GroWeb wrote:
Suddenly this thread seems to be teetering on the edge of NSFW!
How are you liking your X-T2, Chin? I'm loving mine, though I do foresee keeping my D800E around for some applications. For example, I took it out this evening (pics to come at a later date) to try out my new-to-me 24mm PC-E and greatly enjoyed both the lens and the body.
Here are a few distant bird photos I snapped yesterday with the 180 f/2.8 Ai-s with TC-201 on the Fuji. Please excuse the wide variation in processing; I'm learning about On1 Photo RAW by trying out all of its various tools. (Please click on the pics, and sit back a bit from your monitor to view them; these uploaded versions are quite a bit blurrier than the originals, and clicking on them will slightly reduce their size for a less blurry view.)
Interested in your ongoing experience with ON1 Glen. I tried older version in demo mode, always had issues with the softwar crashing, never got beyond that frustration to really give it a go. It's been several versions since then, maybe this one is stable.
raul jarquin wrote:
I went to one of my favorite local coves and I saw these two lobster-men returning from a hard day of work. It was windy and cold. I don't know how they do it. My hands were freezing after 5 minutes and I am sure they were out all day.
Nice shot! We lived in Mystic CT for about 5 years when I was in the Navy. Cold winters on the water for sure. It is interesting seeing a Carolina Skiff being used. I figured they would be on a Boston Whaler. Those were the flat bottom of choice when I was there in the 80's. Even though they are headquartered in Florida
We have even talked about retiring in Maine and watching the tv show Maine Cabin Masters on DIY network on Monday nights keeps that itch going.
gbohannon wrote:
Nice shot! We lived in Mystic CT for about 5 years when I was in the Navy. Cold winters on the water for sure. It is interesting seeing a Carolina Skiff being used. I figured they would be on a Boston Whaler. Those were the flat bottom of choice when I was there in the 80's. Even though they are headquartered in Florida
We have even talked about retiring in Maine and watching the tv show Maine Cabin Masters on DIY network on Monday nights keeps that itch going.
George
I understand the Maine coast is a LOT milder than the interior. In fact, some of Eastern Maine is in zone 6 according to the USDA maps. That's the same zone temps we have here.
pbraymond wrote:
Interested in your ongoing experience with ON1 Glen. I tried older version in demo mode, always had issues with the softwar crashing, never got beyond that frustration to really give it a go. It's been several versions since then, maybe this one is stable.
I've had no trouble with crashes, though switching between modules is a tad slow, as is exporting the processed images. Otherwise, it is a very enjoyable product to use, and at $80 for a lifetime license (i.e. not the debt bondage of a monthly subscription fee) it's a real bargain. There is a 30-day trial version available for download if you want to give it a try.
Here's a photo I shot with the 24 f/3.5 PC-E on my D800E yesterday at Neck Point. This is the only photo I took with that combo as I was mainly preoccupied with practicing shooting birds and passing sea life with the 180 f/2.8 / TC-201 combo on my X-T2.
GroWeb wrote:
I've had no trouble with crashes, though switching between modules is a tad slow, as is exporting the processed images. Otherwise, it is a very enjoyable product to use, and at $80 for a lifetime license (i.e. not the debt bondage of a monthly subscription fee) it's a real bargain. There is a 30-day trial version available for download if you want to give it a try.
Here's a photo I shot with the 24 f/3.5 PC-E on my D800E yesterday at Neck Point. This is the only photo I took with that combo as I was mainly preoccupied with practicing shooting birds and passing sea life with the 180 f/2.8 / TC-201 combo on my X-T2.
So Chin is somewhere above the clouds on his way to Singapore, via Hong Kong. I've taken that flight and it is a LONG one. I picked him up at his Air BnB at 8:00 in the evening and drove through the rain, arriving at the airport at 9:17. Of course, we stopped to buy lottery tickets. When I pointed out the Powerball jackpot was over $400 million it piqued his interests so we need to make that one stop.
My adventure continued, however, since as I approached the Golden Gate bridge on my way home traffic came to a halt. I could see traffic on another bridge approach was also stopped. I checked the local AM station that often has traffic alerts and learned there was a fatal accident on the north bound lane and traffic was being diverted south. I was able to take a nearby exit, but that meant I had to drive through downtown San Francisco to reach I-80 which would take me across the Bay into Berkeley, then back across the Bay to Marin via the Richmond San Rafael bridge. I arrived home at 10:40 p.m. I learned this morning that a pedestrian had jumped into oncoming traffic after being approached on the walkway by two officers apparently concerned about why someone would be on the bridge at night in the rain.
A sad end to the day but clearly a sadder one for this woman's family. I spent a couple of years as a volunteer with a suicide prevention hotline, so I have a bit of insight into the despair that would lead someone to take such a desperate act. Not a happy way to live a life OR to end one.
On a happier note... rain continues to fall. Last evening we lost power. I brought a flashlight to Chin's place so he would have light to pack his suitcase. The lights were back on when I returned almost three hours later, but then went out again about the time I was finally ready for bed. Rain continued through the night and this morning I decided, finally to grab a photo I'd been considering for some days of a lacey plant peaking above a nearby fence. I had the 180 f/2.8 AI-s in the camera bag and it seemed the perfect lens. Here are two photos I took while standing under an eave of my cottage, wearing pajamas and leather boots...
The first image was converted in Silver Efex Pro 2. Not much color to highlight on that shot...
The Prambanan temple complex is a 9th-century Hindu temple compound in Central Java, Indonesia, near the city of Yogyakarta. The temple is dedicated to the Trimurti, the expression of God as the Creator (Brahma), the Preserver (Vishnu) and the Transformer (Shiva).
This was just before the sky came down on us with a rainfall of an hour or so, with more water than in a month in Holland.
And I feel for the driver of the vehicle that struck the person, who has to live with the guilt now.
CGrindahl wrote:
So Chin is somewhere above the clouds on his way to Singapore, via Hong Kong. I've taken that flight and it is a LONG one. I picked him up at his Air BnB at 8:00 in the evening and drove through the rain, arriving at the airport at 9:17. Of course, we stopped to buy lottery tickets. When I pointed out the Powerball jackpot was over $400 million it piqued his interests so we need to make that one stop.
My adventure continued, however, since as I approached the Golden Gate bridge on my way home traffic came to a halt. I could see traffic on another bridge approach was also stopped. I checked the local AM station that often has traffic alerts and learned there was a fatal accident on the north bound lane and traffic was being diverted south. I was able to take a nearby exit, but that meant I had to drive through downtown San Francisco to reach I-80 which would take me across the Bay into Berkeley, then back across the Bay to Marin via the Richmond San Rafael bridge. I arrived home at 10:40 p.m. I learned this morning that a pedestrian had jumped into oncoming traffic after being approached on the walkway by two officers apparently concerned about why someone would be on the bridge at night in the rain.
A sad end to the day but clearly a sadder one for this woman's family. I spent a couple of years as a volunteer with a suicide prevention hotline, so I have a bit of insight into the despair that would lead someone to take such a desperate act. Not a happy way to live a life OR to end one....Show more →
raul jarquin wrote:
Your image looks like it was taken right here in Maine. I also photographed yesterday some rocks with that same orange lichen... I guess same latitude
The similarity is certainly striking. Although it is about 4.8 degrees of latitude further north than Maine, Vancouver Island has much more moderate weather, with slightly cooler summers and significantly warmer winters. Clearly that's not enough to dissuade the lichen, however!
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Chris Dees wrote:
The Prambanan temple complex is a 9th-century Hindu temple compound in Central Java, Indonesia, near the city of Yogyakarta. The temple is dedicated to the Trimurti, the expression of God as the Creator (Brahma), the Preserver (Vishnu) and the Transformer (Shiva).
This was just before the sky came down on us with a rainfall of an hour or so, with more water than in a month in Holland.
Shiva has interesting ways of bringing about transformation! He's also called the Destroyer because of his extreme methods. As Neelkanth (blue-throated one), he consumes the poison that threatens to kill off all Creation only after it has caused a fair bit of damage, and he has a pattern of decimating those who annoy him, such as Kamdeva, whom he incinerates with a glance, and Ganesh, whom he impulsively beheads before finding out that Ganesh is Parvati's (Shiva's partner's) son (he then arranges for Ganesh to obtain an elephant's head). Shiva is severe in pretty much every way; but his role is all about helping us humans to become better and happier people, and he has a core of boundless love. People tend to find Vishnu much more readily lovable. Of course, all of the mythical stories of Hinduism have spiritual significance reflecting common human experience.
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ramkumar999 wrote:
Pictures from Animal Safari Georgia. All with 200mm f4 Q.
Ram, I really like the tonal composition of the water buffalo photo. It's a wallhanger!
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Here are a few more photos from Hemer Park. The first two were shot with the 55 f/1.2 SC, and the third is courtesy of the 24 f/2.8 NC. The lenses were mounted with a focal reducer on my Fuji X-T2, and the images were processed through On1 Photo RAW 2018.
My "little guy" turns 20 today. Where has the time gone?
He met up with my wife and I while he was on spring break from college last week. Photo below of him at the U-352 exhibit at Pine Knoll Shores Aquarium. One of 3 North Carolina state aquariums. Seems like only yesterday he was waist high at the same place.
gbohannon wrote:
My "little guy" turns 20 today. Where has the time gone?
He met up with my wife and I while he was on spring break from college last week. Photo below of him at the U-352 exhibit at Pine Knoll Shores Aquarium. One of 3 North Carolina state aquariums. Seems like only yesterday he was waist high at the same place.
3.5cm f/2.5 LTM Nikkor
George
HA! Just wait, you'll be a Grandfather before you know it.
