Family Vacation - Adirondacks

Well, I spent the last week and a half in Munich for work. Now I'm off for a week to vacation with my family in the Adirondacks. Of course, I brought my camera, and have been taking advantage of the sites. I'll try to post some pictures every other day or so, but the wifi at the camp we're renting is spotty at best.

I'm fairly happy with the way this shot of the moon and starry sky turned out. I sat on the dock with a cold Utica Club while I played with the settings to get a decent exposure. I ended up shooting with my 35mm lens at f/1.4 for 2 seconds, then processing in Adobe Lightroom.

This morning I woke up at 7:30 and drove about a mile up the road to the old mill on Moose River. I've driven past this mill since I was the age of 10 and have always been curious to see what's inside. Here are a few photos from this morning.

 

The Alpha and the Omega?

When I was in Munich, in December, I popped into a camera store to take a closer look at a camera that really caught my eye: The Sony Alpha 7.  This is a full frame mirrorless camera. It's basically everything I've been hoping one of the major companies would create.  And I find it funny that Sony came out with it. Not Nikon.  Not Canon. It's a full frame camera packed in a small body. It's got a great shape to it; classic. After reading/watching many reviews, I think that I will make this my  next piece of equipment. Sony has a small but fantastic suit of E-mount lenses featuring Zeiss glass. Most are very fast primes. The reviews I've read and seen show stunning results.  Stay tuned!