Today I went to the Amstel Parc, a leftover from the "Floriade Amsterdam 1972" one of the largest and busiest horticultural exhibition ever held in the world.
Most of the Rhododendrons are in bloom at the moment. This part of the parc is called "Rhododendron Valley".
Taken with the Nikkor-HC 28/3.5 50-135/3.5 AI-S
the solitaire wrote:
You really outdid yourself again with that truck portrait Rafael. Outstanding! The rendering of the 55mm and the rusty truck go perfectly well together, and that with the awesome light you have over there makes it just perfect.
The 55mm is nice for such portrait shots as well. Nice expression. I am not entirely sure, but that python looks a lot like the Boa Constrictor Kristina used to own. I am by no means an expert on snakes though
Took a proper shot with a tripod today with my 800mm 5.6 AIS. Mounted a tc-14b on it and this is what I got. Not bad. It's actually more stable than the 600mm f5.6 AIS for whatever reason. I felt like it has more focus control somehow... even with the TC.
the solitaire wrote:
I see you went with the HN-23 hood, just as I did.
With tubes, keeping the whole construction steady is difficult because of the sheer size, but with just a 36mm tube or 52mm like the PN-11 it's still doable. Excellent close up shots of the garden. Looking forward to see more, and now I really wantto take my 80-200 f4 outdoors again
Thanks Buddy,
It will work just fine with one of those ring, IŽll still be able to come close enough for som macro work
Yup, took the hood too, wghich also is pretty much unused, (not that it matters so much, but it feels kind of fresh )
It will work just fine with one of those ring, IŽll still be able to come close enough for some macro work
Yup, took the hood too, which also is pretty much unused, (not that it matters so much, but it feels kind of fresh )
/Kristian
Hi Kristian
The best aspect of this lens for macro is that you can get perfect focus by sliding the zoom instead of trying to turn the focus ring. I use this lens a lot with various rings and PN-11 and it is very good.
The best aspect of this lens for macro is that you can get perfect focus by sliding the zoom instead of trying to turn the focus ring. I use this lens a lot with various rings and PN-11 and it is very good.
Peter
Have not thought about that but I can see it's a feature that can be very useful.
Thanks for the tip Peter.
I'm finally getting around to digitizing some old film shots.
These were taken, many moons ago, when Patty and I took an underwater photo class with Cathy Church. The camera was a loaner Nikonos V, and I think the lens was the 35/2.5. The film was Fuji Velvia RVP.
Cathy was a terrific teacher and I wanted to do more underwater photography. But we learned that there is a strong inverse relationship between having kids and taking dive trips.
Thanks Scott, also windows if they're worth it. 
