Only In Texas

Only In Texas, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Taken close to Lamar University. It is located on the East side of the ML King drive or Spur 380 on the North Bound lane.

We use Tex Joy spices all the time but we have to wait until we go back to Texas to get them or we have a family member mail us some. You cannot get them any where else in the country as they are made in Beaumont Texas.

Fire Escape

Fire Escape, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Taken next the The Jefferson Theater in Beaumont Texas.

Fire Escape way up high!

Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO Speed: 200

Minolta 35-105mm Mardi Gras (2009)_254

Minolta 35-105mm Mardi Gras (2009)_254, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

St Louis Mardi Gras 2009

Looks like Hawk or Animal from Wrestling on TV or perhaps from Mad Max, Beyond Thunderdome.

Scrap Metal 1.1

Scrap Metal 1.1, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

I think that this is perhaps one of the best examples of a "Depth Of Field" and "Bokeh" that i have ever taken. The pile of metal in the center is from a "Mag Drill"

I chose to not use a flash and just use the ambient lighting. The pile of metal shavings in the foreground is out of focus as is everything in the background. I love the lights and big door open and the effects that happened with the light from the items. The blurring off the background turned out amazing to me.

I do not know if i could make this photo again.

Exposure: 0.2 sec (1/5)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO Speed: 200

Angles and Beams 1.0

Angles and Beams 1.0, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

This is a photo of several beams laying on top of each other. I like to think of it as "Metal Bokeh" due to the focal point being the beam that is directly in the center of the photography. I used the built in flash for this photo. The lighting is rather harsh in this photo but it is metal and not a soft material to work with.

Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO Speed: 200

Scrap Metal 1.2

Scrap Metal 1.2, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

As i was walking around the shop late Friday afternoon looking for something to shoot, i saw this pile of scrap metal in a bin. I thought that i would use the built in flash as the ambient lighting is not so good. As you can see, my flash reflection is in the "U" shaped piece of metal and the ambient light is being reflected on the left side of the photo. I just liked the way the photo turned out.

Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 60 mm
ISO Speed: 200

Lens Photo Collections

Here are the type of lenses that i use and they are linked to sets on Flickr.

1.Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6
2.Quantaray LD 70-300mm f/4-5.6 Tele-Macro
3.Minolta 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5
4.Minolta 50mm f/1.7
***Componon 40mm f/4
4. Bower f/4 MC4 2x Tele Converter

***=had this for over 10 years, did not know what it was and adapted it to fit with the a200.

Lens Collection: It contains all the photos taken with the different lenses.





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