21mm Zeiss Distagon ZE, Canon 5D Mk II, Aperture 3, Ps CS5.

I’m going to miss this sweet lens. It will not work on the D800e — none of my existing Zeiss lenses will. Most will have to go but I’m keeping this one. What I really want to do is use it on a mirrorless APS-C camera body, like the X-Pro 1 or NEX 7. Its 45mm focal length will be the equivalent of a 67mm lens on that smaller format.

45mm Zeiss Tessar CY, Canon 5D Mk II, Aperture 3, Ps CS5.

I have photographed this bridge more often than any single thing I can think of. I guess the river and its endlessly changing atmospheric conditions are an important part of its visual fascination. But the bridge’s monolithic and concrete structure are a refreshing change from my normal visual stuff. The formalism is regular, man-made, very different from the fractal-like formalism of the natural landscape. All it means is this: I like shooting this bridge because it is very different from my normal pursuit. And in that it can be refreshing.

21mm Zeiss Distagon ZE, Canon 5D Mk II, Aperture 3, Ps CS5.

Leaf buds were a little past breaking, making for overwhelming textures. Again, a shot across the Potomac.

80-200mm Zeiss Vario-Sonnar CY, Canon 5D Mk II, DxO, Ps CS5, NIK Silver Effects.

I’m running a little late. This is a view of West Virginia near Shepherdstown, shot across the Potomac from the Maryland side.

80-200mm Zeiss Vario-Sonnar CY, Canon 5D Mk II, Aperture 3, Ps CS5.

45mm Zeiss Tessar, Canon 5D Mk II, Aperture 3, Ps CS5.

Canon 70-200 ƒ4L, Canon 5D Mk II, Aperture 3, Ps CS5.

. . . or Arnold Gassen remembers Ralph Eugene Meatyard. Or what happens to Bambi when you aren’t looking.

21mm Zeiss Distagon ZE, Canon 5D Mk II, Aperture 3, Ps CS5.

This is a test, in a way. Not sure this is the best subject for this test. The new iPads and other devices with high resolution displays are rendering some images poorly. Apparent detail is low even for images that have plenty of resolution. I see this problem with my images on my new iPad. I have read that jpg files made with progressive selected avoid this problem. So this one was made for progressive display. I must say I am skeptical, but we shall see.

100mm Zeiss Makro-Planar ZE, Canon 5D Mk II, Aperture 3, Ps CS5.

Two frame panorama, shot at dusk with a 40 year old lens.

50mm Pentax ƒ1.4 m42, Canon 5D Mk II, Aperture 3, Ps CS5.