Lost & Found

52Frames - Week 48 - Hold A Light

A common occurrence when my grandkids spend a night at Mimi & Pops' house.

Sony A7IV @ f8 1/80 60mm ISO 12800

Sony FE 28-60mm F4-5.6

Photographed 11/28/23

Lake Cook Road

52 Assignments BW48 - High Time

While on a DPR Trail bike ride, I shot this from the Lake Cook Road overpass. There are diagonals in this image everywhere.

Apple iPhone 15 Pro @ f1.8 1/4600 6.86mm (24mm equiv) ISO 80

Photographed 11/16/23

Watching Over Traffic

Vernon Hills, IL

While sitting at a light, saw this pole light dude watching over the traffic going by.  Reacted quickly and made a photo through the windshield before the light changed.

Sony A7IV @ f16 1/2500 85mm ISO 100

Tamron E 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 A067

Photographed 11/22/23

Nature With A New Lens

Half Day Preserve

First outing with a new Tamron 50-400mm lens.  Alternate shots for this week's challenge 52Frames - Week 47 - Nature.

Take-Off

Sony A7 IV @ f8 1/125  104mm  ISO 160

Tamron E 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 A067

Cruising

Sony A7 IV @ f8 1/160  400mm  ISO 100

Tamron E 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 A067

All Photographed 11/22/23

In The Reeds

52Frames - Week 47 - Nature

EC: Portrait

First outing with the new Tamron 50-400mm lens. Got several shots with ducks on the pond at a neighboring forest preserve.  Alternates to follow in a separate post.

Sony A7 IV @ f8 1/1250 400mm ISO 100

Tamron E 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 A067

Photographed 11/22/23

Smelly Bastard

Palm Desert, CA

He wasn't an engaged seller and she wasn't a happy shopper.

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f3.5 1/800 40mm equiv ISO 100

Photographed 10/28/23

Pup Relief

52Frames - Week 46 - Bathroom

EC: Public

My bathroom creativity maxed out with Week 26-Morning Routine. https://52frames.com/photographer/4174/photo/656738

Since I cannot re-use that shot, thought I’d take a different twist with this challenge.  The prompt did not specifically require bathrooms for humans although that was the impetus for the challenge.  I nonetheless took the liberty of shooting a bathroom for our K-9 companions.  And it’s public, so qualifies for the EC. 

Boomtown!!!…mic drop.

Sony A7 IV @ f5 1/100 40mm ISO 100

Sony FE 28-60mm F4-5.6

Photographed 11/14/23

Over The River

52 Assignments BW13 - Reinvent Your Selfie

Reflection shot from a bridge over the Des Plaines River. The spots in the photo are not from my sensor; rather debris floating on the water surface, as is the leaf.

Sony A7 IV @ f5.6 1/125 60mm ISO 800

Sony FE 28-60mm F4-5.6

Photographed 11/15/23

Cold Night Sky

Vernon Hills, IL

No moon and clear skies tonight so I went to a nearby open area and aimed the camera north to capture full circle star trails. Unfortunately, cannot escape the light pollution in this suburban area. What struck me in this photo (in addition to the star trails) is the precision of flight paths with multiple aircraft flying the same route over the course of an hour.

This image is a blend of 120 shots at 30 seconds each with a 1 second interval in between. Total exposure of 1 hour. Recommend viewing at full screen.

Sony A7 IV @ f2.8 120x30" 14mm ISO 100

Rokinon 14mm F2.8 Series II

Photographed 11/13/23

Ride Naked

Palm Desert, CA

Definitely not following his own advice.  It was 80+ degrees outside and he was all leathered up.

Apple iPhone 15 Pro @ f2.8 1/250 9mm (158mm equiv) ISO 25

Photographed 11/5/23

Culvers

52Frames - Week 45 - Bokeh

EC: F1.4

Running out of time this week, I took my camera and 85mm f1.4 to dinner with the grandkids on Saturday night. Was fortunate to catch a shot of my grandson entertaining his baby sister...with some bokeh emanating from the street in the background.

For the challenge, I'd put it in the streak-saver category.

Sony A7 IV @ f1.4 1/125 85mm ISO 1600

Rokinon AF 85mm F1.4

Photographed 11/11/23

Cacti Enclave

52 Assignments BW20 - Layer Cake

Seen along El Paseo in Palm Desert, CA.

Sony A7 IV @ f7.1 1/500 60mm ISO 100

Sony FE 28-60mm F4-5.6

Photographed 11/3/23

Killing Time

52Frames - Week 44 - Inspired By A Famous Photographer

My location this week provided the opportunity for high contrast black & white. My streak-saver selection was Daido Moriyama. In the spirit of some of his work, this was shot without looking through the viewfinder.

One error was not setting the ISO higher to enhance the grain, so it was added in LrC.



Sony A7 IV @ f8 1/30 60mm ISO 100

Sony FE 28-60mm F4-5.6

Photographed 11/4/23

Celestial North

Another star trails shot off my balcony; this time with a 28mm lens rather than 14mm.  I'm not a star trail purist, so the random lights across the frame enhance the image IMHO rather than detract from it.

This image is also a blend of 101 shots at 30 seconds each with a 1 second interval in between. Total exposure of 50 minutes.

Sony A7 IV @ f2.8 30" 28mm ISO 100

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

Photographed 10/30/23