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A gallery of recent photos by Daughter, who recently turned eight …

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Despite getting a late start, we managed to get a nice bike ride along a canal bike path. Son rode on the Trail-A-Bike for the first time. Daughter insisted on riding her too-small bike with training wheels. We rode under two beautiful bridges and had a nice, breezy time.

Afterward we went for a round of [...]

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Daughter had her annual dance recital today. Dear Old Dad was in the audience.

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Relatively normal treatment here …

Crazy HDR color saturation on this one …

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Now that dad has moved to a location closer to me, we’re selling his house, the home that my sister and I grew up in. More details on zillow.

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The original of this image is enormous … 11,000+ pixels wide. Stitched from six separate DSLR images. Taken from a balcony on the East Side of Providence.

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In what has become an annual rite, we spent Father’s Day on a hike. We chose that perennial favorite, Purgatory Chasm. One of the cool things about Purgatory Chasm is all the little nooks and crannies to explore:

After the hike, we went to a nearby pond for our first all-family canoe trip. All told, things [...]

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Dan Zanes played a free concert in our town, so of course we had to be there. He doesn’t seem to mind cameras at his concerts, so of course I took my big camera and my big lens.

Afterward, Dan signed autographs and posed for pictures. The kids were too shy, so The Wife posed for [...]

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An opinionated evaluation
The first and most important observation is that either brand has some very significant strengths, and both brands serve serious professionals the world over each and every day. Either brand offers cameras that are simply marvels of technology.
Generally speaking, however, there are some general differences i can point out:
Nikon generally offers a better [...]

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Son received his “preschool diploma” today.

The kids also put on a little show for the parents:

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