52 Photographs - Week 2

There were several candidates for this week’s photograph. But since I'm limiting each post to just one, I chose this photograph.

Every day for the past six months I've walked by this plant. And it wasn't until two days ago I saw it for the first time. It's tucked behind some other bushes and after they lost all their foliage, there it was. I looked it up online and this is what I found. It is a Nandina domestica Thunb. Its common name(s) are:

• Nandina
• Heavenly bamboo
• Sacred-bamboo
• Chinese-bamboo
• Southern heaven-bamboo
• Nanten

Its uses are:

• Environmental
• ornamental
• Medicine
• folklore
• Weed

“Tri-X, f/8, and be there.“

52 Photographs - Week 1

Well I certainly haven’t been keeping this blog active and it’s time to change that.

With a change in my circumstances along with a change in my camera gear, I thought I’d start weekly posts for 2024 and show you my favorite photograph of the week. It’s an idea I saw on a web site the other day and thought “why not?”

Thus this project - 52 Photographs. Here’s week number one. Taken on January 1st with an Olympus OM-1, the 12-200mm f/3.5-6.3, ISO 800, 1/30 @ f/6.3. It was taken at Manchester Meadows Park where most mornings I go for a walk with Roxie.

Be sure to check back weekly for the latest favorite photograph.

“Tri-X, f/8, and be there.“

Light, Glorious Light Possibilities

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And a Third Book…

In preparation for a presentation on making PDF books to the Rockford Camera Club last month, I put together a book of macro photographs. 

The first several photographs were taken with a Nikon F , a 55mm Nikon macro lens, and Kodachrome 25. The others were with a Nikon D1X. You can download or just view the results here: Macro Photography

“Tri-X, f/8, and be there.”

Another PDF Book…

 My second try at a PDF book using Pages on my iPad.

Click here to download the book. A Pod of Pelicans

“Tri-X, f/8, and be there”

A PDF Book…

Recently I heard a photographer talk about he created books in PDF format of his images as a way to share his work with others.

I thought it was a great idea so below you’ll find a link to my first PDF book “Musicians of Mountain View.” It a collection of images of various musicians I photographed during the three years that I lived there.

I used Pages on my iPad to create the book and exported it to my Google Drive where I gave access to anyone interested in taking a look.

More books to come.

Musicians of Mountain View

“Tri-X, f/8, and be there”

Update Finally…

 OK, so it’s been a few months since my last post. A lot has happened in that time.

Gone are both Fuji X-T30s replaced by one Fuji X-T3 and two Fuji X-Pro3s. 

The Fujifilm X-Pro3 is a rangefinder style mirrorless camera with a hybrid viewfinder and LCD that is only viewable when flipped down. The viewfinder can be optical with guidelines and shooting information overlaid, or fully electronic. When the LCD is closed, a sub monitor on the rear of the camera shows shooting information or the current Film Simulation mode.

Now a lot of camera reviewers have trashed this camera because of the inward facing LCD, but it’s my favorite feature. No longer do I have the urge to review the images I’ve taken. I know what I’m getting when I use the EVF so there’s no need to review.

In addition, most if not all reviewers claim that this camera is only good for street photography. I say bull feathers. You can use this camera for almost anything.

My other favorite feature is the shutter speed dial on top of the camera with the integrated ISO dial. Add the exposure composition dial and I’m all set.

Add a lens with an aperture ring and it almost feels like shooting with the Leica M4 I used to own.

I love shooting with this camera. It reminds me so much of how I used to shoot when I first started out in photography over 60 years ago.

“Tri-X, f/8, and be there.“