naturephoto1 wrote:
Photo cross posted in the Sony FE Image Thread and taken in Magic Hour at 4:15 PM.
Looking out my Kitchen sliding door past the fence on both sides of the retention pond behind my home, across the creek beyond, across the harvested and cut farmers corn field, and at the homes and US Post Office hundreds of feet away in Magic Hour late afternoon light.
Tripod mounted A1 and Voigtlander 90mm f2.8 Apo-Skopar VM lens; silent shutter.
ISO 100, f8, 1/100 second.
January 8, 2022
Breinigsville, PA out my rear Kitchen Sliding door.
Rich
Was not aware of the prominent pincushion distortion of the Voigtlander 90mm f2.8 Apo-Skopar. 😂🤣😂
engel001 wrote:
Was not aware of the prominent pincushion distortion of the Voigtlander 90mm f2.8 Apo-Skopar. 😂🤣😂
It doesn't have prominent pincushion distortion. The fence behind my house is not straight as it encircles the retention pond. Additionally, the photo was taken out my Kitchen sliding door which is over our walk out basement (so basically out the second floor). The effect is noticeable with any of my lenses short enough taken that includes the fence.
You can see the effect in the following photos taken February 26, 2021 first with my tripod mounted A7r and my Leica R 50mm f2 Summicron in the first image (not quite as noticeable due to the snow and the angle of the camera). The second image taken with my tripod mounted A7r and my Leica M 90mm f2.5 Summarit.
The last image is just a joke...a few of us were standing around complaining that the nice peregrine pass was ruined by it staying up too high with just sky backgrounds....I said don't worry...one click sky replacement in PS and no one will no the difference....yah right....
The last image is just a joke...a few of us were standing around complaining that the nice peregrine pass was ruined by it staying up too high with just sky backgrounds....I said don't worry...one click sky replacement in PS and no one will no the difference....yah right....
Some of my snowy owl shots on Friday just had blue sky background but I did get a few with sky/trees, but pretty far away and the owl's eyes weren't looking at my direction. But it's a snowie so I am not complaining at all. Lucky to just see one. Only my second time.
Daran wrote:
I don't know. I think it looks fake. Maybe put some more color into the sky and lose the bird?
/s
It looks gorgeous! The actual problem is, such tricks quickly lose their magic - replace the sky a few more times and ... rotten tomatoes might start flying. Just to make sure: this comment is not meant as personal in any ways. it is solely about the sky replacement. There are things other than the sky replacement that truly look fake, e.g. the landscapes taken with long exposures (think of smooth streams and waterfalls).
I think I shot around 40 images from this encounter. The hawk on the right came in from the bottom and ran the other hawk off the branch. It then sat there for about 30 seconds and then flew off to another tree in the distance.
Douglas L wrote:
Some of my snowy owl shots on Friday just had blue sky background but I did get a few with sky/trees, but pretty far away and the owl's eyes weren't looking at my direction. But it's a snowie so I am not complaining at all. Lucky to just see one. Only my second time.
Awesome snowys, Douglas! Next winter we should make a trip up north to find these guys in actual snow
mitesh wrote:
Awesome snowys, Douglas! Next winter we should make a trip up north to find these guys in actual snow
Here's a baldie coming in for the kill:
Thank you Mitesh! That's an eye catching bald eagle portrait you got there!
I went to the same place this morning to see the snowy owl, he was about 70-80 yards out in the field, sitting there doing nothing for the 5 hours I was there. I was hoping he would fly towards my direction and smile at me. I am sure he did just that as soon as I left.
Got some shots of the local Amish farms and buggies though.
Douglas L wrote:
Thank you Mitesh! That's an eye catching bald eagle portrait you got there!
I went to the same place this morning to see the snowy owl, he was about 70-80 yards out in the field, sitting there doing nothing for the 5 hours I was there. I was hoping he would fly towards my direction and smile at me. I am sure he did just that as soon as I left.
Got some shots of the local Amish farms and buggies though.
. But it's a snowie so I am not complaining at all. Lucky to just see one. Only my second time.
