Keeping this post short and sweet, but to get a few items of importance out of the way…I have updated a couple things on the site, most notably the recent 50mm f/1.8 E review. I found (after a helpful criticism from a reader) the reason behind the odd sharpness characteristic prominent at f/4-5.6 is due to a lens imperfection known as focus shift, where critical focus is not consistent from aperture to aperture. Thanks to another reader request, I also added a “sharpness at macro” section to the 105mm f/1.8 AI-s review.
Anyways, back to some pictures from a recent outing to a Renaissance fair (yes, I actually went to one. Go figure. hehe). Yesterday’s theme of “interesting people” (found in my first impressions of the 100mm f/2.8 E) is followed up today by “interesting things”. Not the most inventive title, but hey, what can I say. 🙂
All taken with the Nikon 100mm f/2.8 Series-E, wide open, with the Sony NEX-7.
Custom Drinks
100mm, ISO 100, f/2.8, 1/125
What’s Your Sign?
100mm, ISO 100, f/2.8, 1/250
Incense
100mm, ISO 100, f/2.8, 1/20 (handheld!)
It’s like a puzzle…
100mm, ISO 100, f/2.8, 1/640
Modernity locking Antiquity
100mm, ISO 100, f/2.8, 1/1250
Group Fairy Ribbon Attempt
100mm, ISO 100, f/2.8, 1/4000
Dragonborne
100mm, ISO 100, f/2.8, 1/640
Loving Brush
100mm, ISO 100, f/2.8, 1/1250
As always, thanks for dropping by. Tomorrow’s theme may just be miscellaneous for some of the other pictures I would like to share. We’ll see. Have a great day guys. 😀
Matthew Durr Photography 
love the guy with the puzzle, it makes me want to know more about him
I felt the same way, when I was walking by he was almost begging to have a shot taken, as he fiddled with those two pieces forever. 🙂
Well done. Was there any post processing done to these?
A couple had some heavy processing, such as the Incense, but most were just basic tonal curve adjustments to get optimized contrast (really just better dynamic range) and “pop”. Saturation, for instance, was left alone for these.
I absolutely love the photo of the horse !
Thanks! One of my favorites as well. 🙂