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Nikon D300; f5.6 @ 1/350 sec, ISO 200 (handheld);
18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 150mm (225mm EFL); focus distance 14.96m
May 072011
Apr 302011
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Photographed on a rainy day with an umbrella in one hand and camera in the other, stabilization is great on the little Lumix!
However, with a wide-open aperture and relatively high ISO, details aren’t as sharp as I’d like. I went back to the same location this morning with the Nikon under overcast skies, but color was nothing like that first day. I’ll have to try again when it’s drizzling, using a rain sleeve to protect the camera—hopefully before the tree leafs out much more.
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Panasonic DMC-FZ40; f3.4 @ 1/15 sec, ISO 400 (handheld);
Focal length: 17.5mm (97mm EFL)
Mar 232011
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Continuing the series…
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Nikon D300; f9.5 @ 1/30sec, ISO 200 (Neotech tripod);
18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 48mm (72mm EFL); focus distance .89m
Mar 202011
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Detail of a trash barrel used for charcoal ashes in our local park.
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Nikon D300; f11 @ 1/10sec, ISO 200 (Neotech tripod);
18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 70mm (105mm EFL); focus distance .71m
Jan 222011
On the Tarmac №1
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Lumix DMC-FZ40; f5 @ 1/80sec, ISO 80 (handheld);
Focal length: 16.6mm (91mm EFL)
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On the Tarmac №2
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Lumix DMC-FZ40; f5 @ 1/160sec, ISO 80 (handheld);
Focal length: 35.3mm (196mm EFL)
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Photographed through an airplane window as the wings were deiced, color first caught my eye on this gray day. Then I noticed the interlocking shapes and lines.
Jan 132011
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Another find on the side of a dumpster in Asheville, North Carolina. This back street gave me a lot of presents to delight in over Christmas.
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Lumix DMC-FZ40; f5 @ 1/60sec, ISO 400 (handheld);
Focal length: 9.2mm (60mm EFL)
Jan 112011
Jan 102011
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In an Asheville alleyway, I came across rusted dumpsters covered with beautiful color palettes. This one conforms to no rules of color theory, and yet seems to me beautifully harmonious.
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Lumix DMC-FZ40; f5 @ 1/60sec, ISO 400 (handheld);
Focal length: 21.9mm (122mm EFL)
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Jan 022011
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Seen the day after Christmas—red and white!
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Nikon D300; f8 @ 1/125sec, ISO 200 (handheld);
18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 90mm (135mm EFL); subject distance 14.96m
Jan 022011
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Walking behind stores of a small shopping mall in Asheville, North Carolina, the hues and patterns of this door to a loading bay caught my eye through the falling snow.
I’m grateful to each of you who took the time to stop by this past year—for your comments and encouragement. Happy New Year, everyone!
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Nikon D300; f8 @ 1/180sec, ISO 900 (handheld);
18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 200mm (300mm EFL); subject distance 14.96m