Tag Archives: lens

Hiking in the Boulder Foothills

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I forgot my MTB shoes

I haven’t posted in a bit.  I cracked under the weight of too much work and not enough fun.  So Bobby and I attempted to rectify the situation with a little Nederland riding.  Just to show how mentally cooked I was, I left my riding shoes at home for the first time in . ....

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I got a new lens today

As anyone who knows me knows, I really like the tilt shift. The limitless versatility allowed by changing the angle of the focal plane keeps the latent scientist in me entertained for hours. I’ve been using the 45mm version since way back in my Canon days of last year. When I switched to Nikon, I...

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Back in the saddle again!

It has been a hectic July for me workwise.  Sad to say, I haven’t done a single ride! But I’m rectifying that this weekend by doing some rides up in Keystone. Here is a shot from the Colorado Trail high above Keystone.  I lugged the tilt shift along and had a great day taking some...

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Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 vs Nikon 135 f/2.0 Lens Comparision Test

Last year I decided to switch from Canon to Nikon. Switching and upgrading the level of my cameras and lenses was quite expensive, so I made a few decisions to try and cut costs. One of those decisions was to try and shoot a prime lens instead of a zoom in the telephoto range. So...

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Wonky Manhattan

Welcome to Part 2 of my tilt shift tour of New York. I arrived in Manhattan’s Penn Station on one of the warmest days so far this year. Outside there was the longest line of police cars that I’ve ever seen. I have no idea what that was all about. Next I went to Central...

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Cruiser Ride Photos with a Lensbaby Lens – just like old times

I have been trying out a Lensbaby Lens that I borrowed from Peggy Dyer. This lens allows you to have one area of the image in focus and the rest of the image radically blurred out. I took a bunch of photos on the cruiser while a while ago (OK it was a month) and...

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