k-h.a.w wrote:
Thanks Peire. That’s the same Blücher who fought so decisively at Waterloo, no?
Very interesting place indeed.
K-H.
Yes,he was.
Prussian generals were not outstanding at that times compared to French,but Blucher,according to general assessment was at least as good as Yorck von Wartenburg and better than widely acclaimed Prince Friedrich von Hohenlohe or many other Prussian leaders from that times.And this feeling of "decisiveness" to attacks the French during the Waterloo battle was not his geniune merit.He was just more of a military robot being lucky to arrive on time.Lucky enough for historical records.
johnahill wrote:
Nice series, the last one especially. How's the 28-60 for IR, can't see any signs of a hotspot in your pics
Thank you John. There are hot spots for both the Sony/Zeiss 16-35 f4 and the Sony 28-60, but not too bad, I was able to reduce the visibility of the hot spot in Lightroom. The Sigma 24-70 f2.8 is not usable for IR at all based on what I saw in my testing.
Ronny Olsson wrote:
New edit on my Aldeyjarfoss Waterfall also posted in the Landscape Photographer
Beautiful edit of your already beautiful photo, Ronny. To paraphrase Ansel Adams, the "negative" is the score, the printing (processing) is the interpretation of the music. Cudos, my friend. You, and a number of other contributors here at FM, are a constant source of inspiration.
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Interesting story from these two photos today, of a very belligerent home owner and his equally belligerent wife. He actually accosted me (in only his bathrobe, no less!) right after the second image taken on a side street, of the white rhododendrons, belly-pressing me for 1-2 minutes on the sidewalk. Luckily, I'm a pretty big guy, and being on public property (street for the pano, and sidewalk on the rhody) I held my ground, having every right to take pictures of anything publicly displayed. He rambled about crime and bums in the area, and I asked, "So I look like a bum with a $4000 camera and a ten-speed bicycle?" I had even showered and shaved the previous day!
The funny thing is, if he had been more conversational than confrontational, I would have been happy to email him a nice copy at no charge, as I do for any nice folks.
For whatever reason, I am getting more "Can I help you?" in an aggravated and belligerent tone than when I am walking on foot through neighborhoods. Maybe I look furtive on the bike? I will say that we do have a fair amount of druggies and homeless that pedal around on bikes (speculating that they have acquired DUI convictions and can't drive a motor vehicle). Maybe I need to get help with my wardrobe?
Peire wrote:
Helena,
I don't want you to feel nauseous because of my praise again and again, but the way you use the limited availability of subjects to create continually beautiful,emotive pictures is much more than commendable. I wish I could always do the same.
Thank you very much Peire! It means a lot to me. It seems to me that you already do the same! At least I never cease to be impressed by the high quality and variety of the photos you post from your beautiful polish towns and nature.
Jim sorry to hear about your unpleasant encounter. Good that you stood your ground and kept your humor! Your post made me smile.
From cross-country skiing these last weeks.
A7II and CV 75mm f/1.5
Like mine to some extent.
