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Images => Themes, Portfolio Series, PaW, or PaM => Your Weekly Blog => Topic started by: Fons Baerken on March 01, 2025, 12:13:52
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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 for NG Supporters and no more than 8 images per month for NG members. Enjoy!
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March 1
new moon
D3s afp 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6
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Meet R. Luminous smile.
D5, 58mm 1.4g
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Pure..
Fuji S3 Pro AF-D 50/1.4
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Analogue photography with START camera
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That is a very new moon, Fons.
Paco, the glow of the smile is in her eyes.
A colorful modern art exhibition at the Anchorage museum.
[Traditional Alaska native cultural performance in this thread:
https://nikongear.net/revival/index.php?topic=11160.msg205945#msg205945 (https://nikongear.net/revival/index.php?topic=11160.msg205945#msg205945) ]
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Contrail.
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That is a very new moon, Fons.
Paco, the glow of the smile is in her eyes.
A colorful modern art exhibition at the Anchorage museum.
[Traditional Alaska native cultural performance in this thread:
https://nikongear.net/revival/index.php?topic=11160.msg205945#msg205945 (https://nikongear.net/revival/index.php?topic=11160.msg205945#msg205945) ]
Thank you Øivind
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Meet R. Luminous smile.
D5, 58mm 1.4g
Lovely lady Paco!
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Is this the camera?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:START_camera_from_Evgeniy_Okulov_collection_1.JPG
Analogue photography with START camera
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It's raining today
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Another way of getting wet - Zf & AF-S 300mm F4 PF
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Colorful
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Colorful
Nice Karl!
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March 2
Little church, Ubbergen
Zf - Voigtländer 40mm f/1.2
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March 2
Little church, Ubbergen
Zf - Voigtländer 40mm f/1.2
Super nice Fons!
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Thank you Daniel.
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Sunday walk
Fujifilm S2 Pro 35/1.8DX
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Getting acquainted with the 105mm 2.8 mc
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Moon-walking Snoopy.
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Moon-walking Snoopy.
I like the contrast between Snoopys nose and the rectangular lines of the building
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I like the contrast between Snoopys nose and the rectangular lines of the building
Thank you, Thomas. FWIW, the letters on the gray wall in the below right corner is a Japanese translation of a poem by Friedrich von Schiller.
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Trailer
z30 agromet
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Trailer
z30 agromet
could be a medium format film Z30
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could be a medium format film Z30
Interesting observation Thomas, thank you.
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Low water level, look at the bathing bridge :D
Mjøsa, Norway.
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New moon - Zf & AF-S 300mm PF & TC-14E
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Main concert hall of TivoliVredenburg music centre in Utrecht
Z6 + Z 14-30mm
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54357984902_e39459f766_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2qPqT7f)Z6_DSC5675 (https://flic.kr/p/2qPqT7f) by Luc de Schepper (https://www.flickr.com/photos/lucdeschepper/), on Flickr
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Kite surfing
D200 ir, 70-300mm 3.5-4.5 vr
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New Student Housing
Fuji S2 24-70/2.8G
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Main concert hall of TivoliVredenburg music centre in Utrecht
Z6 + Z 14-30mm
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54357984902_e39459f766_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2qPqT7f)Z6_DSC5675 (https://flic.kr/p/2qPqT7f) by Luc de Schepper (https://www.flickr.com/photos/lucdeschepper/), on Flickr
Great shot Luc!
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Thanks Fons. I tried the not so obvious (frontal) standpoint and maximum use of wilde angle at 14mm.
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If you wonder where I have been...
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If you wonder where I have been...
"Drowned in the oil ;D"
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"Fasnetsumzug". Carnival parade here in town.
Nikon Zf, 85mm 1.8
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indoors and outdoors
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Jaws in the purse,
Z9, 105mm 2.8 MC
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Crocus
Fuji S3 AF-S 28-300
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Crocus
Fuji S3 AF-S 28-300
Pleasant color, John. The 6MP camera is still going strong!
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Pleasant color, John. The 6MP camera is still going strong!
Thanks Akira. Yes, colours are great, the S3 is a step up compared to the S2 as it includes the wide setting for highlight recovery.
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Conservative
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Conservative
Here your applied technique comes to its best result.
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March 5
signs of spring
Z7_2 - Z 105mm f/2.8 vrs crop
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Very nice Fons.
March 5
signs of spring
Z7_2 - Z 105mm f/2.8 vrs crop
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Thanks Hugh.
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Conservative
This is very beautiful, Karl
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Spring is in the air
D850 AF 50/1.4
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March 6
blue car passing
Zf - Voigtländer 40mm f/1.2
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This is very beautiful, Karl
It is a little bit outmoded
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light painting on concrete
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Spring is in the air
D850 AF 50/1.4
They mean business :)
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The love triangle
D5, 105mm 1.4e
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They mean business :)
Haha, yeah! The flying business :)
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Crocus explosion
D4s Micro Nikkor AF-D 70-180 4.5/5.6
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The love triangle
D5, 105mm 1.4e
Or Cat target :)
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The love triangle
D5, 105mm 1.4e
the Dove triangle
I like it
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Rose
Zf Voigtländer 40mm f/1.2
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The love triangle
D5, 105mm 1.4e
This is literally lovely!
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Thank you all
Definitely will interest any cat... :D
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The love triangle
D5, 105mm 1.4e
So well seen, Paco!
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Morning garden visitor
D500 500/5.6 PF
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In harmony
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Thank you Bruno
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Swing for two.
D5, 105mm 1.4e
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Nikon D750 photo, 300mm lens
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During my recent visit to Paco in Spain, I purchased a new car unseen back home. Picked it up today, and the colour and make were about right :)
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You are a creature of habit! You now need some green and blue to complement it. ;D
Peugeot have a very good reputation in my part of the world.
Enjoy!
During my recent visit to Paco in Spain, I purchased a new car unseen back home. Picked it up today, and the colour and make were about right :)
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'Tony's carpalace'
the spoils of carneval
Zfc 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3
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Friends
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The Azohia Tower, what you see on the horizon I think is Cabo de Gata
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During my recent visit to Paco in Spain, I purchased a new car unseen back home. Picked it up today, and the colour and make were about right :)
You got it! Looks good on red
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A great day for a walk in the forest
Oude Warande, Tilburg
Nikon D2h AFS 28-300/vr
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Gods and money, a provoking thought
D5, 105mm 1.4e
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March 9
Young bull
Zf Voigtländer 65mm f/2
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End of the street
D2h AFS 28-300
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You captured the energy and strenght of the bull. Congrats, Fons.
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End of the street
D2h AFS 28-300
Nice, with the reflections, John!
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You captured the energy and strenght of the bull. Congrats, Fons.
Looks like he was going to charge. Thanks Bruno.
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Decay eruption
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During my recent visit to Paco in Spain, I purchased a new car unseen back home. Picked it up today, and the colour and make were about right :)
Congratulations!
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me too :) :)
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Architect
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Decay eruption
Very well seen, Bruno!
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End of the street
D2h AFS 28-300
Fascinating observation, John!
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Thanks Fons and Keith
The Keria in flowers...
D850 58G
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Spring is in the air and the sap is rising. Importantly, sugar maple sap is rising and it is the time to harvest it. Westfield Heritage Village had a demonstration of how the sap was refined in the 19th century. The sap starts very dilute. It is heated and reduced in the large bucket. Then it is transferred to the medium bucket, before finally being transferred to the small one.
Note the tool in the gentleman's hand. The final bucket needs to be monitored closely because it evaporates relatively quickly. Is the syrup ready? He takes a sample and watches how quickly it pours along the channel in his tool. Two seconds is about right.
Nikon Zf, 35/1.8S
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Spring is in the air and the sap is rising. Importantly, sugar maple sap is rising and it is the time to harvest it. Westfield Heritage Village had a demonstration of how the sap was refined in the 19th century. The sap starts very dilute. It is heated and reduced in the large bucket. Then it is transferred to the medium bucket, before finally being transferred to the small one.
Note the tool in the gentleman's hand. The final bucket needs to be monitored closely because it evaporates relatively quickly. Is the syrup ready? He takes a sample and watches how quickly it pours along the channel in his tool. Two seconds is about right.
Nikon Zf, 35/1.8S
Fantastic scene, rural traditions with sweet results
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The brothers
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Sunny
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Fantastic scene, rural traditions with sweet results
Thank you, Arturo.
This gentleman is a local Mohawk. He was demonstrating how maple sap was refined before Europeans arrived. You can see the sap in the hollowed tree trunk. Round stones were heated in the fire and then carried to the sap using a deer antler. This process was much slower than was possible using the iron buckets of the Europeans. The buckets were much sought after in trade!
Nikon Zf, 35mm f/1.8S
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Thank you, Arturo.
This gentleman is a local Mohawk. He was demonstrating how maple sap was refined before Europeans arrived. You can see the sap in the hollowed tree trunk. Round stones were heated in the fire and then carried to the sap using a deer antler. This process was much slower than was possible using the iron buckets of the Europeans. The buckets were much sought after in trade!
Nikon Zf, 35mm f/1.8S
Thanks, Ian, it's all very enriching. Canadian maple syrup is sold here in Spain; I sometimes buy it to sweeten things.
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The brothers
Love the pleasant open atmosphere!
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Returning from Paco's sunny Spain to Nordic normality means *snow*. And cold weather. My lungs prefer being indoors and I totally agree.
Ruth is pre-cultivating tomato plants in a hydroponic setup. Perfect for the CRT Nikkor-O 55mm f/1.2 on the V1. Some times ago, I got a heap of used V1 bodies through my Nikon repair connection. These bodies had defects that doomed them to being discarded. This particular camera used here had a scratch on the sensor, which is hard to detect unless I look specifically for it. Erik turned the camera into M42 mount so I can put the odd lens on it through focusing helicoids. Other V1 bodies host Ultra-Micro-Nikkor lenses for dedicated close-ups.
Old does not equal obsolete :) These cameras, despite their many dumbed-down features, still are enjoyable and pleasant to use. Image quality can be more than adequate as well.
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blue glass tiles
Zf 4/300PF & 14E3 & FTZ
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Looking down
Zf - Z20mm f/1.8S
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"Blue hour"
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Evening sun
D1x AF-D 50/1.4
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chain of beer cans
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Looking down
Zf - Z20mm f/1.8S
is that a thistle?
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Chinese 5Z4 rectifier tube.
(https://bergholt.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/5z4-rectifier-tube-scaled.jpg)
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is that a thistle?
Yes its called Cardoon, Cardoons (Cynara cardunculus) are an herbaceous perennial plant and member of the thistle family, related to sunflowers and the globe artichoke.
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Yes its called Cardoon, Cardoons (Cynara cardunculus) are an herbaceous perennial plant and member of the thistle family, related to sunflowers and the globe artichoke.
I photographed this thistle on Monday. It's curious that in such distant places thistles grow at the same rate.
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After exploring for a while and trying his hand at tapping trees with a hand drill, my son sat down to enjoy a rest and a sample of freshly produced maple syrup.
Nikon Zf, 35mm f/1.8S
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Looking down
Zf - Z20mm f/1.8S
You are lucky you shot yourself in the feet "with the camera"! ;D ;D