I’m wrapping up some editing in terminal 5 of JFK while I wait on my delayed flight. This trip was a fast one, at times stressful. I didn’t feel like I brought any spectacular images home but what I brought home was a perspective.

ƒ/8 at 1/320 sec ISO 200

ƒ/10 at 1/125 ISO 100

I began the trip trying to capture the largeness of the city(above), however, the images seems played out and, quite frankly, I’ve seen better images. Therefore by the end of the trip, I redirected my focus on smaller moments or scenes. The city was overwhelming to try to capture in a few large perspective images. When I realized my perspective on this trip I became aware of aspects of the city that I generally overlooked.

ƒ/1.4 at 1/20 ISO 200

ƒ/2 at 1/200 ISO 200

ƒ/2 at 1/800 ISO 1250

ƒ/2 at 1/400 ISO 1250

I spent this afternoon north of Houston. The change of scenery was pleasant to shoot. The entire time it was rainy, cold and foggy… I couldn’t ask for a better setting.

ƒ/2 at 1/800 sec ISO 640

ƒ/2 at 1/60 sec ISO 640

ƒ/1.6 at 1/200 sec ISO 125

ƒ/9 at 1/80 sec ISO 500

ƒ/9 at 1/80 sec ISO 500

ƒ/8 at 1/100 sec ISO 800

Yep its finals time again and this looks like how a lot of us feel. A few friends and I went out to capture a few shots and this is what came out.

ƒ2 at 1/50 sec ISO 800

ƒ2 at 1/60 sec ISO 1000

Immediately after receiving my new 50mm 1.4d Nikon Lens, I set up some test shots in my living room. The lens has such a shallow depth of field which can get you into trouble when photographing people, but a lot of fun when it is applicable.

Below are some test shots on the new combo. The second set are High ISO images in low lighting outdoor event, the average ISO was around 2000.

ƒ1.4 at 1/800 sec ISO 100

ƒ2 at 1/250 sec ISO 100

ƒ2 at 1/160 sec ISO 100

ƒ3.5 at 1/50 sec ISO 2000

ƒ3.5 at 1/60 sec ISO 2000