Covered an event for a Donor's appreciation for our local Hospice organization. It was held at a small car museum close to where I live. I've driven by it many times and didn't even know it was there. All most all of the cars have a history (have been in the family) of the owner of the museum. They open it four days a week and admission is free. Definitely, will have to go back by.
I posted an image of this couple in a similar pose at a different location previously. Here, we used one of the lit windows at the dogger palace for the warm background, adding to the ambiance of their own warm light sources,
bowens wrote:
Covered an event for a Donor's appreciation for our local Hospice organization. It was held at a small car museum close to where I live. I've driven by it many times and didn't even know it was there. All most all of the cars have a history (have been in the family) of the owner of the museum. They open it four days a week and admission is free. Definitely, will have to go back by.
It is the Motte Car Museum: http://www.mottemuseum.com and is located in an old barn off of Highway 74 in Menifee on the way to Hemet. Barn Address: 28380 Highway 74, Menifee, CA 92585 I believe they are open Wed - Sat each week.
The family owned and farmed land in the Perris area for decades and are freely giving back to the community. Lots of history. If you catch a day that Leon, one of the sons born in 1940, is there he will give you a great tour and history of the cars and the area.
Just received the Loxia 21 today from Jim "Grenache" from his listing here on FM B&S. The lens is in top condition, and as I mentioned in the Loxia thread, it is possibly the best lens I've ever owned in the 35mm format. I'm really impressed and happy with the purchase. Special thanks also to Bob Israel, who bird-dogged this item for me and vouched for what a great seller Jim is. Thanks guys!
Please forgive my torrent of images, but in my initial test shots today I was simply blown away by how nice this lens captures the types of subjects and scene I like.
I use LRCC to do my "normal" PP, which does involve a lot of small adjustments. BUT, I wanted to draw attention to the fact that I did nothing to use lens profile to correct distortion or relieve vignetting, wanting to see how the lens handled these factors. I did correct for exposure, sharpness, and CA (if there was any -- don't know yet!), straightening and cropping as desired. Just wanted to see how this fits in with my normal approach to subject and PP.
I can hardly wait to get this lens into the woods and water areas in Washington!
Here are some of my first shots with a note or two on each. Please don't expect prize winners here -- these are all just fast grab shots to satisfy my intense curiosity!
First image taken with new lens, wide open at f/2.8
2nd subject, focus on tower, f/5.6
Focus on building, note flag is sharp too (slight forward field curvature?).
Extreme contrast, pretty extensive adjustments on shadows and highlights -- lens holds up well!
I'm sure I can make some money with this lens for architecture and cityscapes! :)
