graytrekker wrote:
Just back from my last trip of the season to Glacier NP - this time the west side for the magnificent tamarack (western larch) colors. For those who have not experienced this - it is truly awesome! The tamarack change is to northern Idaho/western Montana what the aspen change is to Colorado - except about a month later. This year's weather was not as kind as last year (true for all the autumn here this year), and its been a struggle to find good light.
I took my Df, as well as my Sony. Sure, the details from the A7RII are impressive, but I find I take better photos with the Df, despite constantly changing lenses (I shoot only legacy primes on the Df). I think it must be that I just plain enjoy the camera better - plus I rarely have to do anything but minimal PP. I guess I'll post the Sony ones on the 24-105 lens forum over there.
Putting the camper away for the season now (). It's a long time now til Spring. November in these parts is pretty bleak and colorless - maybe there will be mushrooms or something to shoot.
Great shot Doug. Forced me to open Google maps and have a poke around Glacier NP.
Were you standing on the southern end sandy shore when you took the picture?
Amazing landscape - just added Montana to my 'places-to-visit-in-retirement-should-funds-allow' bucket list.
pbraymond wrote:
I know the Z has great output but reading the personal accounts here of using and interacting with the Z does give one pause. Putting together hypothetical system around a Z7 for how I travel yield a weight savings of around 1 lb but that does not account for extra batteries for chipping (typically to look at the histogram and critical focus). But the savings in size and bulk is appealing......good thing the spending moratorium is in place.
Thanks to everyone who shared their experience or thoughts about the Z.
That's it, size and bulk are where the savings are not weight particularly unless you swap out F mount lenses for their Z equivalents (if there is an equivalent).
Briefly swapping back to the D800 whilst in India from the XT-1 was a huge shock size wise not weight wise.
The D800 felt massive in comparison, like shooting with a house brick
graytrekker wrote:
Just back from my last trip of the season to Glacier NP - this time the west side for the magnificent tamarack (western larch) colors. For those who have not experienced this - it is truly awesome! The tamarack change is to northern Idaho/western Montana what the aspen change is to Colorado - except about a month later. This year's weather was not as kind as last year (true for all the autumn here this year), and its been a struggle to find good light.
I took my Df, as well as my Sony. Sure, the details from the A7RII are impressive, but I find I take better photos with the Df, despite constantly changing lenses (I shoot only legacy primes on the Df). I think it must be that I just plain enjoy the camera better - plus I rarely have to do anything but minimal PP. I guess I'll post the Sony ones on the 24-105 lens forum over there.
Putting the camper away for the season now (). It's a long time now til Spring. November in these parts is pretty bleak and colorless - maybe there will be mushrooms or something to shoot.
These dog photos have the same "feeling" as your horse photos on the Df forum. These are different lenses - so it must be your technique/post processing - very pleasant and approachable!
DeltaSigma wrote:
Great shot Doug. Forced me to open Google maps and have a poke around Glacier NP.
Were you standing on the southern end sandy shore when you took the picture?
Amazing landscape - just added Montana to my 'places-to-visit-in-retirement-should-funds-allow' bucket list.
Colin
Colin, Montana, especially its Northwest, is fantastic. Plan from June thru August as any other time snow could be on the ground.
Great shot Doug. Forced me to open Google maps and have a poke around Glacier NP.
Were you standing on the southern end sandy shore when you took the picture?
Amazing landscape - just added Montana to my 'places-to-visit-in-retirement-should-funds-allow' bucket list.
Colin
Thanks. The lake runs NE to SW (like Lake McDonald I posted earlier). Yes, I was at the southern end. There is a drive in campground there. This is how it looked last year when I had glorious, but "boring" blue skies. I am posting this so you can see behind the clouds. I may have also posted this last year when I first started posting here.
Just to the south is Quartz Lake, with backcountry campsites for backpackers. I went there last year and thought it a bit more interesting. There is also Kintla Lake to the north, also with a drive in campground. The trail to Quartz was closed this week due to grizzly bear activity back there. They all (along with McDonald - but there have been fires there) have great stands of tamaracks.
Glacier is a fantastic little park. Unfortunately, like many of our parks, it has become increasingly very popular - to the extent of being loved to death. Also, as with the other parks along the Continental Divide, (Rocky Mtn, Teton, and to some extent, Yellowstone), the east side is usually more spectacular than the west. That's where I go most of the time. However, the tamaracks are a west side tree - so that's where I go this time of year. [its also more buggy in the summer!]
NOTE - I edited this post. I removed the referenced photo since it was taken from a different place. I instead replaced it with one taken that morning a little after a rather colorless sunrise.
Ken Hill wrote:
Last Sunday … and it was a sunny day Robin and I went to the Kiwi SWAP meet with Jay where we had a good day!
Shown in 1/40th of a sec. is an out of focus lens that I think Raphael would love to have in his case. Only 78 of them were produced it's the 300mm F2.8. Takes a 121mm filter, weighs a ton and would probably break the FTZ adaptor. Second shot are customers going somewhere to eat Thai food!
Ken, next time you see that lens call me at 858 805 5522 and we will negotiate a price and give my credit card details!
). It's a long time now til Spring. November in these parts is pretty bleak and colorless - maybe there will be mushrooms or something to shoot.
