Benson in Action, Nikon D100, Nikkor 24mm f1.8

Here's a shot of Benson taking a close-up picture of a Ford GT at the Stanford Concours.

Hey Benson, how about posting the picture that you're taking here! That would be cool.

--Warren

Boats in line

I made this shot yesterday at Stow Lake. Shot with the Sony camera.

Kodak Moment, Nikon D100, 24mm f2.8D 

Girl at Municipal Pier, SF, Circa 1975, Nikon F2 

North Beach at Night, Nikon F2, circa 1975

I'm dipping into my B&W archives once in a while. The digital and Internet age has created a new venue in which to display my previous works.

--Warren

Ferrari 250GTO, Laguna Seca, Nikon D100, Tamron 24-135mm

One of my favorite classic Ferrari race cars.

--Warren

Duck at Spreckels Lake, Nikon D100, Nikkor 500mm f8 Reflex

To continue on the wildlife-at-GG Park-theme from Martin's last post, here's a shot that I got while testing my 500mm mirror lens on the D100. It was taken using manual focus, no in-camera metering, and handheld.

--Warren

Turtles at Stow Lake

I used a Jupiter 50mm for this one. I find that this lens has a bit more contrast than my other lenses.

Fins!, 2004 Stanford Concours, Nikon D100, Tamron 24-135mm

Tired of all those landscape yet? And now, for something completely different. The Stanford Concours is coming up this Sunday. This is a shot from last year's event. Benson and I will be at the event this year. Anyone else want to meet us there? There should be some good automotive photo opportunities there.

--Warren

Half Dome from the Meadow, Nikon F4s, Sigma 15-30mm, Kodak E100GX 

Uncropped version of previous photo

Crop or no crop? Photo made with the Sony MiniDV camera with a close-up lens attached. Exposure on automatic. The Sony camera has a 10X zoom. Too bad the file size is only 640x480. It's sufficient for the internet though.

A photo after the rain

A photo from the backyard after the rain a couple of weeks ago.

Foliage Framed Falls, Nikon F4s, Sigma 15-30mm, Fuji Sensia 100

When I was deciding what film to take with me, I found an old roll of Sensia slide film that was expired as of 1998 (!!!). Well, the film still produced usable images, but the color balance was shifted a bit. I had to do some Photoshop color work to get it to a reasonable presentation.

I was attempting to get a different view of this often photographed spot. I walked around and then spotted this clearing. Using the 15-30mm zoom, it was easy for me to frame my subject with the surrounding trees. I also found it interesting that the clouds mimicked the shape of the adjacent granite peaks. I chose to leave the surrounding foliage dark in order to enhance the vignetting effect.

Since Gail was shooting the D100 w/24-135mm, I told her about this spot, and that she should shoot it with the D100. Because of the D100's CCD form factor, the 24mm wide end has an effective fov of 35mm, so she wasn't able to use the foliage in the same way as my version. Some people may prefer her version. You can see it on Warren's Place: Gail's version.

What do you think?

--Warren

Dolph Asked Me to Do This, Nikon D100

Fillmore Street Scene

I was talking to Dolph this afternoon and he asked me to post a "bad" picture. So to oblige him, here it is. I thought I had something here when I shot it, but in this original, uncropped version, it looks rather uninspiring.

So let's talk about this. What is wrong with this picture, and what, if anything, can be done to make it better? I have an idea, but I'll keep it to myself for the time being. While we're looking at it, is there anything good here?

--Warren

Mist Trail Hikers by Vernal Falls, Nikon D100, Tamron 24-135mm.

On our favorite viewpoint for Vernal Falls, the mist was flying at us at a good rate. It was very refreshing after an uphill hike to this point. The big Sigma 15-30mm zoom that was mounted on my F4s has a huge, curved front element that cannot be protected by a filter. I didn't want to risk getting water spots on the lens, so I did not shoot with the F4 here. Instead, I convinced Gail to let me shoot one with the D100. I cropped this shot a little from the original image to better show the hikers making their way up the wet and sometimes treacherous Mist Trail to the top of Vernal Falls.

--Warren

Bird Photographer in Meadow, Nikon F4s, Sigma 15-30mm, Kodak E100GX

Gail and I only had about 24 hours to spend on our short trip to Yosemite. We mainly stayed in the valley. I did a bunch of meadow shots. Here, I grabbed a shot of this photographer stalking an oriole amid the tall plants in the meadow. (I left the black borders on the scanned image to show that it's a full frame image)

--Warren

Family in the Meadow, Nikon F4s, Sigma 15-30mm
Film: Kodak UC100

As I was playing with different compositions using the ultrawide 15-30mm zoom, I spied this family enjoying the meadow next to Curry Village in Yosemite. They were heading toward me on the trail, so I waited for the right moment to take the shot. I was about 2 feet from the plant in the foreground. It probably appeared to them like I was just taking a picture of the plant.

--Warren

Ok, Ok, I'm posting a photo

A recent shot of a sunset from the top of a hill in the city. Good sunsets are not easy to get in the city. I shot this on a digital camera (it isn't a Nikon or Canon). I was surprised it turned out at all.

Sisters, Nikon D100

This candid of sisters Clarissa and Melissa was taken last December during a family Christmas gathering.

--Warren