And from your photos, I'd love to walk around the areas you portray in Sweden and Norway. I also love Samuli's Finnish scenery. I'd love all northern Europe, really.
But, yes, Washington State, and British Columbia, Canada, have some of the best temperate rain forests to tromp around in.
Thank you too Jim. We visited Washington state, Oregon and California for a month in 2002 and it was the best trip we have ever been on. Perfect weather, stunning views and friendly people.
taemo wrote:
wow, is hiking the only way to get there?
Yes, I wish it was easier but its an 8 hour hike with about 6,000 feet of gain. Absolutely gorgeous though when you arrive.I try to go every year and at 51, its a love hate relationship with that trail. Since the camera gear weighs what it does, everything else has to be as light as possible. This year my pack was about 32 lbs. We camped near Leprechaun Lake and discovered it was about 20 degrees F at night with 20-30mph winds. I had a double walled tent, the warmest sleeping pad made, Mountain Hardwear Phantom 0 degrees F bag and slept in my Arcteryx Cerium SV expedtion parka and felt mostly warm.
Out and about at the Little Sable Point Lighthouse the other evening. All taken on the 7r2, the first two with the Batis 18 and the last two with the CV10.
DannyBurkPhoto wrote:
Nice shots of Little Sable, Ryan - a few hours north of here. I passed by 2 weeks ago on my way to/from Sleeping Bear. You're from Michigan?
Thanks for the kind words. I am in the far west burbs of Chicago, but just moved back after 20 years living in Japan.
Gunzorro wrote:
And from your photos, I'd love to walk around the areas you portray in Sweden and Norway. I also love Samuli's Finnish scenery. I'd love all northern Europe, really.
But, yes, Washington State, and British Columbia, Canada, have some of the best temperate rain forests to tromp around in.
Jim I really like your forest photos, and the wonderful fairytale forests of yours. Also I like ebookman's forests (thou he has been travelling lately and not posting forest photos for a loooong time). I guess we like everything what is not easily available. I'm less envy of Helena's forest, as I can drive there by sitting one (very very long) day in car. But a little bit envy as I have been planning for summer 2018 northern Sweden & Norway "tour"
While trying to avoid turning on the photo processing computer, few older photos from July - We had lots of pollen in 2017.
Carl Zeiss Biogon T* 2/35 ZM @ f/8.0, 1/60s, A7(Kolari v2) @ ISO 200, OptoSigma SLB-50-3000PM + Hoya HD CIR-PL 52mm
Sony FE 1.4/85 GM @ f/8.0, 1/40s, A7R @ ISO 100, Carl Zeiss T* POL Filter (circular) 77mm
Sony FE 1.4/85 GM @ f/5.6, 1/160s, A7R @ ISO 200, Carl Zeiss T* POL Filter (circular) 77mm
I'm currently shooting with the CV 40/1.2 on a trip and so far it's performance is fantastic.
Lisbon at the moment, since I have added pp into the shots I'd post them here in the FE Images thread instead of the lens testing thread of CV 40/1.2 -
kaioyang wrote:
I'm currently shooting with the CV 40/1.2 on a trip and so far it's performance is fantastic.
Lisbon at the moment, since I have added pp into the shots I'd post them here in the FE Images thread instead of the lens testing thread of CV 40/1.2 -
So sweet, kaioyang. Portugal, me too, after multiple visits to the old quarters of Goa (Fontainhas). Here is one from the Loxia 85mm, in Shimla (Himachal Pradesh).
This hummingbird in Costa Rica was about to take a bath in the rain. There were 3-4 of them at that time and their excitement of the setting rain was palpable. I posted a similar image before but not this one. The lens was an FE 70-300mm G lens. Yes, it is a prosumer caliber lens but its performance is impressive.
