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p.7 #2C/Y Zeiss Image Post
Great photos guys, very nice cloudy sunset and lovely cat. Piotr I like very much your cat especially his eyes. Is he now a vegetarian ? 
Macro taken today with on board flash and DIY diffuser.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/4715641882_55efb4b6b4_o.jpg
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Macro taken today with on board flash and DIY diffuser.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/4715641882_55efb4b6b4_o.jpg
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Jun 19, 2010 at 08:57 AM
p.7 #3C/Y Zeiss Image Post
dcjs wrote:
John, that second picture made my jaw drop all the way to the floor. That's surreal!
+1
John, that second picture made my jaw drop all the way to the floor. That's surreal!
+1
Jun 19, 2010 at 10:25 AM
p.7 #4C/Y Zeiss Image Post
Well John, you just blew away my birthday picture with that cloud shot. I have stared at that for a good bit. It is too impressive.
Jun 19, 2010 at 11:02 AM
p.7 #6C/Y Zeiss Image Post
Some pictures with the Contax 35-135mm Vario-Sonnar & 1Ds3, and Contax 35-135mm Sonnar Vario review here -
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Jun 20, 2010 at 02:57 AM
p.7 #7C/Y Zeiss Image Post
philber wrote:
L Cheapo
Ah, so that's what the L stands for
L Cheapo
Ah, so that's what the L stands for
Jun 20, 2010 at 06:42 AM
p.7 #9C/Y Zeiss Image Post
John Black wrote:
http://www.pebbleplace.com/offload/Review_Contax_35_135/J10_4175.jpg
Just perfect!
A
http://www.pebbleplace.com/offload/Review_Contax_35_135/J10_4175.jpg
Just perfect!
A
Jun 21, 2010 at 10:32 PM
p.7 #10C/Y Zeiss Image Post
Anden wrote:
Just perfect!
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What he writes!
John Black wrote
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What he writes!
Jun 22, 2010 at 12:12 AM
p.7 #11C/Y Zeiss Image Post
Contax 50/1.4 at 1.4 (AEJ)
http://www.johnjovic.com/temp/Animals/C50_F1p4_S9Y5748.jpg
Contax 50/1.4 at 1.4 (AEJ)
http://www.johnjovic.com/temp/Animals/C50_F1p4_S9Y5774.jpg
JJ
http://www.johnjovic.com/temp/Animals/C50_F1p4_S9Y5748.jpg
Contax 50/1.4 at 1.4 (AEJ)
http://www.johnjovic.com/temp/Animals/C50_F1p4_S9Y5774.jpg
JJ
Jun 22, 2010 at 07:39 AM
p.7 #12C/Y Zeiss Image Post
JohnJ,
though some might disagree because of the subject, I like those pictures a lot. Fascinating in a morbid kind of way.
Regards,
David
though some might disagree because of the subject, I like those pictures a lot. Fascinating in a morbid kind of way.
Regards,
David
Jun 22, 2010 at 07:58 AM
p.7 #13C/Y Zeiss Image Post
dcjs wrote:
JohnJ,
though some might disagree because of the subject, I like those pictures a lot. Fascinating in a morbid kind of way.
Regards,
David
Thanks David.
I should probably add, I don't go looking for those kinds of subjects but lately I've photographed a decapitated mouse (no head at all), a decapitated bunny head (head with torso) and the foxes on the fence. What can I say? I think they make for interesting pics.
JJ
JohnJ,
though some might disagree because of the subject, I like those pictures a lot. Fascinating in a morbid kind of way.
Regards,
David
Thanks David.
I should probably add, I don't go looking for those kinds of subjects but lately I've photographed a decapitated mouse (no head at all), a decapitated bunny head (head with torso) and the foxes on the fence. What can I say? I think they make for interesting pics.
JJ
Jun 22, 2010 at 08:06 AM
p.7 #14C/Y Zeiss Image Post
@JohnJ: cool shot of the foxes. Do you know the backstory? Were they hung there by farmers who killed them as some sort of deterrent to the living foxes, or did they all die trying to hop the fence near one another?
really an arresting shot.
Jim
really an arresting shot.
Jim
Jun 22, 2010 at 08:46 AM
p.7 #15C/Y Zeiss Image Post
JohnJ, that tight crop is really nice. I'm glad someone else spoke up about them. I had no idea they were foxes.
Oh, and Mr. John Black, that plane shot is amazing! whenever you get a chance, I'll take a print roughly 48" wide so I can really take it all in.
Oh, and Mr. John Black, that plane shot is amazing! whenever you get a chance, I'll take a print roughly 48" wide so I can really take it all in.
Jun 22, 2010 at 09:12 AM
p.7 #16C/Y Zeiss Image Post
shaunmlavery wrote:
JohnJ, that tight crop is really nice. I'm glad someone else spoke up about them. I had no idea they were foxes.
Grenache wrote:
@JohnJ: cool shot of the foxes. Do you know the backstory? Were they hung there by farmers who killed them as some sort of deterrent to the living foxes, or did they all die trying to hop the fence near one another?
really an arresting shot.
Jim
Thanks guys. I don't know why they are there. They seem to have been skinned and just left there. When I first say them, about 2 years ago, the first thought that came to me was also that they'd been left there as a 'warning to the other foxes'! They are quite interesting in that you can see all kinds of details of the anatomy, like the ligaments in the tail. Other foxes which were left on the ground have been devoured by insects and all that's left are perfectly white bones, no other traces at all.
JJ
JohnJ, that tight crop is really nice. I'm glad someone else spoke up about them. I had no idea they were foxes.
Grenache wrote:
@JohnJ: cool shot of the foxes. Do you know the backstory? Were they hung there by farmers who killed them as some sort of deterrent to the living foxes, or did they all die trying to hop the fence near one another?
really an arresting shot.
Jim
Thanks guys. I don't know why they are there. They seem to have been skinned and just left there. When I first say them, about 2 years ago, the first thought that came to me was also that they'd been left there as a 'warning to the other foxes'! They are quite interesting in that you can see all kinds of details of the anatomy, like the ligaments in the tail. Other foxes which were left on the ground have been devoured by insects and all that's left are perfectly white bones, no other traces at all.
JJ
Jun 22, 2010 at 05:02 PM
p.7 #17C/Y Zeiss Image Post
Great shots from Australia
Canon 5D with Zeiss 28mm f2
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1164/4726736840_86d2d1c8ee_b.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1083/4726086847_da6e1b0a04_b.jpg
Canon 5D with Zeiss 28mm f2
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1164/4726736840_86d2d1c8ee_b.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1083/4726086847_da6e1b0a04_b.jpg
Jun 22, 2010 at 11:01 PM
p.7 #18C/Y Zeiss Image Post
John, dead vermin species have been hung on wire fences for as long as I have been travelling in the country, many decades...I've seen wild dogs (feral and dingo) and foxes, rabbits, crows and eagles (a real shame), and cats. I'm surprised not to see flesh ripped off the carcasses in these fine shots of yours, must not be many hungry large animals out there..feral pigs and goannas would crunch up almost all of these animals, especially since they were skinned - fast food!.
I think the act of hanging them is both a social statement about these animals and a warning to other animals of the species.
Not to preach but I heard a wildlife specialist saying today that cats (feral and 'semi-feral' house cats) kill several million mammals, birds and reptiles each *week* in Australia. The north of Australia is losing species faster than anyone in the field can understand or comprehend. Half the species made extinct in recent years in the world occurred in northern Australia.
Finally, fine images, thanks for posting.
I think the act of hanging them is both a social statement about these animals and a warning to other animals of the species.
Not to preach but I heard a wildlife specialist saying today that cats (feral and 'semi-feral' house cats) kill several million mammals, birds and reptiles each *week* in Australia. The north of Australia is losing species faster than anyone in the field can understand or comprehend. Half the species made extinct in recent years in the world occurred in northern Australia.
Finally, fine images, thanks for posting.
Jun 23, 2010 at 04:06 AM
p.7 #19C/Y Zeiss Image Post
Another very fine alt. image thread!
The images of the dead vermin were quite the surprise I must say. Morbid yet fascinating indeed. Those shots really made an impression on me, not just because of the content but also the colours and tone.
I must say I really love C/Y Zeiss glass. You have to take care how you use some of them (the bokeh can be fugly - yuck, ninja star anyone?) but they render very nice, as all of the images in this thread show.
Is it me or do they really start to show off their real power when mounted on FF? I have a 20D and am already very happy with the C/Y Zeissen but comparing how they fare on FF it still seems to leave something to be desired.
h.
Jun 23, 2010 at 07:35 AM
p.7 #20C/Y Zeiss Image Post
Being a Zeiss-fan I can't help but feeling the need to post a few in here too, hopefully giving credit to the optics. Though drooling through the ZE/ZF/ZL thread makes me want to grab those *sigh*.
All shot with 20D, in increasing FL:
Distagon 28/2.8 @ f/4
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Sonnar 135/2.8 @ f/4
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cheers,
h
Jun 23, 2010 at 05:14 PM