Trust

Few people have had as large an influence in my life as my Grandfather. Everything from my wife-infuriating-Scotch-thriftiness to my meticulousness in coiling extension cords to my knowledge of tree pruning and bee keeping can be traced to my Grandfather. 

I hope you know your grandfather, and I hope you have as good a relationship as J and P. These two are best buddies, and it showed during our whole photo experience. In fact, when the ladies in the family came over to choose their favorite images, they left J and P on the porch with knives whittling sticks. It's good to be buddies with an older generation.

Nikon D700, 70-200mm f/2.8 VR lens @ 150mm, f/3.5, 1/500s, ISO 3200.

60:50

Sixty years building the marriage; fifty years building the cabin.

Nikon D90, 85mm lens, f/2.5, 1/160s, ISO 200. A large sheet covers the windows camera left, diffusing the sunlight pounding through the windows; a white reflector card camera right brings a little back there, too. Of course, my favorite light shaping tool is still the white jumpsuit--the trick is finding subjects willing to wear it!

Goner

There were hundreds of these buzzing around while F. and I were working under the eaves of the upper roof at the cabin.

Click inside to see their fate.


They didn't stand a chance against F., though. We couldn't find the hornet spray, so Grandpa wielded the electric flyswatter like the tin man cutting down flying monkeys.



Just a day in the life with F.: maintaining a cabin that been a lifetime in the making, and solving problems creatively. The safety rope puts his wife B.'s mind at ease.

Nikon D90, 10-20mm lens. I am only about 18 inches from Grandpa, but the wide angle makes it appear otherwise.

Generation...Z?

Does A. know something Great-Grandpa V. doesn't? We captured this image while setting up for a family portrait during a family event. Nikon D90, 50mm lens, f/1.8.