Excellent shots, Dave, with your new FE 35/1.4 ZA! That lens is also on my radar, as I love the 35mm focal length and would love a fast 35 to go with my Loxia 35. Looking forward to more of your photos and experiences with the lens for architecture, urban and landscape. Thanks for sharing!
Gunzorro wrote:
Excellent shots, Dave, with your new FE 35/1.4 ZA! That lens is also on my radar, as I love the 35mm focal length and would love a fast 35 to go with my Loxia 35. Looking forward to more of your photos and experiences with the lens for architecture, urban and landscape. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Jim! I'm thrilled to add the FE 35mm/1.4 ZA in my bag - I bought it specifically to use in concert with my Batis 85 and 135mm. Was happy to find one here on the FM buy/sell board.
For my usage, architecture, cityscapes, and landscapes will still be dominated by my Loxia 35mm - you and I share a strong affection for the wonderful colors and rendering of that lens.
Mathieu18 wrote:
Next round of shots from my trip out west, this time Oak Creek Canyon headed north towards Flagstaff.
Nice!
I must say I love the PP and the downscaling of the images. There is so much acutance, but a "smoothness" at pixel level without really losing resolution. I tend to sharpen my own images a tad too much for "punch". But this series have made me rethink if I should.
Helena: Those two sets with the 50 1.7 Planar and the mono lens are just amazing works of art.
Philip R.: Beautiful nature shots.
Mathieu: Stunning sets from the US.
Joshua: All those portraits are stunning, but I'm an even bigger fan of your landscape work. Those shots from GC are simply breath taking.
Werner and Bob: Beautiful autumn impressions from Europe.
Ronny: Great, contrasty shots from Iceland. As I said elsewhere, glad that volcano only got active after you had returned to Sweden.
Philip: Your mountain vistas are both figuratively and literally breath-taking, thinking about the altitude. I'd probably struggle quite a bit.
Phillipe: Beautiful close-ups.
We've had our first snow here earlier this week, but here are some impressions from fall/autumn.
Hmm, happy accident here I’m afraid. Well not entirely... but the G primes carry so much acutance that not much shape I gotta is needed. I need to see if ACR was even applying its standard. Sebboh said it best, they are great for landscapes but too harsh for portraiture. So basically just adjusted levels and converted.
Otherwise I’ve been processing like this for a while, I think it emphasizes acuitance but leads to high saturation so not great for all shots. Works in th southwest though. Basically I’m +15-20 on clarity and dehaze (these took 25-30 dehaze though). Then a little negative contrast to keep it from being too harsh. I’ll then pull highlights and pop whites. Adds a glow to the whole image and minimizes blown highlights, then shadows to taste and blacks rarely if necessary. That’s my secret sauce which I’m always trying to improve.
Edit: I have to add, this is a quick / lazy sliders only edit and/or just a starting point. Any of these cause trouble pushed too far, and it really depends on lens, scene and light. Images that’ll become prints or keepers usually get similar edits on a 1/4 scale, then PS to finish with fewer blemishes.
Makten wrote: Mathieu18 wroteNext round of shots from my trip out west, this time Oak Creek Canyon headed north towards Flagstaff.Nice!
I must say I love the PP and the downscaling of the images. There is so much acutance, but a "smoothness" at pixel level without really losing resolution. I tend to sharpen my own images a tad too much for "punch". But this series have made me rethink if I should.