Bob - I am glad that I can give you an itch to shoot NYC ! Your shots make me want to get out to those beautiful places I have yet seen. Impressive HDR pano work. Great tone of the mosaic and pews.
Here is a typical touristy subject I am still drawn to by its magnificent structure.
35/2 @f2.8 ( Without any brilliant reason, no idea why i chose 2.8 for this shot )
Haven't posted here a while since I can't shoot Zeiss atm. Will be getting an adapter soon so I can start shooting with it again, I especially miss using the 21mm.
7 of the highest peaks surround Mt. Everest in the slightly left of center..
After a slight pause, we continue our climb above 5900 mts. I am having difficulties breathing. I suggest my wife continue along with the sherpas onwards. Which she does. Someone mentioned aunties and nieces around here as staying home!!
Phil, I downloaded your photos and converted to B&W - liked the 2. as B&W very much (specially with red/orange filter).
Akul, the black letters on green background was really nice, specially enjoyed the 1st look simpleness but finding later more detail (e.g. the numbers on right side).
Malta butterfly shots didn't came out as great art but I learned something about APO-Sonnar bokeh behaviour:
f/2.2 - not boring "gaussian blur", liking how the edges of the leaves were drawn at bottom left corner
f/4
f/5.6 - foreground bokeh is rather nervous but all is nice and smooth
Every time I see shots with the 50P I wonder why I never bought one.
Playing around with NIK plugins following a visit to an 'antique farm' in rural Minnesota. I have done any heavy processing in a while . . . kind of fun.
Carl Zeiss Planar T* 1.4/50 @ f/8, HDR(1/50s, 1/160s and 17500s), ISO 100, CZ T* polarizer
Carl Zeiss APO-Sonnar T* 2/135 @ f/5.6, HDR(1/200s, 1/500s and 1/1250s), ISO 100, CZ T* polarizer
(for size reference there is person in blue jeans on bottom left corner, about 18px height)
Carl Zeiss Planar T* 1.4/50 @ f/11, 1/60s, ISO 100, CZ T* polarizer
but I learned something about APO-Sonnar bokeh behaviour:
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