I've been having some difficulty with the colors and tonality on this image, but this is what I ended up with. Maybe my Photoshop skills will get good enough that I can do a better job at some point. Anyway - a panorama from five shots taken shortly after sunrise at Grand Teton National Park.
Edit: adding another image to this post. My first attempt at light painting. This was taken at one of the homes on Mormon Row in GTNP.
Ronny and Luka - thanks so much for your compliments! It is a real privilege to be able to go to places like Grand Teton NP and then to share the photos with everyone.
Abuttolph wrote:
I've been having some difficulty with the colors and tonality on this image, but this is what I ended up with. Maybe my Photoshop skills will get good enough that I can do a better job at some point. Anyway - a panorama from five shots taken shortly after sunrise at Grand Teton National Park.
Edit: adding another image to this post. My first attempt at light painting. This was taken at one of the homes on Mormon Row in GTNP.
Beautiful shots Phillipe and Michael. Phillipe I especially like the one of the drummer and Michael the subject isolation and pop is fantastic on the shot.
Thanks, Steve! I agree, about the drummer. He gave me his e-mail and i sent him the picture, and got in return a very emotional response, how he loved this picture that it was the best he had ever had taken of him, how it absolutely made his trip, how his band colleagues were chuffed, etc... Nice!
Michael, Steve is right (nothing new here!), you picture has great pop. How do you do that? I find the 135 to be a little flat in his respect, and have to work in PP to give it at least a bit of it...
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Thanks, Steve! I agree, about the drummer. He gave me his e-mail and i sent him the picture, and got in return a very emotional response, how he loved this picture that it was the best he had ever had taken of him, how it absolutely made his trip, how his band colleagues were chuffed, etc... Nice!
Michael, Steve is right (nothing new here!), you picture has great pop. How do you do that? I find the 135 to be a little flat in his respect, and have to work in PP to give it at least a bit of it...
Hi Philip, you are very kind, the process is very minimal. that is my main focus for my family picture. minimal PP, moment is more important than anything. General speaking, I feel from perspective point of view, 28/35mm always gives more 3D than longer focal length. tele lens flatten the scene, which is contradict 3D. At least to my eyes. Having said that, if there is any 3D, I think first is the distance of subject in this case give some presence and then light on my son's face giving some depth/volume to the image.
Here are a few images with DF I took from my China Trip, I bring 16-35G and 55OTUS and 135APO with me. Looking back all those images, I have to say the hassle of carrying these ROCK are well worth the efforts. The lens are special. I almost don't miss shots under good light with a relax mind. It never fail to bring me enjoyment with manual focusing and OVF.
All WO with 135mm
Lots of images but I promise there will be no more. An effort to adding human to this landscape dominate thread. Also want show that you don't have to have MILC for manual focusing and shooting big heavy gear can be really fun
Here are a couple more images from Yellowstone. These were taken at sunrise and a little after sunrise above Grand Prismatic Spring. We scouted the location during the late afternoon the day before. During that time in the afternoon, the colors in the spring were beautiful and the steam was smaller, but it danced over the spring with the afternoon breeze. In the morning, when these shots were taken, things were completely different. Colors in the spring were nearly absent and the steam was a big column over the spring, with only very slight wind movement. So, here are two from the morning shoot. Once I get a chance to work on one from the afternoon, I will post it. The difference between the conditions and colors in the spring between the late afternoon (approaching sunset) and the sunrise/early morning shots is significant.
Two image panorama, Nikon D800E & zf.2 50mm f/2 MP
Four image panorama, Nikon D800E & zf.2 50mm f/2 MP
Good to see that this thread is still alive. Some superb work in here! These are still my favorite lenses.
Question: do any of you have experience with the 18mm ZE/ZF? The size and weight are more comfortable than the 21mm Distagon on A7 cameras. It doesn't have a really good reputation, but maybe that's more because it lives in the shadow of the fantastic 21? I love the Zeiss lenses without a good reputation (both planars) so maybe the 18mm might work out as well?
Since this is an image thread I might as well post a photo.
Snapshot from the A7S + 85 Planar @ f1.4:
Jochenb - that is an awesome shot of your dog. Well done!
Here is an afternoon image of Grand Prismatic Spring, which is a pano of two images. It looked so completely different during this time of day, as compared to the morning, owing both to the sun angle and the air temperature.
