Golden Hour Grass

August 29, 2017 in 35mm, Camping, Sony A7rii, Sunset

Golden Hour is my favorite. The light does things that you just don’t see any other time of day.

Swirly Backgrounds- Olympus 55mm, f/1.2

July 14, 2014 in 55mm, Sony NEX 7, Camera Gear

I let a friend borrow my Fuji X100s over the weekend for a concert he was shooting and in return, he lent me his Olympus Zuiko 55mm, f/1.2. I've never used a lens with such a large aperture and it really is just a completely different experience.

The backgrounds are incredibly textured and swirly which can give a nice emphasis to foreground elements. I think you'd need to be really careful that the background doesn't distract from the intended subject though.

As you can learn quite easily from a quick google search (and these photos), this lens is fairly soft at the maximum f/1.2 aperture, but there is a dream-like effect you receive in exchange. If you are looking for a sharper image it's just one click over to f/2.

The glass in this lens is enormous which you can see in my selfie here or John Carey's desktop featuring another copy of the same lens.

Overall, this is a really unique piece of gear. Like pretty much any lens with a big aperture, it does stuff that your standard lens can't pull off. I'm not sure I need one, but it sure is fun!

Little Web

March 07, 2014 in 24mm, assignments

Twiggy

January 31, 2014 in 24mm, Monochrome

Lots of sick around our house lately. In fact, all 5 of us are on antibiotics for Strep Throat. Luckily, the drugs are starting to work and we're all feeling a bit better this evening.

Just before sundown, I stepped outside and made this image in my front yard. I love this time of day.