Like all cool people, I am waaaaay into the Cthulhu mythos stories by H.P. Lovecraft (and others that came after, such as August Derleth). I saw that there was an Etsy shop that makes several types of cast resin Cthulhu idol (and other cryptozoological stuff) … Continue readingIn his house at R’lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming…
Managed to capture this amazing (to me) sunset image a couple weeks ago. This part of New Jersey has amazing sunset views in late fall and spring, ranging from Monet-like pinks and blues (cotton candy) to this “sky on fire” look with bold oranges and … Continue readingSky on Fire – Sunset in Hopatcong, NJ
I shot this with a Sony A7III and Viltrox 85mm f/1.8. I used a decorate strand of tiny LED lights to create the “bokeh balls” in the background. To minimize shadows cast by the knobs, I used a small diffused LED light. As for the … Continue readingThe Cannon Dual Fuzz – Sony A7III / Viltrox 85mm
Did a quick photo sessions for this most excellent envelop filter pedal from the boys at Function f(x). This one is called the Accufunkture, an obvious reference to both funk music and the Eastern medicine discipline of acupuncture. Photo details: Camera: Sony A7III | Lens: … Continue readingAccufunkture Envelope Filter – Sony A7III
Picture of the Clusterfuzz Micro guitar pedal by Function f(x), LLC. Shot with Sony A7III and Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8. Pedal information from the vendor’s website: “The Clusterfuzz Micro is the smaller brother to our Clusterfuzz and Clusterfuzz Jr. pedals. It’s the same circuit under the … Continue readingClusterfuzz Micro – Sony A7III
Testing out my new Fuji XF10 point-and-shoot camera. It’s got an APS-C sized sensor in a tiny package. Plus you get most of Fuji’s touted film simulation profiles for JPEG processing. Shot details: f/2.8 @ 1/320, ISO 400, 18.5mm focal length (28mm full-frame equivalent). I … Continue readingGuitar Pedal with Bokeh – Fuji XF10
Happened to see this Praying Mantis out back at work. He was nice enough to model for me. Shot with a Sony A7III and Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8. Details: f/9 @ 1/800, ISO 400, 75mm focal length. This is a 100% crop of an un-edited JPEG … Continue readingA Moment with Praying Mantis
Just goofing around in my back yard the other day with my Phantom 3 Standard and decided to snap some pics of the drone mid-flight with bokeh in the background. I shot this with my Sony A7III and Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8. Exposure details: f/2.8 | … Continue readingDrone Mid-Flight with Bokeh
Using my old pal C3PO as a model during my initial testing of the Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 lens for Sony FE Mount. This is a 1977 C3PO figure I got on ebay to keep my kid from playing with my original figure that I’ve had … Continue readingC3PO bokeh test with Sony A7II + Tamron 28-75mm
Managed to catch this carpenter bee chilling out on a big bloom on my lilac tree in the back yard. Shot with iPhone 7 using the Manual app for RAW capture. I got really lucky as the second bee in the shot just randomly flew … Continue readingBee Just Chillin