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Weekend Update: A Bit of Everything, and a Surprise!

Posted by Matthew Durr on February 17, 2013
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It’s been another busy (and cold) week here in Lexington, but not one where I have neglected photography. Allow me to get you caught up. 🙂

All of the following taken with the NEX-7. First up, Valentine’s Day was this past Thursday. I hope you all were able to spend it with your special someone!

Bow-Tied105mm, ISO 100, f/4, 6 Seconds

Bow-Tied
105mm, ISO 100, f/4, 6 Seconds

Apart from holidays, I also took the stellar 105mm f/2.8 AI-s Micro Nikkor along for another photo-walk downtown. This one had to be cut short due to biting winds, but I still managed to find some interesting subjects and patterns along the way.

Colorfully Prickly105mm, ISO 400, f/4, 1/200, 1:2 Magnification

Colorfully Prickly
105mm, ISO 400, f/5.6, 1/200, 1:2 Magnification

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First Impressions: Nikon 105mm f/2.8 Micro-Nikkor AI-s

Posted by Matthew Durr on February 10, 2013
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Shown with hood, extension tube, and cap

I may have stated in my last post that there would be no “weekend update” post today. Though that is technically the case, I was able to make some time to go on a much-needed photowalk with a friend downtown yesterday with my NEX-7 and trusty 105mm macro to get some more impressions on the lens for all types of photography. Just as I wrote about my “first” impressions with my 300mm f/2.8, I’ve had this wonderful macro for many months now, and it has been my go-to lens for product shots and “serious” macro work for its crazy edge-to-edge sharpness stopped down (just exactly how sharp remains to be determined via formal testing). However, with it’s fast f/2.8 aperture (providing the same shallow depth-of-field control as the 100mm f/2.8 Series-E), the 105mm f/2.8 can be used for anything from sports to portraits, if need be.

I hope to do some testing on this lens for the next few weeks when I can make some time, so don’t hold your breath for a full review by next weekend. 😉 All of the following taken near sunset through a walk in the city with the NEX-7 and this macro, handheld. First up, for most of the photowalk I had this strange fixation on seeing and capturing patterns. I’m not sure why, but so many stood out to me:

Two-Sided105mm, ISO 100, f/8, 1/400

Two-Sided
105mm, ISO 100, f/8, 1/400

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Weekend Update: Busy, Busy, Busy!

Posted by Matthew Durr on December 2, 2012
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I’m nearing the home stretch. This coming week is the last week of classes, and the next week consists of one final exam after another. After that? Christmas break! I hope to use this time not just to laze around for three weeks straight: I have all the technical pictures needed for writing the 70-210 f/4 E review, I have been shooting with the 50mm Noktor f/.95 for a while now and hope to thoroughly test it out, and I will post pretty regularly for the duration of the break.

That said, here and now I am still taking photographs, albeit not too many of the “artsy” style I like to capture. Here’s some from this past week I’d like to share. First up, from a Jazz/Percussion concert. Unfortunately, I didn’t see that my 180mm f/2.8 was set to f/4, but the stage was lit well-enough:

180mm, ISO 1600, f/4, 1/100

Them ‘Bones
180mm, ISO 1600, f/4, 1/100

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