Jay,
What an incongruous name for such a vicious plant. I didn't know there were more than one variety of Cholla. The memory of pulling the plant equivalent of a porcupine off my left forearm caused an immediate winch.
Jim
HCE HCE wrote:
Thanks Ray!
Some are taken with the 24mm, a versatile lens that among other tricks, does close focus, the other lens used was a 55mm f/1.2 that is sharp enough when stopped down.
Do you think they need cropping?
I could possibly strengthen the composition a bit by judicious trimming but in this set there was none, not even a fix for bad rotation that is a fault I am continuing to battle. I try to crop in the viewfinder so as to not dilute all that yummy Nikon sensor goodness but I have no religious self imposed prohibition regarding the practice.
So below are a couple of images, one again uncropped while the pano has been rotated and trimmed.
Scott,
Both (bridge and lighthouse) of these infrared images look great!
Jim
spoupard wrote:
Here's another IR taken with the converted D70 and 24/2.8 AI. This is the St. Simons Island, GA lighthouse. It was taken Thanksgiving weekend. It was very crowded and I never could grab a shot without anyone on the platform.
mp356 wrote:
Scott, great IR of St Simon Lighthouse. Did you venture to the top? It has a 3rd order Fresnel lens if my info is correct.
I didn't go this time, but have previously. It's a great view from the top. Back in the mid to late 80's, I lived about 2 blocks from the lighthouse, but I only climbed to the top once. I left the area in 1989 and moved back to central Georgia, but still visit quite often.
GeorgeBo wrote:
Awesome colors Rafael. Is the color and light from particulates in the air? I remember I was blown away with those sunsets when this east coast guy was there for school in San Diego (Navy 1980).
George
I*am not sure what creates these sunsets George, my made up explanation is that the Santa Ana winds come with such low humidity that the air is very clear and orange light lingers around long after the sun is gone.
A beautiful, but cold, start to another week.
The slight dusting of overnight snow added some extra interest.
Since the 28/2.8 AI-S was still on the camera I stayed with it for fear of the light disappearing as quickly as it had arrived.
HCE HCE wrote:
Colin What monitor do you use to get that immersive sensation? All mine are too small to get my feet muddy but I'm glad the effect is there!
Here are some with the D800 and 55mm f/1.2 pre AI.
Jay,
I have a pair of 27", Iiyama, Prolite, 4K monitors.
mp356 wrote:
Sar, great airshow set. I bet it was challenging with MF glass. Were you hand held or on a tripod?
Thanks.
It was indeed quite challenging to manually shoot moving subjects, especially with this 50-300/4.5 ED. All the shots were taken handheld. The mirrorless body did help a lot as I can check from time to time my focus point in the EVF by viewing the scene at 100%.
Ben,
The guy in the upper left corner looks like the Van Gogh self portrait with pipe. Link here
Jim
bruni wrote:
Serge - Florence is your favourite? OK, well, here's the Nikon 135mm f3.5 from that other city in Italy, as one commentator called it "Hicksville on the Tiber".
Geoff CB wrote:
Purchased a set of old Non-AI lenses. Love the rendering on this old glass. No adjustment on these except the exposure slider in Capture One.
Geoff CB wrote:
Purchased a set of old Non-AI lenses. Love the rendering on this old glass. No adjustment on these except the exposure slider in Capture One.
Hi Geoff,
Welcome. You can't go wrong with a 105/2.5.
Which camera body are you mounting your new lens set on?
James Markus wrote:
Ben,
The guy in the upper left corner looks like the Van Gogh self portrait with pipe. Link here
Jim
Really??.... I was actually taking a pic of the guy on the right, the one in the light, I took 3 or 4 but they were all lousy, but when I got home I was surprised by how much the guy on the left looked like a Caravaggio. Jim, I'll take either association, Van Gogh or Caravaggio.
