That's correct Samy, and a tangent to that image is Charlie's adventure the very next day
It is Grand Traverse Bay north of Northport (technically a part of Lake Michigan, but really it's own environ). Omena point and Old Mission point are on the right, Northport point is on the left, and the sliver of land directly ahead is Charlevoix. Landsat photo of the area Here Very rarely is the air this clear. Additionally, the sun is setting behind the viewers right shoulder as it hits the homes on Northport point on the left. Also, on the left center is a moon rise. Along the straight ahead view (but not visible) is the infamous Story Here Gull Island, which my sister and I sailed to in a Sunfish sailboat on one of our adventures 60 years ago.
Next day 7-11-14 Charlie had an adventure - first two shots 35mm f1.4 ais. rest 105mm f2.5 ais
Catching Charlie stalking I yelled his name
Off those names, I have been to Northport and Charlevoix. I need to read up on the Gull Island story you linked to.Charlevoix had some really interesting "mushroom" houses. I believe I posted one here a number of years ago.
Aren't the geese a bit too large to stalk for Charlie? Once a nesting pair decided I was too close to them on my walking path and the male took to the air and did quite an intimidating swoop down on me. It looked very large as it came close. James Markus wrote:
That's correct Samy, and a tangent to that image is Charlie's adventure the very next day
It is Grand Traverse Bay north of Northport (technically a part of Lake Michigan, but really it's own environ). Omena point and Old Mission point are on the right, Northport point is on the left, and the sliver of land directly ahead is Charlevoix. Landsat photo of the area Here Very rarely is the air this clear. Additionally, the sun is setting behind the viewers right shoulder as it hits the homes on Northport point on the left. Also, on the left center is a moon rise. Along the straight ahead view (but not visible) is the infamous Story Here Gull Island, which my sister and I sailed to in a Sunfish sailboat on one of our adventures 60 years ago.
Brad, thanks for continuing to post the people/event photos. The 85 1.4 is always a fantastic lens. bjhurley wrote:
More concert shots with Nikkor 85/1.4 Ai-S:
We were chatting here about 135mm lenses. I somehow came across a photo that a gull helped me get, with the 13.5cm f3.5 Nikkor-Q, on the Z6. This was just about before the covid era.
Charlie is not the brightest bulb in the pack, and thinks he can do anything. It's fine if he thinks I saved the birds - instead of him. There are even more scary birds in this area - swans. I had one chase me in a Boston Whaler at 50 mph - right behind the outboard motor.
saph wrote:
Off those names, I have been to Northport and Charlevoix. I need to read up on the Gull Island story you linked to.Charlevoix had some really interesting "mushroom" houses. I believe I posted one here a number of years ago.
Aren't the geese a bit too large to stalk for Charlie? Once a nesting pair decided I was too close to them on my walking path and the male took to the air and did quite an intimidating swoop down on me. It looked very large as it came close.
Definitely helps I think. I use the Fuji GFX50S, I don't use focus peaking but instead use the 100% zoom function to check critical focus.
I had to use the D850 recently as my fuji batteries were flat and it was not pleasant !
The fact that the OVF doesnt show exposure and preset like the MILC bodies is another downside to the dslr body.
Andy
Max Power wrote:
I have noticed in recent years that the images seem sharper on this thread and I wonder if people are experiencing the same thing I have. My old Nikkors got much sharper once I got mirrorless and started using focus peaking. It seems so much easier to focus and bring out the quality of some of these older lenses. Are most you guys using that technology these days or is it mostly my own private epiphany?
All nice, but I'm partial to the last one because it looks like a really old photo that you may find in a shoebox. Like Samy said, this lens belongs on an old Nikon camera.
James Markus wrote:
Charlie is not the brightest bulb in the pack, and thinks he can do anything. It's fine if he thinks I saved the birds - instead of him. There are even more scary birds in this area - swans. I had one chase me in a Boston Whaler at 50 mph - right behind the outboard motor.
That's funny, I had a Canadian Goose do the same thing to me on my old Lund. But not at 50mph!
saph wrote:
Very impressive Serge. Spain certainly has a lot of Islamic history. That dome reminds me of the Grand Mosque dome in Istanbul.
Thanks, Samy.
Islamic influence is significant especially in the major cities of Andalusia and to the north, Toledo. There are two other very impressive Alcazars near Sevilla, Granada (huge) and Cordoba.
AdaptedLenses wrote:
Thought I loved the first, then the second was even better!
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leighton w wrote:
All nice, but I'm partial to the last one because it looks like a really old photo that you may find in a shoebox. Like Samy said, this lens belongs on an old Nikon camera.
Thank you both! It was definitely fun using Nippi on that old camera and I like the photos it produces.
I really like both of these. I went back and forth for several minutes trying to decide which I like best, but couldn't do it. I love the bokeh that you got from Nikki, especially on the second shot.
Islamic origin built in the 12th century designed to collect rain water for the Alcazar of Sevilla. Enter Maria de Padilla, mistress of the King of Castile, Pedro I. Maria used the drinking waters for bathing and in the process, made them famous.
It is easy to miss if one is not aware of the cavern. It is located in the basement down a dark corridor, at its end one sees
this:
The unusual lighting produces terrific water reflections from the limestone covered arches.
Islamic origin built in the 12th century designed to collect rain water for the Alcazar of Sevilla. Enter Maria de Padilla, mistress of the King of Castile, Pedro I. Maria used the drinking waters for bathing and in the process, made them famous.
