Gunzorro wrote:
Lots of choices for you! I like the Russian Monocle too. So you have
a nice selection of effects at your disposal.
Thank you! Yes, it's great to have several different creative lenses/optics to choose from. I struggle a bit with this one though. Even after two months of intense use (during the beta-test period) I'm unsure if it fits my style. Also, I want my speciality lenses to be small and light and this one is kind of large. It's sharp though, flare resistant and gives lovely colors.
I love the Monocle. It needs more contrasty light than we have had lately, but I plan to bring it the next time I'm out for a walk.
Some old/oldish subjects with Lensbaby Burnside 35:
philber wrote:
Joshua, and you produce this with a subject that doesn't inspire you. Pure magic!
Otus 55mm wide open
Thank you very much, Philippe! And yes, although birds are the main targets on this trip but I love the variety of wildlifes CR had to offer. You and your Otus produce excellent images and I know that creating shallow depth of field images require skills and yours are exquisite, like the one above.
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A species of quite a few of hummingbirds we saw at higher elevation, Talamanca hummingbird. Here it was perching on the fence and looked up, showing off the bluish tone...but the head was purple. I took the image in a horizontal format but cropped it to vertical. It is a small hummingbird, BTW.
Edited to change the ID of the hummingbird - thank you, Juan!
HelenaN wrote: Gunzorro wroteLots of choices for you! I like the Russian Monocle too. So you have
a nice selection of effects at your disposal. Thank you! Yes, it's great to have several different creative lenses/optics to choose from. I struggle a bit with this one though. Even after two months of intense use (during the beta-test period) I'm unsure if it fits my style. Also, I want my speciality lenses to be small and light and this one is kind of large. It's sharp though, flare resistant and gives lovely colors.
I love the Monocle. It needs more contrasty light than we have had lately, but I plan to bring it the next time I'm out for a walk.
Some old/oldish subjects with Lensbaby Burnside 35:
I don't believe this is a fiery-throated hummingbird, Joshua. Not sure which species this would be though. A fiery-throated hummingbird has a rainbow-colored throat i.e. strong shades of orange, yellow, green and blue. You may want to check with Juan for an ID of this hummingbird.
The iridescent colors are awesome just the same!
AGeoJO wrote: philber wroteJoshua, and you produce this with a subject that doesn't inspire you. Pure magic!
Otus 55mm wide openThank you very much, Philippe! And yes, although birds are the main targets on this trip but I love the variety of wildlifes CR had to offer. You and your Otus produce excellent images and I know that creating shallow depth of field images require skills and yours are exquisite, like the one above.
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A species of quite a few of hummingbirds we saw at higher elevation, fiery throated hummingbird. I would call it rainbow throated hummingbirds as the colors of the throat and the head of this guy can change dramatically, depending on the angle of view. It can display the entire spectrum of rainbow colors - simply amazing! Here it was perching on the fence and looked up, showing off the bluish tone right now...but the head was purple. I took the image in a horizontal format but cropped it to vertical. It is a tiny hummingbird, BTW....Show more →
philber wrote:
Thanks for the kind words, Joshua! And your picture is, if anything, even more glorious than the previous ones...
Philippe, thank you!
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A red-faced barbet graced us with its presence on the ground of the lodge we stayed. Granted, the ground was huge and it has a lot of flower and/or fruit bearing trees, native and planted. And, yes, there are a lot of colorful birds in Costa Rica and I carried the GM 100-400mm around quite a bit, just in case. But the red-faced barbet here was spotted this one time throughout the entire trip.