HelenaN wrote:
Last night were some of the most powerful Auroras I have seen. The whole sky was filled with ribbons, curtains and spirals, constantly changing. Not even 15mm was wide enough to capture the grandeur of it.
A7 and Voigtländer 15mm/4.5 III (the trees and grass have a slight motion blur because of strong winds):
So jealous! I was watching the numbers throughout my day at work, hoping they would hold. From nearly 100 GW of hemispheric power down to 30 GW by the time the sun went down here.
Looking at the numbers, I bet you're getting another nice show! Not as strong at the moment, but hemispheric power is trending up. Hope you have clear skies.
Did you do much PP on these? They look awfully Sony-like in terms of contrast.
The Contax Planar 85 needs a touch more PP when shot WO, IMO. But stopped down, is fine, unless shooting into the sun, since it doesn't have modern coatings. The two shots of the cement plant were pretty much the same PP I always use, with maybe a touch more contrast and blacks, but that's all.
The 85 Planar is supposed to be very nice stopped down, but I rarely do...but I think I might try to do more now, seeing that it's really nice!!
Yesterday DxO released it's Optics software supporting the Sony A7RII so I processed some shots from Madrid with it, it's for me one of the best developers for Sony RAWs.
My admiration!