On Christmas Night…
This shot is also from Christmas in Davidson. Using my Sony A7r and Voightlander Nokton 50mm lens, I focused this beautiful ornament hanging down from one of the buildings across the street from the Green (where all the food and vendors are). By shooting with the lens fully open at f/1.1, the giant Christmas tree across the street on the Green turned into beautiful golden circles, the perfect background for the beautiful red and… Read More
³ Reflections of…
This was a really fun shot to get. I am always on the look out for reflections and while walking around the city of Charlotte one day, I saw this really awesome reflection on a building. I had my new Sony A7r with me as well as a Voightlander 35mm f/1.2 lens. The reflection of the building across the street was really tall so I had to get down low to be… Read More
Lion in a Carousel
This was actually a pretty difficult shot to get. The carousel ride was in a small, round building with a ton of people walking around and photographing their children on the ride. I was trying to find a really unique looking animal ride to photograph when I saw a lion coming around towards me. I wanted to get a really unique angle on it so I turned my camera a bit and… Read More
Carriage Horse
I was really happy when I got to spend a day in the city of Charlotte. I took my new Sony A7r with me with a Charlotte-Voigtlander 35mm f/1.2 lens. I grabbed this shot of a carriage horse and the photo reminded me of the horses in Central Park. Even the background colors and hotel architecture made me think of area around Central Park. I gave the photo a little bit of a… Read More
The Grande Disco
While visiting the city of Charlotte, my goal was to walk around and find unique art and sculptures all over the city. This is an urban sculpture made out of bronze from 1974. While trying many different angles, I found that the best way to photograph it with a 35mm lens was straight on. I rarely do straight on shots but this is was a dynamic sculpture and the features of it… Read More
