Happy Election Day! This vine grows around the courtyard entrance, and it looks really beautiful in the afternoon. This is probably my 25th attempt to capture said beauty, but it’s not really particularly close. This—and all other attempts—lack the subtlety of it all. In other news, I think I have enough images for the Tokina …
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365.313 what a difference an hour makes
I didn’t notice it yesterday, but then I went out shooting at my usual time (if not for the time change event) and so I wouldn’t have. But today, when I left work, Wow! What a difference an hour makes! Given the relatively flat landscape, the numerous houses, and very many rather old trees, the …
365.312 it’s sharp after all! (with bonus Outtake at f/4.5)
Above: the 365 pic, shot at f/8. Below: a similar composition wide open at f/4.5. After the photowalk yesterday, while editing pictures, I noticed that the subject of several shots was completely out of focus. This was somewhat bothersome, as my initial thought was that something was wrong with a) the lens; b) the D7000’s …
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365.311 O&N
from the West End Photowalk and Scavenger Hunt with the North Texas Photography Explorers MeetUp Group. I’ll have a longer discussion of today’s adventure in downtown Dallas—including a long-overdue review of the Tokina AT-X 35-200 f/3.5-4.5—later tonight (or more likely tomorrow sometime), for now, though, I’ll keep it short. Should you find yourself wandering south-east-ish on …
365.310 almost
Well, I think I’ve reached the limits of what my macro gear can accomplish in the world of bug photography, and I’ve definitely hit a point where my fitness level has become an additional impediment. I could’ve stopped down to f/8 and gotten a slightly sharper eye. In fact, I did stop down about 15 …
365.309 late bloomer
I picked up a really tasty loaf of bread in Arkansas, and I’ve been having a couple of pieces of toast for an afternoon snack this week. I haven’t eaten much bread of late, and I think the sudden addition of these sorts of carbs to my diet has had an effect on my mood, …
365.308 Ohne Titel (something appropriately spooky)
I made an HDR version of this, tweaked it heavily in Photoshop, and titled it “HDRifying,” but this one looked better to me: everything lines up better and more graphically. I tweaked this a bunch, but ended up going with a rather simple cocktail: reduce saturation by 30% or so and pump vibrancy to bring …
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