Tag: Zeiss Sonnar 35mm

Sony A6400 Review – One Of My Favorite APS-C Cameras

The Sony A6400 is a small lightweight APS-C camera designed for photographers and videographers looking to maximize versatility and image quality without compromising performance. Built like a tank, the A6400 is one of the best autofocusing cameras out there with some overall really nice specs. 11fps of continuous RAW shooting, 4k 100mbps video and a…
$Sony A7r II A Quick Look At Diffraction$

Sony A7r II A Quick Look At Diffraction

Now that the Sony A7r II has 42 megapixels of madness, it’s a good idea to look at how it handles diffraction with a few lenses. The consensus is that your aperture and megapixel count will impact your image detail due to diffraction. Shooting higher apertures like f16-f22 will result in softer images vs shooting…
The Rental Jeep On The Big Island

Renting a Jeep to take photos with on the Big Island of Hawaii is fun. I rented one for two days to see if those 4 wheel access spots were worth it. They were not. I’m pretty sure those tourist guides and the rental car companies profit from each other. Needing a 4-wheel drive on…
Shooting The Wave With The Sony A7r & Zeiss 35mm

I finally had a chance to go to The Wave this month. We actually did the lottery and won on our second try. Lucky us, I guess. Some people have tried 9 times with no luck. I never really thought The Wave was all that cool from pictures I’ve seen, but really, once I was…
Splash – Oahu Wave Photography

When I was in Oahu a few weeks ago, I shot some photography like this: super close to the water as it splashes against the sand or surrounding rocks. It’s actually not the smartest thing to do with an expensive Sony A7r, but after a few very close encounters, I decided it was enough. But…
Between Worlds – Oahu Hawaii

I’ve always loved shots of clean tropical water on a white sand beach. There is even a good one that comes as a desktop background if you’re an OSX user. Well, guess what, I finally got one. Except the sand is not exactly white, close enough.
Mochi Girl – Japan Street Photography

The past few months have been crazy. All I’ve done is work, leaving me with very little time to shoot photography. I’m still trying to find the perfect balance between posting photography and camera news, which is tricky. Posting tutorials and news is more friendly to Google, which gets my site more views, which is…
Fukuoka Airport HDR Photo

This was from my last moments in Japan at the Fukuoka Airport. The photography gods finally appeared at the end there and gave me one last blessing. We ate dinner in a restaurant when the sun lit the sky. Luckily, my Sony A7r wasn’t packed away with the rest of my gear.
Sakura Explosion – Tokyo Japan

I posted this photo on Google+ earlier today, letting people zoom in 100%. With the Zeiss Sonnar 35mm and Sony A7r, with its 36-megapixel sensor and no High Pass filter, it’s amazing how much detail you can get from your images. In Japan, Cherry Blossoms are called Sakura. When they are in season, they are…
Solvang Poppies

Here’s another shot of Solvang from last weekend. The poppies are in bloom this time of year in Cali. Some areas further north of Los Angeles almost completely cover some hillsides. They are also great foreground objects, with some windmills from Solvang in the background. For this photo, I pulled out Nik’s Color Efex Pro.…