This is Worthington House, preserved from civil war times. The house and the area, near the town of Frederick, Maryland, were part of the Monocacy battlefield.
Laura, I marvel at your capacity to handle life's challenges in a way that strengthens your connections with people, including us in this thread. We are privileged to have you among us. I send you my best wishes for your Dad's well-being as well as your own.
Well, I've been clicking the Like button lots and enjoying the conversation lately (though at a mere 60 years of age, it's been making me feel rather like a "young whipper-snapper"), so it's time to post a few images. These are from Elk Falls and are brought to you, respectively, by the 50 f/1.4 SC, the 200 f/4 Q, and the 24 f/2.8 NC.
After about 41/2 inches of rain and plenty of snow inland, we manged a short walk yesterday afternoon. I had the 28-45 4.5 zoom on the D200 and took a couple of flower shots.
Peter, wasn't there a drought in your area, 41.5 inches sounds like its gone. Or was that drought more in Cape Town.
That N8008 is going to sit all day in front of me. Its supposed to be raining all day. Great.
I got some pictures off from a covered area with the Marshall Press on a tripod, just as the heavy, steady rain started yesterday. Playing around with long exposures on film and learning much about reciprocity failure, at the cost of wasted rolls, and development. Now I am learning to look at the data sheet for each film and try and be smarter about it.
I think you misread Peter's post Sami... it was four and a half inches of rain, NOT 41.5 inches. Definitely a fine rainfall but likely didn't do much to recover from a long drought.
So, the dynamism of this thread is really dependent on a relatively small number of participants, so when a few of those folks are busy the thread slows down. Leighton had the market yesterday and likely has family matters to attend to today. George, if I recall correctly, was heading out for the weekend with his wife. Reagan is probably hung over from too many fruited drinks with rum in them...
In reality, this thread has had a rather charmed life since it is rare anything holds folks attention for very long. We have seen a great many people come and go and that has been during a time when photography has changed quite dramatically. The iPhone was a bit of a novelty when we began and digital mirrorless cameras took a while to arrive on the scene. The DSLR's main competition was the old point and shoot which was really no competition at all since they didn't perform very well. But today smart phone are ubiquitous and everyone is snapping away... emailing photos the moment they've been taken to friends on Facebook, Instagram... wherever. These cell phones are so convenient and so good at basic photography that folks leave their DSLR camera at home. And, of course, Sony and Fuji have innovated to create appealing alternatives to the larger DSLR cameras. We've seen their presence on this thread the last few years and clearly they've hand an impact on participation here. Philippe has kept ONE manual focus Nikon lens so he can post here, but the majority of his shooting is with other lenses and is doubtless shared elsewhere. Reagan can't find a Nikon camera he likes but is content with his Fuji... so his attention is divided. Leighton has added a lens or two after selling all by the 50-135 but his Fuji includes a kit of AF lenses and his attention is divided as well.
The times they are a changing. It will be interesting to see whether there is a renaissance for this thread with the arrival of the Z6 and Z7. Of course, those who've committed to Sony and Fuji may not come back to Nikon. Then we'll be waiting for newcomers who find their way to the lenses we so enjoy using. Either way, life goes on and these lenses continue to produce great images. Sounds good to me.
Sami, it was only 4 1/2 inches (112 mm) - still quite a lot in 24 hrs. The drought has broken although water restrictions will remain in place esp. in Cape Town (450km away) which is only a winter rainfall area. We are supposed to have year round rainfall. We seem to be in an 8-10 year drought cycle but who can predict the weather.....
Peter, I must have been thinking 41 inches in the season or something. Good to hear that there's a dent in the drought. None here, we are getting 4 inches or somewhere close since yesterday, and it seems we get about that much every weekend here in recent months.
Here's some Velvia 50 colours. Rescued a bit in Color Efex after underexposure. Blaming my light meter rather than myself for not metering the right area.
One week ago today David, my partner of 23 years, died at home in my arms. This was the end of a 13 year struggle with multiple myeloma, a type of bone marrow cancer. He had been on home hospice the last 2 weeks after several hospitalizations starting late July.
I’m exhausted—both emotionally and physically. Eventually I’ll return to photography and other interests, but for now I have no energy or enthusiasm.
Ballard wrote:
One week ago today David, my partner of 23 years, died at home in my arms. This was the end of a 13 year struggle with multiple myeloma, a type of bone marrow cancer. He had been on home hospice the last 2 weeks after several hospitalizations starting late July.
I’m exhausted—both emotionally and physically. Eventually I’ll return to photography and other interests, but for now I have no energy or enthusiasm.
what a tragic news - be strong Ken, my heart goes out to you.
Ballard wrote:
One week ago today David, my partner of 23 years, died at home in my arms. This was the end of a 13 year struggle with multiple myeloma, a type of bone marrow cancer. He had been on home hospice the last 2 weeks after several hospitalizations starting late July.
I’m exhausted—both emotionally and physically. Eventually I’ll return to photography and other interests, but for now I have no energy or enthusiasm.
I'm very sad to hear of your loss, Ken. Having "met" David visually through your photos, I feel a loss too; he seemed like such a gentle and loving soul. Having been with my father when he died, I'm glad, though, that you were able to be with David as he passed away.
CGrindahl wrote:
I think you misread Peter's post Sami... it was four and a half inches of rain, NOT 41.5 inches. Definitely a fine rainfall but likely didn't do much to recover from a long drought.
So, the dynamism of this thread is really dependent on a relatively small number of participants, so when a few of those folks are busy the thread slows down. Leighton had the market yesterday and likely has family matters to attend to today. George, if I recall correctly, was heading out for the weekend with his wife. Reagan is probably hung over from too many fruited drinks with rum in them...
In reality, this thread has had a rather charmed life since it is rare anything holds folks attention for very long. We have seen a great many people come and go and that has been during a time when photography has changed quite dramatically. The iPhone was a bit of a novelty when we began and digital mirrorless cameras took a while to arrive on the scene. The DSLR's main competition was the old point and shoot which was really no competition at all since they didn't perform very well. But today smart phone are ubiquitous and everyone is snapping away... emailing photos the moment they've been taken to friends on Facebook, Instagram... wherever. These cell phones are so convenient and so good at basic photography that folks leave their DSLR camera at home. And, of course, Sony and Fuji have innovated to create appealing alternatives to the larger DSLR cameras. We've seen their presence on this thread the last few years and clearly they've hand an impact on participation here. Philippe has kept ONE manual focus Nikon lens so he can post here, but the majority of his shooting is with other lenses and is doubtless shared elsewhere. Reagan can't find a Nikon camera he likes but is content with his Fuji... so his attention is divided. Leighton has added a lens or two after selling all by the 50-135 but his Fuji includes a kit of AF lenses and his attention is divided as well.
The times they are a changing. It will be interesting to see whether there is a renaissance for this thread with the arrival of the Z6 and Z7. Of course, those who've committed to Sony and Fuji may not come back to Nikon. Then we'll be waiting for newcomers who find their way to the lenses we so enjoy using. Either way, life goes on and these lenses continue to produce great images. Sounds good to me. ...Show more →
Curtis I kept all my MF Nikon lenses but I'm currently in love with two FL : 20mm et 55mm. Thus I mainly play with the nikon 20mm f/2.8ais and the Zeiss-Sony 55mmf/1.8 for now.
