One Shot #10 | Thaw

One Shot #9 | The Edge of Dawn

Shake reduction before/after

After initially posting yesterday’s blurred-by-camera-shake photo, I updated the post with a version processed with Photoshop CC’s “Shake Reduction” filter. But most people just saw one version or the other, and even people who saw both probably couldn’t compare them head-to-head. So I thought it might be interesting to post a direct comparison.

One Shot #8 | Dogs

We had a storm and a cold front come through today, and when I left work there was a thick fog. I could have done something interesting in the woods, but I wasn’t dressed for that, and I wanted to photograph somewhere where I could grab dinner afterwards. I decided to head downtown, thinking I might be able to shoot people walking through the fog.

It wasn’t as foggy downtown, but I quickly saw the above juxtaposition of the red Morley’s Dog and the green dresses. I had the E-PL5 and 20mm f/1.7 with me, but I had to go back to the car for the Olympus 14-42mm kit lens in order to shoot at a long enough focal length to keep the dresses prominent in the background.

Unfortunately, the shot is technically unacceptable. The statue, where I focused is unsharp, apparently due to motion blur. I’m surprised that that was the case with a 1/90 exposure time, but I guess I was hurrying in the rain.

One Shot #7 | Rugged Terrain

A potato chip (Lay's Cheesy Garlic Bread), photographed with the Pentax FA 100mm f/2.8 Macro at f/13.

A Neewer LED macro ring light arrived today, and was used to light this shot. I will confess to unthinkingly firing a few test shots while mounting the light to the camera, so I guess I need to say a few Hail Ansels or something.

The light works well enough, and it’s bright enough for true  macro photography, where it’s very close to the subject. It doesn’t do much at, say, portraiture distances. I got it for $14.49 as an open box item from Amazon Warehouse, and everything looked basically brand-new.

One Shot #6 | Decrepit

One Shot # 5 | US 219