Another Saturday Morning
Yesterday morning I was supposed to photograph an encampment of Civil War re-enactors but it was cancelled. I guess the guys couldn’t make it. So, what do you do when you throw a war and nobody comes? Have a good, hearty breakfast. So — as has become this summer’s tradition — it was off to the farmer’s market and ingredient for a blueberry waffle (thanks for the recommendation, Doug!).
I’m continuing to play around with the Lensbaby Composer. Yesterday I popped on the wide angle attachment and the f/5.6 aperture ring. I’m looking for that sweet spot of enough distortion that it looks purposeful while not so much distortion that it renders the image totally abstract. It’s a little fidgety to change out the aperture rings, especially when you’re using the wide angle attachment, so I want to find the right combo and pretty much leave it. I think this is getting pretty close. One of my main uses for this lens is quick food shots in restaurants where the background can’t be free of clutter. The waffle shot is pretty much what I’m looking for.
Update: Here’s a photo of the setup — a Nikon D300 with a Lensbaby Composer and the wide angle attachment (that weird, flared, trumpet-like bit at the end of the lens).
The waffle shot is a perfect example of a great use for the Lensbaby Composer. Now I’m hungry for blueberry waffles.
We’ve been heading to the farmer’s market quite a bit this summer as well. It’s a great place to support local merchants and get healthier food.
Sorry about the waffle urge but it was really good…
Thanks for stopping by!
Really cool! I’ve been resisting the lensbaby for quite some time and you’re not making it any easier that’s for sure.
-Bruce
Very cool LB set Mike. They all look “purposeful” to me. I remember doing LB 1.0 shots with my low-tech, crappy, wide-angle attachment. It looks like a floppy hose with a paper weight on the front. I’ll have to take a photo of the rig and show you guys – you’ll laugh out loud.
-doug
Bruce — You should definitely get a Lensbaby. It’s one of those looks that I really don’t think you can successfully duplicate with software. The Composer doesn’t feel quite as “creative” (for lack of a better word) than the old flexy ones but my winner-to-sucky ratio is much higher with it. The push-pull focus was definitely an adjustment.
Doug — I can’t remember if I borrowed your whole rig or just the Lensbaby when I went to Canada but I remember seeing the “hose-and-paperweight” contraption. The flared wide angle attachment on my Composer looks like either the mouthpiece from a old telephone (the kind you had to crank) or some creature from a Dr. Seuss book. I’ll post a photo of it later today if I can…