CGrindahl wrote:
You perhaps have read about my saga with Picasa where I kept my photos for many years. I moved to Flickr out of desperation, not because I was so interested in what they had to offer. I was very comfortable with Picasa since it offered relative anonymity. I got to decide which photos to share on the thread and which not to. Yes, it would be possible for someone to search out my Picasa account, but it was never easy to do so. Flickr, on the other hand is offering another forum for talking about photos and it is accessible through the links connected with every photo someone posts at another site. I understand there are many on this thread who have found a second home there but I wasn't interested in a second home. But then, I was not drawn to Sony or Fuji or Leica as you and others have been. I'm glad you were able to stay in touch with folks from this thread through your involvement with Flickr. I'm not trying to be "aloof" but rather am choosing to limit myself to this thread, especially so since at the moment I'm not much invested in photography. If I'm going to comment on photos it will be here. That said, I've been very happy with my experience on Flickr and happily share links to albums with friends and family. I've even used it to organize photos I subsequently included in books printed through Shutterfly. And I'll occasionally look at the provocative photos hosted on Flickr that come my way when anonymous women troll for subscribers... Flickr must be a favorite of our friend Reagan...
I have never visited Flickr
Probably because it reminds me of a an old TV series of the same name
Now I will have to do my own "trolling" there
Thanks to Curtis
Watching the Caribbean now for the next 4 weeks it is prime Hurricane Season
"Irma" looks to be nasty hoping she goes somewhere else
but I could use a new roof
Reagan wrote:
I have never visited Flickr
Probably because it reminds me of a an old TV series of the same name
Now I will have to do my own "trolling" there
Thanks to Curtis
R
Just for you Reagan... from the most recent offering...
AM4L wrote:
I dropped in to see the wonderful eclipse pictures here that I knew I would and regretfully only have a few very poor captures from the 500P of my own.
John, absolutely superb work! Congrats on your captures!
Weather just didn't play nice for me and totality was blocked out right at about 3 -4 minutes before it occurred. A new saying for me, in the right place at the right time with the wrong weather!
I made a simple collage, more in memory of being there than of any artistic attempt. You can see the smallest slither I managed to capture before dark strom clouds swallowed the whole event.
Most of these were shot with the D500 and 500P and the small slither was on the D810. The setup pic was done with the DF.
I do walk away wanting to catch the next... I got to see one as a young boy and had not forgotten the experience which is what intrigued me for this one with grand but failed plans!
Off to the TWA museum here in KC with a bag of MF lenses, pictures maybe tomorrow! I hope to have at least a few cool shots as I am taking the 8mm and 16mms along!
Lovely work Philippe... lighting is wonderful as Reagan notes. I love the sparkly water in the first and the splash of water that appears to have been created by your daughter lifting her hand from the water. We don't see the 180 making an appearance on one of your cameras very often. It is definitely up to the task.
Lieutenant Z wrote:
From the Bourget Lake in Savoie
#1 Sony A7s & 85/1.8 HC
#2 Df & 180/2.8 ais
fantastic. As you know - I loved the first one on Flickr.........now the second...... wow again. I love the desaturated low contrast look, captures that summer haze feeling beautifully. And as Curtis said, the moving hand is a glorious touch.
But I'm surprised you were given permission to post that? What did that cost you?
And how much gear did you take on this holiday? By my count you had both the Sony and the Df, the 28, two 50s, the 85, 105, the 180. Gotta laugh - I thought I was the only nutter who did that.
Firecracker fuchsia with 105/2.5 P.C at f/2.8 on Df. My 3rd Nikkor lens purchased new way back in 1973. I doubt that there's any of the current breed of AF lenses that will still be going after 44 years!
Ballard wrote:
Firecracker fuchsia with 105/2.5 P.C at f/2.8 on Df. My 3rd Nikkor lens purchased new way back in 1973. I doubt that there's any of the current breed of AF lenses that will still be going after 44 years!
That is really quite lovely. If it was mine, I would print and hang it.
Allium sp. seed head. Again the 105/2.5 P.C at f/4 on Df.
I’ve always been pleased with the rendition of this lens. It’s very sharp at infinity with some residual spherical and chromatic abberation in the close range which is great for portraits and gives generally smooth bokeh. That is typical for Xenotar designs. (This is commonly called the Gauss design; but it is acutally a Xenotar, a close relative of the Gauss.) I don’t think it does that well for true macro work.
I’ve never owned the earlier Sonnar version of the 105. It would be interesting to hear from folks who’ve used both regarding their relative merits.
bruni wrote:
fantastic. As you know - I loved the first one on Flickr.........now the second...... wow again. I love the desaturated low contrast look, captures that summer haze feeling beautifully. And as Curtis said, the moving hand is a glorious touch.
But I'm surprised you were given permission to post that? What did that cost you?
And how much gear did you take on this holiday? By my count you had both the Sony and the Df, the 28, two 50s, the 85, 105, the 180. Gotta laugh - I thought I was the only nutter who did that.
ben
yes I got permission to post that pic! and for free ! In fact I have better shots with more spontaneous attitude but she doesn't like them.... go figure...
what's the problem with the gear ? I can put all my stuff in the trunk of my car ....
Lieutenant Z wrote:
yes I got permission to post that pic! and for free ! In fact I have better shots with more spontaneous attitude but she doesn't like them.... go figure...
what's the problem with the gear ? I can put all my stuff in the trunk of my car ....
car? Thought you'd need a van for all of that? Where does everyone else's stuff go?
Flickr must be a favorite of our friend Reagan... 
