DeltaSigma wrote:
I re-worked an old panorama. Lightroom's clever masking tools made it a doddle to darken the sky. Pity my old desktop PC could keep up on the pano. A hardware upgade to a Mac Mini or Studio is surely getting nearer.
Colin
Very nice job on this one, Colin. Those LR masking tools are, indeed, amazing, but the results are all about using them with discernment.
NightOwl Cat wrote:
as the Irish say, there's always room for one more...
I have so many 50's/55's it isn't funny
I think I know how you feel, Laura; I just added a 55/3.5 Ai Micro to my collection, which already has two other 55 micros and a stable of other 50's to 58's (I am of Irish heritage, so I come by this behaviour honestly). I am slowly working up to selling some of my less-used MFNG.
Tough work, but somebody's got to do it in Curtis's absence!
pbraymond wrote:
Having trouble with sharp images on the 35mm f2.0 O today. pbraymond wrote:
Jeeps with the 16mm f3.5.
Nice job wielding those two lenses among the Jeeps, Ray, despite the obvious issues with the 35's built-in motion blur .
Here are a few more Duncan images, this time on the theme of engines, with the first two provided by the 24 f/2.8 NC and the last two from the 50 f/1.2 Ai-s.
Serge, The belt has multiple favored grooves depending on who is winning the battle. Thanks for sharing the Verona photos. serge07 wrote:
Hi, everyone:
Excellent series, Rafael. Looks like a fun event.
James, it must be difficult to keep the belt size down in your home, nice tasty captures.
Ray great series with the o-35/2, one can sense the motion.
Regina, keep them coming and great shots from Utrecht. Good to see the pretty pancake in action.
Siphiwe, very nice flower photograph with the DF. I would love to take that sensor for a test drive.
Castelvecchio Bridge, Verona ca 1356. According to legend, the architect arrived at the inauguration riding a horse so he could flee in case the bridge collapsed during the event.
James Markus wrote:
Leighton,
She made it on the third, and has this rule/law that any hot bread can not be cut until it cools. She usually mutters something or other about that being the law in France, Once it cooled it was lawfully attacked by all. I do have some two day old leftovers where I can show the crumb - along with a German chocolate cake my mom use to make for my dad. The name German is for the family that came up with the recipe, and not the nation. Plus my dad hated the carmel/coconut frosting - so this was my mom's twist on it. I haven't had any yet, but Barb nailed the look and smells I have from 30+ years ago. Photos to follow.
Jim
German Chocolate Cake!?!?!?! Jim, that is just plain cruel and unusual punishment. I am going to go have another cup of java and see if I can find some chocolate any where! Sheesh....
Both at Yorktown, Virginia, with Plaubel Makina W67, Portra 800. The first photo is walking along the York River, the second is inside the American Revolution Museum.
Regina, I'm loving the tour of the Netherlands. Keep them coming. Also appreciate the creativity you are showing with the 45mm. So far I've enjoyed Utrecht the most.
Amazing processing of the Gehry building, Colin. The new sky mask feature in LR does really open a lot of doors up, if nothing else it makes dispensing with a graduated ND filter even more natural now.
Rafael, that Rayfact lens is incredibly sharp and a great performer. I always thought adding extension would take away from infinity focus, not the opposite. There must be an existing extension original to the lens that is longer than the one you are using now. Always enjoy you cruising shots.
Great tones and softness in the mushroom stack Leighton.
Scott, that turret absolutely glows on my screen, terrific job on the PP.
Serge, the two tourists in Verona in the last shot appears to be in a precarious location, surprised access to that is not restricted.
Glen, I never really knew how to apply the toned B&W settings, but you seem to have found a great use in the engine pictures.
I think it’s just distortion actually. I haven’t played with that one much, maybe I’ll take it to the beach one morning this week.
saph wrote:
All nice lenses despite the looks, the old 200 F4Q gets one some excellent results. I am presuming that's just its extending hood leaning over, not part of the barrel.
Unfortunately no. I was with friends (normally I prefer to travel alone), and it is very hard to please everybody. I like to explore and this was something that I would have done.
Today I will be by myself. In the train head to Cologne. Any suggestion? This was not a trip planned in advance!
DeltaSigma wrote:
Delft - a lovely little town.
Did you climb up the church steeple?
I think I will have to give away some of the things I brought from Boston! Just found a camera store in Cologne that had a 85mm f 2.0 and I could not resist! No more space in my luggage! Something has to stay to give space for the lens!
I have not been to Colonge so don't have first hand knowledge.
Southern Germany is more familiar to me - as is Berlin.
I much preferred Delft over The Hague.
Colin
milt wrote:
Unfortunately no. I was with friends (normally I prefer to travel alone), and it is very hard to please everybody. I like to explore and this was something that I would have done.
Today I will be by myself. In the train head to Cologne. Any suggestion? This was not a trip planned in advance!
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