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Travelogues => Travel Diaries => Topic started by: Jakov Minić on February 26, 2018, 19:22:21
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Last year I visited Marsa Alam with my kids.
This year, we are in Hurghada.
Not that there is a lot of difference.
My love for this country is growing each time I visit, especially due to the Red Sea.
I am more of a summer/beach type than of a winter/snow type person.
So for me to enjoy a beach holiday with my kids in the middle of winter is a true treat.
1. the traditional pile-up;
2. 85/1.4 AF-D still works;
3. the traditional underwater selfie;
4. the traditional underwater fashion show;
5. first time feature in an underwater fashion show, my son;
6. traditional snorkeling on the beach;
7. traditional snorkeling on the beach, mark II.
I have come to realise that I am using the AW-1 much more than my D750 + (10.5/2.8, 20/1.8, and 85/1.4).
My prayers for an AW-2 and a fish-eye are going on for years now :)
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Wow, fun pics!!
I tend to use the AW1 quite a lot on holidays too.
Just a few more years and your kids will take you on a holiday, instead of the other way around 8) 8) 8)
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Jakov, as usual super fun series
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Looks like a lot of fun!
There is an Olympus fisheye convertor which fits on to the filter thread for the AW1 (not sure which lens).
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Looks like a lot of fun!
There is an Olympus fisheye convertor which fits on to the filter thread for the AW1 (not sure which lens).
Family fun :D
The Olympus fisheye adapter fits the 10/2.8 AW-Nikkor.
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Looks like a lot of fun!
There is an Olympus fisheye convertor which fits on to the filter thread for the AW1 (not sure which lens).
The Olympus fisheye adapter fits the 10/2.8 AW-Nikkor.
The fisheye adapter is the FCON-T01 and works very well with the 10mm f/2.8 AW-nikkor:
http://nikongear.net/revival/index.php/topic,356.0.html (http://nikongear.net/revival/index.php/topic,356.0.html)
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So great to see you so happy together! Wonderful :-*
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Wow, fun pics!!
I tend to use the AW1 quite a lot on holidays too.
Just a few more years and your kids will take you on a holiday, instead of the other way around 8) 8) 8)
Hans, I can hardly wait for the day when my kids take me on holidays ::)
Thank you for your nice words!
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Yes ! Great fun stuff, Jakov !! Very nice also with the temperature of minus 10 in the Netherlands :D
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Armando, thank you so much for your comments!
Anthony, many thanks to you too, and thanks for the Olympus tip.
Bjørn and Øivind, yes, thank you! I remember very well the thread that Øivind opened about the AW-1 and the Olympus adapter.
However, I would prefer to buy an AW1 fish-eye, than to buy the 10/2.8 + the adapter.
Erik, thanks, I am having the time of my life with the kids.
John, I thought you liked cold weather :D Thanks!
Speaking of the AW1 drawbacks, today I suffered a lot with motion blur.
Only later, examining the EXIFs I realised that the shutter speed, with flash on, cannot go beyond 1/60s.
I tried everything, and played with the ever so annoying menus, but I couldn't manage to get the shutter speed to exceed 1/60 when the internal flash was switched on. No wonder my images were blurry. Yes, I know I like them blurry, but today was not the day for blurriness :)
Not to mention that if you set the AW1 to underwater it makes only JPGs.
Tomorrow I will go fully manual and I will pump the shutter speed to 1/125 at least.
With wavy waters 1/60 simply doesn't do the trick. And the internal flash probably isn't powerful enough to freeze anything anyway.
The only thing it's good for is to drain your battery quicker :)
We visited a desert island today to the east of Hurghada and its Paradise/Mahmya beach.
The coral reefs in the near vicinity of the island were amazing and full of colorful fish.
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Two takes of the same scene.
1. the globe
2. the tube
Couldn't pick between the two :)
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Two takes of the same scene.
1. the globe
2. the tube
Couldn't pick between the two :)
Lovely pictures, unusual presentation.
I can see your dilemma Jakov, I think I prefer the Globe, because the horizon part is larger, it's easier to look at. The tube may better suit more intimate, closer surroundings with overhead detail perhaps?
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Glad you had a great time with your kids! These are all fun images.
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You were all obviously having a tremendous time and a lot of fun and your photographs show it!
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I love your photos of your kids, who radiate happiness; also your fisheye shots - you obviously have a keen sense of what will work in that extreme format.
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Robert, I completely agree with you. The globe looks better, thanks!
Thanks, Akira! Fun times produce fun images. :)
Thank you, Ann, for your nice words! Tremendous times, indeed.
Thanks you, David! Essentially I learned and got into photography thanks to my kids. It is only appropriate, I guess, that their images turn out the best.
Today I snorkeled again (and tried some globes/tubes, will post those later), but this time without the pop-up flash.
There was more than enough light - f/8; 1/200; ISO 160
Oh, what a difference...
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Here are some globes from Hurghada.
It was such a special holiday!
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Very nice underwater images! Is the rear lcd any use underwater ? or are you shooting blind ?
Tthe second mini planet gives a pretty good idea that the hotel is fantastic , makes me want to be there
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Thank you, Armando :)
You barely see anything on the LCD screen, and even then you see a small area in front of you. So, I prefer to shoot blind and keep an eye out on ongoing traffic. I did set the AW1 in continuous shooting at 10fps to increase my chances of a good capture.
Something I couldn't do before when using the pop-up flash, which obviously is not needed. At least where I was shooting :)
The hotel was really fantastic. Great food, an aqua park, 7 swimming pools, many of which were heated.
It's just that I prefer the sea...
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And the last images of my aquatic friends...
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Wonderful fishy portraits — and all done with the simplest of equipment.
I have come across Boot-faced people from time to time . . . but a Bootfaced-fish is something entirely new to me!
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Dear Ann,
Thank you so much for your nice words. Even the simplest of equipment nowadays is so good.
I had to look up the meaning of boot-faced :)
Best, Jakov