Joshua -- That is an amazing shot, especially at f/2.0! Even considering your impressive PP skills, this looks like the exact 35mm lens I've been looking for. May be on my horizon for future purchase! Thanks.
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Nearing sunset, Broadway Hill homes.
a7R4, CV 40E, LR
ILCE-7RM4Voigtlander NOKTON 40mm F1.2 Aspherical lens40mmf/4.01/500s100 ISO-0.3 EV
2-shot pano
ILCE-7RM4Voigtlander NOKTON 40mm F1.2 Aspherical lens40mmf/4.01/800s100 ISO-0.3 EV
ILCE-7RM4Voigtlander NOKTON 40mm F1.2 Aspherical lens40mmf/2.81/1000s100 ISO-0.3 EV
Gunzorro wrote:
Joshua -- That is an amazing shot, especially at f/2.0! Even considering your impressive PP skills, this looks like the exact 35mm lens I've been looking for. May be on my horizon for future purchase! Thanks.
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Nearing sunset, Broadway Hill homes.
a7R4, CV 40E, LR
Thank you very much, Jim! I recently acquired that lens and as usual, I took that to that city for a spin. I still have my beloved “Bigma” 35mm f/1.2 but in terms of IQ, the GM is on par with that of the quite a bit larger and heavier lens. But it is joy to use and carry around based on the last two traits mentioned above. Stopped down to f/2.0-f/4 that GM lens is great for landscape or urbanscape, too. I am attaching a similar image captured at f/4.0.
On a cold and windy morning our resident Cooper's Hawk was standing on a wobbly water dish, getting ready to take a both while looking around for his next meal.
A1 + FE 200-600 G OSS.
Well I think I finally arrived at an efficient work flow to generate these kinds of GIF animations.
Gunzorro wrote:
Coincidentally, my wife and I watched the Norwegian movie, "Troll," last night on Netflix. It was surprisingly good and very entertaining. It made us want to visit Norway, with all the scenic landscapes. My wife's background is 1/2 Norwegian, so she has a special fondness for Norway, and Scandinavia. I love the rugged beauty of Norway and Sweden.
Looking at a Snowy Egret in breeding plumage.
Cropped from both sides and top, tripod mounted 200-600mm G zoom set to 200mm and A7rIII; silent shutter.
ISO 100, f6.3, 1/800 second.
January 6, 2020
At Gatorland, Orlando or Kissimmee, FL.
k-h.a.w wrote:
Thank you Barry for another delightful set of images.
I am glad you are fine, except some age related issues.
Heading for 75 in theSpring I certainly can relate to that.
Also many thanks for your kinds words regarding my GIF animations, much appreciated.
I hear you (preferring the slow motion type animation). I'll keep that in mind.
Sometimes though I want to convey how unbelievably fast these birds really are.
Their reaction time must be considerably shorter than ours, judging from high resolution images taken at 30 frames per second. The Sony ILCE-1 with the FE 200-600 G OSS is such a wonderful tool, capable of exquisite detail in space and time..
The GIF format has the advantage of displaying high resolution images of fairly short time sequences in an infinite loop. However GIF file sizes increase rapidly with increasing number of images. So I am often forced to use images of half, quarter, or even one eight linear resolution to keep the files manageable on our current Internet system.
Finally I am slowly discovering what post-processing tools to use to get rid of the erratic uncontrolled motions, typical of hand holding the camera and lens, that are reflected in a time sequence of images and can be very distracting.
Here is such a sequence of a Juniper Titmouse consuming a morsel of a Sunflower seed. It always takes the seed to a branch so that it can hammer on it, remove the shell and eat the nutritious inside.
It made us want to visit Norway, with all the scenic landscapes. My wife's background is 1/2 Norwegian, so she has a special fondness for Norway, and Scandinavia. I love the rugged beauty of Norway and Sweden. 
