Zichar wrote:
Wut ... I step away for a bit and Curtis is back?!
Yes, it happens rarely Chin but it DOES happen once in awhile... hope life is treating you well. Incidentally, this afternoon I watched a long video on YouTube with two young men from Finland riding their bicycles from Finland to Singapore. Needless to say I thought about you.
I may hang around here a bit so why don't you jump in and share a photo or two... like old times.
Although I removed 3,000 photos from my Flickr account to save money, I still have the photos from your visit on my computer. In fact, I was looking at them recently. I'm glad we got to meet each other in person.
CGrindahl wrote:
Yes, it happens rarely Chin but it DOES happen once in awhile... hope life is treating you well. Incidentally, this afternoon I watched a long video on YouTube with two young men from Finland riding their bicycles from Finland to Singapore. Needless to say I thought about you.
I may hang around here a bit so why don't you jump in and share a photo or two... like old times.
Although I removed 3,000 photos from my Flickr account to save money, I still have the photos from your visit on my computer. In fact, I was looking at them recently. I'm glad we got to meet each other in person....Show more →
Funny you should mention that, I've picked up cycling (because of Covid) and I ride every day.
Kinda mindblowing to think that I never learned to cycle for >30 years but now I'm zooming around on a brakeless fixed gear...
Working from home means I'm stuck at my desk all the time. If I don't take the effort to go out, I'd likely go stir crazy!
The bad news is that the federal govt contracted my entire team, so sigh I work past midnight almost every day.
I haven't picked up my camera in years, I no longer go on crazy adventures.
I browse the thread from time to time because I get to see slices of life from everyone else.
And hey, I'd also recently looked at the photos of my visit to Marin, good times, that.
But you're right, and it's a timely reminder. Imma go pull my camera and lenses out from storage.
Nikon Df; ISO 100; 105mm f2.5 AIS @ f8; 1/200 s. 5 images focus stacked in PS
Don't look too closely, or you'll see where the Photoshop focus stack couldn't correctly choose the right layer (blur). It often doesn't deal well with things like branches and leaves.
Nikon Df; ISO 100; 105mm f2.5 @ f8; 1/200 s. 5 images focus stacked in PS
Don't look too closely, or you'll see where the Photoshop focus stack couldn't correctly choose the right layer (blur). It often doesn't deal well with things like branches and leaves.
Great to see you Peter. The fog makes the ferry really pop.
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Zichar wrote:
Funny you should mention that, I've picked up cycling (because of Covid) and I ride every day.
Kinda mindblowing to think that I never learned to cycle for >30 years but now I'm zooming around on a brakeless fixed gear...
Working from home means I'm stuck at my desk all the time. If I don't take the effort to go out, I'd likely go stir crazy!
The bad news is that the federal govt contracted my entire team, so sigh I work past midnight almost every day.
I haven't picked up my camera in years, I no longer go on crazy adventures.
I browse the thread from time to time because I get to see slices of life from everyone else.
And hey, I'd also recently looked at the photos of my visit to Marin, good times, that.
But you're right, and it's a timely reminder. Imma go pull my camera and lenses out from storage....Show more →
Chin, do get and and shoot and share. Would be great to see how the family's doing. Hope the work situation changes soon, I know Singaporeans (did I spell that right?) are very industrious but there's gotta be a terrible toll on the body and soul.
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graytrekker wrote:
Early November in western Montana's Mission Valley (as in today)
Nikon Df; ISO 100; 105mm f2.5 @ f8; 1/200 s. 5 images focus stacked in PS
Don't look too closely, or you'll see where the Photoshop focus stack couldn't correctly choose the right layer (blur). It often doesn't deal well with things like branches and leaves.
Best wishes to all
Doug
Nice, Doug. Love the framing and the combination of fall, evergreen, snow caps, and interesting sky! I've found that for most sharing on FM here, the minor PS stacking errors don't really show up. Even on Flickr, your current shot shows up pretty well.
I've enjoyed this fall shooting period (even if it seemed like it was shorter than usual). Looking to share shots that I like before fall is too far gone and the images perhaps seem more out of place. These next two images with the 105mm f2.8 AIS.
pbraymond wrote:
I've enjoyed this fall shooting period (even if it seemed like it was shorter than usual). Looking to share shots that I like before fall is too far gone and the images perhaps seem more out of place. This next two images with the 105mm f2.8 AIS.
Couple more from the recent three year old's birthday party. I'm finding subtle differences between the 50mm f1.2 ais and the 55mm f1.2 ai'd Nikkor-S.C Wide open the older lens is a frog's hair sharper in the center of the frame. The older lens vignettes more, and the 50mm has smoother bokeh. I really love the scalloped focusing ring, but the grease is much too stiff. I looked at cleaning & lubricating it myself, but Richard's 200 page guide has completely intimidated me into accepting the status quo. Nikkor-S.C 55mm f1.2 ai'd & modified tc16a
NIKON D85055mm f1.2 Nikkor-S.C Factory ai'd lens55mmf/5.61/125s4000 ISO0.0 EV
NIKON D85055mm f1.2 Nikkor-S.C Factory ai'd lens55mmf/8.01/50s2500 ISO-0.7 EV
Ricardo, I have to admit that all the foot prints near the edge of the pool made me very nervous, but Italy's pools may be different than Yellowstone's. A boy was killed in Yellowstone while I was on a family vacation. The pools dissolve the over-laying rock and sometimes the ground is merely paper thin. The park has wooden boardwalks, and warns everyone to stay on them. Meanwhile buffalo and elk seem to wander around and never fall through the surface. Here is a typical Yellowstone sulfur pool (link)
