Here are a few images from the end of last October in a nearby city park, taken by the 105 f/2.5 P (first and fourth photos) and the 55 f/1.2 SC on my Fuji X-T4. The fourth is a photo of a high-flying bald eagle that was cruising the neighbourhood.
It was a really high tide that day. Fortunately very few tourists around to ignore the sign and trash their vehicles. Tidal estuaries are beautiful but pose multiple risks to the unwary.
GeorgeBo wrote:
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.
It was a really high tide that day. Fortunately very few tourists around to ignore the sign and trash their vehicles. Tidal estuaries are beautiful but pose multiple risks to the unwary.
Eye-level wrote:
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'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. ...Show more →
Thanks, Jeff.
I was at the right place at the right time as one does not see this scene often. The clouds were very nice as well.
Great photos Colin, Glen, Philippe, Jay. Never thought a tire repair would make art, really.
This time I took the flash to the Orchids, it improved the quality of the photos greatly as the lighting from the framework of the winterhouse was very patchy.........
I also took the 10mm OP, the circular fisheye that does best when focused one inch from the subject.
Still need to practice flower processing, got cars down pat...............
I love flower circles..........................
No flash here, but light evens out in a hemisphere......
And I never though I would say this about a full frame circular fisheye, look at the beautiful OOF rendition in the first photo.
I love this double oar-lock sailing dory. My brother owned a very similar one for about 40 years, and multiple generations of kids played, fished, sailed, and collected tons of Petoskey stones in it. We kept it's well maintained, and I even had to splice in a new bit of wood in the gunnels due to a broken oak-lock. Many fond memories, and many prints sold of that boat - Thanks.
Jim
It was a really high tide that day. Fortunately very few tourists around to ignore the sign and trash their vehicles. Tidal estuaries are beautiful but pose multiple risks to the unwary.
This is Charlie with the D850 and the 200mm f2, TC-16A, and 20mm extension. Charlie is the only cat that chose us for his new home, as the accommodations of my neighbor were not up to his standards. The neighbors were happy to be rid of this then charming 6 month old, because he dug up a house plant (shocking, I know). Reminds of those that believe their cats never get on the countertops . He is hands down the most popular cat among the other cats.
Never thought a tire repair would make art, really.
Raul, the tire man was the real artist, he invited be in to the warm shop and carefully ind methodically searched for an intermittent slow leak. Turned out to be a 3/16th diameter bone. When parked at the proper rotation point the tire would lose 1/2 pressure overnight.
Went out with the Df and 85/1.8 today...weekend photography...get out there and take some pictures! The idea was to photograph the statues with the 85 like it was a fashion shoot. Lots of folks and dolled and dressed up little folks in the park today...making Easter shots. A few flower shooters too. At any rate here is the sharp 85 with edgy nervous bokeh. I saw a beautiful woman and her dog walking towards me this morning. The 85 would have nailed it but I chose to leave them alone.
rafaelcasd wrote:
Great photos Colin, Glen, Philippe, Jay. Never thought a tire repair would make art, really.
This time I took the flash to the Orchids, it improved the quality of the photos greatly as the lighting from the framework of the winterhouse was very patchy.........
I also took the 10mm OP, the circular fisheye that does best when focused one inch from the subject.
Still need to practice flower processing, got cars down pat...............
I love flower circles..........................
No flash here, but light evens out in a hemisphere......
And I never though I would say this about a full frame circular fisheye, look at the beautiful OOF rendition in the first photo.
Not normally a big fan of full frame circular fisheye, likely due to the subject matters chosen, but OMG Rafael, these are OUTSTANDING! Absolutely beautiful compositions and the circular bend of the images render perfect framing of the well seen subjects! Way to go!
. He is hands down the most popular cat among the other cats.
