Photography · by the numbers

The data behind the photos.

Every frame in the portfolio carries its settings. Read them all at once and a habit appears: an afternoon-and-dusk shooter who lives at the edges of the focal range.

photos analyzed
144
photos analyzed
focal range
20–600mm
focal range
ISO range
100–65,535
ISO range
shutter open for
50 sec
shutter open for

When I shoot

Capture time, local. Not a morning person — the camera comes out after lunch, peaks mid-afternoon, and works the light down through golden hour (highlighted).

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What I reach for

The 20mm wide, the 90mm macro, and the 600mm reach do the heavy lifting — the extremes, more than the middle.

  1. Ultra-wide · 20mm34
  2. Standard · 25–70mm27
  3. Macro & short tele · 71–135mm39
  4. Telephoto · 136–300mm14
  5. Super-tele · 300mm+30

Through the year

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Into the light

How often the sensor gets pushed — most frames sit clean and low, but the macro and wildlife work climbs.

  1. 100–400 · base80
  2. 500–1600 · low light25
  3. 2000–6400 · dim33
  4. 8000+ · dark6

Computed from the EXIF of 144 photographs. Times converted to Pacific, where nearly all of it was shot.