
Ballston Common Mall sign, Ballston neighborhood.
Pentax K100D…focal length: 35mm…aperture: f/4.5…shutter speed: 1/8 sec…ISO-800…metering: pattern…light source: unknown.

Ballston Common Mall sign, Ballston neighborhood.
Pentax K100D…focal length: 35mm…aperture: f/4.5…shutter speed: 1/8 sec…ISO-800…metering: pattern…light source: unknown.

Arlington Cinema & Drafthouse, Columbia Pike Corridor
Pentax K100D…focal length: 28mm…aperture: f/4…shutter speed: 1/20 sec…ISO-800…metering: pattern…light source: unknown.

Chevy’s Mexican Restaurant at Ballston Common Mall.
Pentax K100D…focal length: 45mm…aperture: f/4.5…shutter speed: 1/10 sec…ISO-800…metering: pattern…light source: unknown.

Cheating because this is in Washington DC, but hey, it’s a sign.
Kodak Z712 IS…focal length: 40mm…aperture: f/4.4…shutter speed: 1/323 sec…ISO-400…metering: pattern…light source: unknown.

Whitlow’s, Clarendon.
Kodak Z712 IS…focal length: 15mm…aperture: f/8…shutter speed: 1/1024 sec…ISO-400…metering: pattern…light source: fluorescent.

Clarendon Metro sign, metro’s Orange Line.
I’m working with my Kodak Easyshare now, because someone decided they wanted my Pentax more than I did. *sigh* *grrr* *sigh*
Kodak Z712 IS…focal length: 6mm…aperture: f/8…shutter speed: 1/654 sec…ISO-400…metering: pattern…light source: fluorescent.

Subway sandwich shop, Ballston.
Pentax K100D…lens: Pentax 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6…ISO-800…focal length 50mm…f/5.6…metering: spot…exposure program: normal…exposure compensation: 0 step…exposure time: 1/45 sec…white balance: shade.

I grew up in Cleveland OH, then moved to Columbus OH, then moved to Northern Virginia. Just got a Pentax K100D in September, and I'm having a lot of fun (slowly) figuring it out on my own--I <3 Pentax, but I hate their 200-page user manual!
also see my pictures at: behind the lens
Arlington, VA (22203) Current Weather
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