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Don Perry

@alsodon.bsky.social

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Husband and father; past lives include the USMC and defense aerospace. All photos are my own.

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Don Perry @alsodon.bsky.social · Apr 12

Things aren't #Peaceful when your country is battling an enemy within.

Taken with a DIY tilt lens. No PS/AI, it's all optics.

#photography #BlueSkyArtShow #vintagelens #tiltlens #HilltopHouse

The photo shows an abandoned patio of graffitied concrete pillars, lines and shadows. The tilt lens angles the plane of focus diagonally into the right of the scene, putting an interesting "symbol of peace" and a swastika into prominence.

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Don Perry @alsodon.bsky.social · 12d

Base of a tree struck by lightning.
Angeles National Forest, California 2007

#BlueSkyArtShow #vertical
#EastCoastKin #WestCoastKin #photography #nature

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Don Perry @alsodon.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you! 😊

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Don Perry @alsodon.bsky.social · 16d

if it does fall apart you still might be able to extend it's life. My 30 year old viv 28/f2.5 got so loose the aper ring quit working. I disassembled everything until just the lens stack remained then used that as the basis for a diy tilt lens (see my pinned post for an example). It was an easy mod.

Don Perry @alsodon.bsky.social · 16d

It's one of my favorites and was allegedly intended to be released as one of the original high quality Series 1 lenses before the idea was scrapped for marketing reasons. Do you have the S1 90/f2.5? It's Vivatar's (Tokina) best lens and was top 5 sharpest in the world when it came out.

Don Perry @alsodon.bsky.social · 16d

Nice. Viv 35/f1.9?

Don Perry @alsodon.bsky.social · 18d

#Glow from the glassy water of an aqueduct at dusk.

#BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #photography

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Don Perry @alsodon.bsky.social · 18d

#Glow from the daybreak light.

#BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #photography

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Don Perry @alsodon.bsky.social · 25d

Renaissance Faire shop display
Irwindale, California

#photography #RenFaire #Renaissance #eastcoastkin

Don Perry @alsodon.bsky.social · Sep 15

The nearby beaches were beautiful, rum was dirt cheap and the chow hall was terrible.

Don Perry @alsodon.bsky.social · Sep 7

Phantoms Phorever

Don Perry @alsodon.bsky.social · Aug 18

Thank you 🙂
I deleted my earlier response when I realized I was talking about a different photo. My bad.

Don Perry @alsodon.bsky.social · Aug 9

Joshua trees in the Mojave desert are inherently #jagged.

#photography #BlueSkyArtShow #Mojave #scape #EastCoastKin

Black silhouetted Joshua trees in the foreground contrast with a fading dusky red horizon and darkening blue sky.

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Don Perry @alsodon.bsky.social · Aug 8

Wow, that's impressive! Thank you for sharing, I stand corrected 🙂.

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Don Perry @alsodon.bsky.social · Aug 6

Thank you 🙂 this one brings back really fond memories.

Don Perry @alsodon.bsky.social · Aug 6

We were definitely concerned. There had been other fires we could see from home but this was the closest.

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Don Perry @alsodon.bsky.social · Aug 6

Did someone say #ThickTrunkTuesday? This is as thick as they get.
Sequoia National Forest, California

#photography #sequoia #EastCoastKin

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Don Perry @alsodon.bsky.social · Aug 6

Emergency repairs on high voltage power wires during California's 2009 Station fire. I don't know what these people are paid but it's probably not enough.
Los Angeles County, 8/29/09

#photography #EastCoastKin #alphabetchallenge #WeekFforFire #wildfire