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Ok, ten points for the person who can tell me what special piece of equipment I used to take this photo.
The answer to be revealed tomorrow!
Mouseover Monday!
Ok, ten points for the person who can tell me what special piece of equipment I used to take this photo.
The answer to be revealed tomorrow!
Fishing
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| 50mm, f/1.4 ISO 100, 1/8000s |
Wide open. Oh, how do I love thee. This is my pretty 50mm lens, all the way wide open at f/1.4.
Oops, just checked the metadata. Turns out I was at 1.6. Probably because I was at my fastest shutter speed , 1/8000s, and couldn't open up any more without overexposing. Still, pretty lovely. Has its disadvantages, though. See that white blob to the right of the fishing pole? It's a bit hard to make out. That blob was a sailboat once upon a time. And then I made it almost disappear with my magical aperture.
Anyway, what about you? Do you shoot wide open? Do you care? What are your thoughts on that?
Personally I've come to believe that absolute measurable sharpness isn't that important. What's more important (for me) is relative sharpness in a picture. So, is my subject sharper than the background? Yes? Good. No? Not so good. Could the whole picture be sharper at f/8? Oh, definitely. But then I'd lose my relative sharpness, because my subject and the background would both be in focus.
Wendy
When I got to Florida last month, I really wasn't sure exactly what to expect. I knew Phoebe was going to be awesome, but otherwise I was a little unsure. Call it jitters, I guess. I'd never shot any real video before; I'd never spent so much time with a client before, and I'd certainly never done it all in two weeks a few thousand miles from my home.
It was insanely lucky, then, that Wendy was so incredible. Not only is she an amazing musician, she's also a fabulous hostess, a super bike rider, excellent at swimming with a drink in her hand (not easy, folks!), and a superb cook. One day maybe I'll share her garlic salad dressing recipe with you all. It's to die for.
Anyway, Wendy Webb is awesome. You should go check out her website here, and a YouTube video of her song Only For Love, if you want to hear what she sounds like. She's got great pipes!
Here are a couple of shots from the trip.
http://www.wendywebbmusic.com/Site/Home.html
It was insanely lucky, then, that Wendy was so incredible. Not only is she an amazing musician, she's also a fabulous hostess, a super bike rider, excellent at swimming with a drink in her hand (not easy, folks!), and a superb cook. One day maybe I'll share her garlic salad dressing recipe with you all. It's to die for.
Anyway, Wendy Webb is awesome. You should go check out her website here, and a YouTube video of her song Only For Love, if you want to hear what she sounds like. She's got great pipes!
Here are a couple of shots from the trip.
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| Lensbaby at f/5.6, I think. Hard to remember. ISO 500, 1/50s. |
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| 85mm, f/1.2, ISO 800, 1/100s (I was borrowing the lens. GREAT glass.) |
http://www.wendywebbmusic.com/Site/Home.html
Blossoms, Fisheye Macro Style
Oh, I officially drank the Lensbaby kool-aid. Don't know when exactly it happened, but it must have been recent. I've been feeling all woozy, and like I.must.play.with.any.Lensbaby.optic.right.now!
These are with the Lensbaby Fisheye optic, focused with the flowers almost touching the glass. That is an AMAZING focusing distance, and deserves some kind of celebration. Probably a party.
I'll invite you when we decide on a date for the shindig, ok?
(Oh, and by the way, Quotidian Photography has its very own Facebook Page! I know, I'm drinking everyone's kool-aid. Check it out, though! I'd be tickled if you would like it.)
http://www.facebook.com/quotidianphotography
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