Wednesday, March 7, 2012

What a lens


My old Nikkor 105 F 2.5 ia an  absolute gem. I bought it in the spring of 1973 along with my first Nikon, the Ftn, This lens has had more work than any other and it still functions. The great thing about the Nikon system is that it is almost obsolescence proof. A 40 years old lens will still work on a modern digital SLR.

Buon appetito


Two shots that my daughter Jennifer shot in Sicily with the Canon 5D II. The great looking guy with the pizza is naturally yours truly.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

A photo for a Wednesday / Una foto per un mercoledi'

More so so photos with interesting light



No light no picture, no interesting light, boring picture. Interesting light, interesting picture. These are axioms that must be employed by anyone wanting to take better photos. Here, while walking my dog, I used the E PL-2 to capture the late afternoon light,

Lightroom 4 released, A great program gets even better

  There are too many improvements to mention. Go to adobe.com for full details. Lightroom has been our program of choice for handling many files. Version 4 should continue and improve on it's strengths. Stay tuned.

 Early morning at the Anchorage, Alaska airport  many years ago. Canon FT, Canon 28mm F 3.5 FL lens and Ektachrome.