Deer Season in Virginia

As a young man, I was a hunter. Now, I prefer not to kill anything if I can help it. So, it's with mixed feelings that I took in this scene recently, in the parking lot of one of my favorite camera shops, no less.

 

End of the Season for This Buck, by Reed A. George

Nikon Df, Nikkor AF-D 28mm f2.8 Lens

iso 1250, f14, 1/125 sec.

 

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The Zenith - From the Days of Radio

Zenith, by Reed A. George

Nikon Df, Nikkor AF 28mm f2.8 Lens

iso 100, 1/2 sec., f11

 

Who knows the last time this old tuner was powered up? I'd love to know what programs were listened to by its owners.

 

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Making Tea - A Quick Slideshow

I was looking for something to photograph this evening, and decided to try out the new Teavana tea infuser that I got for Christmas. I set up a black cloth background, put the Nikon Df on iso 200 with my 28mm f2.8 lens and 3-stop ND filter. With this setup, at f16, I could leave the shutter open for minutes at a time without ambient light showing up in the pictures. I then proceeded to "paint" my subjects with a small flashlight, making images at various points in the tea making process.

 

Here's how it turned out:

 

Relaxing Holiday Tea, by Reed A. George

 

Just a little diversion for an afternoon. I learned a few things from this. First, I needed to be more careful about spots on the glass infuser. Second, I needed to pay close attention to the flashlight being directly reflected from the ceramic and glass surfaces. But, it's definitely something I could perfect in a second shooting, if I decided to. I see now why product photography is painstaking and difficult. But, it's actually pretty fun.

 

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