I'm Still Alive

You could take a picture like this with practically any camera, but the Nikon D7000's 100% viewfinder helps minimize the need to crop later. This was also a full-automatic exposure in JPEG mode, which as you can see is about as good as it gets for this type of lighting.

If anyone who's fairly new to this blog has been wondering why I post at such a leisurely pace, here's your answer: I've got a life. I'm married to a woman who believes in packing as much life into every day as possible. We have three active children, two of whom are boys, one who is nine years-old, the other who is seven. I don't blog for a living--the complete absence of any affiliate ads should be your first clue there. Instead I design and script interactive multimedia training courses for large corporations. You'd have no trouble recognizing their names if I mentioned them. Add to all of this the fact that we Americans have just finished Thanksgiving, an annual holiday feast that involves gathering with family members and eating copious amounts of home-cooked, calorie-rich food.

All this is to say that as much as I want to finish part two of my Nikon D7000 mini-review, I simply haven't had the time. Fortunately, it's not as if anyone has been clamoring for it. It's very likely that you have lives too. Whatever the reason, I appreciate your patience. In the meantime, if you absolutely can't wait, I've posted a small gallery of photos I shot with the D7000. Feel free to check it out. I'll have part two of the review post in just a few more days.

Comments

[OmarF]

Hey take your time! That's why I read all blogs in a newsreader like Google Reader. If you post something, it shows up. If you don't post, I'm not having to visit your page everyday to find that out.

I do look forward to the rest of your mini-review.

Omar

[TB]

I appreciate what you do.
Best regards.

[Martin Elfver]

No stress, I'd much rather read something well written and thought through than something that was rushed out just to satisfy the speed hungry Internet junkies. In fact, that's one of the main reasons I keep coming here. So enjoy your family and life, like we all should. I'm sure the review will be worth the wait.

[Paul Van]

Gordon

Your pace, along with your style, it what makes me come back. I don't feel rushed, just as I don't feel rushed when talking with a friend. Depending on the time of day, you and I have 'spoken' over a coffee or a beer - just like friends do.

Canadian Thanksgiving was last month, but I give thanks for internet friends like you who make the online experience more human. All the best to you and your family.

[Gianni Galassi]

I agree with Paul.
Your pace perfectly suits the human possibility to keep in touch with people and matters one is interested to, with no stress. Moreover nobody could ever speak (or write) about anything unless he (or she) has a real-world life him(her)self. And as I learned since I started a blog of mine, nothing is more enjoyable than the decision to put off the next post and spend some time indulging to private pleasures.