Jordan's new look - she wanted to document it following a weight loss of over a hundred pounds by diet and exercise. She literally started crying when she looked at the photos. 'Said it was because she'd seen beautiful photos of other women all her life and never imagined it could be her. I think she looked beautiful even before the weight loss.
This an old one I happened across in Lightroom tonight. Reminds me of how much I liked the M Monochrom back before Leica's sensor problems scared me off it.
I wasn't trying to emulate the famous Ansel Adams photo of Half Dome -- it's just that this was the only clear view I could find from close enough to avoid atmospheric haze and not have trees and other obstacles in the way, which ironically is a dumping station for RVs. Even so it took a while to find a clear view through a mass of tree branches.
I am trying to recreate the air of an era I never experienced—an illusion.
Sony A6000 with a Zony zoom at 70mm in the last light of sunset. I feel good about this one. View attachment 4835266
I feel like I got a lot of posts out of this one afternoon's lighting "setup" which was really just some south-facing windows in a medium sized living room. And Brusby's excellent pix just above shows: the light is the key. With good light, good portraits are a snap.
Nikon Z8, 85/1.8 S, Auto everything, just about, and IBIS on.
Just trying to document the feel of simple Colorado scenes we don't see back home in New Orleans -- here an almost luminescent grass covered hill accented with what seem like dark arrow shapes.
M240 50mm Summicron (I think) might have been 90mm Elmar.
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