Early Saturday morning was sunny and bright. But it was rather cold, and the streets were mainly empty. Using the equivalent of a deep red filter and a superwide lens seemed the right way to capture our current situation, in the images below.
All images taken with a Sony A7ii and a Voigtlander 15mm/f4.5 Superwide Heliar lens
I went out early this morning for my walk, and very few people were around. Stark shadows and blue skies.
Sony A7ii, Voigtlander 15mm/f4.5 Superwide Heliar
Everything is empty and quiet.
Sony A7ii, Nikkor-N 24mm/f2.8 lens
I took this image some time ago, but it captures my mood these days.
Sony A7ii, 85mm/f1.8 Nikkor lens
Many people do not like the “busy” background of a mirror telephoto lens but I actually don’t mind it.
Sony A7ii, 500mm/f8 Spiratone Minatel lens
By the shore of Lake Ontario.
Using an old 500mm/f8 mirror lens. I like how it captured the distortion of the atmosphere.
Sony A7ii, Spiratone Miratel 500mm/f8 lens
Exploring the interior universe these days.
Sony A7ii,Micro-NIkkor 55mm/f3.5
Empty seats, closed doors, shuttered windows. Abstract isolation.
Sony A7ii, NIkkor Pre-AI 85mm/f1.8 lens
PS: The MPP podcast is back! Latest episode here.
We are all in our cages right now, and most are not literal.
Sony A7ii, Micro-NIkkor 55mm/f3.5 lens
At the Beaches yesterday, seeing this scene (with some contrast added in post) resonated with me, in the context of all that is going on.
Sony A7ii, 50mm/f1.4 Nikkor lens
My Third Eye 