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Week 3 - Nate

noreply@blogger.com (Nate) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:16:00 +0000

My grandparents were in town this weekend. They haven’t seen Sarah since we were in the hospital; it was really special to see her with her great-grandparents and get to take some pictures this time. I love the contrast of their hands in this shot.

Canon 7D w/ 17-55 f/2.8 IS
Taken at 55mm, f/2.8, 1/80s, ISO 1000

Week 2 - Nate

noreply@blogger.com (Nate) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:43:00 +0000

For Christmas, my parents got me a set of extension tubes so I can finally try my hand at some macro photography. It took me a couple weeks of practice but I really think I’m going to like it :)

Canon 7D w/ 17-55 f/2.8 IS (+12mm extension)
Taken at 55mm, f/2.8, 1/80s, ISO 250

Week 1 - Nate

noreply@blogger.com (Nate) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:36:00 +0000

With a newborn, Christmas was a little crazy for us this year. We missed Maria, Jon and Grace at the Holmquist family Christmas so they stopped by this week to exchange gifts. Grace went through a phase from about 3 months until now where she hated my camera… but that seems to have changed with the new year.

Canon 7D w/ 17-55 f/2.8 IS
Taken at 17mm, f/2.8, 1/25s, ISO 2000

Week 01 - Jordan

noreply@blogger.com (Jordan) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 06:36:00 +0000

Like I said, lots of niece photos! New Year's Eve, we did a very impromptu shoot at a friend's house. Did a few quick "one-month" shots of my niece and brother/sis-in-law and then a couple friends were there with their son, so I did a few of them, too.

Canon EOS 7D with Sigma 30mm f/1.4 @ 30 mm 1/30s f/7.1 ISO 400.

Week 52 - Nate

noreply@blogger.com (Nate) — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 18:30:00 +0000

Back to the studio this week. Sarah was the perfect subject and let us take several photos in different poses. Once those were done, we had Elizabeth take some of us. I just love this one of Nila and Sarah.

Canon 7D w/ 17-55 f/2.8 IS
Taken at 55mm, f/3.5, 1/160s, ISO 100

Week 52 - Jordan

noreply@blogger.com (Jordan) — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 06:33:00 +0000

I have...a few...photos from Christmas, but the majority of that (probably?) was taking pictures of my new niece. She's pretty cute. Happy New Year :-)

Canon EOS 7D with EF-S60mm f/2.8 Macro USM @ 60 mm 1/100s f/2.8 ISO 400.

Week 51 - Jordan

noreply@blogger.com (Jordan) — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 22:30:00 +0000

I rented a lens for vacation and decided to annoy the pets by trying it out on them. Here's Roxy pretending she's asleep so I'll leave her alone. Didn't work!

Canon EOS 7D with EF-S60mm f/2.8 Macro USM @ 60 mm 1/100s f/4.0 ISO 400.

Week 51 - Nate

noreply@blogger.com (Nate) — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:11:00 +0000

Christmas came a bit early at our house this year. Sarah Teresa was born on the 20th. A friend of ours has an awesome in-home studio and was kind enough to let us use her setup to take pictures (while teaching me some of the ins-and-outs of studio photography). Our session was cut short by Sarah getting fussy so we might go back next week to take a couple more.

Merry Christmas!

Canon 7D w/ 17-55 f/2.8 IS
Taken at 24mm, f/3.5, 1/160s, ISO 100

Week 50 - Nate

noreply@blogger.com (Nate) — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 23:19:00 +0000

Though Nila is due tomorrow, it seems little _ _ _ _ is quite comfortable in the womb as she hasn’t given much indication she’s ready to come out. No worries, that’s giving me a chance to try out my new flash.

Canon 7D w/ 10-22mm
Taken at 10mm, f/7.1, 1/100s, ISO 100
AB-B400 w/ Photek Softlighter camera right

Week 50 - Jordan

noreply@blogger.com (Jordan) — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:00:00 +0000

Merry (almost) Christmas! Continuing my semi-tradition, here's an HDR of our living room and Christmas tree. Nearly all of the gifts currently stashed under the tree will be going into our car for a 7 hour drive.

Canon EOS 7D with EF-S 18-55 f/3.5-5.6 IS @ 18 mm 2s f/8.0 ISO 100.

Week 49 - Jordan

noreply@blogger.com (Jordan) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 02:14:00 +0000

The end of the year is coming up pretty quick on us and it's about this time that I start wondering if I'm using the right number on each post.

Oh well.

Yesterday was our annual company holiday party. This year it was held at a new venue, named The Venue (creative, eh?), which was (in my mind) a lot better than previous years. There was a full stage, so I was able to walk up/around/in front of the band while they were playing and take pictures and things were just pretty neat. My friend in the photo below (you may remember him from the last time I mentioned the company party) recently joined the band and was belting out one of his songs. You can see the rest of the party photos here.

Canon EOS 7D with 30mm @ 30 mm 1/60s f/2.5 ISO 800.

Week 49 - Nate

noreply@blogger.com (Nate) — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 23:14:00 +0000

One of the annual traditions in my family is jelly making. My grandpa comes into town with all the supplies and we spend a Saturday making some of the best jelly I’ve ever had. This is the signature Sandhill Plum.

Canon 7D w/ 17-55 f/2.8 IS
Taken at 55mm, f/2.8, 1/60s, ISO 3200

Week 48 - Jordan

noreply@blogger.com (Jordan) — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 02:09:00 +0000

Using another photo from Thanksgiving. This is my brother's dog, Yuki. She's very shy around people that are not my brother or his wife, so I was happy enough that she was willing to stare at me long enough for me to take her photo.

Canon EOS 7D with 30mm @ 30 mm 1/40s f/2.0 ISO 1000.

Week 48 - Nate

noreply@blogger.com (Nate) — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 23:15:00 +0000

Last Sunday was Sophia’s first birthday party. Nila made cupcakes (and an awesome cupcake owl) which Sophia seemed to enjoy. Full set here.

Canon 7D w/ 17-55 f/2.8 IS
Taken at 44mm, f/2.8, 1/60s, ISO 1600

Week 47 - Jordan

noreply@blogger.com (Jordan) — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 02:05:00 +0000

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We had a good time - traveled to Nebraska and saw family. I was lucky enough to go to the Husker game with my dad while I was in town, which was fun (and we won). The photo below is Molly's uncle, Jimmy, being Spiderman. He owns a gym in Lincoln and is fairly practiced at jumping up to the wall and staying there for a bit.

Canon EOS 7D with 30mm @ 30 mm 1/200s f/1.6 ISO 200.

Week 47 - Nate

noreply@blogger.com (Nate) — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 23:05:00 +0000

Happy Thanksgiving! As was the case last year, Anna made nametags for everyone. This year, Nila’s was extra special.

Canon 7D w/ 17-55 f/2.8 IS
Taken at 38mm, f/2.8, 1/60s, ISO 500

Week 46 - Jordan

noreply@blogger.com (Jordan) — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 02:03:00 +0000

This week involved absolutely no photo-taking. It did, however, include a ton of video for a short skit we were making for our company holiday party. I think it turned out rather well, but we'll see how it goes over. One of the scenes involves crazy things you can do before our healthcare plan changes. So in the shot that I pulled this frame from, my friend is "drinking" "laundry detergent" and making my garage smell like detergent and Kool-aid at the same time.

Canon EOS 7D with 30mm @ 30 mm 1/60s f/2.0 ISO 400.

Week 46 - Nate

noreply@blogger.com (Nate) — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 22:57:00 +0000

The Stolees were in town this weekend and Derrick ran the Overland Park Gobbler Grind Marathon. This was taken around mile 12, so I’m not sure why he’s still smiling but he seemed to be enjoying himself. Nice work Stolee!

Canon 7D w/ 17-55 f/2.8 IS
Taken at 44mm, f/2.8, 1/400s, ISO 100

Week 45 - Nate

noreply@blogger.com (Nate) — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 03:21:00 +0000

Fall leaves are filling up our yard. Nila and I aren’t too fond of the cleanup but Maggie sure seems to enjoy it…

Canon 7D w/ 17-55 f/2.8 IS
Taken at 37mm, f/2.8, 1/100s, ISO 100

Week 45 - Jordan

noreply@blogger.com (Jordan) — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 01:59:00 +0000

Roxy really loves laying in the sun at our front door. She loves it so much that she didn't move while I practically laid down in front of her to take her photo.

Canon EOS 7D with 30mm @ 30 mm 1/500s f/2.8 ISO 100.

Week 44 - Jordan

noreply@blogger.com (Jordan) — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 04:42:00 +0000

A few weeks ago, we took a trip to Minneapolis to watch the Huskers play the Gophers. It was nice to see a solid win and a ~50% red audience. We had a nice time driving around the city. We made a stop in the Microsoft store in the Mall of America and visited the Kinect "booth" they have setup near the amusement park. Pretty nice, I think, demoing yet-to-be-released games and all. Anyway, here's a photo of the stadium from our seats.

Canon EOS 7D with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 18 mm 1/60s f/11 ISO 100.

Week 44 - Nate

noreply@blogger.com (Nate) — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 02:44:00 +0000

Happy Halloween!

Canon 7D w/ 17-55 f/2.8 IS
Taken at 46mm, f/2.8, 1/60s, ISO 1250

Week 43 - Jordan

noreply@blogger.com (Jordan) — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 03:49:00 +0000

Happy Halloween! We decided to celebrate a little early, since Halloween itself falls on Monday. We got together as a group at our friends' house and had a good time chatting, eating, and playing games. I set up a very impromptu area to takes pictures of everyone in their costumes and then forced everyone to show up for a group photo. If you guys ever read these, thanks for putting up with it! The rest of the Halloween photos are here.

Canon EOS 7D with EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS @ 18 mm 1/60s f/4.5 ISO 400.

Week 43 - Nate

noreply@blogger.com (Nate) — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 00:10:00 +0000

Cheating a bit this week. While we were out taking pictures of Sophia, we had Shaw snap a couple of us. There were several good ones (here) but this was one of our favorites.

Canon 7D w/ 17-55 f/2.8 IS
Taken at 47mm, f/5.6, 1/60s, ISO 125

Week 42 - Jordan

noreply@blogger.com (Jordan) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 02:17:00 +0000

Unless you're looking for a photo taken from a video game, I'll use another photo from our Colorado trip. Despite other tourists very similar to us, it was very peaceful climbing up the mountains (in a car). This hopefully reflects that feeling.

Canon EOS 7D with EF-S10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM @ 10 mm 1/250s f/11.0 ISO 200.