I’ve got a Canon 5D Mark III w/EF 24-105mm in the house so I’m busy updating my game–aka, installing software. Coming from a Rebel T2i and a G11 all I’ve got to say is, “WOW!” This is my messy desk with very low key source lighting straight from the camera (except for resizing).
Lens: Canon EF 24-105 f/4 L at 28mm. 1/250 second at f/5.0, ISO 2500. ISO 2500!!
Canon 5DM3 while installing the goodies.
I took this shot back in April. It’s a view of what I see every day during the last leg of my commute home. The grass will grow longer and turn brown by June, and the deciduous oaks will fill in and darken, but this is the mise en scène of southern Sonoma County.
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm at 31mm. 1/100 second at f/11, ISO 100.
Canon T21 capturing the familiar.
I saw this chair while out for a walk a while back. It made me feel like sitting down to watch the world go by.
Canon G11 out and about in the hood.
I was hanging out on the patio after a day of yard work when I saw this alligator lizard pop out of a cranny to catch some warm spring sun rays. I quickly fetched my camera and fired off a few shots. The 70-300mm zoomed all the way in made for a very shallow depth of field view of the lizard, and a nice headshot.
Lens: Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM at 300mm. 1/160 second at f/5.6, ISO 100.
Canon T2i sunning with a lizard.
A “weed” yes, but the Salsify root is edible.
Lens: Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM at 70mm. 1/160 second at f/5.6, ISO 100.
Canon T2i grabbing an edible.
A change is in the wind. While waiting for it I’m spacing out.
Lens: Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM. 1/2500 second at f/3.2, ISO 200.
Canon T2i hunkering down for fun.
This past weekend I payed around a bit with my prime lenses set at various shutter and ISO settings at f/4 and below. This example is a tweaked crop of the top of the old man cactus on our patio. When I took the shot the cactus was in full shade and the backdrop was a totally hot midday sunlit field. Obviously, the depth of field was VERY shallow. I used Photoshop to pull the detail out of the shadows which, in turn, homogenized the background. Why not?
Lens: Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM. 1/1000 second at f/2.8, ISO 400.
Canon T2i playing with extremes.
I grabbed this shot while out on a neighborhood walk today. For fun, I tweaked it mercilessly in post.
Canon G11 on a weekend walk.
Here’s another shot from yesterday’s commute stop. It was 3:45 PM on a Thursday and I was there all by my lonesome.
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm at 22mm. 1/250 second at f/9.0, ISO 100.
Canon T2i going long.
Pride of Madeira and Monkey Flower are in full bloom on the edges of the San Francisco Bay. I took this “intimate” shot at Fort Baker on a brief stop today during my commute home.
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm at 78mm. 1/60 second at f/5.6, ISO 100.
Canon T2i enjoying the season.
