CGrindahl wrote:
Colin, I hope you noticed the post above about the gathering on Sunday... we'll get together at 7:30 p.m. your time. I hope you can join us. I've no idea what we'll say to one another but it makes sense we should all meet since that opportunity is available. Enjoy your coffee!
I aim to be there. The UK is 1 hour behind Europe so 6.30pm for me.
Because most of my work colleagues are working from home these days we have implemented daily, 15 minute, 'virtual coffee breaks'.
The idea is not to talk about work but to provide a forum for idle chit-chat and catch up socially outside of the formal meetings. You'd be surprised where the conversation goes! Recent topics: knitting and how to build a wooden target so that your kids can throw axes at it. Talk later then......
CGrindahl wrote:
Manual Focus Nikon Glass Get Together... For friends of this thread who'd like to spend a short while together tomorrow using Zoom. I've scheduled a meeting for 10:30 a.m. Pacific Coast Time, which is 1:30 p.m. on the East Coast, 7:30 p.m. in Europe and 9:30 p.m. in South Africa if I read the chart accurately. Please pass the word along. Bring your favorite Nikon manual focus lens with you so that if we don't know what to talk about with one another we can do a show and tell...
Manual Focus Nikon Glass Get Together
Scheduled: May 3, 2020 at 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Location: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9297171887
Curtis Grindahl is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Manual Focus Nikon Glass Get Together
Time: May 3, 2020 10:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
I added a 55/1.2 +PK-12 @ f/1.2 focus stacked image to the end of my previous post of the Azaleas.
Focus stacking at f/1.2 is obviously a dumb thing to do but I was interested to see how the 55mm handled it and whether the end result justified the effort.
Where do you normally go 'birding'?
There are multiple large green spaces in Berlin.
Are you in the middle of the city or further out?
I love Berlin. It is my favourite European city outside of the UK.
I always have a fantastic time when I am there.
Work related plans to go there in September are looking doubtful.
Cheers,
Colin
Hi Colin,
Well, it depends on the type of species I want to take photos of. Recently- due to Covid19 -I don't want to stray too far from my home, so I am shooting in the Tiergarten area which is in walking distance to where I live. Geese, ducks, turtles, cormorants and herons are the norm here, the usual songbirds are ubiquitous as well. Kestrels can be found most easily on the old Tempelhof airfield, hawks are a common sight on the nearby cemeteries close to the airfield.
So far I managed to get around 55 different species in front of my lens, all within a 10km radius from my home, though I do not have good photos of all of them.
Here's hoping everything manages to check out for you and your travel plans!
Regards,
Thanks George. I see lines on the right side too so my agitation wasn't quite as accomplished as I was telling myself Will try the burp and tape technique next time.
gbohannon wrote:
Nice Samy! Nice contrast with the monobath.
Re: the leaking, give the body of the tank a squeeze after you put the liquid in while tightening the screw top. Puts a small vacuum on the tank and helps hold the lid in place. Think about burping a Tupperware container. Also you can try putting some downward pressure on the lid by using a piece of gaffers tape across the top and down the sides. Try that with just water in it to see what works best for you.
Colin, the perspective and motion in that night scene is amazing! DeltaSigma wrote:
Curtis,
I visited with my wife and mother-in-law. My niece was graduating from her 6 month course at Delft University's school of architecture. Her doting grand-mother wanted to be there so we chaperoned her. I had plenty of time to explore early morning and late evening.
This one from behind the town hall. I had to wait a while for a vehicle to go by.
Tora_2097 wrote:
Hi Colin,
Well, it depends on the type of species I want to take photos of. Recently- due to Covid19 -I don't want to stray too far from my home, so I am shooting in the Tiergarten area which is in walking distance to where I live. Geese, ducks, turtles, cormorants and herons are the norm here, the usual songbirds are ubiquitous as well. Kestrels can be found most easily on the old Tempelhof airfield, hawks are a common sight on the nearby cemeteries close to the airfield.
So far I managed to get around 55 different species in front of my lens, all within a 10km radius from my home, though I do not have good photos of all of them.
Here's hoping everything manages to check out for you and your travel plans!
Regards,
Restrictions have been relaxed slightly here in Queensland so I have been able to visit a friend in the next suburb to see his new fully automated observatory.
and today went up to Davies Creek for a picnic (we are allowed to go up to 50km from home)
never seen it so busy ! fortunately I was able to take a shot without anyone in it but to my left there were lots of families and their kids playing in the creek
DeltaSigma wrote:
I added a 55/1.2 +PK-12 @ f/1.2 focus stacked image to the end of my previous post of the Azaleas.
Focus stacking at f/1.2 is obviously a dumb thing to do but I was interested to see how the 55mm handled it and whether the end result justified the effort.
Much like Serge I have a little spare time on my hands.
I ended up doing more garden chores than I had originally planned so now I have a bit of 'me' time.
Something different from me. Digging into the archives too.
These are before and after pirctures. Taken just over 30 years apart.
Top: Olympus OM10, 28mm lens, and some unkown film. April 1987.
Bottom: Nikon D610 and 24mm lens. September 2017
I took a picture of the 6x4 print with the 105/2.5 and PK-11.
Taken from roughly the same spot - given the bounds of 30 years' worth of development.
In the 2017 version you can just about make out the continuous line of grey bricks in the road that marks the position of the old wall.
Thanks for the correction... as I said, I have difficulty reading those time zone charts. Hope you and Peter can join us. We might have a virtual crowd...
saph wrote:
Well if we run out of conversation topics, one thing to argue about in the call would be the correct orientation of the moon
Since we have an informal understanding on the thread that we won't talk politics, religion or operating system preferences, the "correct orientation" of the moon would make a fine topic. It will be interesting to see what this group of Nikonistas creates in cyberspace... Bring your favorite lens everyone...
That's a huge concession Reagan... giving up bikinis for a day...
You're one of the few folks on this thread that I've actually met in person but man, that was EIGHT years ago. I'd heard the rumor that time speeds up as we get older but I had no idea how FAST it goes.
See you later my friend... perhaps we can discuss your next NIKON camera... That, of course, is one of the main themes of this thread...
Will try the burp and tape technique next time.
