Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/60 sec
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The American photographer Annie Leibovitz famous for her celebrity portraits and work for Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair and Vogue magazines, has a exhibition in The Museum of Contemporary Art at Circular Quay. The exhibition is called 'Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer's Life 1990-2005' and has been touring the world since 2008, now its Australia's turn. Quite frankly with a couple of exceptions it was pretty ordinary. I was interested in her lighting techniques but many of the portraits were a bit 'soft' and although compositions were interesting a focus on her now, sadly, deceased gay lover and some quite mundane happy snaps of her during her fight with cancer were not at all interesting photographically. But what would I know? There is no photography allowed in the exhibition so I cant show you any examples. I recommend people go to see it and make up their own mind. Its on at the MCA till March 2011 so plenty of time. I do hope Ivan and his girlfriend (below) are performing outside when you are there they make quite a pair. Ivan was terrific but I found his partners performance a bit wooden :-)
Nikon D300, Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, 116mm f2.8, 1/1000 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, 116mm f2.8, 1/1250 sec
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I also took some random shots on the street on my way back to my car. . . .
Nikon D300, Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, 70mm f2.8, 1/250 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, 78mm f2.8, 1/2500 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, 70mm f2.8, 1/400 sec
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