365.14 Lines and Rays

It was such a beautiful afternoon, I wanted to go for a photowalk around beautiful Old East Dallas. Alas, my (not quite so mild as I make out, but still undiagnosed) agoraphobia got the better of me before I even got out of the apartment complex.

Oh well. There was some nice light streaming through the railings and spilling across the wall, so I made this picture and had some fun converting it to B/W in Aperture. Good times.

Now if only I could find a way to dig myself out of this fear…

Sigma 30mm f/1.4.

ISO100, 1/320, 1.4.

365.11 – Abstraktes Bild

And we have a new entry into the Macro family!

Who is it?

It’s the 36-72 f/3.5 E Series! Smaller and cuter and less beloved than its bigger brother (prominently featured on this website as in early 2012), the 36-72 is sharp, contrasty, has little or no zoom creep (unlike the 75-150, which can only be described as a complete creeper—and provides brilliant color rendition, so it’s a shame it doesn’t get more love.

It’s a pain to use reversed and extended, though, since the maximum focusing distance is about an inch and a half.

ISO100, 4 seconds, f/11

365.9 Samantha

Yes. This is a photo of an American Girl snow globe… It’s in my possession, but isn’t mine (don’t ask), and I’m not particularly excited about the photo, though I’m simultaneously (and strangely) rather pleased with it.

Same rig: 75-150 f/3.5 E Series, reversed, and extended by 49mm. ISO 100, 2 seconds, f/11 (maybe f/22 – I should keep notes…).