I saw these falls on a youtube video and had to beg people to tell me where they were. I heard back from a couple of people, one of whom said he it had taken him 20 years to find them ! and begged me not to tell anyone else the secret location.
As it happens, they were reasonably easy to get to, mainly because I bought some neoprene chest waders and just walked up the Haast River and then the creek rather than bush bashing my way through dense forest with no paths.
pbraymond wrote:
A short portrait session. 105mm f2.8 AIS Micro.
Wow, Raymond, you really extracted some good images from the Micro 105/2.8: Very appealing, painterly look. I was never very happy with my copy of this lens, and ended up regretting having traded-in my AiS 105.2,5 to get it (which regret I addressed 40 years later by picking up another copy of the 105/2.5). For Macro, I eventually switched to a Voightländer 125/2.5 APO-Lanthar, which was for sure an improvement, but what I'm seeing with your images is that I probably need to reconsider my Micro 105/2.8 and shoot it wide-open rather than always stopped down for maximum sharpness.
Regina, this is why they call them the Emerald Isles. Flying to London from Montreal in early morning light, they REALLY are this green as though they have been spray painted! Beautiful! TFS.
Thanks Leighton. I remember reading a book by John Shaw way back, and he said that in a forest there is always something to shoot. Even the harsher overhead light played beautifully into the shots under the cover of the forest canopy.
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kwoodard wrote:
Second shot is straight magic!
Thanks Kevin. I chased two of these little ones around the same two or three plants for about a half hour, waiting for right settings and light. The 105 was almost too short, a couple of times I spooked them enough to move before getting the shot framed and focused. The 200mm Micro would have likely been the better choice, but we use what we have on us.
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cadman342001 wrote:
Another recent shot, this time in Haast Pass.
I saw these falls on a youtube video and had to beg people to tell me where they were. I heard back from a couple of people, one of whom said he it had taken him 20 years to find them ! and begged me not to tell anyone else the secret location.
As it happens, they were reasonably easy to get to, mainly because I bought some neoprene chest waders and just walked up the Haast River and then the creek rather than bush bashing my way through dense forest with no paths.
Now that's dedication to hunt down a scene, Andy. Congrats, quite a setting, love that smallish "arch" over the water.
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grantgoodes wrote:
Wow, Raymond, you really extracted some good images from the Micro 105/2.8: Very appealing, painterly look. I was never very happy with my copy of this lens, and ended up regretting having traded-in my AiS 105.2,5 to get it (which regret I addressed 40 years later by picking up another copy of the 105/2.5). For Macro, I eventually switched to a Voightländer 125/2.5 APO-Lanthar, which was for sure an improvement, but what I'm seeing with your images is that I probably need to reconsider my Micro 105/2.8 and shoot it wide-open rather than always stopped down for maximum sharpness.
I've come to discover over the last few years that a sharper, well placed focus zone works as well or better than trying for a deeper DOF in macro shots. The increase in apparent DOF many times is not worth the diffraction degradation in many cases. These days, for static subjects, I much prefer optimal widish apertures with focus stacking then smaller apertures. Now, a wish that focus stacking software would require minimal handholding - most times I just accept some stacking errors instead of a painful (to me) manual fix.
pbraymond wrote:
Thanks Leighton. I remember reading a book by John Shaw way back, and he said that in a forest there is always something to shoot. Even the harsher overhead light played beautifully into the shots under the cover of the forest canopy.
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Thanks Kevin. I chased two of these little ones around the same two or three plants for about a half hour, waiting for right settings and light. The 105 was almost too short, a couple of times I spooked them enough to move before getting the shot framed and focused. The 200mm Micro would have likely been the better choice, but we use what we have on us.
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Now that's dedication to hunt down a scene, Andy. Congrats, quite a setting, love that smallish "arch" over the water.
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I've come to discover over the last few years that a sharper, well placed focus zone works as well or better than trying for a deeper DOF in macro shots. The increase in apparent DOF many times is not worth the diffraction degradation in many cases. These days, for static subjects, I much prefer optimal widish apertures with focus stacking then smaller apertures. Now, a wish that focus stacking software would require minimal handholding - most times I just accept some stacking errors instead of a painful (to me) manual fix....Show more →
Sounds like a good book. I'm not sure if I've shared this with you or not. But I think you'd like this guy.
Been slammed at work, trying to follow but haven’t had much to contribute. Got a couple minutes this morning with the 55mm f/2.8 Micro. Happy to move things along.
mjgphotoz wrote:
Regina, this is why they call them the Emerald Isles. Flying to London from Montreal in early morning light, they REALLY are this green as though they have been spray painted! Beautiful! TFS.
Mary
Thanks, Mary. There are so many shades of green over there. It is incredible.
AdaptedLenses wrote:
Been slammed at work, trying to follow but haven’t had much to contribute. Got a couple minutes this morning with the 55mm f/2.8 Micro. Happy to move things along.
AdaptedLenses wrote:
Thanks Leighton, 20”+- of rain took out A LOT of roads and flooded a good bit. But we’re high and dry so fortunate. Appreciate it!
