With all the smoke from all the western wildfires funneling into Montana and wrecking the grander mountain vistas here, I thought I would turn my attention to some closer compositions. An overcast day is perfect for the Df and some manual lenses!!
Here is a small "gorge" on Avalanche Creek, on the Trail of the Cedars in Glacier Nat'l Park.
Avalanche Cr by Doug Stevens, on Flickr
Nikon Df; ISO 100; Micro-Nikkor 55mm f2.8 AIS @ f8; 0.4 sec. 4 images focus-stacked
Fingers crossed for more rain - especially in California
Welcome back Doug, nice water colour and swirl effect.
Here are some more houses in Bathurst. I really could do with getting a Tilt shift for stuff like this but it will have to be the old 28/3.5 not the exxy 24 PC-E that someone uses
GeorgeBo wrote:
I usually don't even bother with built in camera filters for jpg files, but thought I would mess around with them on the Z fc. One below out of the camera with the Graphite jpg filter applied. Cropped to 4x5 and resized. Shot in very low light, ISO 5600. Again with the 45/2.8 P lens adapted.
graytrekker wrote:
With all the smoke from tall he western wildfires funneling into Montana and wrecking the grander mountain vistas here, I thought I would turn my attention to some closer compositions. An overcast day is perfect for the Df and some manual lenses!!
Here is a small "gorge" on Avalanche Creek, on the Trail of the Cedars in Glacier Nat'l Park.
Fingers crossed for more rain - especially in California
Best to all
Doug
(good to be back!)
Love the image, and good to have you back.
Hope the West gets some MUCH needed rain soon. I would hate to rely on my power coming from the Hoover Dam with lake Meade looking the way it does right now.
serge07 wrote:
Jay, you traveled far to take these photos. Were you able to visit Madagascar?
I bet that was one heck of a trip. Nice photos!
Serge
Leaping Lemurs , the location is not Madagascar but a small town N of San Francisco. I wonder if is is so named due to the white cliffs?
When I visited it was home to a band of comic book artists and one gave a most interesting and animated talk in the empty lantern of the lighthouse. Unfortunately I forget what happened to the light assembly!
Here's a beach scene from the same corner of California.
Hope the West gets some MUCH needed rain soon. I would hate to rely on my power coming from the Hoover Dam with lake Meade looking the way it does right now.
cadman342001 wrote:
Welcome back Doug, nice water colour and swirl effect.
Here are some more houses in Bathurst. I really could do with getting a Tilt shift for stuff like this but it will have to be the old 28/3.5 not the exxy 24 PC-E that someone uses
Andy
Andy,
Since you are shooting Fuji, why not get a Nikon F to Fuji X tilt shift adapter?
Picked up FE number 3 while at the lab today. It was $22, and they said it only worked in the mechanical modes. When I got it home, it didn't have a battery in it and the plastic sleeve that usually sits in the battery cover was dislodged. I situated that, gave it a fresh battery, and everything seems fine. It hung up on the first shot at 1/1000s, but all subsequent shots after that were right on the money and it seemed fine through the test roll. I'm suspicious of the light seals, but we'll find out. Hopefully I've got a nice little beater here.
85 1.5 SC is still on the Z6, except I added 2 extension tubes behind the adapter (29mm). That lens really needs that Canon hood I found for it. I need to look for Curtis' thread on tubes. Did he ever pay an anniversary visit here in the last few days?
saph wrote:
85 1.5 SC is still on the Z6, except I added 2 extension tubes behind the adapter (29mm). That lens really needs that Canon hood I found for it. I need to look for Curtis' thread on tubes. Did he ever pay an anniversary visit here in the last few days?
cadman342001 wrote:
I'll have a look George thanks, although I wouldn't be able to use the Lens Turbo then presumably?
Correct Andy. This adapter would need be used in place of your Turbo. But would be the most inexpensive way for you to get tilt/shift capability. The image circle of most of the Nikkor lenses would be more than enough to cover the crop sensor and allow sufficient movement on the Fuji. I still have an old version from when I had Fuji. When I get back home this weekend I will dig out an old shot with it on a camera.
George, good to see that you are having fun with the Zfc. The 45/2.8p also works great with the X-E1 but the lens is so darn pretty it very rarely leaves the house. Great photos of the brass lens collection.
Rafael, photos of your favorite local classic car are terrific. That appears to be one awesome restoration.
Dean, great colors with the Portra 400.
Luka, excellent capture of the misty bridge.
The timing of sunstars from a speedy water taxi is easier said than done but sometimes one does get lucky.
, the location is not Madagascar but a small town N of San Francisco. I wonder if is is so named due to the white cliffs? 
