I almost moved this shot to the trash bin. Poor, poor lighting. The out of the camera file had the entire left half of the image almost completely black in the deep shadows. Working with the Lightroom sliders, I was able to salvage this.
My wife and I spent a couple of very enjoyable days in and around Lulworth Cove, on the Jurassic Coast, Dorset, UK - a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Formed by the combined forces of the sea and a river swollen by melting ice at the end of the last Ice Age. Lulworth Cove is world famous for its unique geology and landforms including the Lulworth Crumple and Stair Hole.
D7100 IR & 50/2 H
This is a 9x2 mega pano to open with. Large file size available in Flickr.
The cliffs and coastal paths are unstable. Barriers, fences and warnings are everywhere.
This crowd of sensbile tourists stayed on the correct side of the barriers - as did I.
Good job not salvaging too much. On these modern sensors it's so easy to recapture shadows...
gbohannon wrote:
Posting one to keep the thread moving.
I almost moved this shot to the trash bin. Poor, poor lighting. In the out of the camera file the entire left half of the image was almost completely black in the deep shadows. Working with the Lightroom sliders, I was able to salvage this.
DeltaSigma wrote:
My wife and I spent a couple of very enjoyable days in and around Lulworth Cove, on the Jurassic Coast, Dorset, UK - a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Formed by the combined forces of the sea and a river swollen by melting ice at the end of the last Ice Age. Lulworth Cove is world famous for its unique geology and landforms including the Lulworth Crumple and Stair Hole.
D7100 IR & 50/2 H
This is a 9x2 mega pano to open with. Large file size available in Flickr.
The cliffs and coastal paths are unstable. Barriers, fences and warnings are everywhere.
This crowd of sensbile tourists stayed on the correct side of the barriers - as did I.
gbohannon wrote:
Colin - I took a look at you full size pano. WOW. Wish I had a 60" monitor
Loved it
G
Thanks George. The only MF lens I took on the trip was the 50/2 so a pano was the only way to go to capture the scene.
A bit over the top but I guess I am being influenced by what others have done of late.
28 3.5 PC on the Z6, admiring the curious "Hobbit homes" or "Mushroom houses" in Charlesvoix town in northern Michigan. This one was one of the more impressive ones. The guys asked that they not be photoshopped out, I promised them I had no intention of leaving them out
Actually I was only speaking for myself and even that won't last
One more from Charlesvoix with the Z6/28 3.5PC. Not a Hobbit home but the local museum, probably with info about the hobbit homes. And a sign about 150 years of photography. Didn't have time to go in, unfortunately, but just had to get a picture from outside at least.
Personally I shoot a mix of stuff and tends to come in waves. Packed the Non AI 50/1.4 to shoot in the AM though, trying to figure that lens out. Haven’t found much to do with it at f/1.4 yet and at f/2 it gets a lot better but I like the 50/2 just fine. Anyway, hope to jump back in sometime soon.
Mathieu18 wrote:
Personally I shoot a mix of stuff and tends to come in waves. Packed the Non AI 50/1.4 to shoot in the AM though, trying to figure that lens out. Haven’t found much to do with it at f/1.4 yet and at f/2 it gets a lot better but I like the 50/2 just fine. Anyway, hope to jump back in sometime soon.
My 50/1.4 sits in the cabinet. I much prefer shooting with the f/2 variants.
Thanks George for keeping the thread moving, even at a snail's pace. I've been a bit preoccupied and haven't even processed photos I took last Saturday... BUT when walking home this evening I came upon the roses my neighbors have growing in front of their home and the light was rather breathtaking. I rushed back to my car and pulled out the DF with the 80-200 f/4.5 AI mounted and walked back. It turned out the fascinating light was created by tall trees to the west that filtered light that kept moving over the flowers. I took a slew of photos in different light and ended up processing these four. I'm happy with all of them, but it was this first flower that caught my eye and sunlight kept playing on it so I was able to capture this shot.
I guess I better get back to the earlier shots so I can make a contribution. Alas, I'm sticking pretty close to home this summer so there is nothing exotic. I really appreciate what those who do a bit of wandering bring to the thread... and thanks to George and Samy for their ongoing contributions. It seems the two of you have taken on the roles previously taken by Leighton and me. Thanks.
CGrindahl wrote:
Thanks George for keeping the thread moving, even at a snail's pace. I've been a bit preoccupied and haven't even processed photos I took last Saturday... BUT when walking home this evening I came upon the roses my neighbors have growing in front of their home and the light was rather breathtaking. I rushed back to my car and pulled out the DF with the 80-200 f/4.5 AI mounted and walked back. It turned out the fascinating light was created by tall trees to the west that filtered light that kept moving over the flowers. I took a slew of photos in different light and ended up processing these four. I'm happy with all of them, but it was this first flower that caught my eye and sunlight kept playing on it so I was able to capture this shot.
I guess I better get back to the earlier shots so I can make a contribution. Alas, I'm sticking pretty close to home this summer so there is nothing exotic. I really appreciate what those who do a bit of wandering bring to the thread... and thanks to George and Samy for their ongoing contributions. It seems the two of you have taken on the roles previously taken by Leighton and me. Thanks. ...Show more →
Beautiful shots Curtis. You always nail the focus on the flowers.
I am still keeping an eye out for an 80-200/4.5 (rectangular rear baffle) after my swing and miss on the last one. Thought I found one locally but when they took it out of the case it was not the version with the rear baffle. But there is fun in the hunt
Glad to hear I’m not crazy. And great shots from the 80-200, also really like that first Rose. Owned one years ago on a D7000, maybe I need to expand back into AiS... The hunt is rather fun...
gbohannon wrote:
My 50/1.4 sits in the cabinet. I much prefer shooting with the f/2 variants.
gbohannon wrote:
My 50/1.4 sits in the cabinet. I much prefer shooting with the f/2 variants.
G
I love my f2s as well. After commenting on George's waterfalls some days back, someone told me I should go forth and find falling water myself. Here is one from today using my 50 Auto HC.
CGrindahl wrote:
Thanks George for keeping the thread moving, even at a snail's pace. I've been a bit preoccupied and haven't even processed photos I took last Saturday... BUT when walking home this evening I came upon the roses my neighbors have growing in front of their home and the light was rather breathtaking. I rushed back to my car and pulled out the DF with the 80-200 f/4.5 AI mounted and walked back. It turned out the fascinating light was created by tall trees to the west that filtered light that kept moving over the flowers. I took a slew of photos in different light and ended up processing these four. I'm happy with all of them, but it was this first flower that caught my eye and sunlight kept playing on it so I was able to capture this shot.
I guess I better get back to the earlier shots so I can make a contribution. Alas, I'm sticking pretty close to home this summer so there is nothing exotic. I really appreciate what those who do a bit of wandering bring to the thread... and thanks to George and Samy for their ongoing contributions. It seems the two of you have taken on the roles previously taken by Leighton and me. Thanks. ...Show more →
