Thanks to everyone for sharing all of these wonderful autumnal colors.
In my neck of the woods (pun intended) the trees have been late to turn and, as usual at this time of the year, we have had numerous storms come through to wreck the scene. It has rained a lot (the ground is totally saturated) so there has been little inspiration to go out with a camera.
On the flip side I bagged a Mint- 100/2.8 E lens from a charity shop for £35 to go along with my recent 'fat-boy' 135/2. The 100mm is my first E-series purchase and it turned up in the post today.
It has a good reputation for use in IR and is a lot smaller than I expected.
The weather is forecast for some sunny spells tomorrow so I will put it through its paces. Having not bought a MF lens in ~5 years I have nabbed two in the last 3 weeks. I now have a watch on a 105/1.8.....
I guess you need all 4 previously mentioned lenses (85/105/135/180) to be a member of the Nikon, MF, full-fat-boy club. I have the 180/2.8 and 135/2 so can only wear the half-full-fat-boy badge.
Enjoy the Series E 100/2.8, Colin. I picked one up for about $15, but all of the aperture blades had fallen out. I disassembled the lens, put them back in place, gave the lens a good cleaning and lube, and it's in like new condition. I really like this lens and find that it is very sharp. It's a lens that I really enjoy using.
leighton w wrote:
You live in a beautiful location Glen.
Yes indeed, Leighton; that's why our license plates say "Beautiful British Columbia." (Though I have to give credit to nearby northern Washington State for that particular group of photos.) I must say, however, that the area you live in isn't exactly ugly!
pbraymond wrote:
Glen, the nature photo opportunities around you make me jealous. This latest shoreline shots remind me a lot of "Alone".
Ray, I only stopped being jealous of British Columbia, and the Pacific Northwest in general, when I was able to move here in 2017. Now nothing will tear me away!
Here are a few photos from East Nile Creek in early October, courtesy of my D800E with the 28 f/2 N (first & third images) and the 50 f/1.4 SC (second photo).
NIKON D800E0.0 mm f/0.0 lens28mmf/4.01/100s200 ISO0.0 EV
NIKON D800E0.0 mm f/0.0 lens50mmf/2.81/160s200 ISO0.0 EV
NIKON D800E0.0 mm f/0.0 lens28mmf/2.01/125s200 ISO0.0 EV
Was up to an outing yesterday and prepared for IR and macro. Within minutes I realized my mistake as a bald eagle swooped over me and Barb. On the return towards the parking lot, the eagle decided to revisit the old guy on a scooter, and landed directly over my head in a tall tree. Kind of feels like the Big Guy is messing with me for laughs.
All photos D850 with the Nikkor 200mm f4.0 ais micro + the modified TC-16A.
This is cropped, but this is the angle the eagle gave me, just awful
Fortunately the eagle let me reposition about 200 feet away and posed.
As we continued to the car - still a bit stunned at what occurred - I heard a wood pecker right above my head. I turned, and a Red-Bellied Woodpecker (about 20 feet away) stopped and posed. I can barely see the birds anymore, but nothing like this has happened to me before. Birds coming to me?
35mm PC on a D810
My lens seems flat, dull and fuzzy so I always have to do extra pp with this old timer.
I wish there were a modern version of this focal length in a PC-E.
Here are three water reflection abstracts from Big Qualicum River, courtesy of the D800E with the 50 f/1.4 SC (first image) and the 105 f/1.8 Ai-s (second and third photos)..
NIKON D800E0.0 mm f/0.0 lens50mmf/5.61/160s400 ISO0.0 EV
NIKON D800E0.0 mm f/0.0 lens105mmf/4.01/250s800 ISO0.0 EV
NIKON D800E0.0 mm f/0.0 lens105mmf/4.01/320s800 ISO0.0 EV
James Markus wrote:
Was up to an outing yesterday and prepared for IR and macro. Within minutes I realized my mistake as a bald eagle swooped over me and Barb. On the return towards the parking lot, the eagle decided to revisit the old guy on a scooter, and landed directly over my head in a tall tree. Kind of feels like the Big Guy is messing with me for laughs.
All photos D850 with the Nikkor 200mm f4.0 ais micro + the modified TC-16A.
GroWeb wrote:
Here are three water reflection abstracts from Big Qualicum River, courtesy of the D800E with the 50 f/1.4 SC (first image) and the 105 f/1.8 Ai-s (second and third photos)..
Good to see you back sharing some images Doug!
