SLC Public Safety

Added on by John Sturr.

*Correction* 8/1/13  per the Architect of Record - 175,00 square feet above grade and 160,00 square feet below grade with Parking.  

My original figures were taken from figures provided by the Salt Lake Tribune. 

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Public Safety building in Salt Lake City - 100% net zero - 125,000 square feet with a square foot cost at $700 +.  Expensive.  But it sure looks worth it.

Nikon 1 V1 with the 10-30mm developed with LR and SFex Pro. Lightroom's lens correction tools are just too compelling / powerful to be replaced with others.

 

SLC Public Safety - Nikon 1 V1, 10-30mm

SLC Public Safety - Nikon 1 V1, 10-30mm

Tesoro in the Evening

Added on by John Sturr.

Lately I've been running in the early mornings - and aside from really hating the running part - I've gotten a good look at a stuff at that early morning still dark viewpoint.

And I love this abandoned Tesoro station on the corner just down the block.  And I've wanted to get this picture for a while.

Shot in the evening - and I dug out the D3s, go figure - with the 24mm PC-e Shift.

 

Nikon D3s, 24mm f3.5 PC-e Tilt Shift

Nikon D3s, 24mm f3.5 PC-e Tilt Shift

Summertime

Added on by John Sturr.
Nikon 1 - V1, 18.5mm

Nikon 1 - V1, 18.5mm

After last weekends 4th Holiday - I came back with a few keepers.  They were both quite a surprise when i started to sort and post process the 400+ images, of which I ended up with about 80+.  

My technique has evolved into using the 10fps silent shutter option which preserves the scene, but gives me a bunch of frames so I get the shot without eye-blinks.  None of what I shot would have been possible without the crazy fast focusing in the V1 though - it is a game changer for compact cameras.

 

Nikon 1 - V1, 18.5mm

Nikon 1 - V1, 18.5mm

Shot of the day

Added on by John Sturr.
Nikon 1 - V1, 18.5mm - Coffee Garden SLC

Nikon 1 - V1, 18.5mm - Coffee Garden SLC

It's nice to get one good shot (photo) first thing in the morning.  

9th and 9th - Coffee Garden. 

Adjusting a Model - action shot

Added on by John Sturr.

A colleague adjusts a model at the office of FFKR Architects in Salt Lake City.

The autofocus on the V1 is without peer - and the sensor size is compensated by the resolution of the lenses.  Shoot a great lens and uprezzing is a non-issue.  Shoot a "wanting" lens - and you can't hide the flaws at 12x18 print and bigger.

I would rather have the shot with a small sensor and less rez- than not with more rez, i.e. Nex-7.

This is with the 18.5mm eq. 50mm.  Desired for two reasons, it is crazy sharp - and f1.8 to keep as close to the base ASA -- yes, I just said ASA -- boom !

Nikon 1 - V1, 18.5mm f1.8 - FFKR Architects, SLC

Nikon 1 - V1, 18.5mm f1.8 - FFKR Architects, SLC