It’s been a busy last few weeks. Hopefully I can get back to posting pics this week.
ISO500 1/500 sec f3.4 21mm (Leica M Monochrom, Leica 21mm super elmar, Lr 4)
Brotherly love
Bedtime with the cousins
We went home this past weekend to visit with family and celebrate my sister-in-laws 30th birthday. One evening we stayed late at her house and our little girl climbed in to bed with her cousins. She has not learned that the bed is for resting, she is still very much interested in playing.
ISO 320 1/90 sec f1.4 35mm summilux (Leica M Monochrom, Leica 35mm summilux, Lr 4, Silver Efex Pro 2)
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Alignment
I don’t typically take a picture and immediate process it but we were driving home tonight and as we were crossing the railroad tracks, I noticed the alignment of the tracks and the full moon.
P.S. Another good reason why you should always carry your camera.
ISO 500 1/60 sec f1.4 35mm (Leica M Monochrom, Leica 35mm summilux, Lightroom 4, Silver Efex Pro 2)
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The other end of the fountain – HDR necessary?
I read somewhere on the web that the Nikon D800E dynamic range was so great, that shooting HDR (blending multiple images together to increase tonal range) was unnecessary. This image was one image but edited in HDR Efex 2 so that I could use their tonal range processor. I believe I have to agree that the need for HDR to get such a large tonal range is probably not needed?
P.S. I posted the original picture (click thumbnail). Also, I posted a previous picture of the front of this fountain here.
ISO 100 1/125 sec f4 14mm (Nikon D800E, Nikon 14-24mm f2.8, Aperture 3.3, PS 6, HDR Efex 2)
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Sitting at the bar
If you haven’t noticed, I’ve been taking a lot of pics with my Leica M Monochrom. I’m sure I will eventually pick-up one of my other cameras but right now the Monochrom is glued to my hand.
ISO 8000 1/45’s f1.4 35mm (Leica M Monochrom, Leica 35mm summilux, Silver Efex Pro 2, Apple Aperture)
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Farmer’s Market
It’s been a few days since I’ve posted any pics. We traveled to Madison, Wisconsin to visit family and then made a one day stop in our favorite city, Chicago. I’m pretty sure I captured a few good pics.
Here is a pic from our travel to Madison’s Farmer’s Market. I’ve been to farmer’s markets before, but none of this size. It completely surrounded the state capitol. Here is a pic of one of the vegetable stands.
ISO 160 1/750’s f1.4 35mm summilux (Leica M9, Leica 35mm summilux, Aperture 3.3)
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Crown Fountain part 2
This picture, taken of Crown Fountain at Millennium Park in Chicago was taken around 5:30 am. My prior picture was taken just 2 hours later. Look at the clouds and you can see the amazing transformation from a cloudy, potentially gloomy day to one filled with sunshine.
ISO 160 1/1000’s f.95 50mm noctilux
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I’m 4…
Recently, we celebrated my nephew’s 4th birthday. As you can see from the pictures, he was just a little excited.
ISO 160 1/60’s f1.4 35mm (Leica M9, Leica 35mm summilux, Aperture 3.3)
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The Bean – revised
Often times I process an image and then decide later that it was not up to par or wasn’t what I really hoped it to be. This image is a perfect example. My prior post, when you look into “the bean” the sky is blown out. I don’t know why I didn’t pay attention to this before but like anything else, I learned from my mistake.
P.S. I plan on having my “what’s in my bag” video up in the next few days.
ISO 1/125s f3.4 21mm super elmar (7 exposure HDR, edited with Photomatix, PS6, & Aperture)
Purchase picture here.
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Welcome Storm part 2
Here’s another picture I took a few weeks ago right before a large storm.
P.S. I’m hoping to post another video this weekend showing what I routinely carry in my bag.
ISO 200 f16 7mm (Olympus OM-D, Panasonic 7-14mm f4, 7 exposures, HDR Efex Pro 2, Define 2, Aperture)
