Shot with my new Sigma 10-20mm lens.
Blog Note: My Gear Geek List Updates
I’m trying to be better about remembering to update my Gear Geek list whenever I acquire a new piece of equipment. I’ve updated it recently to add my Sigma 10-20 lens and a few other bits and bobs. I keep a link to it over on the right nav bar, so you can check back…
From the Bookshelf: “Black and White Photography: A Basic Manual”
Black and White Photography, Third Revised Edition by Henry Horenstein My review rating: 5 of 5 starsThis book has been on my to-read list for quite some time now and now I realize why my photography instructors recommended it. Black and White Photography: A Basic Manual is a very rich, well-organized photography manual. Horenstein gives…
Middle Harbor Park, Oakland, CA
Shot on Kodak Ektachrome 320T film, which gives the image its blue cast since it’s balanced for tungsten light. If I had wanted to balance out the color, I would have used a yellow filter. But since this was expired film I had no idea how much color shifting was going to occur anyway, so…
From the Bookshelf: “John Hedgecoe’s Complete Photography Course”
John Hedgecoe’s Complete Photography Course by John Hedgecoe My review rating: 5 of 5 starsI’ve been dragging my copy of this book around with me for nearly 20 years now. It’s a great reference when I want to get back to basics and a source of inspiration when my creative well runs dry. If you…
From The Bookshelf: “The Moment It Clicks”
The Moment It Clicks: Photography secrets from one of the world’s top shooters by Joe McNally My review rating: 5 of 5 starsJoe McNally makes great photography accessible to aspiring professional photographers (or serious amateurs). Every page is filled with great anecdotes of a successful career, as well as a paragraph or two of “how…
Gear Geek: Sigma 10-20 Lens
My latest equipment acquisition is the Sigma 10-20 wide angle zoom lens. I got it specifically for scenic, landscape-y photos such as this shot of the Bay Bridge, taken from the ferry on my morning commute. So far I’m really loving this lens. It’s obviously not an all-around lens like a 28-135, but it beautifully…
Blue Cat Silhouette
Bay Bridge in Late Autumn Daylight
This was one of the last chances I had to shoot 100 speed film before switching to my “winter stock” of faster film (generally ISO400), since the higher speed film requires less intense bright daylight. But, oh my…I have a particular passion for Fuji slide film. This was shot with Provia 100 (about a couple…