James Markus wrote:
I have been told that the cake wasn't finished in these photos. The sides only have their crumb coat, and she thinks the frosting color is too gray.
Up until two days ago I had never heard of "crumb coat". Now I want to see the finished product. If you don't have a shot of that, perhaps it's time to make another one to finish up this photographic project!
I like these F2/DW-1 photos: The (rare these days) use of a waist-level finder really changes one's viewpoint and composition, and that is reflected in your photos. Great results, and thanks for sharing!
GeorgeBo wrote:
Work definitely getting in the way and other projects taking priority. Equipment consolidation project moving along nicely.
Oh, "Equipment Consolidation Project": Scary words indeed!
OK, maybe owning two 105mm Nikkors (f/2.5 and f/1.8) and considering a third (f/2 DC) indicates I have a problem, but seriously my current stable has no extraneous members, and only my own neglect to blame if I decide to sell one!
grantgoodes wrote:
Oh, "Equipment Consolidation Project": Scary words indeed!
OK, maybe owning two 105mm Nikkors (f/2.5 and f/1.8) and considering a third (f/2 DC) indicates I have a problem, but seriously my current stable has no extraneous members, and only my own neglect to blame if I decide to sell one!
Grant, just 2 105 2.5's and one 1.8? You don't know what having a problem means. Yet. Just hang around more on this thread and you will find out
Jim, the focaccia looks like someone was already chipping away at it The cake looks delicious too! James Markus wrote:
Back in August I was telling Barb about dishes my mom made well, and a cake she made for my father's birthday each year. "German Chocolate Cake" - "German" in this case, was a brand or style - not a reference to the nation, but it was her variation. None of the traditional caramel and coconut icing - instead she used a whipped cream and milk chocolate super fluffy & light icing. It was delicious. So, wouldn't you know - Barb made the very cake from a verbal description. It honestly not only looked better, but tasted better. Yum
I didn't share the cake (I don't think I did), but I did share the Tomato & Onion Ligurian Focaccia that she made the same day. It makes an appearance in the periphery. D800 with the Nikkor 24mm f2.8 ais.
mp356 wrote:
Frosty Whiskers. A heavy frost last night coated everything including this white pine branch. Taken with the 55 f3.5 Ai'd handheld. Thanks for looking.
Scott
pbraymond wrote:
Up until two days ago I had never heard of "crumb coat". Now I want to see the finished product. If you don't have a shot of that, perhaps it's time to make another one to finish up this photographic project!
Yep, what Ray said! Samples would be awesome also!!!
grantgoodes wrote:
Oh, "Equipment Consolidation Project": Scary words indeed!
OK, maybe owning two 105mm Nikkors (f/2.5 and f/1.8) and considering a third (f/2 DC) indicates I have a problem, but seriously my current stable has no extraneous members, and only my own neglect to blame if I decide to sell one!
Terms like "redundant" and "extraneous" are terribly subjective, don't you think? I have (conveniently) determined that their usefulness is very limited.
Here are a few more photos from our 2017 drive from Ontario to BC. The first shows our car (with my wife inside) on the north shore of Lake Superior, and the others are from a nearby river. The first two were shot with my old Fuji X-E2 and the 24 f/2.8 Ai-s. The exif for the third image says it was taken with the 24mm lens too, but the foreshortening in it suggests to me that it was actually shot with a longer lens (I was standing about 15-20 feet away from the fisherman, and the photo is only lightly cropped). What I know for sure is that all were taken with MFNG.
Haven't touched the Nikkor lenses yet, but I did have a "problem" with getting and keeping digital bodies so lightened the load there. And shed a few non-Nikkor medium format lenses. So should still be in good graces with the fellow forum members here
grantgoodes wrote:
Oh, "Equipment Consolidation Project": Scary words indeed!
OK, maybe owning two 105mm Nikkors (f/2.5 and f/1.8) and considering a third (f/2 DC) indicates I have a problem, but seriously my current stable has no extraneous members, and only my own neglect to blame if I decide to sell one!
I just love walking the backstreets of Seville. This is about two blocks from where we are staying. Also, my first trip out with the new to me -- Nikon 55mm f2.8 AIS, taken with Z7ii.
(says the owner of 3 16mm f/3.5 fisheyes, numerous 50/55's/105's and bodies....
grantgoodes wrote:
Oh, "Equipment Consolidation Project": Scary words indeed!
OK, maybe owning two 105mm Nikkors (f/2.5 and f/1.8) and considering a third (f/2 DC) indicates I have a problem, but seriously my current stable has no extraneous members, and only my own neglect to blame if I decide to sell one!
I remember when I went to Fuji I bought the set of what they call the "fujicron" lenses. All of them being excellent in sharpness, contrast and fast focus, they just weren't fun to use for me after shooting with Nikon MF lenses. So it was easy to let them go and it also freed up cash for more Nikkors.
Patrick Kolb wrote:
I just love walking the backstreets of Seville. This is about two blocks from where we are staying. Also, my first trip out with the new to me -- Nikon 55mm f2.8 AIS, taken with Z7ii.
Welcome to the thread Patrick. I love the conversion of your image. The 55mm f2.8 AIS was my first MF Nikon when I came back to shooting manual focus. The first time I used a MF lens was in 1974 with my first SLR, the Minolta SRT-100 and a 50mm f2.
The cake looks delicious too!
