Peter, thanks. It's easy to put on a good face. There have been lots of sinkable moments, but I try to not let them dampen my spirits..
Oosty wrote:
James, good to see your images and to hear that you're feeling better after your op.
Kevin, sorry to hear about the diabetes. Hopefully you'll have it under control with meds.
Laura, your good spirits are good for the soul. Our very own "unsinkable Molly Brown" !
It's great to see all the flower images now that summer has arrived in the N hemisphere. Fortunately for us the days are starting to get longer, although not noticeably so.
Even though we don't get any snow here, winter is a very quiet time. There's been quite a bit of rain on the West Coast and the Karoo so we may have a bumper flower season this year that will make the 700 mile round trip to see them worthwhile.
So, my grandfather was stationed here during WW2, went over with my grandmother and their 2 children, being a Warrant Officer they got accommodation, a small house which although no longer there my uncle remembers The house and gave us the address and some houses on the street remain. No pics there as it was deep into the military area and we had to pass lots of machine gun posts etc. !
Subsequently my father and his younger sister were born there and Christened in the church built by the British including my grandparents who were church elders there and back home after the war.
The area is called Kirkee, no doubt named by the Scots stationed there.
Hawk with prey, taken through a window pane in fading light. The color balance was a deep blue from the evening light, I think this looks a lot better without colour. Processed in SEP.
Taking a few days off from work for some "mental therapy" and getting back out to nature. Heat and humidity be damned
I think I sweated off 10 pounds today but was worth the day trip. Posting a few tonight. From the high point on the summit to the lows at a waterfall. Covered a lot of ground for sure.
Taken with the Z6 and 24mm/2.8 Ai-S. Waterfall shot was a challenge . Harsh midday lighting and struggled with balancing the highlights and deep shadows. Shot with 10 stop B+W ND filter.
gbohannon wrote:
Taking a few days off from work for some "mental therapy" and getting back out to nature. Heat and humidity be damned
I think I sweated off 10 pounds today but was worth the day trip. Posting a few tonight. From the high point on the summit to the lows at a waterfall. Covered a lot of ground for sure.
Taken with the Z6 and 24mm/2.8 Ai-S. Waterfall shot was a challenge . Harsh midday lighting and struggled with balancing the highlights and deep shadows. Shot with 10 stop B+W ND filter.
Now to figure where we are going tomorrow
George
Very nice George! That rocky perch looks very "cool"!
gbohannon wrote:
Taking a few days off from work for some "mental therapy" and getting back out to nature. Heat and humidity be damned
I think I sweated off 10 pounds today but was worth the day trip. Posting a few tonight. From the high point on the summit to the lows at a waterfall. Covered a lot of ground for sure.
Taken with the Z6 and 24mm/2.8 Ai-S. Waterfall shot was a challenge . Harsh midday lighting and struggled with balancing the highlights and deep shadows. Shot with 10 stop B+W ND filter.
Now to figure where we are going tomorrow
George
Beautiful scenery, love the waterfall. The ND filter has been one of those tools I've often thought about, but never purchased.
Damn hot and humid here as well. No time to take a trip, but we did drive north for an hour and half to pick up our first load of lamb chops.
Shrine of St. Anthony in Maryland. The exposure had a couple of prominent light leaks at the left edge, those are mostly cropped out. Wista 45, Nikkor-SW 90 f8 and Fuji Pro 160NS film.
No light leak in this one. Also at the Shrine of St. Anthony. Used the rear tilt for the first time in an attempt to make the chairs look larger. Still experimenting with the Wista 45. Nikkor-SW 90 f8 and Fuji Pro 160NS also.
leighton w wrote:
Beautiful scenery, love the waterfall. The ND filter has been one of those tools I've often thought about, but never purchased.
Damn hot and humid here as well. No time to take a trip, but we did drive north for an hour and half to pick up our first load of lamb chops.
Thanks Leighton. If you do get an ND filter get one for your largest lens filter diameter or largest you think you will get and then get inexpensive step-down rings for your smaller lenses. Saves a lot of money in the long run and gives you the ability to use the filter on all your lenses.
Leighton, This so captures how I have felt the last three years. It is universally the worn out, old and in need of rest that seasoned people feel in their bones.
gbohannon wrote:
Waterfall shot was a challenge . Harsh midday lighting and struggled with balancing the highlights and deep shadows. Shot with 10 stop B+W ND filter.
George:
Like others, I find the waterfall image very clean and pleasing. For something shot in "harsh midday sun", you have made it look anything but harsh - very nice tones indeed.
From mountain top in the last series to a cave and another little waterfall with this series.
This one has a loose tie-in to July 4th.
Legend has it a group of Tories used this cave as a hideout from the Whigs during the Revolutionary War but were captured after a campfire was spotted burning in the cave/den. The falls shown here is located very close to the den.
All three shots with the Z6 and Nikkor 24mm/2.8 Ai-S. 10 stop ND again used on the falls.
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