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Lawn furniture, originally uploaded by john m flores. One of the myths of M43 is that the sensor is so small that you can’t really get out-of-focus areas. In the kingdom of bokeh, medium format is king, followed by full-frame/35mm, APS-C, M43. Truth told, I was skeptical as well when I first got the camera,…
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Dogged wood, originally uploaded by john m flores. So last year the dogwood in the front yard didn’t bloom. We were kind of bummed because it’s really pretty when it does, and I’ve used it as a subject to test a number of cameras and lenses – my old Nikon D70 with a 50mm F1.4,…
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Still Life, with Laundry, originally uploaded by john m flores. There is lint-free beauty everywhere. You’ve just got to look harder. Posted on Utata.org
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Chair. Stair. Rosary., originally uploaded by john m flores. Panasonic GH2 with a Pentax DA70 F2.4 Limited via a Fotodiox adapter. ISO3200. This is a pretty nice performance. No NR applied in post. Similar shots at ISO6400 and ISO12800 show much greater blotchiness in the color and reduced dynamic range/greater contrast. This was shot at…
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Spring’s advanced guard, originally uploaded by john m flores. Spring sneaks in on little wings and tiny buds before pressing forth in full-fledged photosynthetic glory.
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Broken Angel, originally uploaded by john m flores. Oh broken angel how the years have taken their toll! I’m afraid that you won’t make it another season before to dust you shall return. But don’t be sad. Don’t cry. I shall relieve you of your earthly burdens and prepare you way for the next world,…
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Frankenstein, originally uploaded by john m flores. This is what I crammed into my Lowepro Flipside 400 for a video shoot yesterday…
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Save the Date, originally uploaded by john m flores. You might think that in this day and age – it’s 2011 for heaven’s sake! – that God’s message regarding the end of the world would be Tweeted or Grouponed (End of the World – 100% off!) rather than lettered onto the back of a hulking…
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Nate, Outside, originally uploaded by john m flores. I haven’t shot the 14-140 much, primarily because it’s been a cold, dark winter and the lens isn’t that fast. But the sun did come out the other day, so I took the 14-140 out as we had out lunch in the backyard. As you can see,…
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There is beauty in death, originally uploaded by john m flores.