Today we were had Marvis and family over from Utah for an Italian cookout. We made pizza, burrata salad and tira misu. Of course I forgot to take photos.
Thanks to April, Majory, Marvis, Victor & Sandy for the photos.
Marvis & Familia
Triplets
We don’t get to attached to the duckling as most don’t live very long. This Hen got 3 to survive.
Sunset rehash
Sunsets have been poor lately, so when I saw some mid level clouds I ran out to the shore. Of course I’ve shot this scene hundreds of times.
Ant Man
I rarely get to shoot anything these days so I was happy when my coworker Jon pointed out a enormous ant in the middle of the hospital lab. So I had to bring it home and shoot it.
Prey and Predators
The ducklings are being picked off one by one.
Mutha’s Portraits
Sandy asked for some portraits since Mommi & Ysa are visiting, so I whipped out my ZV-1. I’m not sure why the thumbnail images are so “green”, if you click on the image they are fine.
Burd Chaos
There was a flurry of feathery activity the past 2 afternoons. New ducklings, bug catching phoebe and squirrel hating crow.
Aubrie & Jaxon Wedding 2025
I took a gamble and only brought my Sony ZV-1, RX100 VII and a 100W strobe to a family wedding in Escondido. The snapshots I can always use my phone, but portraits I have to use a strobe. Sadly I didn’t take enough photos. Unfortunately Aubrie & Jaxon were so busy I never got a photo of them. I’d be a great wedding photographer.
Sony ZV-1
I bought a used Sony ZV-1 (introduced 2020) about a year ago and have never touched it. While mainly manufactured for video I see it for a potential pocket portrait camera with it’s hot shoe. At max zoom of 70mm it’s f2.8, but will it produce a nice background blur? I doubt it.
Burd Drama
This afternoon some newly hatched duckling made an appearance. Of course this brought out the predators and a angry drake. I attempting to capture these images and not burn the pork I was grilling.
