Post Sunrise Moods

I was out again early this morning, before 5AM, at my usual sunrise location for some decent scenes but it was shortly after sunrise, when I stopped a short distance down Flight Lock Road at the park below lock E4, when the best scenes unfolded. 

RF 28-70mm f/2.8 at 70mm, f/2.8, 1/60 sec., ISO 1600

RF 16-28mm f/2.8 at 19mm, f/4, 1/125 sec., ISO 200

RF 28-70mm f/2.8 at 59mm, f/4, 1/60 sec., ISO 100

RF 28-70mm f/2.8 at 28mm, f/4, 1/125 sec., ISO 100

RF 28-70mm f/2.8 at 59mm, f/4, 1/180 sec., ISO 200

RF 16-28mm f/2.8 at 19mm, f/4, 1/350 sec., ISO 200

RF 16-28mm f/2.8 at 18mm, f/4, 1/250 sec., ISO 200

RF 28-70mm f/2.8 at 59mm, f/5.6, 1/180 sec., ISO 200

July Weather

I'm trying to remember when it was that I was transported to Florida despite my boycott of fascist states. With daytime temperatures in the mid to upper 90's, nighttime lows in the 70's and thunderstorms every afternoon, I must have been.

In weather like this there's only one time of day I like to be out shooting. Sunrise time.

Here are some scenes from this morning at lock E5 with my duo of f/2.8 zooms, the most recent of which, the RF 16-28mm f/2.8 IS STM, arrived yesterday.

No alligators noted.

RF 16-28mm f/2.8 at 24mm, f/2.8, 1/30 sec., ISO 400

RF 28-70mm f/2.8 at 31mm, f/4, 1/350 sec., ISO 200

RF 28-70mm f/2.8 at 70mm, f/4, 1/60 sec., ISO 200

RF 16-28mm f/2.8 at 19mm, f/4, 1/350 sec., ISO 200

RF 28-70mm f/2.8 at 53mm, f/4, 1/125 sec., ISO 200

RF 28-70mm f/2.8 at 70mm, f/11, 1/350 sec., ISO 100

Final Mystic Post

I did some experimenting  yesterday at the Mystic Seaport Museum which I'll explain as we go along. 

I wanted to see the difference between 50mm and 70mm as I consider the 20-50mm f/4 lens as a replacement for the 28-70mm f/2.8. Being limited to the 50mm perspective on the long end might not be something I'd be content with for long.

50mm

70mm

This shot from inside a building at 28mm could be done with either the 20-50mm f/4 or 28-70mm f/2.8 lenses. A wider focal length might have been nice to get the whole ship with more of the frame of the window.

28mm

The only difference here is the first photo is f/2.8 and the second is f/4 in attempt to show the difference in maximum blurring of the background with each lens. Both are at 58mm and if I'd thought about it at the time I would have used 50mm.  The difference in background bokeh would be even less at 50mm.

f/2.8

f/4

This is a 16mm shot. Most of the photos with the 16mm lens had subjects pushed too far in the distance. This isn't bad but 20mm would work just as well, I think.

16mm

And here is one with the 50mm f/1.8 at f/4, which I needed for less blurring in the moon. This photo could be replicated with the 20-50mm f/4 lens with even an extra stop of image stabilization. 

50mm, f/4, 1/8 sec., ISO 1600

So, I'm still undecided.

[UPDATE: I decided. I've ordered an RF 16-28mm f/2.8 IS STM lens while the $250 instant rebate remains in effect. The 16mm lens is on the way to MPB to help defray the cost. Problems solved.]