Charge5 Photography

I think about what the viewfinder of my concept camera would look like and I have an idea. The viewfinder would have a small range-finding image projected in the center (like a normal rangefinder camera) of a HUD-like display, and you could move said image to any part of the HUD. There would be no need to focus and recompose a shot.

This idea is similar to moving the focus point on a old Konica Minolta Dimage A2 I owned. That focusing and metering feature made the A2 really cool to use. Now replace that with the range-finding image. You now can apply manual focus to any part of the image without moving the camera.

It’s spring time here in central Florida and the plants are starting to sprout again. These two shots are from a single plant sitting on a banister that is back-lit by the sun. To get the right exposure, I spot metered the brightest parts of the plant to make sure they wouldn’t be overexposed.
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