GeorgeBo wrote:
Just to throw in something a little different from all the outstanding images the last few pages!
When I posted some images of the aurora and comet from southern Va the other week, I said I was going to try the night sky when there was no moon. Went back to that site yesterday afternoon and staying until just after dark. Below is my first attempt getting the full sky with the 180° view with the Fisheye-NIKKOR 8mm f/2.8 on the Fuji GFX
To keep my truck and a nearby shed out of view, I set up the tripod on the back of my truck to get the lens high enough.
Will definitely try to hone my skills with this and give it a proper try with the really clear/cold skies later this winter. Still a lot of light on the horizon from sunset and surrounding cities.
CGrindahl wrote:
I don't think I'd have stayed in my lovely 400 square foot cottage for 34 years if I had that kind of money. I'd be more like to live in this home closer to downtown.
Funny, I looked for a house in San Anselmo to share on this thread and came upon a house I stopped at while taking photos on day perhaps twenty years ago. You'll see a shot here that includes Mount Tamalpais, but I wasn't in the house when I took the photo with my Canon 5D. This is interesting only because I posted that photo of a website that included it with information about the town. The photo actually focused on fog above two buildings that were part of the San Francisco Seminary. The person in charge of publicizing the Seminary reached out to me and asked to use that photo. It ended up on the cover of a pamphlet that was sent to all prospective students. They paid for use of that photo for the next five years. I had no idea the house I was standing by was quite this large or elegant.
Today events are taking place as I anticipated, the package with the Ultra Micro Nikkor 55mm 2.0 is listed as delivered to my porch by USPS but the cameras are recording and no one came to the house, actually the mailman has not come yet, the other daily mail is not in, and he usually comes later and knows my house well.
It is some kind of elaborate scam exploiting some USPS weakness. Good thing I am in only for $100, and the insurance on it is $100. I will have some fun harassing PayPal, USPS, and eBay over this. ...Show more →
After filing an online report the local USPS office manager wrote me saying they delivered to the wrong address and will attempt to retrieve the package. The saga continues.
CGrindahl wrote:
A stunner George. I believe it was Rafael who first brought that lens to the thread with so many delightful shots from a park near him. Yes, it is a challenging lens to use... staying out of the way, but you found a great solution. It is fun to track the edge of the image to see what was around you... power lines, trees and early evening colors in the sky. Of course, the unbelievable sky is amazing. It is breathtaking to consider how many galaxies and stars there are in the universe. Gorgeous... I look forward to playing a bit more with that lens. Perhaps you'll inspire Rafael to pull out his lens....Show more →
I am over the shock of Abner's death and getting back to normal activities, the dia de los muertos was a healing closure. Will post that later.
Here is a sunset with a circular fisheye. It really looked like this:
As advance consolation in case the 55mm 2.0 Ultra Micro does not appear. I used the R-Nikkor to photograph some simple flowers, The R-Nikkor is much rarer, it is a prototype of which 10 may have been made and mine is the only known existing copy.
After filing an online report the local USPS office manager wrote me saying they delivered to the wrong address and will attempt to retrieve the package. The saga continues.
Rafael, Then there is still hope. I hope that manager tracks it down for you.
Years ago I sold a 14mm f2.8 to someone in LA with signature required + insured it. He claimed it never arrived and wanted his money back - USPS tracking showed it had been delivered. So I called that local LA post office and asked for the specific postman who had delivered the package. He called me the next day, and told me how he tried to deliver the package, but there was loud music, and no one answered the door. He left an attempted delivery note on the door. Next day the note was on the door with a signature waiving the signature requirement. I wrote the purchaser what I had found out, and explained that the signature requirement and insurance was to protect both of us, but his signing the waiver put all the responsibility on him, and that he was out $650. His answer was "ok". Reason I mention this is because the post office called me as a follow up days later. They had to explain to the guy that he couldn't file an insurance claim, and they had been in touch with ebay and paypal. I was impressed with the contact and leg work some random insured package got. Hopefully your package gets the same attention.
Borgo Universo was established in 2017 as a festival of Street Art and astronomy, with the intent to tell, through street art, the history of Aielli (1.5 h drive from Rome) and its unique contact with the cosm.
Since then, every year new internationally renowned artists have been invited to paint new stories and visions on the walls, creating what we now call an ‘open-air museum’ scattered around the city streets, which today houses 40 murals, sculptures and installations.
Images below were taken with Z6 & AI 50/1.4. More pictures here.
Hoping the person at the house it was delivered to is an honest one. I had a package misdelivered one time, I thought my son had misplaced it in the house. Small, as it had a filter in it. Forgot all about it, and three weeks later, it showed up in the mailbox, opened, in a zip lock bag and no note. My guess is they were out of town and had not put in a hold, came back and opened it then saw the address, so stuffed it in my mailbox. Fingers crossed for you
After filing an online report the local USPS office manager wrote me saying they delivered to the wrong address and will attempt to retrieve the package. The saga continues....Show more →
GeorgeBo wrote:
Just to throw in something a little different from all the outstanding images the last few pages!
When I posted some images of the aurora and comet from southern Va the other week, I said I was going to try the night sky when there was no moon. Went back to that site yesterday afternoon and staying until just after dark. Below is my first attempt getting the full sky with the 180° view with the Fisheye-NIKKOR 8mm f/2.8 on the Fuji GFX
To keep my truck and a nearby shed out of view, I set up the tripod on the back of my truck to get the lens high enough.
Will definitely try to hone my skills with this and give it a proper try with the really clear/cold skies later this winter. Still a lot of light on the horizon from sunset and surrounding cities.
Among other superb images in the last couple pages I admired Scott and Ray's sunstars with the 25-50 f4. I haven't managed to get that effect out of mine yet, will keep on trying.
rafaelcasd wrote:
I am over the shock of Abner's death and getting back to normal activities, the dia de los muertos was a healing closure. Will post that later.
Here is a sunset with a circular fisheye. It really looked like this:
GeorgeBo wrote:
Just to throw in something a little different from all the outstanding images the last few pages!
When I posted some images of the aurora and comet from southern Va the other week, I said I was going to try the night sky when there was no moon. Went back to that site yesterday afternoon and staying until just after dark. Below is my first attempt getting the full sky with the 180° view with the Fisheye-NIKKOR 8mm f/2.8 on the Fuji GFX
To keep my truck and a nearby shed out of view, I set up the tripod on the back of my truck to get the lens high enough.
Will definitely try to hone my skills with this and give it a proper try with the really clear/cold skies later this winter. Still a lot of light on the horizon from sunset and surrounding cities.
Awesome shot, George! I may be in the minority here, but I like that we can see the light on the horizon. Most Milky Way photos look to me like the Milky Way is the background in a scene. The combination of the fisheye and the lights on the horizon make me feel like I am standing in a field looking through a window into the outer space. I love the effect.
Wow!!!