Nothing noteworthy. This is the parking lot next to the store that sells SD cards
Then the first picture of the new-to-me D800, taken with the 55mm f3,5 Ai. Notably missing from this lineup is the 105mm f2,5 Nikkor-P Sonnar lens I got from Eike. It is around here somewhere. I just have not found it yet.
Nothing noteworthy. This is the parking lot next to the store that sells SD cards
Then the first picture of the new-to-me D800, taken with the 55mm f3,5 Ai. Notably missing from this lineup is the 105mm f2,5 Nikkor-P Sonnar lens I got from Eike. It is around here somewhere. I just have not found it yet.
Sunset, MissionValley, western Montana
Well, after saying we weren't going to get sun for days, we had a day with times of clouds, punctuated with gaps for sunshine. I went out to explore the west side of a local reservoir/federal wildlife reserve for possible sunset locations. I was focused on western views (less dramatic than the to the east). It got very cloudy around 4, so I was not optimistic. I had also been taking my 35-200 out for a spin as it was feeling neglected of late (will post later). By sunset, the western cloud deck had virtually evaporated and the real show was to the east (I hadn't really prepared for that). Be that as it may, here are the east and west views from yesterday's sunset here with the 50mm f2 HC. I didn't quite get the DOF nailed on the east view, but posting it anyways. On the west image a flock of geese flew through just as the shutter triggered. At the speed I used, they are obviously blurred, but I like the effect
Awesome stuff Serge. I'm really envious of your one camera, one lens approach to this. You've really mastered this combination.
Sammy, January-February are our hottest summer months. It can be quite uncomfortable at the coast as the humidity makes it feel hotter than it is. ~90deg F today. The abundance of stuff to shoot kind of makes up for it though. Winter isn't fun photography-wise.
Serge, good to see some Roman historical architecture!
Doug, love the first one with the bird formation in motion.
Rafael, cool examples of the 18 4.0. And oh wow that blood red sunrise!
Andy, that dark sky map is depressingly bright all over the eastern side of the US. Enjoyed your Horsehead and Orion nebula pics. And hopefully you are working on a photo travel book for India!
Luka, cool ceiling with the 55 1.2.
Buddy, nice to see you are set up for this thread again. And good to hear you and the family are coming along well!
Ken, unique find of the tiny post office/ticket station. Must be slightly cramped there. And now where have i seen that car before??
I've been voluntold to be part of the Health ministry's contact tracing team for the coronavirus outbreak here... it's been rough, staggered morning and evening shifts. Doesn't help that I don't speak much Mandarin and the Chinese tourists usually start with, "No English, no English"... amusingly, as long as both parties try, we'd somehow still make it work.
During happier times in Taiwan. The place was called the CP Cheese Factory though they didn't sell any cheeses, just a lot of cheese-themed products. Cheese cakes, confectioneries, pastries, snacks and drinks. Replete with a feature wall for that hipster-cafe gram-worthy feel. I gave in...
SiMuMe wrote:
Awesome stuff Serge. I'm really envious of your one camera, one lens approach to this. You've really mastered this combination.
Thank you, Siphiwe.
The 28/2.8 was first manual focus lens I owned and became comfortable with the focal length beginning with the D40. It is a great little performer and find it a lot of fun to use. Lots of practice has made us very good buddies.
Doug, both directions of the sunset look great, though I'm always partial to snow covered mountains.
Keep the India shots coming Andy. That was one of the first draws for me to the thread back then, it was like a travelogue on my screen with a bunch of friendly people.
Beautiful LF camera George. That cleanup is such a great job, the red really pops.
Chin, contact tracing team for the coronavirus sounds a bit too close for comfort, but I am sure you take all the precautions you need. Hope the virus slows down very soon.
Wista 45VX and 90 f8 Nikkor-SW, with TMax 100 Used the front rise to the max to get rid of the cars in front and make some room at the top.
The smokestack is a landscape in the town of Westminster, but at least in 1992 when the structure was repaired, the then mayor wasn't sure if it was historic. Maybe the folks there now do consider it historic.
Samy (over at flickr) made me say „Hi” so „Hi everyone!” ;-)
Good to see that the MFNG-thread is steaming along.
I haven't shot much with MF-glass the last 2 years.
Here's a experimental-type of shot using the PC-E Micro-Nikkor 45/2.8 on the D3s:
in-camera multi-exposure-shot (or shots) - f/3 and 1/4000sec
Exif shows exposure #299.886 out of this now-gone camera
This image was shot by the end of october 2018.
