Greetings, this blog is dedicated to my life in photography. I want to make this a place to stop and relax. In the hope that this will help in these trying times
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Table shot / Nikon Ftn
I shot this table shot before a brunch at the home of a dear friend. I used the Nikkor 50mm F 1.4 and the film was GAF Anscochrome 200 for it's brownish tint. Before digital manipulation one had to chose film carefully. This is an hand held shot with available light.
Friday, July 8, 2011
Donna Maria / Canon Ft
Old Sicilian cart / Canon FT B
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Firenze, tanti anni fa. / Canon Ft
Too early for fall? / Leica M2R
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
If you have the bread Leica has the lens
Meet the Elmar 21mm F 2.4 ASPH. It is in the superb M mount, for the Leica rangefinders both digital and film and it will set you back about three grand. Of course I know that the followers of this blog are well heeled. Of course if you are familiar with Leica lenses you know that great feel, that smoothness and those great images. I can dream can't I?
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Reflection, Montreal / Nikon FTN
Monday, July 4, 2011
Great news from Olympus
As you have noted, I have embraced the micro 4/3 system as a superb travel camera system. I have enjoyed and enjoy my E PL2 immensely. Now Olynpus has added more lenses and the PL3.
With thre 3 PEN bodies, Olympus has announced the M. Zuiko Digital ED 12mm F2.0 and M. Zuiko Digital ED 45mm F1.8 prime lenses for Micro Four Thirds. The 12mm F2.0 is a metal-bodied 24mm equivalent featuring a unique snap-focus manual focus mode. A snap-back focus ring reveals a traditional depth-of-field scale for 'zone' focusing and offers improved focus 'feel.' Later in the year it will be accompanied by the 45mm F1.8 portrait lens, making Olympus one of the only manufacturers to offer a fast prime at a roughly 100mm equivalent focal length, ideally suited to portraiture. There is also a relatively compact flash, the FL-300R, helping the PEN range look more like a complete system. They look real good.
Happy Fourth of July to my adopted country
This is the flag that proudly stands above Forth McHenry in Baltimore Harbor. It is the same flag that watched over the battle for Baltimore in 1814. The Americans won when they repelled the British forces that wanted to lay siege on the city. This is the flag that inspired the creation of the Star Spangled Banner and the rest is history, as they say.
Happy birthday America, may you go on and on. Surely you have some flaws, but you are still the best place in the world. I know that for some these words will sound trite as they have been inculcated to find faults with their country. I find this very strange and troubling. Some will even feel embarrassed by any thought of patriotism. As for me, I get goose pimples when I see our flag. No shame, no guilt no BS. Only pride from one who knows the difference.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
White Horse in northern Virginia
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These shots were As I go through my old cd's to re burn them, I keep fingid many great shots with the S1. It always amazes me what that ...
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There was something right about the skin tones of the D 1-X. Only the Fuji S2-Pro did better. The Nikkor 35-135 F 3.5-4.5 was used.
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Yes indeed, old photos from Sicily. I will be posting new ones very soon. The above photos were shot with Tri-X and with the Canon Ft and...