Do they have these in the States ? They make a swimming pool on the rocks, it gets topped up by waves at high tide. There's a famous club of people who swim in the one at Sydney's Bondi Beach called the Bondi Icebergs. The idea being that it's a safe place to swim away from the surf, rip tides, sharks etc. A lot of them have a shallower section for toddlers.
Also, the Sealife Aquarium in Sydney is in the harbour and waves enter the top of some of the larger shark tanks which I found interesting.
My daughter's Xmas gift was 4 nights in an Apartment Hotel in Brisbane so I may venture out at some point for a pic or two. Just me, AC and cable TV. Heaven
GeorgeBo wrote:
Andy - if you are still Googling the North Carolina mountains, go down the Linville Gorge Wilderness Area rabbit hole. I am planning a spring trip backpacking and camping in there.
Looks like a stunning area George and you're right, very reminiscent of some parts here. No bears here though thankfully !
So if I'm reading the site right, for hike-thru camping, you have to get one of 15 passes, can only get a 3 day/2 night pass and can only visit once a month if you go at the weekend ?
AM4L wrote:
These are off the Laowa Adapter and the 180 ED F/2.8. The first is a stich of two shots. I love the rendering on the 180ED. I have a Bargain copy for sale if anyone is interested here. It shows wear on the outside. This was done with that copy. These are really just for people to see differences. The focus point for the second and all the ones like it on the other lenses was the meter on the side of the barn. I little focus change for the last to while playing around.
I like the first one in this set the best out of all that you shared.
So if I'm reading the site right, for hike-thru camping, you have to get one of 15 passes, can only get a 3 day/2 night pass and can only visit once a month if you go at the weekend ?
I presume those don't apply during the week?
Andy
Andy - You may not have bears, but you have just about everything else that will kill you down there
Re: the permits. They are for peak season weekends (May - October). We always try to go to these places during the week. Especially if photography is your goal. It is almost impossible to get photos devoid of people on a weekend.
Oosty wrote:
Interesting discussion re the green dot - I always found it a bit distracting and much prefer focus peaking in the Z5 which is a great camera despite the relatively low price. Highly recommend it to anyone toying with mirrorless.
I find myself in Peter's camp. The green dot did not work very consistently for me, but that could be a user issue. I tried to remember which lens would work best when the dot just lit up from infinity and vice versa, and which ones would work best in the "middle" range of the green dot light. My newest DSLR is the D800, I'd like to blame that but I know that there are regular posters here (I think Rafael, Jay, perhaps others) that do great work with that and MF Nikkors. Between focus peaking and 1:1 magnification to check focus I'm sold on mirrorless for the majority of what I shoot.
GeorgeBo wrote:
Andy - You may not have bears, but you have just about everything else that will kill you down there
Re: the permits. They are for peak season weekends (May - October). We always try to go to these places during the week. Especially if photography is your goal. It is almost impossible to get photos devoid of people on a weekend.
George
True but nothing that actually hunts and kills you, er, on land at least. You have wolves, bears and mountain lions ! Oh and gators and rattlesnakes and cottonmouths whatever they are !
On the subject (just googled it), so they are also known as water moccasin, swamp moccasin etc., were the native american moccasins snake skin ?
I prefer the slang terms for snake here - Danger Noodle, Nope Rope, Caution Ramen, Hazard Spaghetti and more
Only really dodgy things here are in the sea and mainly in the Tropics - estuarine crocodiles, and sharks everywhere else.
Never swam in the sea when I lived in Cairns after probably the first year we lived there. I've seen plenty of crocs, from a boat !
The trick with them is swim with a dog or woman or child, they always go for the easiest target, don't clean your fish or turn your back on the water's edge.
All the other stuff, if you leave it alone, it leaves you alone. I actually stopped near the lookout the other day to persuade a python to get off the road so it wouldn't get runover. I nearly did the same a while ago for a Coastal Taipan but fortunately realised what it was before I got out of the car Drove around it !
Although there are 7 of the World's most venomous snakes here, a lot of them have small fangs and won't penetrate a pair of trousers.
cadman342001 wrote:
True but nothing that actually hunts and kills you, er, on land at least. You have wolves, bears and mountain lions ! Oh and gators and rattlesnakes and cottonmouths whatever they are !
On the subject (just googled it), so they are also known as water moccasin, swamp moccasin etc., were the native american moccasins snake skin ?
I prefer the slang terms for snake here - Danger Noodle, Nope Rope, Caution Ramen, Hazard Spaghetti and more
Only really dodgy things here are in the sea and mainly in the Tropics - estuarine crocodiles, and sharks everywhere else.
Never swam in the sea when I lived in Cairns after probably the first year we lived there. I've seen plenty of crocs, from a boat !
The trick with them is swim with a dog or woman or child, they always go for the easiest target, don't clean your fish or turn your back on the water's edge.
All the other stuff, if you leave it alone, it leaves you alone. I actually stopped near the lookout the other day to persuade a python to get off the road so it wouldn't get runover. I nearly did the same a while ago for a Coastal Taipan but fortunately realised what it was before I got out of the car Drove around it !
Although there are 7 of the World's most venomous snakes here, a lot of them have small fangs and won't penetrate a pair of trousers....Show more →
Bears around here (black bears vs grizzly) will probably run before you even see them. Although they are coming to the suburbs more and more due to habitat loss. Mainly dumpster diving. And like your swimming strategy, with bears, you don't have to be the fastest person in the group, just not the slowest.
North Carolina has the last remaining wild population of red wolf in the world. Very sad thing is there are only 8 - 10 known in the wild. Those are in Alligator River NWR in the eastern part of the state. A few years ago we actually got a glimpse of one. But like a ghost, it was gone in a blink with zero chance of getting a camera out. But fortunately there are successful breading programs around and if "man" and animal could overcome the political differences and get rid of the "kill it" mentality maybe, just maybe there is a chance for them.
You do see the snakes you mentioned from time to time on the trails, but although venomous there are rarely any deaths. Nothing here will kill you in minutes
I read about the red wolves when I was planning a trip to the Outer Banks. I think that area wasnt too far away but didnt make it there since a hurricane had me fleeing part way through the trip. Thats too bad only such a small number is left.
GeorgeBo wrote:
Bears around here (black bears vs grizzly) will probably run before you even see them. Although they are coming to the suburbs more and more due to habitat loss. Mainly dumpster diving. And like your swimming strategy, with bears, you don't have to be the fastest person in the group, just not the slowest.
North Carolina has the last remaining wild population of red wolf in the world. Very sad thing is there is only 8 - 10 known in the wild. Those are in Alligator River NWR in the eastern part of the state. A few years ago we actually got a glimpse of one. But like a ghost, it was gone in a blink with zero chance of getting a camera out. But fortunately there are successful breading programs around and if "man" and animal could overcome the political differences and get rid of the "kill it" mentality maybe, just maybe there is a chance for them.
You do see the snakes you mentioned from time to time on the trails, but although venomous there are rarely any deaths. Nothing here will kill you in minutes
While I am waiting for my official role of gingerbread cookie tester to start in a little while, I have been taking pictures of gear that is on the go list. This is NOT one of them
Thought I would post a shot of what has to be one of if not the smallest Nikkor lens made. The 2.5cm f/4. No thicker than 4 or 5 stacked quarters from the mount to the end and not much bigger in diameter either. The hood is minuscule as well.
According to Roland Vink's serial number database there were 409 made of the Leica M39 mount.
GeorgeBo wrote:
While I am waiting for my official role of gingerbread cookie tester to start in a little while, I have been taking pictures of gear that is on the go list. This is NOT one of them
Thought I would post a shot of what has to be one of if not the smallest Nikkor lens made. The 2.5cm f/4. No thicker than 4 or 5 stacked quarters from the mount to the end and not much bigger in diameter either. The hood is minuscule as well.
According to Roland Vink's serial number database there were 409 made of the Leica M39 mount.
GeorgeBo wrote:
While I am waiting for my official role of gingerbread cookie tester to start in a little while, I have been taking pictures of gear that is on the go list. This is NOT one of them
Thought I would post a shot of what has to be one of if not the smallest Nikkor lens made. The 2.5cm f/4. No thicker than 4 or 5 stacked quarters from the mount to the end and not much bigger in diameter either. The hood is minuscule as well.
According to Roland Vink's serial number database there were 409 made of the Leica M39 mount.
George, I swear you are determined to destroy my marriage by making me get a Monochrom sooner than my retirement (in about 5 years)! I have to admit, though, right now I'm drooling over the Q2M. I know, I know...it's got a fixed lens, but I think it would fit me perfectly for what I do most.
spoupard wrote:
George, I swear you are determined to destroy my marriage by making me get a Monochrom sooner than my retirement (in about 5 years)! I have to admit, though, right now I'm drooling over the Q2M. I know, I know...it's got a fixed lens, but I think it would fit me perfectly for what I do most.
The Q2M seems to be an outstanding camera with a killer lens. It would be on my short list too.
