I’ve really been on a black & white kick lately, but I’m not opposed to color. In fact, I’ve been simultaneously trying out a number of new color recipes to see what I want to make permanent residents on my camera. This is going to be a quick post to share some of my color images from downtown. One thing I’ve noticed around Jacksonville (and not around the downtown area) is that there are a number of very good murals. The detail in some of them is amazing. Once I have a nice catalog of them I’ll try to share. Here are some for your review to whet your appetite.
Ok, well, probably not the type of pancakes you’re thinking about. Although, I have to admit, that would be pretty good, too. No, today we’re talking about a new pancake lens. I wanted to try something a little smaller and less obtrusive for street photography and thought a pancake-style lens might fit the bill. I opted for a 25mm f2.0 manual lens from TTArtisan. The lens arrived today and right off the bat, I love the small size and metal construction. I’m not a huge fan of the screw-on lens cover, but hopefully I’ll get used to it. I’m curious to see how it works with the UV filter when it arrives. Since Amazon didn’t deliver until after 6pm I didn’t have a lot of time with it. I was determined to do something with it, though, so I slapped it on the X-H1 and headed out the door to pick up my chicken wing to-go order. I only snapped a few shots but it did a pretty decent job. I’ll spend some more time with it over the next few days and try to provide an update. All shots were with the Kodak Tri-X 400 recipe. I set the […]
Daido Moriyama is a Japanese photographer renowned for his black & white work. A visionary of the 1960s, Moriyama’s work has landed in collections around the world such as The Museum of Modern Art in New York. A recent Facebook challenge led me to explore the Daido Moriyama film recipe for Fujifilm cameras. This post is the result of that exploration. Today (July 8th), I headed to St. Augustine, Florida, America’s oldest city. The previous images were captured in my front yard or driveway and I really wanted to put the recipe to test in the real world. I’m pretty happy with the results. Hopefully you agree.
