On my way back home today, I stopped in the old tobacco warehouse district of Danville Va (I grew up about 20 miles from there). I had not been by there in years. There seems to be a big revitalization effort for that area and they are converting the old warehouses into apartments, shops, restaurants, etc.
I spent a few minutes walking around and I will definitely go back soon. There are a lot of photo opportunities there for sure.
Leighton, they do need you to come down and consult with them on the farmers market. A lot of potential, but... well... seem to need some help
Posting a few with the Leica M and the Nikkor 5cm f/2 LTM. I am giving ON1 another shot for post processing.
NightOwl Cat wrote:
Chris, congrats on the new job, having been unemployed for four straight years once, I know how maddening it is.
This is actually good news. It means the lining of the colon was inflamed thanks to the diverticulitis, and that there is no sign of pre-cancer (dysplasia) or cancerous cells (malignancy) in the section that was removed. -itis is usually an inflammatory disease of the part that precedes itis (tonsillitis for example)
Spoken like a person who is trained as a nurse who is, therefore, capable of reading diagnostic reports and making sense out it all...
Appreciate the clarification and very happy for you that there was nothing horribly frightening in it all. Stay healthy... and about that diverticulitis... you might want to read what doctors recommending a vegan diet have to say about that particular ailment... like John McDougall...
Shortly after he earning his M.D. Dr. McDougall met a doctor who practiced for twenty years in Uganda who joked that they have small hospital because they have big, healthy bowel movements while in North America has small, hard bowel movements and BIG hospitals... this man... Dr. Denis Burkitt who is a big fan of a whole food plant based diet.
gbohannon wrote:
On my way back home today, I stopped in the old tobacco warehouse district of Danville Va (I grew up about 20 miles from there). I had not been by there in years. There seems to be a big revitalization effort for that area and they are converting the old warehouses into apartments, shops, restaurants, etc.
I spent a few minutes walking around and I will definitely go back soon. There are a lot of photo opportunities there for sure.
Leighton, they do need you to come down and consult with them on the farmers market. A lot of potential, but... well... seem to need some help
Posting a few with the Leica M and the Nikkor 5cm f/2 LTM. I am giving ON1 another shot for post processing.
Nice when the conversation gets technical from time to time. I was thinking the same thing you mentioned George about the dandelion chip and contacts of the adaptor. I admire those of you who decide to modify these old lenses, but that is not my cup of tea. I've shot so many photos without EXIF data with my own naming scheme that I wouldn't know what to do with myself if the camera actually did all the work for me...
Here are a couple of shots I grabbed today... I think I'll head out again since the weather is perfect at the moment. These were shot with the 80-200 f/4.5 AI N with the 20mm tube. I think its time to try another setup for a bit. You'll note my naming scheme in the title of the images.
It is May, the month of flowers, the last month of flowers here in SoCal. I only have one rose bush in my rose garden, but boy do I have ground-cover, Peter's ground-cover, it is happy this year.
rafaelcasd wrote:
The red on those bricks is unreal, like velvia, is it the Nikkor, the Leica or you George? ( I NEED a 5cm 2.0 LTM)
I think a combination of all three
I build a preset in ON1 that has a lot of color "pop", but the brick there is unique. Also, the Nikkor LTM's perform great on the Leica. Definitely a unique rendering that I really like.
And going back to cars from this Friday, my town's cruising event is most often kind of the same old, same old cars, but once every few times it can get really interesting. I normally go with one camera and one lens, but I am educating myself to take two cameras to be better prepared for those more unique days.
One aspect I really like is that this is not a competitive event and is open to all old cars, so one can see Pierce Arrows next to low riders and people show appreciation and respect for each other's work of love, however different it may be.
Here is a little collage to prove the variety of the event.
George, I'll be interested in your evaluation of ON1. It might be the way I go if I ever get a Z6 since I'm not buying into Adobe's pay-to-play business model. Z6 files will work with DNG converter and LR5; but as I suspected, the only profile available is Adobe Standard. None of the Nikon profiles show up.
By this morning the spiders had moved from the vicinity of the leaf where they hatched. There was a whole new network of filaments between various leaves, and the spiderlings had aggregated into a ball suspended in air by the filaments.
I wish Buddy would show up with his knowledge of spiders. He might be able to identify the species. I'm assuming that they are some common garden spider and not hazardous for humans. I have seen black widows here twice, once on the foundation of my house and once in the basement. Even so, they're not common in this part of Oregon.
Love the spider shots Ken with that delicious bokeh. I've never seen spiders like this so I'd welcome a bit of education from Buddy or whomever knows about such things. All I know about spiders is when I find them in my home I capture them in a jar and put them outside...
So I returned a library book at College of Marin... to a book drop since the library was closed. I don't quite understand a college library that closes on the weekend but that is the case. I have a friend who works there and he is probably quite happy to work the equivalent of bankers' hours...
So I mounted the 55 f/1.2 S.C. AI which is a favorite walk around lens and took these...
I've been aware for some time that I really need to clean the sensor on my Df, but I'm not certain whether to tackle it on my own or take it to the local camera shop. I imagine in this talented crowd many of you are doing the deed yourself. I welcome your preferred method of doing so. I do have a Rocket blower so will likely start there, but I think something a bit more rigorous is required. Suggestions everyone? Much appreciate guidance from my friends on this thread.
Ballard wrote:
George, I'll be interested in your evaluation of ON1. It might be the way I go if I ever get a Z6 since I'm not buying into Adobe's pay-to-play business model. Z6 files will work with DNG converter and LR5; but as I suspected, the only profile available is Adobe Standard. None of the Nikon profiles show up.
Keep us posted.
I keep dipping my toe so to speak in other programs, but always end up back with Lightroom. Plugins like LensTagger (for adding the lens information and film information in EXIF) and CornerFix (correcting color in legacy wide-angle LTM lenses) are what is keeping me on the fence.
But if Adobe does away with the $9.99 plan and only has the $20 plan like they are "testing the market" with, it will force me to make a move.
CGrindahl wrote:
I've been aware for some time that I really need to clean the sensor on my Df, but I'm not certain whether to tackle it on my own or take it to the local camera shop. I imagine in this talented crowd many of you are doing the deed yourself. I welcome your preferred method of doing so. I do have a Rocket blower so will likely start there, but I think something a bit more rigorous is required. Suggestions everyone? Much appreciate guidance from my friends on this thread.
Curtis, I used to clean my Df whenever needed. I have always cleaned all my camera sensors. Rocket blower first, and for the stubborn spots used Eclipse solution and Photographic Solutions swabs for full frame sensors for a good wet cleaning. Key is not using too much solution. I have never had much luck with the sensor brushes. I tried a couple over the years but always ended up with more spots than I started with. Probably user error on my part.
With that said, a couple years ago I gave these Sensor Gel Sticks a try and have not done a wet cleaning since. Link below is for the one for Nikon sensors. In the article there is a link to the other version for Sony, Fuji and Leica. I use the one below for my D850 and used it on the Df. I have not cleaned my Z6 with it since the verdict is still out on how to clean the IBIS sensor. But so far the Rocket Blower has handled all my needs with that camera.
. Congrats to your daughter!
