Tunnel
There's no real backstory here, I just liked this picture. I mean, come on.
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Nikon D40, Nikkor 55-200mm VR DX @ 62mm
f/5.6, 1/320, ISO 200
Flare
See how Jason's collar is sticking up on one side? My collars tend to do that as well, and it bugs the heck out of me. Though, I think it looks a little better on him, especially with a little sun flare behind him.
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Nikon D40, Nikkor 55-200mm VR DX @ 55mm
f/5.6, 1/320, ISO 200.
Crumbs
Thus far, Jason does not seem to share my aversion to having a dirty face or dirty hands. This does cause Juliette and I some consternation as we can't, for example, take him to a restaurant without having to change his clothes afterwards. (Or sometimes during.) On the other hand, it may mean he's managed to avoid some of the more eccentric traits that seem to run in my mom's family. I hold out hope, anyway.
(I know I tend to overuse this angle, but, man, it's just so darn cute.)
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Nikon D40, Nikkor 55-200mm VR DX @ 62mm
f/5.6, 1/125, ISO 200.
Up High
"Dad, can I climb on this?"
"Yeah, I guess so. Do you need me to pick you up?"
"No, I can do it!"
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Nikon D40, Nikkor 35mm f/1.8 DX
f/2.8, 1/640, ISO 400
Jason Appreciates His Teachers
...even if he doesn't really know what "appreciate" means.
Village Grill
As the final capstone to my visit back to college, we went with some friends to our favorite burger joint from back in the day. The burgers and milkshakes were just the way I remembered them. It's nice to know that at least a few things around there are still the same.
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Nikon D40, Nikkor 35mm f/1.8 DX
f/2.8, 1/160, ISO 200
Floating
Our daily trips to the pool while we were on vacation seem to have helped Jason overcome the fear he had of being on his back in the water. It's made rinsing his hair a lot easier.
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Nikon D40, Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G
f/2.8, 1/125, ISO 200
Vivitar DF-383 @ TTL, bounced off the ceiling
I Can See It In Your Eyes
You might think that we'd have saved our big fancy dinner (at which, miraculously, Jason was very well-behaved) for our last night on vacation, but we actually did it on our second-to-last night. We timed it just right to catch a nice sunset. Of course, I was more interested in looking elsewhere.
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Nikon D40, Nikkor 35mm f/1.8 DX
f/2.8, 1/320, ISO 200
Squirt
"That's Squirt."
"Oh yeah?"
"Yeah. Squirt is in Finding Nemo."
"Oh, OK."
"He has a daddy. His daddy is Crush."
"That's right. Does he have a mommy?"
"Yeah, he has a mommy."
"What's his mommy's name?"
"His mommy's name is... Beeona."
"Fiona?"
"NO! BEEONA!"
"Oh, OK. That's nice."
"SHE'S BEEONA, DADDY!"
"OK, Jason."
"SHE! IS! BEEONA!"
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Nikon D40, Nikkor 35mm f/1.8 DX
f/2.8, 1/640, ISO 200
Into the Blue Again
Last week was the first time that Jason ever really went into the ocean. He's been to the beach many times, and he's even been in up to his ankles in the surf before, but before this trip, he'd never really been out in the water. It was a nice day and the water was calm and warm. He had a blast.
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Nikon D40, Nikkor 55-200mm VR DX lens @ 86mm
f/4.5, 1/1250, ISO 200