William Sebastian Photography

Rigging

Will — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 22:14:46 +0000

Exp: 1/2000s @ f/7.1, ISO 200
Gear: Olympus E-PL2, Panasonic 20mm f/1.7

Balclutha’s rigging docked at the Hyde St. Pier in San Francisco, CA.

OT: Getting the most out of the Macbook Air

Will — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:44:24 +0000

Just a warning if you didn’t figure it out this is going to be a non-photography post. But still mildly photography related since you can’t do digital photography without a good computer. I recently got a new 2011 13″ Macbook Air. I’ve been getting it setup with all the required software and tweaks to get it running the way I like. I’m upgrading from an aging 15″ Macbook Pro running Snow Leopard on an Intel SSD (no sense in upgrading to Lion if I was going to buy a Macbook Air).

The Good:

My first observation of the new MBA is it is fast… really fast. The new Sandybridge i5 processor really makes this thing scream. Lightroom is much faster.
The screen is really nice. It’s bright and very crisp thanks to the 1440×900 resolution on the 13″ panel. This was the same resolution as my 15″ so I really don’t feel like I lost much going to a smaller screen.
Lion… It took me about a day to get use to Mission Control but I like it better than Spaces. The new full screen Safari in Lion is great.

The Bad:

The glossy screen. Most of my tech savvy friends will agree that glossy screens are bad but the MBA screen isn’t as bad as the current MBPro screens.

The Tweaks:

Alfred: productivity app that lets you access just about every function for navigating OSX without using the mouse. No need for launchpad just start typing the name of the app and Alfred will find it for you.
Safari OmniBar: Makes Safari more like Chrome it combines the address and the search bar in Safari. My browser of choice on Snow Leopard was Lion but with the full screen capable Safari this add-on makes Safari shine.
Safari Tab Switching: Allows you to use the command+number shortcut to switch between tabs…just like Chrome
iTerm2: way better terminal app for when the geek has to come out
Dropbox: Cloud storage that keeps all may documents and files safe and accessible on my iPhone.
TextMate: Great text editor
Adium: IM client
iStat Pro: Dashboard widget that tells you everything you want to know about your mac’s vitals

Scenes of Mexico

Will — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 16:03:20 +0000

Exp: 1/180sec @ f/8.0, ISO 160
Gear: Leica M9, 35mm Summicron

Vacation Blues

Will — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 03:16:44 +0000

Exp: 1/250 sec @ f/8.0, ISO 160
Gear: Leica M9, 50mm Summicron
Location: Ceiba del Mar, Puerto Morelos, Mexico

Spring Showers

Will — Wed, 11 May 2011 10:45:34 +0000

Exp: 1/180s @ F/4.0, ISO 160
Gear: Leica M9, 50mm Summicron

Well the rain here in NE Ohio has been relentless fortunately I made it out to shoot last week. I had a tough time making images as the forest lacked the clean shots I like to take. I liked this one because of the detail and color.

Fall in the archives

Will — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 22:18:35 +0000

Exp: 1/60s @ f/4.0, ISO 200
Gear: Canon 40D, 70-200F4L IS

I was looking back through some of my files and came across this one and I really liked the abstract nature of this shot and the great color.

Fall Black and White

Will — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 03:54:01 +0000

1/180s @ f/4.0, ISO 160, 90mm

Danger Propeller

Will — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 03:50:18 +0000

90mm 1/350s @ f/8.0, ISO 160

Jets and Smoke

Will — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 01:24:44 +0000

200mm 1/1250s @ f/5.0, ISO 200

Air Show Art

Will — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 01:22:54 +0000

This year at the Reno Air Races the Canadian Snowbirds took center stage. This was the first time I’ve see the Snowbirds, I must say that I’m impressed. They don’t fly high performance jets like the Blue Angels or the Thunderbirds but they have a fantastic show. The CT-114 Tutor jets are flown with superb precision and grace. They fly the tightest formations I’ve ever seen at an airshow. If you get a chance to go see this team perform you won’t be disappointed.