Vivian by Maryland Photos, on Flickr
Nikon F601 QD with the Nippon Kogaku 10.5cm f2.5 P sonnar lens from ~1959. Velvia 50 film.
BaltimoreNationalCemetery by Maryland Photos, on Flickr
Aires Automat TLR with its Nikkor 7.5cm f3.5 lens, and TMax 400 film. At the Baltimore National Cemetery.
Thanks for all the positive comments about my infrared moon shot. Much appreciated.
Given the amazing eclipse pictures of late I seriously deliberated whether to share it or not.
I uploaded it on a whim - just before heading out to spend a few days 'being a tourist' in London.
Alas, images from my trip to the capital will be limited due to my decision to stick with, dare I say it, one AF zoom for each my two cameras. My wife and I swapped between the IR DX and FX.
The 16mm fish and 55mm did make it into my small backpack but didn't get much action.
Reduced weight and convenience was the order of the day since we walked over 13 miles, every day, through the streets of London for 4 consecutive days.
The fisheye was included because I wanted to capture the architecture of the British Museum inner courtyard and also Her Majesty's Theatre where we took in a West End show. It also works very well on DX.
I tried my hand at street photography. Nowhere in Ben or Philippe's league but I learned a lot from my mistakes, disappointing results, and a disapproving wife (since my target subject matter naturally gravitates towards the fairer sex). I will upload some frames onto the “MFNG shooters shooting AF lenses” thread but here are some IR candids using the 16mm f/3.5
DeltaSigma wrote:
Thanks for all the positive comments about my infrared moon shot. Much appreciated.
Given the amazing eclipse pictures of late I seriously deliberated whether to share it or not.
I uploaded it on a whim - just before heading out to spend a few days 'being a tourist' in London.
Alas, images from my trip to the capital will be limited due to my decision to stick with, dare I say it, one AF zoom for each my two cameras. My wife and I swapped between the IR DX and FX.
The 16mm fish and 55mm did make it into my small backpack but didn't get much action.
Reduced weight and convenience was the order of the day since we walked over 13 miles, every day, through the streets of London for 4 consecutive days.
The fisheye was included because I wanted to capture the architecture of the British Museum inner courtyard and also Her Majesty's Theatre where we took in a West End show. It also works very well on DX.
I tried my hand at street photography. Nowhere in Ben or Philippe's league but I learned a lot from my mistakes, disappointing results, and a disapproving wife (since my target subject matter naturally gravitates towards the fairer sex). I will upload some frames onto the “MFNG shooter's shooting AF lenses” thread but here are some IR candids using the 16mm f/3.5
Film used was Fuji Neopan Acros 100. Both the camera's shutter mechanism and its Nikkor lens(es) seem to have held out well against the vagaries of time.
saph wrote:
Benz the leather jacketed lady clearly had no clue what you were up to. But the other one in the sweatshirt.. what did she do to you right after the 28mm shot?
She had no idea either. Those shots are taken on the move. I was walking past her with the camera at my side with my finger secretly on the shutter. She was looking at me but she didn't know I was taking pics - I passed her quickly. That's why the shot is a bit blurry - I was moving quite fast.
Colin - I love those street shots. Great to see those fragments of London even if it's a bit depressing to see the shops look exactly like the shops here. The IR is freaky - you can see the veins in people's hands.
Kevin - don't listen to Philippe. Trust him to be negative, still calling my pics banal - plus ca change (there's no cedilla on my keyboard). Benz is an amalgam of Ben and Lt Z. I was getting sick of my own pics - all that darkness - so I thought I'd try to shake it up but I just ended up aping Philippe. Hence - Benz.
And Philippe - I would never use the "b" word but that shot of your daughter at the end of the walkbridge is scenic and all......but.....what can I say....you're skating on thin ice there.
Ballard wrote:
More demolition shots.
50/2 H on Df at f/8, f/4, and f/5.6 respectively.
To think that every brick in the old building was laid by hand! I'm not sure what it looked like but the glass monolith just doesn't have the same "feel" about it.
Oosty wrote:
To think that every brick in the old building was laid by hand! I'm not sure what it looked like but the glass monolith just doesn't have the same "feel" about it.
