Boy it has been a busy weekend. Catching my breath tonight and going through a few pictures I was able to take this weekend.
Can I be a proud papa and show one from this afternoon? Black and white shot of my son at his honors induction at NC State this afternoon. All that hard academic work is paying off for him and I can't believe how fast the time is going
You definitely should be a proud papa George... Phi Beta Kappa is something to celebrate. I figured I'd get a word in before Reagan began talking about the keg parties at the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity house...
He's a good lookin dude too, though he's probably more devoted to his books at the moment than partying at the University. No doubt a promising future ahead with proud parents cheering him along. Lovely image. You did well both as a photographer and as a dad.
CGrindahl wrote:
You definitely should be a proud papa George... Phi Beta Kappa is something to celebrate. I figured I'd get a word in before Reagan began talking about the keg parties at the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity house...
He's a good lookin dude too, though he's probably more devoted to his books at the moment than partying at the University. No doubt a promising future ahead with proud parents cheering him along. Lovely image. You did well both as a photographer and as a dad.
Thanks Curtis and Reagan. Yes he is extremely devoted to his studies, said he didn't need the "drama" of the party life. But I did see some of the ladies giving him the eye today
Curtis, good to have you active again. We missed both the pictures and the philosophy!
Samy, thanks - the wasp is actually pretty small about the diameter of a nickel but they apparently pack a helluva punch if the sting you. It has been likened to an electric shock. It's probably necessary to quickly paralyse a spider and to avoid becoming the prey.
saph wrote:
Those Northern California flowers are very welcome Curtis. I am waiting for the tulips here in a week or two, will have to try out Nikkors in 3 different formats on them this year
Reagan I think your Z is leaps and bounds better than Fuji stuff you were playing around with.
Luka, nice NYC scene as always.
Ray, I like that Visual Arts pic! I don't know about the dark band in that stream shot. The next set I did was with the same film and film holder, and the dark band isn't there, although with the 90mm instead of the 135mm lens. There's an embankment and trees to the right, its possible its a shadow.
Leighton, definitely have to try out the masala chai at the market. Are there more stalls now or is my memory fading.
Peter, cool in depth look at the flower, and that wasp looks deadly.
Ken, like the Blue Angels pics! I believe the Andrews AFB show is finally coming back this year. I may make it there with one or the other long Nikkor on the Df.
Interesting experience Chin.
Scott, just loved the foggy green tractor and barn scene!
Colin, look forward to seeing more Boston scenes!...Show more →
Yes Samy, we have 7 new vendors and the place was packed on Saturday.
I was never a big fan of chai, but this is the best I've ever had.
gbohannon wrote:
Boy it has been a busy weekend. Catching my breath tonight and going through a few pictures I was able to take this weekend.
Can I be a proud papa and show one from this afternoon? Black and white shot of my son at his honors induction at NC State this afternoon. All that hard academic work is paying off for him and I can't believe how fast the time is going
Leica M and Nikkor LTM 5cm f/3.5
George
Congrats! I hope his smarts AND looks come from his mama. Nice shot btw.
And in that classroom, I was the only fella who couldn't speak nor understand Japanese
Every one else dutifully filled out the attendance sheet, with the far right two columns for the languages they were proficient in
I caught scribbles saying Japanese in the first column then Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, Italian in the other
They even had a visiting professor from Ann Arbor(!) who wrote an entire dictionary on translating medical terms from Japanese to English
Feeling outclassed (ahem), I took to wandering the corridors instead before the course began
It was semi-spooky; the frigid air, the squeaks my sneakers made on the well polished floor, the dark and empty spaces possible because it was a weekend...
Thanks for the likes and comments folks. Really appreciated.
How about some spring blossoms? This shot from a cherry tree my dad transplanted in the mid 70's. Still producing cherries. I hope to get some this season if I can beat the crows and starlings to them
I see some blossoms and can't constrain myself... I stopped this afternoon at Marin Art and Garden Center and took a ramble through the grounds with the 105 f/2.5 P AI mounted on the Df. Pickings were a bit thin this time of year but I found enough to keep me interested. Here are a few from my ramble.
And for something a little different. These two young women were deeply engrossed in conversation as I walked around that part of the garden. I would have loved to have them pose for a photo but this seemed the most respectful way to capture them. I decided to convert the photo to let it be about them rather than all the color around them.
Oosty wrote:
Curtis, good to have you active again. We missed both the pictures and the philosophy!
Howdy Peter. Nice to see you're still making an appearance on the thread. Us old guys have to stick together. I noted that our friend from Montana, Jack, dropped a comment yesterday as well. He is our senior and deserving of respect.
I guess I've always given myself permission to let my thoughts wander on this thread. Perhaps it happened in the beginning because I was posting so much and needed something to give myself and the thread a bit of relief from the nonstop musing about lenses. Of course, since we've been doing this for so long, we've witnessed the ebb and flow of life, births, deaths, illnesses. It would seem heartless not to comment on such things... at the moment about George's son's achievement. I recall you sharing the experience of the great fire in your corner of the world. Funny that it is Nikon manual focus lenses that brought us together, but in the process we discovered that we're pretty much alike as human beings, wherever we live and whatever we do/did for a living. Perhaps I'm more taken by what we have in common as I've gotten older. A great deal of what I thought was important when I was young really doesn't seem so any longer. Now it is the simple things in life that warm my heart, among them, of course, are friends with whom I share this remarkable journey.
Amazing color Scott. The natural world is quite wonderful and no doubt photography is a great way to experience it. I guess I could find tidal opportunities in the Bay Area but I've never thought to explore that world. You may be giving me some inspiration...
