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One week, one camera, one lens week ending August 13 2017


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My combination for this week will be the D300 and Nikkor-O 35/2 Ai'd again. I start work again this Monday, so I'll probably shoot mostly during my lunch hour downtown again.

 

If anyone else wants to shoot any single lens with me for a week, feel free to post what you get in this thread.

 

For me, August is normal prime month, so I will use 35 on DX and 50 on FX for these challenges.



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I will start off this week with some shots of my home, Maricopa AZ..  Maricopa is quite old as far as towns in the western U.S. go, it was first a Pony Express stop, then a stop on the Butterfield Stage Line to California.  Then along came the Union Pacific railroad, and around the first of the 20th century, Maricopa really grew There were two hotels to accommodate tourists to Arizona as there was not, and still is not a track into Phoenix.   However, as most western towns meet their fate, most of Maricopa burned down, not to be restored to its former glory.  Am Trak still maintains a stop here, the last one before Yuma and then Los  Angeles.  Southern Arizona is ranching and farming country;  Cattle and cotton, and most recently corn is slowly replacing cotton.  Today Maricopa, with a population of 48,000, is a bedroom community to the Valley of the Sun, Metro Phoenix,  it citizens mainly commuters and retirees.  We have quite a large contingent of Canadians who winter here.

Camera: D750, lens Nikkor 50mm 1.4 G

 

1) California Zephyr passenger car, 1940's.  M, 1/500 @ f9.0, 0 ev, iso 200, spot converted to b/w in Topaz

2) WaterTower, a local landmark and tallest structure in town, excluding the casino. M, 1/500 @ f9.0, 0 ev, iso 200, spot, converted to b/w in Topaz

3) Villages ar Rancho El Dorado Recreational Center, the community I live in. M, 1/640 @f11, 0 ev, iso (auto)1250, spot, converted to b/w in Topaz

4) Union Pacific train rumbling through town, Houston to L.A. at the rate of 60+ per day. S, 1/640 @ f2.5, -1/3 ev, iso 200, spot, converted to b/w in Topaz

5) The Headquarters Lounge, oldest watering hole and restaurant in town.  Back in the day, John Wayne, the actor, had a large cattle ranch just south of Maricopa, and          frequented this bar when in town.  The state highway that runs through Maricopa to Phoenix on the north and Interstate 8 on the south is named after him.

A, 1/100 @f 9.0, 0 ev, iso 200, spot

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  • water tower bw.jpg
  • vred rec center bw.jpg
  • train-water tower bw.jpg
  • headquarters lounge.jpg


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I had too much to do yesterday, so I shot more than usual today...

 

PES 2017 08 08 12 47 26 35mm
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PES 2017 08 08 13 15 23 35mm
PES 2017 08 08 13 19 58 35mm C

 



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Today's catch have one thing in common, and that is that they don't look like they are shot in Uppsala. The light was more like central Europe, so I sought out scenes that work with that light. These are all SOOC, no Impressionist filter on the first one...

 

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My next set for this weeks challenge: D750, Nikkor 50mm 1.4G

The building were taken in the town of Florence, the county seat for Pinal County, AZ.

 

1) Old Pinal County Courthouse, 1891, now administrative offices for county.  M, 1/500 @ f9.0, iso 100, spot 

2) Silver King Hotel, 1876, now retail space (Florence Fudge and others), M, 1/320 @ f9.0, iso 100, spot

3) Cosgove House, 1876, originally a adobe structure, M, 1/500 2 f7.1, iso 100, spot

4) Alcurtis Turner doing a layup, I did this shot for a local magazine that was running an article on his kids basketball camp. M 1/400 @ f6.3, iso 100, spot

 

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  • florence old hotel.jpg
  • florence cosgrove house.jpg
  • alcurtis turner.jpg


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This series concludes my week of one camera one lens. I drove to downtown Phoenix for this set.

D750, Nikkor 50 1.4G  B/W's were converted in LR5

 

1) Boy with Wagon, I found this sculpture while looking for a tile store, having passed it many times without noticing.  M. 1/320 @9.0, spot,  auto iso 1100

2) Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic church, Town of Guadalupe, AZ, small town on way to downtown Phoenix.  Typical example of Spanish Colonial architecture.

    M, 1/320 @ f9.0, spot, auto iso 1100

3) Bicycles, I left this photo in color to show the vibrant colors of pink and blue on these cruiser type bikes.  M, 1/320 @ f9.0, spot, auto iso 250

4) Skyscraper, a different angle on a local bank building, M, 1/320 @ f9.0, spot, auto iso 100

6) Bust, came across this bust in a bank corridor, no plaque, so he remains a mystery (to me), M, 1/320 @ f9.0, spot, auto iso 100

5) Reflections, same building different view, M, 1/320 @ f9.0, spot, auto iso 250

 

 

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  • boy with wagon.jpg
  • Guadalupe Catholic church.jpg
  • bikes, downtown.jpg
  • Skyscraper.jpg
  • Bust.jpg
  • Reflections.jpg


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Nice sets, Dean!

What do you think of the challenge, do you want to keep at it for another week?



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Yes, I think I will use my 105 macro this time, should be interesting.



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We have some down time waiting for the rivers (yes, plural) to crest so we can go home ha ha, so playing catch up. Nice work fellas. Deano, the B&W from Maricopa are incredible.