Nice to see the thread turned a new page. Resting the Oly, Jose? Beautiful capture, as usual. Have to concur with George, the colourful infrared pictures in the last page were unexpectedly cool. I thought it was always just black and white. I realise everyone but us South is in the dead of winter now. Things can move a bit slow.
I never made it to work afterall. Got a message not to even think about it as I was ready to dress up. Too much Omicron hits over the past week and my colleagues rightly thought I should not risk it. Disappointed but understandable.
As my luck would have it, the very hot day has turned into a cloudy and windy late afternoon as I wrapped up the day's work hoping try my bit to move the thread along and engage in some cathartic release. Not feeling like flash this time but dusted off my super lightweight tripod from days gone by. Hoping for things that sway less to the wind and cranking up the ISO on the Df.
Perhaps images could use a little noise reduction but High ISO noise reduction is one of the first things I turn off on receipt of a camera. In days gone by, there was objectionable noise. What passes as noise in recent cameras is most times not objectionable to me.
GeorgeBo wrote:
I really like the rendering of this shot Ray. Love the texture of the grasses.
Thanks George, photography is mostly about the light, and even more so in the winter. I'll add a sunrise shot since the board seems to have slowed a little. This monument is literally on the way to work, and I will occasionally stop here if light or clouds look interesting. 85 f1.8H with the hexagon aperture blades giving an interesting sunburst.
AM4L wrote:
More red brick buildings from the bottoms;
That's a very nice aspect but I can see some stitching artifacts in the utility wires.
Which SW are you using? I use LR. It usually does a pretty good job but often find I have to cycle thru all options to get the best fit. I usually apply a lens correction profile before stitching but I am not sure if the stitching application uses that or just works on the pure raw file.
DeltaSigma wrote:
That's a very nice aspect but I can see some stitching artifacts in the utility wires.
Which SW are you using? I use LR. It usually does a pretty good job but often find I have to cycle thru all options to get the best fit. I usually apply a lens correction profile before stitching but I am not sure if the stitching application uses that or just works on the pure raw file.
Colin
Used Lightroom, unfortunately that was the best result of the three options. Very tight spot to get a building and the 28PC - not 35, couldn't get it with one shift. It took 9 shots to to get it. I plan to go back with a wider lens and see what I can get and see if I can overcome distortion vs shift artifacts. I have to say I am having a lot of fun with this part of town.
SiMuMe wrote:
Always enjoy your motosport pictures,Sar. The rider being interviewed in the third picture seems well-prepared for a "brown pants" moment.
The expression on the lady looking at them makes that picture for me.
Yeah, that picture with the woman looking up at the interview could definitely be a “caption this” opportunity.
James, the issue with wires is one reason why I typically prefer not to stitch in any urban situation and prefer one superwide shot that I correct later. I typically don't need anything with that much resolution anyway, and the D800 had plenty to spare for my purposes. I am feeling the pinch a little with the Z5's 24MP, but I think it's more being used to 36MP than a real shortcoming. If I can find a stictch I made of a building (with a a lot of manual cleanup of wire IIRC) I'll post it.
Rafael, I prefer the 16mm f2.5, though the other two have their charms as well. The middle part of the sunstar with the 15mm is truly funky.
Scott, nice and sharp with the 24mm f2.0. I toyed with replacing the 24 f2.8 with the 2.0 last fall (I think I was just bored), then decided (based on internet research, however good or questionable that might be) that I would not be happy at shooting f2.0, so best to save some $$$.
pbraymond wrote:
James, the issue with wires is one reason why I typically prefer not to stitch in any urban situation and prefer one superwide shot that I correct later. I typically don't need anything with that much resolution anyway, and the D800 had plenty to spare for my purposes. I am feeling the pinch a little with the Z5's 24MP, but I think it's more being used to 36MP than a real shortcoming. If I can find a stictch I made of a building (with a a lot of manual cleanup of wire IIRC) I'll post it.
Rafael, I prefer the 16mm f2.5, though the other two have their charms as well. The middle part of the sunstar with the 15mm is truly funky.
Scott, nice and sharp with the 24mm f2.0. I toyed with replacing the 24 f2.8 with the 2.0 last fall (I think I was just bored), then decided (based on internet research, however good or questionable that might be) that I would not be happy at shooting f2.0, so best to save some $$$....Show more →
A seascape pano is another difficult situation. Rolling waves are too random.
So a bit of cleaning up is usually required. I tend towards 50% overlap on panos in order to improve the chances of a decent merge.
SiMuMe wrote:
Always enjoy your motosport pictures,Sar. The rider being interviewed in the third picture seems well-prepared for a "brown pants" moment.
The expression on the lady looking at them makes that picture for me.
Thanks for your kind comment. I really like that first image too: he (Cru Halliday) is one of the top superbike riders. From this angle, the expression of the lady (his partner) tells a bit the story of that moment. I also have pictures from the other side and the look of other rides tells another story.
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