Category Archives: 50mm f/1.4G

On the Way to the Temple

I had scouted out this spot weeks ago when I played chauffeur for my son’s prom. You can really get messed up driving in L.A. and I wanted to make sure I had a good route and didn’t foul up getting them there on time that night. When I drove by here on that Saturday...

View full post »

Venice Grads 2012

My son graduated from Venice High School yesterday. I had taken my 70-300 for some long shots and I had my 50mm for after the ceremony. The plan was for him to round up his friends so we could get some shots. But there were a LOT of people running around and it was hard...

View full post »

Culver City Car Show

The annual car show in Culver City is always fun. These people are very serious about their cars. They always have a huge turnout and people come from near and far to show off their custom work. I wasn’t overly impressed with the shots I got here last year. This time I tried to make...

View full post »

Long Beach Aquarium

I was surprised by the challenge with focus in this place. It was fairly dim so I cranked up the ISO and opened up the 50mm all the way. Plus, everything is moving all the time, so if something happens to be in focus, it’s not in focus for long. Had to throw away a...

View full post »

Daffodils

Had some nice glowy sunlight this afternoon and I was desperately looking for some way to take advantage of it. We had these daffodils sitting in the kitchen so I grabbed them and set them up in the backyard. I decided to shoot into the sun to try and create a little mystery in the...

View full post »