Last weekend I took a short trip to Napa Valley and Yosemite. Napa Valley, a place that typically gets little rain, rained the entire time. Yosemite, which I expected snow, rained the entire first day and snowed so hard the second day that it made seeing anything that was beyond 100 yards very difficult. I was able to capture a few shots that I’ll be posting over the next few weeks.
Nothing better than a beautiful morning sky!
I’m going to switch over to landscape for a few days.
Leica M240 ISO 200 1/1500 f5.6 21mm super elmar
ISO 200 6 sec f11 21mm (Leica M typ 240, Leica 21mm super elmar, VSCO film, Lee filters)
ISO 200 32 sec f11 21mm (Leica M typ 240, Leica 21mm super elmar, LR4, Silver Efex Pro 2)
Here’s another shot from St. Louis Cathedral. The previous shot can be seen here.
ISO 160 f1.4 1/90 sec 35mm (Leica M9-P, Leica 35mm summilux, Lr4)
Unsure if it’s the yellow brick or how the light was shining down but for some reason I was drawn to this.
ISO 160 1/2000 sec f1.4 35mm (Leica M9-P, Leica 35mm summilux FLE, Lr4)
If you get the opportunity to visit New Orleans, you have to run into St. Louis Cathedral. Absolutely beautiful artwork. Here’s a shot of a mural on the ceiling.
ISO 160 f1.4 1/125 sec 35mm (Leica M9-P, Leica 35mm summilux, Lr4)
9 exposure HDR using my Nikon D800E and Nikon 14-24mm. I switched it to black and white because I didn’t like the blue sky since there was no clouds in sight.
I’m amazed how often people click on my blog because they are searching for information on Chicago’s “The Bean” (its real name is Cloud Gate). I’ve posted this image before in color but honestly have never been happy with the look of the sky. Here’s the picture in black and white. I think I’m finally happy with the sky and background.
Leica M9-P Leica 21mm super-elmar, 7 exposure HDR
