And so it happened that I felt the absolute urge to add up to my gear. You might wonder, what I wear in my pockets (and a couple of camera bags), so here goes:

• Nikon D300 and Nikon D700, Flexaret VII fully functional and polished to all glory
• Nikkor 85/1.8, 50/1.8, couple of flashes and minor stuff
• and two new additions o the lens family Nikkor 14-24/2.8 and 135/2.0

I love me Tamrac bag and messanger style Crumpler bag. Both red of course (my Dad: “Of course you chose a red car, you are a woman.” Me when done my research: “Daddy, red is the safest color there is!”)

When the miracle happens that neither me nor my husband have to work during a weekend, we usually have bunch of friends coming over and then on Sunday evening we wonder why we are so tired again This weekend was no different and after spending a lovely Saturday with the family of our god-son, we had the pleasure of one Slovakian girl’s, my husband’s colleague, company on Sunday. And since she’s never been to Haukilahti beach and cafe Mellsten (what a sin!), we took her there for a coffee and a cake. After the filling traditional lunch, we had problems to eat even the cafe Mellsten’s fantastic pullas. Though it was after many hours of playing hide and seek with the kids Or what seemed like hours in a snow storm and a cruel wind, anyway.

Here is one from just before the storm. If you wonder what that white field is – THAT is a frozen sea, my dears. (Half March, yes, half March – says calendar.) Taken with the new toy 14-24mm Nikkor lens (oh yeah baby!). Thank you for being a patient model, this wide angle stuff is harder than it seems