Petzval Week Season 2, Episode 1: a tale of two Petzvals, sorta. Well, good news and bad news about the Petzval. A coating on the outside of the lens barrel began to peel, then I got a reversing ring stuck to the front. Tech support gave some helpful advice regarding the latter, and decided to …
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Petzval Week (2): Intro
Petzval, part 5
Petzval Week episode 5: Afternoon (de)Light As you can see, the beautiful color rendition and excellent bokeh continues in the daytime: love this lens.
Petzval, part 3
Petzval Week episode 3: painting with Petzval d7000. Lomography X Zenit Petzval 85mm f/2.2. ISO400, AP mode, f/2.2. I arrived to work one morning a bit earlier than normal, and while sitting in the car and listening to NPR, the windshield fogged up. 5 minutes later, I walked into work with some shots on the card. …
Petzval, part 4
Petzval Week episode 4: not for landscapes*
The Moon and my Wife
Two quick black & whites, converted from color with Filterstorm on the iPhone 5. One was originally shot with the D7000 and I don’t remember which lens; the other with the iPhone’s built in camera app. Which is which? First, my darling wife, busily studying before bed: And now the moon (this one sorta looks …
Wasps are in the what now?
I didn’t expect to see any pollination going on today… after all, this neighborhood is very new, and I’ve not seen anything in the way of bees around. Imagine my surprise when I saw this little guy happily munching on this onion flower. Did you have any idea that wasps are competent pollinators? Who knew? …
