NightOwl Cat wrote:
Hi Chin, I sent him an email linking him to your post. Hopefully he responds quick enough for your planning He's not been hanging out here much.
He has been over on the Fuji forum posting like crazy
saph wrote:
Something to remind Reagan about what he's missing - the freezing northern climes.
Standing out in a chill wind and forgot to bring my gloves. This is a 30s exposure, Df and 28 3.5 PC-Nikkor with an ND10 filter. That was of course after about 10 other trial exposures that I wasn't happy about. And then right after this I unattached the Df and put on a Super Ikonta onto the tripod, getting about 6 exposures (lots more fiddling with its quirky, 1930s controls), before I ended the misery by packing everything up and walking back to the car.
I don't understand why you would be out in weather like that
No matter what
It has been in the lower 60's here in the daytime with 30-35 mph winds and I barely go out
We have considered moving to the Florida panhandle when my wife retires later this year
but if I don't like the cold here it doesn't make sense to move farther north
Maybe I will just hibernate in the winter
Gotta find Yogi
I had the 55 2.8 AiS Micro back in those days with my F3 too. Yes, you are right; I remember that the lens was the sharpest lens I had at the time...sharper than my 105 2.8 Micro, at the same time. Maybe not as sharp as my 300 2.8 at the time...then again, maybe it was. The 55 2.8 was very sharp.
Thanks Laura.
Everything's still up in the air right now but the lack of flights back to Singapore means I might have to stay back stateside longer than I had intended to so I might as well make the most of it.
I was intending to have my wife join me, partly because it's I got bumped up to a suite at the Venetian. But her own workplace has something on at that period so she may not be able to; I'd better make my plans to keep myself occupied, ahem.
The other idea I have is to rent a car and just camp out at the Death Valley for sunrise/ nightscapes. The missus is just less keen on me going solo out there.
Reagan, you really made me look in the Fuji forum!
Samy, you're right I haven't seen Leighton's posts here too. I went and check the farm's blog and it seems like it's busy period for them, lambing and all.
Zichar wrote:
Thanks Laura.
Everything's still up in the air right now but the lack of flights back to Singapore means I might have to stay back stateside longer than I had intended to so I might as well make the most of it.
I was intending to have my wife join me, partly because it's I got bumped up to a suite at the Venetian. But her own workplace has something on at that period so she may not be able to; I'd better make my plans to keep myself occupied, ahem.
The other idea I have is to rent a car and just camp out at the Death Valley for sunrise/ nightscapes. The missus is just less keen on me going solo out there.
Reagan, you really made me look in the Fuji forum!
Samy, you're right I haven't seen Leighton's posts here too. I went and check the farm's blog and it seems like it's busy period for them, lambing and all....Show more →
If your in Vegas make sure you get out to the "Valley of Fire"
saph wrote:
Something to remind Reagan about what he's missing - the freezing northern climes.
Standing out in a chill wind and forgot to bring my gloves. This is a 30s exposure, Df and 28 3.5 PC-Nikkor with an ND10 filter. That was of course after about 10 other trial exposures that I wasn't happy about. And then right after this I unattached the Df and put on a Super Ikonta onto the tripod, getting about 6 exposures (lots more fiddling with its quirky, 1930s controls), before I ended the misery by packing everything up and walking back to the car.
Nice Samy. Like the framing with the wooden platform walkway, but also the stark difference in the sharpness of the walkway against the time exposure water.
We also had cloud down south Steve. It came in waves and was travelling across the sky at a rapid rate. So I reached for the wide angle and decided to capture the garden under moonlight. Who needs a 10 stop filter when you have a super moon! Taken around mid-night.
Thanks for the likes on the sunrise shots. They were indeed "warm." Great "cold" looking shots! But .... do we really need cold!
Some from the Rolex 24 Hrs at Daytona. I took the D500 and the 35-200 F 3.5 as my only lens for the day. I was surprised at seeing a lot of the IMSA photogs using the D500 with 300mm or longer lenses from heir perches closer to the track.
These shots were taken through 6 Foot / (1.828 Meters) high chain link fence which surrounded the circuit.
Hey Ken .... great shots from the Daytona event !!
Not sure about those six inch fences you complain about .... back in 91 at Le Mans they already had them up to 8 feet.
I guess just a typo then !!
As I have been copying/digitizing some slides from way back, I came across these from Le Mans 24 hour race in 1991.
So for Robert who asked, here are some slides now digitised, originally taken with F3HP's with 300mm f2.8 + TC200 and TC-14
The cars have not changed that much in shape, in some classes. The girls may disappear soon as the objectifying of women is getting more and more attention. But I have to say those Hawiian Tropic girls were a sight to behold. Even when slightly out of focus .... (too much overload on a tired system)
Oh the memories of racing, noise, girls, tired wife, and lots of wine drunk, champagne every hour that the Jags completed .... oh yes !!
Happy days of film and MF
Steve
Nikon on Nikon as always
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Silver Mercedes driven partly by Michael Schumacher
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A Cougar at Porsche Curves heading into the evening sun - driver Trolle
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Jaguar racing at night on Dunlop Curves - Driver Ferte
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Grid Girls, soon to be a thing of the past !!
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24 hour motor racing is a tiring spectator sport too .....
ramkumar999 wrote:
Bushy but not busy bokeh?? 105mm f2.5 AI
I like the bokeh in your image... I actually look for this kind of "bushy" background for some of my images.
I often see bokeh evaluated on its own and separate from the context in which it is used. In your case (bushy?) it adds another layer of information that would not be there if the bokeh were completely smooth and de-focused, like the kind that is often favored in reviews. I think that bushy layer in your image works very well, at least it does for me but perhaps I am not a good judge since I like all kinds of bokeh; nervous, bushy, w/ concentric rings, soft, sharp, with colored edges, oval, round, pentagon... I aim to only form an opinion when I see how it complements the rest of the image. I am attaching one I took with the 50 1.2 Ais.
He's not been hanging out here much.
