Helena, your set is totally awesome! I need to go to Norway and not only the Lofoten!!!
That said, and please read it as constructive, to my eye the inside shot, beautiful though it is, leans slightly to the left. Is the wooden church structure warped with time?
philber wrote:
Helena, your set is totally awesome! I need to go to Norway and not only the Lofoten!!!
That said, and please read it as constructive, to my eye the inside shot, beautiful though it is, leans slightly to the left. Is the wooden church structure warped with time?
Thank you! Yes, the southern part of Norway is much more beautiful than I thought (especially around Jotunheimen and Sognefjorden). Highly recommended! I'll post more landscapes later.
Don't worry, I always appreciate constructing criticism. The whole buildings lean - sometimes in different directions at the same time - which makes it hard to get good photos. I took your advice and rotated that shot slightly to the right and have replaced it now. Thanks again!
As some of you may have noticed that's my biggest weakness, I often don't notice when my photos are tilted.
HelenaN wrote:
Thank you! Yes, the southern part of Norway is much more beautiful than I thought (especially around Jotunheimen and Sognefjorden). Highly recommended! I'll post more landscapes later.
Don't worry, I always appreciate constructing criticism. The whole buildings lean (sometimes in different directions at the same time), which makes it hard to get good photos. I took your advice and rotated that shot slightly to the right and think it may have gotten a little better and I have replaced it now. Thanks again!
As some of you may have noticed that's my biggest weakness, I often don't notice when my photos are tilted.
Photo taken the evening of August 8, 2015 about 10 minutes before sunset near the top of the Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, PA. Image taken with my tripod mounted Sony A7r camera and my Leica M 90mm f2.5 Simmarit lens, ISO 100, lens set to about f8 for 1/125 second. Exposure corrected by about 0.6 stops and processed in LR6.
HelenaN wrote:
Thank you! Yes, the southern part of Norway is much more beautiful than I thought (especially around Jotunheimen and Sognefjorden). Highly recommended! I'll post more landscapes later.
Don't worry, I always appreciate constructing criticism. The whole buildings lean - sometimes in different directions at the same time - which makes it hard to get good photos. I took your advice and rotated that shot slightly to the right and have replaced it now. Thanks again!
As some of you may have noticed that's my biggest weakness, I often don't notice when my photos are tilted.
I got one of those norwegian wooden stavkirker 120km South-West from my home.It was built in the 13th century in Vang at the Lake Vangsmjosa.Then in the 1841 it was disassembled,brought here,rebuilt and opened again in 1844.Still in use,though many wooden parts were replaced.
Peire wrote:
I got one of those norwegian wooden stavkirker 120km South-West from my home.It was built in the 13th century in Vang at the Lake Vangsmjosa.Then in the 1841 it was disassembled,brought here,rebuilt and opened again in 1844.Still in use,though many wooden parts were replaced.
How interesting! I didn't know that. Off to Google now and see if I can find photos. Thanks for sharing.
rji2goleez wrote:
The more I see of that Samyang 135/2, the more appealing it becomes!
I wonder how they do it? Not only is it beyond cheap but the optics are startling and the build quality is excellent. The only thing I wish is that they had included electronic contacts because I would love to have the aperture info. Of course, it's MF only and quite a big lens but easy handling and focusing on the A7R2. On the subject of MF, I think the photo of the woman and (presumably) her daughter would have been much more difficult to nail with AF because they are separated and centre spot AF would have focused on the background. With MF, despite them moving towards me, it was quite easy to get critical focus using the EVF despite the narrow DOF of f/2 and I don't think I used any magnification. This is a reflection of the very extensive rotation (about 270 degrees) of the focus ring, which allows easy fine tuning of rough focus.
Waterden, I am surprised that that shot (nice BTW!) is f:2.0. I would have expected the background to be blurred quite a bit more. Is that typical? Or did you crop quite a bit, which changes the distances?
Was playing with my brand new A7r2 trying to get the hang of it last night. As I had gotten a new lens, I figured why not try it out too using focus peaking? The following are just some casual shots at a party with A7r2 and Leica 75 Lux. Most are wide open or close to it. Nothing smaller than 2.8.
philber wrote:
Waterden, I am surprised that that shot (nice BTW!) is f:2.0. I would have expected the background to be blurred quite a bit more. Is that typical? Or did you crop quite a bit, which changes the distances?
I'm pretty certain it was at f/2 because the shutter speed was 1/1000 and the ISO 100 and, as you can tell, not in full sunlight because of shading from the buildings. Yes, it is cropped.
Yesterday, I found this funky place that is part sculpture garden, part zoo and part mini golf. Right at the entrance was this old rusted Ford pickup so naturally, I started there.
Awesome set Helena the last post ! But I love landscape pictures with the mountains and nature also
You are very talented and when you post it is always a feast for the eyes
Bob :Great shot as always .. Batis 25/2 looks very nice.. don't believe it is only the lens and the camera that makes it so good You are very talented!
waterden: Samyang 135 looks great .. very nice shot
Lovely shots Philipe and Gregg
Charles: Really nice shot from Spain
Manuel: Nice Snail shot !
Dale: Great shot
Rich: Awesome shot !
Rene and Werner: Great shots as always !
Jack : Lovely shot and model
You are very talented!
