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Pentax K10D, Pentax SMC-A 50mm f/1.7 (manual focus), ISO 200, f/1.7, 1/100 sec, +0.7 EV, IS on

Had to drop by the DMV office yesterday to trade in my Tennessee driver’s license for an Alabama version. Of course I took my camera with me ;-) I didn’t take any pictures of the folks waiting with me in the lobby. It was too quiet and crowded and they were a bit of a surly looking bunch. I tried to take a picture while I was at the Trooper’s desk but she said it was “against the law.” Anyway, after a relatively brief 30 minute wait I was on my way out the door when I snapped this quickie.

This image is as close to SOOC (straight out of the camera) as I get. All I did was import the RAW image into Lightroom using my mild default import processing and exported it as a JPEG to Photoshop where I added the black bars. I’ve started adding black bars to make my uncropped images square. Being an avid Flickr-er I prefer square crops as I think they look best as thumbnails and in my photstream.

March 24th, 2009 | Tags: 14, 50mm f/1.7 SMC-A, Adobe Lightroom, Alabama, bokeh, DMV, DOT, drivers license, LEd, lobby, now serving, office, Opelika, Pentax K10D, sign, SOOC, trooper, wait, waiting | Category: photos | Comments Off

Pentax K10D, SMC PENTAX-DA f/3.5-5.6 18-55mm AL @ 55mm + SMC-A 50mm f/1.7 (reversed), ISO 100, f/5.6, 1/100 sec, +0.7 EV, IS on

Another of my DIY super macro shots this time processed in Lightroom using the Direct Positive preset. I had to get so close to the bumble bee that I couldn’t use the view finder. I just stuck the camera down in the flowers and started shooting. This was one of the two or three shots out of 20 or so that sort of turned out.

March 22nd, 2009 | Tags: 50mm f/1.7 SMC-A, Adobe Lightroom, bumble bee, Direct Positive, DIY super macro, Pentax K10D, pollen, reverse mount, Robert S. Donovan, SMCP-DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL, wings | Category: photos | Comments Off

Pentax K10D, Pentax SMC-A 50mm f/1.7 (manual focus), ISO 100, f/1.7, 1/800 sec, +0.7 EV, IS on

While my wife was doing a little shopping I wondered around 18th street in Homewood, AL and took a few photos. I used to work at the bike shop right down the street from here.

March 21st, 2009 | Tags: 50mm f/1.7 SMC-A, Alabama, aluminum, bokeh, cafe, cars, chairs, DoF, empty, Homewood, lighting, parked, Pentax K10D, restaurant, Robert S. Donovan, shade, sidewalk, silver, street, tables | Category: photos | Comments Off

Pentax K10D, Pentax SMC-A 50mm f/1.7 (manual focus), ISO 100, f/1.7, 1/100 sec, +0.7 EV, IS on

March 20th, 2009 | Tags: 50mm f/1.7 SMC-A, bokeh, DoF, flower, green, orange, Pentax K10D, pink, purple, Robert S. Donovan, spring, tulip | Category: photos | Comments Off