Autumn colors are never quite as impressive here as on the east coast, and the season seemed especially short this year. Here are a couple with Df and 25-50/4.
Ken, you are on a ROLL! These are outstanding, as is your previous post! So great to see you posting again! Way to go man!
Ever notice how when you pull out your phone to record bird song so you can identify them, the birds stop singing? The same thing happens when you carry a long lens into the woods. They fly way and hide.
Today I carried the 300mm f/4.5 AI-S into woods and saw very little worth capturing. Still, I wanted to get something to see what that lens could do. Canada goose, perhaps 50 yards away, cropped. They aren't shy, have no fear of a camera lens. Don't mind if the marsh dries up apparently.
I remember this shot! I was still part of the BMW CCA until 2010. I used to have a ‘92 325is that I put in the drivetrain from a ‘96 M3 and through a custom intake, a pair of Dinan turbos. I had it setup for raw speed…got it to 197mph in the Nevada desert. Was a great car.
James Markus wrote:
I didn't look what camera or lens I used, but here they are off my old website. Pretty sure it was not a MF lens
kwoodard wrote:
I remember this shot! I was still part of the BMW CCA until 2010. I used to have a ‘92 325is that I put in the drivetrain from a ‘96 M3 and through a custom intake, a pair of Dinan turbos. I had it setup for raw speed…got it to 197mph in the Nevada desert. Was a great car.
I got the 08 to help a friend out, and found I liked the engineering. I got tempted when I was getting loaners while the 08 was visiting the dealer... and people are acting like I should be babying this, and not driving it anywhere... and I'm like when am I going to enjoy it then, when I'm dead? Of course, >>working<< driver's side heated seat is a bonus!
James Markus wrote:
Laura, Status symbols are weird things. People are convinced it effects other people's opinion about them - their wealth, their success, their social status etc. Of course, that is all rot, and it is easily faked (IMHO) BMW makes great cars, but I admire their engineering. My never displayed trophys had long ago been tossed, because i was tired of moving them - he had a trophy case + he made me aware of the contest. It meant something to him - not me. However, he was a bit as you describe. My reward was achieving the goal, and making the client happy.
NightOwl Cat wrote:
I got the 08 to help a friend out, and found I liked the engineering. I got tempted when I was getting loaners while the 08 was visiting the dealer... and people are acting like I should be babying this, and not driving it anywhere... and I'm like when am I going to enjoy it then, when I'm dead? Of course, >>working<< driver's side heated seat is a bonus!
Enjoy your car laura. I went through the same stuff way more times than I care to remember with each kid.( 2-3 times per kid before they learned their lesson) A kids priority for a car is looks. I would point out that they couldn't see the outside of the car while driving it,, but they'd pat my head..."poor man, you just don't understand" I knew I would be in for rescue missions at night, in the winter, shuttle service to work while the current transportation mess was being resolved, but I let them choose their own used cars with the approximate 4K budget I had set aside for each of them. There were some spectacular hits like the 2006 Mini Cooper S convertible (built by BMW), and a host of great looking yard art, Helping them work on cars, doing make shift body work so they were legal, brakes, engines, struts - Oh, man I am tired even thinking it, but it was a learning experience for them. - The hard way.
I loved the BMW driving experience, 323is. I hated the 14 hours it took me to change a starter, a week before I totaled it… almost got a free 325 with a bored out engine but my wife nixed it. She wasn’t wrong but I wish I hadn’t listened now…
In other news if anyone is interested in a black Df… I don’t think I can get along with this thing… it’s none of the fun I remember and plenty of frustration I don’t recall from my last go around (this is 3 or 4).
Yeah, was trying to hit 200, just couldn’t quite do it. Not the fastest I’ve driven though. German Autobahn I got up to 227 in a turbo charged Porsche 928. As a passenger, I’ve seen 265 in a Bugatti Vyron.
Had my fair share of beaters along the way, first car we bought was in Alamogordo, NM, after being there nine months without one (didn't need one in Boston, T goes everywhere, and parking is a nightmare), 1974 Chevy Vega, a daily check the gas, fill the oil car... also had a 1972 Toyota Corona that I got for $50 when we lived in SC, cause the heater didn't work in it, and the hood was held down with shoelaces cause the hood flew back on its owner, I did hoodpins and master locks to fix that issue. Worked on a lot of my vehicles over the years. Nothing like the guys in the south hollering "you shouldn't be doing that little lady..." as they drove by...
James Markus wrote:
Enjoy your car laura. I went through the same stuff way more times than I care to remember with each kid.( 2-3 times per kid before they learned their lesson) A kids priority for a car is looks. I would point out that they couldn't see the outside of the car while driving it,, but they'd pat my head..."poor man, you just don't understand" I knew I would be in for rescue missions at night, in the winter, shuttle service to work while the current transportation mess was being resolved, but I let them choose their own used cars with the approximate 4K budget I had set aside for each of them. There were some spectacular hits like the 2006 Mini Cooper S convertible (built by BMW), and a host of great looking yard art, Helping them work on cars, doing make shift body work so they were legal, brakes, engines, struts - Oh, man I am tired even thinking it, but it was a learning experience for them. - The hard way.
Just found my Df hiding in plain sight, almost. It's silver, with a grip, if nothing else, I can use it on Saturday if the D700 won't cooperate. Yearly "Show Must Go On" show on Saturday, and I missed last year's thanks to my back.
bummer on totaling the one car.
AdaptedLenses wrote:
I loved the BMW driving experience, 323is. I hated the 14 hours it took me to change a starter, a week before I totaled it… almost got a free 325 with a bored out engine but my wife nixed it. She wasn’t wrong but I wish I hadn’t listened now…
In other news if anyone is interested in a black Df… I don’t think I can get along with this thing… it’s none of the fun I remember and plenty of frustration I don’t recall from my last go around (this is 3 or 4).
kwoodard wrote:
I remember this shot! I was still part of the BMW CCA until 2010. I used to have a ‘92 325is that I put in the drivetrain from a ‘96 M3 and through a custom intake, a pair of Dinan turbos. I had it setup for raw speed…got it to 197mph in the Nevada desert. Was a great car.
197mph!
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NightOwl Cat wrote:
I got the 08 to help a friend out, and found I liked the engineering. I got tempted when I was getting loaners while the 08 was visiting the dealer... and people are acting like I should be babying this, and not driving it anywhere... and I'm like when am I going to enjoy it then, when I'm dead? Of course, >>working<< driver's side heated seat is a bonus!
Kinda like trying MF Nikkors - though in this case the Nikkors are definitely the cheaper stuff.
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AdaptedLenses wrote:
I loved the BMW driving experience, 323is. I hated the 14 hours it took me to change a starter, a week before I totaled it… almost got a free 325 with a bored out engine but my wife nixed it. She wasn’t wrong but I wish I hadn’t listened now…
In other news if anyone is interested in a black Df… I don’t think I can get along with this thing… it’s none of the fun I remember and plenty of frustration I don’t recall from my last go around (this is 3 or 4).
Sorry to hear Matt. AF has it's place, and as much as I'd like the MF Nikkor experience without the FTZ, I can't bring myself to spend money and re-engage the challenge of critical MF focus with an OVF. I had decent success back when I was doing it a lot, and many participants here remind me that is mostly a user-skill issue. But that 100% EVF zoomed image is hard to beat, and all the EVF's I own are older lower resolution EVFs. I can only image using a higher res higher refresh EVF, but thankfully Nikon has decided I don't need such a thing in a small size Nikon MILC, saving me some $$.
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jimmuller wrote:
I think I'm getting the hang of this. Today's walk through the woods:
Bluebird:
http://www.SouthernRail.com/pics/Z5/Bluebird1.jpg
http://www.SouthernRail.com/pics/Z5/Bluebird2.jpg
Mallards, the pigeons of the duck world
http://www.SouthernRail.com/pics/Z5/Mallards.jpg
Jim, I can see great progression! Keep shooting and sharing, including the stories.
