Brooklyn Botanical Garden

On a hot and sunny new york day, with two kids in two, I went light on the gear. I borrowed my friends' D300 Nikon D300s (Sorry, I linked the D300s instead since that is now a better deal than the original). He was also gracious enough to lend me his Nikon 60mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Micro! However, I spent most of my day shooting with the great Nikon 135mm f/2.0D AF DC! On the D300, its' field of view is equivalent to 200mm.

If you've ever shot under the harsh sun lit hours of high noon, you know it's the least flattering of situations for your subjects. With two kids, a double stroller, food, drinks and camera gear, I was about to bring diffuser panels and reflectors. I made the best of the situation by shooting in the shade, with backdrops without too much sun in them. Blowouts are OK as long as your background isn't completely white.

Here are the rest of the images from BBG: Flickr link