I don’t think so. Especially so for black and white street photography where a little grit is welcomed. I found the highest ISO photo in my Lightroom library. This photo was taken at 25,600 ISO with my Nikon Zf. I used the Denoise feature at 50 to smooth it out a bit. I think itContinue reading “Does High ISO Matter Anymore?”
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Santa Monica Layered Mountains And Bay
The north Santa Monica Bay and Santa Monica mountains under yet another atmospheric river. Had a small break in the rain and some light peaked out but I was soon under the rain on my walk back home.
The Candid Snap Shot Is My Favorite
I take photos of anything I find interesting but for the me, candid snaps are my favorite. A small glimpse into life. I especially like capturing that glimpse that tells a story. No posing, no working the scene or layering and no willing the photo into existence. I have one shot a the photo. IfContinue reading “The Candid Snap Shot Is My Favorite”
Nikon Zf High Efficiency Raw Files
Already this camera is my favorite. But the high efficiency raw files is in my opinion the sleeper feature that nobody is talking about. Very little about it can be found on the web. The high efficiency raw files come in at 11 mb each. (For reference, my Leica Q2M files were 88 mb each.)Continue reading “Nikon Zf High Efficiency Raw Files”
Nikon Zf Selfie Under The Atmospheric River…Again
What’s up with all these atmospheric rivers? Just in February, we’ve had over a years worth of rain. Santa Monica set the two day record for rain in its 150 year recorded history. Anyways, the Zf is a sexy camera. Sometimes that matters. Probably why I bought all those Leicas. The Zf is the SLRContinue reading “Nikon Zf Selfie Under The Atmospheric River…Again”
The Americans Photo Book By Robert Frank
Ya know, I’ve criticized the photo book numerous times on this blog. They are usually just meh to me. I’ve never looked at a photo book and been overly impressed. It would probably have to cover a specific subject I’m passionate about for me to be excited. Maybe I’m just not “intellectual” enough to getContinue reading “The Americans Photo Book By Robert Frank”
Desert Trash
The desert is a trash lovers paradise. A glimpse of discarded materials takes me into the past. I’ve now been to quite a few states with deserts. California, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah and Texas. That’s a lot of desert. And I’ve noticed that deserts in California have a lot of trash. More than theContinue reading “Desert Trash”
Kelso Dunes In The Mojave Desert
How blessed are we? On top of these beautiful dunes in the Mojave desert. I think the second tallest dunes in California. From the base, they rise around 640 ft. I verified this on my Gaia GPS app. Quite the scene. Does it get much better than winter in the desert? Photographers paradise as theContinue reading “Kelso Dunes In The Mojave Desert”
Old Cafe & Motel Sign On Route 66
Found this old sign and thought it was pretty cool. Surely it’s been photographed already? Probably by a guy in a fedora and with some Portra. This was on old Route 66 next to I-40 about 30 miles east of Barstow. Our first time on this part of the old route and it was aContinue reading “Old Cafe & Motel Sign On Route 66”
2024 Is The Future
I was watching Paulie B’s interview with Brian Karlsson and forgot about him since my departure from Instagram. We probably have a similar style. We both like photographing trash. I took this photo today. A summary of the future of our planet on one newspaper clip. Is this the start of a dystopian future? AreContinue reading “2024 Is The Future”
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