So I’ve started listening to TWIP’s newish Street Focus podcast… Don’t ask me why. I don’t shoot street. I guess maybe I admire the people that do, or something. Anyway, Elif Suyabatmaz (@fisheyedreams on Instagram) shared her favorite Hipsta-recipe, and I decided to give it a quick try by waving the phone around a bit. …
Author Archives: James Cockroft
Orson Welles, perhaps
or some other classic black/white film look.
the 28-105 at the Nursery
I suppose it’s not really and truly macro, but at 1:2 (or thereabouts), it’s close enough. The difference between rocking back and forth to focus and twisting a little ring (or, in the best case, pushing a button) is indescribable. Instead of 8-12 shots to get one that might be in focus, it’s one …
Spooky
*yawn…
untitled film stills
Like some stills from some dark future movie… shooting out the car window on the way to work in the morning=fun times.
not so itsy-bitsy
As mentioned previously, I recently acquired a Nikkor 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 D, my first auto-focus, close-focus, telephoto zoom lens.
New Tools/Toys
So in response to my gear lust (see here), and sort of in anticipation of future transition to “full frame” (or acquisition of a F4 or F100), I researched and purchased a couple of old lenses.
