No Thanks; I'll Fly

52Frames - Week 13 - Get Low

Union Station

Chicago, IL

Sony A7 IV @ f4.5 1/125 70mm ISO 1250

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Photographed 3/28/23

Take the Stairs!

52Frames - Week 13 - Get Low (Alternate)

EC: 4+ Leading Lines

Union Station

Chicago, IL

Sony A7 IV @ f4 1/125 20mm ISO 640

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Photographed 3/28/23

Journey

52 Assignments BW - #23 - Work The Angles

Evanston, IL

Sony A7IV @ f8 1/80 20mm ISO 12800

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Photographed 3/22/23

Where Is Everyone?

Don't recall ever seeing a Starbucks this empty on a weekday afternoon.

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f8 1/250 40mm equiv ISO 200

Photographed 3/23/23

Sushi Girl

Kilauea, Kauai, HI

Prepping for the next day.

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f2.8 1/160 40mm equiv ISO 640

Photographed 3/6/23

Sweet Sounds

52Frames - Week 12 - Music

Although not a performance venue, Bill Hoffmann graced me with some sweet sounds from a violin at his music shop of 25+ years. I’ve passed this shop hundreds of times over the years and never knew it existed. 

Hoffmann Strings Ltd.

Dealer, Restorer & Maker of Violins, Violas, Cellos & Basses 

https://hoffmannstringsltd.com/

Sony A7 IV @ f4 1/125 67mm ISO 3200

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Photographed 3/23/23

2023_CLondon52_March: Community

From the C.London website: "A big part of this challenge is the community we’re building together. This month we’re focusing on that in attempts to really strengthen it. Some of us are still strangers, so let’s take the time to change that. We’ll have weekly voice chats on the discord and various times that hopefully are suitable for most, and I’m going to ask you to reach out to other members of the community for help with this month’s prompts."

"1.  Feedback to and from a peer.  Giving and receiving feedback is a valuable skill for any creative. For this challenge, we’re asking that you engage with another participant of the challenge to both ask for and give feedback. The photo you create should be made with feedback you received in mind. When giving feedback, remember to make it constructive and with actionable things which can be done. The way you see an image is different than how your partner saw it while making it, so your eye and thoughts are valuable."

I received feedback from my friend @photofinishsid as follows:

1. This is my kind of photo. I love it.

2. I like the crop ratio that you have chosen. Most people would have chosen to include much more of the railroad cars. I like that you have decided to include just the couplers.

3. I like the rust, teal and orange colors in the photo.

4. I wonder if you could have blurred the background at all?

5. I also would have liked to see you differentiate the coupler from the track with a filter of some kind. Not sure if that would have been possible or not.  Great photo.

In response to Sid's comments, I made adjustments to the background (#4) and the pipe beneath the coupler (#5).  When making this image, I also was cognizant of the complementary colors of orange/blue on the train cars and red/green on the coupler & background.

Hitched

Sony A7 IV @ f2.8 1/125 28mm  ISO 100

Tamron E 28-200mm F2.8-5.6 A071

Photographed 3/7/23

"2.  Re-creation of a peer’s photo.  Choose a photo from a peer that you find interesting and inspiring and use that as a launching off point for your photo for this week. It doesn’t necessarily have to be an exact replica, but more inspired by. You can look at other participants’ submissions on the discord, reddit, flickr, and facebook. It’s encouraged to reach out to the original creator to show them what you’ve made."

Prime oceanfront property abandoned along the Boardwalk in Kapa'a, Kauai, HI.

Inspired by @baddog.

Abandoned

Sony A7 IV @ f8 1/200  20mm  ISO 100

Tamron E 20mm F2.8 F050

Photographed 3/4/23

"3.  Your community outside photography.  We’re spending this month really solidifying the community within the challenge, and one way to do that is to bring what you value in a community to the group. For this prompt, focus on another community you are a part of - what makes it valuable to you? What do you give it and what do you take from it? Share that through your photography with this community."

12 Step Community.  You get out what you put in...and more.

From Darkness to Light

Sony A7 IV @ f8 1/125  31mm  ISO 100

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Photographed 3/22/23

"4.  Your neighborhood.  Step outside your home and walk no more than a half mile (800m to the non-imperial unit users) documenting your surroundings. These are things you see every day, so I’m asking you to look at the familiar with new eyes. Put yourself in the shoes of someone from a completely different background. What may the find interesting? Don’t be afraid to over shoot during this exercise. The culling will be part of the exorcise. We’re looking for one final image that you feel best represents your neighborhood."

A difficult task representing my neighborhood in a single photo.  Within 800m is residential, offices, retail, restaurants and a county forest preserve.  Pretty great!

Welcome to the Neighborhood

Sony A7 IV @ f8 1/160  20mm  ISO 100

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Photographed 3/22/23

Lei

52 Assignments BW - #34 - A Pattern Developing

Lihue, Kauai, HI

Handed out to all male attendees of the luau at Gaylord Plantation. Turns out they're poor quality that crumbles if you put any pressure on them. At least they lasted the evening.

Sony A7IV @ f5.6 1/250 28mm ISO 100

Tamron E 28-200mm F2.8-5.6 A071

Photographed 3/7/23

Stripes

52Frames - Week 11 - High Noon

Dark shadows on a light background or bright light on a dark background?  You be the judge.

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f8 1/400 40mm equiv ISO 100

Photographed 3/14/23

Intense

Kapa'a, Kauai, HI

Seems like a serious conversation going on.

Sony A7 IV @ f2.8 1/125 20mm ISO 5000

Tamron E 20mm F2.8 F050

Photographed 3/4/23

Applause

Makai Music & Art Festival

Princeville, Kauai, HI

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f2.8 1/2500 40mm (equiv) ISO 100

Photographed 3/1/23

The Village Kauai

Princeville Art & Flea Market

Princeville, Kauai, HI

Foster (the guy inside) operates this cool food truck with his wife. Gotta love it!

Sony A7 IV @ f8 1/200 20mm ISO 100

Tamron E 20mm F2.8 F050

Photographed 3/5/23

Shell Seeker

52Frames - Week 10 - Complementary Colors

Anini State Beach

Princeville, Kauai, HI

Sony A7 IV @ f7.1 1/400 43mm ISO 100

Tamron E 28-200mm F2.8-5.6 A071

Photographed 3/6/23

Turbulence

52 Assignments BW - #27 - Go With The Flow

Princeville, Kauai, HI

Sony A7 IV @ f32 1/5 185mm (277mm equiv) ISO 100

Tamron E 28-200mm F2.8-5.6 A071 - crop mode

Photographed 3/5/23

Drama

Kapa'a Art Walk & Street Fair

Last peeks of the day's sunlight.

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f4.5 1/2500 40mm (equiv) ISO 100

Photographed 3/4/23

Kapa'a Art Walk & Street Fair

Went to Kapa'a Art Walk and Street Fair held on the first Saturday of every month. Music, artists, vendors and food trucks.

Nose Flute

Never had seen this instrument before.

Sony A7 IV @ f5.6 1/125 20mm  ISO 100

Tamron E 20mm F2.8 F050

New Concoction

She was very proud of the new concoction she created.

Sony A7 IV @ f5.6 1/125 20mm  ISO 250

Tamron E 20mm F2.8 F050

Hands of Experience

Resizing to make a sale.

Sony A7 IV @ f5.6 1/125 20mm  ISO 200

Tamron E 20mm F2.8 F050

All Photographed 3/4/23

Forks In The Bumpy Road

52Frames - Week 9 - Macro

Traveling and without my macro lens and a tripod. Had to make due with macro mode on the GRIIIx, handheld.

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f3.5 1/160 40mm equiv ISO 100

Photographed 3/3/23

Filmstrip

Looks like a strip of 35mm film when processed in b/w.

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f3.5 1/160 40mm equiv ISO 5000

Photographed 3/2/23

Checking Out A Twin

Reflections

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f2.8 1/400 40mm equiv ISO 200

Photographed 3/1/23