fun with the neighbors

Today, I headed up to A-town to capture a special family moment for my sister's neighbors. It means a lot to me when people ask me to photograph these special times; it is an honor.

I was unprepared... I am not familiar with the Nikon yet, and am without an AF 50mm (I stopped by Kits in Mill Creek... they have three stores in their region with the lens - Oak Harbor, Anchorage & Bellevue). Plus, the timing was not the best for photography (close to high noon... yikes!).

But, I am happy with how they turned out. And, once I remembered to switch my camera back to AF mode, I am pleased with the sharpness of the pics. I am eager, though, to get the 50mm lens. I think that my aperture was only at around 5 something when zoomed out to 55mm. Would have been great to have a nice 3.5 to tone down the branches.

Thank you, fine neighbors, for your patience with my s-l-o-w photography skills & thanks to everyone else for checking out my pics!