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Spending time with the birds

Today my family and I explored the National Aviary in Pittsburgh.  We had never been there and were pleasantly surprised at the many exhibits and hands on activities for kids.  Seeing as there would be brightly colored birds, I had to bring a camera bag.

My X-Pro2 along with the 18-55, 55-200, 12mm and the 56mm came along.  I ended up using the 55-200mm for most of the bird shooting, but the other lenses were used for various shots of the family and of the architecture.  Thankfully, since the Fuji system is relatively small and light weight, the camera bag wasn’t too heavy at all.

Winter getaway to Florida

My family and I just returned from a quick trip to Florida to visit her Grandparent’s at their winter retreat.  The day that we left, a few inches of snow were forecast to drop on our house, but we had already landed in Florida by the time that started.  We were greeted with breezy 70 degree air and bright sunshine.  As always, I try to get some non-family pictures and here are my favorites.

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