DeltaSigma wrote:
I have been in catch up mode of late. Family matters making life difficult at the moment. Little time for camera work so thanks to ALL for letting me get my fix via your great and varied images.
My previous comment regarding tartan is apt given I have just arrived in Scotland to facilitate the horrible task of moving my father out of hospital and into a nursing home where he will spend the rest of his days. Having just seen him in hospital my emotions are all over the place. Stage 5 Parkinson’s and dementia don’t make for a good mix. I know others have gone thru similar parental trials recently.
So whilst waiting for my wife and daughter to arrive I have found a corner in a whiskey bar to consume a pint of Italian beer of all things!
Hopefully I can find some time over the next 10 days to press the shutter in between family duties, the rain, and tele-working. The solitude of solo mountain ascents is calling me..... I came prepared. AF for the wide end (sorry) and 55, 105 and 180 MF. I really like the 105 for landscape panos.
Hopefully I can find my photo mojo again.
Keep up the great work folks.....
Sorry to hear about your Dad, Colin. The decline of aging parents' health is hard to watch; I had to go through it first with my mother's dementia, then with my Dad, though my mother actually outlived my father by about 18 months. I am very glad that I was with my father when he died (that was an incredibly powerful experience that is seared into my memory), and with my mother on the last day that she was awake and conscious.
Here are some photos from the surfers' paradise at Long Beach, near Tofino on the west coast of Vancouver Island, though they were taken in April when the sea breeze puts a chill in the bones and the surfer population is low. They were shot, respectively, with the 50 f/1.2 Ai-s, the 135 f/3.5 Q, and the 105 f/2.5 P, and processed through LR and the new versions of Color Efex Pro and Silver Efex Pro.
DeltaSigma wrote:
I have been in catch up mode of late. Family matters making life difficult at the moment. Little time for camera work so thanks to ALL for letting me get my fix via your great and varied images.
My previous comment regarding tartan is apt given I have just arrived in Scotland to facilitate the horrible task of moving my father out of hospital and into a nursing home where he will spend the rest of his days. Having just seen him in hospital my emotions are all over the place. Stage 5 Parkinson’s and dementia don’t make for a good mix. I know others have gone thru similar parental trials recently.
So whilst waiting for my wife and daughter to arrive I have found a corner in a whiskey bar to consume a pint of Italian beer of all things!
Hopefully I can find some time over the next 10 days to press the shutter in between family duties, the rain, and tele-working. The solitude of solo mountain ascents is calling me..... I came prepared. AF for the wide end (sorry) and 55, 105 and 180 MF. I really like the 105 for landscape panos.
Hopefully I can find my photo mojo again.
Keep up the great work folks.....
Sorry to hear about your father Colin. No doubt, late stage Parkinson's with dementia is a challenging diagnosis for both the patient and family. It is good your wife and daughter will be with you for this visit. Moving to a nursing home isn't easy either. My mother spent the last couple of years of her life in a nursing home and while she was well cared for by staff, the limitations were real and she didn't have dementia. It might have been easier if she had.
Definitely spend some time with your camera. That is how we indulge ourselves as photographers... actually feeding our soul which is always a good thing to do...
I was taking my Df out of the trunk of my car and heard chattering above me. As I expected there was a squirrel in the tree above my car trying to start a conversation. I did a bit of chirping for him and he seemed to respond. In the meantime I stepped out to get an angle on him and took a few shots at the long end of the 50-135 f/3.5 AI-s. This is a rather tight crop that I converted in Silver Efex Pro 2. I have other photos from earlier in the day I'll get to tomorrow, but it is now bedtime for me.
Sorry Colin, it's hard to acknowledge that your parents are facing their challenges in getting older, even more so when dementia is involved.
DeltaSigma wrote:
I have been in catch up mode of late. Family matters making life difficult at the moment. Little time for camera work so thanks to ALL for letting me get my fix via your great and varied images.
My previous comment regarding tartan is apt given I have just arrived in Scotland to facilitate the horrible task of moving my father out of hospital and into a nursing home where he will spend the rest of his days. Having just seen him in hospital my emotions are all over the place. Stage 5 Parkinson’s and dementia don’t make for a good mix. I know others have gone thru similar parental trials recently.
So whilst waiting for my wife and daughter to arrive I have found a corner in a whiskey bar to consume a pint of Italian beer of all things!
Hopefully I can find some time over the next 10 days to press the shutter in between family duties, the rain, and tele-working. The solitude of solo mountain ascents is calling me..... I came prepared. AF for the wide end (sorry) and 55, 105 and 180 MF. I really like the 105 for landscape panos.
Hopefully I can find my photo mojo again.
Keep up the great work folks.....
GroWeb wrote:
Sorry to hear about your Dad, Colin. The decline of aging parents' health is hard to watch; I had to go through it first with my mother's dementia, then with my Dad, though my mother actually outlived my father by about 18 months. I am very glad that I was with my father when he died (that was an incredibly powerful experience that is seared into my memory), and with my mother on the last day that she was awake and conscious.
Here are some photos from the surfers' paradise at Long Beach, near Tofino on the west coast of Vancouver Island, though they were taken in April when the sea breeze puts a chill in the bones and the surfer population is low. They were shot, respectively, with the 50 f/1.2 Ai-s, the 135 f/3.5 Q, and the 105 f/2.5 P, and processed through LR and the new versions of Color Efex Pro and Silver Efex Pro.
DeltaSigma wrote:
I have been in catch up mode of late. Family matters making life difficult at the moment. Little time for camera work so thanks to ALL for letting me get my fix via your great and varied images.
My previous comment regarding tartan is apt given I have just arrived in Scotland to facilitate the horrible task of moving my father out of hospital and into a nursing home where he will spend the rest of his days. Having just seen him in hospital my emotions are all over the place. Stage 5 Parkinson’s and dementia don’t make for a good mix. I know others have gone thru similar parental trials recently.
So whilst waiting for my wife and daughter to arrive I have found a corner in a whiskey bar to consume a pint of Italian beer of all things!
Hopefully I can find some time over the next 10 days to press the shutter in between family duties, the rain, and tele-working. The solitude of solo mountain ascents is calling me..... I came prepared. AF for the wide end (sorry) and 55, 105 and 180 MF. I really like the 105 for landscape panos.
Hopefully I can find my photo mojo again.
Keep up the great work folks.....
Sorry to hear about your father's health problems, Colin. Though she didn't have Parkinson's, my mother did have dementia, so I know how terrible that disease is. Putting her in a nursing home was one of the most difficult, yet easiest decisions I have ever made. The knowledge that only a nursing facility could provide the care that she needed made the decision easier.
I pray for peace and comfort for you and your family during this difficult time.
My local photo club is shooting with a "Refections" theme this month. So playing around this afternoon with the 16mm/3.5 Fisheye on the Z6. Processing this one in black and white seemed to bring out the various reflections better than color.
I think this is a leek inflorescence. Leighton, correct me if I'm wrong—or any backyard gardeners on the thread. I've had various kind of onions planted in the past. This one came up in the general area where the leeks were.
55/3.5 Micro at f/8 and maximum extension [1:2] on Df. The sharpness of this inexpensive gem never fails to impress. Its one drawback (in my opinion) is the 6-bladed diaphragm which gives hexagonal out-of-focus highlights which I find distracting.
Sorry to hear about the health problems in the family Colin. Prayers from me.
Great shot and processing with the tunnel Ken. Love the slight glow at the the other end.
Excellent timing on the cow/barn shot Scott. Like how you left the barn slightly muted (which I assume was close to the original condition).
Excellent market shots Leighton. Strangely I like the tomato shot the best of the group.
Thanks for the likes on the tunnel. I almost didn't post because I thought the "light at the end of the tunnel" was too much a cliché. I was more interested in the repeating geometric pattern of the interior supports, which are new. These tunnels—and some others— were part of the original road through the Columbia River Gorge. After the interstate went through, part of the old road became the "scenic drive." Other parts were closed off and the tunnels filled with rubble to keep people from getting injured. Several years ago some of the tunnels were exhumed and the old roadbed converted into a bike and pedestrian trail.
