Bark At The Moon

Taking a break from my manual focus lens reviews, to shoot with a manual focus lens in a real-world setting.

In this case, the Nikkor 300mm f/4.5 manual focus lens, on my Nikon D2x. It's as difficult to get the moon in focus as it is to make a moon shot look interesting.

This is a 100% crop, to show detail. 1/30sec, f/16, ISO 200, tripod of course.

As the moon comes into fullness, I''ll see if I can't get better shots of it.

More Film Work

Shooting with a film camera is easy. Shooting with a manual focus lens is easy. Shooting a concert in a brightly lit area is easy.

Shooting a concert with a manual focus lens onto film is difficult. Very difficult. I cannot begin to imagine how concert photographers back then did it. Probably sat and waited for one good shot.

Here is a prime example, an energetic accordion player at a local folk fest, shot in B/W on BW400CN film with the Nikon F3HP using a manual focus 135mm f/2.8 lens. Not sure I nailed the focus however. Nonetheless I am pleased with the shot. I will be doing more folk fest work tomorrow, but I'll be going back to digital cameras and auto-focus lenses. 

More Horses

Again, not a great shot as the horses were partially obscured by the trees, but it reminds me of the three stooges.

All shots on Wallops Island were taken with the 500mm reflex lens as I wanted to put it through its paces and see just how good it can be. When I nail the focus (and that's darned difficult with a reflex lens) the results are quite good, bokeh notwithstanding.

These Boots Are Made For Walkin'

Went to a bull rodeo the other weekend, they started too late at night for any good action shots by me, but I did catch this cowgirl's boots standing next to me.

50mm manual len on my D1x

Leader of the Band

The head of the band, caught in a moment of concentration. I listened to him instruct the other members of the band on what they were going to practice and I am impressed, he is an excellent teacher.

All the drummer pictures are taken with a 50mm manual focus lens on my Nikon D1x.

Little Drummer Boy

We have a community band of Kodo drummers that kindly invited me to their practice. The background where they played was quite cluttered, so the images are cropped.

I look forward to going back and seeing them play outside where they will really shine.