saph wrote:
Its on the agenda for a Saturday. Still hoping for a mini-Stauntonstock. George, any thoughts when you might make it up there?
I am going up to southern Va every Friday night to stay with my mom and give my sister a break (back home Saturday nights)... I just need to schedule a time with her. She works every other weekend, but if we wanted to plan something I would just need a few weeks notice to make it work.
My wife and I went for a ride through the mountains at the Georgia/SC line yesterday. We started with a picnic by the lake, wondered through car show (this Ford 100 truck was my favorite), found a couple of swimming holes, and a beautiful resort.
All photos with Fuji X-T2 and Nikkor 24mm f/2.8 AI.
Ballard wrote:
Eike, for many years before I owned any of the Micro-Nikkors I used the trusty 50/2 H with extension tubes for all my macro work. It performs reasonably well in the close-up range but with more curvature of field than the dedicated macro lenses.
Ken, the H 50 F2 is a fantastic lens indeed!
I guess what I meant to write was that it was more difficult for me to focus correctly on the small flower than if I had used a dedicated macro lens.
This is Vipul, his brother, who we call BB is the vendor who makes Chai. BB lives in Staunton, but his brother Vipul, comes down from Pennsylvania (4 hours away) every Saturday to help.
Thanks Kristian. No fish yesterday. We have to get control of the duckweed that is taking over the pond. First time that has happened. So looking for an environmentally friendly way to control it. Good thing we now have a wildlife biologist in the family
George, loved that set of images, especially appreciating the way you processed them. Good for you lending a hand with your mom. Sounds like if you and Samy play your cards right there'll be a meet up in Staunton for some first rate chai. I drink chai most mornings but it is seldom I brew a pot of the really good stuff... and I know full well that a real Indian family recipe will be something else all together. Wish I could join you.
Leighton, always appreciate the market photos, a little slice of Virginia as summer approaches... though it seems you're already having summer temperatures. Stay cool.
Love the balloons Scott, a wonderful collection of photos.
Andy, I'm mesmerized by your photos from India. Perhaps it is my monitor by many of the black and white photos seem quite dark. Is that what you were looking for in processing? I know light can be awfully bright in India. Great lowlight work as well. I think you're making a few folks drool with those lowlight photos from the Z 6. Remarkable.
Rafael, I love the car photos, of course. Peering into the early Corvette I'm reminded of my 1956 which had a very similar interior treatment. Quite a beautiful car. And the reworked Thunderbird reminds me of the treatment someone gave a 1955 Chevrolet Bel Aire at the show in San Rafael. I don't think I posted these photos...
I didn't quite understand what I was seeing under the hood. He threw out an engine name but it didn't mean anything to me. My 1955 had a 327 cubic inch fuel injection short block with two four barrel carburetors that absolutely FILLED the engine compartment. This looks like a windup toy... but I know it isn't.
NightOwl Cat wrote:
Flickr is now owned by SmugMug. When I was looking for a hosting site several years ago, their downtime is one thing that took them out of the running. I'm guessing it's now transferred to Flickr as well.
I’m new to Flickr. So far not impressed, good thing I’m not paying.
CGrindahl wrote:
Andy, I'm mesmerized by your photos from India. Perhaps it is my monitor by many of the black and white photos seem quite dark. Is that what you were looking for in processing? I know light can be awfully bright in India. Great lowlight work as well. I think you're making a few folks drool with those lowlight photos from the Z 6. Remarkable.
Hi Curtis, thanks. I'm not sure about the darkness of my B&W shots from India, but I do prefer the darker end of the spectrum as it were and I do recall some of your mono pics being a little too light for my tastes.
I don't know about your monitor but it could easily be mine as I do my processing on an old laptop which isn't ideal and it certainly isn't calibrated in any way.
It would be good to know what everyone else thinks - are my B&W shots too dark ?
