Nice bike shots, George. As a recreational rider who could mostly survive on a 36-ring if it was not for cross chaining issues, my "not been on a bike since October" legs are moaning just looking at your 56-44. Is the course reasonably level? Best wishes for safety and a ticket to the next round!
Great to see your signature shots again Philippe.
Wonderful color doors, Colin. Enjoying the St Ives series as well, especially the converted phone booth.
James, great older capture of the light, in particular the blurred foreground leaves framing the shots.
Nice to have you back Jay, it's seems like it's been a while since I've seen some of your shots.
Cholla cactus with new Spring buds with a Gold Poppy background near Mesa Arizona, 3/28/2023. A 400 F3.5 AIS on Z711 used (forgot to set non CPU data). Hope the buds open up before the poppies go away. Theres a lot nicer Cholla around, but do not have this golden backgrount.
Harry Palmer
Thanks Ray. I certainly hope it is relatively flat
That bike is my Piedmont to the coast bike. For anything west of here in the foot hills and mountains, my other bike has a triple chainring with a granny gear on the rear
George
pbraymond wrote:
Nice bike shots, George. As a recreational rider who could mostly survive on a 36-ring if it was not for cross chaining issues, my "not been on a bike since October" legs are moaning just looking at your 56-44. Is the course reasonably level? Best wishes for safety and a ticket to the next round!
Chased the cats today with the D850, 200mm f2.0 ai, TC-16A, and a 20mm extension to lower the MFD. Oscar was the least impressed, and managed to open his eyes a couple times plus cock a "I hear you" ear. All at f2-f2.8 & ISO 2500
On the internet one always hears there isn't much difference between the 28 and the 35. When it comes to stills of cars I beg to differ. I prefer the 35 with this type of shot. The Mf Nikkors are great for this sort of thing.
The car is a 63 Chevy Monza Spyder 900 in for a new top. Df with the 28/2 K and 35/2 K.
Eye-level wrote:
On the internet one always hears there isn't much difference between the 28 and the 35. When it comes to stills of cars I beg to differ. I prefer the 35 with this type of shot. The Mf Nikkors are great for this sort of thing.
The car is a 63 Chevy Monza Spyder 900 in for a new top. Df with the 28/2 K and 35/2 K.
St Michael's Mount, Penzance, Cornwall.
At low tide there is a causeway that links the island to the mainland.
The path to this can be seen at the left side of the image.
There were taken between rain showers in horrible, mid-day, flat, grey light.
This location would be perfect at sunrise or sunset.
Eye-level wrote:
On the internet one always hears there isn't much difference between the 28 and the 35. When it comes to stills of cars I beg to differ. I prefer the 35 with this type of shot. The Mf Nikkors are great for this sort of thing.
The car is a 63 Chevy Monza Spyder 900 in for a new top. Df with the 28/2 K and 35/2 K.
SiMuMe wrote:
The second question, regarding instant-magnification, I have seen it discussed as a nice thing that Sony mirrorless has but as far as I know the feature does not exist on Nikon mirrorless. You can use the + and - buttons to magnify the viewfinder/lcd view during shooting for precise focusing.
I'm not sure about the Z5 but the Z6II you can set it up so if you hit OK it zooms straight to 100% (or 50% or 200% depending on choice), either when taking a pic or reviewing a pic.
Also, the Z6II at least has 20 slots for mf lenses iirc.
Like Colin, I was struggling with midday light, but harsh sun and constant changing intensity from the clouds moving. This spot would also be much better early or late in the day.
But on a cool early spring day in the middle of the week, you have the whole place to yourself. The trees are just starting to get their leaves and the sky is hazy with pollen, but wow it is a great spot to just come to sit and think.
The climb gets your heart rate going too
PC Nikkor 28mm on GFX 50S II
I really like the features on these new mirrorless cameras, but boy do I miss the optical viewfinder when shooting like this.
Have a good weekend folks!
George
GFX50S IIPC-NIKKOR 28mm 1:3.5 lens28mmf/8.01/180s100 ISO0.0 EV
Eye-level wrote:
On the internet one always hears there isn't much difference between the 28 and the 35. When it comes to stills of cars I beg to differ. I prefer the 35 with this type of shot. The Mf Nikkors are great for this sort of thing.
The car is a 63 Chevy Monza Spyder 900 in for a new top. Df with the 28/2 K and 35/2 K.
I agree the 35 is more accurate but the 28 is still nice. Shooting situations like this you have the luxury of choice.
I probably shoot at car shows more than any other subject now that I don't have business travel anymore. I have to shoot a 24mm because 28 and especially 35 you are backed up enough from the subject that people don't realize you are shooting and they walk right into the frame. Sometimes that is where the flexibility of a zoom helps.
Same combo of D850, 200mm f2.0 ai, TC-16A, and a 20mm extension to lower the MFD as before. In 2017 Hamish was the first feral I rescued from Momma Cat - who abandoned his lifeless body on our picnic table in a seeming plea for help. He was the only survivor from his liter and at 11 weeks Momma cat stopped feeding him. (She was already pregnant again). He refused all commercial cat food (still does), and I forced goat milk into his mouth with an eye dropper until he was strong enough to resist. That is when I tried deli ham slices, and he was off! He is by far the largest, and strongest cat we own. His primary diet is ground beef that I dilute with rice, gravy, and some crushed up supplements. All the cats got sick near the time Barb and I caught Covid in December 2022, and symptoms ranged from almost asymptomatic to a couple got near death - Hamish was one of them. Fortunately, they all recovered, but all of them have weird long Covid aliments. Hamish developed arthritis within two months, but the supplements and his weight loss help.
Really like this one. The composition is good. Two blue bands broken up with the yellow cranes or whatever they are. That focal length on the crop camera flattens it all out nice and distinct. Add in the ccd of the Fuji to make the pop of color and you get a nice result.
Max Power wrote:
I agree the 35 is more accurate but the 28 is still nice. Shooting situations like this you have the luxury of choice.
I probably shoot at car shows more than any other subject now that I don't have business travel anymore. I have to shoot a 24mm because 28 and especially 35 you are backed up enough from the subject that people don't realize you are shooting and they walk right into the frame. Sometimes that is where the flexibility of a zoom helps.
I'm different! I do not do zooms I am strictly manual focus Nikkor primes. ♥️
I'll pretty much always go for the 35 vs wider nowadays on a still car subject. My reasoning kind of follows the HCB sort of street photography school of thought...it's much easier to compose with a 50 than a 35. So for me the 28 would be good for adding some context or something to the snap...like hey this car is in the shop...the 35 is going to distort less especially if you crouch to "eye level"...it will render the car more naturally than a wider angle. It's a very subjective thing. I understand what you say about people getting into the frame and why you'd choose a wa. I'd rather go when no one was there.
Eye-level wrote:
On the internet one always hears there isn't much difference between the 28 and the 35. When it comes to stills of cars I beg to differ. I prefer the 35 with this type of shot. The Mf Nikkors are great for this sort of thing.
The car is a 63 Chevy Monza Spyder 900 in for a new top. Df with the 28/2 K and 35/2 K.
