I love this gloomy series! I should do more of this
HCE HCE wrote:
That must have been quite an experience while motorcycling. I tried to ID the bird but could not find a match except for a white variety.
That view of the night time church shows what must be The Coal Sack, very prominently. From my perch in the N Hemisphere the N most star of the Southern Cross just clears the horizon so hope to get a view of the southern sky someday.
Here are some photos of Orygun I call 'Through a Glass Darkly'
Scott inspired me a while back with his beautiful shots from Letchworth State Park. Due to Covid, we did not do any travel last summer, but this year, we did a camping trip there. Beautiful place!. Upper Falls with 105.
akul wrote:
Scott inspired me a while back with his beautiful shots from Letchworth State Park. Due to Covid, we did not do any travel last summer, but this year, we did a camping trip there. Beautiful place!. Upper Falls with 105.
Luka
Luka, Letchworth is an amazing park. You have captured the essence and power of Upper Falls well!
This is a former coworker of mine from the press that died this last February named Noel. Noel was an amazingly talented, and generous man. He shot as a part time photographer for editorial in the evenings, taught full time as an art teacher in a high school, played in many bands, and mentored students. One summer the city closed the city business thoroughfare (about half a mile long) to automobiles to stimulate business, and it worked great for about 15 years. Restaurants put tables out on the sidewalks, vendor carts sprung up, and kiosks. Fridays at lunch time was always (weather permitting) live music from a parade of local bands, while offices emptied of workers who now were going to this new "mall" instead of fast food places. I decided to have lunch there, and found Noel playing bass. The sound carried for quite a distance between the tall buildings. These are from July 1991 with a Nikon FM, bulk rolled Tri-X, and a 35-105mm ais.
gyoung143 wrote:
Looks like it still is good to see musicians there. The only time I went there was 1967, and I have a photo somewhere of a 'typical' 60s folk singer. But taken witn a Pentax so not at home here!
Gerry
The musicians are still there but based on my experience, the talent pool seems to have diminished over time.
Took this one a while back:
Anyone using this adapter for their mirrorless? I like the silver band, it matches the style of MFNG's! I wonder if this adapter is solid or wobbly? It looks like it's built in segments instead of one solid piece. I'm thinking about getting one.
leighton w wrote:
Today marks the 11th anniversary of the thread. It has been an island of sanity on the internet and probably one of if not longest photography threads anywhere!
Maybe we can get It's founder, Curtis, to stop in for a few words.
Happy anniversary all
Yes, would be nice to hear from Curtis. He's done a great job with this thread.
I wonder what happened to some of the real early people?
I'm crap with names ... but ... the guy from Oshkosh (I think?) who did lots of street stuff? The American guy in Venice (Jean?) The guy with millions of cameras and lenses ... and something bad happened on at some point I think. He was banned (NikonAis was his handle)?
Yeah, happy birthday to this thread that has me spending more money on things I didn't know I'd fall in love with.
Dean, although I wasn't a member, I followed this thread for years. I think the guy from Oshkosh was Monty and he posted wonderful black and white pictures out of his D700. A legend of a camera, just like this thread.
SiMuMe wrote:
Yeah, happy birthday to this thread that has me spending more money on things I didn't know I'd fall in love with.
Dean, although I wasn't a member, I followed this thread for years. I think the guy from Oshkosh was Monty and he posted wonderful black and white pictures out of his D700. A legend of a camera, just like this thread.
You're right Siphiwe, his name is Monty. He sold all his Nikon gear and went all Fuji.
It seems the thread keeps going because as some folks move on, others join in, people like yourself.
