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Pentax K10D, Pentax SMC-A 50mm f/1.7 (manual focus), ISO 800, f/1.7, 1/40 sec, +0.7 EV, IS on

Bouchon Bistro @ The Venetian, Las Vegas

The rest of the meal for those interested in such things:

Fresh oysters.

Warm pistachios.

Blood pudding sausage with roasted apples and potato pureé. I had the bar tender pick the wine for dinner. He selected a cabernet. Later he had me try a pinot gris he was thinking of suggesting. The cab was pretty rich with a peppery finish that matched the mild gamey-ness of the blood sausage. The pinot gris, on the otherhand, absolutely exploded in my mouth and provided an incredible contrast to the flavors in the meal. In hindsight he should have gone with the white ;-)

March 5th, 2009 | Tags: 50mm f/1.7 SMC-A, bar, blood sausage, bokeh, Bouchon, DoF, glass, Las Vegas, legs, manual focus, oysters, Pentax K10D, pistachios, potato pureé, restaurant, roasted apples, Robert S. Donovan, rosé wine, The Venetian, www.booleansplit.com | Category: photos | Comments Off

Day 2 I took another lap of the show floor looking for things I may have missed yesterday. Click through to see what I found. More »

March 5th, 2009 | Tags: 35mm f/1.8G, AF-S DX NIKKOR, Benihana, Casino, CropLines, cut away, EVF, focus screen, Hilton, hotel, Las Vegas, Nikon, noodles, Novoflex, Olympus E3, Panasonic Lumix G1, Pentax K10D, PMA 2009, quadrapod, remote live view monitor, restaurant, Robert S. Donovan, trade show, www.booleansplit.com | Category: gear | Comments (2)

Pentax K10D, Pentax SMCP DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL @ 18mm, ISO 100, f/16, 30 sec, +/-0 EV, IS off

Benihana Japanese Steak House, Las Vegas Hilton Hotel and Casino.

I had lunch today in the noodle shop in the back of the Benihana restaurant. The main part of the restaurant was closed and I was leaving I was struck by all the decor all lit up for nobody. I stopped, switched my camera to manual mode, dialed in f/16, ISO 100, and 30 seconds of exposure. I set the self timer to the 2 second delay and set the camera on a flat top of a wooden handrail support post. I didn’t compose the shot with the viewfinder (due to the low height of the railing) nor did I review the shot after taking this single exposure. Later, in Lightroom I dialed back the exposure -0.42 EV and set the white balance to tungsten. Not bad for a “snap shot” :-)

March 5th, 2009 | Tags: asian, bamboo, Benihana, blue, Casino, empty, Hilton Hotel, Japanese, Las Vegas, long exposure, motion blur, Pentax K10D, PMA 2009, red, restaurant, Robert S. Donovan, rocks, SMCP-DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL, Steak House, travel, water, waterfall, wet, www.booleansplit.com | Category: photos | Comments (1)

Pentax K10D, Pentax SMC-A 50mm f/1.7 (manual focus), ISO 800, f/1.7, 1/13 sec, +0.7 EV, IS on (hand held)

Bouchon, The Venetian, Las Vegas, NV

I have to say, this shot would not have been possible without my Pentax K10D’s in-camera shake reduction. I mean, they didn’t have IS 20 years ago when this lens was made ;-)

March 4th, 2009 | Tags: 50mm f/1.7 SMC-A, Adobe Lightroom, bar, bokeh, Bouchon Bistro, chairs, DoF, empty, french, hand held, Las Vegas, Pentax K10D, PMA 2009, restaurant, Robert S. Donovan, stools, travel, www.booleansplit.com | Category: photos | Comments Off