shedhunter wrote:
My old Nikon D300s and Nikon AIS 180mm 2.8
Stephan,
Welcome to the group. I really like the colors. I still have my D300, because it can shoot 8fps with the grip - permanently in d2X color mode. I had the D2x as well, but sold it years ago. I have been re-imaging photos by both from 2007, and have been amazed that with todays' software the results are incredible.
Jim
NightOwl Cat wrote:
We'll see what happens to the one I found, whether it gets delivered or not. Clerk scanners at work got an update for the "available for pickup" scan while I was out, option 3 is hold for customs payment.
Laura,
Good luck. I see a bunch now claim to be located in the US, and before they all seemed to be located in China. The microscope objective is an important part of the equation. Unsurprisingly, Nikon makes great objectives with decent working distances. All of my Nikon objectives have 10-11mm working distance which is a massive improvement to some of the Leica's I started with. For example: the Leica E2 40x Plan has only 0.7-1mm WD. Many 4x biological objectives have good working distances. Nikon has a web resource and annual contest called "Small World" located here. - Jim
Wonderful Andy!. I looked at the photos I took in 2007 and my vantage point is not as high as yours. I prefer yours. Unfortunately, they are all AF Nikkors using the D300 and D2X. This was the day I discovered how wonderful a proper mass transit system could work. I had rented a wonderful place in Paddington that had a bus stop almost in front of the front door. Barb, I, and the seven kids stepped out and got on the bus - "where are you off to today?" Barb told him Katoomba in the blue mountains. And right there and then he sold a bus ticket to the train station, and a train ticket to Katoomba, and return passage for nine. It took less than a minute. We literally got dropped off at the front door that evening.
Yeah, it's good here like that, get a transport card and it covers everything, bus, ferry, train. Here in Perth public transport is free on Sundays, in Brisbane every trip is only 50c 24/7.
Iirc I took the shot standing on the top level of the lookout.
James Markus wrote:
Wonderful Andy!. I looked at the photos I took in 2007 and my vantage point is not as high as yours. I prefer yours. Unfortunately, they are all AF Nikkors using the D300 and D2X. This was the day I discovered how wonderful a proper mass transit system could work. I had rented a wonderful place in Paddington that had a bus stop almost in front of the front door. Barb, I, and the seven kids stepped out and got on the bus - "where are you off to today?" Barb told him Katoomba in the blue mountains. And right there and then he sold a bus ticket to the train station, and a train ticket to Katoomba, and return passage for nine. It took less than a minute. We literally got dropped off at the front door that evening....Show more →
kwoodard wrote:
How do you process these images, and your cruise nights for that matter? I believe you mentioned that you use the Nikon editor… I can never seem to get that glossy look on the cars, regardless of how I try.
Easy, Nikon editor NX studio, Vivid preset, extra high 2 'active D lighting', brighten shadows a little, add a sprinkle of contrast back, wax-on, wax-off.
NightOwl Cat wrote:
Ahhhh the old days of stick shift, choke, and drive. Those Corvettes had good lines
Good lines, plenty gas fumes and oil leaks, harsh ride, soft brakes, hard steering, temperamental acceleration, no grip on our backs and little on the road. So much fun!
Still playing with, and really enjoying, the 105mm f/4. Caught this one randomly after an early workout. Had trouble getting to my vision in color so had to go B&W.
Years ago Barb made these Pumpkin rolls, and I was never happy with my imaging of those photos. The kitchen light is LED, and generates a weird 2900-3300K range of color. The dough was a bit more amber than normal, because it had pumpkin in it. This is my third attempt to capture what my eye saw, because they really were beautiful. (I should have just brought studio strobes upstairs and lit it correctly to begin with) The newest version of Lr and Ps + the Lr Denoise/enhance got me with a much better result - imo. D800 with the Nikkor 85mm f1.4 ais
I have been a little busy with planes, trains and automobiles. Along the way, managed to take a few photos some of which look presentable at first glance. Need to get bust tweaking,
Easter Parade, it was too crowded and did not take as many photos as would have liked.
Raymond, you continue to make a compelling argument for this particular early 80's zoom: Very well-seen, almost painterly rendering, and lovely sunstars. Would be curious to see the same shot with the 75~150/3.5E.
It's a stone quarry, with on-site concrete and asphalt mixing capabilities. I work fairly close by, and when they blast in the quarry you can feel and hear the bedrock transfer the noise and vibration quite convincingly to our building.
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grantgoodes wrote:
Raymond, you continue to make a compelling argument for this particular early 80's zoom: Very well-seen, almost painterly rendering, and lovely sunstars. Would be curious to see the same shot with the 75~150/3.5E.
It's along one of my choices for route to work, I have to say this was the first time I noticed the light that way. Will have to see if the opportunity arises.
Meanwhile, since it's slow, a couple more from the same lens and setting.
