Glen, you have mastered that abstract style very well! GroWeb wrote:
I really like your first image of this kitschy pair, Jim!
This is a great, classic shot, Leighton! And the leading line of manure piles ending at the yak's face is a humorous and unexpected little compositional nugget.
This is a real showstopper, Jay. Nice catch!
I have good news: I'm well past halfway through my seemingly endless collection of photos from the early fall. Unfortunately---until I can either get outdoors again during these shortening days, or I can find time to do some indoor shooting---this is all I've got for now. The set below is from Nile Creek with my D800E and the 50 f/1.4 SC (first photo) and the 28 f/2 N (other three shots)....Show more →
7.5mm is wiiiide! That would be a great lens for a wide angle view of the night time sky. In a place without light pollution, which is nowhere around urban and suburban Maryland. rafaelcasd wrote:
Love the second art photo Ray.
You photos are art Glen, specially the last two.
Trying to better my one fall tree photo, took out the 10mm OP which makes the center bigger than other fisheyes, and deployed the filters to see what might happen:
I liked the first one better. Tree is in a little gully and the 7.5mm with linear angular projection keeps the banks, the 10mm orthographic projection compresses the banks making the photo simpler.
Tree Bark. Taken with the 35-105 f3.5-4.5 Ais. This lens is new to me. The range is versatile, compact size, might make a good travel walk-around. Will see how the image quality is. This image taken wide open. Thanks for looking.
Scott
mp356 wrote:
Tree Bark. Taken with the 35-105 f3.5-4.5 Ais. This lens is new to me. The range is versatile, compact size, might make a good travel walk-around. Will see how the image quality is. This image taken wide open. Thanks for looking.
Scott
Congrats on the "new" lens Scott. This looks a tad soft to my eyes. I'm sure it will perform better closed down a bit.
mp356 wrote:
Tree Bark. Taken with the 35-105 f3.5-4.5 Ais. This lens is new to me. The range is versatile, compact size, might make a good travel walk-around. Will see how the image quality is. This image taken wide open. Thanks for looking.
Scott
Congrats on the new lens Scott! The range is certainly very useful on this lens.
It was sausage and mushroom. Pizza warmer? Jay I think its the other way around in her case The scrawny elderly kitty is always looking for a source of warmth.
James Markus wrote:
Some others from the 50mm f1.2 ais. I played around with increasing, and decreasing the blur on all four lenses and found they look surprisingly alike - except when deliberately unfocused. Which, I suppose explains Nikon making the 105 and 135 AF lenses with a defocus feature. Too many abstract keepers to share, but I really like the variations. As an added bonus - here is the horizontal tree that we did for only one year. Every year the cats act like the tree is the ultimate toy, and throw their bodies at it with abandon. I found cats hanging from the horizontal tree - so there is no way to keep them off it.
One of many alternate keepers ...Show more →
I do like cats, but I have never considered hanging a tree horizontally just to tempt live cats to make Christmas tree ornaments of themselves . You're a sly one, Mr. Jim! (That last sentence has a familiar Christmas tune to it.)
milt wrote:
I am feeling old now (especially after getting pneumonia and acute bronchitis; I cannot go out and take pictures; even inside the house, I am feeling exhausted). I have seen Queen in 1981.
Take care of yourself, Regina. Your image posts will be missed for now, but your presence is what matters.
Thanks Rafael and Samy for your very kind comments on my recent images.
Here is my next set of IR photos in my posting cycle of autumn images. These were taken with my Fuji X-T2 with the 16 f/3.5 Ai fisheye and Lens Turbo II at Big Qualicum River.
Lisbon! Wow, that's somewhere on the bucket list for the future but in the meanwhile always good to get glimpses through your travel photos Serge. serge07 wrote:
Hi, everyone:
Regina, all the best and wish you a super speedy recovery.
Siphiwe, excellent colors. Form what I have seen, the 55/2.8 Micro rocks with your DF.
Andy, great captures and color tones.
Samy, good to see you and great timing. I expected the "special" option to be checked.
Carmo Convent Lisbon, founded in 1389 and severely damaged by the November 1, 1755 earthquake.
Congrats on the new lens Scott. I shall not watch too closely since some of your work has already caused me to purchase one "new to me" lens in 2023.
Serge, great work from Carmo Convent Lisbon. Looks like a great spot, I still kick myself for not making time for Portugal when we were in Spain.
Siphiwe, caterpillars are too slow to be of any concern, unless they have superpowers in Africa. I actually like to photograph them when I come across them.
Enjoyed the Lyttleton homes tour, but that church really stands out for me Andy.
Regina, get well soon!
Wonderful Christmas light abstracts James. Those cat antics are too funny.
Serge, love how you used the top horns in your Rockefeller tree picture.
---------------------- leighton w wrote:
I think it was Ray who said it's B&W season. 50-135mm.
Momma cat had many kittens, and even though I never gave her a proper name - I did name the kittens I found homes. The only Tortoiseshell kitten she had I named Ruby. She was very skittish, but I eventually won her over. During one of the "thinning the herd" periods - I gave her to my oldest son, and she loves him. Though it seemed like a lot of work at the time - I miss having feral cats waiting for me to come out and play. It gave me purpose, and joy for many years while I sorted out my health. Now, every morning, Momma Cat sits on my chest and meows a "good morning" as soon as my eyes open.
Ruby's liter mate was Oscar - these with the 135mm f2.0 ai
My sister took oyster shells and turned them into the 12 Days of Christmas and sent them to me. They are actually tree ornaments, but we chose to display them like this.
spoupard wrote:
My sister took oyster shells and turned them into the 12 Days of Christmas and sent them to me. They are actually tree ornaments, but we chose to display them like this.
Jim, I think I remember the kitties from a while ago. Glad mommy cat is still around and keeping you company. James Markus wrote:
Momma cat had many kittens, and even though I never gave her a proper name - I did name the kittens I found homes. The only Tortoiseshell kitten she had I named Ruby. She was very skittish, but I eventually won her over. During one of the "thinning the herd" periods - I gave her to my oldest son, and she loves him. Though it seemed like a lot of work at the time - I miss having feral cats waiting for me to come out and play. It gave me purpose, and joy for many years while I sorted out my health. Now, every morning, Momma Cat sits on my chest and meows a "good morning" as soon as my eyes open.
saph wrote:
Congrats on the new lens Scott! The range is certainly very useful on this lens.
Thanks Samy and Leighton
Reviews seem mixed on this one but for the price it is worth trying. It does perform better at f8 but I wanted to see how it did wide open.
The scrawny elderly kitty is always looking for a source of warmth. 
. You're a sly one, Mr. Jim! (That last sentence has a familiar Christmas tune to it.) 
