Finally back in Florida after a long trip to Alaska where I took the family on a cruise. Taking Reagans advice I worried about nothing.
Drove to Seattle where we met up with family and boarded the ship, the NCL "Bliss" which is the newest in their fleet. Over 1100ft long and sported a laser tag arena and a two level go cart track on the top deck. Four balcony rooms for all to enjoy some majestic views. Gained two pounds despite some self control.
Have started the processing so here is the last Picture I took, when home,
Ken is one of our Corvette fans... the newer ones allow you to operate with only six cylinders firing, which permits such ungodly mileage figures. I had to ask about that the last trip he took. If you dig through Ken's photos you'll likely find one of his Corvette...
NightOwl Cat wrote:
Don't get me in trouble for working outside my scope, I'm not a nurse, I'm just an aide, and a postal worker.
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Those seem to be perfect qualifications for keeping us healthy AND well informed...
You say you're "just" an aide, but you're a NURSING aide, not a teacher's aide, so you're ahead of the pack. I don't think we have a doctor on board, at least not a doctor of medicine. Jose and John have other things on their minds... My training is in psychology, of course, and that ALWAYS comes in handy with the characters who find their way to this thread...
A really big thanks goes out to Jack, aka the "Montana Kid", for the loan of a few manual lenses. Specifically, the 28mm f2 AI and f2.8 AI-s to compare head-to-head. I had hoped to do some extensive comparisons but I was a bit late up to the lake and the light was changing so quickly that I didn't get adequate time to compare both these lenses on my Df and my Sony A7RII. Hopefully the weather will hold and I can get to that later today closer to home.
For what its worth - Avalanche Lake is one of the most popular hikes in the Park. It is pretty short (2.5 miles one way) and "flat" for Glacier (550 ft climb). It gets inundated in the summer. However, also being one of the lower lakes in the Park, the trail melts out earlier than many. So, I think May is the best time to visit as there is more snow (and usually bears) than in this photo, and far fewer people.
CGrindahl wrote:
Ken is one of our Corvette fans... the newer ones allow you to operate with only six cylinders firing, which permits such ungodly mileage figures. I had to ask about that the last trip he took. If you dig through Ken's photos you'll likely find one of his Corvette...
But for one fact all correct. It switches to 4 cylinders at cruise speed when in AFM (Active Fuel Management) is engaged. Acceleration or cruising uphill sets it back to V8 mode. This is true for the 2016, other years vary.
This Vette has been to 38 states of the lower 48. Its missed California and the North East.
Delighted you and Jack connected Doug. I've said many times that hanging out with other photographers who share an interest in these beautiful old lenses is always a pleasure. The results of your collaboration are delightful. Keep the photos coming. Montana is a beautiful spot and when you have someone willing to go off the beaten track the results can be spectacular. Thanks for this.
Thanks for the clarification Ken... obviously I haven't kept current with the world of Corvette... but I did encounter this fellow and was definitely thinking about you and Rafael while watching this AMAZING series of videos... taking a 1965 Chevrolet Impala and cutting it down so it could be mounted ON a Corvette frame and running gear. Breathtaking what this fellow can do with cars. Chip Foose was recently the first inductee to a hall of fame for fabricators of cars. He calls this car the Imposter... Have fun Ken!
Watch the video that follows this one because this car did win the prestigious Riddler Award.
CGrindahl wrote:
Delighted you and Jack connected Doug. I've said many times that hanging out with other photographers who share an interest in these beautiful old lenses is always a pleasure. The results of your collaboration are delightful. Keep the photos coming. Montana is a beautiful spot and when you have someone willing to go off the beaten track the results can be spectacular. Thanks for this.
Thanks for prodding me to post after "lurking in the shadows" for a year. Also looking forward to taking you up on your offer to go up Tam with you when I next visit my kids in the Bay Area! - Cheers
CGrindahl wrote:
Ken is one of our Corvette fans... the newer ones allow you to operate with only six cylinders firing, which permits such ungodly mileage figures. I had to ask about that the last trip he took. If you dig through Ken's photos you'll likely find one of his Corvette...
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Ken Hill wrote:
But for one fact all correct. It switches to 4 cylinders at cruise speed when in AFM (Active Fuel Management) is engaged. Acceleration or cruising uphill sets it back to V8 mode. This is true for the 2016, other years vary.
This Vette has been to 38 states of the lower 48. Its missed California and the North East.
It is ungodly. On a roadtrip to Yosemite and South Cali in December, my Outback 2.5 figures were 27mpg for a 4000 mile trip.
It is ungodly. On a roadtrip to Yosemite and South Cali in December, my Outback 2.5 figures were 27mpg for a 4000 mile trip.
Just traded our 2018 Outback in April. Put 20,000 miles on it. Road trips were not good neither was the gas mileage. It was a 50th Anniversary 3.6 Boxer as I’m not a fan of turbos. Subarus may be great in the snow but they’re not for me.
CGrindahl wrote:
Ken is one of our Corvette fans... the newer ones allow you to operate with only six cylinders firing, which permits such ungodly mileage figures. I had to ask about that the last trip he took. If you dig through Ken's photos you'll likely find one of his Corvette...
Yes, that would be a car that gets 4mpg better than my 182hp 2011 Buick and goes three times as fast.
I used the "Leighton lens" yesterday for the fun of it. I doubt folks on the thread were either here or paying attention when that lens, the 50-135 f/3.5 AI-s first arrived on this thread... it was in my hands actually. But I'm happy for it to carry Leighton's name since he's made much better use of this excellent lens than I have. In truth, the few zoom lenses in my kit have never gotten a great deal of use... which is a pity on one level because all of them perform quite well.
So here is a photo of a rose taken with this sweet lens... a white rose called for conversion to black and white, which I did with Silver Efex Pro 2. Google may have decided they no longer want to support software they bought from Nik and it is no longer available free of charge, but the software I got still works, so I'm very happy. (I just checked the the Nik package was bought by DXO and is now available, but it is no longer free... seems that life works pretty much like that...)
And two photos from Berkeley, both taken with the 50-135 f/3.5 AI-s. The first was shot at 50mm, the second at 135mm... both converted with Silver Efex Pro 2. First a door for Leighton...
I don't know if this street performer really needs to money folks give him... it seems the most musicians feel obliged to ask for money when they perform. Clearly some of these folks appear down and out... this fellow could very well be a retired professor from U.C. Berkeley... quite a few of them hang our in this upscale commercial district. The Apple Store is just up the street.
Well here is a picture taken in Cheyenne Wyoming. It was on the wat to Seattle. This one is for you Curtis. As you can see I was just fiddling around!
BTW, I kept up with the thread using an iPhone and have to get back to my monitor to see on a big screen Raphael's capture of my favorite Raymond Lowey Studebakers. He really made my day posting the 53 and the 55 Commanders,
