This past weekend our band played at the Cotati Accordion Festival. Our set was on Saturday, but Maggie and I were there all day, both days, selling merch and hanging with friends and fans. When I wasn’t at the booth working, eating or enjoying a cold beer or two ;-), I was out and about with my camera. My first offering is a portrait of our fiddler friend Scott working a button box.
Lens: Canon 15-85mm at 25mm. 1/80 second at f/5.6, ISO 200.
Canon T2i in the moment.
I’ve been an avid Photoshop user since the early 90s. During the first 7 years of my current career I did a LOT of image production work in Photoshop. So, yeah, I can make it go. I took this image of a section of the support columns under the Mill Valley bridge during yesterday’s commute shoot. The golden yellows and blues were in the original, but I used some Photoshop moves to make the colors more vibrant and dramatic. Why not?
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm. 1/125 second at f/9.0, ISO 200.
Canon T2i gathering pixels.
The traffic through the city wasn’t too bad today so I pulled off a few miles after crossing the Golden Gate at the Mill Valley exit and did a few minutes of exploring. I found this view of Mt. Tamalpais looking north under the overpass on the Mill Valley-Sausalito Path. The cyclist probably sees it all the time in all different conditions, but this is what it looked like today.
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm at 40mm. 1/200 second at f/9.0, ISO 200.
Canon T2i peering through an overpass.
I’ve got two very busy weeks ahead of me–commute… work … commute…, plus several band gigs (like work, but more fun). Then I’m on vacation. Until then the blog posts will mostly be a grab bag of shots. This one is a grab from a recent bag.
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm. (Have I insinuated enough that this is a GREAT walk-around lens for a Canon APS-C camera!!)
Canon T2i fishing for time.
I love the California Live Oak. Each one is unique, adapting and shaping itself to its immediate environment over time. Kind of like people–though, in the modern world, I think this kind of “adapting” makes much more sense for a tree.
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm.
Canon T2i laying down the live oak.