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Looking at the lenses I have right now, there's what seems to be a plethora around 50mm. In fact, all the lenses I'm using right now either are 50mm or are close to it. While it would be nice to say there's a master plan behind that, it's really part by design, part coincidence.
A few months ago I rented a Panasonic 7-14mm ultra-wide zoom, and had a great time using it. Since I'm using a micro 4/3 camera, it's the equivalent of 14-28mm on a full-frame camera. Unfortunately, it's very pricey and holds its value well, so the number of times I would use it doesn't justify the expense. However, I noticed that there are some very inexpensive ultra-wide adapters, and thought it would be worth the $10 to experiment with one.
I took the opportunity to rent the Panasonic 7-14mm f/4 ultra-wide zoom the other day. I thought it would be interesting to experiment with such a lens, but didn't anticipate having as much fun as I did.
The past couple weeks have been ones of travel for me, with an emphasis on driving. A couple weeks ago I went through Downey, Phoenix, and Las Vegas, and last Sunday night we got back from a weekend in Spokane. Got to see lots of family, which is always the best part.
One of the reasons I ended up with my Panasonic G2 is the ability to buy adapters for almost any other lens available. Because the camera has no mirror, there's plenty of room for the adapter to place the adapted lens at the correct distance from the sensor (the Nikon F adapter is a hair over an inch long). I don't have a lot of legacy glass, but have had a good time trying them out. It's also a relatively inexpensive way to play with different kinds of lenses, narrowing down where to invest in the future.
This post covers our return to Seattle, as well as some final thoughts.
This narrative covers the second half of our time in London, England.
The last stop on our trip is London, England. Since we'll be there for almost a week, I'll split the narrative of our stay there into two parts.
We traveled back into England to go to York.
We ventured into Scotland and went to Edinburgh to spend a few nights.
We rolled into Keswick as we marked the halfway point of our trip.
The past couple days were spent in North Wales, specifically Conwy and Caernarfon, where we visited the medieval castles.
Stratford-upon-Avon is best known as the hometown of William Shakespeare, and you can see references to him all over. We also made it to Warwick Castle, which has its origins in the Anglo-Saxon era.
The Cotswolds is a group of villages set in rolling hills (wolds). Bath and Stratford-upon-Avon are also considered Cotswolds, but for this part of the trip we centered around Moreton-in-Marsh and Chipping Campden.
This post covers the city of Bath, which is just as well known for its natural springs as for its Roman-era history. It also covers Stonehenge and the village of Lacock (our bus tour started in Bath).
This narrative covers our time in Bristol, where I played sightseer while Melody was at the Plone conference.
Melody and I have just embarked on a month-long trip to England, Wales, and Scotland. Our first stop is Bristol, where Melody will be giving a talk at the Plone Conference. After that, it's off to Bath and other cities on the island.
A couple years ago I mentioned that I used to help my Uncle Easy with Christmas shopping. I've been going through my old pictures (as part of changing photo management software) and running across pictures of him made think back on my favorite uncle.
While it can be argued that the most important aspect of photography is everything that happens up to the point the shutter button is released, in many ways equipment influences the photographer's creativity. While my equipment has changed over the years, at first I thought it was the vision and thought which happened before the shot which had the most impact. To be fair, I still feel that way, but I didn't realize (or more correctly, didn't really internalize) how much equipment enables that creativity.
For years I had a pretty consistent workflow from taking pictures to posting. However, within the course of a month I've changed practically every step. Why would I do such a thing? I can tell you it wasn't change for change sake, since I'm usually pretty set in my ways, both in photography and computing.
