In my packing excitement, I almost forgot about shooting a 365! Silly me! So out came the Zomb-E Series and I set something up that I tried a few times but was previously unsuccessful at… I shot the my reflection, macro, in the front element(s) of an old mamiya/sekor 50mm f/2 (mounted on the sadly-destroyed-due-to-battery-acid-long-before-I-acquired-it-but-still-functional-without-any-metering …
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365.99 This Tree is not a Toy
Well, I know I promised to shoot only the Zomb-E this week, but after 4 days, I realized that it’s not a total loss, or even a partial loss, really. The Zomb-E remains a strong performer, and a lens that will remain in my collection (and in use) for many years. Plus, the two cheap …
365.98 Attack of the Zomb-E Series IV
Went on a bit of a Zomb-E walk today… thought I nailed the shot, but failed and the light was gone by the time I figured it out. Oh well. This one is a bit interesting, maybe, and it almost comes close to illustrating nicely the depth of field and distance relationship. D7000. Zomb-E Series. ISO800, 1/2500th …
365.97 Attack of the Zomb-E Series III
I had several ideas for a title for this one… a) the Trial; b) the Mob; c) When Zomb-E Series Attack; d) Attack of the Zomb-E Series III: the Reckoning; etc. But none of these felt right, so it just gets a generic title. Does this remind anyone else of a long-lost Tim Burton movie? …
365.96 Attack of the Zomb-E Series II “Straight from the Camera Beauty”
It’s Zomb-E Series week here at my 365 project! (if you’re confused, see yesterday’s post). Don’t be scared, it’s just a 75-150 that I broke running some macro tests on March 31, 2011. I took the Zomb-E for a bit of a walk today, and when I got home, this came tumbling out of the …
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365.95 75-150mm f/3.5 Zomb-E Series, part 1
I have some sad news, friends… A terrible accident that has brought great disruption to the D7000 family. Yesterday, I tested out reversing the 24mm f/2.8 ai on the 75-150, and stacking that assembly on the 104mm extension tube set. (FYI: This combo achieves 10:1 reproduction. Yes, 10:1, and reasonably sharp, if rather difficult to …
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365.94 Variation within Repetition
(or, I <3 Philip Glass) I found the source of the strange flare I got whenever I tried to use flash or any other bright lights with the new macro rig… the filter that came with the Nikkor 24mm f/2.8 AI, and that the seller proclaimed had never left the front of the lens in …