fjablo wrote:
Love the red moss (?) and the pelican!
Believe it or not it's a rare form of algae that thrives on the cypress trees in one part of Point Lobos. Diffuse light on a foggy day really brings out the color, it wasn't nearly so photogenic last time I was there during blue skies.
The pelicans were great fun to photograph. I regretted not having my 100-400 but it was just a quick stop at Point Lobos and the 24-120 worked in a pinch. That lens continues to astound me with its versatility.
A few photos from Big Sur, all Z8 + 14-24 except the last one is 24-120.
From my flower pots today.
shot this morning in the rain
Z5, 24-70 f/4 @ f/11, 1/125, auto iso
A clear advantage the Z5 has over the old D850 is live view. I can get under flowers etc. and easily get shots that the D850 would struggle with in live view.
Lilac dream, 135mm Plena, f/1.8, 1/2000, ISO-100 Lilac dream by Vento, auf Flickr
That's the beauty of such thin DoF, in conjunction with such a smooth OOF rendering.
The "ugly" exposed aggregate concrete slabs from the 70s (lower left area), the visual outline of our red watering can in the top left corner, the green watering can (upper right), the blooming and faded lilac blossoms in the out-of-focus area, the garden hose are even suitable as a picturesque colorful blur backdrop.
Color fusion, 135mm Plena, f/1.8, 1/2500, ISO-100 Color fusion by Vento, auf Flickr
Flight of the Admiral, 135mm Plena, f/1.8, 1/3200, ISO-100, AF-C - Dynamic-Area AF (Z6) Flight of the Admiral by Vento, auf Flickr
