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Friday, November 7, 2014

First Post With Nikon Df - Marine Memorial (Iwo Jima)

Well, I think I like the Nikon Df. One day out with it and I'm amazed at its capabilities. Here's my first post with it, shot at the Iwo Jima memorial in Arlington, Virginia.

Reaching for Freedom, by Reed A. George

Nikon Df, 105mm f2.5 AIS Lens

iso 1100, f8, 1/250 sec.

The high iso capability of this camera is unbelievable. Normally, I would never dream of shooting at iso 1100 in broad daylight. In this case, I put the camera on Auto-ISO, set the shutter speed fast enough to ensure sharpness handholding the 105mm lens, and f-stop at 8 to get decent depth of field. The camera chose iso 1100, which in the old days would have meant a lot of digital noise. There is next to none in this picture, at least not enough to worry about, even if I were to print it large.

Great fun. I'm going to enjoy this new camera.

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Thursday, July 18, 2013

Whole Lotta Leica Results For July - Summitar 50 f2 Collapsible at Outdoor Concert - The Hot Seats in Warrenton, VA

On Saturday, July 6, 2013, I attended a concert by The Hot Seats, a band from Richmond Virginia that plays quite an interesting mix of bluegrass and old-time music.

(Click Here) to check them out.

I shot the evening with my Whole Lotta Leica lens for June, the Summitar 50mm f2 Collapsible from 1951, mounted on my Leica M9. I also shot some black and white film in my Skeletons From The Closet camera for July, the Konica I. Those pictures will come in a later post.

(Click Here) to check out the Summitar.

The Hot Seats (Clockwise from Bottom Left: Graham, Josh, Jake, Ed, and Ben), by Reed A. George

Leica M9, Leica Summitar 5cm f2 Collapsible Lens

iso 400, f6.7, 1/60 sec

The music started in the late evening, and was lit by lights from local buildings and a few garage mechanic's lights (really). So, I ended up shooting at high iso and wide open, or near to it, for most of the night.

Sunset on the Streets of Warrenton, by Reed A. George

Leica M9, Leica Summitar 5cm f2 Collapsible Lens

iso 400, f4, 1/180 sec

The show was introduced by the cheer team from Fauquier County High School. These two girls had a blast running back and forth in front of the band.

Joyous Youth, by Reed A. George

Leica M9, Leica Summitar 5cm f2 Collapsible Lens

iso 1250, f2.8, 1/180 sec

Stealing the Show, by Reed A. George

Leica M9, Leica Summitar 5cm f2 Collapsible Lens

iso 1250, f2, 1/180 sec

The action must have been contagious.

Dance, by Reed A. George

Leica M9, Leica Summitar 5cm f2 Collapsible Lens

iso 1250, f2.8, 1/125 sec

As the show drew to an end and I headed home, I caught this view of small town America as I turned around for one more look.

End of the Show, by Reed A. George

Leica M9, Leica Summitar 5cm f2 Collapsible Lens

iso 1250, f2, 1/60 sec

Great fun. As I mentioned above, you'll be seeing some film pics from the Konica I as I get them scanned and online.

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Monday, May 6, 2013

Photo Contest Announcement - National Historic Landmarks

Potomac (Potowmack) Canal, by Reed A. George

Pentax Spotmatic

The United States National Park Service is sponsoring a photo contest, focused on National Historic Landmarks.

(Click Here) to see the announcement. The contest entry period ends July 9, 2013.

There are over 2,500 National Historic Landmarks in the United States. (Click Here) for a listing by state. Being in Virginia, I'm surrounded by sites.

You can enter one image per site, with a maximum of ten total photos. If you go to the link announcement above, you'll find directions to the flickr site where you submit the images.

Sounds like fun!

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Monday, September 17, 2012

Sequence of Thoughts - In Pictures - Small Town Saturday Morning

Small Town Saturday Morning

It's Saturday, Labor Day Weekend, in Charlestown, West Virginia, USA. What's going on this morning?