Looking at a Limpkin with what looks like a clam in its beak.
Cropped from left and right, tripod mounted 200-600mm G set to 600mm and A7rIII; silent shutter.
ISO 100, f6.3, 1/200 second.
Exposure corrected -0.59 Stops.
January 6, 2020
At Gatorland, Orlando or Kissimmee, FL.
Thank you very much, Ronny! I had to crop that image quite a bit... . I can’t wait for the A9 III with 50MP stacked sensor .
Your squirrel image with a bad hair day made my day!
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This was captured some 100 yards from the dead tree image 2 pages back... Hm, for whatever reasons, the exif data got stripped. Anyway, that was taken with my old but trusty A7r II with Sigma 45mm DN DG at f/4
Surprisingly, after getting 7Artisans 75mm/1.25 earlier this year 75mm has become my favorite focal length. It's a great lens, but somewhat large and heavy (610g) and nearly impossible to use when the sun is in or near the frame. Since I often shoot into the sun this can be frustrating. Now I have finally found a Voigtlander 75/1.5 VM for a good price and it arrived a couple of days ago. After a few quick comparisons I have mixed feelings. As you can see from the photos below weather hasn't permitted me to try shooting the it into the sun yet... Some other first impressions:
CV 75 has busier bokeh and deeper DoF even when it's at f/1.5 and the 7A is at f/2. Also, the 7A75 has an "old school" rendering (slight glow etc.) which I find very appealing. CV75 has a more modern rendering. It is nice and light though, much easier to focus and for some subjects I prefer the different rendering. So, I'll probably keep both.
HelenaN wrote:
Surprisingly, after getting 7Artisans 75mm/1.25 earlier this year 75mm has become my favorite focal length. It's a great lens, but somewhat large and heavy (610g) and nearly impossible to use when the sun is in or near the frame. Since I often shoot into the sun this can be frustrating. Now I have finally found a Voigtlander 75/1.5 VM for a good price and it arrived a couple of days ago. After a few quick comparisons I have mixed feelings. As you can see from the photos below weather hasn't permitted me to try shooting the it into the sun yet... Some other first impressions:
CV 75 has busier bokeh and deeper DoF even when it's at f/1.5 and the 7A is at f/2. Also, the 7A75 has an "old school" rendering (slight glow etc.) which I find very appealing. CV75 has a more modern rendering. It is nice and light though, much easier to focus and for some subjects I prefer the different rendering. So, I'll probably keep both.
I can see what you mean about it having a much different rendering than the 7A 75. But some of my favorite shots from you have been with the CV 40/1.2, so perhaps this new CV 75 will be a good companion on those days you like the 40? Maybe you are inclined to a bright/sunny set, and an overcast/dreamy set of lenses? Either way, your shots are always wonderful to see.
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Here's another shot from down at the Wishkah River.
Got some filters (for the first time...) and visited familiar ground to give it a go. Have a Kase circular magnetic set - 'disappointed' that the 82mm hard vignettes on the 24-105 at 24mm (did I say that it's my first time with filters...)
From a walk along the beach near our home yesterday evening. Because of Covid-19 La Jolla seems to have become the "staycation" evening picnic and walking destination for the San Diego area. The coast walk, the beaches, and ocean front parks are as crowded as I have ever seen them. Even more crowded that the traditional Summer Holiday weekends.
This was the sunset light show for all those escaping to the the La Jolla Beaches yesterday evening.
This is a three bracket shot for blended in LightRoom.
Cross-posting from Sigma thread. Just got my Sigma 105mm macro last friday and went on a walk with my lovely daughter and finally got to use it in better lighting. Gotta say this is one sharp lens with sublime rendering.
Abandoned Interurban RR bridge viewed through the lensball. the bridge is going to be demolished in the near future. I ordered about a dozen of these as 3" round ceramic christmas ornaments.
A7R3 Voigtlander 110 Macro F11 1/5 sec iso 100 Breakthrough photography X4 CPF. 5" Lens ball on a tripod.
HelenaN wrote:
Surprisingly, after getting 7Artisans 75mm/1.25 earlier this year 75mm has become my favorite focal length. It's a great lens, but somewhat large and heavy (610g) and nearly impossible to use when the sun is in or near the frame. Since I often shoot into the sun this can be frustrating. Now I have finally found a Voigtlander 75/1.5 VM for a good price and it arrived a couple of days ago. After a few quick comparisons I have mixed feelings. As you can see from the photos below weather hasn't permitted me to try shooting the it into the sun yet... Some other first impressions:
CV 75 has busier bokeh and deeper DoF even when it's at f/1.5 and the 7A is at f/2. Also, the 7A75 has an "old school" rendering (slight glow etc.) which I find very appealing. CV75 has a more modern rendering. It is nice and light though, much easier to focus and for some subjects I prefer the different rendering. So, I'll probably keep both.
. I can’t wait for the A9 III with 50MP stacked sensor 
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