[Rover]

I can play... Since 2016 was the first full year of pro work for me in a while (before that, I was doing the editing job and mostly shot on vacations, or casually around the city), I've been shooting A LOT, and this year's archive went past 100GB - even after the obligatory culling. And that's despite the fact that I've chosen to switch to 12MP for all but the vacation shots - that's apparently the rudiment of "vacation means publication" mentality that I had during my newspaper years, when every vacation yielded up to 6 full page photo materials. Alas, the paper is gone...

Anyhoo... The first half of the year.

http://pp.vk.me/c631123/v631123358/85da/XlJu1P_yXME.jpg

Celebrating New Year in Samarkand. The adorable local girl we met at the restaurant. I tracked her later through Instagram and sent her the photos. (Camera - 1D4, lens - Canon 16-35/4 IS)

 

http://pp.vk.me/c631125/v631125358/b744/yKAhpqiHfNI.jpg

Gur Emir mausoleum in the dark. Extreme settings there. (Camera - 1D4, lens - Tamron 70-300/4-5.6 VC)

 

http://pp.vk.me/c631119/v631119358/f9bb/rj4V2DvofgM.jpg

January 31st. Winter swimming (the Associated Press photographer is looming in the background. His boots are better than mine). Camera - 1D4, lens - Canon 16-35/4 IS.

 

http://pp.vk.me/c633618/v633618358/1cb75...R_C5eQ.jpg

March 19th. Memorial vigil for the victims of the Dubai - Rostov airplane crash (Camera - 1D4, lens - Canon 24/1.4L II).

 

http://pp.vk.me/c631321/v631321358/20b04...AFgJdI.jpg

March 20th. Cosplay raiders in Moscow (Camera - 1D4, lens - Canon 24/1.4L II)

 

http://pp.vk.me/c629426/v629426358/4ab90...uUFMUI.jpg

April 10th. Shooting astroscapes out in the countryside (Camera - 1D4, lens - Canon 16-35/4 IS)

 

http://pp.vk.me/c629426/v629426358/4ac22...piVZ_I.jpg

April 10th. Some more night shooting (Camera - 1D4, lens - Canon 24/1.4L II).

 

https://pp.vk.me/c636616/v636616358/28a2...5V05cE.jpg

April 17th. Willows (Camera - 1D4, lens - Tamron 70-300/4-5.6 VC).

 

http://pp.vk.me/c636629/v636629440/5ea6/e4eIxd3_EGc.jpg

May 1st. I went out shooting again (this time with my own tripod. Exposure time 45 minutes; camera - 1D4, lens - Canon 16-35/4 IS).

 

http://pp.vk.me/c636618/v636618358/4be7/djIk8hgPNkg.jpg

May 2nd. Motorcycle season is open. Attempt at panning  (Camera - 1D4, lens - Canon 70-200/2.8 IS)

 

http://pp.vk.me/c636321/v636321358/132db...HfNjJQ.jpg

June 27th. Youth sports fest (Camera - 1D4, lens - Canon 70-200/2.8 IS)

 

(more later)