Realizing that this also includes Alt images here are three more.
The first one is with a Canon 5D (the original model) and the Minolta Rokkor 58 f/1.2. This is a self "portrait," and the idea was to focus on the frame of the picture, but have really shallow depth of field so that the image of myself in the mirror was purposely fuzzy and blurred. I wanted B & W for the mood. The emotion I was trying to convey was that I was feeling disconnected with myself and unsure of who I was (I was going through a divorce at the time) and B & W seemed to really fit that mood.
The second one is with the Sony A7r II and the Zeiss ZM 35 f/1.4. I really liked this sculpture, but I didn't like the colors of the gray and rusted chain much, and it was very bright when I shot it making the sky very light and boring. In that high contrast type of light I often like B & W to create a much more interesting shot. This is an example of that approach.
The third one is one of the first images I shot on digital. It is with a Canon Rebel (350D) and a cheap 28-70 zoom lens, but that lens with an extension tube did close ups pretty nicely. This one is all about the shapes and symmetry. It is actually two eggs and I liked the detail on the shells that slightly breaks the symmetry. In color the the eye is totally draw away from the shapes and patterns that were the intent of the shot.
Mar 15, 2022 at 11:14 AM
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