GMC

Re-post October 2011

Shooting at an aperture of 1.4 allows for a very shallow depth of field.  It can give your pictures a very unique look.  It will also allow you to shoot in very low light.  Here is a recent picture taken of the grill of an old GMC truck.  The only part of the picture that is in focus is about 1/3 of the “G”.

 

Depth

I was in Madison Wisconsin this weekend to see my sister and nephew.  I had some opportunity to take some shots with my NEX 7.  I’m still very happy with it’s results.  I think its auto white balance is better than my Leica M9.

This shot is a close-up of an organ’s keys.  I really liked the texture of the keys and thought a close-up would work well.  I set my f-stop to 1.8 so that I could get some depth of field.  I think it turned out well.  The “bokeh” is good but in my opinion it’s not as smooth as my Leica lenses.

ISO 500 1/60s f1.8 zeiss 24mm

 

Repetition

I spent almost 4 years of my life in Des Moines, IA going to school.  Twice a year I head back to my old school and each time I spend some time wandering around downtown.  It’s not even comparable to Chicago or New York but they have a very nice and beautiful downtown.

A couple of years ago as I was walking around, I noticed that  there were a bunch of bike racks with bikes to rent.  Since I don’t live there I’m unsure how often they are used but I think it’s a good idea.

ISO 160 1/1500 f/1.4 50mm

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