Looking out my sliding Kitchen door, across the retention pond and farmers fields at the homes and US Post office hundreds of feet away.
Tripod mounted A7rII Kolari Vision Ultra Thin Sensor Modded Camera and just returned and adjusted 56 year old Leica M 135mm f4 Tele-Elmar V1 lens; silent shutter.
ISO 100, f5.6, 1/640 second.
Haven't had time to edit in a while, but I did last night and finished the following images. These were taken with the Tamron 70-180, Batis 85, and Sigma 35 1.2:
Conditions were much better for round 2...and I have yet to see anyone do this shot, this is the International Space Station buzzing past Neowise just after sunset. I knew an exposure this long would stretch the stars a smidge but I tried to get as much of an ISS streak as possible without a tracker.
Peterk78 wrote:
Quite a stunner for a beginner ;-)
Not too shabby, huh, Peter? Thank you for your kind comment!
BokehBeauty wrote:
May I say, this portrait really takes me. Her quiet and natural look shows how much she puts trust in you.
Thank you very much! Yes, Julia is actually quite a shy but lovely young lady. That was more an impromptu session we had at the breakfast cafe at a hotel. The boyfriend was there and yes, we did it under very friendly, pleasant and relaxing conditions.
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Here is another image of her where she cracked a little bit of a smile. Generally, I don't like the people I photograph to smile, especially if it looks forced but this time around it was fine.
Peterk78 wrote:
I don't do much Astrophotography, but sitting on the beach for a couple of hours was a pleasant way to spend the evening, and I'm pleasantly surprised at the results. Taken at ISO 640 and pushed about 1.5 stops.
(cross posted to the Landscape forum)
Conditions were much better for round 2...and I have yet to see anyone do this shot, this is the International Space Station buzzing past Neowise just after sunset. I knew an exposure this long would stretch the stars a smidge but I tried to get as much of an ISS streak as possible without a tracker.
Used a 6 stop ND and took it from the roof of my truck.
