Happy Fourth of July. We had an excellent time on the ranch and I had a more than a few chances to snap off some shots: Above is big blast taken in a 10 second exposure at 17mm, and below is a 4 (perilous) second exposure of Gipp and Brandon (Or is that Kirby, little help anyone? I can’t quite tell.) lighting a couple of penultimate fountain fireworks, captured at f 14.1 / 50mm with my wee EF 1.8 prime.

I know everyone is looking forward to seeing shots of the whole pig roasting magnificence, but I’ve decided they’ll require a succulent post unto themselves. Also potentially worthy of further recognition were my renting of a $3500 lens for the weekend for $30, (yes I think this will prove habit-forming) and a new hot-wing preparation (keyword: SMOKER) that was something barely short of life-altering. I hope you too had a good holiday.