AND, it is good to know our friends who will be targets for hurricanes over the coming months have THUS far survived. Hang in there Leighton, George, Ken and Reagan. Hurricane season is starting out with a bang. Stay dry everyone!
Ken Hill wrote:
Leighton, George glad you made it through the storm without issue. That sky is something we see occasionally to the west at sunset. Red sky at night is a sailors delight. We were in Gatlinburg and decided to drive back. Never been there, never going back ... what a tourist trap.
As to your tree George, last year when Irma went thru It took out a trellis in a split second that had been up for 25 years. Saved me a couple hours work.
CGrindahl wrote:
AND, it is good to know our friends who will be targets for hurricanes over the coming months have THUS far survived. Hang in there Leighton, George, Ken and Reagan. Hurricane season is starting out with a bang. Stay dry everyone!
I haven't heard from the guys in Florida about any storm damage, but George has gotten the worse from the last two. We've had nothing but a lot of rain from them. We had over 12 inches in September alone!
Thanks for the recent likes and comments.
Good to hear that nobody here succumbed to Michael's onslaught.
Given some of the recent discussion about fisheye pano stitching I thought I'd give it a try.
Earlier this week a new moon and clear, albeit humid, skies meant the Milkyway became my subject matter.
Here is a 5 fame horizontal to vertical pano. Exposure was 30s for each.
De-fishing before stitching didn't work but LR did an admirable job of stitching the original raw files.
A quick transform in PS was need to pull down the curved horizon.
I made the same composition with the 18-35G. It is over on the companion site.
There isn't much difference between the two but PP the 18-35 files were a lot simpler to manage.
CGrindahl wrote:
I'll venture a guess since I too own the 50 f/1.4 S.C. AI and although it is a gorgeous lens that yields fine images, it never quite catches up with the 55 f/1.2 S.C. AI, its bigger brother. The 55 became a favored lens on the thread. I haven't sold the 50 f/1.4 S.C. AI, but then I have bought THREE 55 f/1.2 S.C. AI lenses, so that says something...
Have often been tempted by the 55/1.2 SC no small thanks to this thread and your post and Rafael's does not help matters much. I just wonder if an FX sensor is required to fully exploit the 55/1.2's rendering qualities. Have not seen many photos posted with a crop sensor.
I am off to your neck of the woods (early flight) for a few days. Hopefully will be able to capture some decent photos that can share.
Colin Neat pano, especially interesting because of your northerly viewpoint.
One interesting byproduct of the merge is the creation of some new stars in Lyra and Delphinus.
Samy - that's right Rafael forced me, none of it was my fault, and all the others I've bought, that was Curtis.
Philippe - that's magnificent. As Serge said it looks like a shot from the past - beautiful light and mood.
The first pic is the 5.8cm f1.4 and the second the 16mm f3.5 both on the M50
bruni wrote:
Samy - that's right Rafael forced me, none of it was my fault, and all the others I've bought, that was Curtis.
Philippe - that's magnificent. As Serge said it looks like a shot from the past - beautiful light and mood.
The first pic is the 5.8cm f1.4 and the second the 16mm f3.5 both on the M50
ben
wow wow wow, street photography at its best, bravo !
Luka, a Ben-esque use of light (this is a compliment) and a composition typical of your style.
It lacks of "life" for my personal taste but this is really wonderful.
Lieutenant Z wrote:
Luka, a Ben-esque use of light (this is a compliment) and a composition typical of your style.
It lacks of "life" for my personal taste but this is really wonderful.
Luka - is that the D810 you're using with the 55//3.5 ? That's a wonderful pic - so nicely seen - Philippe thinks it lacks life but I think he just means there are no people in it.
Paul Gabel wrote:
A heron that Chris Dees and I encountered during a walk in a wooded area on the outskirts of Amsterdam. Nikkor ED 400mm 5.6 on a D750.
maybe a tiny bit sharper on the second shot. Definitely doesn't jump out at you as the sharper image right away. I saw some slight differences in the foam on the far side right edge of the image.
