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Back from the MAC at PYC

Added on by John Sturr.

At the end of July the Pentwater Yacht Club allows boats returning from Mackinaw to dock overnight - all stacked up.  I shot this the day after the "Back from the Mac" PYC party of the night before.

Shot on the Rollei 6008i - I'm loving the rendering this camera is providing.   Self developed and scanned.

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Back to the roots.

Added on by John Sturr.

Months ago - testing the nature of film and how it works against architecture.  Film is so foreign - its like putting on blinders and walking out side.  Digital allows you to confirm the capture - film says, "screw you" -- I'll give it up when I want too.  And that's the truth.  

For a paying gig - well - that's a bit unnerving.

This is at the University of Utah.  When the light is right - there are some striking areas to shoot.

YashicaMat124G - Fuji 400H

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Backgrounds

Added on by John Sturr.

This is not an award winning photo by any means - but the process of creating it becomes a compelling learning experience.  This composition is an everyday occurrence and being able to recognize value in an everyday experience is sometimes difficult.  The sun peaked in the morning - I saw how intense and golden it was on the SE, or right side of the image, and went out with the P330.  Since it shoots at f1.8 - I knew I wanted the drama of the depth of field the f1.8 could accommodate.  At the same time I wanted to fill the frame and the only way to that was with the Macro mode.

The whole time while shooting I learned to be conscious of the background, because I really had no control of that from my vantage point.  I had to pivot around the subject to get it acceptable.  That - in and of itself, is probably the best lesson in this exercise - and the reason of why I'm discussing it - and that is - Know your Background - that can make or break the image.

Post consisted of a convert to JPG from NRW - an X-Equals Fuji Superia 100 Curve Preset, sharpening, and a slight bump in noise reduction - all completed in LR5.

Nikon P330 - f1.8 - X-Equals Fuji Superia 100 Curve

Nikon P330 - f1.8 - X-Equals Fuji Superia 100 Curve