Tamron 15x30 Di VC USD Lens

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 A classic New England Barn in Sunderland, Massachusettes

I have Photographed this barn many times before. the weather today was hazy, hot and humid. I saw this little break in the haze and clouds if only for a little while. But thats less important than the post about one hell of a fantastic lens. I love it for so many reasons. The biggest reason is its incredible diversity for compositions. I can use this lens for just about ever type of photography I enjoy. With exception of course, birding. The 15x30 balances well on my Canon 5d Miii. Though its a fairly heavy lens in comparisons to most of my other Tamron Glass, I don't find it cumbersome at all. I will be purchasing a VU filter system for it sooner or later. Image made with the Canon 5d Mii and Tamron 15x30. On top of my Sirui N3204x Tripod and K-30 Ball Head. Edited iN lightRoom CC and On1 Photo 10. Carried with LowePro Flipside aw500 and Peak Design accessories.

Amelia Gardens

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Amelia Gardens Westfield,MA

Today we went and spent a little while shooting flowers over at Amelia Gardens. It wasn't a great macro day. But it was a great day to be creative with my equipment. This shot was taken on the Sony a7 with Tamron 180 macro via  Metabone's adapter. I set my aperture wide open and focused on the leaf of this rose.  I planned on making the image soft and pastel like in Lightroom CC and OnOne Perfect Suite 9. 

Today makes our visit a little more special. It is Amelia's 17 month Birth Day! Happy Birthday to Daddy's little girl!

Learning to See

Part of growing as a photographer is learning to see light, shapes and movement. We as artist try to show our viewers what we see from behind the lens. This morning I saw this tiny little sun spot on this leaf as I was parking. I took three shots with my Sony a7. As soon as I took the shot I knew I liked it. I knew it was going to be a Black and white image. Sony a7 with Tamron Lenses 180mm Macro via Metabones adapter. On my Vanguard tripod. ISO 400 F22 shutter speed of 1/50th of a second. Edited in Adobe Light Room CC and OnOne Perfect Suite 9 (soon to be 10) Black and White.  

Sun Star Rain Drop.  

Bass Harbor Light

Here is a 3 shot HDR from the coast of Maine.  I didn't get a sunset but the fog added mood to the image. Work with what you have and sometime the image works for you. 

Bass harbor Light House  

Artistic Imaging.

Textures

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Sunflower with multiple texture layers. 

I pledged early in the year to become a better at editing. I wanted to learn editing to promote growth in my image making ability. I have for the past few years used in camera techniques to work my way through editing. I do believe it can and should be approached from the opposite angle. Like Artistic editing like this, Or focus stacking or even understanding how to take a picture with the intent of it being a black and white image. Image captured on a Sony a7 with Tamron 90mm Macro. On my Sirui P204s monopod with a -10 Tilt head. ISO 1000 F/16 Shutter 1/100 of a second. Edited in Lightroom CC and OnOne Perfect Suite 9

The Stick

The Stick

I'm just back from our trip to Acadia National Park and Cape Cod and I have wondered what new birds would be on the Stick. The sanctuary is growing like crazy with sunflower about 4 feet tall and ready to blossom. Guess who must had had some babies while I was gone? I had noticed that a male gold finch had been solo a lot before I left.  Solo he is no more. They look to be a week or so old. So that sort of fits the time line of hatching. Canon 7d Tamron 150x600 F6.3 (I like F8 better) at ISO640 shutter speed 1/100th of a second. Mounted on my Vanguard Alta Pro Tripod.

Sun Flowers

Sun Flower

I am guessing the birds have dropped some sun flower seed in the shrubs out front. I guess the 100 pound of seed paid off. The Sony a7 is absolutely the best macro camera in my opinion.  I can mount either of Tamron Macro lenses via the Metabones adapter and expect excellent result. taken with my Sony a7 with the Tamron 180 mm Macro vis Metabone's adapter on my Vanguard Alto Pro tripod. ISO 1600 F16 resulting in 1/50th of a second exposure.

Back Yard Sanctuary

My friend David Akoubian got me started on photographing every day song birds. He showed me the ropes on how to make sanctuary for my friends to eat. I have had some relaxing moments watching them and how they behave. When we were down in the Smoky Mountains Cecil Holme and I were talking about why the hell did we start this? Who thought we would be learning about birds and flowers. But I have really enjoyed it. I have been watching these Gold Finches the past few weeks. They are really quite the characters. They kind of get into being photographed. Yesterday a little female went as far as to actually appear to dance for me. Today the male shed his shyness and hammed it up. 

Male Gold Finch