Author Archives: Mike

After The Frost

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Columbus Botanical Garden

We had our first frost this past week. Still not a fan of the cold but the temps eventually got up close to 50 degrees so I shouldn’t complain. We are back to mid 70’s this week and should hit low 80 by Thursday. Mornings will be a little on the cool side but I can live with that…

Although I know the botanical garden is preparing for the holiday event I stopped over Sunday to see how the few remaining flowers handled the frost. Not great, but it is to be expected. It works for me though because I think there is a different beauty in a flower past its prime. What do you think?

Peek-a-Boo
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S, 1/400s, f/5.6, ISO 100

Don’t Cry
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S, 1/800s, f/3.2, ISO 100

Just Say Goodbye
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S, 1/125s, f/5.6, ISO 140

Around the Fringes

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Flat Rock Park

When I was at Flat Rock Park Saturday morning I pulled out the Lensbaby Sweet 50 lens to play with after I captured the view I had in my head. I bought the Composer Pro II setup awhile ago after seeing amazing images online. I’m still learning how to use this lens. First up though is a grander view of the landscape…

Landscape Obscured
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S, 1/125s, f/11, ISO 500

The Sweet 50 optic has an adjustable in-focus area with a soft blur around the edges. This is a manual focus lens and my biggest challenge has been getting the center of the image sharp. I know I need to use this lens more not only to refine the focus process but also to find the images that work best with this effect.

Rough Around the Edges
Nikon Z6 II, Lensbaby Composer Pro II with Sweet 50, 1/100s, 50mm, f/5.6, ISO 100

Tunnel Vision
Nikon Z6 II, Lensbaby Composer Pro II with Sweet 50, 1/125s, 50mm, f/5.6, ISO 100

Mood Rolls In…

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Flat Rock Park

I don’t know if the injection of camera time yesterday is still in my system, but I didn’t sit on my butt when I saw the fog this morning. I had another image in my head and I was determined to see if it existed. I drove over to Flat Rock Park to capture the gate control in the lake (pond?). Was it worth the drive?

Mood Rolls In…
Nikon Z6 II, Nikkor Z MC 105mm f/2.8 VR S, 1/125s, f/11, ISO 560