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2-28-2015 ~ Blog # 716 (David)
Svea went to the Hoban Winter Formal dance with a group of friends on Saturday. She said it was even more fun than the homecoming dance. She won the "cool shoes" prize. Well, not really, but they are pretty sweet.
2-28-2015 ~ Blog # 715 (David)
Annika climbed up on the porch construction scaffold, started moving things around and made a reading nook. Not long after this photo was taken she semi enclosed it, added a mattress, sleeping bag and made it into a fort. She even spent several nights in it just for fun. Now it is our go to place to look when we can't find her.
2-28-2015 ~ Blog # 714 (David)
John, Jean drove up from Shellman Bluff, GA and Kira flew up from Decatur, GA for a very short weekend. The storm scared them home a day early. Somehow I ended up with only one photo of Kira to prove that they were here.
2-21-2015 ~ Blog # 713 (David)
Joan and I attended the German Madi Gras, or "Fasching". A snowstorm cut down the attendance, but those who came had a great time. Joan won for best costume. I got to test my camera for the first time in real world low light conditions. View a few pages of photos here: Fashing (GFS Mardi Gras)
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2-18 -2015 ~ Blog # 712 (David)
I finally did it; I bought a new camera. My D200 was coming up on being 10 years old. Although it still functions, I find myself struggling with it's lack of capabilities. An ISO max of 1600 (3200 extended) forces unreasonably slow shutter speeds at maximum aperture quite often in the conditions I often find myself shooting under. My new Nikon D750 can crank the ISO up to 12,800 and it can extend to 51,000. Three stops is a huge difference and four stops on the extended range just blows my mind. The other huge feature of the D750 is the full frame sensor. I have, love, and use a number of old film era manual focus Nikon lenses that were designed to fill a 35mm negative. Crop sensor cameras don't use all of the full frame glass, are harder to focus manually and don't produce as much of a shallow depth of field. All of the advantages of full frame sensors that I've read about matched my shooting style. Actually shooting with one has been delightful; it's everything I hoped it would be.
Above: Abby at f/2, ISO 6400 with an 85mm manual focus lens (1/1250 sec.). Below: Joan with the same lens and settings (faster shutter).
My Tokina 11-16mm lens is made for crop sensor (DX) cameras, but will work on a full frame (FX) camera at 16mm without losing the corners. This image, below, should be about 97 degrees in width.
Below: Svea at ISO 25,600 (f/2.8, 135mm MF) illuminated by her iPad.
Below: Junior Youth Group Group Photo 85mm f/5.6, 1/200, ISO-6400
2-17- 2015 ~ Blog # 711 (David)
The girls made this snowman on January 17th; it is still standing tall a month later! (Edit: still standing on March 2nd!)
2-15 -2015 ~ Blog # 710 (David)
Click here for Maskenball photos.
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2-5 -2015 ~ Blog # 709 (David)
The replacement for the 43 year old Ski Doo Olympic that conked out is a 36 year old Arctic Cat Pantera. It starts better. It does not need ether at all, let alone every single time it starts. It is way less tippy. It actually turns.
2-1 -2015 ~ Blog # 708
The Ski Doo died; the main drive cogs broke. Many of the bolts are so rusty I'm pretty sure I will break parts trying to get the track off to replace the cogs. I've resorted to screwing some old ski bindings to a couple scraps of plywood and stomping the trail down. The process is time consuming and tiring, but very effective. I figure it takes about 4,000 stomps per set.
Random Photo I thought it was funny how this random Crayon that ended up on the stove blended in when melted.
1-31 -2015 ~ Blog # 707
Svea participated in GFS's Night in Vienna, a formal dress, waltz performance. A few pages of photos from A Night In Vienna
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