Dave Quick – 345 Photography

New Tullys in city center, originally uploaded by Dave Quick.

I got the first shake (grande mocha) they ever sold.

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Completed another full round of pictures for the TLS auction. It’s fun to take pictures of the kids – you can really capture who they are and what they are about if you’re patient enough to let them forget they are being photographed.

iPad line, originally uploaded by Dave Quick.

This is outside the store. The line you see on the right is for folks that did NOT reserve. So they are hoping for first come first serve at 3pm… I waited in the reserve line for an hour and a half to get here… and I am in the reserved line!

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Greg’s school had a fun day doing art inspired by the book Snowpeople at Night. Lots of fun for the CHILD school here in Mercer Island.

More photos here.

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Lynne, a friend from an old job, needed a couple pictures of her kids. I love doing these impromptu types of things. I had a trunk full of equipment and I left it all in the car – just a 70-200, 105mm, 24-120mm and a single on camera sb-800 is what I used. Love the set given the minimal setup. More here.

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Greg’s class had a tea party and a puppet show. They had all the parents and some teacher friends join them for it.

More pictures here.

I was slow to adopt digital. I didn’t have my own digital camera until the Nikon D70. Yes – before that I had used pool equipment and such but the D70 is the first camera that made me go – dang – I should spend money on a digital and this is cheap for the benefits (i.e. good value).

Then I switched entirely to digital with the release of the D2x. Since then the D3 was somewhat interesting but I was so happy with the D2x I didn’t think it brought enough value to the table and I didn’t need the D3x high resolution.

Now with the release of the D3s I don’t know how to stop myself thinking about it – it has everything I want. High ISO (12,800 and it’s max is 102,400), movie (720p is more than fine for me), self cleaning sensor (i can hope it works) and full frame sensor (woo hoo – I can choose DX if I felt like it – likely never again .

I can’t get it soon enough. I want it. Bad.

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Again – another great heritage festival for TLS. More photos from the event here.

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More pictures here. A great ceremony for the dedication of the workshop.

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Kids had a great time in lake Sammamish.