This week-end my dad lent me his Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D Macro to try it with my Nikon D70.
Since I’ve bougth the D70, I’ve been looking for a mid-range lens to
complement my 18-70mm and 70-200mm zooms. I need a lens with pretty
wide aperture, sharp. So I spent the whole week-end shooting
everything, from flowers to insects, to my kids… And I’m really happy
with the results. The lens is really sharp (may be a little bit to much
for portraits), reasonably fast and very clear. It ranks number 1 on my
favorite list of buys. Here’s a small (reduced) sample of the results.

Tags: Photo Nikon

 

Today’s stage of the Tour de France was starting from Grenoble and passing very close to Sun’s facilities of Montbonnot
(one of the few facilities dedicated to software research and
development outside the US). Matt and I took our bikes, and for the
lunch break we went to see the professional racers on their way to the
Alps. In less than 2 minutes, they were all gone, and we are now
following the full stage on TV. In about 1/2 hour they will be passing
by my wife’s parents’ house in Aime before heading to Courchevel.

Tags: Cycling Tour De France

Today’s stage of the Tour de France was starting from Grenoble and passing very close to Sun’s facilities of Montbonnot
(one of the few facilities dedicated to software research and
development outside the US). Matt and I took our bikes, and for the
lunch break we went to see the professional racers on their way to the
Alps. In less than 2 minutes, they were all gone, and we are now
following the full stage on TV. In about 1/2 hour they will be passing
by my wife’s parents’ house in Aime before heading to Courchevel.

Tags: Cycling Tour De France

There has been several explosions today in London and it makes no doubt that this is a terrorist attack.
The BBC has a full coverage of the event.
My thoughts are going to my friends and relatives that live in (close
to) London, and to the victimes of the blasts and their families.
Another sad day in the human history.

There has been several explosions today in London and it makes no doubt that this is a terrorist attack.
The BBC has a full coverage of the event.
My thoughts are going to my friends and relatives that live in (close
to) London, and to the victimes of the blasts and their families.
Another sad day in the human history.

I cannot say that I am pleased with the outcome, but it was a
competition and there has to be a winner. So the IOC has voted and
London will host the 2012 olympic games. These games are too far away
for me to know if I’ll be able to attend any event. On a personal side
I am not going to try to be part of the games (like I would have if
they happened in my country) but who knows what will happen on the
professional side…

One day to go before IOC decides who will host the 2012 olympic games…

© REUTERS. Photo prise le 5 juin 2005.

I’m crossing my fingers like the vast majority of French, and hope that Paris will get them.
I was in Albertville in 1992 for the winter olympics (and my wife was a
volunteer helping in the press center in La Plagne on the bobsleigh
track), and we had such a great time living 2 weeks of olympic spirit,
that I’m looking forward to be part of it again. And I’m not the only
one.

Go Paris2012… Go.