bobek13 wrote:
Exquisite shots... damn I wish we had them owls somewhere near here - well I would be glad even if they were a long drive away
Cheers, A.
Thank you very much, A! That particular has been slotted for development and currently, there are security guards monitoring the site to our chagrin and disappointment now… .
Your images from Alberobello are exquisite and those trullis are very photogenic. Your images remind me of my visit there several years ago.
Grenache wrote:
Wow, Bob! My wife went WAAAAYYYYY up North into Canada and did not see those reds and magenta colors that you saw, presumably without having to brave -30 degrees. She is jealous.
Jim
Thanks! Yeah, we had quite the show in northern Minnesota. And better still, it wasn't that cold, no wind, just perfect conditions.
Nothing glamorous or groundbreaking, image-wise, but here are a few more test shots with Sigma 28/1.4 Art lens in Canon EF mount, with Sigma MC-11 adapter to Sony a7R4.
This newer design (2019) forced me to update the firmware in my three MC-11 adapters following these test shots and trying on a7R2, as well as Canon 1Ds3. You can see here the wonky lens ID in the exif prior to firmware update.
This is my third Sigma Art lens, following the 24/1.4 and 50/1.4 models. I've been craving a fast 28mm AF lens, so looking forward to eventually comparing to my Zeiss ZE 28/2 MF lens in Canon EF mount.
So far, I'm liking the soft backgrounds and the nice color reproduction of the lens. Focus seem pretty accurate, which is a relief.
ILCE-7RM4DT 28-28mm F0.9-6.2 SAM lens28mmf/1.41/640s100 ISO-0.3 EV
ILCE-7RM4DT 28-28mm F0.9-6.2 SAM lens28mmf/4.01/60s500 ISO-0.3 EV
Have been getting acquainted with Darktable again after Rawtherapee didn't play so nice with Wayland. I like how there's a choice between a (possible) lensfun profile and the built-in correction metadata as well as how "diffuse or sharpen" gives the gpu part of my nuc12 a workout now that opencl is very easily available for intel gpus on Linux
Bobek: Ack I miss spring (looks out the window where there's 0C and some sort of precipitation)
AGeoJO wrote:
Thank you very much, A! That particular has been slotted for development and currently, there are security guards monitoring the site to our chagrin and disappointment now… .
Your images from Alberobello are exquisite and those trullis are very photogenic. Your images remind me of my visit there several years ago.
Sorry to hear that, I bet those little owls have been joy to photograph for manyphotographers... Hope the owls will find a
new place to call home once construction starts there...
Yeah, Puglia's old town are very photogenic, can't complain in this regard but I must say I was a bit disappointed about the landscape and the coast itself, but then again we were there for a very short time so I believe there is still a lot of gems waiting to be explored
Alan, I have been enjoying your shots from the Orient Express. Looks like a very luxurious experience.
Found this little guy only about 1/16th of an inch at the very most.( 0.15cm) Pulled out the Laowa 25mm 2.5x -5x macro. This was at about 3X . He /she was kind enough to allow a photo shoot . Gives you some idea of how incredibly small the depth of field is at that magnification.
birdied wrote:
Alan, I have been enjoying your shots from the Orient Express. Looks like a very luxurious experience.
Found this little guy only about 1/16th of an inch at the very most.( 0.15cm) Pulled out the Laowa 25mm 2.5x -5x macro. This was at about 3X . He /she was kind enough to allow a photo shoot . Gives you some idea of how incredibly small the depth of field is at that magnification.
Birdie
Birdie, those are exquisite images and at 3X they are real macro images! I didn’t know you that Laowa made that kind of lens.
rji2goleez wrote:
A few more images of the northern lights taken on the north shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota on 3/23.
Bob, as in the previous set, those images are jaw dropping! Wow!
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