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pbraymond wrote:
leighton w wrote:
pbraymond wrote:
leighton w wrote:
pbraymond wrote:
A short portrait session. 105mm f2.8 AIS Micro.
Wonderful light with these.
Thanks Leighton. I remember reading a book by John Shaw way back, and he said that in a forest there is always something to shoot. Even the harsher overhead light played beautifully into the shots under the cover of the forest canopy.
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Thanks, Ray.
kwoodard wrote:
pbraymond wrote:
A short portrait session. 105mm f2.8 AIS Micro.
Second shot is straight magic!
Thanks Kevin. I chased two of these little ones around the same two or three plants for about a half hour, waiting for right settings and light. The 105 was almost too short, a couple of times I spooked them enough to move before getting the shot framed and focused. The 200mm Micro would have likely been the better choice, but we use what we have on us.
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cadman342001 wrote:
Another recent shot, this time in Haast Pass.
I saw these falls on a youtube video and had to beg people to tell me where they were. I heard back from a couple of people, one of whom said he it had taken him 20 years to find them ! and begged me not to tell anyone else the secret location.
As it happens, they were reasonably easy to get to, mainly because I bought some neoprene chest waders and just walked up the Haast River and then the creek rather than bush bashing my way through dense forest with no paths.
 Secret Falls by Andy Macdougall, on Flickr
Andy
Now that's dedication to hunt down a scene, Andy. Congrats, quite a setting, love that smallish "arch" over the water.
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grantgoodes wrote:
pbraymond wrote:
A short portrait session. 105mm f2.8 AIS Micro.
Wow, Raymond, you really extracted some good images from the Micro 105/2.8: Very appealing, painterly look. I was never very happy with my copy of this lens, and ended up regretting having traded-in my AiS 105.2,5 to get it (which regret I addressed 40 years later by picking up another copy of the 105/2.5). For Macro, I eventually switched to a Voightländer 125/2.5 APO-Lanthar, which was for sure an improvement, but what I'm seeing with your images is that I probably need to reconsider my Micro 105/2.8 and shoot it wide-open rather than always stopped down for maximum sharpness.
I've come to discover over the last few years that a sharper, well placed focus zone works as well or better than trying for a deeper DOF in macro shots. The increase in apparent DOF many times is not worth the diffraction degradation in many cases. These days, for static subjects, I much prefer optimal widish apertures with focus stacking then smaller apertures. Now, a wish that focus stacking software would require minimal handholding - most times I just accept some stacking errors instead of a painful (to me) manual fix.
Sounds like a good book. I'm not sure if I've shared this with you or not. But I think you'd like this guy.
https://www.youtube.com/@SimonBoothPhotography/videos
I took a quick look at a couple of videos, looks interesting for sure. I'm more of a reader than video watcher, but it seems like the overall trend is very much working against my preferences :-)
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Phong.nh wrote:
I believe it 35-105mm
 _D5N6826in by blurrist lump, on Flickr
Welcome back, long time no see. Enjoyed the first pic.
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milt wrote:
Dough Castle, county Clare, Ireland. D850, 45mm f2.8P.
 _DSC8306_1023 by Regina, on Flickr
This is beautiful, Regina. Should be posted BIG! The texture in the grass, and that fence post line, is just wonderful!
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