Crash & Splash

52Frames - Week 22 - On The Ground

Vila Vita Parc

Porches (Algarve), Portugal

At the ocean, I had some trepidation about getting this shot with the water rushing in towards my non-weatherproofed camera and lens.

Leica M EV1 @ F5.6 | 40mm | 1/250 sec | ISO 64

Voigtlander VM 40mm F1.4 Nokton Classic

Photographed 5/25/26

Stairway to Heaven

Vila Vita Parc

Porches (Algarve), Portugal

From beach ground level, the title says it all.  See accompanying photo for an explanation.

Leica M EV1 @ F8 | 40mm | 1/160 sec | ISO 100

Voigtlander VM 40mm F1.4 Nokton Classic

All Photographed 5/25/26

Heaven

This is what Heaven looks like.

"Good Morning, Chair". "Good Morning, Tree".

52 Frames - Week 5 - Chair

EC: Tell A Story

Cancun, MX

I photographed this scene a couple of times last week, so when this week's prompt opened up, I shot it again with foreground emphasis on the chair.  Claiming the EC as I imagined these two inanimate objects greeting each other as the sun rose.

Apple iPhone 15 Pro @ f1.8 | 1/20000 | 6.76mm (28mm equiv) | ISO 64

Photographed 1/26/26

Black & White In Cancun

When recently in Cancun, Mexico, I took my Nikon 35Ti camera loaded with some Ilford HP5+ black & white film.  Below is a collection of photos shot in late January & early February 2025.  Developed the film with my friend Steve and scanned the negatives at home.

Beach Day

Windy Day

Sunrise

Reserving pool chairs early in the morning.


Punch Pattern

Dusk Along The Lagoon

Chefs Extraordinaire

Cenacolo, one of our favorite restaurants in Cancun.

Three Shades of Blue

52Frames - Week 5 - Blue

EC:  Contrasting Color (the beach)

Hard to miss the strong presence of the blues in the sky, ocean and pool.

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/640 | 60mm | ISO 100

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Photographed 1/27/25

Barely Breaking Through

Cancun, MX

Not the most desirable weather so it was nice to see the sun actually breaking through.

Apple iPhone 15 Pro @ f2.8 1/400 9mm (94mm equiv) ISO 25

Photographed 1/22/25

Seaside Solitude 2

52 Assignments Exposure 15 - Monochrome Magic



Cancun, Mexico

Title says it all.  I also wanted to use this image for 52Frames - Week 51 - BW Minimalism, however I photographed it a week too early.

Sony A7Cii @ f4.5 | 1/400 | 105mm | ISO 200

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

Photographed 12/13/24

Seaside Solitude

Cancun, Mexico

Captured in the morning before the crowds descend.

Sony A7Cii @ f5.6 | 1/1600 | 200mm | ISO 200

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

Photographed 12/13/24

Room With A View

52Frames - Week 36 - Blue Hour

EC: Complementary Light Source (sun glow starting to peek over the horizon)

V&A Waterfront

Cape Town, South Africa

This kind of view never gets old.

Sony A7IV @ f6.3 | 1/125 | 20mm | ISO 12800

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Photographed 9/6/24

San Francisco Photowalk

A few photos from a San Francisco photowalk on 6/12/24.  After "commuting" there for many years, I hadn't been back since pre-Covid.  It is just as photogenic as ever.

Fruits & Veggies

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/320 | 28mm | ISO 800

Voigtlander VM 28mm F2 Ultron (adapted)

GQ

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

Voigtlander VM 28mm F2 Ultron (adapted)

Camera Obscura

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/640 | 30mm | ISO 100

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Sutro Selfie Taker

Sony A7IV @ f9 | 1/1250 | 70mm | ISO 100

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Fresh Air

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/200 | 70mm | ISO 100

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

All photographed 6/12/24

Wingspan

Bodega Bay, CA

This guy was not intimidated by human presence so I had time to set up for a burst before he took off.



Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/640 | 33mm | ISO 160

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Photographed 6/9/24

Life's A Beach

Photos for 52 Assignments BW46 - Life's A Beach, taken on the beach in Cancun, MX.

Emerge

Looking out at the rough sea, I saw this couple, framed by the umbrellas, emerge from the waves.  I like the compression effect of the long lens.

Sony A7IV @ f6.3 | 1/1600 | 174mm | ISO 100

Tamron E 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 A067

Photographed 1/25/24

Jail

I was peering out to the ocean catching beachgoer scenes through the rail when the Tourista Policia drove by,  hence the title.  If this is jail, count me in.


Apple iPhone 15 Pro @ f2.8 | 1/1400 | 9mm (107mm equiv) | ISO 25

Photographed 1/28/24

Launch

I was watching this pelican preening itself for at least 15 minutes and was fortunate to catch it finally launching into flight.

Sony A7IV @ f9 | 1/2000 | 70mm | ISO 100

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Photographed 1/31/24

Dive!

52Frames - Week 5 - Shoot From Below

This was a tough choice to make.  Since the prompt did not say how far below the subject one had to be, I chose this one because 1) I was below the pelican and the camera was angled up, and 2) it captured action and interplay between the people and pelican.

I'll separately post the runner-up photo on my blog and website (www.jeffmarcowitz.photography).

Sony A7IV @ f9 | 1/1250 | 70mm | ISO 100

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Photographed 1/31/24

Follow The Flags

52Frames - Week 4 - Scene From A Movie

EC: Use A LUT

Strong winds created a mist blowing across the beach and an afternoon sun provided a backlight. This scene immediately struck me as movie material.

Sony A7IV @ f6.3 | 1/2000 | 300mm | ISO 100

Tamron E 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 A067

Photographed 1/25/24

2023_CLondon52_March: Community

From the C.London website: "A big part of this challenge is the community we’re building together. This month we’re focusing on that in attempts to really strengthen it. Some of us are still strangers, so let’s take the time to change that. We’ll have weekly voice chats on the discord and various times that hopefully are suitable for most, and I’m going to ask you to reach out to other members of the community for help with this month’s prompts."

"1.  Feedback to and from a peer.  Giving and receiving feedback is a valuable skill for any creative. For this challenge, we’re asking that you engage with another participant of the challenge to both ask for and give feedback. The photo you create should be made with feedback you received in mind. When giving feedback, remember to make it constructive and with actionable things which can be done. The way you see an image is different than how your partner saw it while making it, so your eye and thoughts are valuable."

I received feedback from my friend @photofinishsid as follows:

1. This is my kind of photo. I love it.

2. I like the crop ratio that you have chosen. Most people would have chosen to include much more of the railroad cars. I like that you have decided to include just the couplers.

3. I like the rust, teal and orange colors in the photo.

4. I wonder if you could have blurred the background at all?

5. I also would have liked to see you differentiate the coupler from the track with a filter of some kind. Not sure if that would have been possible or not.  Great photo.

In response to Sid's comments, I made adjustments to the background (#4) and the pipe beneath the coupler (#5).  When making this image, I also was cognizant of the complementary colors of orange/blue on the train cars and red/green on the coupler & background.

Hitched

Sony A7 IV @ f2.8 1/125 28mm  ISO 100

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

Photographed 3/7/23

"2.  Re-creation of a peer’s photo.  Choose a photo from a peer that you find interesting and inspiring and use that as a launching off point for your photo for this week. It doesn’t necessarily have to be an exact replica, but more inspired by. You can look at other participants’ submissions on the discord, reddit, flickr, and facebook. It’s encouraged to reach out to the original creator to show them what you’ve made."

Prime oceanfront property abandoned along the Boardwalk in Kapa'a, Kauai, HI.

Inspired by @baddog.

Abandoned

Sony A7 IV @ f8 1/200  20mm  ISO 100

Tamron E 20mm F2.8 F050

Photographed 3/4/23

"3.  Your community outside photography.  We’re spending this month really solidifying the community within the challenge, and one way to do that is to bring what you value in a community to the group. For this prompt, focus on another community you are a part of - what makes it valuable to you? What do you give it and what do you take from it? Share that through your photography with this community."

12 Step Community.  You get out what you put in...and more.

From Darkness to Light

Sony A7 IV @ f8 1/125  31mm  ISO 100

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Photographed 3/22/23

"4.  Your neighborhood.  Step outside your home and walk no more than a half mile (800m to the non-imperial unit users) documenting your surroundings. These are things you see every day, so I’m asking you to look at the familiar with new eyes. Put yourself in the shoes of someone from a completely different background. What may the find interesting? Don’t be afraid to over shoot during this exercise. The culling will be part of the exorcise. We’re looking for one final image that you feel best represents your neighborhood."

A difficult task representing my neighborhood in a single photo.  Within 800m is residential, offices, retail, restaurants and a county forest preserve.  Pretty great!

Welcome to the Neighborhood

Sony A7 IV @ f8 1/160  20mm  ISO 100

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Photographed 3/22/23

Shell Seeker

52Frames - Week 10 - Complementary Colors

Anini State Beach

Princeville, Kauai, HI

Sony A7 IV @ f7.1 1/400 43mm ISO 100

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

Photographed 3/6/23

Turbulence

52 Assignments BW - #27 - Go With The Flow

Princeville, Kauai, HI

Sony A7 IV @ f32 1/5 185mm (277mm equiv) ISO 100

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

Photographed 3/5/23

Life's A Beach

52Frames - Week 5 - Black and White

Cancun, MX

Was surprised at the lack of people on the beach this beautiful afternoon.

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f16 1/160 40mm equiv ISO 200

Photographed 2/1/23

At the Ready

Not an easy job in ocean waters.

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f5 1/1600 26mm (71mm equiv) ISO 100

Photographed 1/28/23

Taking Flight

I'm not a bird photographer; as such I consider this a super-lucky capture. Walking the beach, GRIIIx in hand in search of photo ops, these gulls came into view and I reacted quickly.

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f4.5 1/1250 40mm equiv ISO 100

Photographed 1/23/23