Green

A few random shots taken while walking my dog. I find dog walks to be great for the unexpected photographic harvest.

Lake Llanquihue

While visiting Puerto Varas in southern Chile I had the chance to travel around Lake Llanquihue, one of Chile’s largest natural lakes. The almost romantic fishing culture around Lake Llanquihue is a lifestyle quickly becoming extinct. The volcano pictured below is Osorno, one of the most active volcanos in the southern Chilean Andes.

Back Again

I have spent the tail end of last year and a chunk of this year shooting in parts of California, Chile and Antarctica, which is the primary reason for my lack of activity. The plan is to share some of my experiences on this blog in the upcoming weeks.

I have also re written the code for this blog from scratch, which should allow me to update it in a more efficient manner. Please e-mail me if you encounter  bugs with the readability of the posts.

Some images shot around the new year in California’s Death Valley and Red Rock Canyon:

Sony/Zeiss FE 55mm f/1.8 Sonnar samples

I’m busy packing for a holiday trip but wanted to post some samples shot with the Sony FE 55mm f/1.8 Zeiss on the A7R. I just received the lens this past Thursday so my time spent with it is very limited. I’m going to have a lot more images from this as well as the other shipping FE lens (the 35mm f2.8) when I return.

My initial impression of the lens is very positive. It’s one of the sharpest lenses I have used wide open, and is worth every penny. Build quality is great and despite it’s apparent size balances very well with the camera. It’s very cold here in Canada and the following few images were shot this Sunday between some last minute pre departure shopping.

Also, check out some of my observations on the Sony A7R itself: https://blog.dominik.ca/2013/12/09/sony_a7r/

Barn gone bye

A little more than a year ago I have found this barn on a lonely country side road and fell in love with it’s picturesque combination of rusty sheet metal and old wood. I would go back every once in a while to photograph it under different lighting in hopes of making a larger series.

This past weekend I went back and found the barn to be burned down, no longer part of the landscape. Moments like this remind me of the power photography has to freeze time, and how this fascinating, almost magical fact is so often forgotten.

It is unfortunate that I was not able to complete the series, but as the good and wise Dr.Seus said, Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.