Baristas Extraordinaire

Another recent photo with my 40+ year old manual focus film camera at a favorite local coffee shop.



Minolta X-700 w/ Fujifilm Superia 200 | 28mm | ISO 200

Minolta Celtic 28mm F2.8

Photographed 2/17/24

Filmstrip

This local coffee shop has rolling garage doors that open in the warm weather.  During winter, the glazing is reminiscent of a movie reel or filmstrip.  Appropo because this was taken with my 40+ year old manual focus film camera.

Minolta X-700 w/ Fujifilm 200 | 28mm | ISO 200

Minolta Celtic 28mm F2.8

Photographed 2/17/24

Decay

Downed tree in Ryerson Woods.

Sony A7IV @ f6.3 | 1/250 | 110mm | ISO 500

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

Photographed 2/16/24

Waxing Gibbous

Moon phase at 98.1% according to the PhotoPills app.  Was hoping to catch a full moon tomorrow night but overcast skies are predicted.  25 images stacked and blended.

Sony A7IV @ f11 | 1/640 | 400mm | ISO 400

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

Photographed 2/22/24

Emphasis

52 Assignments BW01 - Moment In The Sun

My buddy Irwin is always a willing subject and for that, I'm grateful.  I don't recall what we were discussing, but he certainly felt strongly about it.

Sony A7IV @ f2 | 1/1000 | 85mm | ISO 100

Rokinon AF 85mm F1.4

Photographed 2/13/24

Damn, I Dropped It!!

52Frames - Week 7 - Unexplored

I interpreted this prompt to explore a place I've never been rather than create an image that conveys not being explored.  To that end, I visited a forest preserve literally 2 miles from my home that I've driven & cycled by hundreds of times yet never previously entered.

Furthermore, in preparation for my Africa trip later this year, I wanted to further explore use of the 50-400mm lens.

For true "birders", I know this image is cheating due to the feeder, but it provided a good opportunity to play with settings and burst mode.  A couple of things I learned: 400mm is not long enough for birds (but I'm not buying another long lens) and 1/1000 sec is not fast enough for handheld (will try monopod + faster SS next time).

Sony A7IV @ f6.3 | 1/1000 | 400mm | ISO 2500

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

Photographed 2/16/24

Down For The Count

52Frames - Week 6 - Shoot From Above

I had high hopes for this week's challenge, including the possibility of breaking out the drone.  However, Type A flu caught me big time and the spiking high fevers kept me confined to the condo the entire week.

I toyed with the idea of flying the drone above my bed but opted instead for this streak-saver shot in one of the few moments of awakedness.

Apple iPhone 15 Pro @ f1.9 | 1/15 | 2.69mm (23mm equiv) | ISO 2000

Photographed 2/8/24

WaveRunner

52 Assignments BW26 - Wordplay

I was hoping the other guy in the frame would wave to complete the sign representation, but the jetski in the foreground will have to suffice.

Apple iPhone 15 Pro @ f1.8 | 1/12000 | 6.86mm (24mm equiv) | ISO 80

Photographed 1/28/24

Life's A Beach

Photos for 52 Assignments BW46 - Life's A Beach, taken on the beach in Cancun, MX.

Emerge

Looking out at the rough sea, I saw this couple, framed by the umbrellas, emerge from the waves.  I like the compression effect of the long lens.

Sony A7IV @ f6.3 | 1/1600 | 174mm | ISO 100

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

Photographed 1/25/24

Jail

I was peering out to the ocean catching beachgoer scenes through the rail when the Tourista Policia drove by,  hence the title.  If this is jail, count me in.


Apple iPhone 15 Pro @ f2.8 | 1/1400 | 9mm (107mm equiv) | ISO 25

Photographed 1/28/24

Launch

I was watching this pelican preening itself for at least 15 minutes and was fortunate to catch it finally launching into flight.

Sony A7IV @ f9 | 1/2000 | 70mm | ISO 100

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Photographed 1/31/24

Before the Dive

52Frames - Week 5 - Shoot From Below (Alternate)

This was the runner-up shot to my submission. Which do you like better and why?

Sony A7IV @ f9 | 1/1600 | 70mm | ISO 100

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Photographed 1/31/24

Dive!

52Frames - Week 5 - Shoot From Below

This was a tough choice to make.  Since the prompt did not say how far below the subject one had to be, I chose this one because 1) I was below the pelican and the camera was angled up, and 2) it captured action and interplay between the people and pelican.

I'll separately post the runner-up photo on my blog and website (www.jeffmarcowitz.photography).

Sony A7IV @ f9 | 1/1250 | 70mm | ISO 100

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Photographed 1/31/24