Here’s a recent shot taken down by the waterfront not far from my house. I tweaked it to taste.
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm at 58mm. 1/400 at f/8, ISO 100.
Canon 5DM3 in the vicinity.
Category Archives: Out and About
The weekend and holiday shots.
1000 by the roadside
Out in the hills near my house the number 1000 is clearly printed on a mailbox at the head of a graded drive. A picture is worth a thousand words.
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L at 55mm.
Canon 5DM3 capturing 103.
Solids
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.
Out and about for dinner
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.
An artist and his van
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.