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Photographed using my Sony A7R with a vintage Kinoptik 75mm c mount lens.

Photographed using my Sony A7R with a vintage Kinoptik 75mm c mount lens.
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upload_dateJun, 2019

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7 Comments |
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Jmb299 July 08, 2019
Beautiful!
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chiphendershot July 08, 2019
Thank you so much!!!
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grahamepettit October 17, 2019
Stunning
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Thank you so much for all your kind comments!!!
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Congratulations on your Challenge Win!
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chiphendershot June 11, 2020
Thank you so much for your comment!!! I very much appreciate it.
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Excellent !!
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Thank you very much!!!
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Beautiful composition
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chiphendershot May 12, 2021
Thank you so much for your gracious comment!
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Creule May 13, 2021
I really love the placement of the glass objects. The triangle anchors the composition then leads you into a wonderful stack of bokeh balls filling the composition with an ethereal dance of color and light.
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So glad you enjoyed my image. Thank you very much for your beautiful comment!!!
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kclofty November 07, 2021
Great color, great bokeh. A favorite in my "Very Very Sparkly Challenge."
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Thank you so very much!!!!!😁

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Behind The Lens

Location

I captured this image in the Corning Museum Of Glass.

Time

My wife and I took our grandchildren on a day trip to the museum of glass in Corning New York. I shot this inside there retail shop sometime in the morning hours.

Lighting

Lighting was existing lights throughout the shop. I quickly recognize the opportunity for some amazing bokeh with all the hanging lights and lighted glass.

Equipment

I photographed this with my Sony A7R mirrorless with my favorite vintage lens. Mounted with and adapter the lens used was a Kinoptik 75mm c mount lens. The lenses were use on 16mm movie cameras. They are known for their creamy circular bokeh. Camera was handheld.

Inspiration

Definitely the colors and lighting were very inspiring. So many angles and opportunities within the atmosphere of this shop. My biggest obstacle was waiting for people in the background to finish looking at items and out of the frame of my camera.

Editing

I use several editing tools in post-processing. I import my RAW files to Lightroom and make a few adjustments. After that I am in Topaz Studio where I spend the most time post-processing. I end up with some finishing touches in Photoshop. Most of my life I spent in the darkroom printing for professional photographers. Often you would here professional photographers say a lab can make or break the photographer. That still stands true in today’s digital environment, most photographers now post-processed their own images. I see so many nice images photographers have posted only to end up being a ho-hum, spiritless image due to poor post-processing or even over processing. When I worked with negatives in the wet lab, I would have a final print sitting in my work area that I felt was a winner, the next day I would come in and say to myself "What was I thinking"! It is the same with digital post-processing, sometimes walking away and leaving it for another day can be your best decision.

In my camera bag

I use a Nikon D850 with a variety of modern lenses as well as vintage film camera lenses with adapters to fit Nikon and Sony E-mount. I recently had my Nikon D700 converted to infrared. I enjoy using vintage c mount lenses designed for 16mm cine camera on my Sony A7R. The lenses I use with my Sony are Kinoptik 9mm, 32mm, 40mm and 75mm. I also use Wollensak, Schneider and Angenuiex lenses. I also enjoy free-lensing also called lens-whacking with a Helios 44m, some Russian lenses and any other vintage lenses that will produce nice flares and pleasing bokeh.

Feedback

Personally, I have to take a deep breath and slow down. I’ve struggled with mental focus my entire life, so even at 59 years old I have to really concentrate on slowing down as well as not getting discouraged while shooting. I still think of the acronym FAST - Focus, Aperture, Shutter and Think. I enjoy exploring several different camera points of views to find something that may tell an interesting visual story. Post-process is as important as the capture, invest in creative editing software then learn your software. There are many free tutorials out there that can teach you and give you the edge you have been looking for in your images.

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