photos on phriday

J Pete needed a portrait made.

here is the bokehed view from the back mike at the Texas House

and Natalie snagging a rebound at the last game

photos on phriday

Too gray and wet for too many days for any picture taking this week. here are some oldies.

Moo goes camping last fall

all this rain makes me think the bluebonnets are going to be great this year. I am ready for them to get here.

and this year in the bluebonnets, I will have the nikon F5 and Fuji velvia. hmmm

fotos on a Friday

trying Kodak Ektachrome 100G slide film in the Nikon F5.

love the 105mm and sun rays

maximal bokeh

sunset through the tree

and Natalie being the “tall girl in the middle.”

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Natalie’s basketball team.

more depth of field experimentation

and I caught the grackels looking for a place to roost

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It is so much fun to mess with depth of field.

and sun rays.

and grass flash and sun.
Which one of these two? I think I like the less gold one better, but I am not sure.

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an explosion of color in my backyard

not really happy with this one, but trying to get the elusive Christmas tree shot.

ice in the grass on fuji film

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I recently got a wide angle lens (17-35mm) and I have been trying to learn how to use it.

from my parents’ backyard

family during thanksgiving. Great great grandparents admiring the second great great grandbaby.

the north side of the Capitol.

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love depth of field, bokeh and flowers

rediscovering film photography with a Nikon F5 and Fuji velvia 100.

wide angle lens and a polarizer

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we went camping last weekend and here is one of the dogs camping with us.

Nikon F5 on Fujifilm

Some trees, sun and campfire smoke

nikon d300

and here are David and Paula, our friends with whom we were camping

canon powershot S90 with forced flash for fill

foto friday

messing around with bokeh and depth of field in the Parma’s grass.

This one with my 300mm f4 and water droplets on the grass

and this one with my 80-200mm f2.8 and a leaf (new custom header picture)

here is a two flash “strobist” take on decorative grass headers

sb800 to camera left about two feet from the grass. Sb800 on the camera about 6 or 7 feet from the grass. both flashes bare. both on TTL.

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these weeds have been fascinating me and I finally got the chance to photograph them this week.

and I bought a canon point and shoot (powershot S90) to carry around for more spontaneous pictures. It is a great little camera.

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Tuesday morning was very foggy misty and gray.

Tuesday afternoon was sunny and very bright.

tried the 50 f1.4 for under the basket shots.

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sunlight.

joseph in uniform

Lighting information for the Joseph pictures:
two sb800’s and a setting sun. SB800 on the camera in TTL Commander mode. SB800 set to TTL on moving voice activated stand to camera right 3 feet away and pointing up at Joseph. Setting sun off to camera right approximately 93 million miles away. White diffusers mounted.

fotoe fridae

Another sunrise. I love sunsets and sunrises and the colors they make.

up a little farther

and I keep telling my wife that I need a 24-70 f2.8 for the close in work

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these cool mornings feel very fallish. loving the change after a very long, very hot, very dry summer.

capitol renovations are on the horizon. soon this will be covered up with scaffold.

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rain and cool brought out the wildflowers (new header picture)

sunrise last week

and williamson county fall league ball has begun

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cooling off

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portrait from last Sunday’s wedding

ninth grade football. nephew Joshua (be strong and courageous) playing linebacker for Midway Panthers.

twin brother Nathan (thou art the man) sidelined with an ACL tear.

wedding yesterday

the daughter of a good friend of ours was married yesterday.

it was an outdoor wedding at Kindred Oaks in Leander/Georgetown/way north area. It was lovely and fun. the weather cooperated in a big way and it wasn’t too hot.

foto friday

afternoon bokeh

Black and White sunstar

Black and White dandelion

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just something about film that looks different.

really hot out at Waterloo Park last weekend

almost 90

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squirrel fight

aggie bench bokeh

golden light on the North side of the Capitol

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took this for a bokeh wednesday

so hot and dry this year

enjoying a cool treat

sunday night

we went to the Long Center front lawn last evening for the concert in the park series from the Austin Symphony. It was big band night and it was great. Took a picnic. brought the camera and listened to the big band sounds followed by shaved ice snow cones. hmmmmmm.

Have I ever mentioned that I love Austin?

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down Lady Bird Lake

sunset

there is just something about film and B&W that makes me like this picture of the dizzy bat race