Beyond 200 feet of My House™

Readying.

2016, Baseball, Beyond 200 feet of My House™, Favourite, Nikon, Nikon 70-200mm f/4G ED VR AF-S, Nikon D810, Portrait, Sports, Teaching point

A study in composition — there’s a lot going on in this frame!

This is probably one of the most successful (spontaneous) compositions I’ve had this year.  I wish I’d shot it at f/8, so more detail could be appreciated in the background, but often the background is full of distractions therefore I routinely photograph at wider apertures to relegate the clutter into a blur (incidentally, this photograph was shot at f/4.5. which is wide-ish for a telephoto lens).

On a related note, there are few vocal individuals on camera forums these days that routinely decry shallow-depth-of-field-photography and label it a fad.

I disagree:  the technique has been employed extensively from the dawn of photography and there are too many background distractions in modern-day environments to not use it.

—Peter.

Readying

↑Nikon D810 + Nikon 70-200mm f/4G ED VR AF-S.

Cascara.

2016, Beyond 200 feet of My House™, De Mello Palheta Coffee Roasters, Inspiration, Leica 35mm Summilux ASPH FLE f/1.4, Leica M9(P)/M-E (CCD Lives!), Photo Shoot, Print

“Cascara, meaning husk, peel or skin in Spanish – the dried skins of coffee cherries.  Brew it just like you brew your tea!  This cascara tastes like jujube fruits, honey and dried fruits.“

—De Mello Palheta Coffee Roasters.

Cascara

↑Leica M9 (CCD Lives! – Prosophos Open Letter to Leica) + Leica 35mm Summilux ASPH FLE.