I took this shot of a guy playing pool after a gig at the Old Western Saloon in Point Reyes Station, CA. I was using the 85mm f/1.8 because the light in the bar was dim. Shallow depth of field was my game, solids was his. Unfortunately for him, he had no shot.
Lens: Canon EF 85mm f/1.8. 1/25 at f/2.0, ISO 800.
Canon 5DM3 looking for an angle.
OK, so I’m on a faux HDR kick. No doubt it won’t be long before I’ll dial back it back, but for now I’m having fun tweaking with abandon. Interestingly, not all images lend themselves to this kind of heavy processing–especially when going for a “painterly” look. This one, taken this past weekend while out for Mexican food, took the process quite nicely.
For fun here’s the original JPEG image as captured in camera (the image above was made from the RAW file with most of the processing done in Lightroom 4):
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L at 24mm.
Canon 5DM3 at a local Mexican food joint.
Today I did a photo shoot on my patio with the band. For lighting I used a single speedlite (Canon 430ex II) and a shoot thru umbrella. The backdrop was a $10 plastic tarp. This was the money shot (if you look closely you can see the shutter trigger in my right hand).
Here’s a cleaned up version sans the faux HDR treatment and cheap backdrop (better for the one sheet):
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L at 50mm.
Canon 5DM3 before a rehearsal.
I made a food run on Friday but the taco truck was a no show. Figuring they were just late, I decided to pass some time wandering around taking photos. I saw this art van as a photo opportunity. A few shots in and the owner pops out of the adjacent warehouse. “Mind if I take some photos of the van?” I asked. “Not a problem,” he replied, “but don’t forget the artist.” I complied.
For a closer look, here’s an inset from the photo:
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L.
Canon 5DM3 passing time waiting for tacos.
On my way to catch a flight, I grabbed this shot while heading toward the boarding gate.
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L at 40mm. 1/200 at f/5.6, ISO 200.
Canon 5DM3 going down.