Looking at portion of the Milky Way during Perseid Meteor Shower
Tripod mounted Leica R 28mm f2.8 Elmarit V2 lens and A7r
ISO 6400, f2.8, 8 seconds
Processed in LR6
August 13, 2015
At Big Meadows, Shenandoah National National Park, Virginia
I'm not an overly sentimental, nor deeply religious person.
During my last trip to Washington, I decided to check the photo opportunities (which were quite good in spring) at the local cemetery where my mother and her parents are buried. Since I don't go often, it was kind of fun to sleuth my way around the graveyard to recall where their plot is located.
These were taken simply as reportage-type shots to remember the moment -- nothing solemn or artistic.
This wraps up the extended presentation from my last trip up north, in preparation for my next jaunt there.
So, I leave you with this memory. Enjoy!
Mother's inscription is from my youngest sister, not me. ;)
Unless I'm mistaken, the Sony Smooth Reflections App takes multiple images of a scene and then forms a composite so that things that move (like people walking, or moving clouds partially obscuring a mountain top) will disappear, and things like ripples on water, or the water in a waterfall will take on a smooth ethereal appearance. I liken it to what would happen if you took a picture with a very dark ND filter using a long exposure. The nice thing is that no ND filter is required to achieve the effect, and focussing is much easier than with an ND filter. I find it a very useful app.
I posted an image of an emerald toucanet previously and from going through the images, there is one of the same fellow but this one with his feather ruffled up. I have been impressed with the combo of the Canon 400mm lens f/2.8 Mark II on the A7r II but this and the second image of another bird showcase the performance of this combo well.
Invasion of the woodstorks.
A few days ago the pond behind our house, which normally has a few blue herons and white herons, was suddenly filled with dozens of woodstorks. Man, those are weird-looking birds. After a couple of days they were all gone. Here are a few shots, all taken with the A7rII and the DT 55-200/4-5.6 SAM and the LA-EA3 adapter. Some cropped a good bit (I need to get a longer lens).
AGeoJO wrote:
I posted an image of an emerald toucanet previously and from going through the images, there is one of the same fellow but this one with his feather ruffled up. I have been impressed with the combo of the Canon 400mm lens f/2.8 Mark II on the A7r II but this and the second image of another bird showcase the performance of this combo well.
Joshua, I just want to say your work is amazing. I just love looking at it. Bet you images would just shine printed on metal. Love them...
