Trepidation

52Frames - Week 13 - Mood

Unknown path.

Sony A7Cii @ f5.6 | 1/125 | 28mm | ISO 12800

Voigtlander VM 28mm F2 Ultron

Photographed 3/27/25

Truth

Palm Desert, CA

On this trip, we learned of an art exhibition called DesertX 2025 (https://desertx.org/) consisting of several installations around Coachella Valley.  Unfortunately, I only made it to one of the exhibits this year...and plan to attend many more in future years.

Photos below are of an awesome sculpture in the desert entitled "Truth Arrives in Slanted Beams" by Sarah Meyohas.  For more information, check out https://desertx.org/dx/dx-25-coachella-valley/sarah-meyohas and https://sarahmeyohas.com/.  It was fun to photograph as the sun was setting behind the mountains.

All photographed on 3/20/25

Truth 1

Sony A7Cii @ f11 | 1/500 | 15mm | ISO 100

Voigtlander VM 15mm F4.5 (adapted)

Truth 2

Sony A7Cii @ f11 | 1/2500 | 15mm | ISO 100

Voigtlander VM 15mm F4.5 (adapted)

Truth 3

Sony A7Cii @ f11 | 1/500 | 15mm | ISO 100

Voigtlander VM 15mm F4.5 (adapted)

Truth 4

Sony A7Cii @ f11 | 1/500 | 15mm | ISO 100

Voigtlander VM 15mm F4.5 (adapted)

Night...

Highwood, IL

Train-related photos from a night photowalk on 2/26/25.  I'm loving the effects of the Pro-mist diffusion filter.


Night Train

Sony A7Cii @ f1.8 | 1/125 | 52mm (equiv) | ISO 640

Samyang AF 35mm F1.8 (w/ Pro-mist 1/4 diffusion filter)

 

Night Shift

Sony A7Cii @ f2 | 1/125 | 35mm | ISO 500

Samyang AF 35mm F1.8 (w/ Pro-mist 1/4 diffusion filter)

Star of David

52Frames - Week 12 - Shallow Depth Of Field

As seen within a lounge chair at our resort in Palm Desert, CA.  In a little twist of the assignment, I used shallow DoF to frame the subject which lies in the background.

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f2.8 | 1/250 | 71mm equiv | ISO 100

Photographed 3/17/25

Mystery Lab

Highwood, IL

An eerie sighting into this storefront. Was unable to discern what goes on inside.

Sony A7Cii @ f1.8 | 1/125 | 35mm | ISO 2000

Samyang AF 35mm F1.8 (w/ Pro-mist 1/4 diffusion filter)

Photographed 2/26/25

Migration

Palm Desert, CA

Looking up from the pool deck, we were graced with this amazing scene of snow geese migration.



Migration 1

Apple iPhone 15 Pro @ f1.8 | 1/3800 | 6.76mm (42mm equiv) | ISO 80

Migration 2

Apple iPhone 15 Pro @ f2.8 | 1/540 | 9mm (108mm equiv) | ISO 25

All photographed 3/15/25

Perplexed

52Frames - Week 11 - Egg

EC: Humor

Palm Desert, CA

Driving by this desert sculpture with curving white walls, I knew it would be a great backdrop for an egg photo.

After heading back with an egg & marker, I was able to dodge the rain, draw a facial expression and get off a few shots.

Sony A7Cii @ f4 | 1/4000 | 28mm | ISO 160

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

Photographed 3/13/25

Over The Shoulder

Scottsdale, AZ

I saw this beautiful scene in the rearview mirror.  Unable to turn around and capture it, I used my phone's front facing camera and aimed it out the rear window.

Apple iPhone 15 Pro @ f1.9 | 1/60 | 2.69mm (30mm equiv) | ISO 320

Photographed 3/2/25

Neural Network

52Frames - Week 10 - Black And White (Alternate)

Scottsdale, AZ

With a bright mid-afternoon light, the contrast in the branches of this early spring budding tree reminded me of what brain connections might look like.

Apple iPhone 15 Pro @ f2.8 | 1/600 | 9mm (107mm equiv) | ISO 25

Photographed 3/4/25

Balconies In Bloom

52Frames - Week 10 - Black And White

Scottsdale, AZ

Under a beautiful late afternoon light, the plantings on the balconies against the striking patterns in the architecture caught my attention while sitting at a traffic light.  Captured this scene through my car windshield.

Apple iPhone 15 Pro @ f2.8 | 1/850 | 9mm (155mm equiv) | ISO 25

Photographed 3/5/25

Rhythm Is Life

I heard the melodic sounds and thought there was a multi-piece group playing near the pool deck of our resort.  I was very surprised to find one guy playing a single steel drum that created such beautiful sound.  No multi-piece band, no synthesizer, only a microphone, amplifier and speaker.  The tablet shown held only sheet music.

I learned that these drums were handcrafted from old, abandoned oil drums in Trinidad & Tobago.  Each drum was pounded into shape and tuned to generate specific notes when struck on a specific part of the drum.  It was quite remarkable.

Many thanks to Cole for sharing his music and information.  You can check out Cole’s band at https://www.instagram.com/rhythmislifesteelband/ and https://m.youtube.com/@rhythmislifesteelband/videos.

Rhythm Is Life 1

Sony A7Cii @ f5.6 | 1/250 | 200mm | ISO 160

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

Rhythm Is Life 2

Sony A7Cii @ f4.5 | 1/250 | 108mm | ISO 160

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

Rhythm Is Life 3

Sony A7Cii @ f6.3 | 1/160 | 200mm | ISO 160

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