My dad made many pieces of jewelry for my mom. Mom had been giving away all her possessions for many years, but a handful of the homemade ones were still in her possession. Being an engineer, he would get side tracked making tools. When he discovered repoussé; he must have spent 4-5 months making the tools for the task. Wish I could share the tools he made, because they were gleaming works of art. 5DS-R with the 35mm f1/4 ais
cadman342001 wrote:
Glen and Rafael's car pics inspired me to visit the Gold Coast Motor Museum today with the GFX and nikkor P.C. 28mm f3.5. Access is restricted by a red velvet rope so most of the cars I could only get a front and 3/4 shots but this one was a little more accessible. The old guy who looks after the cars did say I could move the info signs as long as I put them back.
These are jpegs, processed in LR Classic and run through ON1 denoise-AI
First up, the 58 Buick Coupe Limited. Only 1026 of these were made and less than 200 remain apparently. What a car ! ...Show more →
Fantastic shots of the Buick Coupe, Andy. Looks like a work of art, not meant to be driven. Just admired. However, if driven, the details on the front would make any road kill die happy.
cadman342001 wrote:
Glen and Rafael's car pics inspired me to visit the Gold Coast Motor Museum today with the GFX and nikkor P.C. 28mm f3.5. Access is restricted by a red velvet rope so most of the cars I could only get a front and 3/4 shots but this one was a little more accessible. The old guy who looks after the cars did say I could move the info signs as long as I put them back.
These are jpegs, processed in LR Classic and run through ON1 denoise-AI
First up, the 58 Buick Coupe Limited. Only 1026 of these were made and less than 200 remain apparently. What a car !
SiMuMe wrote:
Fantastic shots of the Buick Coupe, Andy. Looks like a work of art, not meant to be driven. Just admired. However, if driven, the details on the front would make any road kill die happy.
Thanks mate, yeah you could pre-tenderise your roadkill steak with that grill !
rafaelcasd wrote:
Wow! like you said, what a car! well captured, thanks for sharing.
Thanks Rafael. It's a very nice collection with some rare and unique cars in amazing condition. I'll try and ration the posts car by car and include their info./history.
Apparently it's a collection owned by 2 brother's, inherited from their father.
While I'm here I may as well throw in another shot of the Story Bridge in Brisbane that I took on Thursday.
Same again, the GFX + nikkor PC 28/3.5. 60 seconds @ f16 I believe. Check out the "sunstar" on the dock below right of the bridge and the light trails of traffic bottom right. Full resolution shot on flickr.
I plan to return here next week when as part of the annual Riverfire festival they set off fireworks off the bridge. I also discovered that I can park in the city centre car park for 5 bucks from 6pm to 12am so plan on a couple more trips in the 4 weeks before I go to NZ.
cadman342001 wrote:
While I'm here I may as well throw in another shot of the Story Bridge in Brisbane that I took on Thursday.
Same again, the GFX + nikkor PC 28/3.5. 60 seconds @ f16 I believe. Check out the "sunstar" on the dock below right of the bridge and the light trails of traffic bottom right. Full resolution shot on flickr.
I plan to return here next week when as part of the annual Riverfire festival they set off fireworks off the bridge. I also discovered that I can park in the city centre car park for 5 bucks from 6pm to 12am so plan on a couple more trips in the 4 weeks before I go to NZ.
cadman342001 wrote:
While I'm here I may as well throw in another shot of the Story Bridge in Brisbane that I took on Thursday.
Same again, the GFX + nikkor PC 28/3.5. 60 seconds @ f16 I believe. Check out the "sunstar" on the dock below right of the bridge and the light trails of traffic bottom right. Full resolution shot on flickr.
I plan to return here next week when as part of the annual Riverfire festival they set off fireworks off the bridge. I also discovered that I can park in the city centre car park for 5 bucks from 6pm to 12am so plan on a couple more trips in the 4 weeks before I go to NZ.
Small contribution to the classic automobile festival.
Breaker 19, you got your ears on.
Trans Am used in "Smokey and the Bandit 2", purchased by Jerry Reed. It is on display at the Nashville Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
It was protected by a 5 foot + thick glass cage. To take the photos, arms were stretched over the enclosure blind as a bat as could not see the camera's displays.
In my newly motivated effort to freshen up my relationship with photography, I've been doing some thinking and background investigating, and I have come up with a strategy. I PM'd my fellow Fuji guy, Leighton, and read and viewed lots of info on the internet, and I thereby discovered that there is, indeed, a benefit to having IBIS when using MFNG. I also PM'd our resident infrared specialist, Colin (aka DeltaSigma), and he provided me with lots of helpful information on that subject, which I also researched further on the internet. As a result, I have finalized and started to execute my plan.
This very day, I traveled to nearby Victoria, BC, and picked up a spanking new Fuji X-T4. Upon returning home, I placed an order with LifePixel to convert my X-T2 to "Super Colour" Infrared, and packaged the camera up, ready for shipping.
My new acquisition can be seen below, with the Mitakon Zhongyi focal reducer (aka Lens Turbo II) and the 45 f/2.8 Ai-p attached to it (photographed with the 50 f/1.2 Ai-s on my D7200). I have also added a couple of photos I grabbed with the X-T4 and the 50 f/1.2 at a "viewpoint" on the way home from Victoria.
To fund my new adventure, I have started a process of selling off gear that I no longer use. I already have a listing in the B&S thread for my wife's former D7000 and a couple of A/F lenses (here), and there is much more to come in the near future.
Congrats on the new plan Glen. Sometimes that's what's needed to get back out there. I too haven't been doing much of anything photography wise recently but selling my X-T2 and buying into MF with the GFX50S has reignited it at least before I leave for New Zealand in October.
The IBIS in my Z6ii makes for great stable VF/captures in low light. I noticed using the GFX with 180ED ais on it that the VF is pretty shaky without IBIS especially when using the 100% focus check feature !
The next vehicle on the lot as it were from the Gold Coast Motor Museum.
1911 Ford Model T Chief's Fire Truck ! I'll post the info board for this one as it explains the history of the vehicle and the restoration which began on/after 9/11 as a tribute to the fire fighters of NYC.
(Originally from OHIO)
