my photo blog: December 2009

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Kitty scaling the fence

Kitty can climb over most any fence. Here he is climbing on top of a 6 ft. fence. Taken with a Leica M8 in b/w mode with Canon 28/2.8 lens with Walz green filter. 1/360, ISO 640.

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Sunday, December 27, 2009

Rorschach blot

Another interesting frozen puddle pattern. M8 with Canon 28/2.8, 1/6, ISO 640, Hoya R72.

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stripeless Kitty

Kitty losing his stripes again! M8 with Canon 28/2.8, 1/11, ISO 640, Hoya R72.

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cold afternoon walk

M8 with Canon 28/2.8, 1/45, ISO 640, Hoya R72 filter.

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cold day with Kitty out

Kitty is in purple. Taken with M8, and Canon 28/2.8 lens with Hoya R72 IR filter. 1/22, ISO 320.

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3d-ish ice puddle

Another interesting frozen puddle. M8 with Summilux 35, 1/90th, ISO 320.

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ice pattern

About 20 deg. F. The ice puddle is smooth on top, and layered, but would likely crush if stepped on. Taken with Leica M8, and Summilux 35/1.4 lens. 1/180th, ISO 320.

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Wednesday, December 23, 2009

another view going down the hill

from the tower. Some small islands in the other direction. 1/1000, ISO 160.

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looking up at the tower

from the base. M8, CV 15/4.5. 1/360, ISO 160.

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smaller islands

seen from the top of Orcas Island. Taken with the M8, CV 15/4.5 @ 1/500, ISO 160.

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Tower at the top of the park

From the top, it overlooks several surrounding islands around Orcas. Taken with the M8, CV 15/4.5 @ 1/500, ISO 160. A bit of lens flare can be seen on the left side of the tower.

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pier on a lake on an island

Leica M8 with CV 15/4.5, 1/750th, ISO 160.

Later in the day we saw a man catch a small fish on this pier, while pedaling a boat around the lake.

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yellow flower

M8 with Cosina Voightlander 15/4.5 framed with external viewfinder (21mm). 1/60th, ISO 160.

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2 chairs

Leica M8 with CV 15/4.5. 1/125, ISO 160.

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Sunday, December 20, 2009

Gingerbread house

Taken with Leica M8, with Summilux 50/1.4 @ 1.4, 1/90th, ISO 320.

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Kitty grooming Slate

Taken in black and white with a Leica M8, with Summilux 35/1.4 @ 1.4, 1/11th, ISO 1250.

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Saturday, December 12, 2009

below freezing in infrared

About 10 degrees Fahrenheit (-12 deg. C). Taken with a Leica M8 with M-Hexanon 28/2.8 lens @ 2.8. 1/60th, ISO 640, with Hoya R72 filter.

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Kitty loses stripes and turns white

With a Hoya R72 near infrared filter, Kitty appears to be white instead of orange, and to have lost his stripes. Taken with a Leica M8, Summilux pre-asph 35/1.4 @ 1.4, 1/16th, at ISO 640.

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Thursday, December 10, 2009

Slate and Kitty conserving heat

Leica M8 with Summilux 50/1.4 @ 1.4, 1/45th, ISO 640.

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film portrait of Slate sleeping

Taken with a Leica M6 with Summilux 75/1.4 @ 1.4. Film was Kodak Portra 100.

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