Interesting news about Sharbat Gulla, photographed by Steve McMurry. Made me think of the ever amazing 105 2.5 Nikkor that he used for that iconic photo.
HappyThankgiving all
I have been lurking but a lot of family stuff going on
One of these days I will get the camera back out
We promised ourselves to do a bit of traveling in the new year
Spending the week in Tallahassee, Florida
Thank you Ken for the call
An abundance of wonderful photos from all of you
Reagan wrote:
HappyThankgiving all
I have been lurking but a lot of family stuff going on
One of these days I will get the camera back out
We promised ourselves to do a bit of traveling in the new year
Spending the week in Tallahassee, Florida
Thank you Ken for the call
An abundance of wonderful photos from all of you
Mine still works despite me dropping it on my trip to India apart from having to mangle the filter threads with some pliers to be able to fit filters again just about. That was in a small place called Agonda south of Goa iirc.
It's fortunate as I have a 16/3.5 that I dropped that no longer focuses to infinity so had to buy another one.
Is everyone recovering from Thanksgiving like Andy said?
George, I was feeling a little smug when you were having trouble getting a sunny day to test the flares on the 35mm, but now the shoe's on the other foot. It's been raining for days, so here's a reminder of what it used to be like.
I can't remember the lens but it's just round the corner from the blonde lady pic so it's probably the 18mm f3.5.
Leighton - love the B&W family pic, but as I've said before, you're just cheating, they're so gorgeous all you have to do is point the camera and press, and every shot's a winner.
leighton w wrote:
Ok, I would like a little discussion and opinions on this.
I have been mulling over for a while now whether or not to buy a long lens. I'm talking something in the 400 to 600mm range.
My only question is...will I use it enough to justify the cost. I have never used long lenses in the past and most of my images are under 100mm. I'm not a birder, nor am I into sports or wildlife. I just feel it would be nice at times if I had the option to go long.
For those of you that do own long lenses, do you use them more than a few times a year? How do you justify the cost? Thank you for any help in this....Show more →
Of the ones I have, I like the 500P with TC's. Just my two cents!
Wow, I think I was gone a week and you all churned out a lot of fabulous work!
George, loved your eclipse shot, so rich and vibrant! I really enjoy seeing your MF work here.
Serge love to see you still shooting your S5, Fuji colors rock!
Steve, glad to see you back, love your Whiskey shots! I may use my Whiskey advent calendar that starts on the first to make some pics!
Leighton, as others mentioned when I caught up, if you go with one of the big boy lenses make sure you have a tripod and get a really solid mounting system as well. The 500P should be affordable as compared to many of the others. Of course my favorite of them all is the 200-400 ED Ai I have, that lens is so so freaking sharp its crazy!
Jose, you are getting a lot of great and interesting shots!
Andy, you just keep cranking them out!
LTZ - always a fan! You and Ben always have such moody work!
Ben, I liked the flare in the shot, its very artsy!
David A, love the Nifty 50 work! I loved Mono Lake, was the last place I was with my Dad, he had his view camera out and I was shooting the Fuji S5 and Canon 5D. All Af work so cant share here. Brings back memories.
Jay, geez, you get a lot of great shots, nicely varied! What are those white birds, never seen them before?
Laura, loved the church!
Rafael, that FishEye looks nice, makes me want to pull out the one I have! I liked the sample shots as well!
Ronny, always wowed by your photos!
I could go on and on! Excellent throughout the last 12 pages I was catching up on!
Hope all of you had a happy thanksgiving! this is one holiday the world should celebrate, in the more modern context of being grateful for being alive and most of all for those people we matter to.
My humble home is ugly and white up front, beautiful and still reddish brown in the back. It is a smaller house but home it is and I am so grateful for it.
I am also proud of the deck we built, after tearing the old rotten one, and of the tables we made for thanksgiving, here nicely decked out.
The day was 80F and into the evening it came down to 60F, nice sweater temperature.
Great photo's and banter. Glad to contact Reagan to have him check in. We talk from time to time so I don't notice him missing as much as some of you do.
Leighton, the Thanksgiving shots bring home the value of the day. Even if you live somewhere that does not have the US holiday one needs to have a special day to give thanks for what we have and share those moments with family and friends.
There should be many days like that.
Jay are those Fort Moultrie? Can't remember but look familiar.
Andy I always enjoy your work.
Ben there is a bird in that photo. Terrific luck!
These are from September, taken in Mason City, Iowa. Famous for it's the last stop Buddy Holly played on the night he died. The other famous thing is the Park Hotel, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. We stayed there and Wright's fondness for low ceilings and narrow hall ways were evident. He was a short man, some say 5'4"-5''6" even the built in benches are low.
One thing he got terribly wrong was the flat glass ceiling above the room that can be seen in the second shot. Now fixed it leaked horribly from accumulation of melting snow. So much so the room, then a restaurant had to be closed until fixed.
The Hotel allowed cameras but a nearby house forbade them, encouraging you to purchase phots and post cards from the gift shop. Can you say Boycott!
A few odds and ends, slowly getting back in the swing. The new XT4 has 7K shots on it, of which 6500 occurred when I was not using the camera. Oh well such is the way of life, lol! I like the XT4 way better than the Z7. The Z7 and D500 will go and I might get a Z9 or try an MF Fuji. Maybe I will hold out for whatever Nikon does next if it has better IS. They walked and I was flying the drones. The greyish picture are two of my Drones, I have been having a blast with them and am studying for the commercial license so I can post photos and footage wherever I like without issues. The last is my oldest daughters cat Twinky. Thanks for looking!
rafaelcasd wrote:
Hope all of you had a happy thanksgiving! this is one holiday the world should celebrate, in the more modern context of being grateful for being alive and most of all for those people we matter to.
My humble home is ugly and white up front, beautiful and still reddish brown in the back. It is a smaller house but home it is and I am so grateful for it.
I am also proud of the deck we built, after tearing the old rotten one, and of the tables we made for thanksgiving, here nicely decked out.
The day was 80F and into the evening it came down to 60F, nice sweater temperature.
It's all relative Rafael - my entire flat could fit into your swimming pool, actually my bathroom is about the size of your hot tub, so yeah, that looks about right. Nice deck.
Can't see Thanksgiving taking off here, but the serious eating season is about to begin, and it extends into February when it's Carnivale and the special Carnivale cakes arrive, so we have plenty to be thankful for.
