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Pentax K10D, Pentax SMC-A 50mm f/1.7 (manual focus), ISO 800, f/1.7, 1/13 sec, +0.7 EV, IS on (hand held)

Bouchon, The Venetian, Las Vegas, NV

I have to say, this shot would not have been possible without my Pentax K10D’s in-camera shake reduction. I mean, they didn’t have IS 20 years ago when this lens was made ;-)

March 4th, 2009 | Tags: 50mm f/1.7 SMC-A, Adobe Lightroom, bar, bokeh, Bouchon Bistro, chairs, DoF, empty, french, hand held, Las Vegas, Pentax K10D, PMA 2009, restaurant, Robert S. Donovan, stools, travel, www.booleansplit.com | Category: photos | Comments Off

Pentax K10D, Pentax SMCP DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL @ 55mm, ISO 320, f/5.6, 1/60 sec, +0.7 EV, IS on

Outside the Planet Hollywood Hotel and Casino.

Pentax K10D, Pentax SMC-A 50mm f/1.7 (manual focus), ISO 400, f/1.7, 1/100 sec, +0.7 EV, IS off

Shaggy shoe fashion.

Pentax K10D, Pentax SMC-A 50mm f/1.7 (manual focus), ISO 100, f/1.7, 1/250 sec, +0.7 EV, IS on

The Venetian, Las Vegas, NV.

Check out more Bokeh Wednesday shots at the Bokeh Wednesday group on Flickr.

March 4th, 2009 | Tags: bokeh, fashion, Flickr Friends, fringe, Las Vegas, leather, PMA 2009, red, Robert S. Donovan, shoe, Venetian, wednesday, www.booleansplit.com | Category: photos | Comments Off

Tomorrow evening I fly out to Vegas for 3 days at the Photo Marketing Association’s (PMA) 2009 trade show. I’m all geared up with my Pentax K10D, new SanDisk 8GB Extreme III SDHC card and ExpressCard reader, custom printed business cards, and press badge. Unfortunately, my extra battery and battery grip look like they won’t get here in time. Shame.

I’m sure there will be plenty of coverage for the big name products. Rather than just add to the noise, my plan is to blog about the products I find most interesting. Hopefully this will add a slightly different perspective to the show coverage than the typical mainstream media coverage. Of course I’ll probably get caught up in any big announcements just like everyone else but I’ll do my best to find a unique angle to cover. Check back often for updates throughout the week.

BTW, thanks to the snow today for providing nice flat whitespace studio-like lighting for this shot:

Making lemonade out of lemons, my friends ;-)

March 1st, 2009 | Tags: battery grip, blog, blogging, business cards, ExpressCard, Extreme III, lighting, Pentax K10D, PMA 2009, press badge, Robert S. Donovan, SanDisk, SMCP-DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL, snow, studio, whitespace, www.booleansplit.com, www.pentaximaging.com | Category: Misc. | Comments Off

Pentax K10D, Pentax SMC-A 50mm f/1.7 (manual focus), ISO 1000, f/1.7, 1/25 sec, +0.7 EV, IS on

Lots of rain here tonight. Good thing my Pentax K10D is weather sealed ;-) Nice video to set the mood: Rain Song

UPDATE: Apparently this photo was just the beginning. This morning the Auburn area was hit by a series of tornadoes. Fortunately, we escaped without damage as two tornadoes passed just to the north and south of us. There was some damage to houses and businesses but so far we are hearing that there have been no injuries. There was lots of lighting and wind and a crazy amount of rain. Our entire back patio and yard was flooded and the alley turned into a white water river. I took a second to venture out of our bathroom closet to take this picture during the height of the storm:

Here’s the view out front. What the heck are these folks thinking?

Now they are forcasting snow tonight after this front moves through. Got to love Alabama weather!

February 27th, 2009 | Tags: 50mm f/1.7 SMC-A, Alabama, Auburn, bokeh, dark, drip, flood, flooding, Led Zeppelin, Lee County, night, Pentax K10D, rain, Rain Song, Robert S. Donovan, street, tornado, water, weather seals, www.booleansplit.com | Category: photos | Comments (1)