Manual Focus Nikon Glass
p.2644 #1Manual Focus Nikon Glass
serge07 wrote:
Rafael, excellent captures and colors! The Oscilloscope 55mm 1.2 is a beauty for close up photography.
James, great photos with the 45/2.8 P. I have the tiny silver beauty but rarely use it. As I recall, it is a high contrast lens.
I am still getting used to the new clean look of the Brooklyn Bridge. It was a nice day but very windy:
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55291506582_6c4cdcdbbb_h.jpg
Fuji S5 + 28/2.8 AIs
Enjoy the Memorial Day weekend.
Serge
Nice Serge, can you do me a monochrome version ?
They cleaned the soot from the blackened Victorian Era buildings of the UK years ago which was quite a shock having grown up with them in their dirty post Industrial Revolution condition.
Andy
Rafael, excellent captures and colors! The Oscilloscope 55mm 1.2 is a beauty for close up photography.
James, great photos with the 45/2.8 P. I have the tiny silver beauty but rarely use it. As I recall, it is a high contrast lens.
I am still getting used to the new clean look of the Brooklyn Bridge. It was a nice day but very windy:
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55291506582_6c4cdcdbbb_h.jpg
Fuji S5 + 28/2.8 AIs
Enjoy the Memorial Day weekend.
Serge
Nice Serge, can you do me a monochrome version ?
They cleaned the soot from the blackened Victorian Era buildings of the UK years ago which was quite a shock having grown up with them in their dirty post Industrial Revolution condition.
Andy
May 27, 2026 at 02:26 AM
p.2644 #2Manual Focus Nikon Glass
Here are a few more from Arrowtown, the goldrush era village up the road.
The bank and it's windows
DSC_5855-Edit by Andy MacDougall, on Flickr
DSC_5866-Edit by Andy MacDougall, on Flickr
Many of the goldminers and shop keepers were Chinese and were not treated well, made to live in huts outside of the town for example. They received an official apology from the Government of New Zealand recently for the abuse and intimidation they suffered.
DSC_5865-Edit by Andy MacDougall, on Flickr
The Moa was an extremely large flightless bird native to NZ, hunted to extinction by the first polynesian settlers known as the Moa Hunter people, the predecessors of the modern day Maori.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moa#:~:text=Moa%20%5Bnote%201%5D%20(order%20Dinornithiformes),formerly%20endemic%20to%20New%20Zealand.
12ft tall and 500lbs !
Greenstone is a type of jade only found on the South Island of NZ, there is a small place at the head of Lake Wakatipu named after the stone where it can still be fossicked for. It is sacred to the Maori. They call it Pounamu.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pounamu
DSC_5863-Edit by Andy MacDougall, on Flickr
Andy
PS - Bonus pics of a sign I'm sure we're all familiar with ! The question is, colour or B&W ?
DSC_5867-2 by Andy MacDougall, on Flickr
DSC_5867 by Andy MacDougall, on Flickr
I added some Film Grain in LR Classic as it was too clean at iso640. How times have changed !
The bank and it's windows
DSC_5855-Edit by Andy MacDougall, on FlickrDSC_5866-Edit by Andy MacDougall, on FlickrMany of the goldminers and shop keepers were Chinese and were not treated well, made to live in huts outside of the town for example. They received an official apology from the Government of New Zealand recently for the abuse and intimidation they suffered.
DSC_5865-Edit by Andy MacDougall, on FlickrThe Moa was an extremely large flightless bird native to NZ, hunted to extinction by the first polynesian settlers known as the Moa Hunter people, the predecessors of the modern day Maori.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moa#:~:text=Moa%20%5Bnote%201%5D%20(order%20Dinornithiformes),formerly%20endemic%20to%20New%20Zealand.
12ft tall and 500lbs !
Greenstone is a type of jade only found on the South Island of NZ, there is a small place at the head of Lake Wakatipu named after the stone where it can still be fossicked for. It is sacred to the Maori. They call it Pounamu.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pounamu
DSC_5863-Edit by Andy MacDougall, on FlickrAndy
PS - Bonus pics of a sign I'm sure we're all familiar with ! The question is, colour or B&W ?
DSC_5867-2 by Andy MacDougall, on FlickrDSC_5867 by Andy MacDougall, on FlickrI added some Film Grain in LR Classic as it was too clean at iso640. How times have changed !
May 27, 2026 at 02:38 AM
p.2644 #3Manual Focus Nikon Glass
cadman342001 wrote:
Here are a few more from Arrowtown, the goldrush era village up the road.
The bank and it's windows
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Andy
PS - Bonus pics of a sign I'm sure we're all familiar with ! The question is, colour or B&W ?
Colour, because of immediate association with the brand.
What lens was used for the bank building picture, Andy? So lacking in distortion I thought it was a tilt-shift lens.
Here are a few more from Arrowtown, the goldrush era village up the road.
The bank and it's windows
.
.
Andy
PS - Bonus pics of a sign I'm sure we're all familiar with ! The question is, colour or B&W ?
Colour, because of immediate association with the brand.
What lens was used for the bank building picture, Andy? So lacking in distortion I thought it was a tilt-shift lens.
May 27, 2026 at 04:21 AM
p.2644 #4Manual Focus Nikon Glass
Great pics by everyone, as usual!
The Kodak sign has to be color, or colour if you prefer.
A few pics taken with Z5ii, FTZii, 300mm f/4.5 AIS w/TC-14B.
EasternPhoebe
by James Muller, on Flickr
EasternPhoebe1
by James Muller, on Flickr
CedarWaxwing1
by James Muller, on Flickr
CedarWaxwingInFlight
by James Muller, on Flickr
SwainsonsThrush
by James Muller, on Flickr
HenrysElfin
by James Muller, on Flickr
Edited on May 27, 2026 at 05:14 AM · View previous versions
The Kodak sign has to be color, or colour if you prefer.
A few pics taken with Z5ii, FTZii, 300mm f/4.5 AIS w/TC-14B.
EasternPhoebeby James Muller, on Flickr
EasternPhoebe1by James Muller, on Flickr
CedarWaxwing1by James Muller, on Flickr
CedarWaxwingInFlightby James Muller, on Flickr
SwainsonsThrushby James Muller, on Flickr
HenrysElfinby James Muller, on Flickr
Edited on May 27, 2026 at 05:14 AM · View previous versions
May 27, 2026 at 04:38 AM
p.2644 #5Manual Focus Nikon Glass
The NĶJ 28mm f2 @ f2
Edit - iirc I also used Transform > Auto in LrC
SiMuMe wrote:
The bank and it's windows
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Andy
PS - Bonus pics of a sign I'm sure we're all familiar with ! The question is, colour or B&W ?Colour, because of immediate association with the brand.
What lens was used for the bank building picture, Andy? So lacking in distortion I thought it was a tilt-shift lens.
Edited on May 27, 2026 at 09:25 AM · View previous versions
Edit - iirc I also used Transform > Auto in LrC
SiMuMe wrote:
cadman342001 wrote
Here are a few more from Arrowtown, the goldrush era village up the road.The bank and it's windows
.
.
Andy
PS - Bonus pics of a sign I'm sure we're all familiar with ! The question is, colour or B&W ?
What lens was used for the bank building picture, Andy? So lacking in distortion I thought it was a tilt-shift lens.
Edited on May 27, 2026 at 09:25 AM · View previous versions
May 27, 2026 at 04:47 AM
p.2644 #6Manual Focus Nikon Glass
jimmuller wrote:
Great pics by everyone, as usual!
The Kodak sign has to be color, or colour if you prefer.
Virtual *smack* for Jim
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Great pics by everyone, as usual!
The Kodak sign has to be color, or colour if you prefer.
Virtual *smack* for Jim
. May 27, 2026 at 07:10 AM
p.2644 #7Manual Focus Nikon Glass
We were surprised by this magnificent creature flying overhead.
BaldEagle
by James Muller, on Flickr
BaldEagle2
by James Muller, on Flickr
You can guess which lens was used for these.
BaldEagleby James Muller, on Flickr
BaldEagle2by James Muller, on Flickr
You can guess which lens was used for these.
May 27, 2026 at 02:28 PM
p.2644 #8Manual Focus Nikon Glass
cadman342001 wrote:
James, great photos with the 45/2.8 P. I have the tiny silver beauty but rarely use it. As I recall, it is a high contrast lens.
I am still getting used to the new clean look of the Brooklyn Bridge. It was a nice day but very windy:
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55291506582_6c4cdcdbbb_h.jpg
Fuji S5 + 28/2.8 AIs
Enjoy the Memorial Day weekend.
SergeNice Serge, can you do me a monochrome version ?
They cleaned the soot from the blackened Victorian Era buildings of the UK years ago which was quite a shock having grown up with them in their dirty post Industrial Revolution condition.
Andy
Thanks, Andy.
Speaking of cleaning the soot of historical monuments, Westminster Abbey looks totally different after its exterior restoration. I always admired the attractive patina the Cathedral had accumulated over the centuries.
A couple with Silver Efex treatment:
Fuji S5 + 28/2.8 AIs
Serge
serge07 wrote
Rafael, excellent captures and colors! The Oscilloscope 55mm 1.2 is a beauty for close up photography.James, great photos with the 45/2.8 P. I have the tiny silver beauty but rarely use it. As I recall, it is a high contrast lens.
I am still getting used to the new clean look of the Brooklyn Bridge. It was a nice day but very windy:
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55291506582_6c4cdcdbbb_h.jpg
Fuji S5 + 28/2.8 AIs
Enjoy the Memorial Day weekend.
Serge
They cleaned the soot from the blackened Victorian Era buildings of the UK years ago which was quite a shock having grown up with them in their dirty post Industrial Revolution condition.
Andy
Thanks, Andy.
Speaking of cleaning the soot of historical monuments, Westminster Abbey looks totally different after its exterior restoration. I always admired the attractive patina the Cathedral had accumulated over the centuries.
A couple with Silver Efex treatment:
Fuji S5 + 28/2.8 AIs
Serge
May 27, 2026 at 03:49 PM
p.2644 #9Manual Focus Nikon Glass
A sandwich of sorts to move things along.
NIKKOR-H 85mm f/1.8 + Df
AI Micro NIKKOR 55mm f/2.8S + Df
NIKKOR-H 85mm f/1.8 + Df
May 27, 2026 at 11:46 PM
p.2644 #10Manual Focus Nikon Glass
Spectacular first shot.
The inclusion of the moon as the fire red horizon transistions with crepuscular rays to blue is just fantastic.
Colin
The inclusion of the moon as the fire red horizon transistions with crepuscular rays to blue is just fantastic.
Colin
May 28, 2026 at 01:10 AM
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p.2644 #11Manual Focus Nikon Glass
DeltaSigma wrote:
Spectacular first shot.
The inclusion of the moon as the fire red horizon transistions with crepuscular rays to blue is just fantastic.
Colin
Hey Colin. Thank you. Awesome that you picked up on the moon. You can see I almost missed it. Include more of the foreground and it's out of the frame. Wider angle, and it'd be a tiny blob.
Spectacular first shot.
The inclusion of the moon as the fire red horizon transistions with crepuscular rays to blue is just fantastic.
Colin
Hey Colin. Thank you. Awesome that you picked up on the moon. You can see I almost missed it. Include more of the foreground and it's out of the frame. Wider angle, and it'd be a tiny blob.
May 28, 2026 at 03:22 AM
p.2644 #12Manual Focus Nikon Glass
DeltaSigma wrote:
Spectacular first shot.
The inclusion of the moon as the fire red horizon transistions with crepuscular rays to blue is just fantastic.
Colin
Yes indeed. And the shading of the clouds in the second is stunning, mysterious. Great pics!
Spectacular first shot.
The inclusion of the moon as the fire red horizon transistions with crepuscular rays to blue is just fantastic.
Colin
Yes indeed. And the shading of the clouds in the second is stunning, mysterious. Great pics!
May 28, 2026 at 04:45 AM
p.2644 #13Manual Focus Nikon Glass
Spectacular Siphewe !
A couple more from Arrowtown
Horse parking. A 2 shot blend, 1 focused on the sign and 1 focused on the hitch rail (is that what it's called?) as I was shooting wide open on the NKJ 28/2
DSC_5843-Edit-Edit by Andy MacDougall, on Flickr
The Post Office with some "Yarn bombing" albeit maybe official yarn bombing. Zf, nkj 28/2 @ 2.8
DSC_5849-Edit by Andy MacDougall, on Flickr
DSC_5850-Edit by Andy MacDougall, on Flickr
The local pub. the "Fork and Tap" which is probably definitely not its original name. Nikkor S.C. 55/1.2 @ f2.8, iso800
DSC_5857-Edit by Andy MacDougall, on Flickr
Andy
A couple more from Arrowtown
Horse parking. A 2 shot blend, 1 focused on the sign and 1 focused on the hitch rail (is that what it's called?) as I was shooting wide open on the NKJ 28/2
DSC_5843-Edit-Edit by Andy MacDougall, on FlickrThe Post Office with some "Yarn bombing" albeit maybe official yarn bombing. Zf, nkj 28/2 @ 2.8
DSC_5849-Edit by Andy MacDougall, on FlickrDSC_5850-Edit by Andy MacDougall, on FlickrThe local pub. the "Fork and Tap" which is probably definitely not its original name. Nikkor S.C. 55/1.2 @ f2.8, iso800
DSC_5857-Edit by Andy MacDougall, on FlickrAndy
May 28, 2026 at 09:20 AM
p.2644 #14Manual Focus Nikon Glass
jimmuller wrote:
Yes indeed. And the shading of the clouds in the second is stunning, mysterious. Great pics!
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cadman342001 wrote:
Spectacular Siphewe !
A couple more from Arrowtown
Horse parking. A 2 shot blend, 1 focused on the sign and 1 focused on the hitch rail (is that what it's called?) as I was shooting wide open on the NKJ 28/2
Andy
Thank you Jim, and Andy. Andy, you're in the most beautiful place on earth. Even the old buildings have so much charm. Wonderful soft light in these.
Yes indeed. And the shading of the clouds in the second is stunning, mysterious. Great pics!
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cadman342001 wrote:
Spectacular Siphewe !
A couple more from Arrowtown
Horse parking. A 2 shot blend, 1 focused on the sign and 1 focused on the hitch rail (is that what it's called?) as I was shooting wide open on the NKJ 28/2
Andy
Thank you Jim, and Andy. Andy, you're in the most beautiful place on earth. Even the old buildings have so much charm. Wonderful soft light in these.
May 28, 2026 at 01:09 PM
p.2644 #15Manual Focus Nikon Glass
Back to the Rob Roy Glacier track, this is the view looking back from the bridge in the previous shot. I did take a shot from the same spot on the way up but the light was sooooooo much better on the way down, golden light on the peaks in the late autumn afternoon.
ZF NKJ28/2 @ f4
DSC_6794-Pano-Edit by Andy MacDougall, on Flickr
Andy
ZF NKJ28/2 @ f4
DSC_6794-Pano-Edit by Andy MacDougall, on FlickrAndy
May 29, 2026 at 04:24 AM
p.2644 #16Manual Focus Nikon Glass
A picture taken with Nikon F-801 & AI 50/1.4 (Fujichrome Velvia 50), according to the label I attached to the slide frame long time ago ...
Sciliar Massif
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May 29, 2026 at 06:59 AM
p.2644 #17Manual Focus Nikon Glass
Another picture from the archives, taken with Nikon F-801 & AI 50/2 (the Nifty Fifty I owned 30+ years ago ...) on tripod. Fujichrome Velvia 50 scanned with Coolscan 5000 ED.
"Valle del Treja" Regional Park
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May 29, 2026 at 07:07 AM
p.2644 #18Manual Focus Nikon Glass
After 21 hours, I present birds ... with inappropriate lenses.
Diving Sunbird - AI Micro-NIKKOR 55mm f/2.8S
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Fork-tailed Drongo - AI Zoom-NIKKOR 35-70mm f/3.5
Wooly-necked stork - AI Micro-NIKKOR 55mm f/2.8S
There, I kept it moving.
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May 30, 2026 at 04:13 AM
p.2644 #19Manual Focus Nikon Glass
On a walk up the South Ridge Trail on Cadillac Mt., Acadia National Park, Maine. All but one pic taken with 35mm f/2.8 Nikkor S Auto. I carried the 200mm f/4.0 Nikkor Q but didn't use it much.
View of the Atlantic Ocean.
Atlantic
by James Muller, on Flickr
Red Spruce.
RedSpruce
by James Muller, on Flickr
Red Admiral, one of the early arrivals in the spring, a long distance migrator. The 35mm was the wrong lens but I had to take this picture before it flew off.
RedAdmiral
by James Muller, on Flickr
We sat down for lunch facing south. I had just mounted the 200mm on the Z5ii when Sharon cried out "Look!". Quick get one "closeup" then re-mount the 35mm before the image disappears.
Sundog rainbow.
SundogRainbow1
by James Muller, on Flickr
SundogRainbow
by James Muller, on Flickr
View of the Atlantic Ocean.
Atlanticby James Muller, on Flickr
Red Spruce.
RedSpruceby James Muller, on Flickr
Red Admiral, one of the early arrivals in the spring, a long distance migrator. The 35mm was the wrong lens but I had to take this picture before it flew off.
RedAdmiralby James Muller, on Flickr
We sat down for lunch facing south. I had just mounted the 200mm on the Z5ii when Sharon cried out "Look!". Quick get one "closeup" then re-mount the 35mm before the image disappears.
Sundog rainbow.
SundogRainbow1by James Muller, on Flickr
SundogRainbowby James Muller, on Flickr
May 30, 2026 at 04:29 AM
p.2644 #20Manual Focus Nikon Glass
cadman342001 wrote:
Here are a few more from Arrowtown, the goldrush era village up the road.
The bank and it's windows
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55296578018_5d50e05516_h.jpgDSC_5855-Edit by Andy MacDougall, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55296845305_8b58ba89c0_b.jpgDSC_5866-Edit by Andy MacDougall, on Flickr
Many of the goldminers and shop keepers were Chinese and were not treated well, made to live in huts outside of the town for example. They received an official apology from the Government of New Zealand recently for the abuse and intimidation they suffered.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55296430666_380e57a176_b.jpgDSC_5865-Edit by Andy MacDougall, on Flickr
The Moa was an extremely large flightless bird native to NZ, hunted to extinction by the first polynesian settlers known as the Moa Hunter people,...Show more →
Loving the stories and pictures from your travels Andy.
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jimmuller wrote:
Great pics by everyone, as usual!
The Kodak sign has to be color, or colour if you prefer.
A few pics taken with Z5ii, FTZii, 300mm f/4.5 AIS w/TC-14B.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55297006150_234fdebefe_b.jpgEasternPhoebe
by James Muller, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55296829904_90e79cd79a_b.jpgEasternPhoebe1
by James Muller, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55296829939_6db6d63680_b.jpgCedarWaxwing1
by James Muller, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55296829909_33e3b23766_b.jpgCedarWaxwingInFlight
by James Muller, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55296739123_688c5abdc6_b.jpgSwainsonsThrush
by James Muller, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55296739198_2e2e9cdaaf_b.jpgHenrysElfin
by James Muller, on Flickr
Thanks for sharing the birds Jim. The Cedar Waxwings are some of the most elusive around here.
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SiMuMe wrote:
A sandwich of sorts to move things along.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55298870430_4589fc492f_h.jpg
NIKKOR-H 85mm f/1.8 + Df
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55217270720_97ed023122_h.jpg
AI Micro NIKKOR 55mm f/2.8S + Df
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55298871250_c28320f520_h.jpg
NIKKOR-H 85mm f/1.8 + Df
I'll add to the chorus on that first shot, the moon seals the deal.
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cadman342001 wrote:
Back to the Rob Roy Glacier track, this is the view looking back from the bridge in the previous shot. I did take a shot from the same spot on the way up but the light was sooooooo much better on the way down, golden light on the peaks in the late autumn afternoon.
ZF NKJ28/2 @ f4
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55294343728_327e2178ba_h.jpgDSC_6794-Pano-Edit by Andy MacDougall, on Flickr
Andy
WOW.
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Ripolini wrote:
Another picture from the archives, taken with Nikon F-801 & AI 50/2 (the Nifty Fifty I owned 30+ years ago ...) on tripod. Fujichrome Velvia 50 scanned with Coolscan 5000 ED.
https://download.nikonimagespace.com/e5f125c4fa03f98ed6735a947e4ea1df/Monte_Gelato_4_1600px.jpg
"Valle del Treja" Regional Park
Great atmosphere in the shot!
Here are a few more from Arrowtown, the goldrush era village up the road.
The bank and it's windows
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55296578018_5d50e05516_h.jpgDSC_5855-Edit by Andy MacDougall, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55296845305_8b58ba89c0_b.jpgDSC_5866-Edit by Andy MacDougall, on Flickr
Many of the goldminers and shop keepers were Chinese and were not treated well, made to live in huts outside of the town for example. They received an official apology from the Government of New Zealand recently for the abuse and intimidation they suffered.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55296430666_380e57a176_b.jpgDSC_5865-Edit by Andy MacDougall, on Flickr
The Moa was an extremely large flightless bird native to NZ, hunted to extinction by the first polynesian settlers known as the Moa Hunter people,...Show more →
Loving the stories and pictures from your travels Andy.
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jimmuller wrote:
Great pics by everyone, as usual!
The Kodak sign has to be color, or colour if you prefer.
A few pics taken with Z5ii, FTZii, 300mm f/4.5 AIS w/TC-14B.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55297006150_234fdebefe_b.jpgEasternPhoebe
by James Muller, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55296829904_90e79cd79a_b.jpgEasternPhoebe1
by James Muller, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55296829939_6db6d63680_b.jpgCedarWaxwing1
by James Muller, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55296829909_33e3b23766_b.jpgCedarWaxwingInFlight
by James Muller, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55296739123_688c5abdc6_b.jpgSwainsonsThrush
by James Muller, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55296739198_2e2e9cdaaf_b.jpgHenrysElfin
by James Muller, on Flickr
Thanks for sharing the birds Jim. The Cedar Waxwings are some of the most elusive around here.
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SiMuMe wrote:
A sandwich of sorts to move things along.
I'll add to the chorus on that first shot, the moon seals the deal.
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cadman342001 wrote:
Back to the Rob Roy Glacier track, this is the view looking back from the bridge in the previous shot. I did take a shot from the same spot on the way up but the light was sooooooo much better on the way down, golden light on the peaks in the late autumn afternoon.
ZF NKJ28/2 @ f4
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55294343728_327e2178ba_h.jpgDSC_6794-Pano-Edit by Andy MacDougall, on Flickr
Andy
WOW.
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Ripolini wrote:
Another picture from the archives, taken with Nikon F-801 & AI 50/2 (the Nifty Fifty I owned 30+ years ago ...) on tripod. Fujichrome Velvia 50 scanned with Coolscan 5000 ED.
https://download.nikonimagespace.com/e5f125c4fa03f98ed6735a947e4ea1df/Monte_Gelato_4_1600px.jpg
Great atmosphere in the shot!
May 30, 2026 at 05:08 AM