[Portfolio] Impromptus - H

[Akira]

Olivier, you, as always, captured a fantastic moment!

As for the meaning of "Masato", I would need to make sure which Chinese letters his name is written with.  But I would say his name is more likely to mean "elegant person" or "righteous person", according to the Chinese letters.

[Olivier]

Thanks Akira. I will ask his mother again about the meaning of his name, since I definitely can't provide you the Chinese writing!

[Olivier]

Melisse is 8 and the oldest of three sisters.
She shows a good sense of responsibilities and is also strongly committed to the team's mischieves...
Here she is, quite proud of her siblings wo where totally dominating my son in their pillows and stuffed animals fight.

Fuji X-T1 - Nikkor 28mm f/2 AI.

13. Girls Power

[Jakov Minić]

The little cookies lover, number 12 is extra cute!

[Olivier]

Thank you Jakov. It helps to have a willing model.

[Olivier]

Little R. is impatient to meet his brother or sister, probably just after Christmas. He sure hopes for a brother...
In the meantime, he spends his time taking care of his mother, reading stories to his little sister and deciding which dinosaur he was in another life.
X-T1 with 18-55 lens.

14. Sweet uncertainty
 

[Fons Baerken]

sweet uncertainty precious image

btw quite a bit of 'visible' noise reduction

[Olivier]

Thank you Fons. I will look in that noise issue.

[Jakov Minić]

Olivier, I saw the image on my phone this morning without reading the text and I thought it was a behind, and said to myself what a great photo
It is only when I started reading that I realised that I didn't look at it with proper attention
Congratulations!!!

[Olivier]

Jakov, you made me laugh...
I can't show this thread to the expecting mom!
Of course, now that you have mentioned your vision, I can't see the image anymore the way it should be. And I still like it.

[golunvolo]

Preciosus and intimate -again- Thanks Olivier for sharing those moments

[Tristin]

Here in Japan, we also hear some news of the victims of poisnous mushrooms every year.  The philosophy established by the punished boy seems to have some truth in human life...

Don't mean to derail this thread but with a good book on mushrooms and some patience, wild mushroom hunting is quite safe.  Most edible mushrooms are readily identifiable, and those you can't identify, you don't eat.  Many mushrooms can be easily distinguished from poisonous ones with spore prints, the volva and the ring.  Sadly, most do not take the time or have the knowledge to make use of these things.

[PeterN]

Beautiful portraits.
I am sure you will like the X-T1, especially with the 16, 56, and 90mm lenses!

[Olivier]

back to this thread...
thanks for the latest comments.
PeterN: yes, I really long for the 16 and 56mm lenses, just don't want to spend the money now. They will come one day. The next lens is likely to be the Samyang 12mm f/2, before summer. And Yes I am liking the X-T1 more and more and now feel confident in most situations. I don't use AF much as my arsenal mostly mostly consists of adapted nikkors, although the Fuji 18-55mm is more than decent.

In the meantime the sweet uncertainty (picture 14) has dissipated just before New Year, and it is a boy. We had fun shooting a few pictures of the newborn today.
Meet B.
I forgot how difficult it is to shoot babies. They just don't care for what you want them to do!

15. Just unboxed.
X-T1 with Fuji 18-55mm lens.

[golunvolo]

Congratulations!!!!