NightOwl Cat wrote:
and hurrah hurrah, I returned to work yesterday. Postmaster sent me an email about 930PM on Tuesday, saying "Welcome Back to work! Can you come in tomorrow? I had gone to bed early, like 845PM, and was zonked for the night. Saw the email at 715 the following morning and said yup, I'll be there as soon as I can!
DeltaSigma wrote:
Farewell from Scotland.
A nice subtle sunset over the misty hills to the west and north of Comrie.
Colin
Colin - you simply nailed your series from Scotland. I really enjoyed viewing all of them. Something I will go back and view this weekend when things slow down. Thanks for sharing.
NightOwl Cat wrote:
and hurrah hurrah, I returned to work yesterday. Postmaster sent me an email about 930PM on Tuesday, saying "Welcome Back to work! Can you come in tomorrow? I had gone to bed early, like 845PM, and was zonked for the night. Saw the email at 715 the following morning and said yup, I'll be there as soon as I can!
That is great news, Laura! How about a couple of Little Qualicum Riverside scenes to celebrate: the first was taken with the 85 f/1.8 HC, and the second was shot with the 135 f/2 Ai-s.
This morning I received a mint copy of the Nikon 50 f/1.2 AIS for 290 USD. It is wonderful lens on the D850 and it is so easy to MF even without the focus confirmation dot. I suspect since you have f/1.2 it is very clear as to the point of focus. Here are just a couple quick shots this morning As miss focusing is due to body movement!
D850 50 f/1.2 AIS @f/1.2
My preference in comparing the 58G and 50 f/1.2 AIS, it is the 58G without question. The slightly longer FL 58 at f/1.4 emulates very closely to the 50 f/1.2 AIS but the 58G just does it better
NightOwl Cat wrote:
and hurrah hurrah, I returned to work yesterday. Postmaster sent me an email about 930PM on Tuesday, saying "Welcome Back to work! Can you come in tomorrow? I had gone to bed early, like 845PM, and was zonked for the night. Saw the email at 715 the following morning and said yup, I'll be there as soon as I can!
charles.K wrote:
This morning I received a mint copy of the Nikon 50 f/1.2 AIS for 290 USD. It is wonderful lens on the D850 and it is so easy to MF even without the focus confirmation dot. I suspect since you have f/1.2 it is very clear as to the point of focus. Here are just a couple quick shots this morning As miss focusing is due to body movement!
D850 50 f/1.2 AIS @f/1.2
Congrats Charles. Now I can see your works in this thread too !
gbohannon wrote:
Colin - you simply nailed your series from Scotland. I really enjoyed viewing all of them. Something I will go back and view this weekend when things slow down. Thanks for sharing.
George
Colin, I totally agree with George, and that's coming from somebody who doesn't like sunsets. The next to last reminds me of Maxfield Parrish if only it had a Greek temple and a vestal virgin. Even without them it's truly outstanding.
I’ve submitted this before but with different light and different lens. The placement of this Gaston Lachaise sculpture in front of the Portland Art Museum produces a wonderful chiaroscuro effect on sunny afternoons as the light comes through the trees. Underexposure (no pun intended) of 1-2/3 stop helps too.
Here are few more from a series where I was playing around with camera motion off a tripod.
They were made with the 28/2.8 ais. It's a great close-range lens that can be a little weak in the corners and at infinity on standard landscape images. Fortunately, these shots are so goofy that it doesn't really matter.
As miss focusing is due to body movement!
