philber wrote:
Ronny, Dave, I don't even dare post after you, you are so good! And wipe that smile off your face, Joshua, you are in there as well. And Helena, and Mike, and Bob, and René, and Werner, and Samuli, and Derek, and Philip. Oh, and I just forgot Fred, too..:-(
And so many others that my enfeebled brain cannot summon just now....
You really inspire me, but you intimidate as well...
Thanks for the kind words Philippe! However, please keep in mind that after years of practice (I've had gazillions of pictures of back yard testing and weekend ventures) finally comes real opportunity to put what we know into practice. So please don't be intimidated. I started photography about 55 years ago. In our first year of marriage 40 years ago our downstairs bathroom could not be used because it was a darkroom. I'm now recently retired, enjoying the light at the end of the tunnel and am living my dream. What is great here at FM is that we can learn from each other what equipment, compositions and processing really works well and then when opportunity knocks we can take advantage of those lessons learned.
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AGeoJO wrote:
Dave, based on my limited observation, it seems to me that you mostly do landscape. In that case the outlay for a mostly portrait lens may not be worth it. BTW, I forgot to mention in my previous post that your landscape images are awesome. I am not sure whether you are aware or not but there is a new Sony app that replaced the Sky HDR, it is called Digital Filter that maybe worth it for you to get. I am going for it, too.
Yep - I had evolved from wildlife to landscape and right now my short telephoto primes (CV 90mm APO Lanthar LTM and Canon 135 3.5 LTM) work fine in that genera. What little portraits I do are family oriented and I do not post. However, your travel portraits are very intriguing - and who can not like the 85 1.4 isolation pop! I really believe that some of your Venice pics are contest winners!
philber wrote:
Ronny, Dave, I don't even dare post after you, you are so good! And wipe that smile off your face, Joshua, you are in there as well. And Helena, and Mike, and Bob, and René, and Werner, and Samuli, and Derek, and Philip. Oh, and I just forgot Fred, too..:-(
And so many others that my enfeebled brain cannot summon just now....
You really inspire me, but you intimidate as well...
Always the gentlemen and always so complimentary! Thank you my friend!
First time night shooting with 10 blade aperture lens... I'm not sure do I like the sunstars. At least first time seeing them they seem way too big, maybe one gets use to them after seeing lots of them?
Both photos Carl Zeiss Biogon T* 2.8/25 ZM using OptoSigma SLB-50-3000PM to fix astigmatism and field curvature caused by thick sensor stack, camera A7r - first f/8 30s, second f/16 2min2s
philber wrote:
Ronny, Dave, I don't even dare post after you, you are so good! And wipe that smile off your face, Joshua, you are in there as well. And Helena, and Mike, and Bob, and René, and Werner, and Samuli, and Derek, and Philip. Oh, and I just forgot Fred, too..:-(
And so many others that my enfeebled brain cannot summon just now....
You really inspire me, but you intimidate as well...
I am flattered and honored, Philippe.
dbehrens wrote:
Yep - I had evolved from wildlife to landscape and right now my short telephoto primes (CV 90mm APO Lanthar LTM and Canon 135 3.5 LTM) work fine in that genera. What little portraits I do are family oriented and I do not post. However, your travel portraits are very intriguing - and who can not like the 85 1.4 isolation pop! I really believe that some of your Venice pics are contest winners!
Dave
Thank you very much, Dave!
Sweet and somewhat soft rendition - since you cannot see the actual face behind the mask, you focus your attention on what's visible.... the eyes.
So many stunning images here! I'm awed and thrilled looking at them all.
I just got the Irix 15mm f/2.4. Adapted it with a cheap Fotodiox Cannon-FE adaptor. Aperture control works great, but no automatic magnification when you play with the focus ring.
Predictably, it is incredibly cold today, so was only able to go out for a few quick shots during lunch break. Here's the first one I've worked on. On the whole, the lens looks great, and seems to work very well on the A7II.
Love the tongue-in-cheek comp of Beauty College! Here's an ultra-wide of Devil's Punchbowl Falls in Arthur's Pass, South Island, NZ. A7r and CV 12mm FE.
Dave
bowens wrote:
Ronny your images are just consistently "WOW" from the smallest macros to grand landscapes. And all the others who inspire daily, Joshua, Dale, Jim, Chuck, Mike, Tim, Bob, Manuel, Philippe, Gregg, Werner, Helena to name a few it's a joy to look forward to your posts.
Butch
Here's a couple panos handheld with the 24-240 FE from a boat in San Diego Bay. Fog was rolling in but nice full moon rising over the city.
Thanks Butch! Totally agree... it's a real joy follow this thread and I have to say it is also a bit challenging due to the warp speed
ManuelLaMantia wrote:
Thanks Butch! Totally agree... it's a real joy follow this thread and I have to say it is also a bit challenging due to the warp speed
Beautiful photos Manuel I really like how the lines and colours play out, especially in the third one where my eyes just get pulled further and further into the picture.
I really believe that some of your Venice pics are contest winners!
