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Pentax K10D, SMC Pentax-FA 50mm f/1.4, ISO 320,  f/1.4, 1/60 sec, +.3 EV, IS on

This photo was taken while waiting in line at Moe’s in Auburn, AL. It was shot from the hip without being composed in the viewfinder. The composition turned out OK but I had to apply a fair amount of post processing in Lightroom to get to this point. Here’s the original unmodified as-shot image:

As you can see, it was a bit underexposed and the white balance was a little out of whack due to the mixed lighting conditions. After playing around with various white balance settings I settled on “Auto” as the best choice. Next all I really did to fix the exposure was jack the Exposure up to +1.42. While I was at it I also dropped the Blacks level to 0 and dialed in more contrast to darken things back up a bit without loosing shadow detail. Finally, I added in a touch of saturation to bring back up the color that was lost when I cranked the exposure.

April 17th, 2009 | Tags: Adobe Lightroom, bokeh, dining, DoF, eating out, food, handles, lunch, mexican, Moe's, Pentax K10D, red, reflection, restaurant, Robert S. Donovan, SMCP-FA 50mm f/1.4, Southwest, steam table, yellow | Category: photos | Comments Off

Pentax K10D, Pentax SMC-A 50mm f/1.7 (manual focus), ISO 100, f/1.7, 1/800 sec, +0.7 EV, IS on

While my wife was doing a little shopping I wondered around 18th street in Homewood, AL and took a few photos. I used to work at the bike shop right down the street from here.

March 21st, 2009 | Tags: 50mm f/1.7 SMC-A, Alabama, aluminum, bokeh, cafe, cars, chairs, DoF, empty, Homewood, lighting, parked, Pentax K10D, restaurant, Robert S. Donovan, shade, sidewalk, silver, street, tables | Category: photos | Comments Off

Pentax K10D, Pentax SMC-A 50mm f/1.7 (manual focus), ISO 800, f/1.7, 1/40 sec, +0.7 EV, IS on

Bouchon Bistro @ The Venetian, Las Vegas

The rest of the meal for those interested in such things:

Fresh oysters.

Warm pistachios.

Blood pudding sausage with roasted apples and potato pureé. I had the bar tender pick the wine for dinner. He selected a cabernet. Later he had me try a pinot gris he was thinking of suggesting. The cab was pretty rich with a peppery finish that matched the mild gamey-ness of the blood sausage. The pinot gris, on the otherhand, absolutely exploded in my mouth and provided an incredible contrast to the flavors in the meal. In hindsight he should have gone with the white ;-)

March 5th, 2009 | Tags: 50mm f/1.7 SMC-A, bar, blood sausage, bokeh, Bouchon, DoF, glass, Las Vegas, legs, manual focus, oysters, Pentax K10D, pistachios, potato pureé, restaurant, roasted apples, Robert S. Donovan, rosé wine, The Venetian, www.booleansplit.com | Category: photos | Comments Off

Day 2 I took another lap of the show floor looking for things I may have missed yesterday. Click through to see what I found. More »

March 5th, 2009 | Tags: 35mm f/1.8G, AF-S DX NIKKOR, Benihana, Casino, CropLines, cut away, EVF, focus screen, Hilton, hotel, Las Vegas, Nikon, noodles, Novoflex, Olympus E3, Panasonic Lumix G1, Pentax K10D, PMA 2009, quadrapod, remote live view monitor, restaurant, Robert S. Donovan, trade show, www.booleansplit.com | Category: gear | Comments (2)