The very last pic from the very end of the evening. This was taken at CNY Karate’s 50th Anniversary banquet on October 6th, 2013. This is one of the musicians, Nikoro-san (his nickname) and I. We became good friends over the previous week. Bonded over a shared (over)use of technology!
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Amateur Portrait
What happens when you turn your new camera over to a curious high school student? Sometimes, you get some really good photos. And sometimes the subject of the photo could be better.
I recently accompanied a client to Niagara Falls to shoot stills and video for them. His 15 year old son was curious about my camera, so I turned it over to him for a while. As you might think, some of his photos turned out poorly. And some turned out okay. A couple (out of maybe 50 or so shots) turned out pretty good – surprising for someone who’d never used a DSLR before.
One of the “okay” ones was yours truly, taken near the building on the American side that leads down to the Maid of the Mist boat tour.
Speaking of the tour. . . I had a number of people look at me like I was crazy for taking my DSLR on the boat and into the heavy spray from the falls. The didn’t believe me when I said my Pentax K30 was weather sealed. I’ve been using Pentax cameras for 30 years, and I’m happier with them now than ever before. I highly recommend their DSLRs.