Spring is finally starting to appear around here.
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| The temperature has been, as is usual for March, all over the place around here. Last Saturday we experienced record highs (around 97°F/36°C). Since it was a dry heat, I decided to head downtown in the evening to take some photos of the first flowers I’ve seen this season. I took these with my trusty old Sony A7III and a crappy old Canon 50mm 1.8 FD with an FD-NEX adapter attached. I enjoy using adapted film lenses on digital cameras. Vintage lenses were engineered a little differently and so the way they render color is different from modern lenses made for digital lenses. I don’t mind the lack of sharpness, either. I think the sharpness of a lens is often overrated, and it seems like getting a tack sharp image seems to be a primary consideration for some photographers over getting a beautiful or emotional image. Sure, I got some sharper images with my 85mm Sony lens, but they didn’t appeal to me as much as these did. I plan to head out to find more flowers as Spring progresses. There is a window of time just before sunset when the flowers are perfectly backlit and the scene has a warm glow all over it. It doesn’t last long, though, so I have to be quick about getting the shots I’m looking for. Traveling in Books is free today. But if you enjoyed this post, you can tell Traveling in Books that their writing is valuable by pledging a future subscription. You won't be charged unless they enable payments. Pledge your support | |
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