Peter, fantastic that you found a club to enjoy and improve your skills even more! We have a couple here in Dayton, but their meeting times aren't compatible with my work hours
Oosty wrote:
Thanks everyone for the likes - joining the Knysna Photographic Society really has reinvigorated my interest in photography and also given me new focus as my competence and interest in golf, which I have played for 66 years, is declining. One of the things I promised myself I would do when I was old enough
What has emerged from the club is just how good the top photogs are and how diligent. Many have won international awards at salons and are willing to share both knowledge and technique.
The illuminating thing about the images above is just how good our beloved MF lenses are - all pics were taken on a tripod, remotely triggered and naturally lit. My 50mm f2 H lens dates back to the 1960's and the 105 2.5 is at least 30 years old.
As a youngster I loved my Pentax Spotmatic and the Takumar lenses but I always hankered after a Nikon which was beyond my budget. How fortunate we are to be able to use these same lenses on the latest offerings from Nikon. I'm enjoying the discussion on the Z series and loving the images that are being posted here.
Kristian Both this and the previously posted waterfall are in northern California. With all the recent rain they must be really flowing right now.
Ahh ok. Somehow the light reminded of shots I've seen from the pacific nw. Perhaps the flora is similar to northern Cali. Anyways, love what you'r sharing!!
/Kristian
The shadows of the Z6 can be pushed 5 stops with no artifacts. Much better than my D800 and D810.
I know you are tired of these photos but I cannot believe how green we are now, with rain this weekend and next. San Diego is much drier than northern California, a deluge here is one inch of rain.
This photo is here to show a +5EV push of shadows and the sharpest of all Nikkor wide angles, the 16mm 3.5
Our farewell from Scotland, shot on the ferry that brought us back to Glasgow Airport, 50mm f/1.2 AI-S on D600. We really loved our three weeks there and will definitely return-Scotland is full of things to see, a paradise for hiking with amazing landscapes, has very friendly people, good food and great Whisky.
Just for fun i downloaded "PhotoPills" - for $10 it has to be the most amazing app for any photographer interested in landscapes. Deals with everything, moon, sun, milky way, shadow height, exposure ...you think of it and it has it.
For info - there's the only supermoon of the year on March 21
Oosty wrote:
Just for fun i downloaded "PhotoPills" - for $10 it has to be the most amazing app for any photographer interested in landscapes. Deals with everything, moon, sun, milky way, shadow height, exposure ...you think of it and it has it.
For info - there's the only supermoon of the year on March 21
An enthusiastic second for PhotoPills Oosty!
I picked it up a couple of months ago primarily for trying out its' Hyperfocal information and calculations. I stumbled on a strong recommendation for it from a professional photographer whose work I was looking at on line and readings his discussions of how to use Hyperfocal Distance.
The downloadable documents are thorough, informative, and well thought out. A real bargain for any photographer!
Hey gang. A quick post to end the weekend and move the thread along. I have been crazy busy and combined with the continued wet weather and life in general, I have not been out shooting very much. The last year was the second wettest on record and the wettest in the last 100 years.
Had a brief window to go out and shoot some this afternoon. Just test shots, mainly getting a feel for different lenses on the Z6. Today I was using the 180mm/2.8 ED AIS on the FTZ adapter. Good balance in handling and weight for that focal length.
My goal is to get an easy to handle and relatively compact "go kit" that fits in a small hard case and covers ultra wide to moderate telephoto. I intend to use legacy manual focus primes. The last lens to narrow down was for the long end. It was down to the 200mm f/4 and 180mm 2.8. The 180mm is the winner for me. The extra light, ED glass and ease of focusing outweighed the extra 20mm of focal length.
Posting one from early this evening with an atypical method of using the 180mm lens. I combined the lens with the K2 extension ring on the FTZ and used it to get a closer minimum focus distance. Ok, it was mainly because according to the Nikon manual you can't use the K2. So proceed with caution
This shot really doesn't show off the feature of the Z6 or the 180mm, but being converted to black and white captured the feel for the weather. Spring flower, but still winter.
The neighborhood is overtaken by weeds, all the same, all kind of pretty but when they dry up in summer they become a fire hazard. The two sides of life.
MontanaKid wrote:
An enthusiastic second for PhotoPills Oosty!
I picked it up a couple of months ago primarily for trying out its' Hyperfocal information and calculations. I stumbled on a strong recommendation for it from a professional photographer whose work I was looking at on line and readings his discussions of how to use Hyperfocal Distance.
The downloadable documents are thorough, informative, and well thought out. A real bargain for any photographer!
- Jack
Had some Google Play credits to burn. Thanks for the recommendation both, never knew about this app! Downloading now.
A shiny bright orb was in the sky today after almost another inch of rain yesterday. So after work I grabbed the Z6 and 58mm/1.2 Noct and took a few shots.
Below a soft wide open Noct shot with the sun setting.
