Jason had his first big dance recital this weekend. He was pretty excited about it, as you can see.

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Nikon D40, Nikkor 35mm f/1.8 DX
f/1.8, 1/400, ISO 200

Where you been all my life?

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Nikon D40, Nikkor 55-200mm VR DX @ 92mm
f/5.6, 1/125, ISO 200

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

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.

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.

"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

You know, when I'm at home I don't much care for grilling—standing around my back yard by myself just never strikes me as a good time. Something about being out in nature, though, makes it a lot more appealing. In this case, though, not so appealing that I wasn't just fine with my friend taking care of the whole thing. It was for the best, really—my grilling results are decidedly inconsistent.

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Nikon D40, Nikkor 35mm f/1.8 DX
f/2, 1/1600, ISO 400.

I've been kind of swamped with business-related stuff lately, which has left me with little time for personal photography stuff. We did an overnight camping trip to Lake Morena this past weekend with some friends, which gave me the chance to relax and shoot for myself.

I suppose this is kind of a mundane shot, but the more I look at it, the more I like it.

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Nikon D40, Nikkor 35mm f/1.8 DX
f/8, 1/160, ISO 200

From the looks of things, the alums from my school must be doing pretty well for themselves. Well, right on.

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Nikon D40, Nikkor 35mm f/1.8 DX
f/2.8, 1/2500, ISO 200

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