One of the vistas from the top of Sleeping Bear Dunes (now a national park). Back then it was approximately 600 in elevation above Lake Michigan, but I think it lost about 50 feet to high winds a few years ago. This was shot in September 1994 - Nikon F3HP - TechPan 25 - lens is the Nikkor 35-105 ais. You can see both North and South Manitou islands off the coast - approximately 7-10 miles from the nearest shore. For some reason, my search used Leland (a fishing village) as the nearest point of reference - which makes it 12-16 miles from shore. However, if you are ever up north on the Leelanau peninsula, go to Petersen Park - it is directly opposite the gap between the two islands on a bluff. Best sunsets ever!
James Markus wrote:
Serge,
I love the history, and buildings, but I just have to point out those amazing gorgeous trees. I suspect a lot of work, and time went it to their shape.
Jim
James the tress are incredible so decided to post photos from different perspectives.
A bit more on historical buildings coming up, I need to process a few photos.
James Markus wrote:
One of the vistas from the top of Sleeping Bear Dunes (now a national park). Back then it was approximately 600 in elevation above Lake Michigan, but I think it lost about 50 feet to high winds a few years ago. This was shot in September 1994 - Nikon F3HP - TechPan 25 - lens is the Nikkor 35-105 ais. You can see both North and South Manitou islands off the coast - approximately 7-10 miles from the nearest shore. For some reason, my search used Leland (a fishing village) as the nearest point of reference - which makes it 12-16 miles from shore. However, if you are ever up north on the Leelanau peninsula, go to Petersen Park - it is directly opposite the gap between the two islands on a bluff. Best sunsets ever! ...Show more →
Jim, I'll see your monochrome Lake Michigan in 1994, and raise it three monochrome Lake Superiors in 2017---courtesy of the Fuji X-E2 and some anonymous MFNG (the only type of lenses that I used on the trip)!
Glen, This actually is a super example of the superiority of digital vs film. (even though I'm currently on a film detour) TechPan 25 (Kodak's Technical Pan was a replacement for Panatomic-X 32 asa) was about as fine a grain film as I ever used, and I used both. The manufacturer's claims of 4x5 quality out of a 35mm were a pipe dream, and the base was so thin, that getting decent prints on polycontrast papers was a challenge. Yet look how clean your Fuji file is in comparison. Analog versus digital in the smaller formats is no contest - digital wins hands down.
Jim
GroWeb wrote:
Jim, I'll see your monochrome Lake Michigan in 1994, and raise it three monochrome Lake Superiors in 2017---courtesy of the Fuji X-E2 and some anonymous MFNG (the only type of lenses that I used on the trip)!
Ray,
I really love this one. It reminds me of a boathouse at my brother's cottage (actually a shack made of cedar logs, and 1x10 pine boards) literally 15 feet from the waters edge. It had four rooms: two for boats, a workshop, and a firewood pile. The room closest to the water had a sloped ceiling 5' at the highest side, and three of these 6 light sashes screwed to the walls. Getting the cats out of that room to go home was always a nightmare - they never wanted to leave that room. Thanks for sharing.
Jim
pbraymond wrote:
Hope it's OK to invite myself to the great lakes theme. From indoors, looking out on Lake Michigan. 25-50 f4 AI.
Why my fascination with gimbals? I don't know. Why do I own and use three different 55mm Nikkor micro lenses? This one is a beauty with excellent smooth motion. This is my fourth gimbal. One I sold, but three I still own. I knew the folks here at MFNAS (addiction central) would understand.
First three 24mm f2.8 ais + tc16a next three 55mm f3.5 ai + tc16a
Yes sure Jim, but the fun can be in fiddling around with film rolls or even worse, sheets, and then the long long wait for development James Markus wrote:
Glen, This actually is a super example of the superiority of digital vs film. (even though I'm currently on a film detour) TechPan 25 (Kodak's Technical Pan was a replacement for Panatomic-X 32 asa) was about as fine a grain film as I ever used, and I used both. The manufacturer's claims of 4x5 quality out of a 35mm were a pipe dream, and the base was so thin, that getting decent prints on polycontrast papers was a challenge. Yet look how clean your Fuji file is in comparison. Analog versus digital in the smaller formats is no contest - digital wins hands down.
Jim
It was a super nice walk from The Pantheon and finally arrived at the Colosseum.
Completed in 80 AD at its peak could hold up to 80.000 spectators. The Colosseum was recently extensively renovated including the underground passages which for the first time are open to the public. It is a popular destination with around 8 million visitors annually.
