James, excellent photos and job stitching the images. I have never done that.
Serge
Serge,
I use to manually stitch photos using Photoshop's layers, transforms. and varying the transparency back and forth to get good alignment + blends. Something like that 36 image stitch would take 3-4 hours manually. Then Matthew Brown and David G. Lowe of the University of British Columbia developed "AutoStitch" in the early 2000s, and gave it away for free to individuals. The photos can be unordered, and it still figures it out. It is the basis for many dedicated stitching programs, and an added feature in many imaging programs. Now I use Lr>Ps's two methods - latest jam being the merge>panorama which skips the open in layers>align>blend and just makes a raw file (dng). This is to say - I don't get any credit for the initial raw file; what I do with that file is my only special sauce contribution.
saph wrote:
From this post I got to Curtis' flickr page and Ray and Reagan's picture was also there. Good memories from earlier times on this thread.
Alas, Samy, when I moved from a paid account to a free one I removed 2700 photos. I tried to keep those relevant to this thread but there were many shots taken during my visit to Florida and the day I spent with Ray and Reagan that didn't make the cut. It was an absolute delight hanging out with both of them. In my experience, folks drawn to manual focus Nikon lenses tend to be pretty fine people. It's a bit like meeting folks while hiking in the woods. Folks who choose to spend their time in nature tend to be pretty fine folks. People drawn to photography, and who appreciate excellent gear tend to be worth knowing. That has definitely been my experience on this thread which has been going for over FOURTEEN YEARS! Again, I take credit ONLY for starting it. It is everyone here who has made this a place worth visiting over and over again... including YOU. Thanks Samy!
Colin... love those river boat photos. I've spent time on YouTube with a few of those folks. It seems a magical world to me... though I know it has its challenges. Thanks for these fine photos. I know Leighton is fond of this world as well. He sent me a link to a fellow living the good life on a narrow boat.
Regina, Curtis and Leighton - thanks for your comments so let me indulge you with a few more images.
Due to the lock system it takes a lot of effort to travel slowly from A-B but I guess that is the attraction for a lot of folks. Many people live permanently on these boats. That lifestyle is not for me - the environment is too damp.
This section of the Kennet & Avon canal passes through a market town called Hungerford. I had dropped off a car at the dealership for a fast-track annual service/certification so had 3 hours to waste. It was a beautiful morning (not raining) so I hauled some camera gear with me.
Hungerford is infamous for being the location of one of the deadliest firearms mass shootings in UK history.
Wonderful set Colin. I've watched these boats go through their normal routine and yes, it appears daunting. There are limits on how long they can stay in one location, so like campers in the U.S. on federal land, they need to keep moving. There are a great many folks on YouTube posting videos about this lifestyle. It is at once magical AND daunting. But there are some energetic, creative people making it work. Perhaps Leighton will post a link to the gentleman he's been following.
I went to a car show this morning and took my 24/2.8 AI mounted on the Z6ii. I didn't take near the number of photos that Rafael takes at his car show, nor are they same quality. I really liked this car. I have mixed feelings about rat rods because I usually like cars that are full restored back to the way there were when they rolled off the assembly line. There was something about this one, though.
Doug, nice comparisons and images of the comets. This was the view on the east coast. The full moon did lighten the sky too much but I agree the tail was much longer than Neowise. Taken with the 85 f2 Ai. Thanks for looking.
Scott
Been stuck driving in some strong Irish mist, and not the bevvie kind... currently in Limerick.
You need to visit Dhún Na nGall/Donegal and Slieve League Cliffs sometime.
Charger made it, have a full charge on the Df now. Tomorrow I want to see both Kindred Spirits and Bunratty Castle (have to do at least one touristy castle, I suppose) then if the travel gods finally smile on me, off to Dublin and though it wasn't something I originally planned, go see the library at Trinity College and Book of Kells. Right now, the shelves are bare, there, from what the web site said.
Hopefully I can return in two years after the back surgery and see if I can make it all the way to the top of Slieve.
milt wrote:
Laura, enjoy your trip! I have been to Ireland twice, but never to the northwestern part. I hope the weather is cooperating!
NightOwl Cat wrote:
Been stuck driving in some strong Irish mist, and not the bevvie kind... currently in Limerick.
You need to visit Dhún Na nGall/Donegal and Slieve League Cliffs sometime.
Charger made it, have a full charge on the Df now. Tomorrow I want to see both Kindred Spirits and Bunratty Castle (have to do at least one touristy castle, I suppose) then if the travel gods finally smile on me, off to Dublin and though it wasn't something I originally planned, go see the library at Trinity College and Book of Kells. Right now, the shelves are bare, there, from what the web site said.
Hopefully I can return in two years after the back surgery and see if I can make it all the way to the top of Slieve.
Couple grand kids came by yesterday. The 9 mo has got some wild eyebrows, but it may be their parents were playing around. It's happened before with some other grand kids. Nikkor 105mm f1.8 ais + modified TC-16A
