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Images => Life, the Universe & Everything Else => Topic started by: Akira on November 01, 2016, 09:12:34

Title: Iridescent clouds
Post by: Akira on November 01, 2016, 09:12:34
Shot today.  D750, AF-S 50/1.8G@f16.
Title: Re: Iridescent clouds
Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on November 01, 2016, 10:02:16
The last one is magnificent. You were lucky with the sun's position there ... interesting to note how cleanly this lens copes with a strong light source.
Title: Re: Iridescent clouds
Post by: Akira on November 01, 2016, 10:21:25
Bjørn, thanks!

I don't remember if the lens have ever suffered from any flare/ghost problem.  In fact, I regard this lens very highly.  My first sample seemed to be a bit decentered, but this one is really good.
Title: Re: Iridescent clouds
Post by: atpaula on November 01, 2016, 11:01:24
Color and shape so unusual!
Thank you for sharing, Akira.
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Post by: aerobat on November 01, 2016, 11:01:57
Stunning clouds Akira. This lens is excellent in your good hands.
Title: Re: Iridescent clouds
Post by: Jakov Minić on November 01, 2016, 11:05:26
Air mail you said...
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Post by: ArendV on November 01, 2016, 11:21:21
I really like the last one !
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Post by: Erik Lund on November 01, 2016, 11:23:08
Last one works really well! Impressive resistance to flare, is it a crop?
Title: Re: Iridescent clouds
Post by: Akira on November 01, 2016, 11:33:23
Aguinaldo, Thanks!

Daniel, the lens helps me a lot!

Jakov, yes, the second delivery.  :)

Arend, thanks!

Last one works really well! Impressive resistance to flare, is it a crop?

Erik, thanks.  Yes, the last one was cropped and rotated.  The first one is uncropped.

I used the highlight priority metering mode which also helped, I think.
Title: Re: Iridescent clouds
Post by: David Paterson on November 01, 2016, 19:01:45
"The nine-fingered hand of God", well, maybe not quite. Good and interesting work, esp. #2.
Title: Re: Iridescent clouds
Post by: Akira on November 01, 2016, 21:21:40
Dave, thanks!  To me, it looks like the fan of the Japanese long-nosed goblin (Tengu).  :)
Title: Re: Iridescent clouds
Post by: Bill De Jager on November 02, 2016, 02:20:56
Amazing cloud colors, but I also like the sunstar and the generally great behavior of the lens. My copy has never been challenged like this and I'll have to give it a try.
Title: Re: Iridescent clouds
Post by: Akira on November 02, 2016, 02:38:26
Bill, thanks!

Yes, this humble lens keeps me marveled.  :)
Title: Re: Iridescent clouds
Post by: Akira on January 15, 2017, 11:46:47
Another image of iridescent clouds shot two and a half months later.

50/1.8G is surprisingly free of ghosts and flares.
Title: Re: Iridescent clouds
Post by: Bill De Jager on January 20, 2017, 02:00:20
Akira, they're all good but I especially like the many-fingered one.  The sun is in just the right place.
Title: Re: Iridescent clouds
Post by: Anirban Halder on January 20, 2017, 02:25:47
Shot today.  D750, AF-S 50/1.8G@f16.
The building/structure in the foreground has made the image more interesting, Akira. Alas, I've never seen such cloud.
Title: Re: Iridescent clouds
Post by: Akira on January 20, 2017, 04:39:09
Thanks, Bill, for stopping by.  The unique shape of the clouds is an added bonus!

Thanks, Anirban!  At first, I thought the building disturbing, but, since you cannot move it away, I tried to make the best use of it.  :D
Title: Re: Iridescent clouds
Post by: David H. Hartman on January 20, 2017, 10:44:03
Is the color in the clouds from ice crystals? Fourteen spokes seven long, seven shorter: must be a seven blade aperture.

I like the second one best.

Dave Hartman
Title: Re: Iridescent clouds
Post by: Akira on January 20, 2017, 11:37:04
Dave, thanks for commenting.

Judging from the fact that the first batch was shot in November 1st, it would be safe to assume that they were made of ice crystals.

And yes, all images were shot with AF-S 50/1.8G with seven aperture blades.
Title: Re: Iridescent clouds
Post by: Peter Connan on January 21, 2017, 17:30:50
Great and fascinating!
Title: Re: Iridescent clouds
Post by: Akira on January 21, 2017, 23:13:07
Thanks, Peter!
Title: Re: Iridescent clouds
Post by: Jakov Minić on January 21, 2017, 23:32:24
"Mr Cloud, Mr Cloud, just who do you think you are..."

(Paraphrasing Nina Simones song - Mr Backlash)
Title: Re: Iridescent clouds
Post by: Akira on January 21, 2017, 23:59:32
I'm gonna leave you with the backlit clouds (in the near future and not of the second class, hopefully).
Title: Re: Iridescent clouds
Post by: Matthew Currie on January 22, 2017, 00:05:55
We get rainbow colored clouds and sundogs often in Vermont, but they're not easy to catch, and rarely as oddly patterned as that second shot. Well done.
Title: Re: Iridescent clouds
Post by: Akira on January 22, 2017, 00:12:24
Thanks, Matthew, for commenting.

At first, I was attracted to the clouds' shape only.  But soon after that I realized the iridescence, and tried to find the best position to capture the color as quickly as possible before the clouds would deform.  It was windy at that time.