I have been enjoying this banter about FUI robins. (flying under influence?) It would have been fun to take a video of them trying to take off
mjgphotoz wrote:
Jim, I can see it now! The whole thing was surreal. The robins all were gone by the next morning and I did not see any feathers laying about so I am assuming the neighborhood cats did not get them while inebriated and earth bound!
There is a funny post script to this little tale however. A few weeks later, on a Sunday morning when no veterinary offices were open, my Mom and I were alarmed when her little fox terrier started regurgitating and staggering around in the back yard. We thought she was dying until I took a closer look and saw recycled pyracantha berries. Yep, the backyard fence was planted with the same type bushes, and you guessed it, she ate the fermented berries. She was fine when she sobered up and we ever after referred to her as " the lush".
Nikon M synch, 5cm 1.4 SC, very expired Kodak EliteChrome, it was right at the bottom of my film shelf in the fridge (yes that's quite a mess). Wondered how the scratches on my glasses happened, well I see now, there's that little viewfinder with its sharp pointy border!
I recently got hold of the grip for the Makina at a somewhat reasonable price. It makes the camera SO much more handholdable. The grip is light so doesn't add too much weight.
I want the M11 with the BSI sensor for using the 2.5cm and 2.8cm Nikkor LTMs without having color fringing on the edges. The BSI sensor accomplishes that. But if wishes were fishes
saph wrote:
Oh come on George, you know you want it!
GeorgeBo wrote:
I want the M11 with the BSI sensor for using the 2.5cm and 2.8cm Nikkor LTMs without having color fringing on the edges. The BSI sensor accomplishes that. But if wishes were fishes
saph wrote:
Andy, another amazing trek to show us photos from!!
Thanks Samy
Those shots were a pre-cursor to the main event at the of the road.
A bit of background first. Skipper's Canyon was the scene of finding gold. Europeans had been given directions by the local Maori tribes on the West coast of the South Island. The Maori had little use for the soft yellow metal and did not consider it valuable so when Europeans asked about it they were happy to direct them to the canyon where they knew it existed.
The Europeans who arrived first found 25 pounds of gold before nightfall on arriving at Maori Point ! A town called Charlestown was established there but very little trace is left.
Further along the road there is a bridge, a cemetery and remains of a village with museum/visitor centre (closed when I visited). As you can see, I crossed the bridge despite it looking like it would fall into the gorge below and visited the cemetery.
The dead trees gave it a very good spooky look I thought. They are non-natives and dubbed "Wilding Conifers" or "Wilding Pines" They are being eradicated due to their spreading across the landscape and farm land.
From the article -
The cemetery contains some interesting headstones. Of more recent times is the delightful inscription on the grave of Lorraine Borrell: "my time is up, I’ve been clocked out. The judge has tapped the gavel. I’ll retire the teapot, lay the knitting down and quietly unravel."
There was of course a MacDougall interred there I noted.
The Bridge. Lots of ratchet straps that I thought were holding it together ! But looking at the pics again I can see that they are to facilitate the ongoing works.
Great series Colin. My grandfather used to own an Esso station/burger joint/local watering hole back in the late 60’s. I remember stocking drink bottles (child labor ) and helping clean the windshields of the cars during a fill up. Building is gone now along with the Esso brand.
DeltaSigma wrote:
More vintage petrol pumps. 28/2.8 AI-S
I can't remember which movie, Animals are Beautiful People, or The Gods Must Be Crazy, but there's a scene of animals getting fermented fruit... Too funny.
saph wrote:
I have been enjoying this banter about FUI robins. (flying under influence?) It would have been fun to take a video of them trying to take off
GeorgeBo wrote:
I want the M11 with the BSI sensor for using the 2.5cm and 2.8cm Nikkor LTMs without having color fringing on the edges. The BSI sensor accomplishes that. But if wishes were fishes
Even my tiny, fairly cheap Fuji X-S10 has a BSI sensor. Maybe you should pop back over to the dark side?
Those shots were a pre-cursor to the main event at the of the road.
A bit of background first. Skipper's Canyon was the scene of finding gold. Europeans had been given directions by the local Maori tribes on the West coast of the South Island. The Maori had little use for the soft yellow metal and did not consider it valuable so when Europeans asked about it they were happy to direct them to the canyon where they knew it existed.
The Europeans who arrived first found 25 pounds of gold before nightfall on arriving at Maori Point ! A town called Charlestown was established there but very little trace is left.
Further along the road there is a bridge, a cemetery and remains of a village with museum/visitor centre (closed when I visited). As you can see, I crossed the bridge despite it looking like it would fall into the gorge below and visited the cemetery.
The dead trees gave it a very good spooky look I thought. They are non-natives and dubbed "Wilding Conifers" or "Wilding Pines" They are being eradicated due to their spreading across the landscape and farm land.
From the article -
The cemetery contains some interesting headstones. Of more recent times is the delightful inscription on the grave of Lorraine Borrell: "my time is up, I’ve been clocked out. The judge has tapped the gavel. I’ll retire the teapot, lay the knitting down and quietly unravel."
There was of course a MacDougall interred there I noted.
The Bridge. Lots of ratchet straps that I thought were holding it together ! But looking at the pics again I can see that they are to facilitate the ongoing works.
Oh boy that bridge is not for the faint of heart. It really has a sign for vehicles going across? I can read it partly.
cadman342001 wrote:
Thanks Samy
Those shots were a pre-cursor to the main event at the of the road.
A bit of background first. Skipper's Canyon was the scene of finding gold. Europeans had been given directions by the local Maori tribes on the West coast of the South Island. The Maori had little use for the soft yellow metal and did not consider it valuable so when Europeans asked about it they were happy to direct them to the canyon where they knew it existed.
The Europeans who arrived first found 25 pounds of gold before nightfall on arriving at Maori Point ! A town called Charlestown was established there but very little trace is left.
Further along the road there is a bridge, a cemetery and remains of a village with museum/visitor centre (closed when I visited). As you can see, I crossed the bridge despite it looking like it would fall into the gorge below and visited the cemetery.
The dead trees gave it a very good spooky look I thought. They are non-natives and dubbed "Wilding Conifers" or "Wilding Pines" They are being eradicated due to their spreading across the landscape and farm land.
From the article -
The cemetery contains some interesting headstones. Of more recent times is the delightful inscription on the grave of Lorraine Borrell: "my time is up, I’ve been clocked out. The judge has tapped the gavel. I’ll retire the teapot, lay the knitting down and quietly unravel."
There was of course a MacDougall interred there I noted.
The Bridge. Lots of ratchet straps that I thought were holding it together ! But looking at the pics again I can see that they are to facilitate the ongoing works.
Nikon M Synch, 5cm f1.4 SC, Kodak Elite Chrome expired. The camera was an improvement over the Nikon 1, in getting the film frame to 34mm instead of 32. It took a bit of evolution for Nikon to catch up to the likes of Leica in frame size. No back side illumination those days on the sensor
The recent surge in the posting pace here has been very enjoyable to watch and read! The weekend weather here on Vancouver Island has been quite cold and wet for the past few weeks, so I am still having to rely on what remains unposted from my fall excursions (though I might go for some indoor shooting soon, if I feel inspired enough to set it up). Here are a few from the Nanaimo harbour area last fall, taken, respectively, with the 2.8 f/3.5 H, 55 f/1.2 SC, and 105 f/2.5 P on my Fuji X-T4 with Lens Turbo II focal reducer.
Spring thunderstorm rolling in yesterday evening. Glow to the right of frame was the sun shining through under the clouds on the horizon illuminating the rain. Got this shot about 3 minutes before the bottom dropped out over me
