Category: Photography

So get this, as a goof I started a Facebook Page – You Park Stupid – where people post photos of poorly parked cars. I know that it’s a silly idea, but what started out as a loosely connected group of Facebook friends turned into a story on a hyperlocal news site which turned into…

The release of the Olympus OM-D E-M5 is being touted by bloggers, tumblers, tweeters, and word pressers as A VERY BIG DEAL. The online hyperbole store is actually running low on stock of Gushing Praises (available in limited quantities), Prophetic Proclamations (due next week) and Bold Predictions (now taking pre-orders) while Humble Opinions and Reality Checks…

Still from the Panasonic GH2 + Super Takumar 50mm F1.4, originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:A fellow photographer and I are interviewing veterans for the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project (www.loc.gov/vets/). My friend is shooting stills and I’m shooting video with the GH2. This is my first use of the Super Takumar…

An interesting if imperfect comparison, originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:While hanging out with my brother, I snatched his Olympus OM-D (+PanLeica 25/1.4), inserted my card and grabbed some shots. I then took my Pentax K-01 (+DA21/3.2) and tried to grab the same shot. Both JPGs. Both ISO3200. Both F3.2. I’m not going…

In a word – meh. Now I know why they have been discounted so steeply. Here’s a JPG still: It’s only 1080HD resolution (1920 x 1080 pixels). This is not the most exciting shot, admittedly, but I’ve never shot 3D before so this is a new thing for me. At this resolution it’s not really useful…

In the lab – Panasonic 12.5mm F12 3D lens, originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:Heck, it was less than a dinner and a movie. I couldn’t resist.

Following up on some earlier posts, here are samples of the K-01 at work at a couple of non-profit events. Click here to read some of my observations. Platinum Minds Forgot to bring my flash gels to balance ambient and flash light, and I wasn’t shooting RAW because it’s only 1FPS on the K-01, so I…

Brought the K-01 into the City over the weekend to catch a friend on the opening night of her performance in the production Romance The Play. Beforehand, met another friend for a quick dinner and then a quick dash through Times Square to get to the performance… We were over 15 minutes late for the…

Pentax K-01 @ ISO12800, originally uploaded by john m flores. Via Flickr:With actors celebrating a successful opening night. romancetheplay.webs.com/ For those keeping score at home, this is with the Pentax DA21mm F3.2 Limited, in awful bar lighting. JPG. Imported into LR3 and sent right back out. I think I may have set the tone curve…

It’s in the Bag: Pentax K-01 + DA*16-50 F2.8 + Metz 58 AF-1, originally uploaded by john m flores. So can the K-01 as outfitted in the picture above work at an indoor event? In a word, no. Not without some struggle. Some things that I noticed: – the AF assist light of the Metz…