Athens…and Leadership

Last year Maddie & I traveled to Greece for her graduation trip. We landed in Athens as the protests started to erupt on Symtagma Square against the austerity measures. Later today, Kelly will leave for an A&M sponsored leadership conference that starts in Athens and will tour part of Greece over the next two weeks. She will meet with different representatives of the government which should be interesting in light of their recent elections and possible withdrawal from the EU. We hope nothing but the best for their country and an expedient resolution to the dilemmas as they have far reaching impact with a ripple effect globally. 

These are some images that I have saved from last year’s trip to Athens. Godspeed to Kelly and safe travels… may she learn much and represent the US with grace.

Captured with: nikon D700, 24-70mm, f/2.8.

Let it rain…

Kelly got home from college at A&M several days ago and agreed to sit a moment for a few images. The clouds were pending but the light was right and we gave it a whirl… just in time for a cloud burst. At least it was pleasantly warm.

Captured with: nikon D4. 

adminNo Gravatar - May 15, 2012 - 1:55 am

Efe – yep, bit the bullet…. after 4 years, my D700 was struggling with correct light metering ever since I dropped it on the asphalt, despite sending it back to nikon for an overall. And you are correct, the improved iso sensitivity and 11 fps will make shooting all sports much, much easier. From use over the last several weeks, I can say that nikon has taken a step up with the D4 from the D700 and D3. Specifically, the image quality, focusing speed, metering capabilities, iso sensitivity (easily to 6400), improved fps and video made this the next logical step for me, hopefully for years to come.

SuzyNo Gravatar - May 14, 2012 - 1:11 pm

WOW, am loving your blog!!! Beautiful girl:)

Parkinson SniperNo Gravatar - May 14, 2012 - 10:14 am

Oh my goodness…sorry I cannot concentrate on the photo…did I see a D4 in the explanation :) ) this is a perfect choice for your rodeo pics! congrats and hope you enjoy it for years…

May Desktop Wallpaper…

I was a little slow to get these finished for this month, but hopefully it is worth the wait. The top image was shot next to Helen’s garden, bottom image was Saturday at Fossil Rim and is one of the two baby giraffes there. Both images shot with the new nikon D4, which was also worth the wait…enjoy. These images are 2600 x 1500 and should fit even the largest iMac 27 ” monitor, just right click and save. If you have a favorite, let me know… right now I’m partial to the flower macro because of the detail, composition and depth of field.