ramkumar999 wrote:
The interesting thing was that I was looking to capture birds sitting in the trees and I observed the cat jump onto the roof and get interested in the birds.My daughter had quite fun seeing the scene.
Looking at my flickr account, I see that cat photos have gained the most views. Here is the top cat photos from my collection just for you.
So today .... I wandered down to the dock to see if the Terns had arrived back !!
As I stood there watching a pair flew in, but I think they may have arrived overnight or first thing this morning.
Others started to arrive, so we now have about six all together so far. But it will get busier over the next few days.
After a long flight from Africa they just land and check out the surroundings .... looking a bit bedraggled and tired ....
the pair that arrived first, seem to have got their rest and are no ready for the business of procreation!
D810 with 500mm f4 + TC-201 and a little cropping got me close enough for now !!
So the rumpy pumpy begins in the next few days .... not sure if it will be safe for work .... I'll see what happens !
A yellow-legged gull got in the space too .... though he won't be allowed to stay .... Common Terns are quite fiesty when they get together ...... (who are you calling Common?? )
Oh well .... Spring carries on ....
Steve
(what's focus peaking ?? surely a Leica/Panasonic thing, and not worth our energy .... oh my eyes are failing too)
Nikon on Nikon as always
Stokesey 2017
It's a long way back ... I'm tired now !!
Stokesey 2017
Come on big boy .... you've had a rest now !!
Stokesey 2017
Is biting your bum considered foreplay ??
Stokesey 2017
Yellow-Legged Gull because it's here .... but not for long !!
JBazzle wrote:
I just picked up a 50 F1.2 and a 135 F2.8. Naturally, I wanted the first couple shots I took with it to be at 1.2, plane of focus be damned.
I think the sharpness of your "model" is gorgeous but find the "busy" bokeh a bit off putting - is this common with this lens? i only have the 50 and 5cm f2.0 's and their bokeh is very smooth.
I'm sure others have experience and would like to hear their comments.
CGrindahl wrote:
So Kevin... are you abandoning Nikon or abandoning digital? Inquiring minds want to know... Perhaps baby needs a new pair of shoes...
Not straying from digital, but not sure about sticking with Nikon. The D700, while a great camera, I just haven't warmed too. I find myself wanting to go out and shoot, but not with the D700. Feel the same with the D8X0 line as well.
The 55/1.2 has been used for three outings this past year, having been replaced by the 50/1.4.
Oosty wrote:
I think the sharpness of your "model" is gorgeous but find the "busy" bokeh a bit off putting - is this common with this lens? i only have the 50 and 5cm f2.0 's and their bokeh is very smooth.
I'm sure others have experience and would like to hear their comments.
The output I've seen from many older lenses, the 50 F1.2 included, tends to have busier bokeh. I kind of like it as a change from most of my modern lenses. I've gotten so accustomed to the creamy engineered output from my 85 1.4G, 70-200, and even the 24 1.4G and 35 1.4G that it's visually interesting to actually have artifacts in a background.
JBazzle wrote:
The output I've seen from many older lenses, the 50 F1.2 included, tends to have busier bokeh. I kind of like it as a change from most of my modern lenses. I've gotten so accustomed to the creamy engineered output from my 85 1.4G, 70-200, and even the 24 1.4G and 35 1.4G that it's visually interesting to actually have artifacts in a background.
I for my part like the rendering of my older Nikkor-lenses, especially of the superfast ones. A factor that might be overlooked sometimes is that it if the contrast-levels of superfast lenses are raised to the usual (higher) contrast-level of modern or slower lenses the background will look more busy. Sorry, I don't have the words to describe this effect it in a better fashion.
This effect is in my case especially notable with really used glass - my worn 24/2 Ai, the oldest copies of my 28/2's and the really battered 35/1.4 Ai.
A simple demonstration of this effect could be done by shooting the same subject with or without a slightly scratched filter in front of the lens - the image shot through the filter will need a good bit of "contrast-boost" and this will effect the rendering of the background too.
It was a rather rainy day but nevertheless found a perfect place for bird sightings. Excited to capture and post my first Owl photo. D610 with 400mm f3.5
Oosty wrote:
I think the sharpness of your "model" is gorgeous but find the "busy" bokeh a bit off putting - is this common with this lens? i only have the 50 and 5cm f2.0 's and their bokeh is very smooth.
I'm sure others have experience and would like to hear their comments.
Peter,
I have just started learning about the nuances of the 55mm 1.2 SC
Here are two pictures, taken minutes apart, both at 1.2
The background of the first (last year's teasels) is fine as far as I am concerned.
However the second, looking into a witch hazel bush. is a right royal streaky mess.
It would appear to me from a handful of shots that OOF structures with linear elements seem to make a mess of the background whereas as more random background doesn't suffer in the same way.
Early days for me with my new lens so plenty to explore.
Got my new to me 28mm 3.5 PC today. Overall looks nice and came with hood and hardcase. The body has some marks but nothing serious. Function and glass is great. From seeing this lens in pictures I always thought it was bigger. I am pleasantly surprised with how small it is.
I know some people on here are familiar with this lens so was hoping to get some info. There seems to be 3 areas that can rotate. I think I know all but 1 of them.
1. There is the top one which changes aperture
2. The one below the aperture is the one I am not sure of. Is it just a aperture lock?
3. Rotates the lens so you can shift the opposite direction
4. The knob is for shifting
