I’ve not set foot in a bar in many months. Don’t worry, I’m not drinking, and I’ll give the cigarettes away before I leave. But this seems like as good a place as any to wait for a wake to begin. An old friend passed away last Saturday. The world is much poorer for his …
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365.265 plush safe
It’s interesting how words work. For example: ‘plush, safe’ is a far different sentiment than ‘plush safe.’ I would go into more detail, but I got some sad news today and sorta lost my desire to go into much of a story or analysis here. Apologies. D7000. Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G. ISO100, 1/30th (AP mode), f/1.8, …
365.264 clipped
I wrote about 12 posts to go along with this shot, all venting about a certain online talkshow that I view via podcast from time to time, but this picture deserves better than some rant about what a group of professional photographers think about amateurs, or what they think about 365 projects, or what they …
365.263 if it was any closer, it would’t be
Following the most recent addition to my drip play (a straw from one of the fast food places around), which brought some size uniformity, today I moved the camera off of the stable Manfrotto tripod and on to the wobbly plastic tripod I bought on the cheap in 2003 (and cursed at every time I used it …
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365.262 vibrant textures
On the way to move laundry from the washer to the dryer this morning, I noticed these pretty little flowers. Within seconds, the iPhone was out of my pocket, the built-in camera app was ready, and I was kneeling on the ground framing up a shot. This could’ve been framed up better, had I laid …
365.261 Closer Still
Well, 483 shots today, and I got my plane of focus issues mostly solved, but I ran into another problem: somehow, 1/32nd is suddenly not fast enough to freeze drops. That, or diffraction kicks in earlier than expected on the Vivitar, or ISO400 has some blurring effect on objects in motion. According to the SB-700 …
365.260 Closer… Actually, too close.
In my quest for the droplet shot that every photographer absolutely must have, I’ve been closer than this. In fact, I had a perfect one today, with the stem rising up to meet the drop; with the drop itself hovering several millimeters above the stem. Alas, the drop was not in focus. Since I’m shooting …
