Lens-Artists Challenge #324: In the Details (Part One)

Lens-Artists Challenge #324: In the Details (Part One)

I had great plans for this week's Lens-Artists Challenge, great plans. But a combination of factors meant that we were unable to get out, despite the nice autumn weather on Monday and Tuesday. The rest of the week hasn't lived up to expectations either. So what I'm going to do is post three images that I grabbed earlier this week and then, (hopefully) when we go out next Monday I'll make an attempt at the Challenge I had in mind. 

This week, instead of a theme, Patti of pilotfishblog  announced an 'In The Details' challenge (https://pilotfishblog.com/2024/11/09/lens-artists-challenge-324-in-the-details/). Quite simply, Patti asked us to choose a subject, any subject, and take a series of photos, getting closer and closer each time until we were  focusing on details. 'Vary your shots' of the subject, she says, and 'change your perspective' each time. Then 'post three photos of [each] subject'.

The camera I chose for this project is the Pentax X70, a 12MP camera from 2009. It's what they used to call a 'bridge' camera — it looks like an SLR but the lens is fixed and it has features closer to those of a compact camera. What appealed to me for this project is the well publicised (at the time) 24x 'superzoom'. This means the lens has a range of 26mm at its widest to a whopping 624mm. 

The first cloudscape was at the camera's widest angle, 26mm, and the third image was at near maximum zoom. I didn't fill the frame with the moon, although this camera is certainly capable of doing so, because these are all hand-held grabs and at such magnification it was difficult to keep the camera steady, as you can see from the framing.

So I hope you will all excuse this little bit of fun. The plan for next Monday is to go out and hopefully get the shots I was aiming for this week. It'll be a busy time Lens-Artists wise, since by then Patti will have delivered the theme for the next Lens-Artists Challenge. 

Themes for the Challenge are posted each Saturday at 12:00 noon EST (which is 4pm, GMT) and anyone who wants to take part can post their images during the week. If you want to know more about the Challenge, details can be found here (https://photobyjohnbo.com/about-lens-artists/), and entries can be found on the WordPress reader using the tag 'Lens-Artists'.

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