages 2, 6, 8, and\n10) had no shortage of fun, including a brief<\/span> spell with paper airplanes\nthat started out innocently enough, but eventually turned dangerous.<\/p>\n\n

Here, they start out making the planes....<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D200 + Nikkor 85mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>3200 sec, f\/1.4, ISO 400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nKana-chan as Lead Builder<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D200 + Nikkor 85mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1000 sec, f\/1.4, ISO 400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nDaddy Helps Out<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D200 + Nikkor 85mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>250 sec, f\/2.8, ISO 400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nReady for Launch<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

Kana-chan (10 years old, in blue) had also made an elaborate origami\ntarget. It's lying<\/span> on the ground well in front of my camera position, and\nis what they're aiming at....<\/p>\n\n\n
<\/a><\/td>\n <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n Nikon D200 + Nikkor 85mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>320 sec, f\/2.8, ISO 400<\/span>\n — Launch —<\/span><\/td>\n <\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n

However, Daddy #2 gets the bright idea to place the target on his head....<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D200 + Nikkor 85mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>250 sec, f\/2.8, ISO 400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nSacrifice on the Alter of Children's Play<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D200 + Nikkor 85mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>250 sec, f\/2.8, ISO 400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nNow With Added Purpose<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

I don't know where he got such a stupid<\/span> idea (perhaps having been prompted to do so by the\nphotographer?)<\/span> but it unleashed in the children a touch<\/span> of naughty,\nand they started going after human targets.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D200 + Nikkor 85mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>250 sec, f\/1.4, ISO 400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n“You wouldn't dare....”<\/span>\n(this one's horribly out of focus, sorry)<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D200 + Nikkor 85mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>250 sec, f\/1.4, ISO 400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n“... because I have<\/span> one too!”<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

It turns out that she did<\/i> dare.<\/p>\n

They eventually moved from small human targets to large. Here, Yoko narrowly misses being impaled with a green<\/span> plane...<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D200 + Nikkor 85mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f\/1.4, ISO 400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nNear Miss<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D200 + Nikkor 85mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f\/1.4, ISO 400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nFinal Photo<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

I was lucky to get that picture above, because soon after, the camera\nsuffered some mysterious frontal-impact damage. I did notice<\/span> some shreds\nof green paper among the twisted metal and shards of glass, which is\nperhaps some kind of clue? \ud83d\ude42<\/b><\/p>\n\n