I’m rather one eyed about Sigma’s 50mm ART lens. This shot at f/2.8 shows just how circular that aperture stays as it stops down which directly translates to beautiful out-of-focus background textures. This one’s definitely a keeper. As for the subject material … Photo: Robert Rath, ‘One Eyed’, 1/60s f/2.8 ISO320 50mm … more at […]
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The Moon, Jupiter, Venus and Me
What better way to acknowledge the winter solstice with a kind-of self portrait under the auspicious light of the Moon, Jupiter and Venus. Jupiter is directly beneath the Moon while Venus is the same distance below again and a little to the left. Day by day Venus and Jupiter are getting closer and closer together. […]
Read MoreWondering What It’s Like To Dive
Ok so it’s the start of winter and as the water gets colder the neoprene gets thicker, the gloves get donned and the hood gets worn in a kind of claustrophobic sufferance. By now thoughts of exotic warm dive locations are distant memories and the shine of the idea of being a diver is starting […]
Read MoreConnected Selfie
My street photography may not be as strong as my beach photography but in this case they have blurred into the same thing. I really like they way she still has her earbuds in place and is using an iPhone despite the Panasonic Lumix in her lap. My take on it is that when it […]
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