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Ryan Kenneth Rockwell

January ~ December 2017

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The technical gobbledygook after each shot is the equipment I used for each photo. Many photographer friends ask.

31 December 2017, Sunday

Ryan's orange drone. He got it from Grandma Rockwell for his birthday. Canon SL2, Canon 18-135mm USM IS at 91mm at f/5.6 at 1/250 at Auto ISO 160, Perfectly Clear. bigger or camera-original © file.

28 December 2017, Thursday

Ryan and Dad at City Wok. Canon SL2, Canon 18-135mm USM IS at 22mm at f/3.5 at 1/40 at Auto ISO 1,250, Perfectly Clear. bigger.

24 December 2017, Christmas Eve

A very Merry Christmas (and a belated Happy Hanukkah) to all! merrier. Photo taken with Sony A7R III and Sony FE 24-105mm f/4 G OSS at 47mm at f/4 at 1/125 at Auto ISO 2,000, Perfectly Clear.

21 December 2017, Monday

Ryan and the snowman he made at his school Christmas party. Sony A7R III with Sony 24-105mm f/4 G at 65mm at f/4 at 1/125 at Auto ISO 800, Perfectly Clear. bigger or full-resolution file.

18 December 2017, Monday

Ryan checks in at the orthodontist. Sony A7R III with Sony 24-105mm f/4 G at 35mm at f/4 at 1/125 at Auto ISO 400, Perfectly Clear. bigger.

17 December 2017, Sunday

Ryan and his MacBook Air. Sony A7R III with Sony 24-105mm f/4 G at 78mm at f/4 at 1/125 at Auto ISO 3,200, Perfectly Clear. bigger or full-resolution © file.

Crop from above. bigger or full-resolution © file.

15 December 2017, Friday

Opening birthday presents from Grandma Rockwell. Sony A7R III with Sony 24-105mm f/4 G at 63mm at f/4 at 1/125 at Auto ISO 12,800, Perfectly Clear. bigger.

Opening birthday presents from Grandma Rockwell. Sony A7R III with Sony 24-105mm f/4 G at 24mm at f/4 at 1/125 at Auto ISO 16,000, Perfectly Clear. bigger.

14 December 2017, Thursday

Ryan celebrates at Benihana: Live Video! (iPhone X 4mm camera. Still image grabbed while rolling video; video file here reduced to 5MP for Internet from original 50MB 720P camera file.) bigger.

05 December 2017, Tuesday

Ryan's first try at the manly art of grilling meat. Ryan grilled eight cheeseburgers and fed the entire family. Bravo! (iPhone X, 4mm camera at f/1.8 at 1/4 second hand-held at ISO 1,000 (LV 3●●, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

28 November 2017, Tuesday

Dad picks everyone up from school. (iPhone X, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

31 October 2017, Tuesday

Ryan gets ready for Halloween in his Sumo costume. (Nikon D850, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G at 35mm f/2.8 at 1/125 at Auto ISO 2,500, Perfectly Clear. bigger).

Katie and Ryan get ready to trick-or-treat. (Nikon D850, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G at 6mm f/6.3 at 1/160 at Auto ISO 100, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

Katie and Ryan trick-or-treat at the grilled cheese place. (Nikon D850, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G at 24mm at f/2.8 at 1/250 at Auto ISO 100, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

Katie trick-or-treats commercially. (Nikon D850, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G at 27mm at f/2.8 at 1/250 at Auto ISO 220, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

Ryan trick-or-treats commercially in his Sumo costume. (Nikon D850, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G at 32mm at f/2.8 at 1/250 at Auto ISO 2,200, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

Katie trick-or-treats. (Nikon D850, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G at 32mm at f/2.8 at 1/250 at Auto ISO 360, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

Ryan trick-or-treats in his Sumo costume. (Nikon D850, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G at 28mm at f/3.5 at 1/250 at Auto ISO 100, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

Ryan trick-or-treats at a Japanese restaurant in his Sumo costume. They thought it was hilarious!!! (Nikon D850, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G at 24mm at f/2.8 at 1/250 at Auto ISO 1,100, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

Katie trick-or-treats at FedEx. (Nikon D850, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G at 24mm at f/2.8 at 1/250 at Auto ISO 1,100, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

Ryan in his Sumo costume. (Nikon D850, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G at 36mm at f/2.8 at 1/250 at Auto ISO 2,000, Perfectly Clear.) bigger, bigger face or full-resolution file to explore on your computer (mobile devices rarely can display the full resolution files properly).

Ryan's friend from school and his sister join us. (Nikon D850, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G at 38mm at f/2.8 at 1/250 at Auto ISO 2,200, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

Ryan and his friend at the strip mall. (Nikon D850, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G at 56mm at f/2.8 at 1/125 at Auto ISO 2,500, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

Ryan in the crazy Halloween house. (Nikon D850, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G at 27mm at f/2.8 at 1/125 at Auto ISO 14,400, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

Ryan in the electric chair. (Nikon D850, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G at 32mm at f/2.8 at 1/125 at Auto ISO 25,600, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

Ryan trick-or-treating in a house. (Nikon D850, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G at 24mm at f/2.8 at 1/125 at Auto ISO 18,000, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

Ryan trick-or-treats outside at night in his Sumo costume. (Nikon D850, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G at 32mm at f/2.8 at 1/50 at Auto ISO 51,200, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

Ryan and Katie trick-or-treat. (Nikon D850, Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G at 29mm at f/2.8 at 1/125 at Auto ISO 6,400, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

18 October 2017, Wednesday

Dad, Sofie and Zoey. (iPhone 7 Plus at 4mm at f/1.8 at 1/122 at Auto ISO 20, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

01 October 2017, Sunday

Ryan and his MacBook Air. Nikon D850, Nikon AF MICRO-NIKKOR 55mm f/2.8 at f/2.8 at 1/125 at Auto ISO 1,100, Perfectly Clear. bigger or full-resolution file to explore on your computer (mobile devices rarely can display the full resolution files properly).

1,200 x 900 pixel crop from above. bigger or full-resolution file to explore on your computer (mobile devices rarely can display the full resolution files properly).

24 September 2017, Sunday

Big spider gets ready for Halloween. (iPhone 7 Plus at 4mm at f/1.8 at 1/1,650 at Auto ISO 20, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

Yellow and Blue (iPhone 7 Plus at 6.6mm at f/2.8 at 1/847 at Auto ISO 20.) bigger.

18 September 2017, Monday

Ryan and Katie start their third first day of school back at the same place as their first day of school back on 29 August 2017.

They spent two weeks at a different school since we thought we were moving and needed to get them started the first day in the new school so they'd know what was going on all year.

17 September 2017, Sunday

Ryan, Dad, Zoey and Sofie. (iPhone 7 Plus at 4mm at f/1.8 at 1/15 at Auto ISO 50, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

15 September 2017, Friday

Ryan and Dad heading to Habit for lunch in OC. Ryan ditched the last day while Katie attended. (iPhone 7 Plus at 2.9mm at f/2.2 at 1/499 at Auto ISO 25, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

11 September 2017, Monday

Ryan playing Minecraft (I think). The Acer Chromebook is from his new school. We bought him his MacBook Air three years ago for his previous school. (iPhone 7 Plus at 4mm at f/1.8 at 1/13 at Auto ISO 100, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

10 September 2017, Sunday

No people food! (iPhone 7 Plus at 4mm at f/1.8 at 1/20 at Auto ISO 40, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

05 September 2017, Tuesday - first day of school!

First Day of School! (Fuji X100F, flash ON, f/4 at 1/160 at Auto ISO 200, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

Ryan waits by his class' table. We got there at about quarter after 7AM, so he was the first. (Fuji X100F, flash ON, f/6.4 at 1/950 at Auto ISO 400, as-shot.) bigger.

Ryan and his new 5th grade teacher. (Fuji X100F, flash ON, f/2.2 at 1/150 at Auto ISO 400, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

Ryan's class walks to their classroom. (Fuji X100F, flash ON, f/5.6 at 1/750 at Auto ISO 400, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

02 September 2017, Saturday

America in the Sky. iPhone 7 Plus at 6.6mm at f/2.8 at 1/144 at Auto ISO 20. bigger.

29 August 2017, Tuesday - first day of school!

Zoey and Sofie. (Fuji X100F, flash ON, f/2 at 1/125 at Auto ISO 2,000, as-shot.) bigger.

First day of School! (Fuji X100F, flash ON, f/3.2 at 1/125 at Auto ISO 400, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

28 August 2017, Monday

Ryan and Zoey. iPhone 7 Plus at 4mm at f/1.8 at 1/30 at Auto ISO 40, Perfectly Clear. bigger.

26 August 2017, Saturday

Pops commanding the GL550. (Sony A9, Sony Zeiss FE 50mm f/1.4 at f/1.4 at 1/640 at Auto ISO 100, Perfectly Clear.) bigger or camera-original file to explore on your computer (mobile devices rarely can display the full resolution files properly).

25 August 2017, Friday

Meet your Teacher.

Ryan and Mrs. Hays, his 2nd grade teacher from 2014-2015. (Fuji X100F, flash ON, f/5.6 at 1/480 at Auto ISO 400, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

Ryan meets his new fifth grade teacher. (Fuji X100F, flash ON, f/2 at 1/125 at Auto ISO 400, as-shot.) bigger.

21 August 2017, Monday

Partial Solar Eclipse (Total across some of the USA).

Eclipse shadows, 9:53 AM. iPhone 7 Plus at 4mm at f/1.8 at 1/563 at Auto ISO 20, Perfectly Clear. bigger.

Ryan and the eclipse, 10:08 AM. Image projected on paper from a Russian 20x50 spotting scope mounted on my Bogen Manfrotto 3275 410 Geared Head on my big Gitzo 1228 tripod, iPhone 7 Plus at 4mm at f/1.8 at 1/1,996 at Auto ISO 20, Perfectly Clear. bigger.

Family viewing the eclipse, 10:33 AM. iPhone 6S Plus at 4.2mm at f/2.2 at 1/615 at Auto ISO 25, Perfectly Clear. bigger. Little did I realize that Ryan's the only one who wears socks in this family!

20 August 2017, Sunday

Ryan makes dinner for the family. iPhone 7 Plus at 4mm at f/1.8 at 1/15 at Auto ISO 64, Perfectly Clear. bigger.

Ryan serves dinner for the family. iPhone 7 Plus at 4mm at f/1.8 at 1/15 at Auto ISO 64, Perfectly Clear. bigger.

Turns out that only Dad wanted some; the rest of the family bailed on us. iPhone 7 Plus front camera at 2.9mm at f/2.2 at 1/24 at Auto ISO 200, Perfectly Clear. bigger.

15 August 2017, Tuesday

Ryan gets his bottom braces.

Ryan checks in at the orthodontist. Canon SL2, Canon 18-55mm f/4-5.6 STM IS at 19mm at f/4 at 1/40 at Auto ISO 320, Perfectly Clear. bigger.

Ryan gets super-cleaned. Canon SL2, Canon 18-55mm f/4-5.6 STM IS at 55mm at f/5.6 at 1/80 at Auto ISO 400, Perfectly Clear. bigger.

Ryan smiles. Canon SL2, Canon 18-55mm f/4-5.6 STM IS at 55mm at f/5.6 at 1/80 at Auto ISO 500, Perfectly Clear. bigger.

Ultraviolet curing. Canon SL2, Canon 18-55mm f/4-5.6 STM IS at 55mm at f/5.6 at 1/80 at Auto ISO 160, Perfectly Clear. bigger.

Ryan shows off his new full braces! Canon SL2, Canon 18-55mm f/4-5.6 STM IS at 55mm at f/5.6 at 1/100 at Auto ISO 400, Perfectly Clear. bigger.

14 August 2017, Monday

Dad watched by Zoey. iPhone 7 Plus front camera at 2.9mm at f/2.2 at 1/30 at Auto ISO 64, Perfectly Clear. bigger.

Dad gnawed by Sofie. She thinks Dad is a teething toy. iPhone 7 Plus front camera at 2.9mm at f/2.2 at 1/30 at Auto ISO 80, Perfectly Clear. bigger.

Dad licked by Sofie. iPhone 7 Plus front camera at 2.9mm at f/2.2 at 1/30 at Auto ISO 80, Perfectly Clear. bigger.

04 August 2017, Friday

VP-61, Palm Springs Air Museum, 04 August 2017. Sony A9, Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 at f/5 at 1/640 at Auto ISO 100, Perfectly Clear. bigger or full-resolution © file to explore on your computer (mobile devices rarely can display the full resolution files properly).

Red Dots, Palm Springs Air Museum, 04 August 2017. Sony A9, Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 at f/8 at 1/640 at Auto ISO 100, Perfectly Clear. bigger or full-resolution © file to explore on your computer (mobile devices rarely can display the full resolution files properly).

Propeller, Palm Springs Air Museum, 04 August 2017. Sony A9, Sony FE 85mm f/1.8 at f/5.6 at 1/800 at Auto ISO 100, Perfectly Clear. bigger or full-resolution © file to explore on your computer (mobile devices rarely can display the full resolution files properly).

03 August 2017, Thursday

Door, El Ranchito. Sony A9, Sony 50mm f/1.8 at f/3.2 at 1/160 at Auto ISO 800, as shot. bigger or camera-original © file.

Bar, El Ranchito. Sony A9, Sony 50mm f/1.8 at f/7.1 at 1/8 at ISO 400, Perfectly Clear. bigger or full-resolution or camera-original © file.

Ryan at El Ranchito. Sony A9, Sony 50mm f/1.8 wide-open at f/1.8 at 1/125 at Auto ISO 800, Perfectly Clear. bigger.

02 August 2017, Wednesday

Ryan and his Zing bow. Sony A9, Sony 24-240mm at 77mm wide-open at f/5.6 at 1/160 at Auto ISO 100, Perfectly Clear. bigger.

01 August 2017, Tuesday

Ryan at Mario's for lunch. Sony A9, Sony 28mm f/2 at f/2.8 at 1/60 at Auto ISO 100, Perfectly Clear. bigger.

Ryan checks his Apple Watch. Sony A9, Sony 28mm f/2 at f/2 at 1/125 at Auto ISO 250, Perfectly Clear. bigger.

Spitfire Mk 14, Palm Springs Air Museum. (Sony A9, Sony 28mm f/2 at f/7.1 hand-held at 1/8 at ISO 400, Perfectly Clear.) bigger or full-resolution image.

Douglass SBD Dauntless at the Palm Springs Air Museum. (Sony A9, Sony 28mm f/2 at f/9 hand-held at 1/8 at ISO 400, Perfectly Clear.) bigger or full-resolution image.

Palm Springs Air Museum. (Sony A9, Sony 28mm f/2 at f/4.5 hand-held at 1/8 at ISO 100, Perfectly Clear.) bigger or full-resolution image.

Guns of WWII, Palm Springs Air Museum. (Sony A9, Sony 28mm f/2 wide-open at f/2 hand-held at 1/30 at ISO 100, Perfectly Clear.) bigger or full-resolution image.

Life Magazine. (Sony A9, Sony 28mm f/2 wide-open at f/2 hand-held at 1/15 at ISO 100, Perfectly Clear.) bigger or camera-original © image.

Boeing B-17, Palm Springs Air Museum. (Sony A9, Sony 28mm f/2 wide-open at f/2 hand-held at 1/15 at ISO 100, Perfectly Clear.) bigger or full-resolution image.

24 July 2017, Monday

Ryan in the Flying Boxcar at the Palm Springs Air Museum. Nikon D810 with Fisheye-NIKKOR 16mm f/3.5 at f/3.5 hand-held at 1/4 at ISO 400, Perfectly Clear. bigger.

21 July 2017, Friday

Ryan and Dad at the movies. It's pitch black there, so I used Perfectly Clear to pull the very dark image out of the mud. iPhone 7 Plus front camera at 2.9mm at f/2.2 at 1/15 at Auto ISO 2,000. bigger.

18 July 2017, Tuesday

Ryan and Katie at Get Air. (Sony A9 with Canon 100-400mm L IS II on Metabones Mark V adapter at 400mm at f/5.6 at 1/500 at Auto ISO 10,000, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

Katie at Get Air.(Sony A9 with Canon 100-400mm L IS II on Metabones Mark V adapter at 227mm at f/5 at 1/500 at Auto ISO 8,000, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

15 July 2017, Thursday

Sasha. (Sony A9 with Sony Minolta 28-135mm on Sony LA-EA4 adapter at 120mm at f/7.1 at 1/320 at Auto ISO 100, Perfectly Clear.) bigger or camera-original © file.

14 July 2017, Friday

Pops and Katie at the Luau. (Sony A9 with Sony Minolta 28-135mm on Sony LA-EA4 adapter at 50mm at f/5.6 at 1/100 at Auto ISO 100, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

Katie at the Luau. (Sony A9 with Sony Minolta 28-135mm on Sony LA-EA4 adapter at 110mm at f/4.5 at 1/100 at Auto ISO 100, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

Pops and Ryan at the Luau. (Sony A9 with Sony Minolta 28-135mm on Sony LA-EA4 adapter at 90mm at f/4.5 at 1/125 at Auto ISO 100, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

Katie and boogie board. (Sony A9 with Sony Minolta 28-135mm on Sony LA-EA4 adapter at 135mm at f/7.1 at 1/400 at Auto ISO 100, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

Katie boogie boards. (Sony A9 with Sony Minolta 28-135mm on Sony LA-EA4 adapter at 135mm at f/5 at 1/200 at Auto ISO 100, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

Ryan and his Apple Watch at the beach. (Sony A9 with Sony Minolta 28-135mm on Sony LA-EA4 adapter at 55mm at f/8 at 1/160 at Auto ISO 100, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

Ryan and his boogie board at the beach. (Sony A9 with Sony Minolta 28-135mm on Sony LA-EA4 adapter at 100mm at f/4.5 at 1/400 at Auto ISO 100, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

Ryan and Katie at the beach. (Sony A9 with Sony Minolta 28-135mm on Sony LA-EA4 adapter at 100mm at f/8 at 1/100 at Auto ISO 100, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

Luau deserts. (Sony A9 with Sony Minolta 28-135mm on Sony LA-EA4 adapter at 28mm at f/13 at 1/60 at Auto ISO 100, Perfectly Clear.) bigger or camera-original © file.

Pops, Ryan and Noni at the Luau. (Sony A9 with Sony Minolta 28-135mm on Sony LA-EA4 adapter at 60mm at f/4.5 at 1/125 at Auto ISO 200, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

Ryan rinses off Katie. (Sony A9 with Sony Minolta 28-135mm on Sony LA-EA4 adapter at 45mm at f/4.5 at 1/125 at Auto ISO 100, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

06 July 2017, Thursday

Ryan at the orthodontist. Sony A9 with Canon 28-105mm USM II on Metabones Mark V adapter at 1/125 at Auto ISO 320. bigger or full-resolution © file.

Ryan at the orthodontist. Sony A9 with Canon 28-105mm USM II on Metabones Mark V adapter at 105mm at f/4.5 at 1/125 at Auto ISO 400. bigger.

29 June 2017, Thursday

Ryan and Katie's Survival Bunker. (iPhone 7 Plus at 4mm at f/1.8 at 1/15 at Auto ISO 50, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

In response to certain world factors, Ryan and Katie decided it was high time to build and provision a survival bunker. The bunker is stocked with food, water, weapons, ammunition and tools. Ryan is defending it with his rifle.

I presume Katie, queen of pillow forts, built the structure, while it was Ryan who surveyed the world conditions and designed the air recirculation and other systems.

I was not allowed for obvious reasons to publish this until after this test system was moved to an undisclosed location.

Ryan and Katie's Survival Bunker. Note projectile in flight. (iPhone 7 Plus at 4mm at f/1.8 at 1/30 at Auto ISO 50, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

27 June 2017, Tuesday

Ryan and his Nerf N-Strike Elite AccuStrike AlphaHawk rifle keep a lookout for hawks as Zoey and Sofie play. (iPhone 7 Plus at 4mm at f/1.8 at 1/1,996 at Auto ISO 20.) bigger.

25 June 2017, Fathers' Day

Sasha, Ryan, Noni, Sofie, Zoey, Katie, Dad, Pops and Toby on Fathers' Day. (iPhone 7 Plus, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

21 June 2017, Wednesday

Ryan at El Torito. Sony A9 with Sony 16-35/2.8 GM at 35mm at f/2.8 at 1/125 at Auto ISO 4,000. bigger or full-resolution © file.

16 June 2017, Friday

Zoey and Sofie. (Fuji X100F, flash ON, f/2 at 1/125 at Auto ISO 1,250, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

13 June 2017, Tuesday

Ryan on the computer at school. (iPhone 7 Plus at 4mm at f/1.8 at 1/30 at Auto ISO 32, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

Ryan at the Apple Store. (iPhone 7 Plus at 4mm at f/1.8 at 1/60 at Auto ISO 25, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

07 June 2017, Wednesday

Ryan on his way to school — waiting for his sister to hurry up. 2017 Sony A9 with 1990 LEICA SUMMICRON-M 35mm f/2 at f/2 at 1/125 at Auto ISO 1,250. bigger or full-resolution © file.

Ryan and his glow-in-the-dark Minecraft shirt. Sony A9 with Sony 24-70/2.8 GM at 70mm at f/2.8 at 1/125 at Auto ISO 640. bigger or full-resolution © file.

Ryan and Sofie. Sony A9 with Sony 24-70/2.8 GM at 70mm at f/2.8 at 1/125 at Auto ISO 250. bigger or full-resolution © file.

Zoey. Sony A9 with Sony 24-70/2.8 GM at 70mm at f/2.8 at 1/500 at Auto ISO 2,500. bigger.

First Dog Walk!

Ryan, Katie, Zoey and Sofia. Sony A9 with Sony 24-70/2.8 GM at 68mm at f/4.5 at 1/200 at Auto ISO 100. bigger.

Katie and Zoey. Sony A9 with Sony 24-70/2.8 GM at 70mm at f/5 at 1/250 at Auto ISO 100. bigger or full-resolution © file.

06 June 2017, Tuesday

Zoey, Shitzu-Maltese. 2017 Sony A9 with 1937 LEICA SUMMAR 5cm f/2 at f/2 at 1/500 at Auto ISO 6,400 (see this nutty camera combination.) bigger.

Ryan and Dad with Hubsan quadcopter. (iPhone 7 Plus at 2.9mm at f/2.2 at 1/228 at Auto ISO 25, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

Dog tug-of-war. (iPhone 7 Plus at 4mm at f/1.8 at 1/5 at Auto ISO 100, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

05 June 2017, Monday

Ryan shows Katie how to edit her YouTube videos on her MacBook Air. Sony A9, Sony 70-200/2.8 GM at 70mm, f/2.8 at 1/125 at Auto ISO 2,500. bigger.

29 May 2017, Memorial Day

Ryan and his MacBook Air. (iPhone 7 Plus at 4mm at f/1.8 at 1/11 at Auto ISO 100, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

Ryan and Dad in the Kitchen. Canon EOS M6 held at arm's length, Canon EF-M 15-45mm at 15mm at f/3.5 at 1/200 at Auto ISO 1,600, Perfectly Clear. bigger.

Ryan at My Thai. Canon EOS M6, Canon EF-M 15-45mm at 35mm at f/5 at 1/60 at Auto ISO 160, Perfectly Clear. bigger or camera-original JPG to explore on your computer.

LIVE VIDEO: Ryan at My Thai.

640 x 480 @ 29.97p 4MB .MP4 file, Canon EOS M6, Canon EF-M 15-45mm. Wow; this was hand-held, and look how Canon's IS locks-down the video to look like it was shot on a tripod!

My Thai. Canon EOS M6, Canon EF-M 15-45mm at 35mm at f/5 at 1/60 at Auto ISO 160, Perfectly Clear. bigger or camera-original JPG to explore on your computer.

28 May 2017, Sunday

FU-629, Palm Springs Air Museum. Canon EOS M6, Canon EF-M 15-45mm at 15mm at f/3.5 at 1/200 at Auto ISO 1,600, Perfectly Clear. bigger.

Ryan in the Bomb Bay, Palm Springs Air Museum. Canon EOS M6, Canon EF-M 15-45mm at 15mm at f/3.5 at 1/50 at Auto ISO 1,600, Perfectly Clear. bigger or camera-original JPG to explore on your computer.

Palm Springs Air Museum. Canon EOS M6, Flash ON, Canon EF-M 15-45mm at 15mm at f/3.5 at 1/60 at Auto ISO 500, Perfectly Clear. bigger or camera-original JPG to explore on your computer.

B-17, Palm Springs Air Museum. Canon EOS M6, Canon EF-M 15-45mm at 15mm at f/3.5 hand-held at 1/8 at ISO 100, Perfectly Clear. bigger or camera-original JPG to explore on your computer.

Radial Engine, Palm Springs Air Museum. Canon EOS M6 square crop mode, Canon EF-M 15-45mm at 15mm at f/3.5 hand-held at 1/8 at ISO 100, Perfectly Clear. bigger or camera-original JPG to explore on your computer.

22 April 2017, Saturday

Ryan as seen through a Fujifilm X100F electronic viewfinder (EVF). bigger.

Ryan playing on his MacBook Air in the desert. (Fuji X100F, flash ON, f/2 at 1/60 at Auto ISO 400, Perfectly Clear.) bigger or camera-original JPG to explore on your computer.

Ryan saw my Fuji X100F and asked "Why does anyone use a camera like that anymore when we have iPhones?" I explained it's because iPhones don't have strong enough flash, and snapped these with my iPhone 7 Plus to show him:


Shot with iPhone 7 Plus. bigger.	Shot with iPhone 7 Plus, flash ON. bigger.

The iPhone flash isn't bright enough for most lighting, but it also has no reflector to direct the light at the subject. It makes a great flashlight because the iPhone flash light shines equally in all directions, but you';all see that it lights up Ryan's arm much more than his face because it's closer. Camera flashes are directional, and put more light forwards to light faces.

The best results from the iPhone are to run the non-flash shot through Perfectly Clear, which does a pretty good job of automatically making faces look as they should. Here's what it does to the non-flash iPhone image above:

Ryan and his MacBook Air. (iPhone 7 Plus at 4mm at f/1.8 at 1/30 at Auto ISO 40, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

So yes, Ryan, the iPhone is usually all you need for 80% of the pictures we take, but the other 20% require larger cameras for serious fill flash or very long exposures or special lenses or whatever.

13 April 2017, Thursday

Ryan and his new Trek FX 3 bicycle. (iPhone 7 Plus at 4mm at f/1.8 at 1/30 at Auto ISO 40, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

09 April 2017, Sunday

Ryan at the Freedom Fighter's Cafe, Palm Springs Air Museum. (Fuji X100F, flash ON, f/2 at 1/60 at Auto ISO 500, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

Ryan shows me his friend Roberto on FaceTime on his Apple Watch. Of course Ryan is kidding as usual; the Apple Watch still lacks a camera. In this case, Ryan put up a photo of Roberto and told me he was on FaceTime. (Fuji X100F, flash ON, f/2 at 1/60 at Auto ISO 500, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

Spitfire Mk 14, Palm Springs Air Museum. (Fuji X100F, flash ON, f/4.5 at 1/150 at Auto ISO 400, Perfectly Clear.) bigger or camera-original © JPG.

"Pacific Princess" B-25 Bomber, Palm Springs Air Museum. (Fuji X100F, no flash, f/4.5 at 1/125 at Auto ISO 200, Perfectly Clear.) bigger, full-resolution or camera-original © JPG.

Dad and Ryan in the chrome spinner of a Twin Bonanza, Palm Springs Air Museum. (Fuji X100F, no flash, f/5.6 at 1/220 at Auto ISO 400, Auto Dynamic Range chose 200%, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, Palm Springs Air Museum. (Fuji X100F, no flash, manually set f/16 at automatically-set 1/180 at Auto ISO 400, Auto Dynamic Range chose 200%, Perfectly Clear. In other words, everything was on Auto and all I did for deep depth-of-field was move the aperture ring one click from A to f/16.) bigger or camera-original © JPG.

"Flying Tiger" P-40 Warhawk, Palm Springs Air Museum. (Fuji X100F, no flash, f/5.6 at 1/320 at Auto ISO 400, Auto Dynamic Range chose 200%, Perfectly Clear.) bigger or camera-original © JPG.

Ryan Flies a Simulator, Palm Springs Air Museum. (Fuji X100F, no flash, f/2 at 1/60 at Auto ISO 1,250, Perfectly Clear.) bigger or camera-original © JPG.

27 March 2017, Monday: California Play at School!

Ryan Singing. He's got cocoa powder on his face to look like dirt on a gold miner. (Canon 5DSR, Canon 100-400mm IS L II at 114mm at f/4.5 at 1/125 at Auto ISO 1,600, Perfectly Clear V3.) bigger or full resolution.

Ryan Singing. He's got cocoa powder on his face to look like dirt on a gold miner. (Canon 5DSR, Canon 100-400mm IS L II at 100mm at f/4.5 at 1/125 at Auto ISO 2,500, Perfectly Clear V3.) bigger.

15 March 2017, Wednesday

Dad gets the kids from school. (iPhone 7 Plus at 4mm at f/1.8 at 1/1,294 at Auto ISO 20.)

But wait? What's the sticker on Katie's shirt?

Katie caught eating healthy. I forget what it was she was eating, maybe carrots. (Crop from iPhone 7 Plus at 4mm at f/1.8 at 1/1,294 at Auto ISO 20.)

13 March 2017, Sunday

Ryan loves the paella at the Farmer's Market. (Nikon D3400, Nikon 18-55mm VR AFP at 31mm at f/7.1 at 1/50 at Auto ISO 100, Perfectly Clear.) bigger or full resolution.

04 March 2017, Saturday

Ryan Hacking. (Nikon D3400, flash ON, Nikon 18-55mm VR AFP at 34mm at f/5 at 1/60 at Auto ISO 900, Perfectly Clear.) bigger. Looks much worse without flash.

07 February 2017, Tuesday

Dad drops the kids at school. (iPhone 7 Plus front camera at 2.9mm at f/2.2 at 1/861 at Auto ISO 25.)

12 February 2017, Sunday

Ryan pets a skink. (Nikon D5600, Auto White Balance, Picture Control set to Standard with +1 Saturation, Nikon 35mm f/1.8 DX at f/1.8 at 1/125 at Auto ISO 450, Perfectly Clear.) bigger or full-resolution file.

Ryan under a Burmese Python at the Reptile Zoo. (Nikon D5600, Auto White Balance, Picture Control set to Standard with +1 Saturation, Nikon 35mm f/1.8 DX at f/1.8 at 1/125 at Auto ISO 320, Perfectly Clear.) bigger.

04 February 2017, Saturday

Ryan checks his photos of Katie, Sasha, Toby and Ryan. (Sony A7II, Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 GM at 55mm at f/2.8 at 1/60 at Auto ISO 640, Perfectly Clear.)

22 January 2017, Sunday