GeorgeBo wrote:
Just a quiet Friday evening in a small southern town.
PC-Nikkor 28mm f/3.5 w/approx 7mm rise
George
Love the perspective. Looks like a town stopped in time, except for the cars on the street. My first thought on viewing the image though is what Luminar Neo could do with the wires. It has a feature called Powerline Removal. One button and it removes all the lines. But after looking at it more, I think the powerlines add more to the image and it wouldn't be the same if they weren't there.
Reminds me of the time when we went to see my grandmother one weekend in our 1967 Bonneville, what a car! I had just received my learners permit, so my dad let me drive for a short time while he sat in the back and my mom sat in the passenger seat. When we reached a long straight section of highway and there were no cars in sight, he said see what she can do. Music to the ears of a young man like myself. Well, before I knew it, the speedometer needle was bouncing of the pin next to 120, my mom was screaming and my dad and I were laughing with joy! I'll never forget that trip.
That is an interesting feature in Luminar. I think could come in handy for example if I was doing a shot specifically for the client of that building or something. But the ugly lines are part of the town and just would not be the same without them.
Plus I wonder how Luminar would handle the “floating” traffic light if it removed the power line going to it
G
leighton w wrote:
Love the perspective. Looks like a town stopped in time, except for the cars on the street. My first thought on viewing the image though is what Luminar Neo could do with the wires. It has a feature called Powerline Removal. One button and it removes all the lines. But after looking at it more, I think the powerlines add more to the image and it wouldn't be the same if they weren't there.
Reminds me of the time when we went to see my grandmother one weekend in our 1967 Bonneville, what a car! I had just received my learners permit, so my dad let me drive for a short time while he sat in the back and my mom sat in the passenger seat. When we reached a long straight section of highway and there were no cars in sight, he said see what she can do. Music to the ears of a young man like myself. Well, before I knew it, the speedometer needle was bouncing of the pin next to 120, my mom was screaming and my dad and I were laughing with joy! I'll never forget that trip.
That is an interesting feature in Luminar. I think could come in handy for example if I was doing a shot specifically for the client of that building or something. But the ugly lines are part of the town and just would not be the same without them.
Plus I wonder how Luminar would handle the “floating” traffic light if it removed the power line going to it
G
Definitely adds to the ambiance of the town. That feature in LN is not perfect and it probably would leave the traffic light. But a simple erase with the brush would take care of that.
That’s exactly the scenario with me in the back seat and my wife up front when my oldest twin daughter took the wheel of a Mercedes 420 I had. She hit passing gear and although not to 120 the speed climbed. When she saw how fast she was going she hit the brake pedal just as hard. A good laugh but a better memory from the dad in the back seat.
Reminds me of the time when we went to see my grandmother one weekend in our 1967 Bonneville, what a car! I had just received my learners permit, so my dad let me drive for a short time while he sat in the back and my mom sat in the passenger seat. When we reached a long straight section of highway and there were no cars in sight, he said see what she can do. Music to the ears of a young man like myself. Well, before I knew it, the speedometer needle was bouncing of the pin next to 120, my mom was screaming and my dad and I were laughing with joy! I'll never forget that trip.
Chris, good to see you and great photographs from Keukenhof. Wish you a super speedy recovery!
Jose, excellent photograph of the Parakeet!
Rafael, great captures of classic automobiles. I would not mind taking the Road Runner for a spin.
Bologna has 40+ kilometers of covered walkways. They were mandated by the medieval city planners to increase space without cluttering the city with additional buildings. I do not think one needs an umbrella in Bologna.
Serge, for every 100 Chevys of various sorts you see one Road Runner. Could not capture the one yesterday as the 8.5cm is a bit long for a crowded event. Note the critter caught in the hood scoop, Beep Beep.
rafaelcasd wrote:
Serge, for every 100 Chevys of various sorts you see one Road Runner. Could not capture the one yesterday as the 8.5cm is a bit long for a crowded event. Note the critter caught in the hood scoop, Beep Beep.
I do not think they were hot sellers like the Camaro, Chevelle and Mustang. I have only seen a couple in the flesh and they are exciting looking machines. I believe the horns were painted purple with the Road Runner decals and made the Beep-Beep sound. Very cool stuff unlike the majority of the cars on the market today.
I went back downtown between rain showers this morning. I wanted to practice some shooting in camera crop modes of 1x1 and 6x12. This time with the Nikkor-H·C 75mm f/2.8 Bronica lens adapted. I don't have near the issue with flare that I had with it adapted to the Fuji GFX. Obviously internal reflections on that body that I am not getting adapted here.
Posting some around downtown with 1x1 crops. Starting out no color, little bit, to full
Got some unexpected scans today. Usually ask for uncut dev only, but sometimes there's a communication error and I end up with scans. I kinda like 'em.
Fuji C200 with the F3HP and 28 f/2.8 Series E. Any recommendations for a 28 with a little less visible distortion and ghosting? A 28 f/2 Ai/Ai-S is on the short list, but I don't know how it does with distortion.
All this talk of Roadrunners makes me think of that great classic song Roadrunner by the MODERN LOVERS that has the line
"I felt in touch with the modern world".
GeorgeBo wrote:
I went back downtown between rain showers this morning. I wanted to practice some shooting in camera crop modes of 1x1 and 6x12. This time with the Nikkor-H·C 75mm f/2.8 Bronica lens adapted. I don't have near the issue with flare that I had with it adapted to the Fuji GFX. Obviously internal reflections on that body that I am not getting adapted here.
Posting some around downtown with 1x1 crops. Starting out no color, little bit, to full
George
Love the first one and the last one looks like a ghost town.
HCE HCE wrote:
All this talk of Roadrunners makes me think of that great classic song Roadrunner by the MODERN LOVERS that has the line
"I felt in touch with the modern world".
Offtrail Great shots!
D810 24mm PC-E
Great shot Jay. And the mention about the Modern Lovers says a lot about you.
Well, before I knew it, the speedometer needle was bouncing of the pin next to 120, my mom was screaming and my dad and I were laughing with joy! I'll never forget that trip. 
