We went to the annual Golf banquet a couple of weeks ago, and the kids got their trophies with their various accomplishments engraved on them.
They both had their share of successes on the golf course, including a couple of tournament wins. Ben also got a medal for being on one of the the Ryder Cup teams.
And there was anotehr surprise for Ben — he won the Club stroke championship for his age group and got his name on a plaque that will hang in the hallway just outside the pro shop.
I took the old 20D out today to shoot Ted and the kids playing golf. This confirmed that the camera works fine in shade and overcast conditions, but overexposes drastically in sunshine. This makes it fairly unusable as far as I’m concerned, given that 99% of what I shoot is outdoor sports. I decided to shoot in RAW at the end to see if that would help, and it did. So maybe I just use it in RAW until the end of swim season and then send it back for another look. There is also a used 20D for sale at B&H for $289 and I have a $50 gift card so it’s tempting to just buy that one until I move up to the 1D series a year from now. Gotta mull that one over a bit but it is intriguing.
It’s not just soccer that’s wrapping up. The golf season officially ended in October and both kids got their trophies at a golf banquet. Rather than handing out individual trophies for each event, our club simply gives each child one trophy and engraves their accomplishments on the front. Much better because otherwise we’d stagger out with four or five trophies for each child!
I forgot my camera, but a friend sent me this:
