Ani Trone Photography

This is so freakin fantastic…I was soo inspired after watching it that I crawled outa my skin and back in again!

Nick Turpin street portraits for Menshealth from Nick Turpin on Vimeo.

I got Rick a little present and I think he loves it, it is the Fujifilm Finepix S1000fd 10MP Digital Camera with 12x Optical Zoom. He brought it along this morning on our walk, let’s just say I was not the only one taking pics

I felt like I needed to really start putting time into the frontend of anitrone.com. It needs to showcase and represent my photography and love of equestrian and portrait photography. I sat down and came up with a design, simple, yet something I really like. So far, I’ve uploaded it to the server and the welcome page, photography gallery and somewhat of a price list has been implemented.

I could have waited until it was complete in order to upload but I felt the need to get it up and going so I don’t have reason to procrastinate.

Here is a snapshot of what is to come!

Enjoy!

Rick told me to find a restaurant that we had never been to celebrate the big 38 this Sunday. I was excited when I found a restaurant online that had a menu full of goodies that both Rick and I could indulge in. Little did I know that it would turn out better than I could have ever expected…

We headed out a little after 4pm yesterday evening into Bellevue and arrived at the SeaStar Restaurant, it is also a Raw Bar which I knew would make Rick a very happy boy. Never being a patron to this particular establishment was a gamble to spend a nice birthday dinner; it did not disappoint.

The food, atmosphere was more than we could imagine. From the crab cakes that actually had a ample amount of crab with a nice orange sauce to the stuffed calamari/ahi poppers. The Saki, Sacred by name and taste, was also excellent accompaniment to our starters.

Service was not rushed but relaxed and excellent. The main course followed by a second helping of crab cakes and raw oysters. Two 8oz filet Mignon steaks cooked masterfully atop the creamiest mashed potatoes and accompanied by roasted veggies! YUM!

This is definately a keeper in our rolodex of restaurants!

Thanks for an awesome birthday honey, despite my injuries from the previous day that came about from a horseback riding incident it was one of the best dinner dates we have ever had…luv ya mucho!

I received my Nikon 85mm f/1.8D AF Nikkor Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras
lens today and took a quick break to take a collage of Bas. Looking forward to getting the hang of it and even the extra weight it adds to the camera. Will post more test shots when I get a chance

Enjoy!

from today! I really love the feel of the Nikon D90, will take some more test shots once I really get a break from work!

as always, click small pics to view bigger sizes

I’ve obviously got way too much time on my hands

My back hurts, my knee that I torqued walking down Queen Anne hill 17 years ago hurts, it March for crying out loud and the cold keeps on coming…16 degrees tonight and a high of 33!

I love living in WA

Video made with Nikon Nikon D90 DX and Nikkor 10.5mm lens…will definately have to experiment more with the new D90!