Pretty fun to shoot with 35/50/85mm as they are all so close that it's possible to take "same" photo with all of them. I would not bother normally, but when light is crappy (definition of November, when these were shoot, in Finland...) I just enjoy outdoors and doing something stupid like this...
Sony Distagon T* 1.4/35 FE @ f/1.7, 0.3s, Sony A7 mkII @ ISO 100, Haida NanoPro MC C-POL 72mm
Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art @ f/1.7, 0.4s, Sony A7 (Kolari v2) @ ISO 100, Hoya HD CIR-PL 77mm
Sony FE 1.4/85 GM @ f/1.7, 1/2s, Sony A7r mkII @ ISO 100, Carl Zeiss T* POL Filter (circular) 77mm
Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art @ f/9.0, 15s, Sony A7 (Kolari v2) @ ISO 100, Hoya HD CIR-PL 77mm
From a walk around the harbor yesterday.
The weather was pretty awful with driving rain and sometimes sharp grains of ice that made it impossible to look towards the wind.
Not complaining though - it's more fun than a nice sunny day...
So much catching up to do regarding the terrific recent images posted here! Beautiful and thoughtful work by all mentioned here, and some I am sure to have overlooked.
Werner -- Always a pleasure to see your Tuscan villa shots (among the many other destinations and abstract designs).
Toshiro -- Love those graduated color skies and wispy glancing light.
Vivek -- Interesting expression and wonderful coat on the isolated lady.
Mattieu -- Looks like you are getting some very good results from your new CV 21.
Manuel -- Beautiful rending of all those stone and brick surfaces.
Bob -- Tough choices, B&W or color? Hmmmm. You make it hard to choose. Nice shots on the icy lake.
Dale -- Strong image of the isolated tree on hillside.
Douglas -- You are really getting some terrific dawn/dusk shots on Chesapeake Bay/D.C. locations! I can only imaging how much time you are investing to get to all these spots.
Jordan -- Love the frozen fall, and the interior shots (plus your recent family stuff).
Stephen -- Wow, amazing deep blue on the receding mountain range!
Manu -- Love that cliffside village -- thought it was Italy.
Jose -- Strong graphic with clouds and sea.
Jonathan -- Strange and interesting couple! As with so many of your vignettes, it makes you wonder what is happening in each person's life and what is their back-story.
Samuli -- Writing the book on "Saying Something Interesting about Toppled Tree Roots."
Joshua -- From glamor girls to glowing globe -- you really have the knack to make things look exciting.
Rene -- You often inspire me by taking a different look at subjects and getting down to the abstract.
Helena -- I haven't complimented you lately for all the great work you've been posting -- I don't want to seem unfairly biased in your direction. I see what you meant from a long ago comment you made about that cantilever bridge -- it is almost identical to the one I've shown from my hometown of Aberdeen, Washington! I'll have to get a new shot of the bridge on my next trip.
Thank you all for the inspiring images and technical info.
Gunzorro wrote:
So much catching up to do regarding the terrific recent images posted here! Beautiful and thoughtful work by all mentioned here, and some I am sure to have overlooked.
Werner -- Always a pleasure to see your Tuscan villa shots (among the many other destinations and abstract designs).
Toshiro -- Love those graduated color skies and wispy glancing light.
Vivek -- Interesting expression and wonderful coat on the isolated lady.
Mattieu -- Looks like you are getting some very good results from your new CV 21.
Manuel -- Beautiful rending of all those stone and brick surfaces.
Bob -- Tough choices, B&W or color? Hmmmm. You make it hard to choose. Nice shots on the icy lake.
Dale -- Strong image of the isolated tree on hillside.
Douglas -- You are really getting some terrific dawn/dusk shots on Chesapeake Bay/D.C. locations! I can only imaging how much time you are investing to get to all these spots.
Jordan -- Love the frozen fall, and the interior shots (plus your recent family stuff).
Stephen -- Wow, amazing deep blue on the receding mountain range!
Manu -- Love that cliffside village -- thought it was Italy.
Jose -- Strong graphic with clouds and sea.
Jonathan -- Strange and interesting couple! As with so many of your vignettes, it makes you wonder what is happening in each person's life and what is their back-story.
Samuli -- Writing the book on "Saying Something Interesting about Toppled Tree Roots."
Joshua -- From glamor girls to glowing globe -- you really have the knack to make things look exciting.
Rene -- You often inspire me by taking a different look at subjects and getting down to the abstract.
Helena -- I haven't complimented you lately for all the great work you've been posting -- I don't want to seem unfairly biased in your direction. I see what you meant from a long ago comment you made about that cantilever bridge -- it is almost identical to the one I've shown from my hometown of Aberdeen, Washington! I'll have to get a new shot of the bridge on my next trip.
Thank you all for the inspiring images and technical info.
Thank you very much Jim. I enjoy photographing sunrise/sunset so sometime I would drive 60 miles/100 kms or even longer (one way) just for that. Went out this morning to try my luck for the sunrise before the snow storm, much of the sky was cloudy but the clouds near the horizon were on fire before the sun came up. Glad I had the 100-400 GM with me so I could capture just the colorful part of the sky.
_ISO100_A7r.20_0.15_Lanczos2_1280_0.3_1.0.jpg "2026 © Samuli Vahonen")