Unfortnately I had not much time lately to post over here (my mother suffered two surgeries in sequence), but this weekend I got some time to edit these shots showing an interesting natural phenomenon:
leighton w wrote:
Those of you who are Grandparents will understand these.
My third's first Birthday.
All with the 28mm AGAIN. Can't seem to take it off the Fuji.
Leighton - I'm not a grandparent - help me understand, what am I missing in these pics? To me it looks like you have another cutie on your hands, and I'm guessing he's a handful. That 28 is looking good on the fuji. Love the shot on the slippery dip, wish Garrett had looked up and we'd have got both in frame.
Phillippe, I really like those last few photos you posted. They are nothing short of amazing! Very intense, very well composed and very interesting, both from perspective and layout as from the contents.
Unfortunately, I am further away from owning a camera then I was a month ago. Had some bad luck, and the money I had been putting away for a replacement camera was used for car repairs and other stuff more important then (yes, they are few, but there are things more important then photography)
So, with no time on my hands, running to get things sorted and fixed, and with just the little hours in the middle of the night to do something to keep my mind off of it all, I managed to make a knife for a paying customer. Something that, hopefully, refills the camera funds savings piggy
Borrowed Kristinas camera again, mated with the 55mm f3,5 Ai micro Nikkor
the solitaire wrote:
Phillippe, I really like those last few photos you posted. They are nothing short of amazing! Very intense, very well composed and very interesting, both from perspective and layout as from the contents.
Unfortunately, I am further away from owning a camera then I was a month ago. Had some bad luck, and the money I had been putting away for a replacement camera was used for car repairs and other stuff more important then (yes, they are few, but there are things more important then photography)
So, with no time on my hands, running to get things sorted and fixed, and with just the little hours in the middle of the night to do something to keep my mind off of it all, I managed to make a knife for a paying customer. Something that, hopefully, refills the camera funds savings piggy
Borrowed Kristinas camera again, mated with the 55mm f3,5 Ai micro Nikkor
10 more of these, and I should be able to buy a camera...Show more →
Phillipe, outstanding series of shots from Paris! Glad to see the rise in street shots.
Leighton, the Sunspots Studio shot is eye catching. As mentioned, the ISO12800 looks good at web size posting, and the colors are really good for that high ISO.
Ben, perhaps you are pushing Phillipe!
Jose, "Epiphytic fern reviviscence" is pretty amazing. This is totally new for me, must look it up more.
pbraymond wrote:
Phillipe, outstanding series of shots from Paris! Glad to see the rise in street shots.
Leighton, the Sunspots Studio shot is eye catching. As mentioned, the ISO12800 looks good at web size posting, and the colors are really good for that high ISO.
Ben, perhaps you are pushing Phillipe!
Jose, "Epiphytic fern reviviscence" is pretty amazing. This is totally new for me, must look it up more.
Ray - he's pushing me, especially these recent Paris shots - amazing.
Love the title "almost street photography" - I know how you feel. You're using a 50 - 135mm, I'm so timid I use 200mm. I know why Philippe shoots old people - they don't come after you when you poke a camera in their face.
So here's an old man and me, well, that's two old men:a self portrait while taking cover from the rain with the 16mm f3.5 on the Canon M50.
Gah so close. Boosted the shadows and I still can't see your face
bruni wrote:
So here's an old man and me, well, that's two old men:a self portrait while taking cover from the rain with the 16mm f3.5 on the Canon M50.
bruni wrote:
Leighton - I'm not a grandparent - help me understand, what am I missing in these pics? To me it looks like you have another cutie on your hands, and I'm guessing he's a handful. That 28 is looking good on the fuji. Love the shot on the slippery dip, wish Garrett had looked up and we'd have got both in frame.
ben
Well...pics of grandchildren are normally boring unless you have some. You're right, would have been better if Garrett was looking up.
I commented on Flickr about the image you shared below, fantastic. I'm with Chin, so close. Why don't you shock us and give us a REAL self portrait!
asiostygius wrote:
Unfortnately I had not much time lately to post over here (my mother suffered two surgeries in sequence), but this weekend I got some time to edit these shots showing an interesting natural phenomenon:
Kit building is never complete, just bought a 180/2.8 ED......AGAIN! off the B&S. It's my 4th one I think (always have to sell my copy when I need the cash.)
Fortunately, I have been working for the last couple of months so have some spends again.
Just knew I had to get one for my upcoming 4 month trip to India and HK in January, was on my camera 50% of the time in Bali.
Just need to decide what else to take (out of - 16/2.8 fishy, 20UD, 28/3.5HC, 50/1.4SC ?), get the D800 serviced (filthy sensor and sticky Play and Delete buttons) and have an 85/1.4 that needs someone to rebuild it after I messed up the CLA - not sure I need it with the 180ED though.
Philippe
I know, I know. I saw this light, and took a shot. A shot with a person, and a shot without. Shot with a human in it wasn't as good, so went to image dump.
Ben
Thank you so much. It is shot with D700. My everyday walk-around camera is D700. A bit heavy, but it takes the beating well too.
Samy
My weakness of lens lineup. I don't have wide angle MF glass. 55 is the widest. 28/2.8 looks great, but I may end up with 28/1.8 which suits for all other works, like family and lazy hiking, etc.... Other one that tickles me is the 28PC ...
leighton w wrote:
Well...pics of grandchildren are normally boring unless you have some. You're right, would have been better if Garrett was looking up.
I commented on Flickr about the image you shared below, fantastic. I'm with Chin, so close. Why don't you shock us and give us a REAL self portrait!
Chin, Leighton - ha ha - it's not close - that's a 16mm lens and I was quite a way off. It's a heavy crop. I was surprised that the file held up so well because it's a crop sensor and the light was so bad.
Leighton - as for the grandchildren pics - I was surprised how well the 28 performed on the Fuji, and you did well with focus on moving subjects.
Jose, sorry about your mom's health issues. Hopefully she's well on the road to recovery.
asiostygius wrote:
Unfortnately I had not much time lately to post over here (my mother suffered two surgeries in sequence), but this weekend I got some time to edit these shots showing an interesting natural phenomenon:
6 Oct was the photowalk, grabbed a few MF lenses and walked around the museum for a while. The 85 in the bag was the 85mm f/1.8 H. C. Auto, twin to Nikki, the first one I got. I now have a second as well.
Luka, the human-less shots are just fine with your eye for light and shadow.
Laura, great job getting clean backgrounds at the WPAFM. I’m partial to WW2 aircraft myself.
Ben, the 16mm street is my fav among your recent posts, enjoy the space around you and the subject.
Jose, best wishes for your mom.
Eike, your shots just above, and some other recent ones really do showcase the gentleness of the OOF areas of the 50HC, though I’m certain that processing skills play into it as well keep the gentleness.
pbraymond wrote:
Luka, the human-less shots are just fine with your eye for light and shadow.
Laura, great job getting clean backgrounds at the WPAFM. I’m partial to WW2 aircraft myself.
Ben, the 16mm street is my fav among your recent posts, enjoy the space around you and the subject.
Jose, best wishes for your mom.
Eike, your shots just above, and some other recent ones really do showcase the gentleness of the OOF areas of the 50HC, though I’m certain that processing skills play into it as well keep the gentleness.
Ray,
Thank you so much !
And, love the title of 'Almost street photography' and the message " Art makes Columbus' with a person to see the scale.
- not sure I need it with the 180ED though.
