Happy Tax Day! I hope you’ve all happily paid your share to (theoretically) run the country!* Petzval Week episode 2: the carpark in the dark. Insofar as I shot these at f/2.2 before dawn, these shots are not any any way meant to be a test of sharpness or focus, but look at that color! …
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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? …
Petzval, part 1: unboxing
We interrupt our usually-scheduled programming to bring you a special event… Petzval Week episode one: the unboxing in which the author unboxes his new Lomography X Zenit Petzval 85mm f/2.2, serial number 131. Note: this will not be a review, really, nor will I get into the history of the Petzval lens or Lomography Corp.’s stunning Kickstarter …
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 …
Not quite.
I intended to capture something of ayat 57 of Surat Ghafir, and in some ways I did, but I have some misgivings about this picture: The very idea of this picture, maybe not this picture, but the idea behind it, the way I decided to try and capture it, is contrived, overdone, unoriginal. Do we …
Obscured by:
Petzval Week Season 2, episode 5: Obscured by:
May Flowers, part 9
Petzval Week Season 2, episode 6: May Flowers, part 9: much needed Rain! Everyone say Alhamdulillah!