rsk7 wrote:
An amazing display of nature's power at Cape Disappointment this weekend. Combination of King tide plus a large swell system down from Alaska and some sun breaks in the clouds and rain just made for some spectacular images. It was really hard to narrow it down to just these 7.
The 150+ photographers were lined up elbow to elbow so I won't be too surprised if more of this event show up here. There were even some youtubers there including: Thomas Heaton, Gavin Hardcastle and Nick Page.
I'm a little late in responding, but this is an amazing set Rick! I'd be ecstatic to have captured any one of these images. And congratulations on winning the feature thread for landscapes...that's a tough crowd to compete against.
jbush wrote:
I'm a little late in responding, but this is an amazing set Rick! I'd be ecstatic to have captured any one of these images. And congratulations on winning the feature thread for landscapes...that's a tough crowd to compete against.
Jon
Thanks Jon. I was stoked. First feature thread win. Had to show my wife and make her read all the comments. GFX 50s and 100-200 for the win!
Comparing to other MFs I have used, it is much lighter - in other words, very similar to the size and weight of a 5D Mk III/IV + EF 24-70mm f/2.8L.
You are looking at 4-5lbs for GFX100 and even more for MF SLRs.
The focusing system is not so good tho - it will work for stationary objects but expect no more than that.
Shooting tethered is just bad, if not terrible
Flowers in a vase shot straight down with the Velvia color profile applied in LR and then a light touch of the oil paint filter in PS to smooth out some of the details (so yes, I'm using a 50MP MF sensor with a super sharp lens and then intentionally softening it ). 50s with GF 120mm.
The tilt viewfinder comes in very handy in shots like this with the camera mounted on my tripod about 6 1/2 feet above the floor .
A serene landscape beautifully captured. Nice job Mike...both in getting to that spot, and capturing this image. It looks like quite the snowpack in northern Washington.
jbush wrote:
A serene landscape beautifully captured. Nice job Mike...both in getting to that spot, and capturing this image. It looks like quite the snowpack in northern Washington.
Jon
Yes it's one of my favorites. Ironically, in the summer you can drive right up to this spot but in the winter, its about an hour snowshoe. The Baker ski area gets a ton of snow each year. I think the base is about 150 inches right now with another foot forecasted in the next few days.
Cape Cod Bay on a very windy night (around 1:30 in the morning, actually). 50s with GF 23mm. 30 seconds, ISO 1600, f/4.5. Still needs some work on the color fringing, but not too bad for near complete darkness.
We went to Smithville for lunch as part of Atlantic City "Restaurant Week", but could not pass by Oyster Creek without making my obligatory photo. Got lucky, I had the telephoto lens on when this fisherman (or clammer, or crabber, or whatever, etc) was heading out with a bright orange shirt on.
Dave in NJ
GFX 50R with 100-200 f5.6 lens at 100mm, ISO 400, f13 hand held with monopod (83 yrs old and not as steady as I used to be).
). 50s with GF 120mm.
