So much bad news everywhere and so little I can do about it. I needed to avoid the internet, avoid my TV news and disconnect. One way that's good for me is to take a walk by myself and take a camera along to keep my fingers and part of my brain occupied.
I've been playing with the Sigma fp for the last couple of days and thought it would be nice to see how the Sigma 24mm f3.5 works with that camera. At least I don't have to manually focus it on the rear screen to make it all work in the bright sun...
We had a wild rain storm last night, just after midnight. Huge wind gusts. Horizontal rain. Hail whipped sideways. In central Texas a fast moving cold front like that usually brings cool dry air and puffy clouds the next day. It made this morning's clouds look wonderful.
Camera set to ISO 100. Aperture set to f8.0. WB = sun icon. Shutter speed? The camera's choice.
An old train engine waiting its turn next to the Amtrak station.
Going nowhere as slowly as possible.
With the Sigma fp you actually have a choice of raw file sizes. You can shoot at highest quality (6000x4000 in 14 bit) or you can shoot at a lower res (2000x3000) but with 12 bits. I never tried the lower res version before so today was the day for experimenting. They all look good to me.
24mm is about as wide as I ever like to go. I've got two lenses that are marginally wider. They don't see as much use.
That's all I've got for today.
