Another old file from May 2017, never processed until now. A7RII, 16-35mm f4 lens at f11, ISO 400. Thanks for looking
Dave in NJ
www.modernpictorials.com
I've seen way inferior OOF/colour from high end primes than this new Tamron zoom, zorro. This one below is a herder camp in Batal, Lahaul. The sheep on the left are doing something I've never witnessed and we don't lack sheep in Australia. They put their heads together in a circle and then all start shaking together.
Gunzorro wrote:
Wow! Joshua, another amazing shot from Venice!
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A few more homes of various types in Aberdeen, from morning Covid-19 walks with my wife (who is working remotely from home).
a7R4, Loxia 21, ZE 35 + MC-11, LR
Jim, thank you very much! Weather-wise, the several days we were in Venice was great.... then came Covid-19 .
I am enjoying your images from your new hometown...
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I have been following/photographing red fox kits for a while. The first images I took of them from approximately a month ago showed how small they were. And this is one of them from this morning. Granted that this is the biggest but these kits have grown fast. I did go and took picture in between but they were too far away and I couldn't really see how much they have grown. There was still a very much young fox kit out there that I also photographed this morning but I haven't had the chance to edit them. This a cross posted image, BTW.
Looking at a Maple Tree in brilliant red Autumn color.
Tripod mounted A7r and Leica M 90mm f2.5 Summarit lens.
ISO 200, f8?, 1/125 second.
Exposure Corrected +0.39 Stops.
October 1, 2015
At Heart Lake (Lake owned by the Adirondack Mountain Club) at the ADK Loj (Adirodack Mountain Club Lodge at Heart Lake) in the Adirondack Mountains, Lake Placid, NY.
I love your photographs, Helena. You are constantly transforming the ordinary into something very carefully observed and very beautiful. So much golden light in these pictures! I especially like the restaurant from across the street with the puddle in front, the "men at work" sign with the lights, the metal gates, and the two men next to the skiff on the water. But all the others also.
chiron wrote:
This is a picture of how I often experience this part of my home. It is a complicated picture that I like a lot, but I am not sure whether others will also. It was shot from inside the house through a double-pane glass door out toward the deck and the water. The house interior was lit only by the Christmas lights on the deck, thus making possible the strong reflections of the house interior. I like how the reflections of the house interior fall compositionally together with the exterior elements in the shot.
The picture actually puts me in mind of a famous quote from Virginia Woolf: "Life is not a series of gig lamps symmetrically arranged; life is a luminous halo, a semi-transparent envelope surrounding us from the beginning of consciousness to the end."
So this is the semi-transparent luminous halo of consciousness that I experience inside my home during the Christmas season, and that is a key reason that I like the photograph....Show more →
Great picture with lot of atmosphere
Then a big thank you for the nice words (including the Virginia Woolf quote) describing very well your feeling for photography...
Manuel
ManuelLaMantia wrote:
Great picture with lot of atmosphere
Then a big thank you for the nice words (including the Virginia Woolf quote) describing very well your feeling for photography...
Manuel
Thank you so much, Manuel! I really appreciate what you wrote, and I am so glad you like the picture and the Virginia Woolf quote.
jstrawman wrote:
I love all your house and neighborhood photos. Do people ever come up to you and ask you what you are doing?
Thanks! I'm glad my love of documenting these neighborhoods comes across in a positive way.
And, yes, frequently people come up to me, or come out of their homes to ask what is my purpose.
Mostly people are just curious, and possibly concerned there might be some property turnover underway, or that investors are scouting the area. Very rarely, someone will start from a protective or belligerent point of view, but I assure them the photos aren't for any scheme or criminal "casing" of the area. If it is a property owner, I make sure to explain my admiration for their home or landscaping as the main reason for my photos.
My demeanor is always friendly and non-threatening, and I often convince them of my bona fides as a "local boy with new toys" and let them know my graduating high school class. I'm a pretty "fun" and direct person, not someone furtive or deceptive, which also that puts people at ease -- pretty easy to tell police there was a fat-old-bald-guy with a couple fancy cameras walking around the neighborhood! Often we even compare histories or family/friends in the area. I'm always openly curious about history of the area and specific landmark houses, and family histories as well.
I shoot hand held almost all the time, unless I require a time exposure. That keeps the dynamic more casual. When people see a big tripod and fancy camera mounted, they get more concerned.
As I've said elsewhere, unless I get permission to be on private property, I stay on public roads and sidewalks in residential and country areas. Being older helps to appear less threatening, but I think it comes down to a friendly attitude that says "I belong here," and showing interest in people and admiration of their property and landscaping.
Smiling and saying hello to everyone who is willing to make eye contact is the best introduction and sometimes opens unexpected opportunities.
Thanks for giving me the chance to organize and explain my thoughts on my approach to casual architecture and landscape photography.
"Social Distance"
Taken last Sunday at New Smyrna Beach. Don't get too concerned, the 600mm lens makes it look crowded, but everyone was actually separated and almost all were either walking or biking
Plenty of time on my hands; looking at some old files I never processed, and now working on them with the latest digital tools, and my upgraded, much more powerful computer. This image from May 2017. Sony A7RII, 16-35mm f4 lens at 16mm, converted to B&W.
Thanks for looking
Dave in NJ
www.modernpictorials.com
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