Founded in the mid 15th century by Sir William St. Clair, allegedly a Templar Grandmaster. The chapel is a very popular tourist destination no small thanks to Dan Brown's best selling book "The Da Vinci Code" and the film of the same title that followed. I did not see any sign of The Holy Grail, Ark of the Covenant orTemplar treasure.
It was a cold and extremely windy day with the occasional drizzle and most everyone was packed inside the chapel. Photography was not allowed inside so spent the majority of the time cruising the grounds which were nicely absent of foot traffic.
spoupard wrote:
I haven't used a camera in a while due to life getting the way and some health issues. I'm now back to 100% healthy, if I can only find time to do a little photography. My wife and I took a cruise to Alaska and Victoria, British Columbia last week. I took a ton of photos, but almost all were with the Z 24-200mm lens. I was trying to travel lightly. The only MF lens I took was a Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 Ai-S and I only used it when we arrived at Fisherman's Wharf in Victoria. There were some really cool looking houseboats there. Unfortunately, we only had a few minutes of daylight left by the time we got there, but I tried to make the most of it.
Thanks to everyone that chimed in on the focus stack flower with their thoughts, and your reasons for your preference. I learnt from the comments, and you helped me verbalize why I felt the way I did about each of the options. Another reason to keep this page as a highly visited one for me.
With that in mind, I tried a different focus stack experiment, where I omitted the final few frames of the stack to leave some out of focus portions of the main subject. Not exactly the same scenario as this framing had some background elements vs the plain green backdrop if the first comparison set. 200mm f4.0 AI with 3T diopter.
pbraymond wrote:
Thanks to everyone that chimed in on the focus stack flower with their thoughts, and your reasons for your preference. I learnt from the comments, and you helped me verbalize why I felt the way I did about each of the options. Another reason to keep this page as a highly visited one for me.
With that in mind, I tried a different focus stack experiment, where I omitted the final few frames of the stack to leave some out of focus portions of the main subject. Not exactly the same scenario as this framing had some background elements vs the plain green backdrop if the first comparison set. 200mm f4.0 AI with 3T diopter.
Ray, I really like both of these, but I like the first one best. I'm not sure why, but there's just something about it that I like better than the second one.
spoupard wrote:
Ray, I really like both of these, but I like the first one best. I'm not sure why, but there's just something about it that I like better than the second one.
pbraymond wrote:
Thanks to everyone that chimed in on the focus stack flower with their thoughts, and your reasons for your preference. I learnt from the comments, and you helped me verbalize why I felt the way I did about each of the options. Another reason to keep this page as a highly visited one for me.
With that in mind, I tried a different focus stack experiment, where I omitted the final few frames of the stack to leave some out of focus portions of the main subject. Not exactly the same scenario as this framing had some background elements vs the plain green backdrop if the first comparison set. 200mm f4.0 AI with 3T diopter.
Founded in the mid 15th century by Sir William St. Clair, allegedly a Templar Grandmaster. The chapel is a very popular tourist destination no small thanks to Dan Brown's best selling book "The Da Vinci Code" and the film of the same title that followed. I did not see any sign of The Holy Grail, Ark of the Covenant orTemplar treasure.
It was a cold and extremely windy day with the occasional drizzle and most everyone was packed inside the chapel. Photography was not allowed inside so spent the majority of the time cruising the grounds which were nicely absent of foot traffic.
spoupard wrote:
I haven't used a camera in a while due to life getting the way and some health issues. I'm now back to 100% healthy, if I can only find time to do a little photography. My wife and I took a cruise to Alaska and Victoria, British Columbia last week. I took a ton of photos, but almost all were with the Z 24-200mm lens. I was trying to travel lightly. The only MF lens I took was a Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 Ai-S and I only used it when we arrived at Fisherman's Wharf in Victoria. There were some really cool looking houseboats there. Unfortunately, we only had a few minutes of daylight left by the time we got there, but I tried to make the most of it. ...Show more →
Hey Scott, in Victoria you were just a 90-minute drive away from me. I hope you enjoyed your brief visit to our provincial capital and the Island's most city-like city (Nanaimo is number 2 with a population of 90,000). I haven't visited Fisherman's Wharf there yet, but your images have inspired me to put it on the list for my next visit.
pbraymond wrote:
Thanks to everyone that chimed in on the focus stack flower with their thoughts, and your reasons for your preference. I learnt from the comments, and you helped me verbalize why I felt the way I did about each of the options. Another reason to keep this page as a highly visited one for me.
With that in mind, I tried a different focus stack experiment, where I omitted the final few frames of the stack to leave some out of focus portions of the main subject. Not exactly the same scenario as this framing had some background elements vs the plain green backdrop if the first comparison set. 200mm f4.0 AI with 3T diopter. ...Show more →
I agree with the others, Ray. I prefer the first one for the same reason Rafael mentioned.
Here are a few watery shots from Cathedral Grove, all from the 20 f/3.5 UD, with help from Lightroom, lots of Silver Efex, and a little bit of Color Efex.
SiMuMe wrote:
Another beautiful picture, Samy. It would've looked squeaky clean on digital and lost the charm. Evokes memories of our friend from Hong Kong who hasn't visited in a long time now. Wonder how he's doing.
Good reminder about Dean, Siphiwe. He seems to come to the thread for a period and then disappears. Hopefully he is reading the thread and will show up soon.
Glad to hear you are better and getting around Scott. Great colours in Victoria. spoupard wrote:
I haven't used a camera in a while due to life getting the way and some health issues. I'm now back to 100% healthy, if I can only find time to do a little photography. My wife and I took a cruise to Alaska and Victoria, British Columbia last week. I took a ton of photos, but almost all were with the Z 24-200mm lens. I was trying to travel lightly. The only MF lens I took was a Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 Ai-S and I only used it when we arrived at Fisherman's Wharf in Victoria. There were some really cool looking houseboats there. Unfortunately, we only had a few minutes of daylight left by the time we got there, but I tried to make the most of it.
pbraymond wrote:
Thanks to everyone that chimed in on the focus stack flower with their thoughts, and your reasons for your preference. I learnt from the comments, and you helped me verbalize why I felt the way I did about each of the options. Another reason to keep this page as a highly visited one for me.
With that in mind, I tried a different focus stack experiment, where I omitted the final few frames of the stack to leave some out of focus portions of the main subject. Not exactly the same scenario as this framing had some background elements vs the plain green backdrop if the first comparison set. 200mm f4.0 AI with 3T diopter.
Samy, the Xray film glow is interesting. Almost like IR but different. I admire how adventurous and creative your are with the film.
Colin, the park series is just outstanding, makes the UK an even more compelling "want to go" place. The colors, light, and scale are just so unusual to me. Thanks for sticking out the rain, and doing the long mile days, and sharing the results here.
Rafael, Ghia is a totally new nameplate for me. Love that dashboard. I assume you reach into the car to open the door?
Serge, the chapel is well captured, hopefully the interior is a great memory in your mind's eye. Thanks for sharing.
Scott, the houseboats are beautiful, though that last one comes with too many house guests. Glad to hear your health is back to normal.
spoupard wrote:
Thanks, Leighton. I had some abdominal pain that I ignored for a while because I thought I was just having some GI issues. It turned out to be a ruptured appendix. It had turned gangrenous and was about 3 times larger than normal. I finally had surgery and I'm doing well, now.
Wow, that was quite a dangerous situation. Glad it worked out in your favor.
Something a bit different from the lower slopes on our return leg. The sun decided to make an short lived appearance. All with the only lens I had with me - the 50/2 HC
Founded in the mid 15th century by Sir William St. Clair, allegedly a Templar Grandmaster. The chapel is a very popular tourist destination no small thanks to Dan Brown's best selling book "The Da Vinci Code" and the film of the same title that followed. I did not see any sign of The Holy Grail, Ark of the Covenant orTemplar treasure.
It was a cold and extremely windy day with the occasional drizzle and most everyone was packed inside the chapel. Photography was not allowed inside so spent the majority of the time cruising the grounds which were nicely absent of foot traffic.
spoupard wrote:
I haven't used a camera in a while due to life getting the way and some health issues. I'm now back to 100% healthy, if I can only find time to do a little photography. My wife and I took a cruise to Alaska and Victoria, British Columbia last week. I took a ton of photos, but almost all were with the Z 24-200mm lens. I was trying to travel lightly. The only MF lens I took was a Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 Ai-S and I only used it when we arrived at Fisherman's Wharf in Victoria. There were some really cool looking houseboats there. Unfortunately, we only had a few minutes of daylight left by the time we got there, but I tried to make the most of it.
pbraymond wrote:
Thanks to everyone that chimed in on the focus stack flower with their thoughts, and your reasons for your preference. I learnt from the comments, and you helped me verbalize why I felt the way I did about each of the options. Another reason to keep this page as a highly visited one for me.
With that in mind, I tried a different focus stack experiment, where I omitted the final few frames of the stack to leave some out of focus portions of the main subject. Not exactly the same scenario as this framing had some background elements vs the plain green backdrop if the first comparison set. 200mm f4.0 AI with 3T diopter.
