Loxia 85mm at f2.4. Close to MFD, I set the focus ring at the short stop and rock back and forth until in focus, should be a torture test for all rounder 85mm lenses. [1/1000s here, h/h a7r.]
For my starwars fans. Coins from the new zealand mint. There is one more coin, and I've already purchased it, but just don't have it in my possession yet. Each coin is limited to 10,000 worldwide. Coins were created to commemorate starwars 40th anniversary.
Managed to score a 35 f/1.4 Distagon ZA for a good deal. Really fun to use, but not sure if I'll have it for long. Let me know if you're looking for one!
Three winners, but the second one is absolutely killer, Karl-Heinz!
Magnificent Monet, Joshua! If you want to deepen your knowledge/understanding of Monet, you must come where it all happened. That would let me padawan around you and learn....
ChrisLovesUgly wrote: mcbroomf wroteI was able to get access to a Coastguard helicopter a couple of weeks ago to lightpaint it at night.
I got there before dark so that I could have them position the helicopter where I wanted it to take the photos and to set up the gear and decide on composition. They have 3 helicopters and the one they chose was yellow. The normal CG colour is red and white, the yellow paint job is to commemorate their centennial last year. http://a4.pbase.com/o10/63/551663/1/166538248.Pcv1xK4z.1450_R2222301.jpg http://a4.pbase.com/o10/63/551663/1/166538254.UfJ2No7E.1450_R2222322.jpg
Towing it out of the hangar http://a4.pbase.com/o10/63/551663/1/166538246.5dxIKt3B.1450_R2222343.jpg
Into position and disconnecting the mule and tow bar http://a4.pbase.com/o10/63/551663/1/166538252.MtQVmvQc.1450_R2222404.jpg
I initially thought that I'd like one of the compositions high and in front so I asked if they could bring over a pickup so I could use it with my tall tripod. I ended up not liking the composition so much but here's a shot. They had turned off some lights outside the nearest hangar that would have been pointing directly at the helicopter, so the only lights on were from the far hangar behind the fuel depot and some street lights a good way off to my left. Now wait for dark ... http://a4.pbase.com/o10/63/551663/1/166538250.fGVk354d.1450_R2222445.jpg
The moon co-operated beautifully. It was the night after the full moon and by chance it rose, shrouded in clouds, to the left of the tail, then came up moving to the right and crossing the rotors. The clouds stayed there and made it more interesting (by chance because I didn't set up the helicopter knowing where the moon was going to rise). http://a4.pbase.com/o10/63/551663/1/166538241.BLNiZiYu.OtisAFbase_ly1350.jpg
I took 48 images, lighting different sections in each (many repeats as I wasn't going to get a 2nd chance at this). I took shots with the cabins empty and with crew, and one crew member standing outside watching the engine in their startup position. Of the 48 I pulled 28 into PS as layers, and ended up with 18 of them in the final comp. Here's a gif showing the lighting by section. The layers in PS had been masked before I created the gif so you don't see what I call light splashover. I use a focusable flashlight so my lighting it fairly controlled, but there are good sections that have to be masked out in many or most shot. I set each lighting layer against the final sky background so you don't actually see the moon rising like a timelapse. http://a4.pbase.com/o10/63/551663/1/166538158.qqRnzwMd.OtisAFbase_23secs.gif
Sony A7R2 / Canon 24mm TSE II / Metabones 4
MikeI've been following this thread for a long time (never posted), and this is one of my favorites to date. Awesome!
philber wrote:
Three winners, but the second one is absolutely killer, Karl-Heinz!
Magnificent Monet, Joshua! If you want to deepen your knowledge/understanding of Monet, you must come where it all happened. That would let me padawan around you and learn....
Otus 55mm.
Philippe, thank you very much for your compliment. I just checked, the last time I was there is over 7 years ago; it was in the fall of 2010 to be exact. I would love to visit your lovely city again and thank you for your invite. I will definitely let you know when I do.
Again, great image coming from your Voigtlander 65 wannabe - jest kidding .
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I posted a similar image previously but taken as a single frame. Here is a panoramic capture taken with 3 horizontal images (with plenty of overlap) of the canyon when the sun came through the rain cloud, shinning of certain parts of the canyon. The tiny FE 28mm delivered in spades...