January 23, 2017 8053 Canon 50D ISO 1600 @ 1/50 Pentax Super Takumar 50mm f1.4 @f1.4 More work with available light indoors – this day I switched out my Canon 50mm STM lens for the manual focus Pentax 50mm f1.4 Super Takumar. I love the speed of the lens (f1.4!)
January 20, 2017 7954 Today was inauguration day – As this day approached, I wrestled with a host of emotions – in particular, a strong sense of hopelessness and insignificance. But instead of watching inaugural events, I spent the day in Springfield learning about emerging industry, community and neighborhood leaders
January 19, 2017 7944 This is our cat Garfunkel – I was looking for a subject I could shoot in ambient light at a higher ISO and she happened to jump up onto the arm of the couch. Of course, she was in the way of other things and was
January 18, 2017 7929 Wednesday evening after dinner. Cleaning up and the shelf above the stove caught my eye. I’ve used it as a subject in the past and felt compelled to do so again. We have a few antique accessories and utensils from E’s grandmother that we keep there
January 17, 2017 7913 Shooting after dark – it’s sleeting out and quite a bit dreary. For some reason the thought of photographing a still life has popped up lately and this evening seemed like the ideal time. Although I enjoyed playing with the composition and trying different set-ups, I think
January 14, 2017 7824 Our nephew’s 5th birthday and getting ready to head to the party with the cake. There was great filtered light from an overcast sky through south-facing windows in our dining room. I love the light in this room! “B” asked for a monster truck theme.
January 13, 2017 7821 Fragile (pronounced, “Fra-gee-lay”). Closeup of the fringe on my reproduction scale leg lamp as seen in the movie, “A Christmas Story.”
January 12, 2017 7814 Angular shadows in the home office – my goal this evening was to try a low key image and while I was playing around with other setups, I turned on this desk lamp to better see what I was doing and the angular shadows produced from
January 11, 2017 Greenfield, MA 7805 End of the day. during the winter break. between semesters. The darkness outside seems to find its way in, creating shadows that are broken up at intersections and by exit signs.
Seen in Time 