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 21, 2017 Holyoke, MA 7980 Temperatures climbed into the 50’s today, so “E” and I headed to Ashley Reservoir for a walk. It felt more like March, though the ice on the reservoir served as a reminder that it isn’t. This view between the trees caught my eye both
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 15, 2017 Hadley, MA 7850 Railroad Street in Hadley runs adjacent to the Norwottuck Rail Trail Bike Path and features a few interesting buildings. I believe this was formerly used as a potato packing facility to ease in transport via rail. It now sits vacant, but is somewhat iconic
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
Seen in Time 