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Images => Life, the Universe & Everything Else => Topic started by: Jakov Minić on December 31, 2015, 23:51:37

Title: NG Happy New 2016
Post by: Jakov Minić on December 31, 2015, 23:51:37
My best wishes to all you out there!
May it be a fruitful one full of emotions!

As you can see from the attached photos, I say:

"BRING IT ON"

I am ready  8)
Title: Re: NG Happy New 2016
Post by: Jakov Minić on January 01, 2016, 00:57:47
My first photo of the New Year!
It was raining and I was under the influence of legal substances so excuse the irregularities   8)

(I gather it started rather well)
Title: Re: NG Happy New 2016
Post by: Seapy on January 01, 2016, 03:28:58
For my second post here may I wish everyone a very happy and safe New Year.

I am very happy because just before midnight I captured an hour of the Aurora Borealis.  My first after three failed attempts.

I have enough images to make a short time lapse, so in the morning I plan to put that together and upload it.

Nikon D300s, Nikkor 50mm f1.4, 10sec @ f4, ISO 1600. A bit of PP in Lightroom to improve the contrast and pull back some blown blacks.

(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1504/23466965044_f8d0d4c1c7_o.jpg)
Title: Re: NG Happy New 2016
Post by: Jakov Minić on January 01, 2016, 03:50:26
Robert, I guess no fireworks can compete with aurora borealis!
Well done!
All the best!
Title: Re: NG Happy New 2016
Post by: Akira on January 01, 2016, 09:09:18
Jakov, you are smokin', man!
Title: Re: NG Happy New 2016
Post by: Andrew on January 01, 2016, 10:26:16
Famous yellow jacket and cigarette=Jakov!

All the best NG!
Title: Re: NG Happy New 2016
Post by: Seapy on January 01, 2016, 10:56:54
Quote from: Jakov Minić on January 01, 2016, 03:50:26
Robert, I guess no fireworks can compete with aurora borealis!
Well done!
All the best!

Thank you Jakov, In fact several fireworks did compete, only a hundred meters from us! But by the time I had grabbed the camera on the tripod, re-aimed it and altered all the settings, the display was over.  >:(

This was another display much further away, a minute or so later which I did manage to grab, if rather badly...

Heavy crop, D300s Nikkor 50mm f1.4 @f8 for 6 seconds.
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5679/24018642261_87f7d4176e_o.jpg)
Title: Re: NG Happy New 2016
Post by: Jakov Minić on January 01, 2016, 11:18:34
Quote from: Akira on January 01, 2016, 09:09:18
Jakov, you are smokin', man!

Akira, I am not inhaling, man!
Title: Re: NG Happy New 2016
Post by: Jakov Minić on January 01, 2016, 11:19:53
Andrew thanks!

Robert, you caught it and that's what counts.

I am curious to see other results from New Years'?

Bring them on :)

Title: Re: NG Happy New 2016
Post by: Akira on January 01, 2016, 12:13:54
Jakov, thanks for removing the redundant thread!

Here are a couple of my first images for 2016 shot during my New Year's visit to Honmon-ji shrine in Tokyo.

Olympus E-M5 Mk II, Nikkor-Q C 200mm/f4.0@f5.6, handheld.
Title: Re: NG Happy New 2016
Post by: Frank Fremerey on January 01, 2016, 15:11:25
Aurora Borealis reminds me of how much I miss the sequel of Half Life 2. I really want to know how the story continues. It is the heck 12 years waiting now.

Happy New Year 2016 to all of you fellows!