Swing

52 Assignments BW33 - Shot In The Dark

La Isla Shopping Center

Cancun, Quintana Roo, MX

Apple iPhone 15 Pro @ f1.8 1/40 6.86mm (24mm equiv) ISO 1000

Photographed 12/5/23

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

Father & Son

52 Assignments BW - #35 - Calm Down

New Buffalo Beach

New Buffalo, MI

As instructed by the assignment, I set the beach camera on P and just took photos. For some reason, the AF didn't lock onto anything but IMHO it worked perfectly for capturing this tender moment between my son and grandson flying a kite.

Olympus TG-4 @ f8 1/500 4.5mm (25mm equiv) ISO 100

Photographed 7/21/23

Inside the Circles

Hula hoop shadows.

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f4.5 1/2000  40mm equiv ISO 200

Photographed 6/10/23

2023_CLondon52_April: Color

 From the C.London website: "Anyone who’s been around in the past knows that color theory is one of my main focuses and passions. As such, you are all subject to my obsession, and April is all about color! If you need a starting off point on Color Theory, I have a blog post, Color Theory for Photographers: An Introduction. I will also be hosting a totally free color theory workshop this month on the challenge’s Discord. Stay tuned for the exact day and time. In the meanwhile, have a colorful month!"

1.  Color Blocking

How better to illustrate color blocking than with colored blocks?

Peek-a-Boo

Apple iPhone 12 Pro @ f1.6 1/30  4.2mm (26mm equiv) ISO 640

Photographed 4/2/23

2.  Color Temperature

Photographing reflections on the shady side of the street largely kept color temperature on the cool side and enhanced the depth via contrast between shadows and sun.

Twins

Sony A7 IV @ f4.5 1/200  70mm  ISO 100

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Photographed 4/13/23

3.  Color Symbolism

Orange depicts arrival of road construction season in Chicago.  It's everywhere.

Tis the Season

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

Photographed 4/18/23

4.  Desaturated

Sometimes color detracts from the strength of the image.

New Kicks

Apple iPhone 12 Pro @ f1.6 1/40  4.2mm (26mm equiv) ISO 500

Photographed 4/1/23

3-1/2 Years

52Frames - Week 50 - Roll of 24

(#18 of 24)

2022_CLondon52w50: Growth

From the C.London website: Open For Interpretation

Another 2Fer this week for the C.London and 52Frames challenges.

The growth of my grandson has been phenomenal to experience.  Now at almost 3-1/2 years old, this image depicts him looking at a photo of himself at 6 weeks of age.

Sony A7 IV @ f7.1 1/125 113mm ISO 4000

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

Photographed 12/14/22

Branching Out

Chicago, IL

Another shadowplay photo of Eli & Pops at the neighborhood park.

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f4 1/2000 40mm equiv ISO 200

Photographed 11/6/22

Best Boy

2022_CLondon52w45: A Peer of Your Choice

From the C.London website: "Whether it’s someone from one of our 52 Weeks community, a member of your local photography club, or a friend who also happens to be a photographer, choose a peer to draw inspiration from. Choose one of their images and recreate it within your own voice. It doesn’t have to be an exact replica, but an homage."

Sean Tucker (not truly a peer...he's a professional) came to mind when this scene occurred.  His strong use of light & shadow with warm tones was the influence in this image.

 

 
Chicago, IL

Eli & Pops at the neighborhood park, which led to a game of "step on Pops' head".

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f4.5 1/1000 40mm equiv ISO 200

Photographed 11/6/22

Station Stop

52Frames - Week 22 - Everything In Focus

Metra Station

Northbrook, IL

My grandson loves trains. Today we took him on a short train excursion traveling 5 stations each way with lunch in between. Eyes wide open the whole time, sharing his observations with excitement and asking tons of questions made for an awesome day.

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f16 1/160 40mm equiv ISO 800

Photographed 6/1/22

Shoot & Chimp

Maui, HI

Out for a photowalk with my grandson. The middle shot is his first foray into candid street photography.

Ricoh GRIIIx & Kids Camera (Amazon)

Photographed 4/8/22

Smooshy-Face

52Frames - Week 13 - Emotion

After shooting some pics of my family on the beach, I caught a candid moment during a family smooch.

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f8 1/160 40mm equiv ISO 200

Photographed 4/2/22

Multi-Beams

2022_CLondon52w12: Beaming

From the C.London website: Open For Interpretation

Even though a week early for the challenge, I grabbed this photo just in case because of the strong sunbeams and the joy being expressed by my grandson watching one of his favorite programs being beamed to the TV. Since no good weather is predicted between now and Saturday, I'm going with it as my submission.

Apple iPhone 12 Pro @ f2.4 1/120 1.54mm (19mm equiv) ISO 250

Photographed 3/15/22

Layers

52Frames - Week 9 - Reflections

Extra Challenge:  Optical Illusion

Totally using this photo as a streak-saver.  This shot was so spontaneous, days later I could not figure out from which direction it was taken until I reviewed the outtakes.  Another instance where having the GRIIIx at hand paid off.

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f4 1/160 40mm equiv ISO 500

Photographed 3/2/22

Climb Up?

52Frames - Week 8 - Rule of Thirds

2022_CLondon52w8: Domestic

From the C.London website: Open for Interpretation

As I've reflected in this blog previously, watching our grandson is one of my greatest pleasures.  It is also one of my domestic responsibilities.  So with Presidents Day closing his child care, we were called into action on this holiday.  Unfortunately, the little guy was a bit under the weather so a trip to the pediatrician became part of the plan for the day.  After the visit, while Mimi was reporting back to our son, Pops was firing off a few photos in the waiting room.

This image is the first 2Fer of the year, fulfilling both challenges with a single photo.

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f4 1/160 40mm equiv ISO 200

Photographed 2/21/22

Untitled

Watercolors at Camp Mimi & Pops.  A lot of cool imagery in this abstract by Eli;  none of it intentional I'm certain.

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f8 1/60 40mm equiv ISO 4000

Photographed 2/16/22

Photo of Photos

52Frames - Week 6 - Depth of Field

We took our grandson to visit his 94 year old great-grandmother.  He loved looking at all the pics she had displayed on her window sill, and naming all the people he knows.  When I gave him his camera to play with, one of the things he shot was all the pics he looked at.

For this challenge, I made the pics the in-focus subject and my grandson as an out-of-focus foreground element.

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f3.5 1/160 40mm equiv ISO 3200

Photographed 2/9/22

Shutterbug

A collection of my grandson's first photos from January 11-12, 2022.

All photos straight out of his new camera; no editing.

 

Shutterbug

Now that my grandson (2.5 years old at this writing) has his own camera, I’m starting a collection of photos made of him and by him.  The first in this series was a diptych found here and was of simultaneous photos.

These and future postings will all have the keyword tag “Shutterbug”.

Viewfinder?

Sony A7C @ f1.8 1/250 35mm ISO 3200

Samyang AF 35mm F1.8

Composing

Sony A7C @ f1.8 1/250 35mm ISO 5000

Samyang AF 35mm F1.8

All photographed on 1/11/22

Ready, Set, Click...

2022_CLondon52w2: Your Passion

From the C.London website: "Let’s see what makes you tick. Make a photo that shows what you love - you can be as concrete or abstract with this as you’d like. For example, if you’re a musician, you can take a photo of your instrument (concrete), or maybe a long exposure of someone dancing (abstract). Try and highlight what makes this your passion so that a viewer can interpret your love and respect for whatever it is."

Photography, golf and cycling are my hobbies, the passion for which varies depending on circumstances, physical condition and time of year.  Passion for my grandson remains constant as any time I can spend with him is a treasure.  The ability to engage in a hobby with my grandson is a 1+1=3.

Last week, when he grabbed my expensive GRIIIx and wanted to just push buttons to take pictures, I knew it was time to get him a camera.  I had planned to do so for his 3rd birthday in July but decided to accelerate the purchase and preserve the safety of my gear.  A $30 digital camera off of Amazon was perfect and this week introduced him to it.  115 photos in less than an hour.  He doesn’t quite grasp the concept of holding the camera without fingers on the lens, but he’ll get there.  These first images are precious and priceless and will have a permanent place on my hard drive.

The diptych is of us simultaneously taking a picture of each other.  Ready, set, click…

Sony A7C @ f1.8 1/250 35mm ISO 10000

Samyang AF 35mm F1.8

Photographed 1/11/22

Hugs

52Frames - Week 50 - Black And White Minimalism

Extra Challenge: Portrait

My grandson and his polar bear...quite a pair.  Caught them in a candid moment.

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f5.6 1/200 26mm (40mm equiv) ISO 6400

Photographed 12/8/21