In case you're wondering where I've been, here I am. Most of my shooting this year has been people photography, not nature. It's too cold outside. And I'm not going to bombard you with a Pic a Day of my daughter for all sorts of reasons. So it's been pretty quiet on this blog front.
But I did attend a 40th birthday party this weekend, which gave me the chance to try something new. I left the flash at home, and used only my 50mm f/1.8 lens at a very high ISO. All pics were taken at 800 or 1600 ISO. They came out dark, noisy, grainy... And it's great! I used a little Lightroom magic to convert to black and white by desaturation, then added some exposure and fill light and adjusted the colors (yes, adjusting the colors on a black and white pic is worth it.) The results are great -- they have an almost classic film look.
So no people pics, but I can sneak in the cake, at least...