{"id":1588,"date":"2022-04-22T07:15:52","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T11:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/07\/five-years\/"},"modified":"2023-02-16T09:10:38","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T14:10:38","slug":"five-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.alexluyckx.com\/blog\/2022\/04\/22\/five-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s hard to believe it&#8217;s been five years today since I married my best friend. I don&#8217;t often put a lot of my personal life here on my blog, but today is a special day so it deserves something special. And since photography has always intertwined in my relationship with my wife it only makes sense to put it here on our fifth wedding anniversary. I guess it all started on a rainy day in Arras.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/20043083102\/\" title=\"Rainy Day in Arras\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/346\/20043083102_6e4764d3b2_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"689\" alt=\"Rainy Day in Arras\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hiding under a small overhang and capturing the shot that I eventually printed and gave to my future wife as a birthday gift.<br \/>\nContax G2 &#8211; Carl Zeiss Biogon 2.8\/28 T* &#8211; Kodak Tri-X 400 &#8211; Kodak HC-110 Dil. B 4:30 @ 20C<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So today I present a set of photos from the past five years of our marriage and the adventures we have had together!<\/p>\n<p><figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/34442603216\/in\/album-72157680363945173\/\" title=\"Heather and Teddy\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/4163\/34442603216_6e01b0df5e_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Heather and Teddy\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enjoying the time at the Museum of Natural History.<br \/>\nSony a6000 &#8211; Sony E PZ 16-50mm 1:3.5-5.6 OSS<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/33674371284\/in\/album-72157680348366714\/\" title=\"Heather by the Fountain\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/4158\/33674371284_2ab56994dc_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Heather by the Fountain\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wandering around Central Park.<br \/>\nSony a6000 &#8211; Sony E PZ 16-50mm 1:3.5-5.6 OSS<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/34541886746\/in\/album-72157680907797532\/\" title=\"Ellis Island\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/4168\/34541886746_36c4466691_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Ellis Island\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The beautiful Ellis Island, a far more interesting stop than the Statue of Liberty.<br \/>\nSony a6000 &#8211; Sony E PZ 16-50mm 1:3.5-5.6 OSS<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/36836413071\/in\/album-72157686026970043\/\" title=\"The Never Ending Swirl\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/4431\/36836413071_38108ab8ba_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"The Never Ending Swirl\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heather&#8217;s parents posed in front of this same sculpture during their honeymoon to Ottawa.<br \/>\nSony a6000 &#8211; Sony E PZ 16-50mm 1:3.5-5.6 OSS<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/40843543655\/in\/album-72157666290157427\/\" title=\"On the Island\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/826\/40843543655_af16a5618f_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"On the Island\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our first anniversary we travelled by train to Montreal!<br \/>\nSony a6000 &#8211; Sony E PZ 16-50mm 1:3.5-5.6 OSS<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/29169111928\/in\/album-72157696763745821\/\" title=\"Goofy\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/917\/29169111928_b29963d24c_b.jpg\" width=\"969\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Goofy\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A bit of fun on Mackinac Island for Photostock 2018!<br \/>\nSony a6000 &#8211; Sony E PZ 16-50mm 1:3.5-5.6 OSS<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/43387354060\/in\/album-72157702022747294\/\" title=\"And Arrived\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/1938\/43387354060_64ba6e4300_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"And Arrived\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arrived safe and sound at Disney! Heather at our hotel in Port Orleans.<br \/>\nSony a6000 &#8211; Sony E PZ 16-50mm 1:3.5-5.6 OSS<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/45200789361\/in\/album-72157702022747294\/\" title=\"The Castle\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/1972\/45200789361_46c52f41d6_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"The Castle\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A true Icon.<br \/>\nSony a6000 &#8211; Sony E PZ 16-50mm 1:3.5-5.6 OSS<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/44289191995\/in\/album-72157702022747294\/\" title=\"When in Rome\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/1924\/44289191995_21d0dd06b3_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"When in Rome\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yes, that&#8217;s a hotdog covered in KD and Bacon.<br \/>\nSony a6000 &#8211; Sony E PZ 16-50mm 1:3.5-5.6 OSS<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/47957939402\/in\/album-72157708819429197\/\" title=\"Together!\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/47957939402_cf797c0441_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Together!\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yup, no one I would rather be imprisoned with!<br \/>\nSony a6000 &#8211; Sony E PZ 16-50mm 1:3.5-5.6 OSS<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/48314340817\/in\/album-72157709721055531\/\" title=\"The Lab\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/48314340817_42480b5638_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"The Lab\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Having some legal exploration fun at Clay Bank.<br \/>\nSony a6000 &#8211; Sony E PZ 16-50mm 1:3.5-5.6 OSS<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/48314344167\/in\/album-72157709721055531\/\" title=\"Onwards!\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/48314344167_416ee61217_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Onwards!\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Having some legal exploration fun at Clay Bank.<br \/>\nSony a6000 &#8211; Sony E PZ 16-50mm 1:3.5-5.6 OSS<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/48995611607\/in\/album-72157711594504248\/\" title=\"Cloud Gate\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/48995611607_e70d71aafe_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"Cloud Gate\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Selfie in Chicago&#8217;s Cloud Gate!<br \/>\nSony a6000 &#8211; Sony E PZ 16-50mm 1:3.5-5.6 OSS<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>And while we haven&#8217;t been able to travel that hasn&#8217;t stopped us from making the most out of the past two years!<\/p>\n<p><figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/50426980206\/\" title=\"Crawford Lake - October 2020\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50426980206_047597243e_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Crawford Lake - October 2020\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">We&#8217;ve done plenty of hikes at Crawford Lake.<br \/>\nRolleiflex 2.8F &#8211; Carl Zeiss Planar 80mm 1:2.8 &#8211; Fomapan 200 @ ASA-125 &#8211; Adox HR-DEV (1+35) 12:00 @ 20C<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/50903943918\/\" title=\"Hilton Falls - January 2021\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50903943918_ae7ae1ba41_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" alt=\"Hilton Falls - January 2021\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Not to mention Hilton Falls.<br \/>\nNikon D750 + AF DC-Nikkor 105mm 1:2D<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/50701470633\/\" title=\"Heather - December 2020\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/50701470633_942004909d_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"751\" alt=\"Heather - December 2020\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Short adventures to the Niagara Region<br \/>\nMamiya m645 + Mamiya-Sekor C 1:2.8 f=80mm &#8211; Fujifilm Neopan Acros 100 II @ ASA-50 &#8211; Rollei RLS (1+4) 12:00 @ 24C<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/axle81401\/51401372906\/\" title=\"Monet Unleashed\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51401372906_a1c9bf2b0e_b.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" alt=\"Monet Unleashed\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">And trips into Toronto.<br \/>\nNikon D750 &#8211; AF-S Nikkor 14-25mm 1:2.8G<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>And sure our family has since grown, but we&#8217;re looking forward to the next five years and beyond. Happy Anniversary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s hard to believe it&#8217;s been five years today since I married my best friend. I don&#8217;t often put a lot of my personal life here on my blog, but today is a special day so it deserves something special. And since photography has always intertwined in my relationship with my wife it only makes sense to put it here on our fifth wedding anniversary. I guess it all started on a rainy day in Arras. So today I present a set of photos from the past five years of our marriage and the adventures we have had together! 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