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ƒ/8 | 1/200 | ISO 100

Tree of Life

Dragør, Denmark is a tiny hamlet about 45 minutes bus ride from central Copenhagen. It’s only about 15 minutes drive and being that close and then having such a sleepy life outside the center of an amazing city is really incredible. This house and yard were either suffering hardcore from the summer heat wave, or they were making a cool choice in landscaping. Either way, this tree reminds me of the Tree of Life.

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ƒ/1.7 | 1/30 | ISO 1600

Unfiled Records

This is a photo of two friends of mine, Allenheimer (L) and Good Moon Deer (R). They are the label heads of Unfiled Records and produce some spectacular records. This was the first shot I took this evening and hadn’t settled into the camera yet. Somehow, the slow shutter produced a super crisp photograph. The Q is pretty amazing in low-light, but I was shocked at how sharp this one was. Usually I find that the grain at 1600 is really nice, without having too much problems in the editing phase. This photo is almost entirely untouched aside from a slight adjustment to the contrast curve. Nothing done to the blacks, which shows how nice the sensor is at that ISO.

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ƒ/8 | 1/1000 | ISO 400

Honn Homage

This is a stylistic departure from what I try to shoot. A copy of a friend’s work, trying to figure out how he does it so well — connecting light and shadows without much of a subject, making the shadows the subject themselves. It’s not something I think about much when I am out and walking around, but it is something I have learned matters a great deal from him. It’s fantastic to walk around and pretend you are shooting through someone else’s lens.

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ƒ/3.2 | 1/800 | ISO 400

1995 McDonald’s

This is a very nostalgic interior for me. It is exactly the same as the McDo’s I grew up frequenting, pretty much a frozen moment in time. We were a bit hungover and in need of a quick pick me up , and there is really nothing better than a greasy McDonald’s breakfast for soaking up all the alcohol. Luckily, this was directly across the street from us in Pittsburgh.

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ƒ/16 | 1/80 | ISO 100

Malibu

I opened the lens all the way up and adjusted every setting around that. After all, it is not often I get to shoot in sunkissed days, so I have to take advantage when I can. The 28mm offers a lot of challenges when it comes to filling a frame and this Malibu sign is so famous I was dying to get a good snap of it. My daughter loves to pose and dutifully did so when a surfer was walking by I knew I had something great brewing. The result is a lot of action and I am super proud of this one.