It's All Worth It

52 Frames - Week 25 - Daily Ritual!

Pulling out all the tools necessary to complete this daily ritual.  No beans were destroyed in the making of this photograph (but they will be in what's next)!

Sony A7IV @ f4 | 1/125 | 105mm equiv | ISO 1000

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Photographed 6/17/25

Great Morning

52Frames - Week 19 - Wide Aperture

Hansa Coffee

Libertyville, IL

A trip to my favorite coffee house to catch up on commenting and capture a photo for this week's 52 Frames challenge.

Sony A7IV @ f2 | 1/2000 | 28mm | ISO 100

Voigtlander VM 28mm F2 Ultron (adapted)

Photographed 5/9/24

Java Mountain

52Frames - Week 50 - Choose A Color

EC: Chosen For You (Dark Lava #483c32)

Ancient mountain inhabited by one of my grandson's pet dinosaurs.

Sony A7 IV @ f16 8" 50mm (75mm equiv) ISO 1000

Sony FE 50mm F2.8 Macro

Photographed 12/13/23

Entrepreneurs

Libertyville Farmers Market
Libertyville, IL

Having done so 30 years ago, I very much enjoy meeting young entrepreneurs embarking on a journey to fulfill their dream.  Check them out.

Melissa

Zachi - Ecuadorian chocolate.

https://www.zachichocolates.com

Sony A7 IV @ f8 1/320  42mm  ISO 100

Sony FE 28-60mm F4-5.6

Yami

Three Legged Brewing - craft cold brew coffee & tea.

https://www.3leggedbrewing.com

Sony A7 IV @ f4 1/800  28mm  ISO 100

Sony FE 28-60mm F4-5.6

All Photographed 7/6/23

Studious

Hadn't used the 35mm prime in awhile.

Sony A7 IV @ f3.2 1/320 35mm ISO 100

Samyang AF 35mm F1.8

Photographed 2/19/23

Donut Guy

Stopped in for an afternoon cup of coffee and met Krishna.  He saw my camera and we started chatting. Not only is he a donut guy, but also an accomplished photographer.  Check him out at @IamKrishna2001 on IG.

Sony A7 IV @ f5 1/125 29mm ISO 1250

Sony FE 28-60mm F4-5.6

Photographed 1/10/23

Morning Brew

Daily ritual with my favorite PMAlumni cup.  Proud that the company I founded in 1993 is going strong as ever.

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f4 1/125 40mm equiv ISO 8000

Photographed 1/9/21

WTFU-LIG

52Frames - Week 29 - Product Photography

I've been waiting for the appropriate week to use this awesome gift from a friend for the photo challenge.

Technically, this is far from perfect.  I didn't have the patience to set up proper lighting/flash and therefore went handheld with available light.  Good enough to keep the streak alive.

And by the way, it's really good coffee!

Sony A7C @ f5.6 1/200 43mm ISO 12800

Sony FE 28-60mm F4-5.6

Photographed 7/16/21

Cup of Joe

Christian Quarter - Old City
Jerusalem, Israel

Taken 11/1/14