Blame It On Wordsworth

By this point in human history, most would probably consider the 'lonely cloud' a tired trope, downright corny even. Not worth a click. Indeed. These days a cloud needs to be pretty special for me to consider photographing it. The other day, however, I was gazing out a window -- taking a little visual break after looking at a lot of art that didn't particularly resonate with me. At that moment, this little cloud looked pretty sweet and captured my mood. It's corny for a reason, I guess.

Out of My Comfort Zone

Temperatures here in the Deep South have been pretty seasonal for the most part this summer. In other words, about ten degrees cooler than in the UK at the moment. That said, the humidity has also been a bit higher than usual, so, all things considered, the level of comfort is still pretty miserable, with the heat index hovering around 105 F every afternoon. At least the clouds are looking mighty fine these days. 

Tasting notes: Olympus EP2, Olympus 25 mm f/1.8, Silver Efex Pro. 

Nifty 50

I like me some fast glass, just as much as the next photographer out there. No doubt about it. But I also really appreciate a compact and lightweight standard lens that just gets out of the way and gets the job done when the sun is shining, you know? Over the years, these super small, super useful, super plastic-y and super cheap 50mm f/1.8 lenses have come to be known as 'nifty fifties'. I recently picked up a copy of the nifty fifty for my digital full frame camera and I'm delighted to report that my 'serious' camera now fits comfortably in my fanny pack.

The nifty fifty also generally has very solid optics, so I knew I'd come home with a state-of-the-art file when I noticed this amazing cloud formation the other day on a walk. The construction project is nearly complete, so the dumpster with the cool graphics will probably get hauled away very soon.