The retention of the deep tones in the rocks and the almost glowing tones of the monolith are great.
The composition with the Milky Way arching over the monolith works out great, especially with the tones of Milky Way reflecting off the upper part of the monolith.
Hope the federales will leave it alone. Yes, repair that which has been defaced. This is not one of those situations.
By the way, I bought the Tammy 35/1.4 when it went on sale about a month ago. It gives great stars at the edges, not buggy at all. And, surprise of surprises, the R5 can actually auto focus the darn thing on stars, and they don't have to be the brightest ones. Great for old eyes. Up here, we are some long, cold months before Milky Way season and when my lens can get a workout. Have to hope for some chances at aurora borealis. ...Show more →
Quote: it's almost always Milky Way season, some times of year (like now!) just aren't quite as... classic?
Thanks for your comment re: the R5's focusing ability. I sometimes have a hard time critically focusing on stars (the fact that it's often beyond 0300 could be a confounding factor), and it sure would be amazing for the camera to actually do it. The Tamron is such a fine lens, I wish Canon would realize that corners make a difference for some kinds of photography. Obviously, it can be done, but obviously at the detriment to other lens qualities Canon has an easier time pushing.
I'd take a 10-ish pound 14-24 f/1.6 (assuming it has a collar!) if someone were stupid enough to make one... lol
I also appreciate the specific input, good bad or indifferent.
Great write up on your website. The moonlight nicely lit the monoliths surface. The question, did the monolith emit a tone? 2001, A Space Odyssey's a great movie needing an update.
Wonderful comp and vision! The only small nit, and I really am struggling how to solve this, is that its difficult to ascertain the size of monolith. From this pic I would guess 5 maybe 6 feet tall but from other pics I would guess between 10-12 feet tall. In any case I love your capture! Dave
dbehrens wrote:
Wonderful comp and vision! The only small nit, and I really am struggling how to solve this, is that its difficult to ascertain the size of monolith. From this pic I would guess 5 maybe 6 feet tall but from other pics I would guess between 10-12 feet tall. In any case I love your capture! Dave
It's missing the monkeys learning to use tools for perspective. Enigmatic, isn't it?
Excellent image! It inspired me to search google maps myself. I was able to find it and was making plans for a trip early next year, after the COVID crunch.
wlpelzmann wrote:
Excellent image! It inspired me to search google maps myself. I was able to find it and was making plans for a trip early next year, after the COVID crunch.
