After our trip to the Zoo (see post below) we went over to hang out with Jill's family. Emma's cousins were there to provide entertainment for her. We broke out the SNES (or Super Nintendo for you non-nerds) for the kids to play with. It's scary to think that I was only a little older than them and playing these games when they were brand new!
Note Emma's shoes in the first picture. They have been her obsession lately. In our attempts to get her bipedal (ok, walking for the non-nerds again) we've started putting her in shoes a lot more often. Now she actually wants them on. The first steps are coming soon, I can feel it...
I know you're all probably sick of the pictures of Emma eating, but I posted this last one for a couple of reasons. First off, I think it will illustrate to all of you who have not witnessed Emma eating the voracity with which she attacks food. Second, this frame marks my first time shooting with the 5D at ISO 1600. Back in the film days, 1600 meant TONS of grain and while it looked good in some situations, it wasn't for everyone or everything. I was kind of forced to boost the ISO for this frame since I was shooting available light with the 135mm lens and my shutter speeds were a little too slow for that much lens. The images looked good and I'm sure I will be more comfortable going to 1600 if needed in the future. Enough of the camera lesson for the day.
On another note, I promise my next post won't be black & white. I guess I've just been in that kind of mood lately-don't hold it against me... :o)
Last weekend was a great opportunity for the Hildwine family to all get together. The brothers and sisters all posed for a quick pic at the reception. I managed to capture two Geros at once in the second frame, although Paul was captured a little more inadvertently. I guess he wanted some blackmail photos of his mom too...
Weddings look great in black and white, don't they? Need I say more?
Since the clouds were threatening to open up with rain at any moment, the wedding ceremony was pretty quick. I sat back and let Paul (the real photographer) get all of the good pics of that since he was in prime position. The reception was a blast and Lindie spent most of the night dancing with her bridesmaids. I think Dave was content mingling with the crowd and leaving the dancing to his new wife (their dance together will be in the B&W post next.) After it was all over, the happy couple hopped in their limo (Lin ditched the dress as you can see.)
Here are a few images from my sister's wedding to Dave on Saturday. The first few pics are actually from the rehearsal on Friday. Everything else is from the big day. Every wedding has it's signature touches-for this one it was the groom delivering his own beer to the wedding and my sister rocking the Chuck's under her dress. As you can see, she looked beautiful.
After our trip to the Zoo (see post below) we went over to hang out with Jill's family. Emma's cousins were there to provide entertainment for her. We broke out the SNES (or Super Nintendo for you non-nerds) for the kids to play with. It's scary to think that I was only a little older than them and playing these games when they were brand new!
Today we made use of our Zoo membership and took a little trip. To the contrary of Jill's prediction that nobody would be there, it was packed. It was also very windy, which kept a lot of the animals in hiding. The otters were snuggling up with each other to keep warm and the orangutan baby was having a good time while his parents rested. I wish that I could be so care free about letting Emma roam around and play...