akul wrote:
With 105/2.5
I have been wanting to take a shot of this gentleman playing saxophone on Wall Street. Finally, I had a courage to ask him. I wish I had my 55 on as it was a bit of a challenge to compose on the sidewalk. Anyway, this is what I got. I can't believe how Samy gets all those amazing musician shots with MF lenses. I am too slow with moving subject, well, more like swaying, and already hard.
Luka
I think you did well Luka. The photo very obviously shows a musician making music. When looking at the photo, you can almost hear the music.
I took a few photos from a group of musicians yesterday. It is tricky with manual focus lenses, but doable. I agreed with them, that we do a retake in a more favourable location. Shooting musicians against a brick wall is not really favourable.
the solitaire wrote:
Rafael, I just noticed this now, but in the last image, is that an M1 Garand stock? It puzzles me, because the uprod.... ok, not an M1 Garand.
Buddy, it is from your neighbors, a cracked stock from 1942 Finnish Moisin Nagant with a Sako barrel in mint condition, specially now that I replaced that stock with an unused one also from 1942.
Raphael may confirm my guess that it is a Russian/Chinese Moisin Nagant stock. (M176 Or Type 53?)
the solitaire wrote:
Rafael, I just noticed this now, but in the last image, is that an M1 Garand stock? It puzzles me, because the uprod.... ok, not an M1 Garand.
Hah! I guessed Russian/Chinese. The Fin rifle is much more rare and much much better!
rafaelcasd wrote:
Buddy, it is from your neighbors, a cracked stock from 1942 Finnish Moisin Nagant with a Sako barrel in mint condition, specially now that I replaced that stock with an unused one also from 1942.
the solitaire wrote:
I think you did well Luka. The photo very obviously shows a musician making music. When looking at the photo, you can almost hear the music.
I took a few photos from a group of musicians yesterday. It is tricky with manual focus lenses, but doable. I agreed with them, that we do a retake in a more favourable location. Shooting musicians against a brick wall is not really favourable.
Buddy,
Thank you for you encouraging words. I definitely need practice for subject like this with MF NG. Knowing so many of you successfully shooting and posting here, I know it is doable. It also raised my respect to my fellow members doing that.
So, I bought a lens. Nikkor-N Auto 24mm f/2.8. Luckily this one is Ai converted and mounts and works on D700. Yippee. It's so wide. I took a few pictures and only discovered on the computer that my focusing finger is in the pictures. LoL. So, here's one image that was not too badly damaged. Still cropped the bottom a bit.
SiMuMe wrote:
So, I bought a lens. Nikkor-N Auto 24mm f/2.8. Luckily this one is Ai converted and mounts and works on D700. Yippee. It's so wide. I took a few pictures and only discovered on the computer that my focusing finger is in the pictures. LoL. So, here's one image that was not too badly damaged. Still cropped the bottom a bit.
This is why I preferto put a hood on the lens to prevent that. Most of the time I just purchase generic metal hoods, but the HN-1 can be found cheap as well
wait till you have a fisheye! gotta really watch the edges for stray body parts!
SiMuMe wrote:
So, I bought a lens. Nikkor-N Auto 24mm f/2.8. Luckily this one is Ai converted and mounts and works on D700. Yippee. It's so wide. I took a few pictures and only discovered on the computer that my focusing finger is in the pictures. LoL. So, here's one image that was not too badly damaged. Still cropped the bottom a bit.
