Capturing the bright sunlight and glass-like water with such exotic birds (from a safe distance) in the wild a sure-way to prove what is possible in the right conditions with experienced photographer. Noted all shots at f8 and -0.70EV. Alligators asleep.
Looking upstream up the roadway that runs along Jordan Creek and at the vibrant Autumn Color bathed in late Afternoon Light on the far side of the Creek.
Tripod mounted A1 and Voigtlander 50mm f2 Apo-Lanthar Asph lens, FE mount; silent shutter.
ISO 100, f8, 1/50 second.
Exposure corrected -0.09 Stops.
November 16, 2021
On the roadway that runs along Jordan Creek, not far from the Pedestrian Bridge and Ford, Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, PA.
AGeoJO wrote:
Hi Steve, I appreciate your kind words. It is more than just a decent landscape lens, meaning if stopped down about 2-stop or so, it performs really well. I bought it last year and used it more for casual, family shots until November when I took it to Conowingo Dam together with the two big guns, G 200-600mm and GM 600mm. The Tammy was, of course, used for landscape photography. Actually, I got quite a few great images using that lens on that trip. So, when I went to Ecuador last month, I took the exact same 3 lenses and again, I am pleased with the IQ that lens delivers for landscape.
Frankly, if I am going to a strictly landscape trip, like to Death Valley next month, I probably wouldn't take it with me.
Yes it definitely helps Joshua. I'm consistently impressed by your artistry on display here. I also prefer shooting primes most of the time, especially with landscapes. That said, for cases such as those you describe, for travel, or for my professional reportage, a compact, wide-range zoom is handy. Even in those cases though, I want to produce the best images that I can. The fact that you also chose the Tamron and are using it to make high quality images increases my confidence that I made a good lens choice as well. The rest is up to me. Thanks!
This little girl comes to my yard daily to munch on the silver maple buds. Shot with the rII mono, Kenko MC4 1.4x and the Nikon AF 80-200/2.8D @ 200. Not too shabby for a $210 combo on the optics.
I dug some folders from 2014 and came across a set of images that was meant to be stitched together as a pano but for whatever reasons I didn’t do it back then. It was from a visit to Singapore. A friend of mine that lived there drove me around and he brought me to this breathtaking spot. We got together several times to shoot together, like a few years he came to the US and we went to Yosemite together. Too bad, he passed away some 3 years ago…
Well, here is the pano from that location using A7r with Canon EF 24-70mm,,,
