Flare and Ghosts

This is just a brief report on the Nikon 50mm 1.8 E Series, and its flare and ghost characteristics.

This picture should pretty much say it all.Flare:Ghost-Kerrville-Roll1|19|©JamesECockroft-20141228

Note also the thread and hair, left behind by the ‘lint-free’ glass-cleaning cloth. That’s what I get for trying to dry negatives with cloth… (I found a better method: more on that in a bit: stay tuned).

The little pancake style E Series 50 is really a top notch little lens, and I’m very pleased with it. I just thought someone out there might like to see what’s possible with it, flare and ghost-wise. Continue reading “Flare and Ghosts”

a brief vacation, part 2

If you didn’t know much about Kerrville, well… it’s in the Hill Country and it straddles the Guadalupe river; it’s surrounded by beautiful rolling hills, dotted with dying farms and creased by dried up-looking creeks; it’s a great place for scenic drives and for photography, if the light and weather is right… Continue reading “a brief vacation, part 2”

a brief vacation, part 1

Thanks to a groupon and a paid 4-day weekend at the end of December, Hana and I went down to the Hill Country for a couple of days.

Normally, on a trip like this, I would’ve tried to limit my gear somewhat, usually with lens selection (like I did on the trip to Marfa during the 365), or by taking only a point-and-shoot camera (as I did when I went on that business trip to Costa Rica*).

And this time was no different. Continue reading “a brief vacation, part 1”