cuonghuutran, a great series. Made me wish to go back there and stay for year or so. I only need someone to finance it.
Here is one more protrait, this time of a street-vendor, who was running up and down Sudder Street in Kolkata, trying to peddle simple wooden musical instruments to the tourists. The intensity of his eyes was really amazing.
Thanks for the praise. I feel flatten(r)ed. Actually I should pass most of the praise off to this man, whom I saw every morning at breakfast, when he came down the street to peek into every coffee-shop, where foreigners can be found. His eyes were simply incredible.
Nice shots of Half Dome from GP with the beautiful clouds.
What day last week were they taken?
Yes, the 180 APO 2.8 takes really sharp landscape shots.
I need to post some of my Yosemite shots I have taken with it.
Thanks Wayne. The photos at GP were taken on July 4. GP was practically deserted. My friend came last week and reported at least couple of hundred people there. So we were very lucky with the cloud, color, and crowd. I guess being at the right place, right time, and right lens :-). I look forward to your photos with 180 APO 2.8 and other lenses. I am glad that I saved pennies for it and its 1.4x APO extender.
A few pictures from my last week's trip to Alaska. Just started digging through my files. Very pleasantly surprised with the amount of detail that is captured by the Telyt 4/280. Marvelous lens. All images were made while hand holding the lens
1. Polychrome mountains (Alaska Range). I took the tour bus to get inside Denali, and had literally five minutes to shoot where the bus stopped at the "popular" spots. It was mid day light. Made the most I could.
cuonghuutran wrote:
Thanks Wayne. The photos at GP were taken on July 4. GP was practically deserted. My friend came last week and reported at least couple of hundred people there. So we were very lucky with the cloud, color, and crowd. I guess being at the right place, right time, and right lens :-). I look forward to your photos with 180 APO 2.8 and other lenses. I am glad that I saved pennies for it and its 1.4x APO extender.
Yes, that is great that there were no crowds that day at GP. Need to remember that for next year.
I was stuck at home bbq'ing and resting from my long road trip to Redwoods National Park the day before.
@Ajay
Nice shots from AK. I like the shot of Denali with the 250 from afar.
Your shots are getting me ready for my trip at the end of the month.
How was the weather when you were there?
I hope I see some sunny days with nice cloud action when I am there.
Must have been quite a trip.
wayne seltzer wrote:
Nice shots from AK. I like the shot of Denali with the 250 from afar.
Your shots are getting me ready for my trip at the end of the month.
How was the weather when you were there?
I hope I see some sunny days with nice cloud action when I am there.
Must have been quite a trip.
I can pretty much guarantee some cloud action
At Denali National Park I recommend the shuttle bus instead of the tour bus. You'd have much more freedom to stay in a good location when the bus moves on because you can catch a later shuttle bus (if space is available).
Ajay C wrote:
.. Matanuska Glacier. Does anyone know what those horizontal lines are
Stratification like this shows annual accumulation.
wayne seltzer wrote:
Nice shots from AK. I like the shot of Denali with the 250 from afar.
Your shots are getting me ready for my trip at the end of the month.
How was the weather when you were there?
I hope I see some sunny days with nice cloud action when I am there.
Must have been quite a trip.
I can pretty much guarantee some cloud action
+100. Homer / Kenai Peninsula / Anchorage - pretty much cloudy all the days I was there. Had gorgeous weather in Denali / Mat-Su valley / Wrangell - St.Elias and over the Denali Highway. Covered a lot of ground (~ 1800 miles over 1.5 weeks) this trip. This is my third trip to Denali, and it is the first time I actually saw parts of the Mt McKinley from inside the park . Got skunked, royally, the first two times.
At Denali National Park I recommend the shuttle bus instead of the tour bus. You'd have much more freedom to stay in a good location when the bus moves on because you can catch a later shuttle bus (if space is available).
+1 for the shuttle bus option. I was there last Wednesday and the crowds were very slim. Walked to the reservation counter at 10.45 am and got on a bus at 11 am.
Ajay C wrote:
.. Matanuska Glacier. Does anyone know what those horizontal lines are
Stratification like this shows annual accumulation.
Thank you. Been to other glacial snouts, but never seen such stratification like at Matanuska.
telyt wrote:
I can pretty much guarantee some cloud action
At Denali National Park I recommend the shuttle bus instead of the tour bus. You'd have much more freedom to stay in a good location when the bus moves on because you can catch a later shuttle bus (if space is available).
! I am hoping for the Ansel clearing storm type of cloud action with sunshine and not overcast/raining.
I will be taking a special bus for the people staying at the lodges near Wonder Lake. Unfortunately, we won't have the luxury to stick around longer in one place and get the next bus. Hoping that two nights deep in Denali will give us plenty of wildlife opportunities and hopefully views of the peak if the weather cooperates.
For tele's will have the Leica 180/2.8 APO with 2x APO and 500/4L(I know sacrilege for this thread).
wayne seltzer wrote:
I will be taking a special bus for the people staying at the lodges near Wonder Lake.
Kantishna? Highly recommended! You might have to walk or bicycle from Kantishna toward the Wonder Lake campground for the classical views of the mountain. Some of the lodges have bicycles and canoes for their guests.
Hiking in the area is pretty much all cross-country. If the lodge has transportation between Kantishna and Eielson Bluffs there are numerous beaver ponds along the north side of the road. Common Loons should be found on Wonder Lake and Red-throated Loon on some of the larger beaver ponds. Watch for Ptarmigans, moose, griz and caribou, they can be anywhere in the area and are surprisingly adept at disappearing in knee-high willows. Dall Sheep may be found near Eielson Bluffs, also watch for Gyrfalcon nesting activity. If the park service has closed an area at the west end of Eielson Bluffs it's a sure sign that either Gyrfalcon or Golden Eagle are nesting nearby (please respect the closures!).
Dall's Sheep, Mt. Margaret (a.k.a. Primrose Ridge, 560mm f/6.8 Telyt):
! I am hoping for the Ansel clearing storm type of cloud action with sunshine and not overcast/raining.