Easter envy

Do you know the story of the rubber frog who wished to be as delicious as the chocolate bunny^(*)?
Ok, I made this one up. But I needed a photo for Pinhole day and I thought this was funny.
Why don't you see more of the bunny? Chocolate envy got the best of me, and my model's ears got chopped off before the shot...

^* Jean de la Fontaine's original fable: The Frog that wished to be as big as the Ox

Nikon D200, Lensbaby Composer + Pinhole Optic, 30 sec @ f/177, ISO 100
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3

Plastic & Square: one more winter image

From Yosemite again, here's another example of analog captures with my holga. I really like the square format I can get with the 6x6 mask.
These barren trees where shot in black & white, I just added the split toning in post.

Holga 120N, Ilford Delta 400 Pro
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3

A different kind of sunset

I'll be back in Yosemite in a couple of weeks and it will probably look very different; so I should hurry to post more of my winter images while it's still cold enough that they wouldn't look too out of place!
The small hightlight on the left of Leaning Tower was the last remnant of the setting sun through the fog that was slowing engulfing the scenery.

Nikon D200, Nikkor 18-70, 29mm, 2.2 sec @ f/13, ISO 200
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3

Sharpness is highly overrated!

In my joyful pursuit of experimental photography, I have ordered an Holga lens with a F-mount for my digital SLR.
I got it before a ski weekend where I was more into skiing than photographing,  so I didn't get to play a lot with.
Here's a picture of the fence around our little whimsical cabin. Nothing is sharp!  But I like this little pastoral scene so much that I post it anyway :)
I guess the Zone Focus of this plastic lens will take some time to master on my new digital Holga outfit...

Nikon D200, Holga Lens 60mm, 1/160 sec @ f/8, ISO 200
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3

Morning reflections

Of course spring is here and the weather has really started to warm us up, but I still want to remember this winter morning in Yosemite, walking on the Merced river's icy bank right after sunrise.
The water reflects the bare oaks at the bottom of El Capitan. It was so serene.
And so cold!

Nikon D200, Nikkor 70-300, 220mm, 1/250 sec @ f/11, ISO 200
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3