p.281 #5 · Sony RX1, RX1R, RX1R II and RX1R III Image Thread
I spent a couple days in Savannah, GA last week and it quickly revealed itself as one of the handful (maybe two hands full) of most beautiful cities I've seen. It was my first time there but I'll be back. Next, since we're spending time in the South this winter, I'll have to check out Charleston, SC, which I understand is equally nice but in a different way. Anyhow, this is exactly the kind of light travel I wanted the new RX1for. The first RX1 excelled for this type of thing, but it wasn't as good a street camera (for how I shoot, at least) as the new one. I shot a mix of urban scenery and street and ONLY used the RX1R II. I had my DF and a few lenses available (and used them extensively to shoot my little grandnieces in Atlanta over the weekend) but never touched anything but the RX1RII in Savannah... Here's a sampling of shots, with the full album available here:
The historic part of the city is laid out around 21 public squares, most of which are beautiful, all of which are at least very nice. Makes for a wonderfully walkable city.
Forsythe Park is the big central park just at the southend of the historic district and is known for this fountain and the Live Oak trees dripping with Spanish Moss, which is really a signature of the whole city.
I saw this very nicely quaffed gentleman in front of this Barber Shop several times and he didn't work there. They may pay him to hang out as a shining example of their work?? This was one shot where I'd wished I'd had my favored street focal length of 24mm - I'd have likely been able to straighten the shot without having to behead this poor gentleman, but with the RX1's 35, I had to leave him leaning...
p.281 #10 · Sony RX1, RX1R, RX1R II and RX1R III Image Thread
Yesterday afternoon I visited the Art Gallery of NSW to see an exhibition titled Nude: art from the Tate collection. Amongst more than 100 works by major artists, a sculpture by Ron Mueck, Wild Man (2005), caught my attention. NSFW.
p.281 #14 · Sony RX1, RX1R, RX1R II and RX1R III Image Thread
Werner_Utsch wrote:
It was save for me - it's art!
Anyhow a great shot i had fun with !
Cheers
Werner
Go for the risk
Werner, thanks for the kind words. When I initially posted the picture, I thought it was safe too. But then I decided that as Falstaff says in Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part One: "The better part of valour is discretion". And I very much like the Smoking Workforce, which manages to be both delicate and foreboding at the same time.
Great stiches. zhangyue, I love the beautifully balanced composition of the waterfall image and how the colour of the roof mirrors that of the rockface in the background. And sebboh, both your pictures produce this uncanny effect of being "in the picture" rather than looking at the scene (though I'm surprised you could get so close to a submarine).
p.281 #15 · Sony RX1, RX1R, RX1R II and RX1R III Image Thread
Genji, derek thanks for the comment. It is a pleasure to visit this thread and see all the great pictures RX made after almost 5 years.
I still bring my RX1 whenever I am travelling and often find that how special the camera can be. though mine the manual focus is out, there were a few noise spot on sensor if I stop down the camera to f11. Nevertheless, the output can compete with any system out there.
p.281 #16 · Sony RX1, RX1R, RX1R II and RX1R III Image Thread
genji wrote:
And sebboh, both your pictures produce this uncanny effect of being "in the picture" rather than looking at the scene (though I'm surprised you could get so close to a submarine).
thanks, it's a retired submarine that is part of the local science and industry museum, so you can even go inside it if you want (it also played the USS Dallas in the The Hunt for Red October).
