kwoodard wrote:
Shot by ten year old me on a Pentax Auto 110 Super. I think 90% of them were blurry. Shortly after this, I got my first 35mm, Canon Canonette QL17 G3. Still have it. Had a much better keeper rate with that one.
Indulging my interest in geology; I hope these arent too boring.
Two perspectives on a mile-wide maar in central Oregon. Quoting from Roadside Geology of Oregon: Hole-in-the-Ground is between 300 and 400 feet (90-120m) deep and has a distinct ridge of tuff surrounding it. When rising basaltic magma encountered groundwater some 1,00 feet(300m) or more beneath the surface, the water flashed to steam and produced a huge explosion. The eruption likely occurred between 18,000 and 13,000 years ago and produced an eruption cloud more than 3 miles (4.8 km) high.
First shot: 16/3.5 fisheye cropped to a panorama
Second shot: stitched panorama of 9 frames with 25-50/4
Not much time these days for any photography, but I did take one quick landscape image this month and only ONE, ONE image last month. Same subjects as usual.
Hi everyone,
I know it has been quite a bit since I posted here. I pretty much lost my eyesight last fall due to the side effects of some meds I was on. Couldn't read at all for months and months. Anyway, stopped the meds responsible, and my sight has improved some. These are the first images I have shot in ages. Just seeing how the north light was hitting Phoebe made me run to get my camera out of the studio...
James Markus wrote:
Hi everyone,
I know it has been quite a bit since I posted here. I pretty much lost my eyesight last fall due to the side effects of some meds I was on. Couldn't read at all for months and months. Anyway, stopped the meds responsible, and my sight has improved some. These are the first images I have shot in ages. Just seeing how the north light was hitting Phoebe made me run to get my camera out of the studio...
My archive is now down at a minimum level and the cold that has been holding me in a firm grip is slowly disappearing. Hopefully IŽll be able to get out and do some photography this coming week. The itch is there. HereŽs one more that IŽve managed to squeeze out.
25-50mm f/4.0 @25mm, f/11, iso320 and 367s plus some framing and p.p in LR. Tranquil Lake by Kristian Hagelin, on Flickr
Spring is coming. We had some very cold days, followed by the last few days with summer like temperatures. Not quite sure yet what nature makes of all that
the solitaire wrote:
Spring is coming. We had some very cold days, followed by the last few days with summer like temperatures. Not quite sure yet what nature makes of all that
Second day was a hiking day. We put our car somewhere on a parking place and walked to a castle; Burg Falkenstein.
This castle was founded somewhere between 1120 and 1180
Unfortunately it was not allowed to take pictures inside. there was a nice exhibition of the years of the castle.
On the way back we missed the track a few times and had to walk about 15km before we found our car back.
I've got a couple questions for you. I'm thinking that I'm gonna buy a teleconverter for my 105/2.5 ais, which is the longest I got. Except for my 80-200mm f/2.8Af, but that's 2.7kg I dont carry on a hike.
So I would like to have some extra length when hiking and I dont wanna carry too much on a hike. Thats why I think perhaps I could throw in a teleconverter instead. Ideas about this? Do you have any suggestion of a good one?
Kevin, I don't know how lucky I am, but I am grateful for whatever recovered sight I have. I am also sorry you know the isolation that losing your eyesight can cause. I hope your recovery continues!
Jim
kwoodard wrote:
You have been luckier than me. The meds I was on jacked up my eyes, but even being off them for months...eyesight has barely returned.
