A Night Out Around Dumbo Brooklyn

A Night Out Around Dumbo Brooklyn:

Hey everyone.  I was out late at night a couple of weeks ago around Dumbo to see if I could get a few more shots with the Sigma 28mm f1.4 DG HSM Art lens that I was reviewing at the time (full reviewing coming soon).  It seemed like the perfect night to shoot.  The weather was nice, and I had my friend with me, so at least I had some company.  However, it wasn’t really as productive as I thought it would turn out.

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It was just one of those days for me where the conditions were perfect, and the gear was also running smooth but I just wasn’t getting what I wanted.  I guess I wasn’t really in the mood to shoot on this day.  It started with the location.  We went uptown, downtown, and even drove to New Jersey but I just wasn’t finding anything I really felt like shooting.  We finally ended up in Dumbo, which is in Brooklyn but by then, it was really late, and we were pretty tired.  As you can see, I think even some of the bridge lights were turned off by then.

We did manage to get a few shots but these are the only ones that I liked.  It’s just three pics but I thought I’d post them here just for fun, and at least you can all see how great this 28mm performs.  For one, it is extremely sharp!  I will talk more about this in my review, of course, but the detail is just incredible.  I also decided to convert the photos into black and white because I just felt like it.

Gear wise, these were all taken with the 28mm and my Panasonic S5 except for the photo below.  I used my Gitzo tripod to get all the shots, so these were taken with long exposure, native ISO, and small apertures.  I did bring my Sigma 45mm f2.8 DG DN Contemporary with me as well, and below is a shot I took with it.  While I only used it once, with it being such a compact, light, and handy lens, there’s almost no reason to ever leave it at home :).

As for this 28mm f1.4, expect my full review of it soon…maybe next week.  I’ve been busy lately but expect things to start rolling again soon.  I’ve actually been testing quite a lot of new gear in the summer months, so those review should be coming right after the 28mm one.  Thanks for stopping by!