MM_September 29th, 2014

<p>The Wharf</p><div></div>

<p>Wharf #2</p><div></div>

<p>Three images this week from the Sony NEX 6 and Canon FD 50mm f/1.2 Lens.</p><div></div>

<p>Russian Tea Doll</p><div></div>

<p>Morning Ride</p><div></div>

<p>Web, colour</p><div></div>

<p>A little fireworks display Friday night.<br /> My mistake; wrong forum.<br>

I guess I can't remove the comments.</p>

<p>Web, monochrome</p><div></div>

<p>Louis Meluso, The 'Morning Ride' is a great capture. Love that lighting.</p>

<p>Here is one from me</p>

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<p>I noticed these abundant dandelion weeds in the yard next door, with the quite strong wind merrily aiding their quest to go forth and multiply. I decided to see if I could capture their progress...</p><div></div>

<p>Okay, so where was I?<br>

Street fair and run this morning.</p><div></div>

<p>Thanksgiving pumpkin display outside and inside a local watering hole.</p><div></div>

<p>Last one for today.</p><div></div>

<p><img src="http://claudiocortes.smugmug.com/Hot/201403Varias/i-7WbttcR/0/700x500/201403052_Fiesta_Chilenidad.4-700x500.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="467" /><br>

Mapuche Culture dancing.<br>

LX7</p>

<p>My mom's first visit to the new Sundance Square plaza, downtown Fort Worth, one evening last week. Mom isn't comfortable in crowds in her wheelchair, so we waited for a pleasant evening with no scheduled events.<br /> <br /> <img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/17865258-md.jpg" alt="DSC_2148_20140922_LR" width="680" height="454" border="0" /></p>

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<p>And some folks goofing around in the plaza fountains, while responding to security guard shooing them away. Usually pedestrians are permitted to frolick in the water but I think the fountains were being disinfected at the moment - I could smell a bit of chemical odor. Apparently they wanted a few minutes to cycle the fountain before allowing visitors to splash around. There were no signs up so the hapless security guard had to be the blue meanie.<br /> <img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/17869466-md.jpg" alt="They see me rollin'" width="680" height="454" border="0" /></p>

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<p>Very popular spot for visitors and families. This little girl didn't want to be far from daddy. I set the ISO and shutter speed low to get some motion blur from kidlettes darting around.<br /> I snapped a photo of all three together using their phone camera, but I'm afraid it was blurry - I can't seem to adapt to the touchscreen shutter release doodad without jiggling the entire camera.<br /> <img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/17869904-md.jpg" alt="DSC_2174_20140922_LR" width="680" height="454" border="0" /></p>

<p>*<em>All with Nikon V1, 10-30 kitzoom, all with the portrait color mode or equivalent in Lightroom 4</em>.</p>

<p>Brughes, Belgium</p><div></div>

<p>The other night I came across a statue of Sally Brown, weirdly dressed as a German woman at Oktoberfest. By the time I took my camera out, a cat showed up coming straight at me. The whole scene tuned out to be both strange and beautiful. Fujifilm X100S.<br>

<a title="Sally Brown and a tomcat by Srebreni Halid, on Flickr" href=" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2944/15337652215_df796e7e23_z.jpg" alt="Sally Brown and a tomcat" width="640" height="427" /></a></p>

<p>Louis, that portrait is so, so nice! The shot of the cyclist was also terrific.</p>

<p>Just a commercial shot this time. Sony NEX with the basic zoom lens.</p>

<p>The following three shots are of a customized Austin Healy in Sausalito, California. They were made with a Fuji X-Pro1 + Metabones Speed Booster + the early version of the Nikon 43-86/3.5. This lens has been called a "dog" because of it alleged lack of sharpness (unlike the later post c. 1975 improved version). I deliberately used it to see what kind of soft focus effect I could get. Surprise. There is seems nothing doggish about this lens. At not with the Speed Booster.</p>

<p>I shot this from a tour bus. Here is the initial shot.</p><div></div>

<p>The next shot.</p><div></div>

<p>And the last.</p><div></div>

<p>Damn, wrong photo. This is the one.</p><div></div>

<p>To confess. I got the sequence mixed up: 3 should come before 2. But what-the-hull.</p>

<p>Louis, I love "Portrait of Vivienne." Is that the aspherical FD 50/1.2?</p>

<p>Thanks, Karim!</p>

<p>Thank you, Alex. No, that's the standard lens. It's quite sharp (enough) with really beautiful bokeh. f/2 on that.</p>

<p>John, I like the web colour shot.</p>

<p>Thanks Sadanand, Lovely color in that rose. Not many left in these parts now.</p>

<p>Lex, cool lighting on your Mom.</p>

<p>Anthea, nice approach to those feather heads.</p>

<p><a title="Gorgeous M by Mark Loader, on Flickr" href=" src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3901/15346490151_7ec50c55a9_c.jpg" alt="Gorgeous M" width="800" height="534" /></a> Fuji X-T1 & 18-55 f2.8-4</p>