Sunset at the Park

We took our daughter (now 16 months!) down to the local park to let her run around and explore a bit.  She loves being outside, especially now that the weather is getting warmer.  She walked, ran, pointed and yelled at woof-woofs, went on the swing, and watched the bigger kids play!

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She was too busy watching the baby in the next swing to enjoy the ride!

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All in all, a beautiful late-afternoon at the park!

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Family Get-Together

We had a little family get-together this past weekend, just my two brothers and their wives, and of course my little nephew, Bradley.  And as always, I brought my camera!  🙂

First is little Bradley, it’s amazing how fast he’s growing!  Four months old already!

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And Rob (Bradley’s papa) being his usual goofy self!

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Here’s my daughter, she managed to find a perfect pool of light to stand in (hey, sometimes I get lucky!)

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And playing on the couch with Aunt Hillary…

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She’s a heart breaker already!

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Here’s Aunt Hillary:

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…and even Flip-flop the cat made a brief appearance!

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It was great to see everybody, we should do it more often!  Although it’s not always easy with the distance, especially when young children are involved.  The two little cousins did have a great time, though!

That’s all for now!

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Panic Attack Rocks Sgt. Peppers!

Last night I had the chance to go see my former band play!   Here are some shots of Panic Attack at Sgt. Peppers.  Glenn has taken over guitar duties, and did a great job, actually everyone sounded great!  More photos after the jump…

Greg’s still doing double duty as lead singer and drummer.  I still haven’t figured out how he’s able to do it, drumming and singing are both very physically demanding activities when done separately, but he put on a killer performance last night.

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Knowing the band got me special access for shooting, so I was able to clamp my SB900 flash to their rigging, which is the main light source (centre frame) in these photos of Glenn:

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Dragging the shutter slightly to get a sense of motion:

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And Greg lit with my remote flash:

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All of these shots were done with two fixed lenses, the Nikon 35mm f2.0 and my latest addiction, the Nikon 85mm f1.8.

Congrats to the band on their first show with the new lineup!  Everyone sounded great, the mix was perfect, and the guys really gelled together.  Great work guys, keep it up!!

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Ricardo

Ricardo was here visiting from Mexico.  Going to Canada in January might seem a little strange, but he loves snowboarding and the cold weather here.

But for me, much to cold outside for shooting!  So we did some shots on the white seamless at home..

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