Author Archives: James Cockroft
Too Close, part 1: Hair Studies (2)
The mamiya/sekor 50mm is a wonderful lens, and it’s great for just about any macro situation, what with its excellent sharpness, luscious bokeh, and general ease of use. But I wanted to try something different for a bit… Enter the Nikkor 24mm f/2.8, a wonderful lens in its own right, quite a nice angle of …
Blast from the Past, part 3
Continuing on with the Blast from the Past series… I found an outtake from the series from which I shared a PictureShow-edited shot back in July, 2011 and ran it through Lightroom 5. Which one do you like better, and why? iPhone 4. Shot in July 2011, edited in Lightroom 5, March 2014. InshaAllah I’ll …
Blast from the Past, part 2
(This is the second of two images culled from the archives due to lack of shooting discipline. tsk tsk.) D7000. Nikon 75-150mm f/3.5 E-Series (back before it became the Zomb-E Series). Originally shot March 10, 2012; processed in Lightroom 5, March 23, 2014.
Blast from the Past, part 1
I ran short on shooting time this week due to a schedule change at work and duties around the new house (and general laziness), and so went back into the Aperture library to see what I could see… In a project titled 75-150 Reversed – Random,” I found two pics—this one, and another that will …
DeChirico & Klee
I grabbed these two pictures from a video: Something about the color, or arrangement of lines, or something in the background at those moments when Imam Wahaj walked out of the frame reminded me of Paul Klee, and then of Georgio de Chirico. Do you see it too? I then ran them through a bit …
Jagger’s Snarl (there will always be a space in my parking lot)
D7000. mamiya/sekor 50mm f/2. ISO100, 1/250th, f/4, -2EV (not sure if that matters or not…), pop-up flash in manual mode at 1/80th.