Took my camera to the store again.

[sir pball]

Got a few more shots along the way. All fresh off the card, I'm waffling on coughing up for Photoshop again…

Everything from my Nikon D7100 wearing a Nikkor 35/1.8 DX lens (one of Nikon's finest, IMO)

Leaf on a fence


Adorable story…the cashier saw my camera and said "Oh, that's a fancy camera, are you a photo…photogra…photographicalist, I'm not sure the word?" and I said "yes, I'm a photographer but it's just a hobby. Would you mind if I took some pictures of you?" and she agreed, so long as she got to see them…and.I wish I could have taken a picture of her grin when she saw them


DC Metro awnings are quite aesthetic, though this may be better B&W


Italian restaurant


Bikeshares


Carwash and bakery…get a fresh baguette while you get detailed

[sir pball]

3. I'm very familiar with the GNU Image Manipulation Program.

Problematic name aside…it just plain sucks. It's not in the same ballpark as Blender, not the same league, not even the same sport.

Yeah, it's technically just about as powerful as PS but ho-lee-crap is the UI/UX awful. I've been trying to learn it for probably 20 years and I still don't really get it, to the point that the $20 a month for the Evil Empire (plus a terabyte of storage, which isn't bad at all) is looking very useful.

[2naSalit]

2. Nice!

And a pretty young lady.

[littlemissmartypants]

8. She really is, 2na! ❤️

[sheshe2]

4. Beautiful photographs, sir pball.

Thanks so much for sharing!

[sir pball]

6. Eh, I honestly don't think I'm that good...

But apparently y'all like me

[littlemissmartypants]

7. We love you, sir pball. Stay encouraged. ❤️

[sheshe2]

10. I beg to differ.

[sir pball]

14. It's imposter syndrome

I did get a 96 overall in Arts 271, B&W Photography (I still have my entire portfolio, negatives prints and grading sheets), and I always get praise when I share, but since I have literally no other artistic talent I can't convince myself!

[sheshe2]

15. Photography is your art.

You don't need to excel in any other art form; photography is your medium.

TY for sharing.

[sir pball]

16. It's weird, my profession is also called an "art"...

I'm a 30-year veteran of the "culinary arts", and while I have been an Executive Chef and created entire dishes from scratch, that have made my guests very happy, I've never seen it as an "art" so much as a "craftsmanship", if that difference makes any sense.

[3catwoman3]

5. I like the light fixtures...

...at the Italian restaurant.

[littlemissmartypants]

9. 🌞❤️🤓

[usonian]

11. I think that the old 35mm f.2 was the second lens I got, and an absolute gem.

Can't speak for the newer ones.

A lot of people are very pleased with the jpegs that cameras kick out, never mind the raw files, and I am generally so impressed with what Nikon does, that I almost always need only the mac Preview app to get a great photo. (similar to seashore)

Seriously, I used to use (the late) John Bradley's xv program to adjust light levels on many a picture. (long ago)

I use GIMP only to do some healing, and since I dabbled in oils when I was young, some airbrushing along with it.

Keeping things as simple as I can.

[HAB911]

12. Beautiful work!

[George McGovern]

13. Good job sir pball! Neat DOF. AND nice that the cashier grinned when she saw her photos!

[sir pball]

17. When you have a 1.8 lens...

…it's hard to not do a bunch of DOF studies