Turbulent Times...

52 Assignments BW18 - Embrace The Space

...in America and around the world.



Sony A7IV @ f4 | 1/1600 | 35mm | ISO 100

Samyang AF 35mm F1.8

Photographed 4/17/24

Reach

52Frames - Week 17 - Leading Lines

Worm's eye view of a local wind sculpture.

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/400 | 28mm | ISO 100

Voigtlander VM 28mm F2 Ultron (adapted)

Photographed 4/25/24

Speed

52 Assignments BW17 - In The Abstract

Gone, in the blink of an eye...

Sony A7IV @ f7.1 | 1/4 | 35mm | ISO 125

Samyang AF 35mm F1.8

Photographed 4/12/24

Three Reflections

Earlier in April, on a photowalk around downtown Chicago with some photography friends, I spotted a few reflection shot opportunities.

Triangular View

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/250 | 70mm | ISO 2000

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Peek Right In

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/250 | 70mm | ISO 1250

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Mirror Wall

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/250 | 35mm | ISO 2500

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

All photographed 4/7/24

Three Candids

Earlier in April, on a photowalk around downtown Chicago with some photography friends, I spotted a few candid opportunities.

Puff

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/250 | 70mm | ISO 8000

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Dancer

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/250 | 28mm | ISO 250

MD Minolta Celtic 28mm F2.8 (adapted)

Family Stroll

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/320 |  28mm | ISO 100

MD Minolta Celtic 28mm F2.8 (adapted)

All photographed 4/7/24

Three Beards

Earlier in April, on a photowalk around downtown Chicago with some photography friends, I spotted a few remarkable beards.  In each case I asked for a photo and all obliged.

1 Year Beard

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/250 | 50mm | ISO 1250

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

4 Year Beard

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/250 | 25mm | ISO 320

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

8 Year Beard

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/250 | 44mm | ISO 500

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

All photographed 4/7/24

Face-Off

52Frames - Week 16 - Anthropomorphism

The ceramic tile in our bathroom shower has abstract patterns from which I've seen faces for years...and never photographed them until now.

It is easier to see the faces at a smaller images size, rather than full screen.

Sony A7IV @ f2.8 | 1/200 | 50mm | ISO 3200

Sony FE 50mm F2.8 Macro

Photographed 4/15/24

B*tch With Brain

52 Assignments BW14 - Total Stranger

On a photowalk with some friends, we encountered three young women from Singapore.  I admired this woman's hat and she allowed me this photo.

Sony A7IV @ f4 | 1/640 | 44mm | ISO 100

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Photographed 4/7/24

Anywhere, USA

2024_CLondon52_April: Life - Past Lives

40 years of commuting, whether by train or by plane, this was a common scene during my career.  Past life...now it's recreational.

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/160 | 28mm | ISO 4000

MD Minolta Celtic 28mm F2.8 (adapted)

Photographed 4/7/24

Alone in the Crowd

Chicago, IL

Riding on a crowded "L" train, I noticed her self-isolation amongst the other passengers.  Deep in thought or truly forlorn?  Hope for the former and not the latter.

For the photographers, zone focus, not cropped.

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/160 | 28mm | ISO 4000

MD Minolta Celtic 28mm F2.8 (adapted)

Photographed 4/7/24

Blue Line

52 Assignments BW07 - Rise And Shine

Headed to downtown Chicago on the CTA Blue Line after a pre-dawn drop-off at O'Hare. This train runs in the median of the expressway and I caught this sunrise when going down to the station.

Sony A7IV @ f16 | 1/25 | 28mm | ISO 100

MD Minolta Celtic 28mm F2.8 (adapted)

Photographed 4/7/24

Angry

52Frames - Week 14 - Background

The sky was mean, it was raining and I was stopped at a light.  I wanted to capture raindrops on the windshield in the foreground, car motion in the mid-ground and the angry clouds dominating the frame in the background.

With an adapted lens on the camera, I had to work fast in manual mode to get the settings right.

Sony A7IV @ f22 | 1/10 | 28mm | ISO 10

MD Minolta Celtic (adapted) 28mm F2.8

Photographed 4/4/24

Bye Pops!

52 Assignments BW05 - Nifty Fifty

My granddaughter at the door.

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f4.5 | 1/160 | 50mm equiv | ISO 320

Photographed 3/24/24