I found my old violin and got it restrung. I don't think I have ever named it, or realised there was a name on the bridge before. 'Carmen' is written on there, may as well name it that.

Now I have to get it retuned and start playing again.

Some PP in LR (mainly to change the background hue)

It is close to the end of winter, but still quite cold here. I saw the flower blooming on the way home, so that got me hoping for spring to come.

Can people please let me know if they see the background as green/yellow-ish or red-ish (I see different colours in LR and in Firefox, but I am also red-green colourblind.)?

Tom bought me back a c-mount Cosmicar/Pentax 25mm f/1.4. This is the first shot to see how well it fits. The colours look nice to my eyes (shot in RAW and straight out of LR)!

It has been raining a lot here in Auckland lately, but this weekend seems to be good for once. I took the photo early in the morning when I left home.



P.S. My E-PL1 with case (it is the budget one mentioned on the forum before), also comes with a top part.

I have had a bit of a break, wondering about a lot of things (photography or not; a little bit of identity crisis and wandering in life). The case for my E-PL1 has just arrived today, so it kind of made me starting taking photos again.

My subject today is a nice bottle of Korean Raspberry wine. This makes a nice circle coming back to the Cheery wine, which I posted near the beginning of my PAD.

I was taking some photos with a friend last night, and she told me that all of my photos were very "composed". What she probably meant was that I shot straight all the time, and I think she was right. It is a reflection of my personality I guess.

Hence, today's photo (taken yesterday) is an attempt to shoot from an angled perspective, I really like this one in particular. It is probably not the most "perfect" shot, but the way the lines spiral in reminds me of the "golden section"....

This is the same crane as day 37, I am just drawn to it for some reason.

Below are a few that are not in my PAD, but they were taken during the same stroll (perhaps more colourful):





All were taken with 57mm Konica Hexanon f/1.4 (@f/1.4, hence the glow).

Taken with Konica Hexanon 40mm f/1.8.. (not that good of a photo by a long shot)

Continuing my obsession with tilt-shift, I tried free lensing with the 40mm Konica Hexanon instead of the 57mm today. I couldn't focus far when I was tilting with the lens removed from the mount adapter. The extra distance acted like an extension tube.

I didn't dare to tilt without the adapter because the tab on rear of the lens might scratch the sensor. Then it occurred...

I was trying to do some free lens tilt-shift, which didn't work because I couldn't focus with 1 hand on the lens and the other on the camera... (If anyone has any experience, I would love to hear it.)

The above is a shot I got normally. Lens was Konica Hexanon 57mm f/1.4. I am kind of surprised at how much better the grip is on the E-PL1 than the GF-1 actually. The focus is still off however.