Well, I spent the day driving to Marfa, TX, with momma where we’ll spend the next 4 days wandering and shooting around town and various parts of The Big Bend. It had just finished raining—a decidedly rare event for this part of the country, where average yearly rainfall is in the 5″ range—and the windshield …
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365.100 Self-Portrait in Macro Mode
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 …
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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