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Images => Themes, Portfolio Series, PaW, or PaM => Your Weekly Blog => Topic started by: Bjørn Rørslett on June 01, 2017, 08:37:59
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Post your "blog" contributions here.
No theme (other than what the passage of time creates), no contest implied, a maximum of one picture per day in the actual month and no more than 4 images per month for NG members, up to 30 for Supporters. You can distribute the contributions as once per week if you so prefer.
The posted picture(s) must be taken within the designated time period.
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June 1
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Ir d5300, 20mm f/3.5ud
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Zebus! Interesting white balance :)
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Zebus! Interesting white balance :)
thank you Buddy
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June 2
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IR-D5300 here i tried the afs 20mm f/1.8g
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June 2. Althaea lady.
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Akira, the lady on the far right must be tending the hollyhocks i assume ;), such a fine job!
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Akira, the lady on the far right must be tending the hollyhocks i assume ;), such a fine job!
Fons, you are right. She lives in the house right on the other side of this sidewalk. :) And, yes, she's been doing great job.
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Fons, you are right. She lives in the house right on the other side of this sidewalk. :) And, yes, she's been doing great job.
We have this model in Bonn too: private people stewarding public property for the sake of all. Beautiful in many dimensions and a wonderful photo. Thank you, Akira!
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We have this model in Bonn too: private people stewarding public property for the sake of all. Beautiful in many dimensions and a wonderful photo. Thank you, Akira!
Frank, thanks for the comment!
I'm pretty sure that the lady plant the Althaeae on her own. But for any reasons, people around the area are looking forward to these flowers flourishing every year.
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Fire station in City center
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I'm pretty sure that the lady plant the Althaeae on her own. But for any reasons, people around the area are looking forward to these flowers flourishing every year.
The basic idea behind is is summed up in this artcicle: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/may/31/private-wealth-labour-common-space
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Inside a church's cloistered courtyard yesterday morning:
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Fragile
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a beauty, Buddy!
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The basic idea behind is is summed up in this artcicle: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/may/31/private-wealth-labour-common-space
Thanks for the link. The concept is great. But growing flowers and putting flower pots where everyone can appreciate is a more simple and intimate way to release the unnecessary tension in the society.
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a beauty, Buddy!
Thank you Frank. This was all a bit experimental. Trying to create a landscape by deliberately picking the background bokeh in a way that reminded me most of Japanese monochrome ink paintings from the Muromachi period. To further this I used hardly any PP and only cropped a minimal amount (had I used a 55mm f1,2 Ai no cropping would have been nescessary due to a shorter MFD)
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Frank, I like this image. An appropriate display near an entrance to a church.
Inside a church's cloistered courtyard yesterday morning:
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Thanks for the link. The concept is great. But growing flowers and putting flower pots where everyone can appreciate is a more simple and intimate way to release the unnecessary tension in the society.
Absolutely! Any you got the idea in my head to go to and shoot the best examples here in Bonn
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City Parking
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John: The woman writig a text message while riding a bicycle. that is TODAY!
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Second shot of the church's cloistered courtyard
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Rhododendron in drizzling rain June 3rd (AF-S 35/1,8 @ 6,3).
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A little fellows that is one of many models infront of my camera lens. The shrimp is about 1" long.
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Peter: Is this inside an Aquarium? Absolute stunning lighting, reflex- and color management!
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Thank you Frank! Yes, this is in the tank and front of the lens about 6-8" infront of the glass.
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June 3
Further on with the Peleng fish
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The invisible woman revealed herself today, June 3rd, in Lille, Northern France, during the Gay Pride.
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Renovating... since weeks and for some more.
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A little fellows that is one of many models infront of my camera lens. The shrimp is about 1" long.
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Very nice, like the highlights and the saturated but naturally looking color.
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At the start of the yearly 'May Market' An enormous flee market that starts in the evening and continues to Sunday 17 pm
D600 85/1.4 AF-D
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John. Subtle tones and transitions. Great colours and proportions.
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John: The woman writig a text message while riding a bicycle. that is TODAY!
Yes, but B&W may put that a bit in perspective ;)
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The invisible woman revealed herself today, June 3rd, in Lille, Northern France, during the Gay Pride.
Very subtle in this way, Airy :)
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Very nice, like the highlights and the saturated but naturally looking color.
Agree. a beauty.
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Dragon flies are rare guests in our garden. This one landed on the second
highest tallest rose available. Luckily still just in reach of the 100 105/4 micro and quite immobilized by a steep temperature drop.
Some PP due to dull overcast light.
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Dragon flies are rare guests in our garden. This one landed on the second highest rose available. Luckily still just in reach of the 100/4 micro and quite immobilized by a steep temperature drop.
Some PP due to dull overcast light.
Beautiful! The old Ai Micro-NIKKOR 4.0?
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June 4
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Fons, Thomas. Both great shots. I took so many today and good ones. But I prefer to post tomorrow. Too tired.
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Fons, Thomas. Both great shots. I took so many today and good ones. But I prefer to post tomorrow. Too tired.
Me too and i did too family portraits mostly, thank you Frank
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Beautiful! The old Ai Micro-NIKKOR 4.0?
Thank you, DanAa.
Yes, Ai 105/4.0 (mistakenly stated as 100/4 in the original post and set so for manual exif as well).
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Fons, Thomas. Both great shots. I took so many today and good ones. But I prefer to post tomorrow. Too tired.
Thank you, Frank.
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Great shot Thomas!
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A rare combination and unique performance of the famous jazz Saxophonist Paul van Kemenade with the flamenco- 'Paco de Lucia' specialist Maurice Leenaars at the party of Tilburgers.nl 10th Anniversary.
Df 35-70/2.8 AF-D
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A rare combination and unique performance of the famous jazz Saxophonist Paul van Kemenade with the flamenco- 'Paco de Lucia' specialist Maurice Leenaars at the party of Tilburgers.nl 10th Anniversary.
Df 35-70/2.8 AF-D
Well done, John. Mood transfers well. Also my kind of music (among others).
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Me too and i did too family portraits mostly, thank you Frank
I had a job, a 56 year old man wanted to become a Christian.
So there was a ceremony involving water, olive oil, a candle and white linen.
Later we went to the country side to meet friends who have just adopted a third son. Very nice after noon. Children's portraits
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Well done, John. Mood transfers well. Also my kind of music (among others).
Thanks Thomas. I had many others, and one was suited in B&W (because of the expressions and the framing) but this one had some extra additional colours, for my taste ;) (despite the horrible lighting at the location in a pub)
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Great shot Thomas!
Thank you, John.
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June 5
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scene from "Pinkestfeesten"
D5300, P 8mm f/3.5
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Fons: great picture of a giant blow job!
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checkin' lens options. TC 200, 50-135/3.5. Rubberneck syndrome.
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Petals and stamens of Horse-chestnut tree (Aesculus hippocastanum) covering bedrock. D750 w/AF-S 20/1.8@f/5.0
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A little fellows that is one of many models infront of my camera lens. The shrimp is about 1" long.
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Hats off to you good Sir! I know, from experience, how tricky it can be to do this right.
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fasty fast, get the picture up for 5th of June!!!!
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A rare combination and unique performance of the famous jazz Saxophonist Paul van Kemenade with the flamenco- 'Paco de Lucia' specialist Maurice Leenaars at the party of Tilburgers.nl 10th Anniversary.
Df 35-70/2.8 AF-D
just a perfect shot in every respect!
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Hats off to you good Sir! I know, from experience, how tricky it can be to do this right.
Thank you! Yes it is tricky!
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just a perfect shot in every respect!
Thanks Frank.
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And the shot for 6 June too:
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Beautiful portrait. Great rendition -lens?- love the framing, light, conversion to monochrome, relaxed but expressive model.
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Falla Theater, Cádiz: "a theater with a ship´s soul"
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Beautiful portrait. Great rendition -lens?- love the framing, light, conversion to monochrome, relaxed but expressive model.
The guy is about 13 years old, very intense, very determined, very his own style. Impressive personality
Details are in the EXIF: Nikkor 1.4/105E @f/1.4 on the D500. Natural light from a window on the left, large white wall on the right.
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And the shot for 6 June too:
Frank, I really like this portrait
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The guy is about 13 years old, very intense, very determined, very his own style. Impressive personality
Details are in the EXIF: Nikkor 1.4/105E @f/1.4 on the D500. Natural light from a window on the left, large white wall on the right.
Great portrait, Frank.
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Falla Theater, Cádiz: "a theater with a ship´s soul"
I like the shot, Paco. But does the Fisheye not hide it's real beauty?
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Before the thunderstorm
Df 35-70/3.5 Ai
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Thank you, gentlemen. I am happy you like something I like very much too!
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Thank you Frank for the information.
John, that's a very good question to which I sincerely have no answer. I wonder thou...Thanks!
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Looking at the class
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Paco, great use of the fisheye to connect the spectators with the athletes.
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Thank you Anthony. This image gave an idea for a further development. Will see. This is a detail of the same class with the 58mm 1.4. I went there to try the new lens and see how it performs in a real situation. Light was horrible -as usual :)- but the subjects didn´t move much being at the "barre". Will have investigate more before taking it to work. AF is slow for action and nailing the focus at full throttle is not easy at all.
58mm 1.4 @1.4 nikon d750
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Thank you Anthony. This image gave an idea for a further development. Will see. This is a detail of the same class with the 58mm 1.4. I went there to try the new lens and see how it performs in a real situation. Light was horrible -as usual :)- but the subjects didn´t move much being at the "barre". Will have investigate more before taking it to work. AF is slow for action and nailing the focus at full throttle is not easy at all. 58mm 1.4 @1.4 nikon d750
I can only recommend to have it tested for AF-accuracy and centering. After test & treat by NPS mine wenmt from mediocre to as expected.
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Current view from Bonn central station to the pedesteranian zone.
In short:
The city front is being rebuilt.
Old ugly buildings of the 1970ies fashion are torn down to make way for new ugly buildings of the 2010ies fashion.
The city has grown significantly and is still growing.
New buildings will house a Primark, an Electronic Superstore and a Supermarket.
Gosh!
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June 6
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June 7
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Rain and wind, and cooler temperatures, nice :)
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Looking at the class
Great overview with 'room' for imagination.
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Current view from Bonn central station to the pedesteranian zone.
In short:
The city front is being rebuilt.
Old ugly buildings of the 1970ies fashion are torn down to make way for new ugly buildings of the 2010ies fashion.
The city has grown significantly and is still growing.
New buildings will house a Primark, an Electronic Superstore and a Supermarket.
Gosh!
So ugly replacement only? ;)
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Cooler, and rain, not too much sun....
Df 25-50/4
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June 8
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D500, 17-55mm f/2.8
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A vase with air bubble enclosures taken with the 300PF & 14E-Dr-Lens-Extension
The 300PF turns out to be the most useful lens to take these special extensions
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John and Frank, I like your treatment of water drops :)
Adm.Edit: a single image per day as per thread guidelines, please. Admin , sorry
My bad :(
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Thanks Tom.
Nice details and bokeh.
Sun, showers, colder, warmer.... it's a mixed bag.
The new park in the evening sun
D600 85/1.4
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John and Frank, I like your treatment of rain :)
Ode to an Urn...still playing with the 135 Batis
Swinging hanging basket
Some Bokeh...lol
Oh wow. Please do not make me buy another lens.
Wonderful, just wonderful. Thanks for the crop too.
Does someone know if the Batis has the same APO Design as the ZF?
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Fons, the shot of the red & yellow bins is great!
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Frank, I like your treatment of rain :)
Rain??? When??? Where???
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9 June 2017
Hydragena with D500 & 300PF and 14E-Dr-Lens-Extension
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Fons, the shot of the red & yellow bins is great!
Thanks Mike.
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June 9
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special artifacts
tags: CD, EL ;)
D800, 10,5mm f/2.8
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It's getting warmer.
My front-door flora -- The Sow thistle (Sonchus)
Df 55/1.2
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It's not getting warmer here, although weather prognosis states that by Sunday we should have another one of those 32 degree Celcius days like summers normally have
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I much prefer the rainy days myself
Photo taken with (still) the D3 and 5cm f2 Nikkor-S stopped down to f5,6, were this little lens actually is quite sharp
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Invisible woman crossing the river
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Paco: bewitched and bewildered and pleasently so!
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Thank you Frank :D
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Web
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June 10
with 10,5mm f/2.8 on d500
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Nice tower Fons. One of my favorite subjects, but I'm bound to keep the geometry linear.
Here is some geometry from the building I'm working on:
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"I've seen the light... Hallelujah"
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Jack that is an interesting design! Wow.
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Jack, nice capture of light and shapes. The toilet paper looks a bit too hard, though...
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a glass wall in evening light. Rare element in current Gernan architecture due to excessive legislation in Fire protection.
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June 11
From a garden visited today
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Df, micro-nikkor pc auto 55mm f/3.5
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In forest today. Old decayed trunk of Norway spruce. The redish bubbles are probably Lycogala epidendrum, commonly known as wolf's milk. D800 w/ AI-s Nikkor 28/2.8 @ f=8, ISO 1400.
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In forest today. Old decayed trunk of Norway spruce. The redish bubbles are probably Lycogala epidendrum, commonly known as wolf's milk. D800 w/ AI-s Nikkor 28/2.8 @ f=8, ISO 1400.
Attachment missing?
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Attachment missing?
Sorry! Updated with attachment now. Thanks!
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June 11
From a garden visited today
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Df, micro-nikkor pc auto 55mm f/3.5
"well the best things in life are free, but give me money, thats what i want"
the Beatles "Money"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEnRVaDxQE0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEnRVaDxQE0)
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In forest today. Old decayed trunk of Norway spruce. The redish bubbles are probably Lycogala epidendrum, commonly known as wolf's milk. D800 w/ AI-s Nikkor 28/2.8 @ f=8, ISO 1400.
Super shot. I like the depth and the glow of the red
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Super shot. I like the depth and the glow of the red
Thanks.
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June 12
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D500, 10,5mm f/2.8
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Fons. wonderful. The combination of textures. Wow.
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Fons, I love the composition on that one. The colors and texture of the wall offset to the color and texture of the grains really complement each other in this image of contrasts
On the less important, technical side of the story, I do get the impression that the 10.5mm fish eye on crop is not as sharp off center as the 16mm f3,5 on full frame
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Fons. wonderful. The combination of textures. Wow.
+1
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Everything said before plus the sensation of movement. It is like a sailing boat on a green sea!
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Fons. wonderful. The combination of textures. Wow.
thanks Frank
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Fons, I love the composition on that one. The colors and texture of the wall offset to the color and texture of the grains really complement each other in this image of contrasts
On the less important, technical side of the story, I do get the impression that the 10.5mm fish eye on crop is not as sharp off center as the 16mm f3,5 on full frame
Because of the wind i had the lens stopped down at f/16, but i have no comparison Buddy only the Sigma 15mm f/2.8 for fx fish
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+1
Everything said before plus the sensation of movement. It is like a sailing boat on a green sea!
Thanks gentlemen
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Supermarket
EDITED
D600 ZF 35/2
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v1+ 55 f1.2 @f8
some flowers left a week after my wife's birthday
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June 13
ramblers
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D500, 10.5mm f/2.8
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Early morning study of the Peace lily
D800E - 80-200/4 Ai-S - + 6T
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Supermarket
Inslaan ;D
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June 14
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Eragrostis curvula
D500, 135mm f/2 DC
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Inslaan ;D
They took that very literally. :) ('Inslaan' has a double meaning in Dutch Stock up, buy or Smash)
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Late spring here means the dry season is upon us.
No rain until October
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Where is this Jack, we have had little rain as well this year.
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Where is this Jack, we have had little rain as well this year.
California, near San Francisco. We had a very wet winter, but now is the time for all to dry out. This is just the normal seasonal pattern. Grasses turn golden and crunchy.
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Very interesting structure, Jack. Looks like leather in that warm light.
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June 15
Spot the bird
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D500, Voigtländer 90mm f/3.5
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The mysterious little dancer
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A do it yourself package for building the Maquette of Tilburg (In the situation of 1950.
Presented as an original Father's day present.
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June 15.
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Paco, I very much like this colourful & delightful image.
The mysterious little dancer
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This morning's coffee is made of rainbows...
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Paco, I very much like this colourful & delightful image.
Thank you. I'm out of my confort zone here :) Four very cute little dancers doing the "Chinese dance" from the "Nutcracker". Very talented too. I'm happy you like it!
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June 15.
Interesting to see the differences in style that just a crop choice can make
Very nice image Akira
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A do it yourself package for building the Maquette of Tilburg (In the situation of 1950.
Presented as an original Father's day present.
Does that little bag contain a maquette as large as what is seen behind her ?
nice portrait
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This morning's coffee is made of rainbows...
I need to go get my daily dose , this looks like the coffee I brew on the weekends, during workday I rely on the cafeteria brew, good but not as good as this looks
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Thank you. I'm out of my confort zone here :) Four very cute little dancers doing the "Chinese dance" from the "Nutcracker". Very talented too. I'm happy you like it!
I have shoot little girls and it can be difficult to adjust the style
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June 16
straight in camera raw conversion
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D500, 35mm f/1.4 ais
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Does that little bag contain a maquette as large as what is seen behind her ?
nice portrait
Thanks Armando. The little bag contains a small part of the total map, that needs to be constructed. Only a block of houses divided by streets. As Tilburg has an organic growth, the blocks are never identical; the city's map is a kind of spider's web, linked together with triangle plaza's with a distance of 4.000 Roman foot between each other.
Today I interviewed some of the people who picked up a bag. The intention is to 'follow' a few builders during the process of building.
83 year old Cees van den Hoek agreed to participate (The location is the public library by the way)
Df 35-70/2.8 AF-D
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The mysterious little dancer
Lovely contrast and colour, nice matching flowers too ;)
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June 16
straight in camera raw conversion
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D500, 35mm f/1.4 ais
Nice!!
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thank you Thomas
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walking by the Rhine river....
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Thank you for all the comments. I´m kind of disconnected and will remain so for a while. It is a pleasure, a relax and inspiration to come here to enjoy all that you share , so generous.
I had a walk around today to de-stress a little. Jakov, I´m starting to understand why you like so much a fish-eye. A sample of today's discovery.
P.S.: still working on the editing :P
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'Reading' in the Library.
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'Reading' in the Library.
Real books?!?! No tablet/iPad? ;D
Nice shot John.
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#143. Lovely!
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Allium vineale
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DaNa: Super great shot. Where is this?
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Real books?!?! No tablet/iPad? ;D
Nice shot John.
Thanks Lars.
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#143. Lovely!
Thanks
Cycling Race- Ronde van den Besterd in Tilburg, Netherlands.
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June 17
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June 18
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Was away this weekend in relaxed Drenthe
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Jun 18th. a lot of light today and shadows to play with.
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It's hot. +30 degrees.
A few miles out of town in a meadow, the cows find the shadow under the trees, like cow 7393...
D800E - 5.8cm/1.4
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June 18
Was away this weekend in relaxed Drenthe
Nice Fons. Is it morning fog?
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Yes John morning fog.
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June 19
fleeing the heat is todays' mantra
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DaNa: Super great shot. Where is this?
Thanks, Oslofjorden, Norway
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Fragaria vesca
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Danaa, like this one too.
John, that image sends a strong message. The calm in the shadow cow but marked and behind the wire. Bucolic but sad. I very much like the contrast of concepts in the image.
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Thanks Paco.
Nice fresh colours, DanAa!
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Sunday was "Corpus" day. Strong religious imaginary all around town.
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Thanks Paco.
Nice fresh colours, DanAa!
Tasted fresh as well
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Dragon flies are rare guests in our garden. This one landed on the second highest tallest rose available. Luckily still just in reach of the 100 105/4 micro and quite immobilized by a steep temperature drop.
Some PP due to dull overcast light.
Very nice image an I have great expectations on my "new" 105mm f4 Ais and the 105mm f4,0 bellows lens in tandem.
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June 20
the heatwave continues
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Ir-D5300, - 10,5mm f/2.8 fisheye
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Indeed. Love the heat. Very unusual the hot days so close to the longest day.
Burning grass....
D800E - Nikkor 5.8/1.4
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Nice looks like ponytails or vedergras, Stipa tenuissima.
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June 21
Garden details, summer solstice, well almost
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Df, nikkor-ud 20mm f/3.5
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Supermarket
EDITED
D600 ZF 35/2
Whoever makes commercial texts like that should have known they had that coming. Literally "ingeslagen". Like a bomb I would say.
(for our non-native Dutch forum members, "inslaan" as can be seen on the banners in that shop can mean "to stockpile" or "to impact")
John, I did not know you had a copy of the 5,8cm f1,4 Nikkor-S. Lovely lens with a unique rendering compared to anything in the Nikkor lineup. Reminds me a bit of the Carl Zeiss Biotar 58mm f2.
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To quote the lyrics from a Placebo song:
"A friend in need's a friend indeed
A friend who'll tease is better
Our thoughts compress which makes us blessed
And makes for stormy weather"
I received a package from a friend living in the US a few days ago, but due to a photo assignment did not have the time to make a photograph of the contents yet
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250 grams of home roasted coffee beans, roasted just to my personal preference. Slightly on the dark side of a full city roast. Yummy
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Thanks Fons. !
Whoever makes commercial texts like that should have known they had that coming. Literally "ingeslagen". Like a bomb I would say.
(for our non-native Dutch forum members, "inslaan" as can be seen on the banners in that shop can mean "to stockpile" or "to impact")
John, I did not know you had a copy of the 5,8cm f1,4 Nikkor-S. Lovely lens with a unique rendering compared to anything in the Nikkor lineup. Reminds me a bit of the Carl Zeiss Biotar 58mm f2.
Yes I agree. I like the lens very much; was lucky to find a late, mint and Ai'd sample. It's wide open better (central sharpness and bokeh) than the Voigtlander 58/1.4 and strangely enough also much better then the later 50/1.4's
A family member of the Chives, I guess.
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A. sphaerocephalon or trommelstok is the name, and beautiful bokeh.
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Lots of cool stuff. Praise to you colleagues. Sick in bed for now.
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Lots of cool stuff. Praise to you colleagues. Sick in bed for now.
I hope it's only 'Sommergrippe' and you feel better soon!
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Lots of cool stuff. Praise to you colleagues. Sick in bed for now.
Get well soon Frank. Either that, or get an airconditioner. It's no fun lying in bed with the temperatures we have these days. I only hold on to sanity by staying outdoors until the light is gone (and Anouk needs to be in bed)
John, thank you for your insight in the 5,8cm vs. the Voigtlander. I thought long and hard about buying the Voigtlander, because I'm looking for a more modern fast 50mm' ish lens to use for subjects I would not want to photograph with the 55mm f1,2, or subjects I want to explore beyond my ordinary repertoire of tricks (not many of those around, but as the saying goes: Verandering van spijs doet eten. In english, variety is the spice of life)
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Hang in there Frank, I hope you are back at it soon. :)
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I hope it's only 'Sommergrippe' and you feel better soon!
Blasenkoliken
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Are you in pain Frank, may you find swift relieve.
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June 22
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D500, 180mm f/2.8 ais
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Pollock
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Thanks Fons !
John, thank you for your insight in the 5,8cm vs. the Voigtlander. I thought long and hard about buying the Voigtlander, because I'm looking for a more modern fast 50mm' ish lens to use for subjects I would not want to photograph with the 55mm f1,2, or subjects I want to explore beyond my ordinary repertoire of tricks (not many of those around, but as the saying goes: Verandering van spijs doet eten. In english, variety is the spice of life)
I understand, very wise ;). Perhaps the word 'better' is not correct, it's subjective too. The Voigtlander and the 5.8cm are two different lenses but somehow have some similarity.
The plane of focus is very thin with the Voigtlander which makes focus wide open very crucial, comparable with the f/1.2 lenses. The corners are better with the Voigtlander were the 5.8cm corners are weaker, but wide open, that is not so very important for me. A good part of 'vignetting' fits the lens. To my surprise focus with the 5.8cm is very easy. Both lenses are super sharp all over the frame from f/2.8 onwards. But the Voigtlander filter thread of 58mm is not so very convenient, giving less satisfactory results with the 3T and 4T
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Lots of cool stuff. Praise to you colleagues. Sick in bed for now.
Get well soon, Frank !!
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Warm summer evenings
D600 180mm Ai-S
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June 23
Fortunately weather some cooling off, but still no major rainfall, has been too dry for six months now.
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H. 'Top Priority'
1 V1, Ft1, Lensbaby 56mm f/1.6
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Lots of cool stuff. Praise to you colleagues. Sick in bed for now.
Get well soon, Frank!
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Young Yellow Crowned Night Heron posing outside the window.
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D500 16-80 vr
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Still very dry.
According to our city-beekeeper it's a bad year of the Lime (Linden) blossom honey. The blossom dried and did not give much nectar for the bees. Hopefully the heather honey will be better, my favourite because it is not so sweet.
Normally this field is as green as grass....
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Digital Bohemian
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Frank, politics and psychology again? Made me smile, and it also made me want to take part in the conversation. I would say that this is about the perfect time for a coffee though. No picture from me today. Let's see what tomorrow has in store
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No, Buddy, it was just a feeling after the rain and wind that brought temperatures down to bearability...
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I do a lot of slide scans currently. This one I took yesterday and edited it.
The Eastern side of the wall
Shortly after the Berlin Wall fell I visited the famous "Glienicker Brücke". The concrete rolls are part of the ex wall, the "Trabant" car is the sign of the east, the side where I stand taking the picture, the bridge is what I focussed on. Slide scan with D600 and Buddy's contraption! Original Pjhoto taken with my FM-2n and the 1.4/50 Ai
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Interesting piece of history, I would like to see more from that trip.
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Focusing screen installed in the d700. What a wonderful experience! I was able to focus yesterday with the 58mm 1.4 fully open in dim light. Using it today with the 105mm 2.8 @ 5.6... I had to use one of the clear frames to adjust for a slight back focus but everything is ok so far. The whole conversion, at 3am, sleepy and whithout experience took just a few minutes.
Sorry for the crappy phone shot, I hope it gives you an idea.
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Frank, I loooove that shot. More, please?
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Interesting piece of history, I would like to see more from that trip.
Follow the link in my signature. I try to scan and post there every day
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June 24
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Central Station- South entrance
(Did not use the Fuji S5 for a while, but I am again positively surprised by the flexibility of the RAW files)
Fuji S5 - Sigma 10-20
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A hip version, Fons? ;)
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John, makes sense now. As said, I'm looking for a 50'ish mm lens I do not yet have an equal of.
I'm selling my 5cm f2 Nikkor-S, 50mm f1,8 Ai-S and will only keep my 50mm f1,4 Nikkor-S, 55mm f3,5 micro Nikkor and 55mm f1,2 as standard lenses, but do consider adding a further lens in that range which then needs to offer something the other 3 do not do bette or equally good.
Frank, loving the slide scans. I'm glad to see you put that ES-1 to good use.
55mm f1,2 Nikkor-S.C
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Summer tree
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A hip version, Fons? ;)
I suppose a personal interpretation to and old theme, Carl. ;)
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Great graphics, Paco!
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One more fresh scan from the East, shortly after the wall fell
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June 18
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Was away this weekend in relaxed Drenthe
Wonderful foggy scene
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Jun 18th. a lot of light today and shadows to play with.
Mysterious!
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Sunday was "Corpus" day. Strong religious imaginary all around town.
Our neighbors celebrate Corpus with great effort. I did take photos of that every year.
Here I do not see typical Corpus elements, more general typical Catholic elements, these are shown wonderfully
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Our neighbors celebrate Corpus with great effort. I did take photos of that every year.
Here I do not see typical Corpus elements, more general typical Catholic elements, these are shown wonderfully
You are right. The "incensiario" -google translates it as "censer"- is not specific for Corpus but a common element as there are the tunic, etc.
Thank you Frank
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June 25.
I swear. This is not overcooked...
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You are right. The "incensiario" -google translates it as "censer"- is not specific for Corpus but a common element as there are the tunic, etc.
Thank you Frank
It is the mobile home for the holy bread and the special clothing, the flower bouquets and altrars along the procession pass that define the event.
As soon as I get to It I might open a Corpus thread. The neighbors create flower mandalas every year
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Yes. If you open such a thread I have a couple of altars along the procession pass images. Here is called "procession of procession" as every one has a representation. Some cities included all me kids that has received the first communion that year, also there?
Akira, I can´t see the image here but opened the file. Very impressive colors! Thanks for sharing it
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Akira, I can´t see the image here but opened the file. Very impressive colors! Thanks for sharing it
Thanks, Paco. I wonder why you can't see the iamge here?
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Now I can, no problem
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One more fresh scan from the East, shortly after the wall fell
Lovely shot, Frank !
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June 25.
I swear. This is not overcooked...
These colours are indeed very special.
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Festival Mundial last weekend: The entrance in 'Spoorzone'.
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These colours are indeed very special.
John, it really looked like the sky on fire...
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The space in front of our central station is completely revamped. Before everything goes down the drain and is rebuilt from scratch, Grafitti people are allowed to use the space as their canvas:
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Lovely shot, Frank !
Paco and Anthony asked for it. Thank you!
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Frank, the graffiti is very well drawn and fits the environment. And the graffiti is very well depicted. Glad you seem to have recovered, too!
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Thank you for your compassion
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Paco and Anthony asked for it. Thank you!
Yes I did, more please!
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Yes I did, more please!
Wait until I scan more. No Berlin in the next batch iirc
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The pride of the city are the special bike routes through out the entire city, usually also bike-only, so the fastest way for transportation.
Was just focussing on the 'geraniums' with the 10mm wide of the Sigma 10-20 and didn't see any bikers, until I heard something and pushed the shutter...
I heard the mum ask her daughter 'Did you smile for the photo'? ;)
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Brilliant capture, John! Appreciate your reflex nerve!
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This makes for a nice triptych with just wb changes. Night shot with 105mm 2.5. I like that lens a lot!
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Oops, that´s actually the 105 2.5.
It is a night shot and I still like the 58 a lot 8)
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The pride of the city are the special bike routes through out the entire city, usually also bike-only, so the fastest way for transportation.
Was just focussing on the 'geraniums' with the 10mm wide of the Sigma 10-20 and didn't see any bikers, until I heard something and pushed the shutter...
I heard the mum ask her daughter 'Did you smile for the photo'? ;)
Very cool, this one! Excellent capture.
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Thanks Akira and Thomas.
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Portrait in the office. 58mm 1.4 @1.4
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Nice Portrait, Paco
Presentation of the annual Fair, which will start 21 July till 31 July.
Entertainer and sanger Ronnie Tober (72) was the special guest and announced he will make a dedicated song for the Fair Tilburg 2017 * ( he is known of a special fair duet -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1bC4OioIUc ) ;)
Df 80-200/2.8
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Every day I clean up the kitchen, empty the dishwasher, refill it start it and empty it again. Only to see the full chaos reinstated after family returns from school, work and Kindergarten. Sisiphos is my hero!!!
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Every day I clean up the kitchen, empty the dishwasher, refill it start it and empty it again. Only to see the full chaos reinstated after family returns from school, work and Kindergarten. Sisiphos is my hero!!!
You should ask the guy up in the corner to help you out with your daily chores. :)
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Presentation in City Hall of the new City Poet : Onias Landveld. He will be the city poet for 2 years.
D800E - 85/1.8K
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Every day I clean up the kitchen, empty the dishwasher, refill it start it and empty it again. Only to see the full chaos reinstated after family returns from school, work and Kindergarten. Sisiphos is my hero!!!
I know that feeling :D
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Presentation in City Hall of the new City Poet : Onias Landveld. He will be the city poet for 2 years.
D800E - 85/1.8K
Great portrait
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Thanks Armando.
Sometimes you must be lucky with a press-conference. City Bulding is in renovation; you never can guess what will be the location, the positions and the light source. The conference was mainly for the written press and luckily a very informal setting.
85/1.8K is a great lens by the way. This was shot at f/2.0
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It looks very nice John.
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Every day I clean up the kitchen, empty the dishwasher, refill it start it and empty it again. Only to see the full chaos reinstated after family returns from school, work and Kindergarten. Sisiphos is my hero!!!
You are not alone! While we are both excellent cooks, my wife takes those duties in exchange for me doing the cleanup chores. 2 loads for the dishwasher is not an uncommon daily occurrence here for the 2 of us, and if we have guests 4 loads is to be expected. Rarely, do I face just 1 dishwasher load per day. :o
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June 30
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Perfect guitar for the rhapsody!
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Perfect guitar for the rhapsody!
A Rhapsody on moonshine ;D that will be.