Nikon Z8
Nikkor Z 50mm f/1.8 S
ISO 200
F1.8 1/320 second
Becca's roses.
June 7, 2026
June 6, 2026
iPhone 16e
ISO 64
F1.6 1/120 second
Wallsburg, UT
The start of the Utah Valley Marathon. I finished with a chip time of 4:05:49, and I got a negative split (meaning the second half of my marathon was faster than the first half). The last few miles were dang hard, but I'm glad I did it, and I'm happy with the result.
June 5, 2026
Nikon Z8
Nikkor Z 50mm f/1.8 S
ISO 320
F2.2 1/60 second
I'm running the Utah Valley Marathon tomorrow morning. It'll be my first full marathon, and I need to wake up at 2:30am tomorrow morning to get there on time. I've been pretty good keeping up on my training plan, so I'm pretty confident that I'll make the distance, but not sure about time. I'd like to be under 4 hours 20 minutes, but I'm going to go based on feel / heart rate, and I don't plan to stay with a pacer, so I'm not really sure what my time will be.
June 4, 2026
Nikon Z8
AF-S Nikkor 105mm f/1.4E ED
ISO 200
F1.8 1/2500 second
Jack's last day of elementary school is today. He starts middle school in the fall.
June 3, 2026
Nikon Z8
AF-S Nikkor 105mm f/1.4E ED
ISO 500
F1.8 1/100 second
Maggie sang a duet in her school choir concert.
June 2, 2026
June 1, 2026
Nikon Z8
Nikkor Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S
ISO 320
F8.0 1/400 second
One of their kids left a slice of watermelon out on the lawn, and the birds got to it.
May 31, 2026
Nikon Z8
Nikkor Z 50mm f/1.8 S
ISO 1600
F1.8 1/40 second
The lock on the outside freezer broke. A little duct tape fixed it.
May 30, 2026
May 29, 2026
Nikon Z8
AF-S Nikkor 105mm f/1.4E ED
ISO 900
F2.2 1/125 second
Matt got a student of the month award.
May 28, 2026
Nikon Z8
Nikkor Z 50mm f/1.8 S
ISO 2500
F1.8 1/60 second
We got photos taken a few weeks ago, and the prints just came in.
May 27, 2026
May 26, 2026
Nikon Z8
Nikkor Z 50mm f/1.8 S
ISO 2800
F1.8 1/60 second
Maggie's birthday is tomorrow, so we brought out all her presents right before bed.
May 25, 2026
May 24, 2026
Nikon Z8
Nikkor Z 50mm f/1.8 S
ISO 450
F3.5 1/60 second
Matt is now a reader. We find him reading on his own all the time now.
May 23, 2026
iPhone 16e
ISO 500
F1.6 1/25 second
I went for a night run through a road that was closed. Two weeks until my marathon.