Got these minty RCA 6K6GT vacuum tubes in new old-stock (NOS) condition for about $10 each. Check current prices on ebay. So what good are these tubes in the current age of digital everything? Well, they are output tubes (valves) for a variety of old … Continue readingRCA 6K6GT Vacuum Tubes NOS – 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
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
Shot this out behind Stonewood Tavern in Byram Township, New Jersey. Something about the light in the late afternoon falling on this winter woods brush caught my eye. Shot with a Sony A7ii and Samyang 35mm f/2.8 (which is a pretty decent autofocus lens at … Continue readingWinter Woods Brush