Douglas L wrote:
No kidding! I wonder if the clear filter serves any purpose? I vaguely recall reading somewhere that it's there for some kind of optic correction?
k-h.a.w wrote:
Hi Douglas, AFAIK it's part of the lens optics computation. K-H.
Hi Douglas,
I believe the drop in filters in most if not all of the big lenses have been part of the optical design of these large long lenses for a long time. This was the case of my new Canon FD 500mm f4.5L and my Leica R 280mm f4 Apo-Telyt (which I am in the process of selling).
By the way, you should see the fungus damage to the lens coatings of one of the internal lens elements in my Leica R 280mm f2.8 Apo-Telyt lens that Leica cleaned.
Then look at the 11th photo (last of the first post) showing the damage and then look at the lens performance in the 2nd posting particularly the Google Drive images. Absolutely astounding how sharp the images are. But the damage was only anticipated to potentially have an affect on the contrast.
Ever since my diagnosis of ALS/PLS two months ago, I haven't had any desire to get out with the camera. My entire world has exploded (or would that be imploded?), so I just haven't had any interest in amassing more images of local birds. I guess I felt like; "what's the point - I'm not going to be around to enjoy them."
But, given the longer life expectancy of my particular version of ALS (known as PLS), that has given me some hope, if indeed it doesn't morph into ALS like it could very well do at some point so I'm told.
Anyway, last Saturday I forced myself to get out to a local lake and got a few keepers. Here's one with the title: "Any room for me?"
Oh, and yes, I must still have the bug, because I keep thinking about that friggin' A1 to replace the ol' a9. Hard to justify though given the price.
Colin F wrote:
Ever since my diagnosis of ALS/PLS two months ago, I haven't had any desire to get out with the camera. My entire world has exploded (or would that be imploded?), so I just haven't had any interest in amassing more images of local birds. I guess I felt like; "what's the point - I'm not going to be around to enjoy them."
But, given the longer life expectancy of my particular version of ALS (known as PLS), that has given me some hope, if indeed it doesn't morph into ALS like it could very well do at some point so I'm told.
Anyway, last Saturday I forced myself to get out to a local lake and got a few keepers. Here's one with the title: "Any room for me?"
Oh, and yes, I must still have the bug, because I keep thinking about that friggin' A1 to replace the ol' a9. Hard to justify though given the price.
Colin F wrote:
Ever since my diagnosis of ALS/PLS two months ago, I haven't had any desire to get out with the camera. My entire world has exploded (or would that be imploded?), so I just haven't had any interest in amassing more images of local birds. I guess I felt like; "what's the point - I'm not going to be around to enjoy them."
But, given the longer life expectancy of my particular version of ALS (known as PLS), that has given me some hope, if indeed it doesn't morph into ALS like it could very well do at some point so I'm told.
Anyway, last Saturday I forced myself to get out to a local lake and got a few keepers. Here's one with the title: "Any room for me?"
Oh, and yes, I must still have the bug, because I keep thinking about that friggin' A1 to replace the ol' a9. Hard to justify though given the price.
This photo is perfection. The selective focus on the landing bird and on just one of the perched birds makes this image unique & dramatic. Far be it for me to advise you given your situation, but I will say this. Most of us photographers (and I am not even *remotely* near being in your league) don't actually spend a lot of time going back and looking at too many of our own images at later times. Perhaps just once in a while (even when we print!). So we are not taking those images primarily for us to revisit later. So what is the motivation? (1) The hunt. Hopefully you still enjoy that. And (2), we can share those images with a few people who really appreciate what went into getting them. That's us. And all of us on this forum get a tremendous amount of pleasure and inspiration from the images you post, so rest assured that as long as you can find the motivation to do this, there is an audience of people you don't know who genuinely appreciate what you do.
Colin F wrote:
Ever since my diagnosis of ALS/PLS two months ago, I haven't had any desire to get out with the camera. My entire world has exploded (or would that be imploded?), so I just haven't had any interest in amassing more images of local birds. I guess I felt like; "what's the point - I'm not going to be around to enjoy them."
But, given the longer life expectancy of my particular version of ALS (known as PLS), that has given me some hope, if indeed it doesn't morph into ALS like it could very well do at some point so I'm told.
Anyway, last Saturday I forced myself to get out to a local lake and got a few keepers. Here's one with the title: "Any room for me?"
Oh, and yes, I must still have the bug, because I keep thinking about that friggin' A1 to replace the ol' a9. Hard to justify though given the price.
Colin, I am sorry to hear about your conditions… I enjoy your images that you posted here or in the N&W forum. I firmly believe that photography can take your mind off the conditions and as such, can be therapeutic. Best wishes to you!
AGeoJO wrote:
Colin, I am sorry to hear about your conditions… I enjoy your images that you posted here or in the N&W forum. I firmly believe that photography can take your mind off the conditions and as such, can be therapeutic. Best wishes to you!
Colin F wrote:
Ever since my diagnosis of ALS/PLS two months ago, I haven't had any desire to get out with the camera. My entire world has exploded (or would that be imploded?), so I just haven't had any interest in amassing more images of local birds. I guess I felt like; "what's the point - I'm not going to be around to enjoy them."
But, given the longer life expectancy of my particular version of ALS (known as PLS), that has given me some hope, if indeed it doesn't morph into ALS like it could very well do at some point so I'm told.
Anyway, last Saturday I forced myself to get out to a local lake and got a few keepers. Here's one with the title: "Any room for me?"
Oh, and yes, I must still have the bug, because I keep thinking about that friggin' A1 to replace the ol' a9. Hard to justify though given the price.
Colin F wrote:
Ever since my diagnosis of ALS/PLS two months ago, I haven't had any desire to get out with the camera. My entire world has exploded (or would that be imploded?), so I just haven't had any interest in amassing more images of local birds. I guess I felt like; "what's the point - I'm not going to be around to enjoy them."
But, given the longer life expectancy of my particular version of ALS (known as PLS), that has given me some hope, if indeed it doesn't morph into ALS like it could very well do at some point so I'm told.
Anyway, last Saturday I forced myself to get out to a local lake and got a few keepers. Here's one with the title: "Any room for me?"
Oh, and yes, I must still have the bug, because I keep thinking about that friggin' A1 to replace the ol' a9. Hard to justify though given the price.
Take care, Colin. Good to do something you enjoy to get the unpleasant things off your mind.
Some shots with the 600 Gm+1.4 TC from this past Sunday's airshow, they were also posted in the A1 thread. Lots of vapors from the speed/humidity, too bad the sky was grey. Most of these were uncropped or cropped very little.
Douglas L wrote:
Take care, Colin. Good to do something you enjoy to get the unpleasant things off your mind.
Some shots with the 600 Gm+1.4 TC from this past Sunday's airshow, they were also posted in the A1 thread. Lots of vapors from the speed/humidity, too bad the sky was grey. Most of these were uncropped or cropped very little.
Sometimes you see mediocre pictures taken with very expensive gear that makes you think whether the photographer really needed to spend all that money. These pictures are the exact opposite of that.
Flavourdynamic wrote:
Sometimes you see mediocre pictures taken with very expensive gear that makes you think whether the photographer really needed to spend all that money. These pictures are the exact opposite of that.
Thank you for making me feel better selling a kidney to buy the 600 GM and the A1
k-h.a.w wrote:
Thank you Joshua. Another absolutely amazing image. WOW!
K-H.
Thank you very much for your kind feedback, K-H.!
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These images are from a local spot…
This juvenile burrowing owl was playing while learning to pounce with a wooden stick/branch late in the afternoon. It seemed to be content how things went in his/her life. I could imagine that he/she was feeling amused as seen in the last image, at least in human terms …
