A collection of film and digital photographs. Film photographs are scanned images of original prints or digital photographic reproductions of slides. All digital photographs are out-of-camera jpeg images or RAW conversions. Post processing limited to cropping and/or denoising for digital photos, and dust removal for film photos.

"Photography is more about what you can do with your camera, than what you can do with your computer."

"For myself, what a photograph 'feels' like is paramount to what a photograph 'looks' like."

Commercial/professional services not rendered or implied.
All Images & Text: copyright © Wayne Kobayashi 2013 - 2018, unless noted otherwise. Above photo: Koele, Lana'i. Nikon D800, Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G

Thursday, March 31, 2016

蓮の花



Lotus flower (hasunohana)

Nikon D800
Tamron AF 90mm f/2.8 Di

Tiffen Soft/FX3 filter
7 August 2013

Aquarius Behind Bars



Bokeh of Tadashi Sato's mosaic 'Aquarius' from the second floor of the Hawaii State Capitol.

Nikon D800
Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Di
19 November 2012

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Binion's



Binion's Hotel and Casino, Downtown 
Las Vegas.
Freelensed.

Nikon D7000
Nikon 50mm f/1.8 Series E
22 February 2012

Chiaroscuro Canine



Nikon D800
Nikkor 58mm f/1.4 G
17 January 2014

Good Morning!



Seagull perched on the apex of a roof. Bandon Beach, Oregon.

Nikon D7000
Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 G
21 March 2011

Portland Love


Portland, Oregon.

Nikon D810
Nikkor 58mm f/1.4 G
9 November 2014

Please, come in!


ONK the cat.

Nikon D810
Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM
21 June 2015

Monday, March 28, 2016

Autumn Mums





Freelensed.

Nikon D300
Mamiya-Sekor C 80mm f/2.8 N
21 November 2012

Honohono





Honohono orchid 'Little Sweet Scent' (Dendrobium anosmum) freelensed.

Nikon D300
Nikon 50mm f/1.8 Series E
25 April 2013