tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83316380451680872612024-03-13T16:30:04.165-04:00About PhotographyA photography blog covering: Digital, Film, Reviews, History, Cameras, Images, Technique, Stock Photography, and pretty much anything else photography related that comes to mind...with special coverage of Fujifilm X, Nikon, Sony, and Leica cameras.Tom Grill:http://www.blogger.com/profile/06149972936838234537noreply@blogger.comBlogger870125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331638045168087261.post-6743200132739030742021-08-29T14:31:00.000-04:002021-08-29T14:31:29.837-04:00<p> It was late morning when we left the Van Gogh exhibit in
Miami. The sun was straight overhead and pouring through some tall palm trees
that were in front of the exhibit building. Inspired by Van Gogh's love and use
of bright sunlight in his paintings, I tried to capture some of his “yellow sunlight” to recreate my experience in the exhibit.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I slowed the shutter speed down to 1/40 second and moved the
camera back and forth to create some blurred lines with the palm fronds all the
while allowing the blazing sun to wash out the central part of my frame. At
this moment, it is hard for me to totally visualize what I expect to accomplish
with my final image construction. So, I gather as many diverse variations of
the scene as I can to provide me with the material I will need later to
rearrange into an image that reflects what I was feeling at the moment.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The final image is below. I wanted it to reflect Van Gogh’s
love of bright light and color from the south of France, while at the same time
show how here in Florida, we are often faced with the same creative ingredients
of nature.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHCTJbEXrzvH2Ml6j9IqqHWwy9n6Lc4RuezhCsq17O8LfOZbKqX9T8nzbqh-XkJc-28w3VYrcDVk_zKf-gqmPefbRxaOKUsrjznGYSz2GBC6DAsoKXmVQBg-U4H4r8lxUnZ794sXMRCM/s1500/ti0001_119229-wp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="757" data-original-width="1500" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNHCTJbEXrzvH2Ml6j9IqqHWwy9n6Lc4RuezhCsq17O8LfOZbKqX9T8nzbqh-XkJc-28w3VYrcDVk_zKf-gqmPefbRxaOKUsrjznGYSz2GBC6DAsoKXmVQBg-U4H4r8lxUnZ794sXMRCM/w640-h323/ti0001_119229-wp.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal">The technique I invented to create these images is what I've
been calling "photo-cubism". It is a method of first exploring the
subject with a camera. It involves moving around and through a subject, capturing
it from different perspectives, a way that is natural to many photographs
exploring a subject. Later, I dissect the results and re-assemble the parts into
a new whole that provides a more comprehensive interpretation of the subject over
time. This is related to what the Cubist painters, Picasso, Braque, Cézanne, and
others set out to do in the early 20<sup>th</sup>-century.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The image above is an assembly of parts from three separate photos of the same scene. The right and left sides are each a separate photo juxtaposed. Next, through a creative process, I call "cross-pollination", I take parts from one scene and incorporate them in various shapes on the other side of the composition in an effort to unite the colors and tie the whole piece together. This is the method I have used for most of what I have been doing in my "<a href="http://www.tomgrill.com/core-collection/2020-new-additions/" target="_blank">Odyssey</a>" series for the past two years.</p></div>The camera used for this image was the Fuji X-Pro3 with the 18-55mm Fuji zoom lens, a combination I usually carry with me whenever I go out. The final image is 64" x 32" presented as a mounted aluminum dye-sublimation print. Combining several images side-by-side like this, I can achieve large prints without loss of image quality.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>Tom Grill:http://www.blogger.com/profile/06149972936838234537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331638045168087261.post-77560747582773851922021-08-23T09:51:00.002-04:002021-08-26T07:28:58.832-04:00What I don't like about photographing with a cell phone<p> At dinner last night I wanted to take a photograph typically done using a cell phone. I wanted to capture the label on a really nice bottle of wine. There were candles burning on the table and soft, overhead incandescent lighting -- perfect moody warm lighting for the scene. My first reaction was to pull out my Samsung phone and quickly snap a close-up shot of the bottle label, but the resulting photo totally lacked the ambiance of the scene. The phone camera totally destroyed the mood of the scene. Firstly, it over-corrected the colors of the warm lighting. Secondly, its wide-angle lens killed the soft bokeh of the background by bringing the surrounding area into focus. </p><p>Wide-angle lenses are a necessity on cell phone cameras due to the tiny sensor size of their cameras. Some phones can actually to a fake soft-focus to compensate for this, but it never looks as good as the real thing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb1KorB1jwMxHYDNgn6pMCPdbchICR6W27mHuV9yhEy11jxQrC8eitdTH7zYYNyN3zg6YAvBiKam-FQv8CR79eB9PiZS63Oij97JZq7T2iOKahJm1M4DbW6Kv4a3zWFX_uJGO-AzvTEo4/s799/ti0001_1190354BL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="599" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb1KorB1jwMxHYDNgn6pMCPdbchICR6W27mHuV9yhEy11jxQrC8eitdTH7zYYNyN3zg6YAvBiKam-FQv8CR79eB9PiZS63Oij97JZq7T2iOKahJm1M4DbW6Kv4a3zWFX_uJGO-AzvTEo4/s16000/ti0001_1190354BL.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The above photo was the result of the cell phone image. It totally lacked any of the ambiances of the real scene with colors insipidly over-corrected and an in-focus background driving attention away from the main subject, the label on the bottle of wine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKSeaetwvm3ucNC4NcqDWkWl7LMxHbvbtTUDvDNxO-fWUG6w9JfDosO58OGQZvyn-Rr4d5cRYJEmhLvaF5vwsemYSqamFHNTWALaVS0USsOopK05VfVJy3MH-xt515kT2XkY7OWzbmDdk/s906/ti0001_1190353BL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="906" data-original-width="599" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKSeaetwvm3ucNC4NcqDWkWl7LMxHbvbtTUDvDNxO-fWUG6w9JfDosO58OGQZvyn-Rr4d5cRYJEmhLvaF5vwsemYSqamFHNTWALaVS0USsOopK05VfVJy3MH-xt515kT2XkY7OWzbmDdk/s16000/ti0001_1190353BL.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Fortunately, I was having dinner at home and could quickly go and pick one of my Nikon Z cameras with a 50mm lens on it. I left the lens aperture wide open to throw the background out of focus. I left the light completely uncorrected, which preserved the nice warm glow and highlights from the candles resulting in a moody image of the scene as I saw it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Cell phone cameras definitely have a place in the world of photography. There are times when the detriments I mentioned above of color correction and overly extensive depth-of-field are exactly the features you need for a faithful rendering of a scene. But, when capturing mood is paramount, I prefer the advantages of a larger sensor and none of the built-in factory software compensations for a perceived false interpretation of the scene.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Both of these shots were quick grabs with no post-processing. After all, I wanted to keep it quick so I could get back to the real matter at hand, which was the enjoyment of a fabulous dinner my wife and I had prepared for ourselves.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Tom Grill:http://www.blogger.com/profile/06149972936838234537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331638045168087261.post-18362906577903860522021-08-02T14:11:00.000-04:002021-08-02T14:11:42.018-04:00Leica Summarex 8.5cm f/1.5 - an old dog with new tricks<p>The Leica Summarex 8.5cm f/1.5 lens was originally designed in 1936 by Max Berek but had a production run from 1943-1960. It is quite rare in that only 4066 silver and 276 black versions were made. The one shown below was manufactured in 1951. </p><p>I just sold this lens on eBay and was intrigued by a question the buyer asked me about it. He wanted to know if the lens was up to the resolution status of a modern M10 Leica camera, which is how he planned to use it. My curiosity was piqued so I mounted it on a Nikon Z6 camera and took it outside for a test run. I have to admit to being extremely surprised at the high-quality images delivered by this vintage lens. It was sharp, even when used wide open at f/1.5. But the really pleasant surprise was the unique bokeh effect it displayed when used wide open.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhncHr-jOGhv0UZE8ORMcenLezZV15kicUAgfGYAM0QIeXK_XJyugU9Fjd43Vyz0SSw8tZIknKhetL_8XsMgQf9-2L4b9EB0sjAd3cmQrHsPyQkiMZxqCnaMhjkGsC7Yah8S6DN4vPA-CI/s599/ti0001_1189984BL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="599" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhncHr-jOGhv0UZE8ORMcenLezZV15kicUAgfGYAM0QIeXK_XJyugU9Fjd43Vyz0SSw8tZIknKhetL_8XsMgQf9-2L4b9EB0sjAd3cmQrHsPyQkiMZxqCnaMhjkGsC7Yah8S6DN4vPA-CI/s16000/ti0001_1189984BL.jpg" /></a></div><p>The lens mount is solid metal and quite heavy with its 5 groups of 7 elements. The controls take a bit of getting used to because of the way the barrel turns as you focus it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBgxPSf9YGPG5XTaeoKh6fCFw7dd85_oAUcNMZ6tFli_krRuEIV8n1Lj0S1vhyphenhyphen5aoaXYAAh6PN_M7na_6uu8aYA7-hYNXCAIF28Gy6MqncvhSszYSK3p4RjV9-6c41h4-yGW43IWxsqk/s600/summarex+glass.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="483" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBgxPSf9YGPG5XTaeoKh6fCFw7dd85_oAUcNMZ6tFli_krRuEIV8n1Lj0S1vhyphenhyphen5aoaXYAAh6PN_M7na_6uu8aYA7-hYNXCAIF28Gy6MqncvhSszYSK3p4RjV9-6c41h4-yGW43IWxsqk/s320/summarex+glass.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The optical design is made up of one major hunk of glass!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUcuQNrt4qb22SbJRZVC4C5rGXSPrJbnBf9nbkyrTIpGu20ld2k17vMNxOlmI06WXFyruv2L5YPaHdIyrE3beA6J0qKiJv9cO3EaVsxBAUKLM_BoE1eErdMIPNRItPSpqsyFiWssDnK8/s600/ti0001_1189986bl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="331" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUcuQNrt4qb22SbJRZVC4C5rGXSPrJbnBf9nbkyrTIpGu20ld2k17vMNxOlmI06WXFyruv2L5YPaHdIyrE3beA6J0qKiJv9cO3EaVsxBAUKLM_BoE1eErdMIPNRItPSpqsyFiWssDnK8/s16000/ti0001_1189986bl.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You will need two adapters to mount the screw-mount Summarex lens onto a Nikon Z-camera. On the left is the Fotasy Leica-to-Nikon-Z adapter, and on the right is a Leica screw mount to Leica M bayonet mount. This Fotasy Leica-to-Nikon mount only accepts a Leica bayonet mount lens.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbMDrVWq9FvJUTp22zzYLCPFuyVXyh93UxF2sMS22c6d8OWnu0uVczERiz6ZOSxSi63hWZvnmGE7ZQ8S5BZ1R2qK3SG1Ymd3wM-Z8ch-kEpmoRWRWUxe-ju-vF3KVIqrVEQ4le8qwnYPs/s599/ti0001_1189985BL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="599" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbMDrVWq9FvJUTp22zzYLCPFuyVXyh93UxF2sMS22c6d8OWnu0uVczERiz6ZOSxSi63hWZvnmGE7ZQ8S5BZ1R2qK3SG1Ymd3wM-Z8ch-kEpmoRWRWUxe-ju-vF3KVIqrVEQ4le8qwnYPs/s16000/ti0001_1189985BL.jpg" /></a></div>This is how I normally imagine a Summarex lens -- mounted on something like a Leica IIIG camera with an 8.5cm viewfinder accessory and Leicavit rapid advance base.<div><br /></div><div>Below are some of the test images I did with the Summarex mounted on a Nikon Z6 camera body. All images were taken with an aperture value between wide open at f/1.5 and stopped down to only f/2 or f/2.8. Note, too, that there is no vignetting in these pictures. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDUPAkxLX9jCpQvrz5kbx7m2vMwfYafaPDVNzTIAleF6usPxmtVp2YqQcTy2ZoLwwx1hY8v3_NKEWmOSMedBSgL1oO2Io-gMxigZiYD7zMveW87y3CLPvW7CWHYM0xcndqTfKQ2d7snB4/s599/ti0001_1189973bl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="599" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDUPAkxLX9jCpQvrz5kbx7m2vMwfYafaPDVNzTIAleF6usPxmtVp2YqQcTy2ZoLwwx1hY8v3_NKEWmOSMedBSgL1oO2Io-gMxigZiYD7zMveW87y3CLPvW7CWHYM0xcndqTfKQ2d7snB4/s16000/ti0001_1189973bl.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFrdnaJtdhOiHkWdrsHc3ffTk_uCUpfHfBfCkbquGF7cWSu3miK3YqEDDp606ElJ2MfU1kgMNPd2qMwx_Agg2hresmivAOzLvuimM0x2euLn98oohjVEWXpHZD20dl1ItsQpi1tU27DAI/s599/ti0001_1189975bl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="599" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFrdnaJtdhOiHkWdrsHc3ffTk_uCUpfHfBfCkbquGF7cWSu3miK3YqEDDp606ElJ2MfU1kgMNPd2qMwx_Agg2hresmivAOzLvuimM0x2euLn98oohjVEWXpHZD20dl1ItsQpi1tU27DAI/s16000/ti0001_1189975bl.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The colors, contrast, and sharpness achieved by the Summarex, even at very open apertures are quite amazing for a lens of its age. We have to keep in mind also that it has none of the very sophisticated coatings of a modern-day lens. Click<a href="http://www.tomgrill.com/blog/ti0001_1189975.jpg"> here </a>to download a high-res file of this image.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHLRCtjb9MKsHjRzOj5cD6IxzZfM0LVp-MiPQf5NWE4b2C7nSCUHyHiv7GIOT_21ApU9AUTuEluOMJP0DAkHUmpqdqZdDUHUDUAJK3EbCjQ_tcl7xGBf1XF0xkNF3lj9lcl40Y_5viUXc/s599/ti0001_1189981bl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="599" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHLRCtjb9MKsHjRzOj5cD6IxzZfM0LVp-MiPQf5NWE4b2C7nSCUHyHiv7GIOT_21ApU9AUTuEluOMJP0DAkHUmpqdqZdDUHUDUAJK3EbCjQ_tcl7xGBf1XF0xkNF3lj9lcl40Y_5viUXc/s16000/ti0001_1189981bl.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixPmChInlrWDgFM1S_csT4aRrdEShVA8ZH3O2RgUANg0cKEI0k4urwGfYkOdVEAbyGGY02wPEvoEjTY0FDoF4JR1-DP9pVgGhaRvqrQsRbQdIIEWlfa1hpeaz2eorpyie34pvNVSND5hk/s599/ti0001_1189983bl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="599" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixPmChInlrWDgFM1S_csT4aRrdEShVA8ZH3O2RgUANg0cKEI0k4urwGfYkOdVEAbyGGY02wPEvoEjTY0FDoF4JR1-DP9pVgGhaRvqrQsRbQdIIEWlfa1hpeaz2eorpyie34pvNVSND5hk/s16000/ti0001_1189983bl.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This image -- shot at f/1.5 -- shows the beautiful bokeh effect in the out-of-focus areas behind the foreground palm leaf. Click <a href="http://www.tomgrill.com/blog/ti0001_1189983.jpg">here</a> to download a high-res file of this image.</div><br /><div>One of the chief advantages of using an older lens like this Summarex is that it can deliver a softness in the out-of-focus areas that is very appealing in a very different way from the bokeh of more modern coated lenses. The Summarex was introduced in 1943 as an uncoated lens, which accounts for some of suffused, glowing light in the softer areas of the photographs. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Tom Grill:http://www.blogger.com/profile/06149972936838234537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331638045168087261.post-8833060368154410812020-08-20T14:53:00.008-04:002020-08-20T14:56:43.875-04:00Still Life Passages <p>For many years I have been photographing foliage, not in its springtime glory, but in its process of decay, or what I call "passage". This series of still life images records objects passing from one life form to another, as they succumb to the laws of nature and the passage of time. I have tried to capture the sculptural beauty resulting from this process. </p><p>In this current series of photos I added other objects to the compositional mix with the folliage, objects that share a similar fate of being reformed by nature during the passage of time. This transformation may take the form of rust, decay, color fade, or the complete morphing into another form.</p><p>Taken with a Nikon Z7 and 60mm Nikkor macro lens at f/22. Lighting was with a single Godox AD200 Pro flash through an umbrella. I added a dark, textured background surface of rusted metal to each shot instead of keeping them on a dead black. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhViC1271nO370ArGWBBZ6VUkYsCs-1SgjcraEU8cWTu_sSlLfhdrJSBz3t62fyYRn_8D623CK6SUF6wMvVUuUOy1x4h01UoocDuKrNopuZFfrX1J_SOgLQvAkyCZq_fhIUHrAYr2djgdY/s1500/ti0001_114285b-wp.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1047" data-original-width="1500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhViC1271nO370ArGWBBZ6VUkYsCs-1SgjcraEU8cWTu_sSlLfhdrJSBz3t62fyYRn_8D623CK6SUF6wMvVUuUOy1x4h01UoocDuKrNopuZFfrX1J_SOgLQvAkyCZq_fhIUHrAYr2djgdY/s640/ti0001_114285b-wp.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNXsZVSaXoNmeUYsaWmri_HD3PL-zUDdBLBI_Rg2zgD5DO3ViznyNtkmoZxmgWFHYSS-RewPuQWveymi-18CI3wG9WPYGkJ0Qermvq2foDoim8q6PDRTuzsQJSVwvZGafvocKVepPuiQw/s1500/ti0001_114286bwp.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNXsZVSaXoNmeUYsaWmri_HD3PL-zUDdBLBI_Rg2zgD5DO3ViznyNtkmoZxmgWFHYSS-RewPuQWveymi-18CI3wG9WPYGkJ0Qermvq2foDoim8q6PDRTuzsQJSVwvZGafvocKVepPuiQw/s640/ti0001_114286bwp.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgGndJiv_ZQG6WMKuW47CIe9DANM69vrdVggGbxtbNmnvLkMDzrkLjG8IOPFDwlEh6m2zOXjmrIkZ-fvb2lwgXEXo7V6KMdwOvTlFbrgFAszRt3PsMSs3fGtHclMlm1fapMDcddrkpyg/s1500/ti0001_114287wp.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgGndJiv_ZQG6WMKuW47CIe9DANM69vrdVggGbxtbNmnvLkMDzrkLjG8IOPFDwlEh6m2zOXjmrIkZ-fvb2lwgXEXo7V6KMdwOvTlFbrgFAszRt3PsMSs3fGtHclMlm1fapMDcddrkpyg/s640/ti0001_114287wp.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Tom Grill:http://www.blogger.com/profile/06149972936838234537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331638045168087261.post-88892720630723724782020-07-14T15:39:00.000-04:002020-07-14T15:39:57.979-04:00If Turner had a cameraThe English painter, William Turner, was known for the intensely colorful way he painted his sunsets and sunrises, as in the painting below. Whenever I encounter an extremely colorful sunset or sunrise, I always think of him. This time I was photographing the sky in normal daylight when I encountered what I term a "Turner effect". <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaVTWpy8WNGC_-lk9Ol9NzvVBrbNDMM21CMXY0m_jbmFlBeKE7KX_SzslkhClyYJBVHN9qi2Mjvo0k8KeZf3fK1tDLylIFQuKyESSW9di5OLEQo7Svvp_7Pe_weUIXSQjerbMbo5OS3iI/s600/turner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="600" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaVTWpy8WNGC_-lk9Ol9NzvVBrbNDMM21CMXY0m_jbmFlBeKE7KX_SzslkhClyYJBVHN9qi2Mjvo0k8KeZf3fK1tDLylIFQuKyESSW9di5OLEQo7Svvp_7Pe_weUIXSQjerbMbo5OS3iI/w625-h468/turner.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I was out photographing the sun peaking through a heavy sky full of cumulus clouds. I was using a Nikon Z6 with the latest 24-200 mm f/4-6.3 zoom lens because it could cover such a broad focal length that allowed me to form the scene into multiple compositions by going from extremely wide to telephoto.</div><div><br /></div><div>As I began photographing directly into the sun, which was shining brightly from behind a thin area of the clouds, I noticed that the edges of the image took on a kaleidoscope of colors. The color effect only lasted for a short time, just long enough for me to grab a few images. I was using a shutter speed of 1/8000 and an aperture that varied from f/11 to f/22 to capture the two images below.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk32OvmT5koogpdQGZt7KzzdsP0JvGfmVaIOrx53s8SKPpdtueglh5nID0LsKP0_OOOc39JODgSGJ_LkhfHHDFaPGikciwvL5G8vNQ5d4kywVxQbPT_QbiXgkkWJxJ4CDopCm2rzoZIJE/s1500/ti0001_113564wp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="911" data-original-width="1500" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk32OvmT5koogpdQGZt7KzzdsP0JvGfmVaIOrx53s8SKPpdtueglh5nID0LsKP0_OOOc39JODgSGJ_LkhfHHDFaPGikciwvL5G8vNQ5d4kywVxQbPT_QbiXgkkWJxJ4CDopCm2rzoZIJE/w625-h380/ti0001_113564wp.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While the colors were there in the original, RAW file, I did enhance them somewhat and also adjusted the exposure in post by lightening up the shadows and bringing down the highlights. For shots, like these, where I want the colors to really pop, I convert the image to the LAB color profile in Photoshop and increase the color intensity there before re-converting it back to RGB. LAB has a far more extensive color range in which to work.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPRbmhDI0l-MfO6nWZ5Ykvpv6N6isegjsi12fcwBlVDfrmSQUF36Q_1t_RmYJYd6JxC5rNquNAToce3KYEOwtzVaCUF6BpNc8Zl1AK7iv7bjqrOTZDRhyA32tQviPMR1Srdg0BsLyFLjM/s1500/ti0001_113565wp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="998" data-original-width="1500" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPRbmhDI0l-MfO6nWZ5Ykvpv6N6isegjsi12fcwBlVDfrmSQUF36Q_1t_RmYJYd6JxC5rNquNAToce3KYEOwtzVaCUF6BpNc8Zl1AK7iv7bjqrOTZDRhyA32tQviPMR1Srdg0BsLyFLjM/w625-h416/ti0001_113565wp.jpg" width="625" /></a></div> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Tom Grill:http://www.blogger.com/profile/06149972936838234537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331638045168087261.post-52218267316046682692020-07-09T17:09:00.010-04:002020-07-11T10:27:08.341-04:00Concepts of solar energyThis week I decided to turn my creative photo attention to solar energy - an important enough topic and one that is constantly in the news. So, I picked up a solar panel and went at it. While I did take some specific shots of just the panel, for the most part, I've been stocking up on simple images of the panel that I can use to construct more complex images in Photoshop. Below are a few of my first efforts. There will be many more to come.<div><br /></div><div>I used both the Fuji X-T4 and Nikon Z6 to take the photos of the panel. Both cameras had standard zoom lenses on them so I could change the focal length quickly to obtain different perspectives on the panel.</div><div><br /></div><div>All the suns were added from the collection of <a href="Sunshine Overlays" target="_blank">"Sunshine Overlays"</a> I created for <a href="https://mcpactions.com/" target="_blank">MCP Actions</a> .</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDtNKW5KvN06t_WKDHr3mu_mJongtESi5QcrBC9bfbdqdt-rmwgGSqYFD6SrLYVp9ua-2abOoWWN5jkUxMrPoT8t1nuAprGmB4Q-L8snFxO5LgT7wCHjhmdXEqHdlj8Y6GK5qkOMWFfI4/s1500/ti0001_113495wp.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1015" data-original-width="1500" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDtNKW5KvN06t_WKDHr3mu_mJongtESi5QcrBC9bfbdqdt-rmwgGSqYFD6SrLYVp9ua-2abOoWWN5jkUxMrPoT8t1nuAprGmB4Q-L8snFxO5LgT7wCHjhmdXEqHdlj8Y6GK5qkOMWFfI4/w625-h424/ti0001_113495wp.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDcgMZKXhfdBz7wIH0GWaDKmwyP3XELv_5l7zb8QSP17wBqT77XmdSNd9t3XCybCnTENpklt_BIc7u1f5WmqxrU0wtD6FUwC508lyt62tYHUyhyphenhyphenV0ueMJUmt9eP5GXEFkLgK-B3hAPKY/s1500/ti0001_113440WP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDcgMZKXhfdBz7wIH0GWaDKmwyP3XELv_5l7zb8QSP17wBqT77XmdSNd9t3XCybCnTENpklt_BIc7u1f5WmqxrU0wtD6FUwC508lyt62tYHUyhyphenhyphenV0ueMJUmt9eP5GXEFkLgK-B3hAPKY/w416-h625/ti0001_113440WP.jpg" width="416" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifA_-scX790C7Uk7_nZIRguDSt6kJqZOKrBOgsO4XW1n_biOQOxbGMCdYRp1QYxNAGlkePdSzOdQf1fwmwhq6j6_I9j4K_AcVixlc6AX4Hck1kiCbllny3VNpmgaivL5BES0Wvsb_VxJM/s1500/ti0001_113494wp.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1168" data-original-width="1500" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifA_-scX790C7Uk7_nZIRguDSt6kJqZOKrBOgsO4XW1n_biOQOxbGMCdYRp1QYxNAGlkePdSzOdQf1fwmwhq6j6_I9j4K_AcVixlc6AX4Hck1kiCbllny3VNpmgaivL5BES0Wvsb_VxJM/w625-h486/ti0001_113494wp.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_UU-MGHzrnz9xFA9fbtDuV7Vgw1slVyAPro_7XGTsYckFbRDOVo-egfLptmSG6f0hFqgBwhqpLB_hguciedCDwbCzdoBLZbojS_r64ExsLeN2P4xXuvurUSaWIRaL07eWcb0VX5GXxYM/s1500/ti0001_113498wp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1246" data-original-width="1500" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_UU-MGHzrnz9xFA9fbtDuV7Vgw1slVyAPro_7XGTsYckFbRDOVo-egfLptmSG6f0hFqgBwhqpLB_hguciedCDwbCzdoBLZbojS_r64ExsLeN2P4xXuvurUSaWIRaL07eWcb0VX5GXxYM/w625-h520/ti0001_113498wp.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHLssOrpjoxip3dmV-bXWCFisNHK9_9QObUDKsqNqQxDNtxJ65JGmeHwSPzsK_CFuI0IeJI_4uwESArsVOYAE6srCHtMj-ReXLTUUVKDls0Ey7UPUkeCq0YXyAMpqlH6Zd5JAHg2GC98/s1500/ti0001_113500wp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHLssOrpjoxip3dmV-bXWCFisNHK9_9QObUDKsqNqQxDNtxJ65JGmeHwSPzsK_CFuI0IeJI_4uwESArsVOYAE6srCHtMj-ReXLTUUVKDls0Ey7UPUkeCq0YXyAMpqlH6Zd5JAHg2GC98/w625-h625/ti0001_113500wp.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Recent solar technology is now working to also garner energy from solar panels at night. To illustrate this concept I added a background shot I took of the Milky Way to a photo I made of a solar panel array and created the above photo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyRCIqyP1c4u5ASW6xijsrLgPQLRzGlmRZSZ7LGhdRM_EaX9TODj2NmISqcPcORZxvtcCr9J0rfgywUITmYeKofR2lEMzlwAU3v4Yal7C5SGLSk7D1tJx3WeyIIP5fxAy3FBPU6BcaY-s/s1500/ti0001_113503wp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1124" data-original-width="1500" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyRCIqyP1c4u5ASW6xijsrLgPQLRzGlmRZSZ7LGhdRM_EaX9TODj2NmISqcPcORZxvtcCr9J0rfgywUITmYeKofR2lEMzlwAU3v4Yal7C5SGLSk7D1tJx3WeyIIP5fxAy3FBPU6BcaY-s/w625-h469/ti0001_113503wp.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Tom Grill:http://www.blogger.com/profile/06149972936838234537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331638045168087261.post-3180769453030292512020-07-05T12:02:00.001-04:002020-07-05T12:07:05.515-04:00The day after the 4th of JulyA nice thing about the day after the 4th of July is getting to rework some of the firework photos from the night before. This year I incorporated a shadow silhouette of a palm tree to tie the fireworks display to Florida. And, as always, I will make some other patriotic images by combining the fireworks with other images I have collected over the years, such as the shot of the Liberty Bell below.<div><br /></div><div>All the photos were taken using a Nikon Z6 and the new Nikkor 24-200 zoom lens. The fireworks were very bright so I had to shoot them at f/11, but I also had to leave the shutter open for around 25 seconds to capture the silhouette of the palm tree against the dark sky.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaJ49vqXc90MnpDUBAhFa7_h-vy4CqdIHqrWrkmdjPDsoHH3Iusp2BVP_09obobbABKiB__r6WZcSJiroCpq-ThCnDSw4e9Cyom_e0nhqhX1Q8e_keb5cFiDyg6HvpXc00ck6COU4gpU8/s1500/ti0099_113411wp.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1469" data-original-width="1500" height="611" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaJ49vqXc90MnpDUBAhFa7_h-vy4CqdIHqrWrkmdjPDsoHH3Iusp2BVP_09obobbABKiB__r6WZcSJiroCpq-ThCnDSw4e9Cyom_e0nhqhX1Q8e_keb5cFiDyg6HvpXc00ck6COU4gpU8/w625-h611/ti0099_113411wp.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMsObs92wBIIAkUR7yijAN5cu2xeAaQXofkfWn8ftQ0z1jnmKMA484rMFChm2M0guLxiVQcme27ErCriDb_wCYZNtLMyh1bnYOxyl9fjp84-rUzp3Px5ju1fFUEyywPEKd6J4sPAvOOFY/s1500/ti0099_113405wp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1005" data-original-width="1500" height="419" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMsObs92wBIIAkUR7yijAN5cu2xeAaQXofkfWn8ftQ0z1jnmKMA484rMFChm2M0guLxiVQcme27ErCriDb_wCYZNtLMyh1bnYOxyl9fjp84-rUzp3Px5ju1fFUEyywPEKd6J4sPAvOOFY/w625-h419/ti0099_113405wp.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62em-VFbqC0qmR-qvjasRvj4rOQZV884LgSxCGXD84xGO0E6YWmNZvP8u-uGifxJsrcufWEj1HF0q4tBQdLrf_ftGiOlvbM27Qhyphenhyphen_-0Jprm16pVvGqMaZUMU72tFuaZC7txd7xc3e8Vo/s1500/ti0099_113401wp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1395" data-original-width="1500" height="583" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62em-VFbqC0qmR-qvjasRvj4rOQZV884LgSxCGXD84xGO0E6YWmNZvP8u-uGifxJsrcufWEj1HF0q4tBQdLrf_ftGiOlvbM27Qhyphenhyphen_-0Jprm16pVvGqMaZUMU72tFuaZC7txd7xc3e8Vo/w625-h583/ti0099_113401wp.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qC5JTd-Fq-EwBTQJK4bLB0DysvjHoFzx6ezXbqARV3Nm4KGoIumUitnk3wYSYULbLm4l1OYQtqpbNO9GpdQic2sCC_bzfqyLChDkewg8qlS6M5RzbY554druN9fWWpaoTLuclQC8V-w/s1500/ti0099_113410wp.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="952" data-original-width="1500" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qC5JTd-Fq-EwBTQJK4bLB0DysvjHoFzx6ezXbqARV3Nm4KGoIumUitnk3wYSYULbLm4l1OYQtqpbNO9GpdQic2sCC_bzfqyLChDkewg8qlS6M5RzbY554druN9fWWpaoTLuclQC8V-w/w625-h398/ti0099_113410wp.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Tom Grill:http://www.blogger.com/profile/06149972936838234537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331638045168087261.post-91457935105136106262020-07-03T18:52:00.001-04:002020-07-03T18:52:47.009-04:00Happy 4th of July!In honor of the 4th of July ceremony, I assembled these two images in Photoshop using photos I had taken of the various elements. The top photo illustrates the signing of the Declaration of Independence, while the bottom one honors the four U.S. presidents on the Mount Rushmore Memorial.<div><br /></div><div>Happy 4th to everyone. 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This past week I did arrange a brief shoot with one model where we were able to take a series of stock photo situations and a respectably safe 6' plus distance. One thing I did to guarantee this was to limit myself to shooting exclusively with the Fuji 90mm f'/2 lens on my new X-T4. The focal length forced me to maintain a safe distance. </div>
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We covered several situations in our brief shooting time, but this is one of my favorite shots to come out of it.</div>
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During my pandemic seclusion, I have been creating more and more images directly in Photoshop. I did this one of the model holding a prism up in front of her face to refract an image of her eye. Later I combined the image with several scientific overlay charts, graphs, and symbols I've collected to create multiple exposure conceptual imagery. </div>
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Funny thing is that I really had no idea that this would be the final outcome of the shot when I was taking the portait of the model. I just made things up as I went along. </div>
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Some crazy, unexpected things have come from the residue of what we have to do to stay safe during these difficult and lonely times. </div>
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BTW, all the charts and symbols I used as overlays for this image, I had created in my downtime during the stay-at-home for the virus. </div>
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Tom Grill:http://www.blogger.com/profile/06149972936838234537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331638045168087261.post-16386780306288324242020-06-07T14:25:00.001-04:002020-06-07T14:26:19.362-04:00Adding the element of time <span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: sofia-pro, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The Cubist painters created works that illustrated space volumetrically by moving through it to reveal alternate views of the same scene. This splintering and rearranging of the elements of a scene add to it the element of time -- the time it takes for the artist to spend with a situation, explore it from various angles, break it into components, think about it, and reassemble it into a cogent compositional whole. The idea was that this presented a more comprehensive experience of the event. </span><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: sofia-pro, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: sofia-pro, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">I have been working with that concept for the past year and creating photographic works with the same idea in mind. Below are just a few of the images I created with this theme. More examples can be found <a href="http://www.tomgrill.com/core-collection/2020-new-additions/">here</a>. </span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: sofia-pro, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiA2atH9Sjwz6rSgNG-KVO01qe-OHVtHJQNKg5soP4QsD8542W9Xs8MY5yvbj80COebIxeKSpwCfQhDgBJvLccfoSeENZYEYYXscCaa54qnL4Gqqt7WdjpuUDs4NujCvb-pneCfIpiv4Y/s1500/ti0132458wp.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="1500" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiA2atH9Sjwz6rSgNG-KVO01qe-OHVtHJQNKg5soP4QsD8542W9Xs8MY5yvbj80COebIxeKSpwCfQhDgBJvLccfoSeENZYEYYXscCaa54qnL4Gqqt7WdjpuUDs4NujCvb-pneCfIpiv4Y/w640-h366/ti0132458wp.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Saguaro sunset - 60" x 34"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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This year the coronavirus had other plans for all of us and closed the Everglades, which was one of the places I had in mind. So, instead, not having any particular plan, I picked up a Fuji X-Pro3 with a single lens, the Fuji 35mm f/2, and went out walking to a nearby nature area with some interesting tropical areas to it.<br />
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I took a series of photos with the CC color profile and came back to edit them into a single image containing multiple viewpoints of the same scene. This image is a composite of four separate images from the morning walk combined with some graphic elements to tie it all together into a single composition. Working this way is the new theme I have been developing for a while now. You can see more from this stylistic series <a href="http://www.tomgrill.com/core-collection/2020-new-additions/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<br />Tom Grill:http://www.blogger.com/profile/06149972936838234537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331638045168087261.post-20390819073099471302020-01-10T10:12:00.001-05:002020-03-03T16:42:27.619-05:00Fuji's 55-200mm saves the day. Recently, I stumbled upon an opportunity to photograph some commerical jets on the tarmac at sunrise and sunset. I only had the Fuji's 55-200mm zoom with me. When I'm packing my camera outfit and don't really think I'll need a really long lens, I usually toss this lens into my kit bag -- just in case. Being able to stretch out my focal length to an equivalent of 300mm has often saved the day for me.<br />
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I took all the photos below with the Fuji X-H1 with the thought of doing some graphic manipulation work later in Photoshop. Everything was done hand-held with some ISO's pushed up to 1600 to achieve higher shutter speeds for stopping the action.<br />
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<div id="ez_banner_container_210_10" class="HYPE_document" style="margin:auto;position:relative;overflow:hidden;"><style>@font-face {font-family: 'fjallaone'; src: url('https://mer54715.datafeedfile.com/ez_banner/203/1.0/template/fjallaone.woff2') format('woff2'); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal;}</style><script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/webfont/1/webfont.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="https://mer54715.datafeedfile.com/ez_banner/?b=210&v=1.0&aff_num=12144&sid=EZBANNER"></script></div>Tom Grill:http://www.blogger.com/profile/06149972936838234537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331638045168087261.post-47114827584298160062020-01-01T00:00:00.000-05:002020-01-01T00:00:00.969-05:00Dawning of a new yearMy new favorite Fuji lens is the 16-80mm f/4. I take it everywhere. It covers a really practical focal range that has me leaving everything else at home. Plus it's 5-stop image stabilization works miracles with short shutter speeds. <br />
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<br />Tom Grill:http://www.blogger.com/profile/06149972936838234537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331638045168087261.post-20627072942746960512019-12-26T00:30:00.000-05:002019-12-26T00:30:05.389-05:00Florida Holiday Spirit<br />
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Tom Grill:http://www.blogger.com/profile/06149972936838234537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331638045168087261.post-9831972089934226312019-12-13T20:39:00.002-05:002019-12-13T20:39:53.896-05:00Art Deco of South BeachMiami's South Beach area is known for its historic display of Art Deco buildings. It is one square mile comprising over 800 significant buildings that led to the area being listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Most of the buildings were build in the late 1930's. I have always loved this area and have photographed it many times from the air in helicopters and from the ground. The images shown here were taken on a recent early morning visit to the Ocean Avenue -- strong early morning light being best because it hits the buildings square on, all helped by a deep blue western sky.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">In the late 1990's whimsical lifeguard stations were added to the Miami beaches and were a perfect complement to the colorful look of the South Beach Art Deco area. </td></tr>
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<br />Tom Grill:http://www.blogger.com/profile/06149972936838234537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331638045168087261.post-77881489604667394742019-11-17T11:13:00.005-05:002019-11-17T14:55:46.273-05:00Autumn Leaves project 2019<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Every year, in autumn I return to a project of photographing the fallen leaves of late autumn, leaves past their prime, leaves that had already lost their brilliant color and vibrancy and were in a final state of decay. The project was inspired by a passage from </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Autumnal Tints,</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "trebuchet" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> by Henry David Thoreau, and is quoted at the end of this post. I have repeated this project every year since in homage to Thoreau and his keen observation.</span><br />
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I had spent my career photographing the beauty of autumn in its prime, the brilliant colors of leaves still on the trees and filling the countryside with a colorful palette of warm autumn tints. Thoreau taught me to drill down deeper, not to stop at the surface gloss. He found significant meaning for life infused in the even the tiniest and seemingly insignificant elements of nature that abounded around him.</div>
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This year's session was photographed with a Nikon Z7 and 24-70mm f/2.8 S lens. All the photos were taken on a sidewalk of time-worm slate slabs during a heavy rain that left everything wet, and sometimes submerged, with the water reflecting the blue color of the sky in contrast to the bright, warm colors of the autumn leaves. Below are a small outtake from over my final selection of 54 images that make up this year's portfolio. </div>
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Tom Grill:http://www.blogger.com/profile/06149972936838234537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331638045168087261.post-67990282984195002019-11-01T10:13:00.002-04:002019-11-02T14:27:55.155-04:00A Zen photography experienceJust after sunrise yesterday, I was in a nature preserve photographing the bright, early-morning cloud reflection on the surface of a peaceful lake when a fish jumped and left behind a set of expanding concentric rings. I had the Fuji X-H1 and the new Fuji 16-80mm f/4 zoom already poised for photography and immediately swung it to capture two quick images of the ring in rapid succession. Later I stitched the two photos together to make this long panorama of the scene. For me the image has a zen-like, meditative quality to it and reminds me of why I turn to the elements of Nature as the prime subject for my photography.<br />
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I had been using the cloud reflections in the water as a backdrop for photos I had been taking of birds feeding along the shore in the early morning. I stalked this Great Blue Heron to capture its profile using the same camera/lens combo I as I did for the photo above. And below it are a couple of other variations from the same scene.<br />
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<br />Tom Grill:http://www.blogger.com/profile/06149972936838234537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331638045168087261.post-52612963910922671332019-06-27T17:10:00.001-04:002019-06-27T17:14:23.795-04:00Over the EvergladesA few weeks ago I rented a helicopter to do a photo tour over the Florida Everglades. I wanted to create some abstract images by shooting straight down at the patterns of land and water. After some research I chose an area of the Everglades in the far southern end, right across from the Florida Keys. I was using a Nikon Z7 camera with the new Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S lens. This combo with its high res sensor and built-in image stabilization to dampen the vibration from the helicopter was perfect for the job.<br />
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The photo immediately below was taken on our way to the site and shows a water spout coming from a cumulus storm cloud in the distance.<br />
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The doors were off the helicopter and once we located a suitable location for my project, the pilot would bank the helicopter in tight circles over the area so I could point the camera straight down. The samples below are some of the results. </div>
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It was a sunny day with a good number of puffy clouds to case shadows on the terrain below. That resulted in the contrast of dark and light areas that gave the shots some interesting volume. </div>
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Drones are not allowed to fly over the Everglades so a helicopter was the only way to go. Plus, I always feel like I have more control over the composition when I'm in a helicopter. In any event, it would have taken a massive professional movie drone to come anywhere near the camera quality of the 100MP Nikon Z7. </div>
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<br />Tom Grill:http://www.blogger.com/profile/06149972936838234537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331638045168087261.post-73664953231763803182019-05-29T17:50:00.000-04:002019-05-29T17:51:01.055-04:00Back to basics with the Fuji X-Pro2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There is something about the Fuji X-Pro2 camera that I really love. Could be the design, reminiscent as it is of the Leica M rangefinder, one of my all time favorite cameras. The X-Pro is the camera I grab when I'm not sure I really want to tote a camera along with me. It's smaller than my other cameras and I've dressed it up with some specific lenses that keep it compact, convenient, and simple. The three lenses I use on it are the Fuji 18mm f/2, Fuji 23mm f/2.8, and the original Fuji 18-55mm zoom. I also have a set of 43mm close-up filters to get in close with the 23mm lens. Most of the time I go out with only one of these lenses on the camera.<br />
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I happened upon a large pile of decaying palm fronds on a morning walk with the X-Pro2 and the 18mm f/2 lens. For years I have been photographing leaves in a state of decay where they take on twisted, sculptural shapes as they transition to another stage of life. There is something I find quite beautiful in this transitional phase of nature. I was attracted to the subtle colors of blue, yellow, and ochre I saw in the palms. Later in Photoshop I boosted the colors and extended their palette by working on the images in the LAB color space. I didn't really change the colors; I just boosted what I saw there in the original scene, and this is the result.</div>
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Tom Grill:http://www.blogger.com/profile/06149972936838234537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331638045168087261.post-34703300166514200492019-04-21T10:29:00.005-04:002019-04-21T10:39:35.742-04:00Keeping it simple with the Fuji X-Pro2 and 23mm f/2 lensFor the past week, and the last couple of blog posts, I have been going on my photo walks carrying only the Fuji X-Pro2 equipped with the Fuji 23mm f/2 lens. On this walk I concentrated on photographing dead and decaying tropical leaves. In their various states of decay, leaves go through subtle color changes that are quite beautiful, and at the same time the leaves twist and reshape themselves into unique sculptural forms to catch the light.<br />
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Sticking to one simple camera and prime lens combo forces me to concentrate more on the basic composition of the subject and less on the manipulative abilities of my equipment.<br />
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The color variations of the decaying leaves are very subtle. To bring out their natural hues I change the color mode to LAB in Photoshop. This color mode allows me to make non-destructive enhancements to the existing colors that displays them in a fuller palette.<br />
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<br />Tom Grill:http://www.blogger.com/profile/06149972936838234537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331638045168087261.post-73487134334824405622019-04-12T12:46:00.002-04:002019-04-12T12:46:49.397-04:00Variations on a themeAn interesting result of photographing the same subject over and over again is that it forces you to dig deeper into your creative self to find new ways of photographing or presenting the subject. I find it a great way to grow my technique.<br />
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There is a group of tropical plants not far from my house where I often go to photograph, either to test our equipment or just because I need to do a little creative exercising by stretching my imagination. <br />
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Images were taken with a Fuji X-Pro2 and 35mm f/2 lens.<br />
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The images are a composite of two images, one of the plants and the other of a textured wall. I applied the same post-processing technique to both of these photographs so they could work alone or be presented as a diptych arrangement hung next to each other, as below.</div>
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<br />Tom Grill:http://www.blogger.com/profile/06149972936838234537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331638045168087261.post-13584770238303279682019-04-09T10:03:00.000-04:002019-04-09T10:08:16.218-04:00Retro shooting with the Fuji X-Pro2 and 23mm f/2 lens<br />
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I always get something of a nostalgic rush whenever I pick up my Fuji X-Pro2 camera to photograph. Last year I traded in my Fuji 23mm f/1.4 lens for the more compact f/2 version because I felt it would make a more compact kit that would entice me into using it more on those occasions where I wasn't going out specifically to shoot but wanted to have a camera with me just in case I ran across an interesting subject. Essentially, I was creating something similar to the Fuji X100F with its f/2 23mm lens. The only thing lacking in the comparison was that the lens of the X100 series cameras could photograph more close-up -- something I especially liked about the combo. </div>
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Lately, I've been working on a photographic series of tropical plants. Rather that capturing the more vibrant colors and studied tropical compositions, I've been leaning towards a muted palette and casual composition and trying to portray a look that is more casual and happenstance. I don't want to overwork the composition so I stick mostly to fixed focal length lenses, and especially the Fiji 18mm f/2, which has become one of my favorites. </div>
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The camera/lens combo shown above is the perfect size to conveniently carry around. For close-up shots, I've adapted the old 62mm Nikon 5 & 6T close-up lenses, which I often tuck away in a pocket, just in case they're needed. Admittedly, it would be even more convenient to have just the X100F, but I've been resisting adding another camera to my already over-abundant arsenal of equipment. Plus, the X-Pro2 does allow me to use my other lenses and is a more suitable backup camera when I'm on location with my X-H1. </div>
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Last night was one of those ideal winter days in Florida, a pleasant 72º with clear, dry skies. I decided to head over to one of my favorite wildlife sites, the Green Cay Wetlands in Boyton Beach, Florida to photograph some of the birds that are more abundant this time of year. This was to be more of a relaxing walk than a full-out photo shoot so I took only one camera and lens with me, the Fuji X-H1 camera with 100-400mm zoom lens. Just in case I needed something longer, I stuffed a Fuji 1.4X telextender in my pocket, but I never did need it.<br />
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It was late in the day, just before sunset, and I decided to rely on auto-ISO to vary the exposure to make my life a little easier as I swung the camera from dark to light areas and back again to capture the active birds. My auto-ISO bracket was set from 200 to 1600. I don't really like going over that with an APS sensor, especially considering the fine details of the birds' feathers. I worked my aperture wide open to further keep the ISO down, and also allow for high shutter speeds to stop any action.<br />
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My ISO ranged from 200-1250 for all the photos shown here. I do almost all of my noise correction now in Adobe Bridge. The Fuji X-cameras are often compared to full frame for their image quality. Even with the higher ISO's it would be hard to tell these shots from what I achieve with my full frame Nikons under these same conditions. A great deal of that image quality comes from the Fuji optics, which, for their higher end lenses is exceptional.<br />
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<br />Tom Grill:http://www.blogger.com/profile/06149972936838234537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8331638045168087261.post-16957400888604672512019-02-19T16:16:00.002-05:002019-02-19T19:24:32.512-05:00Supermoon with the Fuji X-H1 and 100-400mm zoomWe had the 2nd of three supermoons for 2019 last night. The night was cloudy but, thankfully, the clouds were moving rapidly providing ample opportunity to grab many variations in composition. I usually wind up photographing the moon on an APS-sized sensor to get it big enough. So last night I chose my Fuji X-H1 along with the Fuji 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 zoom, and added a Fuji 2X extender to it. That gave me the equivalent of a 300-1200mm lens. Sounds like it's quite long, but that isn't enough to even fill the frame with the moon.<br />
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Below are a few of the images I captured last night. The first photo below shows the how the full moon filled the frame with the lens at the equivalent of 1200mm. This photo was taken at 1/15 second at f/11 and ISO 200. The moon at night is quite bright and in constant motion. So, even an exposure of 1/15 second is rather slow and will blur a bit. The reason the moon is so bright is that it is being lit in a way similar to how light from the sun lights up the earth during the day. That's a lot of light. I was stuck with an aperture of f/11 because of the f/5.6 lens aperture at full extension coupled with a 2-stop loss from the 2X tele-extender.<br />
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The clouds are what made the situation interesting. As I mentioned, they were moving quite rapidly giving me plenty of opportunity to grab variations. Each shot I did, like the one below, where we can see both the clouds and the moon in their correct exposure required taking two photos and combining them together afterwards as layers in Photoshop.<br />
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The first shot was of the sky where the moon itself was overlit and completely blasted out. The exposure varied, but mostly it was around 1-second, f/11, and ISO 400. The second photo of the moon was at 1/15 sec, f/11, and ISO 200, but in this shot the clouds were too dark to see. That's why the final image had to be a combination of the two.<br />
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To make matters more interesting, both the moon and the clouds were moving rapidly so I had to capture both images with little time in between in order to keep the clouds and moon in their same relative positions. The procedure was: Take moon photo at 1/15 sec and ISO 200, then quickly change exposure to 1-second and ISO 400 for the cloud shot -- all the time giving the camera a couple of seconds to settle down after being handled for the change of exposure. </div>
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What is interesting about the photo above is that it was taken in one shot using the same exposure as for the clouds of 1-second, f/11, and ISO 400. The reason this was possible is that the moon in this photo is almost completely behind clouds, but it is so bright that its image is burning through the darker cloud parts of the cloud cover. </div>
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There were interesting variations in the color throughout the image. I didn't alter the actual colors, but did enhance them with LAB to intensify their color.</div>
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For me, this use of LAB color in Photoshop is the kind of moon shot that makes photography both fun and interesting -- but that's a story for another day. </div>
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