mp356 wrote:
Some more "horsing around" with the 28-50. I do like its size and weight for a light carry kit. Thanks for looking.
Scott
I liked the 28-50 for the short time I owned it. However, at that time, I was using it at the market and it just wouldn't focus close enough in the wide end, so I ended up selling it. If you don't need it to focus close then it and the 50-135mm would make a fine travel kit.
Makina 67W with Cinestill 400D at Main Street, Ellicott City. This is suburban Maryland about 10-15 miles south of Baltimore city.
At the bottom of the street you can (barely) see the railroad bridge that goes over the street. To the right of the bridge what you can't see is the oldest railroad station in the country. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellicott_City_station
Just beyond the bridge, perpendicular to the street, is the Patapsco river, which continues on to Baltimore and eventually into the Chesapeake Bay. Main Street essentially runs down the length of the valley from top to the bottom at the river. A smaller stream coming down the valley, the Tiber, runs underground, actually right under the buildings on the right side of the street looking down, and flows into the Patapsco.
Main Street has undergone 3 catastrophic '100 year' floods as the Tiber rises up during heavy rains, in the last 10 years or so, and inundates the buildings you see, including the ones to the right of the pedestrian sign. The flood levels have been somewhere around the 2nd floor windows in these structures.
The county has taken a bunch of measures to minimize flooding since the last flood a few years ago, nevertheless the street, which is normally a buzzing place with shoppers and restaurant goers, is a flood risk whenever there is a sustained heavy rain....Show more →
I would assume a lot of businesses have abandoned the downtown?
AdaptedLenses wrote:
Scott, Clarity on the second looks great to me. You have me sold on the 28-50. I’m now shopping (along with a 25-50). Nice shots.
Leighton, love seeing you back in the market. Always thought you made art from simple subjects.
George, nice work with the tech cam. The 80-200 was the original non AI Nikkor-C. I believe it’s the first that was redesigned and is similar to the square baffle version. Great results regardless.
Just back from a half week staycation. Mostly family shots, but some great ones of them. A couple just playing around as well.
This seems like a good time for a few more car photos from Courtenay, this time showing a single photogenic vehicle from three angles, through the 20 f/3.5 UD (first one) and the 5.8 f/1.4 S (other two).
leighton w wrote:
I would assume a lot of businesses have abandoned the downtown?
A few of the structures were never fixed up (the sidewalks and street had to be redone in several places) and seem abandoned, but most of the buildings are surprisingly gainfully occupied. Some are the same as before and others are completely new businesses that moved in. I am sure quite a few of the original owners moved on after those multiple events.
This was Sunday maybe 11am ish so you don't see the throngs of people you would see in the evening, especially Fridays and weekends.
The 4 structures at the bottom of the street on the right (somewhere behind the pedestrian sign) were marked for demolition because I think it was determined they would not survive another flood. However a few years later they are still there, not sure if that decision changed.
GroWeb wrote:
This seems like a good time for a few more car photos from Courtenay, this time showing a single photogenic vehicle from three angles, through the 20 f/3.5 UD (first one) and the 5.8 f/1.4 S (other two).
Glen, love that first wide angle shot, and the character with the 5.8 in the next two!!
The Thunderbirds visited this past weekend. Taken with the 75-150 on the D7100. The images are cropped about 30 to 40 percent. Thanks for looking.
Scott
The OXO building on London's Southbank.
OXO wanted to place advertising on the outside of the tower but were not granted planning permission so instead they created these windows that also light up at night.
DeltaSigma wrote:
A pano from the 138/2.8 & D610 IR
The OXO building on London's Southbank.
OXO wanted to place advertising on the outside of the tower but were not granted planning permission so instead they created these windows that also light up at night.
GeorgeBo wrote:
In this heat and humidity and that environment the first thing that comes to mind is where is the deet and permethrin
Yes, I did have one day that I did get some critter(s) on me that left marks in a few places . Have not been too close to the brush since then. Does not seem appropriate to show up to work with Deet on.
leighton w wrote:
Great model AND great light!
Thanks Leighton. I unknowingly startled it out of it's resting place, as it was taking off it paused for that split second as deer tend to do to around here, then took off. One shot and done.
Huss, love that piano lady in the upper right, and the harmony of the lower left. Shout out as well for that 50 f1.2 portrait, just beautiful.
Samy, nice shot and mood of Ellicott City. I remember the images from that last flood playing out on the TV screens.
Regina, I enjoyed that last B&W from Utrecht. Must have been fairly early to get such empty streets.
Colin, those OXO windows seem like a pretty blatant thumb your nose at the planning commission. Surprised that got approved architecturally.
Leighton, something I've never seen at a farmer's market that I've been to, a mushroom vendor. Seems like a rich photo playground.
George, I like that old school "miniature effect" you created. I remember a whole slew of those photos coming out when Nikon introduced their first TS lenses. (at least for this Nikon-centric photographer). What, a pain cave with no large screen in front of the trainer? Do you Zwift?
Glen, enjoying your classic car series with the classic lenses. The one that has reached out to me the most is that red steering wheel withthe 5.8 f1.4S.
rafaelcasd wrote:
So, another Friday, another Cruising grand. This time I took the 18mm 1:4 ai, and the 55mm 1.2, not just any 55mm 1.2 but one of the very first serial numbers 970XXX. These are not super sharp at 1.2 but create beautiful rendering without all that ugly haze other 1.2 lenses show.
Rafael, I'm sure any number of us would gladly take those other ugly 1.2's off your hands
. Have not been too close to the brush since then. Does not seem appropriate to show up to work with Deet on.