p.366 #4 · Sony RX1, RX1R, RX1R II and RX1R III Image Thread
Silly story. Photographing this particular car with a proper camera has been my white whale. I saw it a few months ago and stopped in my tracks. The beautiful oversized features. The gorgeous turquoise green color. The patina around the edges. I was smitten. But, sadly, I didn't have a camera with me that day. I've returned to this location many times since, always with a camera in tow, but the car was never there. Until I spotted it again today.
p.366 #9 · Sony RX1, RX1R, RX1R II and RX1R III Image Thread
Sharif Abdou wrote:
I like the whole set, but especially the last shot. There's a melancholy feel to the set. It's a reminder that winter is here again.
I appreciate your kind words, Sharif, and you've captured my melancholy ambivalence about the approaching winter precisely. The bright colors of our short Fall are gone and the bare trees and absence of migrating birds are the reminders that we are waiting for the cold long winter, late this year.
It's my first time using the RX1R III in poor light, so I'm exploring wide open f/2 flexibility and longer exposures. The fiddly ISO wheel placed right below the thumb and palm accidentally scrolls often, so the shot below I wasn't vigilantly checking and shot at ISO 100 instead of ISO Auto, but I like the mood even without absolute sharpness. The flexibility of f/2 is really nice, though, and the small EDC is always in my jacket pocket for introspective times like yesterday morning. Thank you again!
p.366 #10 · Sony RX1, RX1R, RX1R II and RX1R III Image Thread
Nice 3D effect to the tree with fairy lights.
kalani_kane wrote:
I appreciate your kind words, Sharif, and you've captured my melancholy ambivalence about the approaching winter precisely. The bright colors of our short Fall are gone and the bare trees and absence of migrating birds are the reminders that we are waiting for the cold long winter, late this year.
It's my first time using the RX1R III in poor light, so I'm exploring wide open f/2 flexibility and longer exposures. The fiddly ISO wheel placed right below the thumb and palm accidentally scrolls often, so the shot below I wasn't vigilantly checking and shot at ISO 100 instead of ISO Auto, but I like the mood even without absolute sharpness. The flexibility of f/2 is really nice, though, and the small EDC is always in my jacket pocket for introspective times like yesterday morning. Thank you again!
p.366 #11 · Sony RX1, RX1R, RX1R II and RX1R III Image Thread
With things going pretty slow lately I finally got around to editing and posting some of my photos from my trip to Hong Kong with the original RX1. I didn't like the external evf and there were a few times that I missed a shot because it was too slow but I got plenty that I'm happy with. What a great camera for Sony's first attempt at a full frame compact. Here is a link if you want to take a look.
p.366 #12 · Sony RX1, RX1R, RX1R II and RX1R III Image Thread
Very nice images Steve. I'd love to visit Hong Kong.
stuuke wrote:
With things going pretty slow lately I finally got around to editing and posting some of my photos from my trip to Hong Kong with the original RX1. I didn't like the external evf and there were a few times that I missed a shot because it was too slow but I got plenty that I'm happy with. What a great camera for Sony's first attempt at a full frame compact. Here is a link if you want to take a look.
p.366 #13 · Sony RX1, RX1R, RX1R II and RX1R III Image Thread
stuuke wrote:
With things going pretty slow lately I finally got around to editing and posting some of my photos from my trip to Hong Kong with the original RX1. I didn't like the external evf and there were a few times that I missed a shot because it was too slow but I got plenty that I'm happy with. What a great camera for Sony's first attempt at a full frame compact. Here is a link if you want to take a look.
Exceptional set, Steve, capturing the pulse of life in Hong Kong. I liked your RX1 monochrome processing to produce an almost timeless documentary of everyday life. Thanks for sharing!
p.366 #15 · Sony RX1, RX1R, RX1R II and RX1R III Image Thread
kalani_kane wrote:
Exceptional set, Steve, capturing the pulse of life in Hong Kong. I liked your RX1 monochrome processing to produce an almost timeless documentary of everyday life. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much. I kind of struggled with the b&w processing. When I did the export to web in photoshop it really crushed the blacks and made the midtones darker. I'd pull some blacks out and lower the midtones but it ended up being kind of a guessing game. I really enjoyed shooting with a fixed focal length and a camera that's small enough that people weren't intimidated by it.
p.366 #16 · Sony RX1, RX1R, RX1R II and RX1R III Image Thread
stuuke wrote:
Thanks so much. I kind of struggled with the b&w processing. When I did the export to web in photoshop it really crushed the blacks and made the midtones darker. I'd pull some blacks out and lower the midtones but it ended up being kind of a guessing game. I really enjoyed shooting with a fixed focal length and a camera that's small enough that people weren't intimidated by it.
I honestly would never have guessed your B&W processing was a struggle, as my initial impression was how consistently you achieved great tonality over a range of lighting conditions, on the original RX1 at night at the horse tracks! In Capture One editing Sony, I really miss the Fuji Acros + R as a starting point, and the built-in film sims like Sony monochrome are .jpg only and there are no RAW settings outside of default available, which are just ok. I know there are options like Cobalt (?) but haven't explored (yet). Outputting for web is such a disappointment (especially with the GFX where colors can alias and pixilate) and I usually skip it and just never post online versions. I'm not sure if the only way to post high quality photos here on FM is to pay for hosting, but everyone seems to have their own secret process. Your website is excellent!
Way back in the day I had an at-launch copy of Nikon's crop D200 and invested in huge FX full frame glass in preparation for the full frame eventual launch (date the body, marry the lens type mentality). But traveling, I would make a decision in the morning depending on whether or not I would return to the hotel before dinner and clubbing, and would often leave the D200 in the hotel all day. Clubbing one night while my D200 was collecting dust in the hotel room, a friend pulls this tiny little camera *out of his pocket* and starts snapping what would turn out to be amazing full frame pics of our group of friends. The Sony RX1. It's such an awesome size and IQ is outstanding, even lacking IBIS/OIS. I probably use it 10x my other gear these days since I can't even be bothered to take the other ones out of a bag!
p.366 #17 · Sony RX1, RX1R, RX1R II and RX1R III Image Thread
stuuke wrote:
Thanks so much. I kind of struggled with the b&w processing. When I did the export to web in photoshop it really crushed the blacks and made the midtones darker. I'd pull some blacks out and lower the midtones but it ended up being kind of a guessing game. I really enjoyed shooting with a fixed focal length and a camera that's small enough that people weren't intimidated by it.
Agree 100% with Kalani. Lovely B&W images Steve. Really enjoyed looking through each of them.
p.366 #19 · Sony RX1, RX1R, RX1R II and RX1R III Image Thread
Beautifully captured and presented!! Love the rendering and subtle colors.
Sharif Abdou wrote:
Silly story. Photographing this particular car with a proper camera has been my white whale. I saw it a few months ago and stopped in my tracks. The beautiful oversized features. The gorgeous turquoise green color. The patina around the edges. I was smitten. But, sadly, I didn't have a camera with me that day. I've returned to this location many times since, always with a camera in tow, but the car was never there. Until I spotted it again today.
