pbraymond wrote:
What? Barbara broke her back? Did I miss an earlier mention of this? Hope she is healing well!
She fell back in June and ended up with 2 vertebrae with compression fractures. She's having a procedure at the end of the month to repair them. They say the procedure works wonders.
At a small pond at the local park, 200mm f4.0 Micro, second one is cropped in quite a bit. I know the duckweed was really green, but I'm having a heck of a time working the color.
Duckweed makes for an interesting canvas for this unusual subject by yourself, Raymond. I like them both. Pretty sure the scene was green-dorminant, and so it must be .
A short walk in a nearby neighborhood while my wife did some shopping. It amazes me how little detail I can see when we are just driving by, but on the screen, one can see all the wear and tear on the homes. All with the 105 f2.5 AIS.
We took an unplanned post dinner hike to take advantage of the cooler weather before this next wave of heat Wednesday. Taken with 50-135 with buzzing all around our heads, apparently the bugs liked the cooler weather too.
The un-photographed part of summer, … I think I had one in my ear while trying to get the shots above. Still hot here, but early AM is tolerable.
pbraymond wrote:
We took an unplanned post dinner hike to take advantage of the cooler weather before this next wave of heat Wednesday. Taken with 50-135 with buzzing all around our heads, apparently the bugs liked the cooler weather too. https://www.pbraymond.com/img/s/v-10/p328658479-6.jpg
pbraymond wrote:
We took an unplanned post dinner hike to take advantage of the cooler weather before this next wave of heat Wednesday. Taken with 50-135 with buzzing all around our heads, apparently the bugs liked the cooler weather too. https://www.pbraymond.com/img/s/v-10/p328658479-6.jpg
Very nice composition Ray. I agree the bugs have been very bad this year! Makes it challenging to take images at dusk and dawn.
Scott
pbraymond wrote:
We took an unplanned post dinner hike to take advantage of the cooler weather before this next wave of heat Wednesday. Taken with 50-135 with buzzing all around our heads, apparently the bugs liked the cooler weather too. https://www.pbraymond.com/img/s/v-10/p328658479-6.jpg
I like it. I would keep it in mind during the Winter with a bunch of snow on the ground.
leighton w wrote:
I like it. I would keep it in mind during the Winter with a bunch of snow on the ground.
Thanks Leighton, and everyone else, glad you enjoyed the shot.
The trick is making myself use MF lenses when it's truly cold out, my fingers get really white and hurt bad enough that I keep very short photo trips in the really cold snowy weather, which is normal around here (average is under 4 hours of sunshine a day in January-February, and heavy overcast grey the rest of the time it seems). I usually find an AF lens much easier and quicker to shoot with by just hitting the AF-On button, recomposing, and then taking the shot. We do have some days when there's snow cover, with decent lighting, and moderate temps with no wind (ie a calm and bright day with snow cover), I'll need to pack some MFNG along with me.
Anyway, too many words, here's another shot from the same walk, 50-135 f3.5. Happy Wednesday everyone!
pbraymond wrote:
Thanks Leighton, and everyone else, glad you enjoyed the shot.
The trick is making myself use MF lenses when it's truly cold out, my fingers get really white and hurt bad enough that I keep very short photo trips in the really cold snowy weather, which is normal around here (average is under 4 hours of sunshine a day in January-February, and heavy overcast grey the rest of the time it seems). I usually find an AF lens much easier and quicker to shoot with by just hitting the AF-On button, recomposing, and then taking the shot. We do have some days when there's snow cover, with decent lighting, and moderate temps with no wind (ie a calm and bright day with snow cover), I'll need to pack some MFNG along with me.
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… I think I had one in my ear while trying to get the shots above. Still hot here, but early AM is tolerable. 