I've always been fascinated by the patterns the wind carves into the sand. Identical patterns both below the surface of the water and above the surface of the water on the beaches, and dunes. It reminds me of this verse
"The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit."
Almost exactly two years ago I shot some above water patterns, but only now imaged them. D800 with the 105mm f1.8 ais and modified tc-16a. Wind was blowing a bit so you may see some short streaks in the shadows.
James Markus wrote:
I've always been fascinated by the patterns the wind carves into the sand. Identical patterns both below the surface of the water and above the surface of the water on the beaches, and dunes. It reminds me of this verse
"The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit."
Almost exactly two years ago I shot some above water patterns, but only now imaged them. D800 with the 105mm f1.8 ais and modified tc-16a. Wind was blowing a bit so you may see some short streaks in the shadows....Show more →
spoupard wrote:
Monday, I will begin my last week of work. I will retire at the end of the month, but my last day in the office is Wednesday. My original plan was to give myself a retirement gift of a Leica Q3. After much consideration, I decided that for that amount of money I could take a major step toward getting a new camera system that should last me for many years. I won't list everything I've bought (or will soon purchase) as it consists of several AF lenses, but I also purchased two new bodies. I bought a Z8 and the newly released Z50 II. I've had the Z8 for a couple of weeks and recently posted a couple of photos taken with it. I realize these two cameras are on opposite ends of the spectrum, but I will use the Z8 for landscape and my grandsons' sports. But, I also wanted a camera that is light and small enough to carry around whenever I'm out and about. The announcement of the Z50 II made the decision an easy one.
The Z50 II arrived yesterday so I went out this morning to see how it works. I still own a Zhongyi Lens Turbo II from when I previously owned a Z50 and Zfc, so I brought it out of retirement.
The downside of buying a newly released camera is that my photo editing software doesn't yet support the RAW files. I could have used NX Studio to convert the NEFs to TIFFs, but decided to just use the JPGs. I made minor crops, but otherwise, these are straight out of camera. ...Show more →
Congratulations Scott! I am counting down the months until I retire, but the final day won't be until February 2028 for me (on the basis that 70 is the new 65).
In the meantime, here are a few more forest photos from June in Olympic National Park, courtesy of the lenses identified in the captions.
spoupard wrote:
Monday, I will begin my last week of work. I will retire at the end of the month, but my last day in the office is Wednesday. My original plan was to give myself a retirement gift of a Leica Q3. After much consideration, I decided that for that amount of money I could take a major step toward getting a new camera system that should last me for many years. I won't list everything I've bought (or will soon purchase) as it consists of several AF lenses, but I also purchased two new bodies. I bought a Z8 and the newly released Z50 II. I've had the Z8 for a couple of weeks and recently posted a couple of photos taken with it. I realize these two cameras are on opposite ends of the spectrum, but I will use the Z8 for landscape and my grandsons' sports. But, I also wanted a camera that is light and small enough to carry around whenever I'm out and about. The announcement of the Z50 II made the decision an easy one.
The Z50 II arrived yesterday so I went out this morning to see how it works. I still own a Zhongyi Lens Turbo II from when I previously owned a Z50 and Zfc, so I brought it out of retirement.
The downside of buying a newly released camera is that my photo editing software doesn't yet support the RAW files. I could have used NX Studio to convert the NEFs to TIFFs, but decided to just use the JPGs. I made minor crops, but otherwise, these are straight out of camera.
Scott, congratulations on the retirement and enjoy the new toys.
James, excellent series of the wind blown sand.
Colin, I suspect you and the ladies had fun time crossing the Brooklyn Bridge, great images.
I left the card reader behind so have not been able to load images from this trip to the laptop. I have taken a few photos and hopefully some will be decent.
The bronze monument of the "Three Dancing Maidens " at the north end of the Conservatory Garden. It was donated to Central Park and installed here in 1947. The flowers arrangement around the entire perimeter is an annual fall event. It is best to visit during the week as it gets packed on weekends.
Looking forward to seeing your images from Italy.
In the meantime here is the reason we left you that Saturday afternoon - a carefully selected entry time to the Top of the Rock for dusk & sunset. In the end it was worth the entrance fee and hassle to get to the top floor.
Pano using the 50/2 looking north to Central Park.
The smog was likely exacerbated by the upstate wild fires.
spoupard wrote:
Monday, I will begin my last week of work. I will retire at the end of the month, but my last day in the office is Wednesday. My original plan was to give myself a retirement gift of a Leica Q3. After much consideration, I decided that for that amount of money I could take a major step toward getting a new camera system that should last me for many years. I won't list everything I've bought (or will soon purchase) as it consists of several AF lenses, but I also purchased two new bodies. I bought a Z8 and the newly released Z50 II. I've had the Z8 for a couple of weeks and recently posted a couple of photos taken with it. I realize these two cameras are on opposite ends of the spectrum, but I will use the Z8 for landscape and my grandsons' sports. But, I also wanted a camera that is light and small enough to carry around whenever I'm out and about. The announcement of the Z50 II made the decision an easy one.
The Z50 II arrived yesterday so I went out this morning to see how it works. I still own a Zhongyi Lens Turbo II from when I previously owned a Z50 and Zfc, so I brought it out of retirement.
The downside of buying a newly released camera is that my photo editing software doesn't yet support the RAW files. I could have used NX Studio to convert the NEFs to TIFFs, but decided to just use the JPGs. I made minor crops, but otherwise, these are straight out of camera.
Scott, congratulations on your retirement and your new equipment! A lot of us on this thread have reached that milestone and several are getting close. We were all young men when this thread started.
GroWeb wrote:
Congratulations Scott! I am counting down the months until I retire, but the final day won't be until February 2028 for me (on the basis that 70 is the new 65).
In the meantime, here are a few more forest photos from June in Olympic National Park, courtesy of the lenses identified in the captions.
Lovely set Glen. I particularly like the last one.
Looking forward to seeing your images from Italy.
In the meantime here is the reason we left you that Saturday afternoon - a carefully selected entry time to the Top of the Rock for dusk & sunset. In the end it was worth the entrance fee and hassle to get to the top floor.
Pano using the 50/2 looking north to Central Park.
The smog was likely exacerbated by the upstate wild fires.
