Reagan wrote:
Thank you for the posts in remembrance of Reagan. He loved this thread for many years; always excitedly posting pictures, looking at others' photos, and probably always commenting. I can't count the number of times he would call me into the room to look at your pictures. I remember the trips around the state he made to meet some of you in person. I was still working and he had retired, and off he would happily go with camera and gear. He excitedly told me about each trip when he got home and for years after. We were fortunate enough to go to Maine on two vacations and spend time with Scott and Joanne. Scott - thank you for the beautiful original post.
Sadly, Reagan's tremor and other health issues kept him from taking pictures these past few years. He had basically given up taking pictures but still enjoyed looking at yours. While I am heartbroken and in shock at his sudden passing, I just had to let you all know how much he enjoyed his time on this thread.
I’m so very sorry for your loss. Reagan was a good friend that I had hoped to meet in person one day. I’m as bad with settling on camera gear as Reagan was and for a while there, he and I would buy and sell gear back and forth for a long time. He will definitely be missed. Thank you for posting Diane, know you are loved by all here as well.
Reagan wrote:
Thank you for the posts in remembrance of Reagan. He loved this thread for many years; always excitedly posting pictures, looking at others' photos, and probably always commenting. I can't count the number of times he would call me into the room to look at your pictures. I remember the trips around the state he made to meet some of you in person. I was still working and he had retired, and off he would happily go with camera and gear. He excitedly told me about each trip when he got home and for years after. We were fortunate enough to go to Maine on two vacations and spend time with Scott and Joanne. Scott - thank you for the beautiful original post.
Sadly, Reagan's tremor and other health issues kept him from taking pictures these past few years. He had basically given up taking pictures but still enjoyed looking at yours. While I am heartbroken and in shock at his sudden passing, I just had to let you all know how much he enjoyed his time on this thread.
Looks like you are on top of the learning curve already! Great shot.
In my opinion you won't find many lenses that are much better than the 50/2 when it comes to IR.
Is your conversion full spectrum and the Hoya filter on the lens?
Colin
Thank you! yes it’s a full spectrum conversion and I‘m using a Hoya R72 on the lens (or a Kolarivision IR Chrome)
I had some trouble with sharpness but mostly with the Fuji 23mm 1.4 and the IR Chrome filter. Either that combination doesn’t work that well (although the Fuji 23 is also highly regarded for infrared) or I messed up focusing somehow. Probably the latter.
The 50 H is very nice for IR! Unfortunately it’s not always practical to use a 75mm equivalent and I also found out that Capture One doesn’t support the Fuji film simulation profiles once you merge multiple images to a pano, which is super annoying.. I‘ll probably go back to finalizing the edit first, then exporting as tiff or jpg and merging the pano in a different software..
I have been going through my LR catalog and apparently I used the 28 a bit more than I remembered. I think I did spend some time getting to know it a few years back, as I had never used a 28 up to that point. I don't have much experience with really wide lenses and generally feel that I don't want to go any wider than necessary, so as not to "squish" background mountains - unless one is going for that dramatic, unnatural effect. So I was seeing how different this angle of view was from my more used 24. It turns out that about 4% of my Df photos are with the 28 f2.
Beautiful Doug! I definitely need to get out to that part of the country one day. I may be driving to Iowa in 2025, will just keep going west
graytrekker wrote:
I have been going through my LR catalog and apparently I used the 28 a bit more than I remembered. I think I did spend some time getting to know it a few years back, as I had never used a 28 up to that point. I don't have much experience with really wide lenses and generally feel that I don't want to go any wider than necessary, so as not to "squish" background mountains - unless one is going for that dramatic, unnatural effect. So I was seeing how different this angle of view was from my more used 24. It turns out that about 4% of my Df photos are with the 28 f2.
Here in central Georgia, we are enjoying the once every 17 year visit from the periodical cicadas. I know they will be emerging in many other parts of the country if they haven't already. The nymphs emerge from the ground and molt one last time, leaving an empty shell behind. The males congregate and make a tremendous chorus in hopes of finding a mate. It is so loud that we can hear it inside our house. To me, that's pretty incredible when you consider that the nearest trees/foliage that have cicadas in them are about 50 ft away.
These were taken with the 55/3.5 Micro with M2 extension tube.
Recently an artist co-worker from the press, after many years, completely changed his style and started doing charcoal. A nearby museum is selling his creations in their shop, and when I saw "Two Crows" - I had to have it. So, about a month ago we drove to the that city to purchase it. This required improved lighting, and a matching dark themed photo of mine for the opposing wall. So, a mash up 2'x2' canvas print of my antithesis Van Gogh's "Sunflowers", and Don McLean's "Vincent" final lyric - Titled: "Perhaps they never will" hang above my TV monitor. Meanwhile the monitor is cycling through 340 photos every 15-20 seconds, and this is now a happy corner. When the eyes were going, not so happy. Here are a couple verticals using the Nikkor 16mm f3.5 ai defished a bit. I see the walls need painting - sigh.
The last DSLR I own is a silver Df I bought from him 8-9 years ago. In very Reaganesque fashion, I was buying it from him because I wanted a silver one instead of the black one I already had.
Diane, I am so sorry for your loss. It isn't easy, for sure. You'll catch yourself having conversations with him in your head, and that's ok.
Reagan wrote:
Thank you for the posts in remembrance of Reagan. He loved this thread for many years; always excitedly posting pictures, looking at others' photos, and probably always commenting. I can't count the number of times he would call me into the room to look at your pictures. I remember the trips around the state he made to meet some of you in person. I was still working and he had retired, and off he would happily go with camera and gear. He excitedly told me about each trip when he got home and for years after. We were fortunate enough to go to Maine on two vacations and spend time with Scott and Joanne. Scott - thank you for the beautiful original post.
Sadly, Reagan's tremor and other health issues kept him from taking pictures these past few years. He had basically given up taking pictures but still enjoyed looking at yours. While I am heartbroken and in shock at his sudden passing, I just had to let you all know how much he enjoyed his time on this thread.
spoupard wrote:
Here in central Georgia, we are enjoying the once every 17 year visit from the periodical cicadas. I know they will be emerging in many other parts of the country if they haven't already. The nymphs emerge from the ground and molt one last time, leaving an empty shell behind. The males congregate and make a tremendous chorus in hopes of finding a mate. It is so loud that we can hear it inside our house. To me, that's pretty incredible when you consider that the nearest trees/foliage that have cicadas in them are about 50 ft away.
These were taken with the 55/3.5 Micro with M2 extension tube.
We had our fill of cicadas back in 2021 in this region. One couldn't take a walk outside without stepping on the dead and decaying carcasses on the ground and sidewalks. The noise was ever present and the worst part was the smell.
Fortunately even though there's a coinciding event of 17 and 13 year broods coming out this year (after 221 years of course), neither should show up in Maryland except maybe the southern parts. The local ones are happily living among the roots deep underground until 2038,
There were dozens of these two types of large wading birds, maybe 50-60 each. Must have been near the peak of their arrival here from the south. The refuge is a stop along the Atlantic Flyway and birds migrate up and down in the spring and the fall. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Flyway
And there were a few bald eagles hovering in the area where the egrets and herons were fishing.
spoupard wrote:
Here in central Georgia, we are enjoying the once every 17 year visit from the periodical cicadas. I know they will be emerging in many other parts of the country if they haven't already. The nymphs emerge from the ground and molt one last time, leaving an empty shell behind. The males congregate and make a tremendous chorus in hopes of finding a mate. It is so loud that we can hear it inside our house. To me, that's pretty incredible when you consider that the nearest trees/foliage that have cicadas in them are about 50 ft away.
These were taken with the 55/3.5 Micro with M2 extension tube.
There were dozens of these two types of large wading birds, maybe 50-60 each. Must have been near the peak of their arrival here from the south. The refuge is a stop along the Atlantic Flyway and birds migrate up and down in the spring and the fall. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Flyway
And there were a few bald eagles hovering in the area where the egrets and herons were fishing.
Diane you had a good man leave this life for a place where tremors and vision issues don’t exist. I will always remember his wit and enthusiasm.
I remember road tripping thru the TVA area and calling him on his cell phone and him saying that was where he grew up. He recalled his memories of growing up there. We went to Ray Steeles wake when I started walking and he and my wife Robin both doted on me.
A good friend is one where you pick up where you left off weeks or months later. Reagan was that sort of friend.
You have Robin and my deepest sympathy. He was a talented photographer, he will be missed and not forgotten.
Reagan wrote:
Thank you for the posts in remembrance of Reagan. He loved this thread for many years; always excitedly posting pictures, looking at others' photos, and probably always commenting. I can't count the number of times he would call me into the room to look at your pictures. I remember the trips around the state he made to meet some of you in person. I was still working and he had retired, and off he would happily go with camera and gear. He excitedly told me about each trip when he got home and for years after. We were fortunate enough to go to Maine on two vacations and spend time with Scott and Joanne. Scott - thank you for the beautiful original post.
Sadly, Reagan's tremor and other health issues kept him from taking pictures these past few years. He had basically given up taking pictures but still enjoyed looking at yours. While I am heartbroken and in shock at his sudden passing, I just had to let you all know how much he enjoyed his time on this thread.
I was one of those whom Reagan traveled to meet... that in 2012 when we were both active "young" men. I asked him why he had a shirt hanging in his truck and he and Ray Steele who'd driven across the state to join us spoke of the delight of humidity in Florida. We definitely worked up a sweat that day but we replenished our fluids that evening with craft beer. Reagan was a character and he fit in perfectly with the cast of characters who found their way to this thread. We had the good sense to leave other topics of discussion at the door so we could celebrate cameras, lenses AND the gorgeous photos that could be created with these old lenses. As I approach my 83rd birthday I'm conscious both of my fragility and my mortality. Amazing to realize that EVERYONE whom we know and love will be lost to us through either their death or our own. Life is precious and love is to be celebrated... wherever you find it. All the best to you Diane in this next chapter of your life.
I note the comments about the 28mm focal length and felt the need to chime in. Shortly after I started this thread in 2010 I took a trip to the Netherlands to spend ten days with my friend Rinie who eventually became active on this thread. We'd met years before on another photography website called TrekEarth. My small camera bag carried five manual focus lenses, a 20 f/2.8 AI-s, 28 f/2.8 AI-s, 50 f/1.2 AI-s, 105 f/2.5 AI-s and 135 f/2.8 AI. I was quite anxious since my experience with manual focus lenses was minimal. When I looked back at the thousands of photos I took the majority were taken with the 28. A few years later I took another trip to the Netherlands which was a stopover on the way to Turkey. On that trip I carried the 28 f/2 AI-s and was very happy I had when we visited the cistern beneath Istanbul. I thought I'd share one photo from that underground visit. I was shooting hand held with the D700 at the time...
yes it’s a full spectrum conversion and I‘m using a Hoya R72 on the lens (or a Kolarivision IR Chrome)
