Out Of The Cold

52Frames - Week 7 - Motion Blur

EC:  Multiple Stages of Motion

Tried a new technique this week. This is a 3 shot composite of 10 second exposures using a 10-stop ND filter.

Sony A7IV @ f13 | 10" | 44mm | ISO 200

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G w/ 10-stop ND

Photographed 2/12/25

Variety

52 Assignments Exposure 18 - Glow Sign

A small sampling of neon along Milwaukee Avenue.

Sony A7IV @ f1.8 | varies | 35mm | ISO 100-200

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

Photographed 1/5/25

I Made...

52Frames - Week 18 - Something I Made

...A Purchase!

I love my FF Sony kit, but sometimes I just don't like the bulk of the larger lenses.  After looking at some M mount lenses for my friend's Leica, I contracted a serious case of G.A.S. and acquired two full frame Voigtlander lenses with an adapter for Sony E-mount.

This photo is a composite as I used each lens to capture a photo of the other.  Left is a 28mm F2 and right is a 40mm F2.8.

Sony A7IV @ f5.6 | 1/250 | 28mm & 40mm | ISO 125

Voigtlander Heliar 40mm F2.8 (adapted)

Voigtlander VM 28mm F2 Ultron (adapted)

Photographed 4/29/24

Lincolnshire

2022_CLondon52w46: Community

From the C.London website: Open For Interpretation

When I think of community, it conjures up images of people. Having had a Covid exposure last weekend, it was not wise for me to engage with many people this week.  Instead, I focused on symbols in response to this challenge.

This is a composite of 4 photos from around my community. 

Sony A7 IV @ f5.6 1/250 35mm ISO 100

Sony FE 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS

Photographed 11/17/22

Hiding

2022_CLondon52w23: ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Frida Kahlo

From the C.London website: "Known for her self-portraits, Frida managed to create a renowned body of work using common themes, but with such a distinctness from one image to the other. Her voice was so defined that her work is some of the most recognizable. The past few segments we’ve focused on color, composition, and portraiture, and who better to bring all those elements together than Frida?"

A self-portrait this week in Frida Kahlo style was not going to be possible. Instead, I captured an image that reminded me of her backgrounds and composited a portrait made in the same location.

Resorts World Promenade

Las Vegas, NV

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f3.2 1/160 40mm equiv ISO 1000

Photographed 6/9/22

Rube Goldberg

52Frames - Week 7 - Unexplored

Photo this week represents two explorations; one being the Fire Sprinkler Control Room in our condo building and the other being a new camera device I backed on Kickstarter, Arsenal 2.  The room is an array of pipes, pumps, valves and gauges and the brand new camera device provides a wrath of AI-based functions including exposure, focus stacking, time lapse and others.

The first image in the diptych is a single “foreground-focused” shot and the second is a composite of 6 shots automatically triggered and composited by the Arsenal 2 device.  While not my first choice on how to approach this week’s challenge, I still chalk it up as a successful streak-saver.

Sony A7C @ f4 1/45 35mm ISO 3200

Sony FE 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS

Arsenal 2 w/ focus stack mode

Sony A7C @ f4 1/2 18mm ISO 100

Sony FE 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS

Arsenal 2

Photographed 2/19/22

Nighttime GAS

52Frames - Week 40 - Dreamscape

The story on how this image came to be... 

Original shot was just going to be the new bedding that my wife just bought for our bedroom.  After reading the challenge more carefully, I realized the need to introduce some dream thoughts into the image.  Of late, one of my new photo challenge friends has been touting the upcoming pocketable GR IIIx and I've been dreaming about how I'd use it.  The onset of Gear Acquisition Syndrome is not subsiding and I just may have to succumb.

Sony A7C @ f6.7 1/30 42mm ISO 4000

Sony FE 28-60mm F4-5.6

Photographed 9/28/21

Photo Bombed

Clondon52w14: PHOTOGRAPHER HIGHLIGHT: Maria Svarbova

From the C.London website: "Maria Svarbova’s images are uniquely her own with her clever usage of color and setting.  She often uses the Soviet-era architecture which can be found in and around her home country of Slovakia.  Her thoughtful use of color is what really makes her images stand out from other somewhat surrealist portraiture.  For this week, I’d like you to user Maria’s work as an inspiration point for your own image. Whether you feel inspired by her use of color, subject, or setting is up to you." 

Thinking ahead, I had this image totally planned out in my mind. Weather and subject availability pushed me to the 11th hour when I changed gears and re-enlisted my buddy Irwin to again step in and be my subject. In the midst of shooting, we got photo bombed...which I was compelled to incorporate into the final image! 

Sony A6600 @ f8 1/125 23mm (34.5mm equiv) ISO 160

Sony E 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OSS

Photographed 4/9/21

Peek-a-Boo

52Frames - Week 39 - Use A Tripod

We have these large columns in our condo that are great for playing peek-a-boo with our grandson.  Thought it would be a good opportunity to try my hand at a composite for the extra credit this week.

Two images processed with LR, PS and Luminar 4.

Taken 9/26/20

Merged

I-94 Southbound - Lake Forest Oasis

52Frames - Week 33 - Night Photography (Alternate)

I was intent on shooting light trails for this week's 52Frames challenge on Night Photography.

Of the many shots I took, this is the #2 pick.  I set-up at a tollway oasis, camera on tripod, just shooting away at traffic light trails.  While the light trails were good, the photo was boring.  So I captured some higher shutter speed shots with vehicles and ghosted them in via a 3-image composite (first ever) using blend mode and opacity adjustments in PS.

Taken 8/12/20