Here's my final pair of images from Nanoose Bay a few weeks ago, of which the first was shot with the 20 f/3.5 UD, and the second was taken with the 50 f/1.4 SC. I processed both as monochrome in ON1 Photo RAW 2018, which I'm learning to like more and more as I get to know it better. There is a fair possibility that it will eventually replace my Lightroom/Photoshop subscription, of which I've only ever used LR. The benefit for me of the ON1 software is that it combines Raw processing similar to that of LR with the ability use layers in ways that are similar to some of what can be done in PS.
Boy was I confused... I opened the thread and got the whole 59xx pages. Then I realized I'd tried the archive recently and the browser must have remembered that when I opened the thread. I did note, of course, that while the Shooting with Tubes archive includes only links to photos, the MFNG archive has photos... something for which I'm most grateful.
Nice to see the thread is still trucking along without ANY assistance from me. I've taken a few photos, which those of you who've visited my Flickr account know, but I've only posted one flower photo. This was taken during a visit to the Marin Art and Garden center where I shared the space with a few aspiring artists taking a class. I thought this worth shooting. Taken with the 180 f/2.8 AI-s which has been getting a fair amount of use of late. I think of it as the poor man's 200 f/2... for $300 it IS a steal.
More 24/2.8 NC action from Biddulph Grange - a National Trust property.
We stopped off here, on our way to the Yorkshire Dales, in order to stretch our legs and have a picnic.
Since things are slow I will grab the board again.
Previously I showed an IR view from the terrace of the hotel we stayed at in Yorkshire
Here is an alternative take - a 3 minute night time exposure using the 16/3.5 with a bit of PP to lighten the shadows and to reduce the light pollution.
akul wrote:
I struggle with this kind of image. Easiest thing to do was to trash it, but I decided to give it a try. As you can see, heavily 'miss treated'. This still doesn't feel it, ands I may regret posting it. ( what the big deal, one may say. It is my neurosis. ) Tourist posing in front of GW statue at Federal Hall, taken with 55/3.5 D700. It could be by a toy camera, and for new people to MFNG thread, this does NOT showcase the lens' capability or the camera in any kind of way at all whatsoever.
Time to go back and >insist< on a better look-see.
Ballard wrote:
I’m still dealing with this annoyingly persistant respiratory infection. Since I can’t get out to do photography, I decided to revisit shots from this past March in the Sierra Nevada. The first two are in the Alabama Hills. The third image of an abandoned resort near Owens Lake is stitched from two shots not originally intended as a panorama.
Went and saw ortho again yesterday. Good news is no cast, no break. Bad news is that I have to wear a brace and no lifting more than 5 pounds, and have to visit OT, for at least the next four weeks. At least i can wash BOTH hands again!
bobbelbob wrote:
Luka, really cool street shots. I find it hard to get the right exposure for this kind of contrasty shots.
/Kristian
Thank you Kristian. For these kind of images, as long asI like the light, I worry less about exposure at least for now. I am just having fun playing with PP to get the look. The lightweight of 55 is such a gift, and optically, it feels right with BW.
NightOwl Cat wrote:
Went and saw ortho again yesterday. Good news is no cast, no break. Bad news is that I have to wear a brace and no lifting more than 5 pounds, and have to visit OT, for at least the next four weeks. At least i can wash BOTH hands again!
Good that you don't have to wear cast. 5lb eh. Don't you dare pick up a Sony Laura. Ha ha, just kidding. I hope your recovery will be swift,
I use a Hoya 77mm cpl with a 52 to 77 step up ring. Allows One filter to cover different lenses with a selection of cheap rings.
I have recently purchased the Lee Filter starter kit and used it for sunsets. I need to buy the accompanying Lee polarizer but it is expensive. In the meantime the Hoya does the job. At 24 mm I can see polarization edge transitions across the frame - as witnessed in my recent pics from Yorkshire.
Luka, I could pick up D3 but not my 200 f/2 that's attached to the D3. Thankfully I carry the mail on my left arm, and finger it with the right. I'll have to watch packages though.
akul wrote:
Good that you don't have to wear cast. 5lb eh. Don't you dare pick up a Sony Laura. Ha ha, just kidding. I hope your recovery will be swift,
webmstrk9 wrote:
Testing a newly acquired 5cm 1.4 Nikkor-S C LTM from a fellow FM’r, ‘playing’ around with the lens to understand its personality, a couple of some friends
Luka, I could pick up D3 but not my 200 f/2 that's attached to the D3. Thankfully I carry the mail on my left arm, and finger it with the right. I'll have to watch packages though.