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Images => Themes, Portfolio Series, PaW, or PaM => Your Weekly Blog => Topic started by: Birna Rørslett on March 01, 2019, 09:14:34
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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 30/31 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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Frank loves to eat "Frankfurter" for breakfast
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You are connected Frank
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Frank, you and the branches behind you remind me of the Van-de-Graaff generator.
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Frank, you and the branches behind you remind me of the Van-de-Graaff generator.
it reminded me of something I liked so I hit the release..
thx
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Bon Appetit, Frank :)
Darker now, and rainy
Df CV180/4
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Urban sculpture.
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very nice turn and geometry
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You are connected Frank
bzzzzzz
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The day before yesterday, lumberjacks suddenly appeared in my neighbourhood. Fortunately, still 1 km away. I didn't realise more houses are required in the area :(
Df, 35/1.4 AIS
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March 1
Willow catkins
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7839/33371900728_c1baf55369_o.jpg)
D500 Voigtländer 125/2.5
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very nice turn and geometry
Thank you!
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superb entries, Fons & Birna!
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superb entries, Fons & Birna!
Thank you Frank.
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Urban sculpture.
Interesting one.
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my entry for 2 March 2019
my little ecosystem test site
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Still 1st of march here...
Noddles with spinach and chorizo...
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Night alien.
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Interesting one.
Thank you, Fons.
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Still a little bleak but at least it's sunny.
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Still a little bleak but at least it's sunny.
Nice and minimal.
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March 2.
It has been warm today, and the plums of the tree which is mostly in the shadow blossomed very quickly.
Fujifilm X-E3, Ai Nikkor 200/4.0@f5.6.
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March 2.
It has been warm today, and the plums of the tree which is mostly in the shadow blossomed very quickly.
Fujifilm X-E3, Ai Nikkor 200/4.0@f5.6.
a very beautiful picture with a background that is so subdued that it makes the subtle colors if the blossom shine
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a very beautiful picture with a background that is so subdued that it makes the subtle colors if the blossom shine
Thank you, Frank. This color profile is based on "Classic Chrome" simulation which is actually the simulation of Kodachrome. Kudos to Fuji for its open-mindedness. :)
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Thank you, Frank. This color profile is based on "Classic Chrome" simulation which is actually the simulation of Kodachrome. Kudos to Fuji for its open-mindedness. :)
I really like the Fujis best choice for a 2nd system, imo.
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I really like the Fujis best choice for a 2nd system, imo.
Second system? Too daring for me. That is why I chose Fuji Non System X100T
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Or an X100F streetwalker.
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Or an X100F streetwalker.
X100F was not invented at the time of my purchase, early in 2015...
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March 2
We met Dora in Grave.
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7871/46342229775_86e8ef12d4_o.jpg)
D850 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 @300mm f/5.6
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After a day at the vet, and general grooming
she is 12 yrs old
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After a day at the vet, and general grooming
she is 12 yrs old
Loyalty no regrets.
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Thank you Fons
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After a day at the vet, and general grooming
she is 12 yrs old
she is very beautiful
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A lost umbrella, holding itself upward in my school of Architecture, as a play between colors and directions... ;)
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7840/40284702573_f8c7a883b0_b.jpg)
Ton sur ton... Df, with 24-120mm f/4 at f/5
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I really like the Fujis best choice for a 2nd system, imo.
Fuji works nicely as a 1st system as well. :)
Second system? Too daring for me. That is why I chose Fuji Non System X100T
If a 35mm equivalent would be my main lens, I would have chosen X100 whatever. But I wanted to use my existing Nikkors, so I went for X-E3.
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A lost umbrella, holding itself upward in my school of Architecture, as a play between colors and directions... ;)
Ton sur ton... Df, with 24-120mm f/4 at f/5
Nice objets trouvé.
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After a day at the vet, and general grooming
she is 12 yrs old
A very distinguished looking lady !
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Thanks Akira :) "Found and lost" at the same time... ;)
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Reflected by the sea.
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Reflected by the sea.
Well seen, Paco!
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Spirit Locker
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my entry for 3 March 2019
*Parkhauspano*
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Anti flu articles.
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Woke up this morning -- it was raining and remnants of the snow pack are rapidly dwindling in my neck of the woods. I decided, after being fortified by some strong coffee, that I needed to do something else than writing up scientific stuff or testing the Z range with their all-too-perfect optics. Thus hauled out my old modified Fuji S5Pro with its broad-spectrum sensor and slapped an 18-140 Nikkor on it. Whilst that zoom lens is quite good, the S5Pro is almost an antiquity among today's cameras and processing its peculiar RAW files (.Raf) is a a nightmare as most software shun them.
Exactly the challenge I required. Here is one of the images from today.
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Frank - your Parkhauspano is great! The Guggenheim Museum transplanted, or a UFO lifting off ...
Cheers, John
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Birna Birna you continue to surprise and amaze me
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Frank - your Parkhauspano is great! The Guggenheim Museum transplanted, or a UFO lifting off ...
Cheers, John
THX
freshly renovated by the hospital that attaches to the parking lot ... then Frank came for a little deconstructivist image
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Spirit Locker
the lock seems to be broken ...
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my entry for 3 March 2019
*Parkhauspano*
Interesting Pano, Frank ;)
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Lovely Birna
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Redwing blackbirds are making their way back to their springtime spots. I don't often shoot birds, but this seemed to capture their spirit.
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the lock seems to be broken ...
Not broken, simply unlocked.
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Reflected by the sea.
Fantastic !
A lost umbrella....
And a bunch of lines and patterns found
she is very beautiful
A very distinguished looking lady !
Thank you, getting old is making her more cranky :)
A walk with the old 35mm f2.8S adapted to the D800
Shot wide open , amazing and fun little lens, found a car that may be about as old as the lens
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Not broken, simply unlocked.
;-)
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March 3
Carnival Sunday in this village, rain and wind.
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7917/33393499208_3381161994_o.jpg)
D850 28-300/3.5-5.6
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Spirit Locker
Hmmmm, an unfamiliar bourbon, and a familiar gin. I like Maker's Mark, but don't know how it compares to Town Branch. I'm not into the more floral botanicals gin, like Tangueray (the best way I know of to ruin a martini), instead preferring the more traditional such as Bombay Safire Blue. We might agree on the vermouth, it looks like it could be Martini Rossi.
I quite like your Spirit Locker, cheers! ;D
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Thanks.
Beautiful, calm time-lost corner Armando
Birna! Always something special coming from you.
Windmills in Barbate, do not pass.
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Hmmmm, an unfamiliar bourbon, and a familiar gin. I like Maker's Mark, but don't know how it compares to Town Branch. I'm not into the more floral botanicals gin, like Tangueray (the best way I know of to ruin a martini), instead preferring the more traditional such as Bombay Safire Blue. We might agree on the vermouth, it looks like it could be Martini Rossi.
I quite like your Spirit Locker, cheers! ;D
This table is from my father-in-law’s house (passed down from his father-in-law as things turn out). After he died, not one of his children wanted it so I got it. Many a time over the years I drank from this little bar so it has a good pedigree. As for Town Branch, I’ve never tried it but will do so tomorrow on my birthday. The liquor store didn’t have any of my favorite bourbons - Old Grand Dad, Wild Turkey to name two - so I tried something new. As for Maker’s Mark, a pal of mine swears by it but I find it too smoky for a regular drinking whiskey. Finally, martinis - that is indeed Martini and Rossi but it is there for my guests. I drink my gin straight, shaken not stirred (!), so it may not even qualify as a martini. I do like some fruit in it, an onion, an olive or a lemon peel twist, but never all three at once!
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Windmills in Barbate, do not pass.
Wonderful color and composition and even the windmills look good (something I would rarely say as I generally find them to be scars on the landscape and a hazard for birds).
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Redwing blackbirds are making their way back to their springtime spots. I don't often shoot birds, but this seemed to capture their spirit.
Amazing abstraction!
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This table is from my father-in-law’s house (passed down from his father-in-law as things turn out). After he died, not one of his children wanted it so I got it. Many a time over the years I drank from this little bar so it has a good pedigree. As for Town Branch, I’ve never tried it but will do so tomorrow on my birthday. The liquor store didn’t have any of my favorite bourbons - Old Grand Dad, Wild Turkey to name two - so I tried something new. As for Maker’s Mark, a pal of mine swears by it but I find it too smoky for a regular drinking whiskey. Finally, martinis - that is indeed Martini and Rossi but it is there for my guests. I drink my gin straight, shaken not stirred (!), so it may not even qualify as a martini. I do like some fruit in it, an onion, an olive or a lemon peel twist, but never all three at once!
First, let me say Happy Birthday!
Great story behind the Spirit Locker, and one that I can appreciate. My regular bourbon is Jim Beam, with an occasional fill in by Makers Mark.
As for martinis, my wife makes the best, IMO. Her recipe is 1 tablespoon of vermouth over the ice in the shaker, shake once, and strain it out. Add gin and shake 40 times.Garnish with onion, or olive, and once is a great while a Maytag blue cheese stuffed olive (yes, I have a source). I too like my martinis on the dry side, and have them with straight gin if the vermouth accidentally runs out. I believe that merely saying "vermouth" over the shaker (but not too loudly!) qualifies it as a martini! ;)
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a fulminant start into the month, we are one page two on day three and I set pages to 50 posts per page. A new record!
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a fulminant start into the month...
yes, spring is coming
"Denn wenn dat Trömmelchen jeht, ..."
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yes, spring is coming
"Denn wenn dat Trömmelchen jeht, ..."
I guess I will take some shots of Rosenmontag today
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No comment ;)
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7916/47269232011_b81c21fa81_o.jpg)
D850 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6vr
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No comment ;)
D850 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6vr
Made me smile
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Window Television, Fons? ;)
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The Forsythia is very late. Normally January or February flowering
D850 105/4 Ai
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Window Television, Fons? ;)
Made me smile
Thank you, i started the window thread some time ago on these forums, windows are a good motive for suggesting dimensions in your photos.
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The Forsythia is very late. Normally January or February flowering
D850 105/4 Ai
When nature you never can tell, fortunately, each year and season are so different.
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No comment ;)
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7916/47269232011_b81c21fa81_o.jpg)
D850 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6vr
very beautiful group shot
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Woke up early this morning to yet another snow fall. Just when I had hopes for a change-over to spring conditions. Oh well.
At least the scene allowed me to ascertain the performance of the 100mm f/1.6 Rodenstock XR-Heligon on my Z6. Not bad at all. There is some inevitable colour fringing as indeed expected for a high-contrast scenery like this, but nothing out of bonds for Photo Ninja to handle. The depth-of-field is of course pretty wafer thin, but the transition to the out-of-focus areas is superbly smooth. The overall impression is that of a muted pastel-like painting. Exactly as I had hoped for.
This is my kitchen view, by the way.
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Woke up early this morning to yet another snow fall. Just when I had hopes for a change-over to spring conditions. Oh well.
At least the scene allowed me to ascertain the performance of the 100mm f/1.6 Rodenstock XR-Heligon on my Z6. Not bad at all. There is some inevitable colour fringing as indeed expected for a high-contrast scenery like this, but nothing out of bonds for Photo Ninja to handle. The depth-of-field is of course pretty wafer thin, but the transition to the out-of-focus areas is superbly smooth. The overall impression is that of a muted pastel-like painting. Exactly as I had hoped for.
This is my kitchen view, by the way.
The image doesn't look at all like the one shot with the specialized lens whose purpose is nowhere near the landscape shots. Amazing.
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March 5.
Here in Tokyo, the climate feels totally different.
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No comment ;)
@ Fons, the first leopards I see without bars :D
great shot
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@ Fons, the first leopards I see without bars :D
great shot
Probably without teeth anyway. :)
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March 5.
Here in Tokyo, the climate feels totally different.
These cherry flowers probably have a specific name to go by :)
Kawazuzakura?
https://www.kyuhoshi.com/2016/03/15/10-most-popular-sakura-varieties-in-japan/ (https://www.kyuhoshi.com/2016/03/15/10-most-popular-sakura-varieties-in-japan/)
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These cherry flowers probably have a specific name to go by :)
Kawazuzakura?
https://www.kyuhoshi.com/2016/03/15/10-most-popular-sakura-varieties-in-japan/ (https://www.kyuhoshi.com/2016/03/15/10-most-popular-sakura-varieties-in-japan/)
Fons, thank you for the response. Although Kawazu-zakura is right in season, the flower looks different. So, the flowers I shot should be some kind of Japanese plums (ume).
https://fujimist.info/blog-2016-03-12-01
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Love your Japanese plume Akira. Weather here is doing some changes too.
By the lighthouse @f1.4
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March 5.
Here in Tokyo, the climate feels totally different.
different compared to ... ?
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Today I took some documentary shots in front of our train station, where concrete is vomited in insane amounts...
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different compared to ... ?
...that of Norway. 8)
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Love your Japanese plume Akira. Weather here is doing some changes too.
By the lighthouse @f1.4
Thank you, Paco. I love the color of your image!
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March 5
'Trachystemon orientalis' flowers, most years they are frozen.
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7912/46567815494_05020fde7f_o.jpg)
D850 Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5
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Daffodil Field
Df Voigtländer 180mm f/4
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Ready to start a new family
Z7 - 300/2.8VRII
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Taken yesterday as I awoke to blue skies and a foot of fresh snow.
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This is my favourite state of a building, almost transparent
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Ready to start a new family
Z7 - 300/2.8VRII
Very nice Eddie.
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Very nice Eddie.
Thanks Fons
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"Vomiting concrete"-I love this expression!!
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"Vomiting concrete"-I love this expression!!
Thank you. I fight for a city emphasizing public space, equality and quality of living for poor and rich, stupid and educated ... not the way it is done here currently.
I want participation not segregation!
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Rain expected
On the Bike
Fuji IS 35-135/3.5-4.5 R25A
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Nice use of reflections in that bike shot.
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March 6
Gemeentemuseum Den Haag
Exhibition Erwin Olaf
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7813/40338767863_a43aa5622a_o.jpg)
D850 20mm f/1.8g slight crop
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What a shot Fons. I love the interactions: me and the photos; people and the photos; people with people; people with some mystery of-frame left; everything and everyone with the spatial arrangement... And the colors and the framing.
It is a bit tilted counterclockwise? I think I will like the exhibition as well.
Thanks for the experience.
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March has come in like a lion. May it go out like a lamb.
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folding reflections
in the polished metal you see the reflection of the historic University building from the 19th century
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What a shot Fons. I love the interactions: me and the photos; people and the photos; people with people; people with some mystery of-frame left; everything and everyone with the spatial arrangement... And the colors and the framing.
It is a bit tilted counterclockwise? I think I will like the exhibition as well.
Thanks for the experience.
Thank you Paco.
I always try correcting the perspective, something i think: 'dont interfere looks better unaltered',
whether that applies here, i leave to the viewer.
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Nice use of reflections in that bike shot.
Thanks Birna
How was the Expo, Fons. ? I was planning a visit too.
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Thanks Birna
How was the Expo, Fons. ? I was planning a visit too.
John, it was pretty crowded, nonetheless you should go, a complete retrospective of his work, there is a book too showing all that is on display.
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Commuter trains pulling jointly out from Oslo Central Station. No problem handling the light contrasts with the Z6.
I just discovered that Silkypix 8 (of which I have a license) will do Z6 NEFs properly, something that cannot be said for my usual converter Photo Ninja.
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March 7
Sudden showers
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7842/47309998151_57f0e731ed_o.jpg)
D850 24mm f/1.4g
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Commuter trains pulling jointly out from Oslo Central Station. No problem handling the light contrasts with the Z6.
I just discovered that Silkypix 8 (of which I have a license) will do Z6 NEFs properly, something that cannot be said for my usual converter Photo Ninja.
Another Z6 shot that commands my attention........
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Lots of rain, but suddenly also sun
Despite the hard wind
Df 180/4
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Plums are leafing out now.
Z6 + 85mm f/1.8 K
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March 8
International women's day, young girls chatting over lunch...
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7835/47318572011_4a53becac0_o.jpg)
D500 17-55mm f/2.8
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Maintenance roof Central Station is finished. One of the designers of the Tilburg Alphabet and Icons (Ivo van Leeuwen on the right) made a special Icon for the Central Station.
He is presenting that image to the renovator of the roof of Central Station Stan Sontrop.
D850 Angenieux AF 28-70/2.6
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March 8
Women's day, young girls ...
D500 17-55mm f/2.8
Lovely scene Fons. Great timing.
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Maintenance roof Central Station is finished. One of the designers of the Tilburg Alphabet and Icons (Ivo van Leeuwen on the right) made a special Icon for the Central Station.
He is presenting that image to the renovator of the roof of Central Station Stan Sontrop.
D850 Angenieux 24-70/2.6
building is so rewarding and designing. In your photo I see they are happy ..
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Maintenance roof Central Station is finished. One of the designers of the Tilburg Alphabet and Icons (Ivo van Leeuwen on the right) made a special Icon for the Central Station.
He is presenting that image to the renovator of the roof of Central Station Stan Sontrop.
D850 Angenieux AF 28-70/2.6
Kroepoekdak :o
made it into the paper.
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A new strange flower came into our livingroom ;)
D800 105 f4.0 Ai @f32
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A new strange flower came into our livingroom ;)
D800 105 f4.0 Ai @f32
A burst of colors, Bent!
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Nice variety of Orchids (I guess) ;)
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Nice variety of Orchids (I guess) ;)
A Calceolaria (Lady's Purse; Slipper Flower). Which is way apart from the true Orchids.
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A new strange flower came into our livingroom ;)
D800 105 f4.0 Ai @f32
A burst of colors, Bent!
Nice variety of Orchids (I guess) ;)
Calceolaria type or sometimes 'Lady's purse' or 'Darwin slippers'.
ps i was stopped while posting
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This morning during the bike ride to work the sky suddenly turned nice for a few minutes - X100f:
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A Calceolaria (Lady's Purse; Slipper Flower). Which is way apart from the true Orchids.
There was a label on the plant, was just testing all you who know plants (Fons and Birna).
I did not know that it was not an Orchid, the flower looks like one, so now I know more that what was written on the label. Unfortunately it won’t last long according to Wikipedia :(
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From our trip to London last week. Z6 and 24-70/4S.
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March 8
International women's day, young girls chatting over lunch...
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7835/47318572011_4a53becac0_o.jpg)
D500 17-55mm f/2.8
Best 8. March documentation I've seen in a long time. Just lovely!
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Plums are leafing out now.
Z6 + 85mm f/1.8 K
Perfect pallette! That old 85 renders well.
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A new strange flower came into our livingroom ;)
D800 105 f4.0 Ai @f32
So this is where the idea of the travel neck pillow came from :D
Good one!
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This morning during the bike ride to work the sky suddenly turned nice for a few minutes - X100f:
Cycling to work often presents on with serene scenes...like here :)
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I did not know that it was not an Orchid, the flower looks like one, so now I know more that what was written on the label. Unfortunately it won’t last long according to Wikipedia :(
Same here... :-)
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This morning during the bike ride to work the sky suddenly turned nice for a few minutes - X100f:
Very nice Daniel.
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Plums are leafing out now.
Z6 + 85mm f/1.8 K
Lovely capture Jack.
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There was a label on the plant, was just testing all you who know plants (Fons and Birna).
I did not know that it was not an Orchid, the flower looks like one, so now I know more that what was written on the label. Unfortunately it won’t last long according to Wikipedia :(
Bent you are welcome.
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From our trip to London last week. Z6 and 24-70/4S.
Z6 is the cam that appeals to me, thank you Sten.
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This morning during the bike ride to work the sky suddenly turned nice for a few minutes - X100f:
Very nice ;)
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From our trip to London last week. Z6 and 24-70/4S.
Very colorful :)
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heavy new gear ...
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From our trip to London last week. Z6 and 24-70/4S.
wonderful
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March 9.
Demonstration sale of candies.
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heavy new gear ...
Oleeeee ;D
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This morning during the bike ride to work the sky suddenly turned nice for a few minutes - X100f:
What a great view, indeed !
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From our trip to London last week. Z6 and 24-70/4S.
Love the angle and the colours.
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Rain and wind dominate the weather.
White Magnolia
D850 Nikkor 28/2.8 AF (non D version)
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heavy new gear ...
Now these beasts need to purr ;)
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Rain and wind dominate the weather.
White Magnolia
D850 Nikkor 28/2.8 AF (non D version)
Supposedly one of the worst nikkors.
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I think all the 'reviews' are based on the epoch of film. And on the AF-D version, which is a different lens-design.
Apparently the Non-D version is based on the 5 elements lens design of the Series-E 28/2.8
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I think all the 'reviews' are based on the epoch of film. And on the AF-D version, which is a different lens-design.
Apparently the Non-D version is based on the 5 elements lens design of the Series-E 28/2.8
I think i have the non-d version also, not that it really inspired me, will need to check on the D850 some time.
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March 9
After really bad weather all day, the weather picked up late afternoon with sunshine.
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7845/40363913873_10bd8656cd_o.jpg)
D850 Zf35mm f/1.4 wide open here.
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Now these beasts need to purr ;)
roar...
from a deep sea themed birthday party
D850 2/200VR @f/2.0
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Rain and wind dominate the weather.
White Magnolia
D850 Nikkor 28/2.8 AF (non D version)
mysterious
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I think i have the non-d version also, not that it really inspired me, will need to check on the D850 some time.
Not too bad, taken the 'reputation' into account. A bit more than average. Small, petit lens, like the 20/2.8 AF.
I had to dial +1 on the D850 to get a better exposure. A bit dark in matrix-metering.
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roar...
from a deep sea themed birthday party
D850 2/200VR @f/2.0
very deep sea blue ;D nice
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mysterious
Thanks
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very deep sea blue ;D nice
Monday Schedule: check & clean at NPS...
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Congrats on the heavy new gear Frank. Is it dirty?
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Clear message (?)
Snow, wind, and the V1
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Clear message (?)
Snow, wind, and the V1
Norwegian weather so blue, so blue...
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Congrats on the heavy new gear Frank. Is it dirty?
Monday check & clean at NPS, esp. the VR makes an unpleasent sound similar to my former rental 105VR
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Monday check & clean at NPS, esp. the VR makes an unpleasent sound similar to my former rental 105VR
I think my back would make an unpleasant sound hauling that 200mm around.
Don’t forget to warm-up and stretch before sessions with it!
Im looking forward to seeing what you capture through those lenses.
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It's just 2.5kg -- even I can manage it :D
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z6 with 55mm 3.5 pretty close down. 2.5 sg shutter speed.
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It's just 2.5kg -- even I can manage it :D
Looks bigger. I'm off tomorrow to photograph rowers with the venerable 300mm f/2.8 ED-IF which is heavy enough.
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It's just 2.5kg -- even I can manage it :D
Birna, it's a 2.9kg monster...
Frank, congrats on your purchase of new gear!
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March 10.
Dawn in the land of rising sun with sinking economy...
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Looks bigger. I'm off tomorrow to photograph rowers with the venerable 300mm f/2.8 ED-IF which is heavy enough.
Also 2.5 kg ....
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Looks bigger. I'm off tomorrow to photograph rowers with the venerable 300mm f/2.8 ED-IF which is heavy enough.
IIRC both are same weight, same size. 100mm more, one stop less...
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The af-s 300mm f/2.8 does 3,1 kgs.
Do you go out with monopod or not?
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The af-s 300mm f/2.8 does 3,1 kgs.
Do you go out with monopod or not?
I tried a tripod a few weeks back but rather clumsy so I most hand held or sat and rested it on a knee. Fortunately rowers travel mostly in a horizontal plane and always in the same direction. Z6 IBIS really helps.
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Test shooting lenses in preparation for a journey into the world of false-colour IR emulated (IE) images. The 35-200/3.5-4.5 Nikkor normally is a good performer -- at least my copy is -- but didn't work too well on the IE test. There are too much residual chromatic aberrations and a tendency to form a hot spot. The search continues.
35-200/3.5-4.5 Nikkor @35mm, Fuji S5Pro.
(in case any one should wonder, the white stuff on ground is freshly fallen snow. Which loses a lot of its intense whiteness with IE)
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Interesting Birna. Do you use an extra filter for the IE images?
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Storm weather here.
Damage in the Forsythia?
D850-200/2
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March 10.
Dawn in the land of rising sun with sinking economy...
Great pastel colours, Akira.
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Interesting Birna. Do you use an extra filter for the IE images?
In the film era, one used a medium yellow (to cut blue) otherwise the IR rendition would wash out in dirty cyan-magenta hues, with a broad-spectrum digital camera an orange or red filter comes into use. These captures are with the Nikon O56, a deep orange filter.
I recently have ordered an "IR Aerochrome" filter from Kolari that claims to mimic the typical IR film response on a DSLR. No experience with it yet as it hasn't arrived.
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(in case any one should wonder, the white stuff on ground is freshly fallen snow. Which loses a lot of its intense whiteness with IE)
Yeahbut, it's looking whiter in the just off center tree than it is on the ground.
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Another IR from today (with a Lee#729 filter foil): ;)
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Nice Werner.
In the film era, one used a medium yellow (to cut blue) otherwise the IR rendition would wash out in dirty cyan-magenta hues, with a broad-spectrum digital camera an orange or red filter comes into use. These captures are with the Nikon O56, a deep orange filter.
I recently have ordered an "IR Aerochrome" filter from Kolari that claims to mimic the typical IR film response on a DSLR. No experience with it yet as it hasn't arrived.
Thanks for the info. From Hoya I have the R (25A) which is red) and Orange ( O (G) ) I shall test these with the Fuji IS Pro when we have some sun here ;)
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Do note this IE simulation is with a modified S5Pro, not the stock camera.
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March 10
A few times the sky shows blue and a pale sun breaks through the clouds
(My shots are always of the day, my personal challenge, a few exceptions only in the time this thread runs).
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7826/33464241418_a5e13c9aa3_o.jpg)
D850 58mm f/1.4g
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At the Auditorio Manuel de Falla. Getting ready for the representation of "Acis y Galatea". Some of my students were doing the dancing inside this classic "zarzuela"
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drive in the baja desert
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drive in the baja desert
painterly quality. grear start into the day. wow!
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At the Auditorio Manuel de Falla. Getting ready for the representation of "Acis y Galatea". Some of my students were doing the dancing inside this classic "zarzuela"
Airy will love the contextual organ portrait too
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great read about relationships, death, life, parenting, friendship, clearest language, emotional precision, truth without decoration ... love in emergency could be a teanslation or love in the rough of life
.... waiting at NPS.
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Science museum, Granada
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Opening new Busstation
The Minister of the district of Brabant, Christophe van der Maat expresses the importance of the new Busstation. In the background Alderman Berend de Vries
D850 17-35/2.8
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John, I always wonder how you can make the older lenses with this latest and the most unforgiving camea.
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John, I always wonder how you can make the older lenses with this latest and the most unforgiving camea.
My findings with the D850, it tends to blow the blue channel.
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My findings with the D850, it tends to blow the blue channel.
That is not my experience.
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John, I always wonder how you can make the older lenses with this latest and the most unforgiving camea.
I think the DX camera's are more unforgiving, like the D7200. D850 improved a lot compared with the D800E - Focus screen - Focus - Auto Focus. And all lenses that already worked on the D800/E will mostly improve when using the D850. That is my experience so far.
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I think the DX camera's are more unforgiving, like the D7200. D850 improved a lot compared with the D800E - Focus screen - Focus - Auto Focus. And all lenses that already worked on the D800/E will mostly improve when using the D850. That is my experience so far.
That sounds interesting. Thank you for sharing your solid experience.
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That is not my experience.
I maybe the happy exception, find myself desaturating the blue in skies frequently, i am using photoshop here.
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I maybe the happy exception, find myself desaturating the blue in skies frequently, i am using photoshop here.
Did you make a profile for the D850 with X-rite Color Checker?
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I maybe the happy exception, find myself desaturating the blue in skies frequently, i am using photoshop here.
Perhaps an exception yes. I sometimes do find the RAW's are more leaning towards the Red than with the D800E and D700
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Colorchecker i should, thanks John.
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I do not see color preferences in my D850, only issue is chrominance noise kicking in early
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I do not see color preferences in my D850, only issue is chrominance noise kicking in early
True!
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March 11
Still on blue, Muscari.
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7836/40384107543_28f4495863_o.jpg)
D850 Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5
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March 11
Still on blue, Muscari.
D850 Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5
Beautiful tones and OOF background
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March 11
Still on blue, Muscari.
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7836/40384107543_28f4495863_o.jpg)
D850 Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5
that is very beautiful!
NPS has checked and cleared the PC-E 24 f/3.5 ,,, the 2/200VR screeching sound issue when using the VR / AF is not yet finally diagnosed. NPS guess one or two motors maybe worn or torn. I hope it will not be too expensive to fix....
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Frank i wonder what you agreed with the seller, my private thought anyway.
If there is next to no processing involved at base iso blue chroma is not an issue.
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That is not my experience.
Lloyd Chambers mentions that stopping down lenses on the D850 changes wb significantly.
https://diglloyd.com/prem/s/DAP/Sigma28f1_4A/Sigma28f1_4A-aseries-WhiteBalanceTint.html?dglyPT=true (https://diglloyd.com/prem/s/DAP/Sigma28f1_4A/Sigma28f1_4A-aseries-WhiteBalanceTint.html?dglyPT=true)
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drive in the baja desert
That scene could be mere minutes from my home. It's so like Mesa, Az. that nobody here would think of Baja when viewing it Really nice shot Armando!
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Frank i wonder what you agreed with the seller, my private thought anyway.
I am in contact with the seller. No issues were labelled. All my used items always go to NPS after arrival for check & clean. We will see if a repair is necessary or not and what it might cost. The other lens was flawless, only slightly dirty, no issues according to NPS.
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Hopefully the clouds will not be to thick to night, as my homemade “Barn door tracker” is ready for first test.
May have to revise it.
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Another thought: I got two unintentional days of one camera one lens and these are 3.5/24 PC-E plus D850 ...
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Hopefully the clouds will not be to thick to night, as my homemade “Barn door tracker” is ready for first test.
May have to revise it.
hangs from the ceiling. you might want to turn the house as a first revision?
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Lloyd Chambers mentions that stopping down lenses on the D850 changes wb significantly.
https://diglloyd.com/prem/s/DAP/Sigma28f1_4A/Sigma28f1_4A-aseries-WhiteBalanceTint.html?dglyPT=true (https://diglloyd.com/prem/s/DAP/Sigma28f1_4A/Sigma28f1_4A-aseries-WhiteBalanceTint.html?dglyPT=true)
With Sigma lenzen (Non-Nikkors) ?
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I quote from the link
The behavior shown here occurs in various fast lenses, not just Sigma lenses. It appears to be related to the Nikon D850 sensor design
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Lloyd Chambers is not really a reliable source with his attitude of hiding everything between pay-walls.
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My Nikon repair facility greets its users with an exploded view of a D800. Never so bad it cannot get worse.
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Hope I never see mine like that! ;)
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Hopefully the clouds will not be to thick to night, as my homemade “Barn door tracker” is ready for first test.
May have to revise it.
Wow! awesome job
I wish luck with the weather and a lot of patience getting it aligned
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That scene could be mere minutes from my home. It's so like Mesa, Az. that nobody here would think of Baja when viewing it Really nice shot Armando!
Thanks Carl, I should have some images where the sierra, desert and sea are visible , that should make it different
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My Nikon repair facility greets its users with an exploded view of a D800. Never so bad it cannot get worse.
It appears to take its hat off to the customers.
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Wow! awesome job
I wish luck with the weather and a lot of patience getting it aligned
+1
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The alignment was difficult, must find something better than the tube.
And the I have to turn the knob the reverse direction of what I thought 8)
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Very interesting project Bent. Looking forward to images coming from it :)
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Unicorns caretaker
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Unicorns caretaker
:D, nice picture
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Friends
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Beautiful tones and OOF background
Thank you Armando.
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Friends
Twins? ;)
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a new roof for St. Joseph
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:)
:D, nice picture
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March 12.
The interrupter...
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Akira, Akira, Akira...
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Akira3
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Thank you, thank you, thank, you, Paco and Birna!
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March 12
Very windy day,
Helleborus orientalis
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7921/47360020351_e90c04002d_o.jpg)
D850 zf2 35mm f/1.4
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March 12.
The interrupter...
Lovely one, i like.
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Lovely one, i like.
Thank you, Fons!
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March 12.
The interrupter...
signs of the street, interesting geometries
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signs of the street, interesting geometries
Thank you, Frank. The signs in this color doesn't seem to be common here in Tokyo.
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Thank you, Frank. The signs in this color doesn't seem to be common here in Tokyo.
I have never seen the form or color of the blue arrows, but the red color is quite common for "do not touch or cross bicycle areas"
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I have never seen the form or color of the blue arrows, but the red color is quite common for "do not touch or cross bicycle areas"
I guess the blue-red combination is diificult to discern for the color blind people, and thus it is not suitable for the traffic signs.
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Home cat in the Broadcast studio
D850 CV 180/4
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Nice graphics and colorcombination, Akira !!
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Home cat in the Broadcast studio
D850 CV 180/4
very beautiful composition. And the cat seems to be consciouly modeling
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very beautiful composition. And the cat seems to be consciouly modeling
+1 Serene and beautiful mode added by the composition. Just enough extra information to make it close emotionally.
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Nice graphics and colorcombination, Akira !!
Thank you, John!
I love the delicate rendition of both the cat and the atmosphere of the light.
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70-300 vr at f8 did very well with the d5300 830nm ir.
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I enjoy taking photographs of my television screen. This one appeals to me as it has the look of one small section of some medieval triptych. The satisfaction of this particular genre of course is that you can take pictures of the world from the comforts of your home. In the winter, this option is appealing to me.
Reality or Memorex?
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Thanks Frank, Paco and Akira.
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Todays gardening
He is actually my coconut picker but Friday is my son's 18th so he is having a big party. The tree he is chopping has a fruit that the Fruit Bats love which means lots of Bat Doodoo which is not nice for car/bike paint or humans >:( , :) Not great photography but what I shoot . a7iii with 70-200 f4 handheld
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Coconut picking and tree chopping - over here, half a metre of fresh snow dumped during last night. We live in parallel worlds.
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March 13
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7806/46644495134_b53124680e_o.jpg)
Rainy day cam 1 aw1
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The current view from my work place ...
Icicles
Zoom-Nikkor 50-300mm f/4.5, Z6 (hand-held). Light is very flat (dull overcast skies) so it's a miracle any details are preserved within the ice itself.
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Coconut picking and tree chopping - over here, half a metre of fresh snow dumped during last night. We live in parallel worlds.
Yup, ;D, my grown daughter was here a couple of weeks ago. She has been back in Denver for about 10 days and her photos are more like yours.
Tom
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'Forbidden to Park because of the Weekly Market'
AW1 (Yes, that kind of weather) ;)
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NPS Cologne declared incompetence concerning the 2/200VR and forwarded it to NPS Düsseldorf. While Cologne said cost could be up to 1700€, Düsseldorf said that probably the lens sat idle on a shelve for too long and a free check & clean will probably do the job to revitalize the AF and VR motors...
First cherry blossom on a dull day:
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NPS Cologne declared incompetence concerning the 2/200VR and forwarded it to NPS Düsseldorf. While Cologne said cost could be up to 1700€, Düsseldorf said that probably the lens sat idle on a shelve for too long and a free check & clean will probably do the job to revitalize the AF and VR motors...
First cherry blossom on a dull day:
Nice, I can smell spring from here!
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Nice, I can smell spring from here!
The air after the rain is next to dust free which I love
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Not having adequate time to attend the discussions here I am building up a huge load of guilt.
This is a pic made with the dreadful 43-86 (@86mm) in front of my Z6.
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What a 'dreadful' lens that 43-86 zoom is ...
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I like dreadful ;D
d80 ir Lola. Not much in service beacuse the filter is all scratched and pp is long trying to fix them all. Still, with 70-300 vr.
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I do like power pylons. Were they in IR even better :D
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;D Thanks Birna
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A sudden increase in temperature made the recent snow fall starting to melt away. The railing on my porch is a convenient spot to test the rendition of the 100mm f/1.6 XR-Rodenstock on the Z camera, by the way. The lens clearly has excellent flatness of field and acutance, but little depth of field (as expected).
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March 14
Rain keeps pouring
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7927/47323709932_d65eba4678_o.jpg)
1 AW1 kitlens 11-27,5mm f/3.5-5.6
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... rain keeps falling down down down...
D850 / 105E
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A sudden increase in temperature made the recent snow fall starting to melt away. The railing on my porch is a convenient spot to test the rendition of the 100mm f/1.6 XR-Rodenstock on the Z camera, by the way. The lens clearly has excellent flatness of field and acutance, but little depth of field (as expected).
freshly painted green. very very nice.
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March 14
Rain keeps pouring
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7927/47323709932_d65eba4678_o.jpg)
1 AW1 kitlens 11-27,5mm f/3.5-5.6
High Voltage low Contours ... very nice
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High Voltage low Contours ... very nice
Thank you Frank.
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Actual colour is not green -- however, in my mind it should be. So it became.
Freshly painted is correct though.
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Despite rain hail and wind, the 'Forsythia' continues ;)
D850 Voigt 180/4 and 3T
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d5300 ir 830nm and 70-300 vr. Those files are hard work. I´ll keep trying...
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d5300 ir 830nm and 70-300 vr. Those files are hard work. I´ll keep trying...
Considering a 590nm filterpack for more colour, well i do?
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Paco: I think you are doing pretty well :)
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Thanks Birna :)
At what point one says: ok, enough photo gear... :o :-\ ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Not having adequate time to attend the discussions here I am building up a huge load of guilt.
This is a pic made with the dreadful 43-86 (@86mm) in front of my Z6.
I like the melancholic touch to this shot. cannot "see" a lens fault though, nice subject definition and bokeh
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Enough of color and springtime.
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Enough of color and springtime.
Posting tomorrow's photo in advance
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Enough of color and springtime.
you pour concrete in waveform???
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you pour concrete in waveform???
Sine of spring?
It is the pattern created by the worker with a power trowel going back and forth across the slab.
For those that don't know concrete, one of the steps is to trowel the concrete. This occurs when the concrete has started to stiffen and has the purpose of smoothing the surface, consolidating the aggregate and bringing a slurry of concrete paste to the surface.
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Enough of color and springtime.
I prefer the b&w version.
No explanation needed, it just spoke to me Jack :)
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Sine of spring?
It is the pattern created by the worker with a power trowel going back and forth across the slab.
For those that don't know concrete, one of the steps is to trowel the concrete. This occurs when the concrete has started to stiffen and has the purpose of smoothing the surface, consolidating the aggregate and bringing a slurry of concrete paste to the surface.
Otherwise known as smoothing it out so that you don't see or feel the rocks (or aggregate if you prefer) once it cures. ;D
However, I don't think I've ever seen an exposure of the wavy pattern such as created by your post. B&W or color, boh are interesting.
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Sine of spring?
It is the pattern created by the worker with a power trowel going back and forth across the slab.
For those that don't know concrete, one of the steps is to trowel the concrete. This occurs when the concrete has started to stiffen and has the purpose of smoothing the surface, consolidating the aggregate and bringing a slurry of concrete paste to the surface.
yes you also want to get rid of air containers, bubbles and air trapped under rough parts of the construction
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yes you also want to get rid of air containers, bubbles and air trapped under rough parts of the construction
Frank, for settling concrete and releasing bubbles we typically use a concrete vibrator at the time the concrete is placed. Troweling takes place when the concrete has become firm enough to support weight. I could talk about concrete for hours.
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Frank, for settling concrete and releasing bubbles we typically use a concrete vibrator at the time the concrete is placed. Troweling takes place when the concrete has become firm enough to support weight. I could talk about concrete for hours.
very interesting. The structures look like forkwork...
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March 15
Wind and rain again, though we had some sun also.
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7848/33511149418_cbe846120d_o.jpg)
Testing a recently acquired zf50mm f/1,4 on d850, a controversial lens if i may follow the reviews.
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I took so many lovely shots today, rainy day and melancholic mind ... a perfect match
The mimosa is my favourite I guess
taken with D850 & 105E
Quote came in. Repair of the 2/200VR is not 0€ and not 1700€ but just under 600€. Unboxing the gem I already found the screeching sounded like 500€ to 600€. The seller announce the lens as "I own this lens for 5 years but i hardly use it anymore, it's in perfect condition": http://nikongear.net/revival/index.php/topic,8407.0.html
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Nice, Frank. That's a huge misfortune with that lens.
Rainy all day.
Df Ang. 28-70/2.6
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Frank: at least the 200/2 is repairable. Enjoy the lens after it being fixed.
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March 15
Wind and rain again, though we had some sun also.
Testing a recently acquired zf50mm f/1,4 on d850, a controversial lens if i may follow the reviews.
Nice.
The reviews are a mixed bag. I noticed.
I have the Zeiss Planar 50/1.4 - a bit of LoCa but a unique character.
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Fons, Frank and John, you together make an enjoyable series of color compositions!
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March 16.
Urban surrealism.
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Akira: Like a Murakami story being visualised (reading 'A wild sheep chase' at present).
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Frank: at least the 200/2 is repairable. Enjoy the lens after it being fixed.
I feel it is not OK to sell a lens as flawless if it is not.
I will shoulder the repair and probably sell the PC-E which does not really speak to me after a few days of testing. The 2/200VR is wonderful ...
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Nice, Frank. That's a huge misfortune with that lens.
I paid 2800€ incl shipping for both lenses as a package Adding the 600€ repair brings the price to "normal" levels. What was a bargain is now a standard transaction.
If I sell the PC-E the repaired 2/200VR will be at a very fair price point with warrenty from the mothership.
Disappointed I am only by the seller's policy to sell a defect item as flawless. Fair it is he offered to take the items back and refund the price I paid.
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Akira: Like a Murakami story being visualised (reading 'A wild sheep chase' at present).
I do neither understand the "surrealism" in the picture nor the Murakami parallel. I love Murakami though and his Surrealism just read both volumes of "Killing Commendantore" ... this is surreal.
Can you enlighten me to better understand your picture and your intention, Akira?
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Akira: Like a Murakami story being visualised (reading 'A wild sheep chase' at present).
Birna, I'm afraid I haven't read any of his novels. But I'm glad my image seems to offer something amusing to you. :)
I do neither understand the "surrealism" in the picture nor the Murakami parallel. I love Murakami though and his Surrealism just read both volumes of "Killing Commendantore" ... this is surreal.
Can you enlighten me to better understand your picture and your intention, Akira?
Frank, the surrealism is in the eye of the beholder. Seriously, the mysterious huge pipe-like constructions covered with ivies, a tower in the distance, shadows of the buildings cast onto the wall of the building on the opposite side, the lighting at dusk, a delivery man with a big red carrier...all together turn an ordinary urban scene in Shinjuku into something surreal, which made me push the shutter button.
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Akira: your description matched my perceived impression.
And you should really read something of Murakami's writings.
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Akira: your description matched my perceived impression.
And you should really read something of Murakami's writings.
Birna, I will put his novels into my (near) future "to read" list.
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Akira & Birna: thank you for explaining your impression. For my feel the picture shows the theatrical performance of everyday life in the city, I often feel people are not living their lives but performing a role in a play instead.
Concerning Murakami: You, Akira, are fortunate enough to read the originals you will probably find in any public library and I am fortunate to have a German genious translator for Murakami meaning the German translation appears long before the English version. In the past the German translator used the English version instead of the Japanese original. I feel the result is now much better without being able to really judge; I do know zil about Japanish language.
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Fons, Frank and John, you together make an enjoyable series of color compositions!
Akira, thank you for your kind words.
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March 16
Windy day
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4880/32452352287_437a20b934_o.jpg)
Further explorations with D850 and zf 50mm f/1.4
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And you should really read something of Murakami's writings.
Agree. One of the best writers of our time.
Concerning Murakami: You, Akira, are fortunate enough to read the originals you will probably find in any public library and I am fortunate to have a German genious translator for Murakami meaning the German translation appears long before the English version. In the past the German translator used the English version instead of the Japanese original. I feel the result is now much better without being able to really judge; I do know zil about Japanish language.
Luckily we have a very good translator for the Dutch language who translates directly from the Japanese.
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Akira & Birna: thank you for explaining your impression. For my feel the picture shows the theatrical performance of everyday life in the city, I often feel people are not living their lives but performing a role in a play instead.
Concerning Murakami: You, Akira, are fortunate enough to read the originals you will probably find in any public library and I am fortunate to have a German genious translator for Murakami meaning the German translation appears long before the English version. In the past the German translator used the English version instead of the Japanese original. I feel the result is now much better without being able to really judge; I do know zil about Japanish language.
Agree. One of the best writers of our time.
Luckily we have a very good translator for the Dutch language who translates directly from the Japanese.
Frank and John, thank you for your additional suggestion of the works by Murakami. It goes without saying that the direct translation is far better than the indirect one. Other translations may help as reference, though.
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Fons, Frank and John, you together make an enjoyable series of color compositions!
Thank you very much Akira. Your view and vision on Tokio and your surrounding is always a joy to see.
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March 16
Further explorations with D850 and zf 50mm f/1.4
Nice.
On the D7200 (Bubble bokeh is easyily achievable ;) )
The heavy wind made it difficult to get a good composition
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Akira, thank you for your kind words.
You are welcome. I'm enjoying the unique color rendition of your images.
Thank you very much Akira. Your view and vision on Tokio and your surrounding is always a joy to see.
Thank you for kind words. Very encouraging.
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the 105E again
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Another 105mm but the f/2.5 one... :-)
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7890/33519814388_b389bb2257_b.jpg)
Les volets clos...Df; 105mm f/2.5 AI-s
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(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7906/33520459628_8253ae4bd9_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/T567P7)_DSC8994 (https://flic.kr/p/T567P7) by Bill de Jager (https://www.flickr.com/photos/99349448@N06/), on Flickr
Nikkor 8mm f/2.8 nAI at f/5.6 on Df.
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Yin yang ir d200 in Albayzin. Today walking around with CGoss, a great evening!
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ditch
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Still windy but .. finally the Sun...
D7200 50/1.4 Zeiss Planar
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On a sunny and very windy day in Roskilde.
D500 35mm f1.8 DX @f8
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As noticed before NG members live in parallel worlds.
This morning a heavy snow fall started - again - later the ambient temperature rose and the fresh snow turned into dirty slush on the roads.
100mm f/1.6 Rodenstock XR-Heligon, Z6.
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On a sunny and very windy day in Roskilde.
D500 35mm f1.8 DX @f8
I like that one, Bent!
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The moon went out early yesterday. D200 ir and 70-300 vr at f8
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Beautiful sensations of movement, color and texture John.
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Thanks Paco,
I like your IR 'experiments' and results. I must find time to dive into my converted Fuji IS Pro.... A litte bit of sun will help :)
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Thanks John and please, do! :)
Frank, you have said that you are sensitive to sounds. I can "hear" you ditch image
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March 17
Whatever you say.
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7923/32463680167_2b310d52a2_o.jpg)
D850 zf 50mm f/1.4
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March 17. Warped world.
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Ah, Akira´s other worlds, we get a glimpse again ;)
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Ah, Akira´s other worlds, we get a glimpse again ;)
Paco, I would have liked to employ your IR view here!
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I like that one, Bent!
Thank you Carl
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Frank, you have said that you are sensitive to sounds. I can "hear" you ditch image
that is a HUGE compliment, dear Paco
When I took it it was like a geometrical exercise, the jalousie of the house reflected in the water and a light drizzle disturbance, then, editing, it came out much clearer and with more dimensions...
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March 17
Whatever you say.
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7923/32463680167_2b310d52a2_o.jpg)
D850 zf 50mm f/1.4
a great arrangement
a political statement?
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a savings box?
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a great arrangement
a political statement?
We were in Utrecht yesterday (see my flickr for more), i saw this in a shop's windows, thought the arrangement was funny.
Thaks for viewing.
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We were in Utrecht yesterday (see my flickr for more), i saw this in a shop's windows, thought the arrangement was funny.
Thaks for viewing.
Yes, a funny window shop :)
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a savings box?
Savings? ;D
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Oeil de Boeuf - view on the garden
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7849/33535219908_3900d955e2_b.jpg)
Nikon D850
Nikkor 16.0-35.0 mm f/4.0
ƒ/8.0 35.0 mm 1/50s ISO 125
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March 18
'Black monday,.. terrorist attack'.
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7912/33535825798_c8863e32c4_o.jpg)
D850 Voigtländer 125/2.5
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A contrast y yellow IR evening moon over Albayzin. D200 with 750mn filter and 70-300 vr at f8, handheld.
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The sun, and suddenly everything is in blossom :)
Here the white-pink Camellia.
D850/ Voigt 180/4
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hungry???
I made some pancakes with maple syrup today...
D850/105E/Tripod/Base ISO/Osram D65 Converters
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A contrast y yellow IR evening moon over Albayzin. D200 with 750mn filter and 70-300 vr at f8, handheld.
very nice compositum of artificial and natural infrastructure
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Paco makes great pictures also in invisible light.
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Paco makes great pictures also in invisible light.
he makes the invisible visible
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Savings? ;D
It looks, you can put a coin in his hand, hit the lever on his back, he will swallow the coin.
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A contrast y yellow IR evening moon over Albayzin. D200 with 750mn filter and 70-300 vr at f8, handheld.
Paco, Paco, Paco!
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March 19.
Premonition of cherry blossoms.
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On a sunny and calm day
D500 300 f4 PF @f4
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Purple Magnolia ready to blossom...
D850 Nikkor 85/1.8 K
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March 19
Caltha palustris
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7870/40455130393_1800cb1f2d_o.jpg)
D850 35mm f/1.4
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John and Fons, I see spring in your pictures, nice.
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Part of business travel is the «mandatory» lounge task.
Iphone shot.
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Nice. The basic Rietveld- colours ;)
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John awesome 35/1.4
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If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.
I have to thank you all for the knowledge, support and inspiration through the years.
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If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.
A short-cut to get closer to the heavenly skies :D
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:) ;)
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After the winter mustard survived unexpectedly, phacelia prospers, raddish flourishes, clover, deadnettle also and lupine, but many others are not to be seem, some parts are a thicket, some are next to bare earth. Of the more than 80 species I have sown only a small fraction grew...
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A Dead-Nettle Lamium species, Frank. Nice specimen.
The species in this genus are quite similar and are differentiated on details not always apparent on images. Might be a Northern Dead-Nettle L. confertum.
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March 20.
Moon and magnolias.
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March 20.
Moon and magnolias.
Nice mood -- even including your favourite power pylon !
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March 20.
Moon and magnolias.
Indeed very nice mood but also quite a interesting feng shui placement of the lamp lower right, near the mirrored position of the moon :o
Cool! 8)
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Nice mood -- even including your favourite power pylon !
Thank you, Birna. I guess the pylon is your favorite as well. :D
Indeed very nice mood but also quite a interesting feng shui placement of the lamp lower right, near the mirrored position of the moon :o
Cool! 8)
Erik, you are absolutely right. The lamp is an important compositional element here. 8)
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The form factor of Japanese pylons are strikingly different to our native ones. So its presence is rather exotic !
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Onset of rush hour on the central railway station in Oslo. Commuter trains are flocking to the tracks to serve the traffic.
V1, 18.5 lens. Low afternoon sun and the scene contrast is almost too much for the poor sensor of the little V1, but it pulls though nonetheless.
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Maybe I should start having the V1 with me at all times :)
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With the tiny yet very sharp 18.5mm attached, the V1 fits nicely into my handbag. One just has to remember pull it out once in a while :D
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Under the tree. IR 830mn d5300, 105mm 1.4 at f8. A lot of massage to the nef file to get any color...
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The massage succeeded massively :D among the best of the IR-ish images I've seen from you.
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Thanks a lot Birna. The NG meeting in Granada was an inflection point. Yes they are a lot of work but very rewarding as well!
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With the tiny yet very sharp 18.5mm attached, the V1 fits nicely into my handbag. One just has to remember pull it out once in a while :D
Not one of my strong points, even though it's always been my intention when going about with my iPhone in my pocket. Thankfully, some folks, like you, do remember their capabilities, and post the results here!
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Under the tree. IR 830mn d5300, 105mm 1.4 at f8. A lot of massage to the nef file to get any color...
Beautiful
Beter temperature, but where is the sun?
D7200 ZF 50/1.4
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March 20.
Moon and magnolias.
Nice minimalistic translation of the spring
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Under the tree. IR 830mn d5300, 105mm 1.4 at f8. A lot of massage to the nef file to get any color...
Paco, the image does not only look beautiful but also reminds me of a book "The Story Of Ferdinand" I fondly read when I was still naive.
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Nice minimalistic translation of the spring
Thank you, John!
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mimosa again,
this time with a longer lens:
D500 & 4/300PF
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A Dead-Nettle Lamium species, Frank. Nice specimen. The species in this genus are quite similar and are differentiated on details not always apparent on images. Might be a Northern Dead-Nettle L. confertum.
Thank you, Birna!
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Still windy but .. finally the Sun...
D7200 50/1.4 Zeiss Planar
flaming yellow. very beautiful!
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March 20.
Moon and magnolias.
Magic light!
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March 20
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7860/46705906474_a0ee9b8aec_o.jpg)
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March 20
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7860/46705906474_a0ee9b8aec_o.jpg)
confusing beauty
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confusing beauty
Lol :), thanks Frank.
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Enjoyable polkadots....
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Enjoyable polkadots....
Thank you Birna.
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March 21
Euphorbia ready to go
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7801/46710215124_d1fa9d2571_o.jpg)
D850 Voigtländer 180mm f/4
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March 21
Euphorbia ready to go
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7801/46710215124_d1fa9d2571_o.jpg)
D850 Voigtländer 180mm f/4
near dark. Interesting
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Happy Holi to all....tougher on some ;) , and since it is the Festival of Colours I went the opposite way ;D . I think I like B&W more but cannot take all colour out. A7iii, 30-400 f4 with BIF settings...dug
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Steinvikholmen castle in Stjørdal today. Transition to spring has begun, but we are sure to have setbacks. Testing the IR chrome filter.
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Børge, is this the Kolari Aerochrome filter? I have ordered it, but it hasn't arrived.
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Yes it is their IR chrome filter. It arrived yesterday with a full spectrum modified OMD EM1 mII :) They said the filter would ship early April, but it seem like they have some already.
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Sun in the park
D7200 55/1.2 Ai
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flaming yellow. very beautiful!
Thank you, Frank.
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Yes it is their IR chrome filter. It arrived yesterday with a full spectrum modified OMD EM1 mII :) They said the filter would ship early April, but it seem like they have some already.
Interesting!
Børge and Birna, please start a dedicated thread for the Kolari IR Chrome filter and post more!
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Will contribute once I get the filter myself ... and the full-spectrum Z6 that is on its way to Andrea as of now.
Børge can initiate an Aerochrome thread.
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I stood on my balcony sadly, because Greta Thunberg just turned politician by sacrificing the truth on the altar of her popularity.
I look down on my little 30-sqm-ecosystem in sadness and see two species of butterflies there one yellow and the attached one. The world might turn to shit, but I hold up the green flag of hope.
Let's grow something on the droppings of our civilisation!
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Nice Spring Day
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March 22
Too warm for a sweater.
Scilla siberica, the few dabs of yellow from Ficaria verna, which spreads rampant here.
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7818/46719202204_31e23656df_o.jpg)
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Spring has arrived at the construction site
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Did He Make It ... snow???
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Nice Spring Day
Nice one John! The double imaging of the pinkies is great.
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Did He Make It ... snow???
Olaf is soon history it seems ;D
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Went out with the dog in moonlight a couple of days back.
Z6 with the kit zoomer.
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Apparently, there is no known way to produce soft images from the Z6. Those posted here are all very sharp, even those shot in the middle of the bloody night! :o
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Nice one John! The double imaging of the pinkies is great.
Thanks, Sten
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the blue black water stone water picture is very beautiful
question: does it show more than you could see with your bare eyes?
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3-23
Bugambilia
Playing the the new toy , x-t3 with nikon 50mm E-Series f/4 1/100 iso 250
slight crop
Colors are just right no adjustment needed, with the nikons I never get this pink right on camera
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Nice Spring Day
Love the color and the composition!
Spring has arrived at the construction site
Pleasant rubberneck shot!
Did He Make It ... snow???
Hi, Derek, well seen and captured!
Went out with the dog in moonlight a couple of days back.
Z6 with the kit zoomer.
Love the tone and the atmosphere. Was it raining?
3-23
Bugambilia
Playing the the new toy , x-t3 with nikon 50mm E-Series f/4 1/100 iso 250
slight crop
Colors are just right no adjustment needed, with the nikons I never get this pink right on camera
Congrats on the purchase of the new toy. You should try the free Capture One Express Fujifilm.
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March 23. Shot with iPhone SE.
It's been a hard day's night.
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Well seen!
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March 23. Shot with iPhone SE.
It's been a hard day's night.
;D
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March 23
Take care.
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7869/33573695698_f42b30bc9a_o.jpg)
d850 24mm/1.4g
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March 23
Take care.
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7869/33573695698_f42b30bc9a_o.jpg)
d850 24mm/1.4g
sweet memories ... I sold the lens ... too heavy and I love the 1.8/20G so much, I did simply not use the 24 anymore
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March 23. Shot with iPhone SE.
It's been a hard day's night.
exhausted Pandas in Japan? A Chinese invasion???
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3-23
Bugambilia
Playing the the new toy , x-t3 with nikon 50mm E-Series f/4 1/100 iso 250
slight crop
Colors are just right no adjustment needed, with the nikons I never get this pink right on camera
gosh. pink? I see purple / lilac
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Did He Make It ... snow???
looks more like fire than snow
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for those who do not follow my ecosystem thread here is one example of how sweet the 2/200VR renders on 23mm extension, which brings the nearest possible focus to 72 cm down from 211cm... the range is though just up to rougly one meter
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Ruth brought with her a most vivacious 4-year old acquaintance, who wondered about my Z6 and immediately moved in closer than the old-fashioned 90 cm near limit of my 21mm f/4 Voigtländer CV (for Nikon S). Nonetheless, the image conveys her exuberance and the promising lack of vignetting on the 21mm.
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sweet memories ... I sold the lens ... too heavy and I love the 1.8/20G so much, I did simply not use the 24 anymore
I have both like them both for different reasons.
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gosh. pink? I see purple / lilac
cheers Frank !
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Spring - Feeding the ducks in the Park.
D7200 55/1.2
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March 23. Shot with iPhone SE.
It's been a hard day's night.
Great capture, Akira.
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Well seen!
;D
Great capture, Akira.
Thank you, Anthony, Bent and John, for the response. That was something I couldn't just pass by. :)
exhausted Pandas in Japan? A Chinese invasion???
That has happened for centuries!
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Spring - Feeding the ducks in the Park.
D7200 55/1.2
John, I love this idyllic rendition.
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looks more like fire than snow
Frank lol! Seriously, those folks apparently tried to burn that house down three times prior (carelessness).
His crystal relatives melted but he didn't, I was too late to get the capture that I envisioned when we had abundant snow, but lighting didn't suit me then.
Also, one of those times when a perfectly exposed shot just didn't capture the mood.
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Hi, Derek, well seen and captured!
Thank you Akira. :)
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Spring - Feeding the ducks in the Park.
D7200 55/1.2
very beautiful
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Frank lol! Seriously, those folks apparently tried to burn that house down three times prior (carelessness).
His crystal relatives melted but he didn't, I was too late to get the capture that I envisioned when we had abundant snow, but lighting didn't suit me then.
Also, one of those times when a perfectly exposed shot just didn't capture the mood.
crystal meth and cocaine and playing with fire. Nice neighbours you have .... ;-)
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Thanks Frank and Akira.
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Playing and building snow castle in todays snow.
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That’s the Globe
Playing with snow there, spring has come here
Inspired by your spring photos
D7200 85 1.8G plus Kenko 1.4x
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Playing and building snow castle in todays snow.
awesome image
Jacaranda tree
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Today Breshna, my 4-year old neighbour visited me again and was spellbound watching my daughter play the big concert harp. She just *had* to try herself ...
100mm f/1.6 Rodenstock XR-Heligon on the Z6. A fast-moving child isn't the easiest subject to follow with a slow-worked manual lens, but I did get close enough on occasion. The very selective focus and butter-smooth out-of-focus area of the 100 Heligon helped a lot as well.
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Its always fascinating to see how different weather can be in the other regions of the world. But I must admit that I getting a bit jealous of all the flowers, after shoveling the road for the third time today..
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I am very happy how this thread developed since I started it in January 2016. It has become a joint effort of so many of us here. Thank you all, esp the regulars right from the start: Fons, John, Akira, Armando!!!
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Sunny but cold. A whole new village was built in the Western outskirt of the city. With playgrounds...
Nikon Df Zeiss Planar 85/1.4
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Playing and building snow castle in todays snow.
Great shot Børge
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awesome image
Jacaranda tree
Impressive purple, Armando
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Today Breshna, my 4-year old neighbour visited me again and was spellbound watching my daughter play the big concert harp. She just *had* to try herself ...
100mm f/1.6 Rodenstock XR-Heligon on the Z6. A fast-moving child isn't the easiest subject to follow with a slow-worked manual lens, but I did get close enough on occasion. The very selective focus and butter-smooth out-of-focus area of the 100 Heligon helped a lot as well.
Superb shot, Birna.
Great to see how the Z makes the Rodenstock 100/1.6 a versatile lens.
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I am very happy how this thread developed since I started it in January 2016. It has become a joint effort of so many of us here. Thank you all, esp the regulars right from the start: Fons, John, Akira, Armando!!!
Heads up Frank!
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March 24
the wall
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7881/46542675005_70531ec1a5_o.jpg)
d850 24mm/1.4
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This is seriously good. The 24mm f/1.4 is no slouch.
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This is seriously good. The 24mm f/1.4 is no slouch.
Shot from a driving car, actually :), thank you Birna.
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a heart of gold to give away...
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March 24
the wall
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7881/46542675005_70531ec1a5_o.jpg)
d850 24mm/1.4
very nice abstract, Fons
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I am very happy how this thread developed since I started it in January 2016. It has become a joint effort of so many of us here. Thank you all, esp the regulars right from the start: Fons, John, Akira, Armando!!!
You and many others included!
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You and many others included!
depends on how you define "regular"...
in the beginning there were three or four of us, now there are 10 or 15 that post at least every week.
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Back on track to find all this, oleeee!
Have spent the weekend in a rural area with friends using almost exclusively the Z6 and 35mm 1.4 ai. I have had a great time. Here one portrait. This lens is one to get to know...so is him ;D
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March 24
the wall
Superb image Fons, the azure sky suits the subject.... and what a wonderful wall.
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Superb image Fons, the azure sky suits the subject.... and what a wonderful wall.
+1 Great shot Fons
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March 24
the wall
d850 24mm/1.4
That's quite an epihany!
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Back on track to find all this, oleeee!
Have spent the weekend in a rural area with friends using almost exclusively the Z6 and 35mm 1.4 ai. I have had a great time. Here one portrait. This lens is one to get to know...so is him ;D
What a character!
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A walk in the woods
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That's quite an epihany!
+1 Great shot Fons
Superb image Fons, the azure sky suits the subject.... and what a wonderful wall.
very nice abstract, Fons
Thank you guys.
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+1 Great shot Fons
+1.
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+1.
Thanks.
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March 25
A rain and shine day with plenty of gusts of wind,
60 Km/h lane.
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7849/47411597932_19342582d6_o.jpg)
d850 zf35mm f/1.4
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March 25th. Ice breaking up on "my" river.
AFS 105mm f/1.4, Z6.
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March 25th. Ice breaking up on "my" river.
AFS 105mm f/1.4, Z6.
looks like a pic taken from a satellite in outer space
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True. There is no perception of scale here. The ice floe was around 1x1 m, by the way.
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2/200VR on extension:
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Construction in downtown Eindhoven, wider than usual @10mm
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Apparently a capable lens and not too much distortion for such a wide angle. Which one?
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Apparently a capable lens and not too much distortion for such a wide angle. Which one?
Voigtlander Heliar-hyper wide 10mm F/5.6 e-mount...
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Very hyper wide, impressive.
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2/200VR on extension:
Very nice Frank.
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Construction in downtown Eindhoven, wider than usual @10mm
well seen and framed
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March 25th. Ice breaking up on "my" river.
AFS 105mm f/1.4, Z6.
Looks like a multiple exposure burst shot of a white monolith falling onto the earth...
Construction in downtown Eindhoven, wider than usual @10mm
I like this very dynamic composition!
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"My" river has many hydroelectric facilities, one of them is Rånåsfoss dating back to 1917. At the time of its inception it was considered to produce enough power to the city of Oslo for the "foreseeable future". Hundred years later we can marvel on the difficulty of predicting the future -- today it delivers enough electricity to charge the mobile phones of the Oslo citizens, but hardly enough to charge their electric vehicles :D
AFS 105mm f/1.4E Nikkor, Z6.
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March 26. Fuji X-E3, Ai 200/4.0
View of night owl.
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"foreseeable future"... is at least an interesting concept. :)
Staggering amounts of detail in the image. I have the impression the z6 delivers better in this regard than the d750 being both pretty similar in paper. Paired with the 105 even better.
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The Z6 + AFS 105/1.4 actually handles better than the same lens on most Nikon DSLRs.
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Very nice Frank.
thank you, Fons!
Next is 1.4/58G @f/1.4
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The Z6 + AFS 105/1.4 actually handles better than the same lens on most Nikon DSLRs.
I guess the 1.4/105E is a great lens on any camera? I love mine and do not want to miss it, although it is still a heavy lens.
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Construction in downtown Eindhoven, wider than usual @10mm
Perfectly framed
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March 26
Magnolia liliiflora 'Nigra'
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7906/32531012497_2e9aa76f26_o.jpg)
d850 zf 35mm f/1.4
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March 26
Magnolia liliiflora 'Nigra'
d850 zf 35mm f/1.4
Nice Fons, showing spring is closing in on us :)
Lovely colors
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Nice Fons, showing spring is closing in on us :)
Lovely colors
Thank you Bent, the weather has been staying behind the last few days.
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Birna, Frank, Akira, Armando: thanks for the comments on the 10mm picture...
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(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7904/46558902485_3ed1c97c02_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2dWfxC2)20190326-DSC_4628 (https://flic.kr/p/2dWfxC2) by Achilleas Giannopoulos (https://www.flickr.com/photos/acgiannopo/), on Flickr
A view of the famous "Castella" of Pireus.
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Recovering from a nasty cold and see some sun :)
The D850 with the good old 20/2.8 AF-D
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27 March 2019
1.8/20G ... exchanged the picture & good night!
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March 27
Ficaria verna
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7830/46564394475_ba75ef104c_o.jpg)
Nikon 1 v1 nikkor-o 55mm f/1.2
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Achilleas, wow, beautiful sunset (?) with the view of the "Castella" of Pireus
Brought the camera to work, made a pano of a patio just outside my work area
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Cityhall tried to invent an original way to close a lane...
D850 28/2.8 Ai-S (Great lens on the D850 by the way)
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March 28
Sideways
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7870/40520447093_2e199db975_o.jpg)
d500 ... 300mm f/4
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March 28
Sideways
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7870/40520447093_2e199db975_o.jpg)
d500 ... 300mm f/4
very beautiful. Colors next to impossible with any other camera!
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Cityhall tried to invent an original way to close a lane...
D850 28/2.8 Ai-S
they must have found a pallette of green color buckets in the cellar of city hall...
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28 March: Electrical Installation on a construction site:
D850 & 1.8/20G
I feel the 20G does not fully utilize the potential of the D850 in the far field. Near field perfornance is astounding though. Can anyone confirm? Or do I need to check focus accuracy?
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they must have found a pallette of green color buckets in the cellar of city hall...
Yes, never saw such a strange green on a public road ;)
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March 28
Sideways
d500 ... 300mm f/4
Gorgeous ! thanks for sharing
Street shot - x-t3 fujinon 27mm f2.8
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Street shot - x-t3 fujinon 27mm f2.8
Nice color. The angle-of-view looks very natural.
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March 28.
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very subtle colors, beautiful
Akira, I picked the classic chrome film simulation
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March 28.
Jaguar Electrical Vehicle and a lot of Japanese blooming
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very subtle colors, beautiful
Akira, I picked the classic chrome film simulation
Thank you, Armando. I chose ASTIA profile, raised the shadow slider a wee bit. I also tweaked WB very slightly to warm it up. I added some red color as the foreground bokeh. Hope it worked.
Classic Chrome works nicely for taming down bright colors a bit.
Jaguar Electrical Vehicle and a lot of Japanese blooming
I couldn't identify the vehicle, but Jaguar should be fitting to this luxury area. :)
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very beautiful. Colors next to impossible with any other camera!
The af on the d500 has always been very responsive.
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Gorgeous ! thanks for sharing
Street shot - x-t3 fujinon 27mm f2.8
Thank you Armando; lovely shot wonder what lenses you will pick for the fuji.
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March 28.
Excellent photography Akira 👍🏽😊
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Say hello to Birna
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Hello Birna :)
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Hello, Paco :D
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29 March 2019
Again the 2/200VR on extension
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Twas too crowded...
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Or even two crow ded? ;D
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Spring has sprung
Finally, the cheerful little Tussilago shows its yellow heads along road verges amongst dirt, grime and old rotten foliage. A new season has begun.
Oops wrong lens ID, this is what happens when there is no EXIF and one neglects to consult one's field notes :(
Rodenstock TV-Heligon Oude Delft Rayxar 50mm f/0.75, Z6
Little harm done as these lenses are rather similar in their optical properties, however the Rayxar interfaces better with the Z cameras.
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Oleeee.
I found I have more control with in and out of focus areas with the rodenstocks because of the magnification while focusing. Have you?
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For the use of the 100mm at distance, yes. Not so much for the shorter 50mm as the entire image goes in and out of focus with alarming speed :)
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Although our Biologists Fons & Birna predict an Agepodemaggedon for my little experiment, I am still happy with my micro garden. I love to see it grow & I love the green and the many species of blooming stuff that attracts birds & bees. I am sure I will learn something by keeping it and I hope that the attractiveness for birds & bees will provide many nice photographic opportunities in the course of the year. I seeded 80+ species and hope many of these will come up and stay, find their niche in my little Ecosystem. Currently Mustard, Raddish and Phacelia predominate even over the Aegopodium. In the parts where mustard predominates, Aegopodium is well suppressed. In the picture, front left, there was a patch of bare soil which was immediately taken by Aegopodium. I guess I have to cultivate an underground root network that does not leave much space to Aegopodium.
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It's the second and subsequent growing seasons that decide the outcome, Frank. Unless you put in the suggested goat, I think Aegopodium will "win" hands down.
Mowing the patch at least once a year and remove all cut material might help bring floral diversity and expanse of grasses. But do remember the goat :D
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March 29
D850 ... afs 300mm f/4
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7917/40526435623_6d8e91c6ae_o.jpg)
Shes got everything delightful, shes got everything I need,
Takes the wheel when Im seeing double, pays my ticket when I speed
She comes skimmin through rays of violet, she can wade in a drop of dew,
She dont come and I dont follow, waits backstage while I sing to you.
Well, she can dance a cajun rhythm, jump like a willys in four wheel drive.
Shes a summer love for spring, fall and winter. she can make happy any man alive.
Sugar magnolia, ringing that bluebell, caught up in sunlight, come on out singing
Ill walk you in the sunshine, come on honey, come along with me.
Shes got everything delightful, shes got everything I need,
A breeze in the pines and the sun and bright moonlight, lazing in the sunshine yes
Indeed.
Sometimes when the cuckoos crying, when the moon is half way down,
Sometimes when the night is dying, I take me out and I wander around, I wander
round.
Sunshine, daydream, walking in the tall trees, going where the wind goes
Blooming like a red rose, breathing more freely,
Ride our singin, Ill walk you in the morning sunshine
Sunshine, daydream. sunshine, daydream. walking in the sunshine…
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Beautiful image Fons. Great use if the lens characteristics. Color, shapes and bouquet in harmony. Tasteful
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It's the second and subsequent growing seasons that decide the outcome, Frank. Unless you put in the suggested goat, I think Aegopodium will "win" hands down.
Mowing the patch at least once a year and remove all cut material might help bring floral diversity and expanse of grasses. But do remember the goat :D
I love goats, dead or alife, yet German veterinary standards will sure not allow a goat in my front garden or only as a temporary visitor.
I will mow after the Phacelia have done their job for the local bee population in May
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Robotgoat ;)*. Mow and remove, and/or plant some you like to see.
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Beautiful image Fons. Great use if the lens characteristics. Color, shapes and bouquet in harmony. Tasteful
Thanks Paco.
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Robotgoat ;)*. Mow and remove, and/or plant some you like to see.
Mow and Moo robot goat??? Wonderful Idea!!! Will sure be stolen!
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Forbidden...
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Forbidden...
Going where?
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Backyard roses
sigma 150 macro fmount on x-t3
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March 30
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7923/47446728212_5b62d36308_o.jpg)
d500, 300mm f/2.8 x tc-20e-3 cropped
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Looking for Deco?
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Looking for Deco?
;D ;D ;D
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Fons and John, your images echo each other very well! ;D
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;D ;D ;D
Sure ;D
Fons and John, your images echo each other very well! ;D
Thanks Akira.
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Thanks :D
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Golden Boys
D600 Voigt 180/4
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Golden Boys
D600 Voigt 180/4
Great shot!
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March 31
Sundaymorning
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7836/32562608407_978f869d32_o.jpg)
Df .. zf 50mm f/1.4
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Golden Boys
D600 Voigt 180/4
difficult to pass this eye candy spontaneously, necessary to create a sense of emergency!
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March 31. At the nearby shrine.
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very besutiful, Akira, also the mirror on the pole adds locality...
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The Neo Noct on the D500 wide open adds magic &CA to everyday scenes:
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Thank you, Frank. I like the atmosphere captured in your image. The two figures in the distance in the center adds an intimacy to the image.
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Strong golden boys and gorgeous tree Akira.
Two worlds at once
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3/31
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Strong golden boys and gorgeous tree Akira.
Two worlds at once
Thank you, Paco. That is an interesting juxtaposition. :)
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3/31
Armando, I know you couldn't resist! (Actually, anyone could resist!)