This is the other roll of slide film I shot at Ocean Isle Beach using Provia 100. You can see that it is much less saturated with color and as a faster speed film is much better in retaining contrast details even when shooting in the evening. Provia 100 is my go-to general purpose slide film and it was what I was using when I was wandering round the mountains in the spring. In darker…
The slides I shot at Ocean Isle Beach came back from AgX Imaging in Sault Saint Marie in Michigan and I couldn't be happier with them! As long as Mike keeps processing E6 slide film, I'll keep sending my rolls of film to him because you can see that the processed frames are very nicely done even with me really pushing the limits of the film shooting until it was almost dark. The really cool…
The camera so loves the colours of fall and they were particularly vibrant whilst waiting for Nicholas to finish his school day! The trees having a nice diagonal alignment certainly didn't hurt... :)
After all of the hustle and bustle of unpacking for a couple of weeks of holiday at the beach house we've hired, it's time to take advantage of a "super moon" where the moon is at its closest point in its orbit to Earth. The moon was quite large in the sky thanks to atmospheric lensing so I decided to take advantage of the opportunity to play around with it a bit. The shots that…
Today's fun involves giving a bit of love and attention to my workhorse lens...the 70-200mm f/2.8 ED VR telephoto lens. This lens has accounted for over half of the pictures I've snapped through my various Nikon bodies through the years because it not only has really nice reach on the telephoto end of the range but also that big f/2.8 aperture throughout the entire focal-length range means I can shoot in near darkness without a…
They say "into life some rain must fall". We wholeheartedly agree! It's also a wonderful opportunity to take the 105mm f/2.8 Micro-Nikkor lens out for a spin to capture the individual water droplets on Patience and Fortitude (the two Japanese Maples in front of the house named for the lions guarding the NY Public Library entrance who were originally given their names by Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia as qualities he felt all New Yorkers should embody).…
