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.
Mutha’s Portraits
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.
Chatty Images
Jim informed me that Chat GPT does AI imaging as well. While the results aren’t as good it’s super easy.
With my current setup I cannot render groups of people. When I tried without AI model…
When I tried 3 separate models…
Dad from the past
Found these while cleaning out Mom’s house. Rather than sitting in a box I thought I would post some digital versions.
1st Duckies 2025
Sandy alerted me to the new family.
House Cooling Party
I suppose this is the polar opposite of a house warming party. We took Mom down to see her house for the last time before we start the selling process. Unfortunately it was a mess and she didn’t want to stay very long.
We did manage to find a couple of great spots for meals. Hiro Nori Ramen & NAM.
Needless to say the highlight of these trips is always see the Familia. We opted for the comfort food at King’s. Hawaiian
I had the mochi donut for breakfast the following morning.
Mom 2021-2025
What a difference four years can make. Mom couldn’t stand up straight in 2021. Needless to say, we are proud of mom’s progress.
