Mission Ranch, Carmel. Purchased in 1986 by The Pale Rider, it was saved from the wrecking ball and condo development. The buildings were restored and transformed to a restaurant and lodging complex.
Fuji X-E1 and Nikkor 50/2 K.
Outdoor dining has a great view @ f/5.6:
Take a stroll down the hill and one is greeted by these guys (@f/2.8):
saph wrote:
Philippe, one of your best landscapes!
George, liking your work with the 5cm 3.5 LTM Nikkor. That's one of the few non-5cm 1.1 RF Nikkors I don't have.
Kristian, cool pic of the moss in Malmo.
Andy, I see you are going to enjoy the 135 f2. Its a fantastic lens.
Scott, lovely fall composition!
Ha ha, thanks Samy, it's probably my 4th or 5th 135 f2, I love 'em and you're right it is a fantastic lens
Feast or famine for me the last few years, need cash, sell lenses, get cash, buy 'em back again ! and so on and so forth.
I'm making hay while the sun shines at the moment, got a 28/2 Ais, 180ED and the 135/2 AI recently in prep for 4 months in India and HK in the New Year, striking while the iron is hot as my casual seasonal job is winding down and I'm just working 2 days a week ATM. Timed nicely though as the season picks up again when I get back from the sub continent.
One lens that did escape sale was my 85/1.4 but that was because it needs a rebuild which it is getting now.
I'm actually itching to get a 105/1.8 (again had a couple of them before) just because I love handling and using the lens, despite the fact that the 2.5 is just as sharp and that I don't really need it as the gap between the 85 and 135 isn't that great. I just love the big chunks of AIS glass 85/1.4 - 105/1.8 - 135/2 - 180ED even though they don't have the nice scalloped focus ring like my 20UD.
Yup, just like the rest of us I have my own particular strain of NMFAS and it mutates and evolves from time to time
It will never be the urge to use film though so props to you and your affliction
saph wrote:
Ben, your other mistake is in the second one, too much light in the middle of the frame. j/k, both are superb benzes!!
You're right Samy- way too much light - I'm going to blame those slow old nikkors. Here's Nikki's older brother, the 85mm f1.8 H, a nice fast lens that allows the proper darkness.
pbraymond wrote:
Since it's still comparatively slow around here, another shot of the same tree in the previous shot, different angle. I was loving the lighting that day. D700, 75-150.
gbohannon wrote:
Samy, I love that Velvia 50! How did we ever take photos before the days of digital?
I have a couple of young photographers I am working with and they have never touched a film camera let alone shoot with film. They are intrigued with the concept of setting manual exposure, reading a scene for exposure before shooting, let alone manual focus. I am going to let them use the Leica with the Nikkor glass for a weekend. Should be fun
You're a brave man letting "young" photographers use your Leica.
leighton w wrote:
You're a brave man letting "young" photographers use your Leica.
They are very responsible. Plus they know I can still "take them" if they mess it up
I really liked your market pictures too. If you had the wind like we did yesterday I bet it was a cold market. You must be getting ready to wrap up the season next weekend right?
Was thinking about you yesterday Leighton. My wife and I went to the state market in Raleigh to get our seasonal case of sweet potatoes and it was shoulder to shoulder with people (had a holiday craft fair going on). Too many people to really enjoy but was glad to see all the business for the local farms. But did notice more looking than buying.
We do not mind paying a small premium over the big box chain stores for farm to table and are fortunate our budget allows it. There are so many that can't take advantage of buying like that. Not trying to sound like the old curmudgeon that my wife thinks I am becoming, but it is unfortunate that the mom and pop grocery stores have basically disappeared here in this part of the US. We had one local co-op that tried but only lasted a couple years. Too many "but that costs so much more than Walmart" mindsets out there.
I may think that way because I grew up next to (which means able to walk to) a country store that sold everything from deli meat (cut to order), to local vegetables, hand scooped ice cream to Redwing work boots and farm supplies. It was also the local post office and town hall (meaning that is where all the old men hung out and solved the worlds problems) . It was a staple of the community and not a novelty store for weekend business.
Too much thinking for an early Sunday morning. Off to get another cup of coffee
Anyway, hats off to you and others that keep the markets going and the farm products coming
Oh, that old country store? Didn't make it. Below a couple shots from the other year. X-Pro2 with Nikkor 3.5cm f/2.5 LTM.
George the B/W roadside scenes are terrific. Rural USA at its best!
Leighton some excellent Bokeh and DOF in the latest group, very nice.
Serge I thought you were a NYC guy. What's with Kali? Some nice shots indeed.
All right something from a way different perspective from North Central Arkansas. The Norfolk Dam taken from three perspectives and all stitched together for a detailed PANO of the water side, roadway and power plant.
An interesting bunch of shots if you like such things.
It rained a LOT in London yesterday afternoon.
We got a bit wet.... however the puddles created some nice reflections and were deep enough to stop people walking into the frame.
These are grab shots from Piccadilly Circus with the 24/2.8 NC
gbohannon wrote:
They are very responsible. Plus they know I can still "take them" if they mess it up
I really liked your market pictures too. If you had the wind like we did yesterday I bet it was a cold market. You must be getting ready to wrap up the season next weekend right?
Was thinking about you yesterday Leighton. My wife and I went to the state market in Raleigh to get our seasonal case of sweet potatoes and it was shoulder to shoulder with people (had a holiday craft fair going on). Too many people to really enjoy but was glad to see all the business for the local farms. But did notice more looking than buying.
We do not mind paying a small premium over the big box chain stores for farm to table and are fortunate our budget allows it. There are so many that can't take advantage of buying like that. Not trying to sound like the old curmudgeon that my wife thinks I am becoming, but it is unfortunate that the mom and pop grocery stores have basically disappeared here in this part of the US. We had one local co-op that tried but only lasted a couple years. Too many "but that costs so much more than Walmart" mindsets out there.
I may think that way because I grew up next to (which means able to walk to) a country store that sold everything from deli meat (cut to order), to local vegetables, hand scooped ice cream to Redwing work boots and farm supplies. It was also the local post office and town hall (meaning that is where all the old men hung out and solved the worlds problems) . It was a staple of the community and not a novelty store for weekend business.
Too much thinking for an early Sunday morning. Off to get another cup of coffee
Anyway, hats off to you and others that keep the markets going and the farm products coming
Oh, that old country store? Didn't make it. Below a couple shots from the other year. X-Pro2 with Nikkor 35mm f/1.4 Ai-s.
Super nighttime work, Colin. I like rainy days as long as there's shelter close by and it's not too cold. Thanks for your comment as well on the fall pics.
Excellent market pics as usual Leighton. Velvia profile, eh? Maybe I should upgrade from lightroom 5.x!
George, that's a nice building for a shot, not so nice that it's run down and a loss to the local community awhile ago. There's still a 3rd generation hardware store in the town of about 5200 that seems to do OK, though I don't see the next generation in there after the current one.
Ben, that solitary figure in the bottom right with just the right light is excellent!
A highlight of the last page, Phillipe, re: the St Tropez shot.
Ken Hill wrote:
Serge I thought you were a NYC guy. What's with Kali? Some nice shots indeed.
Thanks, Ken.
I am in NYC but travel to the San Francisco area usually once a year. On this recent visit, we stayed a couple of extra days and visited beautiful Carmel, a first. It is a tiny bit different from the Big Apple, that's for sure.
Thanks Leighton - Velvia profile you say? Does that come as standard?
I don't see it in my Windows version of LR and it is up to date.
On further investigation I only have 'camera matching' profiles so it doesn't look like there are any Fuji profiles without the equivalent raw file.
Well ladies and gents, my 400/5.6 ED-AI has finally met its match at 400mm.
The Sony 100-400/4.5-5.6 G is the first zoom lens I've every encountered that was excellent wide open at the long end of the zoom range. Corner to corner sharp just like the Nikkor.
I'll likely be selling one of my two copies of the 400/5.6 ED-AI after I grab a good copy of the Sony. Gotta have AF some times.
In the mean time a couple of images from the Nikkor while out shooting both of these lenses yesterday.
leighton w wrote:
Love the tonal qualities in these shots George. Thought it was the Leica at first.
Yes, the wind was awful, made for some cold times as it never got out of the 30's. Next week is the last one.
Not the Leica, but looking back at my files, it was the Nikkor 3.5cm f/2.5 LTM lens (I updated the post to indicate the correct lens)
ACROS processing with some Lightroom tweaks
pbraymond wrote:
Super nighttime work, Colin. I like rainy days as long as there's shelter close by and it's not too cold. Thanks for your comment as well on the fall pics.
Excellent market pics as usual Leighton. Velvia profile, eh? Maybe I should upgrade from lightroom 5.x!
George, that's a nice building for a shot, not so nice that it's run down and a loss to the local community awhile ago. There's still a 3rd generation hardware store in the town of about 5200 that seems to do OK, though I don't see the next generation in there after the current one.
Ben, that solitary figure in the bottom right with just the right light is excellent!
A highlight of the last page, Phillipe, re: the St Tropez shot.
Yea, I'm using LR6 and you can get it in there.
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DeltaSigma wrote:
Thanks Leighton - Velvia profile you say? Does that come as standard?
I don't see it in my Windows version of LR and it is up to date.
On further investigation I only have 'camera matching' profiles so it doesn't look like there are any Fuji profiles without the equivalent raw file.
It comes standard if you're using a Fuji camera and at least LR6.
. It was a staple of the community and not a novelty store for weekend business.
