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Around the Block

Spent Thanksgiving at my sister's place in Brooklyn. I like it up there. I walked around the block with my camera and my dog. Just used one lens, 50 1.2L. Mostly shot pretty wide at maybe at f1.6. The vinetting is not from the lens. I add it in post. I always like the darken edges. It pulls the focus to the subject I think.

When this lens is shot open, it looks almost like a tilt-shift. I read somewhere that shoes tied like this signals a "crack house".


 The tungsten light and the day light mix worked to get this extreme warm and cool colors.


 Wet pavement. Always picturesque.

 rows of rusty bikes on fence. 


Does anything needs to be painted in fluorescent green?


Texture is what I miss, living in suburbia of Northern Virginia. Here in Brooklyn, there's plenty of that.

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  1. MimiDecember 20, 2010 at 1:39 PM

    I like vignetting as well. It's one of my fav effects. I like the photo of the shoes. It reminds me that I need to go ziplining some time soon :)

    The bokeh on the bike photo is excellent. I need to start using my 50mm/1.4 lens more often.

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  2. Dan ChungDecember 20, 2010 at 6:51 PM

    Oh yes, the bokeh. That was one of my deciding factor in getting the 1.2L.

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