out for a walk after dark ... it must have snowed a bit here while I was at work (less than 20 miles away and where it was warmer and wetter) ... not sure whether I like the BW version or the desaturated colour version with the reds and oranges held ... Santa seems happy enough though


E-P2, CV28/1.9, 1/30s, f/2, ISO800

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(Taken with Cosmicar/Pentax 25mm f/1.4. Default LR conversion)

The photo is probably a bit too tight for my liking.

Here's another one:


The lens is turning into my favourite lens because it is small and produces nice colours, just a joy to shoot with. Now if only it doesn't vignet (only covers 16:9 fully), and I am still waiting for my VF-2 to arrive.

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).

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.

Kind of like how it turned out... I am starting to like 16:9 more and more...

At Brian's suggestion :

The IS is about 3(2?) stops effectiveness with the 20mm pancake... pretty good ... (1/5s to 1/2s SS was usable handheld. Before, with the GF1 it was about 1/20s to 1/15s.)



It looked kind of sharp on the LCD, but 1.6s was probably too much..

as opposed to say down a dark creepy one:

As the title suggests, the cafe is built from see-through glass walls. I was drawn in by the pretty lights and glass (along with the emptiness of the cafe).

The image kind of fails because the reflections came out too distracting. Probably something to try my hands on again another time.

I don't usually hang walk around at night (not in this direction anyway) and took a quick shot on my way to a friend's 21st birthday.

I skipped day 22 by the way, it was too boring in my opinion.

I am staying late working on some project, may as well make the most of the lonely opportunity :