This is the vase or bell shaped base that the yellow Dill flowers emerge - posted earlier, Nikon N Plan CF 10x 0.30-LWD objective and CF-PL-5X eyepiece 3mm travel (1.2mm last time) 8 um per shot - 333 shots in stack
jimmuller wrote:
[Hmm, this requires a carefully considered, appropriate response.]
Aw gee, Dad, thanks!
All seriousness aside, thanks! It's a learning process and I have good teachers.
We'll see what the next report card says :-)
But seriously, keep them coming. Love the stories behind the pics, and seeing the world through your eyes. FWIW, I had to navigate a transition period between DSLR and Mirrorless in processing, they were just different; there was an 8 year technology gap between the last DSLR I had and the first mirrorless.
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... and people are acting like I should be babying this, and not driving it anywhere... and I'm like when am I going to enjoy it then, when I'm dead?
If you folks are going to ramble on about nice cars and such I feel obligated to present an opposing engineering viewpoint! (I posted this a month or so ago but here it is again.)
I bought this in 2018, sold two British sports cars to make driveway space.
It's top speed is only 170mph. I have never come close to that, likely never will. People on another website dedicated to this model get worked up over whether to drive it in winter. I say of course drive it in winter! I didn't buy it to baby it, and I sure want to enjoy it before I'm dead. I'd post a few other pics but they weren't taken with MFNG.
If you folks are going to ramble on about nice cars and such I feel obligated to present an opposing engineering viewpoint! (I posted this a month or so ago but here it is again.)
I bought this in 2018, sold two British sports cars to make driveway space.
It's top speed is only 170mph. I have never come close to that, likely never will. People on another website dedicated to this model get worked up over whether to drive it in winter. I say of course drive it in winter! I didn't buy it to baby it, and I sure want to enjoy it before I'm dead. I'd post a few other pics but they weren't taken with MFNG....Show more →
pbraymond wrote:
We'll see what the next report card says :-)
But seriously, keep them coming. Love the stories behind the pics, and seeing the world through your eyes. FWIW, I had to navigate a transition period between DSLR and Mirrorless in processing, they were just different; there was an 8 year technology gap between the last DSLR I had and the first mirrorless.
If I get all A's can I have the car keys? Please, please, please?
Thanks about the stories. FWIW, I've been navigating a ~25 year gap between when I parked my Nikkormat (don't remember exactly) and when I bought the Z5-II. I resisted computer-display pics for years, thought if you can't hold a pic in your hand then it isn't real. Finally realized that a file can be printed but most people, including me, now view pics on a computer or phone screen. However I am tempted to put some film and light meter battery into the Nikkormat and shoot film again just because I loved that camera so much and carried it everywhere.
About the stories and seeing the world through my eyes, I dunno'. I'll keep 'splainin' 'em. But it raises the question of why I take pics in the first place besides the fun of playing with my new toy. It's almost the same reason I keep playing music, though not quite. Through-the-taker's-eyes is always the point but we all see things differently. To me a pic is interesting if it shows something noteworthy or is especially beautiful or rare, something the viewer (which to say I) might never see otherwise, or has a story behind it. If it ain't interesting I usually won't bother. Or I'll take the shot anyway and later ask myself Why did I take that picture?
Ever notice how when you pull out your phone to record bird song so you can identify them, the birds stop singing? The same thing happens when you carry a long lens into the woods. They fly way and hide.
Today I carried the 300mm f/4.5 AI-S into woods and saw very little worth capturing. Still, I wanted to get something to see what that lens could do. Canada goose, perhaps 50 yards away, cropped. They aren't shy, have no fear of a camera lens. Don't mind if the marsh dries up apparently.
Reading this I totally relate!! So many times I have gone on a walkabout with a long lens and the wildlife just disappears. You can hear the birds in the trees, but they are not coming out until they see my back. Canada geese though are indeed not fazed by a telephoto lens, or anything for that matter.
If you folks are going to ramble on about nice cars and such I feel obligated to present an opposing engineering viewpoint! (I posted this a month or so ago but here it is again.)
I bought this in 2018, sold two British sports cars to make driveway space.
It's top speed is only 170mph. I have never come close to that, likely never will. People on another website dedicated to this model get worked up over whether to drive it in winter. I say of course drive it in winter! I didn't buy it to baby it, and I sure want to enjoy it before I'm dead. I'd post a few other pics but they weren't taken with MFNG....Show more →
Lovely car Jim.
I had a 928 in 1990 that was stolen - an amazing car.
Very tractable in traffic at all speeds (I had an auto) and very quick too.
I managed to top it out at about 245 KPH (about 150Mph) just to see how fast it would go. They were unpopular with the traditionalists who preferred the rear engine and it could only just match the top speed of the 911 (rated at 159Mph)
I've been watching the 2025 Base Camp Landscape Summit presented by Angel McNall
The latest episode was on Panoramas presented by Tony Sweet (https://tonysweet.com/) and I was inspired to attach the 28-45 f4.5 to my Z5 and try one of his little planet panos Starting from a 360deg 32 shot pano, just outside the house I got this result - Good fun! Planret pano 3 Robin (1 of 1) by Peter Oosthuizen, on Flickr
Very nice! I would love to give it a spin. There is a lady on campus that has its twin and a 930 slant nose from the 80's. She had it restored in 2010 and takes it to car shows and cruises, the Cayman is her daily. She used to race SCCA in the 930. Tiny little ferocious woman.
jimmuller wrote:
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If you folks are going to ramble on about nice cars and such I feel obligated to present an opposing engineering viewpoint! (I posted this a month or so ago but here it is again.)
I bought this in 2018, sold two British sports cars to make driveway space.
It's top speed is only 170mph. I have never come close to that, likely never will. People on another website dedicated to this model get worked up over whether to drive it in winter. I say of course drive it in winter! I didn't buy it to baby it, and I sure want to enjoy it before I'm dead. I'd post a few other pics but they weren't taken with MFNG....Show more →
The 928 I got to drive was highly modified. Twin turbos, different gearing in the transmission (was designed for speed)... It started life as a late 928 GTS with the 5.0L V8 and the 5-Speed. My only complaint was the pronounced turbo-lag if you shifted to slowly...but if you kept the pressure up, car was a beautifully balanced rocketship.
Oosty wrote:
Lovely car Jim.
I had a 928 in 1990 that was stolen - an amazing car.
Very tractable in traffic at all speeds (I had an auto) and very quick too.
I managed to top it out at about 245 KPH (about 150Mph) just to see how fast it would go. They were unpopular with the traditionalists who preferred the rear engine and it could only just match the top speed of the 911 (rated at 159Mph)
It had rained a bit last Friday night so when we went out to Brewster's Woods on Saturday morning everything was still dripping. I considered leaving the camera in the car, but by the time we hit the trail the clouds had begun to dissipate. After a short while we rounded a bend and saw sparkles, the sun squeezing its way through the sky in front of us. I tried to capture some of the dazzle. Not sure this pic works but I'll post it here anyway. It's a cropping from the original Fine* jpg. If I posted the original, any downsizing to fit a computer screen would shrink all the dazzle bits to nothingness.
300mm f/4.5 AI-S, ISO 1800, 1/320 sec. I don't recall the aperture.
(This is a new version of the pic with more contrast. I think it helps some.)
Was thinking: "hmmm, another violation of the thread's charter", but of course the PC-E lenses _are_ MF, but lack an aperture ring, so are not usable on MF bodies. But it fits the old definition of "the best form of correct": Technically Correct!
Correction: I have just found out that the PC-E lenses _do_ have a manual aperture ring. I just assumed that the "E" meant Electronic (only) control of the aperture.
Oosty wrote:
Lovely car Jim.
I had a 928 in 1990 that was stolen - an amazing car.
Very tractable in traffic at all speeds (I had an auto) and very quick too.
I managed to top it out at about 245 KPH (about 150Mph) just to see how fast it would go. They were unpopular with the traditionalists who preferred the rear engine and it could only just match the top speed of the 911 (rated at 159Mph)
Enjoy it!
Thanks. Oh, the 928 would be a good one, for sure! I've always like vintage-y vehicles. (Maybe that's why I'm shooting pics with MFNG.) But I had to upgrade to a modern car because I was tired of the noise and the pollution and the smell. I didn't mind doing repairs though, rather liked it. The 718 is an unbelievable machine.
Last Memorial Day weekend we did a 1200 mile round-trip to Virginia Beach from Boston for my sister's 50th wedding anniversary. I took this pic at the northern end of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. For those who don't know, it's 17.5 miles long across the mouth of the bay, with two tunnel sections to let ship pass. From either end you can't see the other end. You take a leap of faith and drive off into a void.
I took a pic at a scenic turnout at the northern end. That's my sweetie of nearly half a century. Unfortunately it wasn't MFNG so I can't post it here. But I can give you the ingredients to construct the URL and download it yourself! Just remove the spaces, add water, shake well, and serve.
I considered entering the full-size image in Porsche's annual competition but one of the rules was that it had to be unpublished and I had already posted it to 718forum.net. Enjoy.
Peter, the Porsche 928 is an awesome automobile and a head turner. I have always been a sucker for the air cooled 911 for its simplicity, reliability plus it felt alive. The resale values of those cars have gone through the roof.
OK Serge - I'll match your 'Vette with a McLaren 570S
I took this image whilst waiting for my turn to drive it around Thruxton racetrack.
135/2.8 AI-S
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serge07 wrote:
Peter, the Porsche 928 is an awesome automobile and a head turner. I have always been a sucker for the air cooled 911 for its simplicity, reliability plus it felt alive. The resale values of those cars have gone through the roof.
Always wanted to drive one of these. I have been able to drive a bunch of Porsches, BMW, and Mercedes. I barely fit into a Ferrari, but wasn't able to fit into a Lambo Aventador and a Diablo, but couldn't get my knee passed the steering wheel. Not designed for someone thats 6 foot 4 and a 34 inch inseam.
DeltaSigma wrote:
OK Serge - I'll match your 'Vette with a McLaren 570S
I took this image whilst waiting for my turn to drive it around Thruxton racetrack.
I have never come close to that, likely never will. People on another website dedicated to this model get worked up over whether to drive it in winter. I say of course drive it in winter! I didn't buy it to baby it, and I sure want to enjoy it before I'm dead. I'd post a few other pics but they weren't taken with MFNG.
