NightOwl Cat wrote:
Three from Friday night, friends of mine playing in a studio of an artist who works with weathered metal and paint. Used the 105 f/2.5 AI-s
Cool background in these Laura. Glad you are up to getting out.
gbohannon wrote:
Sitting around on a rainy Sunday afternoon and trying different things in ON1. I have been creating some custom profiles and taking advantage of the layers feature in ON1. I was trying to find a unique profile to use with the Nikkor LTM 5cm f/2 lens. When shot wide open it has a distinct rendering that I really like under certain light. Can't put my finger on it, not quite a veiling flare but almost a halo character.
Anyway, I thought I would post something a little different from my usual. Not quite black and white, but not full color either
This was also from yesterdays shooting, but at and around the old train depot. Like I said yesterday, I am definitely going back there for an afternoon of shooting.
Ken Hill wrote:
Well I guess we trust you Curtis but just in case leave the checkbook at home. I can see you in a “rat rod!”
You were definitely on my mind this afternoon Ken. I was driving home after a hike through narrow streets in Fairfax and pulled over to let two cars pass, one of which is the latest model Corvette owned by a woman who for YEARS has parked a series of late model Corvettes next to the entrance of the park I often hike from. I didn't have time to say more than I love her car, but as I drove away I thought about the fact I'd owned three of them in years gone by and have two photographer friends still driving them... you included, of course.
There will definitely be cars offered for sale at this event... it seems folks who pour money into old cars EVENTUALLY reach the point where its time to bail out... usually at a significant loss. I'm afraid my finances are such that I'm not prepared to play that game. I leave it to my friends with money to enjoy such treats. Besides, I doubt I could get in and out of a current model Corvette without wrenching my back. The Camry fits me perfectly... wide leather seat and all...
Ballard wrote:
Thanks for the info, Buddy. As I anticipated, you were the one who could identify them. I know what the adult orb weavers look like. They are all over the yard in mid to late summer. I'm glad to know that even the adults are harmless though they can look menacing. These little spiderlings are rather cute.
Speaking of "cute"... Probably because I ran into a rattlesnake a few weeks back AND I recall meeting another, much larger rattlesnake on the trail I was hiking today, I was on alert. I was on the last segment of the trail leading back to stable where I often begin my hike when I saw something in the middle of the trail ahead of me. Turns out it was a small rattlesnake, perhaps eight inches long. After a moments hesitation, I stepped off the trail and around the snake. Gazing back I saw the snake's mouth was open as though it was prepared to strike. I could see the tiny rattle at the end of its tail as well.
Of course, it was only later that I recalled many years ago climbing out of a dry river wash and finding myself staring directly into a nest with what appeared to be dozens of rattlesnakes and thought to myself that stepping off the trail I could have stepping into the nest for this "cute" little snake. But nothing bad happened.
I'll join the chorus George. I really like the processing you tried, especially on the first station photo. I've read a whole series of novels lately set in Europe in the years before World War II and this photo feels like it belongs in one of those books. One series of six books all had titles referring to railway stations in Berlin... It definitely is fun to play with processing, something a number of folks playing on this thread have done over time. Thanks for sharing your efforts!
CGrindahl wrote:
I'll join the chorus George. I really like the processing you tried, especially on the first station photo. I've read a whole series of novels lately set in Europe in the years before World War II and this photo feels like it belongs in one of those books. One series of six books all had titles referring to railway stations in Berlin... It definitely is fun to play with processing, something a number of folks playing on this thread have done over time. Thanks for sharing your efforts!
Thanks Curtis. There is something about going back to where you grew up. This processing just seems to fit that district and I think I may continue this series in that theme when I go back. It is really good to see the area being restored. Last time I was there the whole area we getting in really bad shape. I have memories as a kid going to the train station with my family and picking up an older cousin coming in to visit when he was in the Air Force and picking up an Aunt who was a buyer for a department store and would take the train to NYC for business. I thought that was such a big deal. NYC!
The second shot of the bridge tunnel is one I will never forget. My grandfather used to run an Esso station that also had a restaurant and he would come to this area of town to buy wholesale produce. I would often ride with him on these trips. He would always blow the horn on the car when we went through the tunnel. . Next trip up I am going to try to find the building where the wholesale produce was sold. I can still smell the smells of the produce and feel the cool temperatures in the storage rooms.
My dad was a welder/pipe-fitter and was always doing side jobs and projects. There used to be a scrap metal yard about 3 blocks from the depot and we would go there a few times a year to get materials.
All these memories came flooding back in the brief time I was there yesterday.
I guess that is why I am putting a little more thought and effort into processing these
Love the memories George. Thanks for sharing them. Funny to go back into time with such stories. My father was a produce buyer for a small chain of grocery stores and ran the produce department in one of those stores. When I was young he would leave at 4 in the morning and drive to the produce market to place orders for the stores... a market perhaps similar to the one you visited with your grandfather. I was too young to join my father for those excursions but I recall going to the store on Sunday back when grocery stores closed on Sunday. We were there to do the inventory. I recall climbing over all the boxes in the back. If was work for my dad but a great adventure for me.
What a wonderful idea to continue this series of photos. I often visit the neighborhoods where I grew up but they were pretty ordinary suburbs. Definitely not much there I'd feel inspired by as a photographer. I'll look forward to what you bring to the thread George. I hope you'll have more stories to share with them. Some photos don't really need to be explained but some really do if we want to tap into their deepest meaning. Those are special.
Speaking of photos with a story. Our friend Rinie who was quite active on the thread many years ago and who took the famous photo of a barge docked near her home in Rotterdam named Nikki, with Nikki the lens sitting on a nearby bollard, celebrated her 65th birthday last Friday. She's been much challenged of late with health problems. I wanted to remind her of the pleasures we find in life and sent a copy of this photo taken in 2012 in Istanbul. I shot it with the 50 f/1.2 AI-s on our first evening there. We enjoyed the local beer. What a wonderful night that was. I was shooting with the much loved D700 at the time.
the solitaire wrote:
The city has a say in when you mow your lawn?
The previous owner of our new house would be in big trouble then. Just snapped some pictures of our new home using the 20mm f3,5 Nikkor-UD
The front lawn at least got a bit of TLC, but this will be a lot of work to put straight, and will require a chainsaw and some even heavier equipment before I'm anywhere near satisfied
Which means, this stuff will have to wait. It has been waiting some 15 000 years already, so I guess a few additional weeks or months won't hurt. Picked up some materials to use for another knife handle. Mammoth tusk and bone, set in acrylic, and some bog Oak. All from the same area in Syberia. I'll just have to add a Syberian Yakut blade to keep in line with the heritage of the materials ...Show more →
Looks like you're in farming country. Enjoy your new house.
gbohannon wrote:
Sitting around on a rainy Sunday afternoon and trying different things in ON1. I have been creating some custom profiles and taking advantage of the layers feature in ON1. I was trying to find a unique profile to use with the Nikkor LTM 5cm f/2 lens. When shot wide open it has a distinct rendering that I really like under certain light. Can't put my finger on it, not quite a veiling flare but almost a halo character.
Anyway, I thought I would post something a little different from my usual. Not quite black and white, but not full color either
This was also from yesterdays shooting, but at and around the old train depot. Like I said yesterday, I am definitely going back there for an afternoon of shooting.
How are you rating ON1 George?
I started using the latest version from them at the end of last year. I stopped after about 4 months as it was too buggy.
I found it very promising with layers and effects. This month there will be a major (free) update with eg history.
One of the promising things was/is the LR migration tool, but after about 3 days is crashed every time and during the migration my computer was barely usable. Often all 8 threads were full in use! I had a lot of support from their support-desk but eventually I quit.
Now I’m 100% on DxO, although a very good RAW converter it misses a lot of the other things.
gbohannon wrote:
Sitting around on a rainy Sunday afternoon and trying different things in ON1. I have been creating some custom profiles and taking advantage of the layers feature in ON1. I was trying to find a unique profile to use with the Nikkor LTM 5cm f/2 lens. When shot wide open it has a distinct rendering that I really like under certain light. Can't put my finger on it, not quite a veiling flare but almost a halo character.
Anyway, I thought I would post something a little different from my usual. Not quite black and white, but not full color either
This was also from yesterdays shooting, but at and around the old train depot. Like I said yesterday, I am definitely going back there for an afternoon of shooting.
leighton w wrote:
I'm with you Scott, I use the HSL sliders a lot in LR, so that might be a deal breaker for me with On1. Have you used Exposure 4? They say it plays well with Fuji files.
No, but I have used Exposure 3. I liked it and used it extensively for a while. I honestly don't remember why I quit using it.
Chris Dees wrote:
How are you rating ON1 George?
I started using the latest version from them at the end of last year. I stopped after about 4 months as it was too buggy.
I found it very promising with layers and effects. This month there will be a major (free) update with eg history.
One of the promising things was/is the LR migration tool, but after about 3 days is crashed every time and during the migration my computer was barely usable. Often all 8 threads were full in use! I had a lot of support from their support-desk but eventually I quit.
Now I’m 100% on DxO, although a very good RAW converter it misses a lot of the other things.
Too early to tell. I am using 2018.5. No issue so far regarding bugs, but honestly just started diving into it the last week and really like the layers but do miss the HSL sliders. I just need some time with it to learn all the pluses and minuses. It was the same way when I moved to Lightroom from Aperture when Apple discontinued development for that program. Thanks for the heads up on the migration tool. If I do the switch, I will have to find a standalone tool equal to LensTagger plugin to Lightroom. Hopefully there is one.
Thanks Scott, I have been taking it easy... but the dandelions have all sprouted their flyaway heads... city apparently comes by on Tuesdays this year... It's gonna bug me today.
mp356 wrote:
Cool background in these Laura. Glad you are up to getting out.
