single photos ii Mall and Clouds After Rain

Two cool things about this one: first, I really like the tones. You really captured the sense of a rainy day.Second, the slightly off-set pole is suggestive of the mast of a ship. It pairs nicely with the tilt (?) or unlevel parking area. Even if this is a lens angle effect, it works well to add interest to this everyday suburban scene.

Amy

Thanks, Amy.  After too many trips through perspective correction, I have no idea where the horizon was.

 

I was really just trying out a cheap backup lens for my f/2.8 midrange ace.

 

I know that it is over-processed (way too much curves and levels adjustments!), but I sort of like it anyway.

 

--Lannie

As for the lens test, the cheap Nikon zoom (less than $350 used/EXC+ with case, caps and hood from KEH.COM) came through fine on the D800E.  It is sure a lot lighter than my f/2.8 midrange zoom--and therefore is fun to shoot, with less financial risk.

 

Shooting into the sun is such sweet sorrow.

 

--Lannie

Lannie, you're like a serial user of cheap lenses, forever experimenting. As one who knows very little about lenses, I just focus on the end result and it's very good here. I really like the depth and the dull, wet-weather colors in this picture, the bisecting pole (yes, very much like a ship's mast) and especially that peeling patch of blue sky that adds a touch of the eternal to a very mundane scene.