Gunzorro wrote:
Manuel -- Terrific framing, lighting and clouds! One of the best shots of the valley I've ever seen. Congrats!
Thank you so much Jim! Has been a fantastic afternoon and it was the first day at Yosemite so definitely a good start
Edit: sad day for me today... I'm trying to sell some of my lenses so I was tempted to sell also Zeiss 100-300: checking the lens before to take pictures for the board I discovered some haze on the rear element... damn, exactly as predicted by many people here around I think it is dying
This evening I converted my bike to tubeless. I've done it before a couple of times, and I know that to get a good seal, you'll have to roll them wheels so that the sealant spreads everywhere.
So, at 01:00 I rode out and brought my camera, and ended up at the local cemetery.
rji2goleez wrote:
^ Nice Martin . . . I see images like this and I miss my Batis 25 . . . but it's too close to the Loxia 21. Each has its own charms.
I've thought about trading it for the Loxia 21, but I seldom feel the need for anything wider than ~24 mm. And, I bought the Batis for low light shooting, where it really shines.
genji wrote:
Enquiring minds want to see the monochrome version...
Here it is, Jonathon and in addition, I am posting also a crop of the B&W version that looks interesting, too. Frankly, the reason I like the color version is because of the still colorful sky, providing a stark contrast to her skin.
AGeoJO wrote:
Here it is, Jonathon and in addition, I am posting also a crop of the B&W version that looks interesting, too. Frankly, the reason I like the color version is because of the still colorful sky, providing a stark contrast to her skin.
Thanks Joshua! I agree that the color version of the uncropped picture is better, with the cooler background emphasizing the warm skin tones.
Great images on those last few pages. Excuse any potential typos, I slipped, fell and hurt one finger while chasing milky way shots earlier this week.
Bob: Wonderful use of all those wide angle lenses at the lake.
Joshua: Again, all those beautiful with the GM are amazing (Sony really should give you their next portrait lens to take "sample pictures" with), but I still like the owl better (at least as a subject for photography) .
Rene: Beautiful coastline shots. The color shots are great too, but I prefer the contrast of the monochrome ones.
Greggf: Beautiful shots from the coast.
Werner: Amazing autumn/fall fog shot with stunning atmosphere.
Ronny: I guess, I can speak for everybody when I say, that given the amazing quality of your first Iceland "series" (which to be feels more like multiple exhibitions), we're all looking forward to the sequel.
Philippe: Great street art shots (or whatever that is called these days).
Mike: Wonderful atmosphere in those mountain shots.
Manuel: Exceptional lightning and contrast in that shot a few pages back.
I'm sure I forgot to mention plenty of others who took excellent shots. I didn't forget to like, though.
It's autumn/fall up here and before all the green disappears for half a year, I've been busy trying to do some pseudo macro shots.
genji wrote:
Thanks Joshua! I agree that the color version of the uncropped picture is better, with the cooler background emphasizing the warm skin tones.
Thank you, Jonathon.
Chris_88 wrote:
Great images on those last few pages. Excuse any potential typos, I slipped, fell and hurt one finger while chasing milky way shots earlier this week.
Joshua: Again, all those beautiful with the GM are amazing (Sony really should give you their next portrait lens to take "sample pictures" with), but I still like the owl better (at least as a subject for photography) .
It's autumn/fall up here and before all the green disappears for half a year, I've been busy trying to do some pseudo macro shots.
Hi Chris, I am sorry to hear about your accident. I hope you recover soon. Those are two lovely nature images and the first one is really something special.
Thank you for your kind comment. I have to tell you that the GM lens is truly a special portrait lens. I understand where you are coming from - owls or wildlife images in general are harder to capture. The keeper rate is significantly lower than that of portraits. I counted my blessing the owl cooperated with me that day.
I think it is dying 
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