The Card Game

Panasonic DMC-G1, Lumix 14-45mm

Please tell me what you think of this picture. I am particularly interested in knowing your opinions of its tonality as a B&W image.

This is my first try at using Silver Efex Pro 2, by Nik Software. It's a Lightroom plug-in for B&W conversions. I am currently using the 15-Day demo copy.

So far, I found the program very easy to use, and even on this very first try, I am very happy with the results.

--Warren

Hi Everyone, I went to see the giant "Bliss Dance" scuplture after work yesterday. It is lighted by LEDs inside and outside after sunset. As you can see, the color changes. I took these photos with my digital Z2 on a tripod. It is installed by the Avenue of Palms on Treasure Island. I took MUNI bus 108 from down town. It runs every 20 minutes.

Beauty in a Dirt Mound

Lumix DMC-GF1, Lumix 20mm f1.7

It was springtime (Easter Sunday) in the Presidio and there were flowers everywhere including a nondescript mound of dirt in a field. I think most people would simply walk by without noticing, but when I saw this scene, I was reminded of those beautiful fields of flowers that Dan and Simon posted recently. I wondered... can I make a picture of this scene that would be aesthetically pleasing?

Grill Art

Lumix DMC-GF1, Lumix 20mm f1.7

This is the grill of a 1952 Hudson Hornet.

--Warren

Stone Rays

Lumix DMC-GF1, Lumix 14-45mm

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Floaters

Panasonic DMC-G1, Konica Hexanon 50mm f1.7

Clouds Over SF Bay

Panasonic DMC-G1, Konica Hexanon 50mm f1.7

This is a view from the waterfront at Sausalito.

I took my Hexanon 50mm f1.7 out for a spin on the Lumix yesterday. It was supposed to rain yesterday, but instead we got some dramatic clouds in the sky.

--Warren

Ft. Funston Sunset Series w/ Ektar

Nikon F4s, Nikkor 35mm f2.0, Kodak Ektar 100

I finished the rest of that first Ektar roll at Ft. Funston. You may remember a previous set that I posted, which was taken with my G1 and 45-200mm on the same day.

--Warren

#1 The bright green cones attracted me to this scene:

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#3 The view looking south from Ft. Funston:

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Sausalito Dockyards Revisited - Ektar Roll

Hi Folks,

Just when I thought that shooting film is too much of a hassle, I finally get my scanned roll of Kodak Ektar 100 back from a lab in Austin, TX. I am very pleased with the results.

A couple of firsts here, this is my first ever roll of Ektar, and the first time that I am trying this mail-order lab. The Ektar has some punch to it, for sure, but I think just the fact that it's film also gives it a different look than the usual digital stuff.

I shot this roll with my Nikon F4s and Nikkor 35mm f2.0 last January on a photo outing with Dan to Sausalito. Using the F4s was, as always, a real pleasure. Yes, it's huge and heavy, but for me it's so familiar to me that using it is second nature. The Nikkor 35mm f2.0 lens is a manual focus lens, so it has a very comfortable and well damped focus action.

Do you remember the first few that we posted last January? If not, you'll need to go back into the January 2011 archives to view them. That day, I also used my Lumix G1 and Lumix 45-200mm.

Here are some selected images from that roll. Tell me what you think of them, and also which ones are your favorites :).

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-- Warren

Don't let an Old Bike go to Waste

I loved that this old bike, with its taco tire and very rusty chain, have been put to great use.. It's on display just outside a community garden in Seattle.

Steller's Jay

Panasonic DMC-G1, Lumix 45-200mm

On a valley hike in Yosemite, I came across a Steller's Jay amidst the shady trees. These jays are abundant in the Valley, and if you've ever seen them you'll know that they are in constant motion. It took eight shots to get this final one that I was happy with.

--Warren

Life Amid the Raging Torrent

Panasonic DMC-G1, Lumix 45-200mm

As Dan alluded to in his last post, in contrast to the falls in Zion, the falls in Yosemite were in their full power and glory last weekend.

Yosemite's showpiece, Yosemite Falls, was a thunderous, raging torrent. As I was looking for a shot, I noticed a young tree halfway up the falls seemingly defying all odds by thriving right there, at the bottom of the spectacular upper Yosemite Falls. It's there in the lower left area of the picture. If you study it, you'll notice that the lower half of the young tree is behind a piece of granite which shields it from the wind and mist of the falls. The upper half is peeking up above the granite wall.

On this trip, Gail used the GF1 exclusively with the Lumix 14-45mm. I used the G1 with the 20mm or the 45-200mm zoom. This is the first time that I brought such a long lens to Yosemite, so naturally I took the opportunity to use the long zoom to get some "different" looks. It's always interesting and challenging to get "different" images at places like Yosemite or San Francisco that are photographed so often.

--Warren

Tulip Festival

Last weekend was the final suggested weekend to visit Skagit Tulip Festival here in Washington. It's about an hour north of Seattle. The colours were delicious...... Lots of moving clouds throughout the day, had to keep watching for the shadows coming and going.

Deer Kiss

Panasonic DMC-G1, Lumix 45-200mm

On our first evening in Yosemite last week, I captured a tender moment. :)

--Warren