Since I used up my upload limit on sample photos, I through the lens photos all together

Marimbas!

Love birds' favourite position?

54/365

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Music City Mystique drum line in rehearsals at Smyrna High School.

Spitalfields Market, London

Nikon Z7ii, Voigtlander 35/2.5 Color Skopar

Levitation! But HOLY CRAP this was the most frustrating shoot and editing in my entire life! Because I'm so stupid and was leaving the thing I was sitting on in my background shots so when I went to edit it wasn't working right so I had to go back and shoot again. Also, I had to use my 28-80mm kit lens (for the first time in almost two years) so I could get my whole body in because I don't have enough space to do that in my room with my 50mm (at least vertically). Seriously, at one point, I wanted to cry I was so angry and frustrated. But then I kept editing and PUSHING THROUGH and it actually turned out decent enough. I think I actually like it. It's pathetic how much my messy, gross hair bothered me but then I kept telling myself it added to the photo and I now I think I even like that part, too. I took a few "safe photos" and I was almost going to use one but that is not the point of this project and I worked hard trying to edit and didn't want it to be all a waste. And so, maybe I'm a little proud of myself, for doing this and working through the setbacks/frustration and embracing the flaws and learning.

I've been getting bored with my 365 and not taking it so seriously, in the way that I don't care so much that my photos don't have any deep meaning anymore. If they ever did. They do for me. But really, 365 is not about being outstanding every single day, it's about taking one photo everyday. Documentation. Exploration. Learning.

I don't know, I'm just trying to let go.

Munchkin playing in the back yard. Tamron 90mm.

around Kawaguchiko

Petacon 200mm f/4 M42 @ f/16

Saíra

First batch of BnW photos I got from the Voigtlander58mm Nokton

50mm f/1.4

Canon 200/2.8 FD remounted to M42 + M42 -> EOS converter

Soligor 135mm f/2.8

Ocean City MD balcony view

Daddy's girls at Big Tree Park.

Los Poblanos in December

Vos

Week 2, 2015, Manual Focus challenge. I focused on the pie crust to show how flaky it is.

pentacon 29/3.5

Taken using my 10D with a Polaris Auto Zoom 80-200mm f3.5. This is an old Japanese manual-focus Pentax-mount (M42) telephoto that belonged to my Dad. It's attached using an EOS-to-M42 lens mount adapter. It's all manual, so the focus is only as good as my eyesight.

Handheld.

Taken using my 10D with a Polaris Auto Zoom 80-200mm f3.5. This is an old Japanese manual-focus Pentax-mount (M42) telephoto that belonged to my Dad. It's attached using an EOS-to-M42 lens mount adapter. It's all manual, so the focus is only as good as my eyesight.

Test shot with Voigtlander 40mm f2

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Taken using my 10D with a Polaris Auto Zoom 80-200mm f3.5. This is an old Japanese manual-focus Pentax-mount (M42) telephoto that belonged to my Dad. It's attached using an EOS-to-M42 lens mount adapter. It's all manual, so the focus is only as good as my eyesight. I used a tripod for this shot.

Stripping.