Seeing 2011 (#73)

For your consideration: a nocturnal illumination from last weekend's visit to a small club in San Francisco, where the gathered family and intoxicated strangers took in my brother Eric's performance as a new member of a rock band, Repeat After Me. A contemplated subtitle to this piece is Hangovers, as both philosophical and literal allusions.

I am extremely pleasantly surprised at the overall sharpness and clarity of this long-tele image shot at 1/3 of a second — even despite utilizing a monopod, such a lengthy exposure at so great a magnification would be expected to yield a movement-induced blurry result. The crispness here speaks to the amazing sophistication of my lens' image stabilization.

This offering was subjected to minimal post-processing beyond small tweaks to contrast and the elimination of a few distracting elements; it is another example of my fascination with the interplay of light and glass, and will likely be included in my Glass Series in upcoming exhibits.

Unfulfilled Promises, #1977

© 2011 James W. Murray, all rights reserved.

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Details: May 7, 2011; Canon 20D; f/5.6 @ 1/3 sec; —1 EV; ISO 400; 439mm.

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