out of Quarantine with EF-M 32mm lens (PICS)

EOS M6 + EF-M 32mm lens - Panoramic sunset from a rooftop carpark (4x images).

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Not a lot of photography over the last few months.  I've been in lock-down since late March but just as they let us out to play again, a bunch of clowns have spread that Pandemic around again so now they're locking down 5 million people below the border and the evidence is that thousands fled to my state before the lock-down came into effect.  Not to mention all the interstate truck drivers and interstate tourists who are likely contagious.  But for just a few weeks, we had enough freedom to get about.  I had lunch in a restaurant last week that opened for the first time in almost 5 months.  That was nice.  I only had a burger but it tasted fantastic.  You learn to appreciate life more with these little moments... if the isolation didn't trigger depression.   Those of us with a camera were able to capture some of the things we've seen or done lately.
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I'm probably repeating myself here but the EOS M cameras deliver everything I need with few exceptions.  There's little they can't do unless you're a specialist photographer with extreme needs.  I'm constantly impressed with the image quality from them, especially recent models since the DPAF sensors were released.
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Here's some of the JPEG images from my EOS M6 taken in recent days/weeks. Some have been edited in Lightroom but not all of these images required tweaking.  Most of the pictures were taken with the EF-M 32mm f/1.4 STM lens.  I'm a sucker for Shallow Depth of Field so I enjoy using this lens for a lot of different things and in many instances it's more convenient than a Full Frame camera with an f/1.2 lens.  I have a few extra images so I'll post the second set after these ones in a followup below. For the photographs of the perfume bottle, I shot it on the slide-out keyboard tray on my computer desk the night before last.  I put the camera on a tripod and illuminated the perfume bottle with an LED flashlight from a few different angles until I got what I wanted.  I was after something contrasted.  It smells fantastic and is considered a unisex scent.  I bought it for myself but my wife has been guilt-tripping me to get me to relinquish it for her birthday this coming weekend.  It has the squeeze bulb atomizer on the bottle so I don't mind giving it up. 
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I hope the rest of you are capturing your special moments with your cameras of choice.  If you have any favorites from your EOS M lockdown pictures (or post-lockdown moments), feel free to post them here.
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M6 + EF-M 32mm f/1.4 lens - The view from my lunch table on Wednesday.

M6 + EF-M 32mm f/1.4 lens - A locally made Tea Set that I later bought for my wife.

M6 + EF-M 32mm f/1.4 lens - Photographing my EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM lens for trade.

M6 + EF-M 32mm f/1.4 lens - I had another darned birthday. This was my 'surprise-cake'.

M6 + EF-M 32mm f/1.4 lens - The EOS Ra with the BG-E22 battery grip attached.

M6 + EF-M 32mm f/1.4 lens - My brother had a birthday in May as well.

M6 + EF-M 32mm f/1.4 lens - lonely view at night in a burnt-out National Park with the EOS Ra.

M6 + EF-M 32mm f/1.4 lens - Home delivered Potato & Meat Pie with vegetable Pastie

M6 + EF-M 32mm f/1.4 lens - 'Spiritueuse Double Vanille' by Guerlian - shot with an LED flashlight on my desktop in a drawer (Tripod used).  This smells like Cognac, Leather, Jasmine and Vanilla.

M6 + EF-M 32mm f/1.4 lens - Single shot of the EOS Ra being deployed for the first time.

M6 + EF-M 28mm Macro lens - A tiny 1.6mm long wasp in 45myo Baltic Amber

M6 + EF-M 32mm f/1.4 lens - My wife finally found a "THROG". I had no idea this existed.

M6 + EF-M 32mm f/1.4 lens - The Canon EOS Ra + RF 85mm f/1.2L USM lens

M6 + EF-M 32mm f/1.4 lens - Sunset on my street

M6 + EF-M 32mm f/1.4 lens - Quarantine Breakfast.

M6 + EF-M 32mm f/1.4 lens - 'Spiritueuse Double Vanille' by Guerlian (closeup 1)

M6 + EF-M 32mm f/1.4 lens - Fresh Prawns for lunch

M6 + EF-M 32mm f/1.4 lens - 'Spiritueuse Double Vanille' by Guerlian (closeup 2)

M6 + EF-M 32mm f/1.4 lens - Photographing the EOS Ra - which was capturing a comet.

M6 + EF-M 32mm f/1.4 lens - The smallest plasma ball in my collection (4 inches across)

M6 + EF-M 32mm f/1.4 lens - On the way out of the National Park at night.

Always enjoy your unique perspective, attention to details and overall great technique!  Living in Houston we are being extra careful and not getting out too much, both my wife and I are older and have some health issues so we want to just isolate as much as normal while the virus grows here in Texas.  I get "cabin fever" from time to time and just have to go for a drive with my camera riding along. Sometimes I get a few good shots but it doesn't help that it's the middle of summer and really hot out!

Lovely colors throughout.  The perfume images are really nice product images.

While the second wave of COVID is hitting my area as well, we are not on "lockdown" and can travel to various areas.  I feel fortunate to be able do so but choose not go to any place populated when I do travel.  I've been mostly exploring back roads or taking the occasional hike where I know not many people will be.  It certainly gives me the opportunity to expand my reach, so-to-speak and go to some places I might not normally think to go to.

Chrisinhouston wrote:

Always enjoy your unique perspective, attention to details and overall great technique!

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HaroldC3 wrote:

Lovely colors throughout. The perfume images are really nice product images.

While the second wave of COVID is hitting my area as well, we are not on "lockdown" and can travel to various areas. I feel fortunate to be able do so but choose not go to any place populated when I do travel. I've been mostly exploring back roads or taking the occasional hike where I know not many people will be. It certainly gives me the opportunity to expand my reach, so-to-speak and go to some places I might not normally think to go to.

That's a very striking photograph you took there!  The warp of the horizon combined with the perspective of the vehicle and the block of color (and shape) of the rain cloud mess with your eyes and brain for a moment when you first see it.  That's one heck of a surreal looking image!