We got a few inches of snow and ice Friday night that kindly waited for my flight to land before falling. The kids spent most of Saturday enjoying the white stuff, knowing this may be their only opportunity to do so this year.
New Lens
Although I really like our camera, an Olympus E-620, I’ve struggled getting good pictures in low-light situations. After wasting a ton of good shots this Christmas, we decided to order a faster lens. The ZD 50mm ƒ2.0 macro prime arrived today and here are some of the first test photos I took with it. I’m impressed and look forward to using it a lot more in the upcoming weeks.
Road Trip 2009: Part III – Camp Linwood MacDonald
After leaving NYC, We enjoyed two action-packed days at Grandpa’s camp. Activities included scaling the climbing wall, taking aim at the archery field, eating meals with the other campers, participating in a science show, navigating the ropes course, and canoeing in the lake while watching Grandpa take the Chompy Challenge (swimming across the lake without getting bitten by the infamously large snapping turtle).
Camden stunned the audience at the science show as one of the youngest attendees by being the first to answer the scientist’s question, “What are the building blocks that make up everything?” “Molecules,” came the prompt, confident reply.
Here is some cell phone video I took on the lake.
By the way, I updated the previous road trip post with pictures from our stop in NYC.