Photography – Page 100 – The Bald Heretic – Short, bald dude with a goofy beard

Hand me downs

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With the acquisition of the new camera there has been the question of what will become of my old camera. Cynthia has decided she would like to add digital photography to her already impressive skill-set.

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I am teaching her to use it in the hopes that it will inspire her to work on her own blog.
We’ll see how it goes.

Dog on a motorcycle

People often ask me why I always carry a camera with me all the time.

This is why:

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I was sitting at the bar of The Big Top Lounge on Main St. having a drink with some friends. We were just killing some time before the Astros game last night.

I just happened to look out the window and saw this guy waiting at the light at Alabama. I was able to run out the door, camera in hand and snap two quick shots before the light changed and the dynamic duo sped off, presumably to fight crime.

Technically, not a great picture, but in terms of subject matter you just can’t plan for something like this.

mmmmmmmm, donut

Lens: Sony 1.4 50mm
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Butterfly

Cynthia called to me from the other room. She said the largest Swallowtail butterfly was in our back yard and I should try to get a picture. I was rather dismissive as my camera was not ready and I thought by the time I re-inserted the memory card and got the battery out of the charger it would be gone, or that when I did get outside it would fly away. Cynthia was insistent so I thought I would give it a try.

Not only did it not fly away, it seemed to pose for the camera.

Lens: Tamron AF 28-75mm f2.8 XR Di.
Focal length: 75mm
ISO: 800
Sutter speed: 1/250

Musical time warp…

On almost any given Friday you can catch Molly and the Ringwalds serving up a heaping helping of 80’s standards on the main stage of the Houston Continental Club.

In the early days of my digital photography they were one of my most photographed bands. They’re fun to watch and good sports about getting their pictures taken, especially Dekan Ringwald (the lead guitar player) who is actually a bit of a cam-whore and can sense something as small as a camera phone from over 50 yards away in a dark room and strike the right pose.

The new camera yielded some excellent results last night:

From there it was off to the Big Top to catch the Light Rock Express and their stylized brand of 70’s light rock hits.

The two best pictures from that show:

This is Mitch Pauls (aka Paul Bebee)

Looks like he’s added another “L” to the light rock lexicon…lip hair.

This is Thomas Escalante, proprietor of Sig’s Lagoon and lead singer for Clouseaux.

He came in toward the end of the evening and sang a few songs, one of which was “You Make Me Feel Like Dancing” by Leo Sayer. Thomas just doesn’t look like someone who should be able to hit those high notes, yet he did so flawlessly.

What a difference a lens makes

Dave Alvin last night at the Continental Club along with the Hacienda Brothers. A great show and a great opportunity to try out the Sony 1.4 50mm lens.

First up, The Hacienda Brothers.

To fully appreciate these you should click the image to see a larger version. They are scaled down to fit this page.

Also note; all of these were taken with NO flash in a club known for poor lighting.

Those guys are great and I am pleased with the results of the lens.

Next up, Dave Alvin. The main attraction and he did not disappoint.

Again, if you click any of the images you will see a larger version that gives you a better idea of how well these pictures came out.

Snakes in a hotel lobby

The East Texas Herpetological Society were hosting their 16th annual Reptile Show & Educational Exhibit at the Crowne Plaza Resort over off 290 this weekend. Today all the vendors/breeders/misfits gathered to display their snakely and reptilian wares for public gawking and purchase.

We only just heard about the event from our camera salesman when I was picking up my lens on Saturday. Cynthia expressed an interest in going out to see if she could be in a room full of snakes without involuntarily shedding her own skin. I thought it might be a good photo opportunity.

While we were walking around viewing the various exhibits we did see some cool snakes. Cynthia did not freak out and I got this awesome shot of a baby yellow python using a magnifying lens I picked up as an add on for my 50mm.

And this is a picture of a very frisky 6 1/2 foot long Australian Scrub Python that, even though it was out of it’s cage and was being continuously reeled back in by it’s keeper, did not seem to bother Cynthia at all

It was an interesting side trip for a Sunday and we’re both glad we went. We’re also happy to report that we did not actually purchase any snakes…

…but we did gawk.

Fixed focal length + high speed = drool

Went to the camera store today and acquired the Sony 1.4 50mm lens for my camera. My good friend Jim was a real sport while we had lunch.

Click the images to see a slightly larger version.

Is it wrong to love technology?