Dutch angled abstraction

At Sunday night’s gig, except for the stage, the space was very dark. And because I also had to play guitar I didn’t have a lot of time to think about “making a good shot.” I did, however, gather some pixels for abstraction. Here’s a noisy, handheld at a very slow shutter speed shot I made work with post processing.

Disco ball abstract

Lens: Canon EF 28mm 1.8. 1/6 second at f/2.8, ISO 1600.

Canon T2i gathering the pixels.

Not a dandelion

Here’s a black and white rendering of a giant, dandelion-like seed head of a Salsify plant. Also known as Oyster Plant (because the edible root supposedly tastes like oysters), it pops up in our yard this time of year. I’ve never eaten it, but maybe this is the year to give it a try. I wonder if it tastes better in black and white?

Salsify in black and white

Lens: Canon EF 70-300mm IS USM at 300mm. 1/800 at f/5.6, ISO 200. Black and white conversion: Nik Silver Efex Pro (version 1).

Canon T2i on wild garden forage.