KillRamsey
Hall of Famer
- Location
- Hood River, OR
- Name
- Kyle
The family drove down to New York City for 4 days to bike around, see a bike expo, and watch some of the massive 5 Boro Bike Ride, which is 35,000 bikers taking a 40 mile route around all 5 boroughs of the city. They take hours to pass a single spot.
At any rate, I brought the XT, the 18-55, the 35 f1.4, and the XC 50-230, all in the little Domke F5B bag. I used the 18-55 well over 90% of the time, largely due to being "on duty" for the wife's website, which requires various kinds of shots for new city pages. So I was going wide to long, back and forth, constantly. Settings were one of two: In grey overcast light, it's velvia with sharpness +1 and NR -1, which gives me colors I can work with most easily in post. In bright light, it's Classic Chrome with NR -1, Sharpness +1, and Color +1. Again, that puts me in a good starting place for post, able to adjust color curves separately and selectively bring up colors.
A sampling:
KBRX0833 by gordopuggy, on Flickr
The 230 tracks well enough.
KBRX0926 by gordopuggy, on Flickr
KBRX1048 by gordopuggy, on Flickr
KBRX1145 by gordopuggy, on Flickr
KBRX1165 by gordopuggy, on Flickr
Some girls having a little picnic, Brooklyn Heights
KBRX1191 by gordopuggy, on Flickr
KBRX1198 by gordopuggy, on Flickr
The Nap Fairy visits the High Line. No one is safe.
KBRX1306 by gordopuggy, on Flickr
The 230 lens helps me stack up a shot
KBRX1323 by gordopuggy, on Flickr
Sunset.
KBRX1415 by gordopuggy, on Flickr
Rooftop views at night.
KBRX1437 by gordopuggy, on Flickr
At the bike expo, a booth was selling kids' capes. She REALLY wanted one, so we let her choose, and she went Frozen (of course). Later, biking through Manhattan, we passed a cop van, and the lady driving got on the loudspeaker to say "I LOVE your cape! You are MY super hero!" And for the rest of the day, she kept saying "remember when that police lady said I was HER hero?!" Probably my favorite moment of the trip.
KBRX1570 by gordopuggy, on Flickr
KBRX1611 by gordopuggy, on Flickr
The 35 lens and panning technique pulled out three pretty crisp shots of this girl biking past. This was much, much harder than it looks.
KBRX1671 by gordopuggy, on Flickr
Peanut gallery looks on
KBRX1830 by gordopuggy, on Flickr
I thought they were adorable, so I asked if I could take their picture.
KBRX1946 by gordopuggy, on Flickr
Sums up what it felt like for me, most of the trip, except I normally rode that bike and towed our daughter. Easier to photograph riding the little Brompton, sans-kid.
KBRX2011 by gordopuggy, on Flickr
At any rate, I brought the XT, the 18-55, the 35 f1.4, and the XC 50-230, all in the little Domke F5B bag. I used the 18-55 well over 90% of the time, largely due to being "on duty" for the wife's website, which requires various kinds of shots for new city pages. So I was going wide to long, back and forth, constantly. Settings were one of two: In grey overcast light, it's velvia with sharpness +1 and NR -1, which gives me colors I can work with most easily in post. In bright light, it's Classic Chrome with NR -1, Sharpness +1, and Color +1. Again, that puts me in a good starting place for post, able to adjust color curves separately and selectively bring up colors.
A sampling:
The 230 tracks well enough.
Some girls having a little picnic, Brooklyn Heights
The Nap Fairy visits the High Line. No one is safe.
The 230 lens helps me stack up a shot
Sunset.
Rooftop views at night.
At the bike expo, a booth was selling kids' capes. She REALLY wanted one, so we let her choose, and she went Frozen (of course). Later, biking through Manhattan, we passed a cop van, and the lady driving got on the loudspeaker to say "I LOVE your cape! You are MY super hero!" And for the rest of the day, she kept saying "remember when that police lady said I was HER hero?!" Probably my favorite moment of the trip.
The 35 lens and panning technique pulled out three pretty crisp shots of this girl biking past. This was much, much harder than it looks.
Peanut gallery looks on
I thought they were adorable, so I asked if I could take their picture.
Sums up what it felt like for me, most of the trip, except I normally rode that bike and towed our daughter. Easier to photograph riding the little Brompton, sans-kid.