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Images => Themes, Portfolio Series, PaW, or PaM => Your Weekly Blog => Topic started by: Birna Rørslett on January 01, 2022, 02:20:06
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Happy New Year from Tokyo to everyone!
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Happy New Year from Switzerland
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Happy new year from Stavanger.
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Happy New Year from Fairbanks!
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A fortunate and healthy 2022 for every one.
Tilburg
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At last some resemblance to winter.
Nikon Z fc, Viltrox 56mm f/1.4.
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Happy new year
Did not photograph the fireworks yesterday ;)
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So, dear nikongear fellows, we made it. It is really 2022 now and I hope we will See each other in real life pretty soon!!!
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We went for a 5-hour-walk and later invited my son to eat salad, omelette and lamb chops as pictured here:
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Happy new year.
Df, Summicron R 50/2 @f/4.5
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Happy new year!
It looks like we have a new family member...
D5, 24-70 2.8 vr
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What a cutie, Paco.
First foreign Trip - Forrest near Arendonk, Belgium
Z7 58G
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Oh, Paco, what a sweet new child you have!
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Paco, Paco. I just showed your image to my wife, she's now officially in love with your dog :D
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What made me shoot this image is the alienating effect of the scale of this crane against the background.
Nikon Z6 + Nikkor Z 24-70mm f4 S
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51795071410_0e896281e9_b.jpg)
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First sunrise of the new year
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January 2
Amsterdam today
Zfc, 85mm f/1.8s
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Thank you all! Although Ani is so cute, she is my sister´s new dog. You may remember Lia, the other weimaraner from a few pictures back. I spend an evening in heaven watching them both interact :)
What made me shoot this image is the alienating effect of the scale of this crane against the background.
Nikon Z6 + Nikkor Z 24-70mm f4 S
It looks like a toy!
First sunrise of the new year
So serene.
So, dear nikongear fellows, we made it. It is really 2022 now and I hope we will See each other in real life pretty soon!!!
So do I Frank
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A new year's knot.
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The Valley of the Old Leij (Border Netherlands - Belgium)
Z6 PC 35/2.8
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For those who miss the winter - Fairbanks Jan 2.
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Amsterdam
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Oude Warande, - Stadsbos013 Tilburg
Z7 58G
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Since she got such a warm welcome :)
Ani
D5, 24-70 2.8 vr
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Uber-cute, Paco. What an expression hahaha
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Vibrations
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Amsterdam
Funny views from Amsterdam, Fons ;)
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Uber-cute, Paco. What an expression hahaha
;D ;D ;D
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extraordinarily warm today with 17 DegC - back on the bike
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Thank you John!
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lovely dog Paco
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Since she got such a warm welcome :)
Ani
D5, 24-70 2.8 vr
A friend has one of those and she is hyper active and very fast, fully understand why you reached for the D5 and a pro zoom lens to capture the little rascal ;D
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A friend has one of those and she is hyper active and very fast, fully understand why you reached for the D5 and a pro zoom lens to capture the little rascal ;D
An even then it was not easy... ;D
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January 2
Amsterdam today
Zfc, 85mm f/1.8s
I like the drama of the four in the middle. Some kind of family feud?
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Uber-cute, Paco. What an expression hahaha
+1 :)
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I like the drama of the four in the middle. Some kind of family feud?
Not a feud, i dont think so maybe enjoying a bit of sunshine ;)
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Paco, you're killin' me with cuteness. What a darling!
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January 5
from a car
Zfc, 16-50
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January 5th Dark Rainy days
Oude Warande, Tilburg
Z6 Ai-S 80-200/4
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Dark Rainy days
Dark & rainy maybe John, but I'd liked to have been walking under those trees too
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Snow is piling up. UV makes it even more grim and non-appealing?
Nikkor-N 5cm f/1.1, NEX-5N Monochrome, Baader U.
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A wonderful visit from Italy.
Z6, 24-70 f4s
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Nordic folks should laugh, and I as Sapporo-native am excited for some reason, but this amount of snow is serious here in Tokyo.
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Nordic folks should laugh, and I as Sapporo-native am excited for some reason, but this amount of snow is serious here in Tokyo.
Snow in Tokyo must be rare, yet nice!
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January 6
Lane in the Woods
D3s, 28-300/3.5-5.6
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Snow in Tokyo must be rare, yet nice!
We typically have a couple of snow fall per winter here in Tokyo. So, you could say it is rare. :)
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Nordic folks should laugh, and I as Sapporo-native am excited for some reason, but this amount of snow is serious here in Tokyo.
Snow is never a laughing matter. In particular when there is snow in places not adapted for its annual presence.
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Citypark - Stadspark
Today we had a lot of sun, despite the frost in the morning..
Z6 Voigtlander Color-Ultron 50/1.8
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Dark & rainy maybe John, but I'd liked to have been walking under those trees too
Yes, that was a trait.
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Snow is never a laughing matter. In particular when there is snow in places not adapted for its annual presence.
Yes, that is for sure.
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The white mill at Reek
D3s, 28-300/3.5-5.6vr
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The white mill at Reek
D3s, 28-300/3.5-5.6vr
Nice one, Fons. Ever thought of compiling a selection of your many windmill images for printing a book?
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Nice one, Fons. Ever thought of compiling a selection of your many windmill images for printing a book?
I like the idea thanks Luc.
https://www.molendatabase.nl (https://www.molendatabase.nl)
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The white mill at Reek
D3s, 28-300/3.5-5.6vr
Very dramatic composition and sky, it makes the mill very imposing and adds character.
Don Quijote may go nuts with this :)
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hahaha, yes true, Paco.
Agree with you. Especially the clouds add to the dramatic effect.
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hahaha, yes true, Paco.
Agree with you. Especially the clouds add to the dramatic effect.
+1 ;)
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Tree - woods south of Tilburg
Z7 AIS 80-200/4
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A welcome change to the deep-freezer ambient conditions, we had some snow dumped on us during the night. The Christmas Rose Helleborus niger enjoys the snow.
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hahaha, yes true, Paco.
Agree with you. Especially the clouds add to the dramatic effect.
+1 ;)
Very dramatic composition and sky, it makes the mill very imposing and adds character.
Don Quijote may go nuts with this :)
Thank you fellows.
!viva Don Quickshot olé!
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ROOKVRIJ dit terrein is rookvrij = non-smoking area
Nikon Z6 + Nikkor Z 50mm f1.8 S
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51806502092_dbc536189d_h.jpg)
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haha Luc. Laat die specials maar zitten, zou ik denken ;)
Translates in (Keep the Specials...)
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At the entrance of Stadsbos013 on the road to 'Grotto'
The day started sunny and cold, and ended in rain and cold.
Nikon Z6 AIS 80-200/4
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At the entrance of Stadsbos013 on the road to 'Grotto'
The day started sunny and cold, and ended in rain and cold.
Nikon Z6 AIS 80-200/4
Lovely stuff.
I really need to lock the cabinet containing my AF lenses, and give my ‘vintage’ manual lenses some love. Especially the zoom lenses.
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Thanks Snoogly.
It's worth to use the 'older' zooms on the full frame Nikon Z's, Especially the Nikkor 35-70 / 3.5 Ai and the C 80-200/4.5 and AIS 80-200/4 are doing great on these camera's.
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Dropped my camera from the 6th floor of the emergency stair to the 3rd floor yesterday. :'( The lens seemed to have taken almost all of the shock and abuse of the drop and become irreparably defunct, but the camera appears to remain almost intact. ::) Nevertheless, I sent the camera body to SIGMA for the full check and maintenance. My only "functioning" camera for a couple of weeks would be the one in my 2nd gen iPhone SE.
Here's a frame I took during the stroll this afternoon.
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What a loss Akira. Was it a special lens? Hopefully the camera is OK !
Love this view. Is it a canal? Not so many trees in that area.
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What a loss Akira. Was it a special lens? Hopefully the camera is OK !
Love this view. Is it a canal? Not so many trees in that area.
Thank you for your concern, John. The defunct lens was Lumix S 50/1.8 that I had bought only a few weeks ago. I loved the images the lens offered and I think its large plastic lens hood functioned very efficiently as the shock absorber.
This is Tamagawa river, one of the largest three rivers running through Tokyo. It takes only 10-20 minutes to walk the area from my place. Both riversides are utilized as playgrounds, camping sites, mini-golf courses et al. Also, there are dikes all along the river to protect the residential areas against the flood. So, there are not many trees left.
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Dropped my camera from the 6th floor of the emergency stair to the 3rd floor yesterday. :'( The lens seemed to have taken almost all of the shock and abuse of the drop and become irreparably defunct, but the camera appears to remain almost intact. ::) Nevertheless, I sent the camera body to SIGMA for the full check and maintenance. My only "functioning" camera for a couple of weeks would be the one in my 2nd gen iPhone SE.
Here's a frame I took during the stroll this afternoon.
:o :(
Sorry to hear that Akira..
Hope to be soon with you, at the mean time it’s good some times to change the point of view
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:o :(
Sorry to hear that Akira..
Hope to be soon with you, at the mean time it’s good some times to change the point of view
Thank you, Nasos. You are very right. My iPhone SE has a single 26mm equivalent lens which is exactly the range I've never really used, so it will offer a good opportunity to think differently.
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The beloved Rodenstock 100mm f/1.6 will focus to infinity on the Z system. Here it is attached to my Z fc. The bokeh balls are splendid. An early morning capture thus the light is very blue.
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Dropped my camera from the 6th floor of the emergency stair to the 3rd floor yesterday. :'( The lens seemed to have taken almost all of the shock and abuse of the drop and become irreparably defunct, but the camera appears to remain almost intact. ::) Nevertheless, I sent the camera body to SIGMA for the full check and maintenance. My only "functioning" camera for a couple of weeks would be the one in my 2nd gen iPhone SE.
Here's a frame I took during the stroll this afternoon.
Ouch! Sorry for that Akira. I hope it works out ok.
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The beloved Rodenstock 100mm f/1.6 will focus to infinity on the Z system. Here it is attached to my Z fc. The bokeh balls are splendid. An early morning capture thus the light is very blue.
Is this an uncroped APS-C frame? The Heligon seems to perform marvelously on the relatively large sensor and at distance.
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Ouch! Sorry for that Akira. I hope it works out ok.
Thank you, Luc. Yes, that was an OUCH! moment...
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haha Luc. Laat die specials maar zitten, zou ik denken ;)
Translates in (Keep the Specials...)
Typical Dutch scene imo. Lots of rules, often ignored. Those specials are also very expensive!
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At the entrance of Stadsbos013 on the road to 'Grotto'
The day started sunny and cold, and ended in rain and cold.
Nikon Z6 AIS 80-200/4
Nice scene, John. Same weather in Amersfoort. I was back just in time from my bicycle ride.
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Is this an uncroped APS-C frame? The Heligon seems to perform marvelously on the relatively large sensor and at distance.
Yes. The field is very flat and apart from some mild blue fringing on high-contrast transitions, the rendition is very smooth with high sharpness.
The 100 Rodenstock will almost cover the 24x36 FX format at infinity focus, but the corners disclose the format exceeds the circle of acceptable image quality. On the Z fc, there is no such issue. The focusing helicoid I put on the 100 Rodenstock allows focus from approx. 80 cm to infinity with the Z cameras, but of course I can add extension if closer focus is desired.
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Beautiful Birna.
Reminds me that I still have to finish the mount on my Rodenstock....
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Yes. The field is very flat and apart from some mild blue fringing on high-contrast transitions, the rendition is very smooth with high sharpness.
The 100 Rodenstock will almost cover the 24x36 FX format at infinity focus, but the corners disclose the format exceeds the circle of acceptable image quality. On the Z fc, there is no such issue. The focusing helicoid I put on the 100 Rodenstock allows focus from approx. 80 cm to infinity with the Z cameras, but of course I can add extension if closer focus is desired.
Birna, thank you for the details and inspiration.
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Yesterday we had a bit of sun :)
Df 50 50m f1.4 AF @f8
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Forgot to pack my XQD card, so I had to use the iPhone 11. Like Akira I had my limitations too ;)
On the Regte Heide
Post-processing via Lightroom and DNG files.
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This should be the last one of Ani for a while as I´m back at Cádiz. Beautiful couple of days, sunny and cold.
She likes the pink flower
D5, 70-200mm 2.8 fl
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Nice scene, John. Same weather in Amersfoort. I was back just in time from my bicycle ride.
Thanks Luc. Today was better, more sun, but occasional rain, in some darker clouds.
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Today I got out with the IR d200 and the 70-200mm 3.5-5.6 vr. That couple works very well indeed.
The Cathedral of Cádiz
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Impressive shot, Paco. Cádiz is, also thanks to your images, definitily on my list of Spanish cities to visit.
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January 10
Morning
D3s, 58mm f/1.4
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January 10
Morning
D3s, 58mm f/1.4
Nice :)
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Thank you Luc. Cádiz will most certainly not disappoint.
Lovely Fons. The frame partitions in color and sutil leading lines makes perfect set up to read the calm atmospheric ambiance.
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Thank you Bent, than you Paco.
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During the day the fog came
In the background the renovated city hall
Z6 AIS 80-200/4
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Rusty
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January 11
Z6, 105mm f/1.4
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Christmas lights in the sun, in January
D200 ir, 70-300mm 3.5-5.6 vr
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January 11
Z6, 105mm f/1.4
Beautifull Fons. What a great lens too.
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We had an impressive sunset, this evening.
Z6 AIS 35-70/3.5
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Beautifull Fons. What a great lens too.
Thank you John, a great lens indeed huge as well.
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Low tide beach at Ambleteuse, a village on the Opal coast in France I recently found which I like very much.
D750 58/1.2
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January 12
seats
z6, 105/1.4
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Time itself can be a most enlightening lens ... I found an old Kodak CF card earlier today and used it as a test subject for an experimental setup with a surplus microscope camera and a suitable lens. In this case, the venerable Nikkor 28/2.8 AIS, also unofficially known as the 'Wide-angle Micro Nikkor'.
What a difference in perspective two decades can bring. Also, throws light on the futility of predicting the future?
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The Nikkor 135mm f/3.5 AI is a gem of a lens. Unbelievable sharp and with great clarity.
No wonder the prices go up for this lens.
On the Z6
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Low tide beach at Ambleteuse, a village on the Opal coast in France I recently found which I like very much.
D750 58/1.2
A beautiful, serene image, Bruno.
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A beautiful, serene image, Bruno.
Thanks, Luc. This is how I feel the place, indeed.
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The Nikkor 135mm f/3.5 AI is a gem of a lens. Unbelievable sharp and with great clarity.
No wonder the prices go up for this lens.
On the Z6
It is that fully open? wonderful bokeh, front and back, and that expression... It all works together.
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It is that fully open? wonderful bokeh, front and back, and that expression... It all works together.
Thanks Paco. Yes at f/3.5
Lovely pastel colours Bruno. Looks like a pleasant place to be. Many tourists there?
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The Nikkor 135mm f/3.5 AI is a gem of a lens. Unbelievable sharp and with great clarity.
No wonder the prices go up for this lens.
On the Z6
I'm allergic to cats but this is a lovely image, John.
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iPhone SE.
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Walking the kid.
D200 ir, 70-300 3.5-5.6 vr
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Love the shadows.
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We had a major disruption of the train traffic in and out of Copenhagen today.
The concrete was falling down on the tracks. See the ceiling.
Could got in the bridge theme as well ;)
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Walking the kid.
D200 ir, 70-300 3.5-5.6 vr
I assume we will look back later as this being the time when mothers walked their phones the kid being just an afterthought. In my neighbourhood, I see similar scenes on a regular basis. Poor kids.
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January 22
horses in the mist
Z6, distagon zf2 35mm f/1.4
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Lovely pastel colours Bruno. Looks like a pleasant place to be. Many tourists there?
Thanks John. Not many people, we saw roughly 20 people on New Year’s day. It’s probably different in summer I guess.
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Walking the kid.
Great shadow, Paco.
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Thanks John. Not many people, we saw roughly 20 people on New Year’s day. It’s probably different in summer I guess.
Thanks Bruno. Seems also a very good spot for a NG meeting ;)
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definitely :)
I’m not yet fully aware of the local pictorial resources but the countryside looks a bit like Devon, there are several nature reserves very close by and I’ve been told the old part of Boulogne is quite nice. Ambleteuse’s nature reserve also has one of the largest diversity of seaside plants on the French coast. And lodging would be easy.
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I'm allergic to cats but this is a lovely image, John.
Thanks Luc.
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A part of the White Palace and the renovated City Hall
Z6 135/3.5 AI
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I assume we will look back later as this being the time when mothers walked their phones the kid being just an afterthought. In my neighbourhood, I see similar scenes on a regular basis. Poor kids.
That´s why the image. There was another one were she was even more into the phone...but no good shadows :)
I see photographers walking around looking at their phones, friends, couples, people at the theater! I have to work to be aware of how much I use it sometimes.
We should look at it from a sane perspective.
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Countryside’s dark side
D500 500/5.6 PF
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Tenacious tomatoes. Z9 + Micro Nikkor 105 f/2.8
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The camera body has returned after the inspection. It turned out to be fully functional, and there is no hint of damage on the body. I had to buy the lens again, but I found SIGMA 45/2.8 in an AGAN condition for around the half of the price of a brand new one. So far, so good.
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All is well that ends well. <3
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Good news Akira, and off to a good start as well with the 45mm :)
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One more happy to know and very good start with the 45mm
Now lets find ways to shoot "out of the box" that does not involve repair shops ;)
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Great news Akira - I think that all of us are pleased for you with this outcome.
And can I take it that the Sigma fp is a pretty tough customer? :)
The camera body has returned after the inspection. It turned out to be fully functional, and there is no hint of damage on the body. I had to buy the lens again, but I found SIGMA 45/2.8 in an AGAN condition for around the half of the price of a brand new one. So far, so good.
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The camera body has returned after the inspection. It turned out to be fully functional, and there is no hint of damage on the body. I had to buy the lens again, but I found SIGMA 45/2.8 in an AGAN condition for around the half of the price of a brand new one. So far, so good.
Great news Akira. Congratulations with the Sigma 45/2.8. Better than the petit Nikkor 45mm?
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Thank you, Birna, Jan, Paco, Hugh and John! Glad you like the image of the declaration of revival. :D
This tiny 45/2.8 offers an easy handling, which should help me get out of the box! The fp proved to be a tough camera. It could be even more durable than Z9?!
The optical performance of the lens is noticeably better than Nikkor 45/2.8P. Also, it can go closer up to magnification factor of 1:4. In addition, its size would be almost the same as that of 45/2.8P with the F to L mount adapter.
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January 22
Chevrolet pick-up '50 s
Zfc, 23mm f/1.4
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PS. :Fortunate endings Akira!
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Good news about your camera, Akira. And a nice image as proof.
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Thank you, Fons and Luc. I think I was quite lucky. :)
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Double sunbathing.
D200 ir, 70-300mm 3.5-5.6 vr
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Paco, you kickstarted the New Year by pushing that venerable D2100 of yours to its limits :)
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Meanwhile, I discovered an old and rather dusty camera body, later found a battery and charger for it, and eventually a lens that would fit. Very nice playing around with such limited gear for a while. Makes a refreshing contrast to the razor-sharp Z7 files.
"Interconnections vanishing into the blue"
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A window
D800E 105/1.4
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Great egret
D500 500-5.6 PF
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A window
D800E 105/1.4
I like these kind of apparently simple but visually appealling mages. Great shot, John.
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January 22
Chevrolet pick-up '50 s
Zfc, 23mm f/1.4
This Chevrolet truck design was made between 1947 and 1955 according to Wikipedia. The grill shown changed by 1954. My father's company owned a 1952 Chevrolet Pickup and so I'll guess this is a 1952 year model. :) I can't remember if the truck I road rode in was a 1/2 ton or 3/4 ton. I remember it was black had a foot starter switch.
Dave
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Paco, you kickstarted the New Year by pushing that venerable D2100 of yours to its limits :)
We are having a love affair :) She stutter a couple of times a month ago and I almost took her to the doctor but it turns out she just needed some love. Is working flawlessly ever since and inspiringly so, if I must (happily) add.
Birna, that´s visual poetry.
John, those almost-fractals rectangles work very well indeed.
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This Chevrolet truck design was made between 1947 and 1955 according to Wikipedia. The grill shown changed by 1954. My father's company owned a 1952 Chevrolet Pickup and so I'll guess this is a 1952 year model. :) I can't remember if the truck I road in was a 1/2 ton or 3/4 ton. I remember it was black had a foot starter switch.
Dave
I talked to the guy, its quite rare to see an original Chevy like this overhere.
It looks to be a 1951 import from Irvine,KY
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Meanwhile, I discovered an old and rather dusty camera body, later found a battery and charger for it, and eventually a lens that would fit. Very nice playing around with such limited gear for a while. Makes a refreshing contrast to the razor-sharp Z7 files.
Beautiful abstraction!
Great egret
D500 500-5.6 PF
Love the atmosphere!
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I talked to the guy, its quite rare to see an original Chevy like this overhere.
It looks to be a 1951 import from Irvine,KY
From the additional photos I'm guessing the 52 Chevy I remember was a 3/4 ton. My father's company also owned a 3/4 ton, 1963 Chevy pickup. I drove the '63 a few times. I was taking presorted 1st or 2nd class mail to the post office. That was decades ago but it doesn't seem that long ago to me.
Dave
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Okay, this is still an "in-the-box" shot. :P
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Another contribution with the same oldie camera and lens. Ruth saw the picture and couldn't see what it was -- I told her and she laughed.
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
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January 22
Cafe, restaurants, bars were open today protesting the cruel lockdowns, here in Baarle-Nassau.
Zfc, Viltrox 23mm f/1.4
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Engelberg by night
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I like these kind of apparently simple but visually appealling mages. Great shot, John.
Thanks Luc.
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Difficult light,
I love the output of the D800E
With the 105/1.4
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Still alive
D750 35/1.4 AI
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Love the atmosphere!
Thank you, Akira
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Okay, this is still an "in-the-box" shot. :P
Nice one, Akira. Ancient and modern.
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Nice one, Akira. Ancient and modern.
Thank you, Keith!
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Okay, this is still an "in-the-box" shot. :P
An out-of-the-box 'ïn the box", if I may say ... Nice colors and tones, Akira
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Fort in fog. Ambleteuse
D500 16-80 DX
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January 16
the balcony
zfc, 16-50
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An out-of-the-box 'ïn the box", if I may say ... Nice colors and tones, Akira
Thank you, Bruno. I like your yet another atmospheric landscape.
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Fort in fog. Ambleteuse
D500 16-80 DX
Beauty Bruno. Great muted colouring.
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Cold and foggy
A stream in the forest
Z7 AIS 80-200/4
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Somewhat inspired by Birna's LitSwD shot.
SIGMA fp, 45/2.8 and Kenko 0.45x wide converter.
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Thank you, John and Akira
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Morning frost.
D750 300/4 PF, quite cropped.
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the balcony
Nice scene, Fons, I feel the pulse of the group.
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Somewhat inspired by Birna's LitSwD shot.
Strangely, I start to perceive this as bordering on abstraction. I like it a lot.
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Strangely, I start to perceive this as bordering on abstraction. I like it a lot.
Thank you, Bruno. For some reason, I see photography in general as a process of abstraction. Even though the subject is very concrete like landscapes or portraits, you are converting 3D subjects to 2D images, which could be seen as a way of abstraction.
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Today, I found myself in front of the lens instead of behind the camera. A Brazilian photographer Bárbara Nunes followed me today for her photo book project on transgender people. Oh well.
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Puente de la Constitución de 1812 (1812 constitution´s bridge, Cádiz)
There can be an underexposed band at botton (here ritght) side of the image when using efc in the Z6. Usually, I pay no attention to it but when paired with the 200mm f4 ai at the top speed of 1/2000, it was quite visible in the blue sky. I pushed hard the blacks to maximize the effect. I like it here :)
Z6, 200mm f4 ai
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Birna, I´ll like very much to see that book.
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Today, I found myself in front of the lens instead of behind the camera. A Brazilian photographer Bárbara Nunes followed me today for her photo book project on transgender people. Oh well.
That's an interesting viewpoint as a portrait without a face ;-)
I would like to see that book too.
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Container-day
Z6 AI 20/3.5
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Puente de la Constitución de 1812 (1812 constitution´s bridge, Cádiz)
There can be an underexposed band at botton (here ritght) side of the image when using efc in the Z6. Usually, I pay no attention to it but when paired with the 200mm f4 ai at the top speed of 1/2000, it was quite visible in the blue sky. I pushed hard the blacks to maximize the effect. I like it here :)
Z6, 200mm f4 ai
Lovely effect, Paco
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Nice scene, Fons, I feel the pulse of the group.
Thank you Bruno. So i like your beachscenes!
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The way is up.
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Paco-fantastic bridge and very good pic...
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Thank you, Bruno. For some reason, I see photography in general as a process of abstraction. Even though the subject is very concrete like landscapes or portraits, you are converting 3D subjects to 2D images, which could be seen as a way of abstraction.
Indeed, indeed. I'm thinking here about specific abstraction classes where the tool itself introduces an additional layer on top of the 2D mapping, like a fisheye or optical aberrations, distortion, etc ...
I'm more and more found of the different "distance" the lens/camera contraption introduces in the picture. I used to toy a lot with weird lenses (X-ray, catadioptric, scope ..) and flare or ghosting. Totally unlike what I'm usually posting, I know ... :)
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Thank you all for the nice comments. It is a very nice bridge and I love to drive through it, specially in the evening.
Window´s view.
Z6, 200mm f4 ai
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We had a bit of snow today. I had two eager helpers. Later there was a hurried explanation of the unsuitability of snow shovels for removing snow from cars.
Nikon Z6, 24mm f/2.8 AI.
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Morning light on the fort of Ambleteuse
D500 16-80 DX
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Bruno, such a beautiful light. Love the minimalist composition and soft edges with the mist to round up the ambiance.
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Energized!
D5, 24-70 2.8 vr
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January 18
Jan van Schaffelaar
Zfc Vx23mm f/1,4
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Morning light on the fort of Ambleteuse
D500 16-80 DX
Another very nice image by you, Bruno. Please keep posting more :D
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Another very nice image by you, Bruno. Please keep posting more :D
Ditto!
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Ditto!
Absolutely !!
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Full Moon
D4S AF-D 85/1.4
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I tried hard to get the view of the sunset close to what I was seeing in real life. Took a 3 exposure bracketing shots hdr and many fine adjustments. Close but not spot on. Will try again. Amyway, this the closest I got that day.
D5, 300mm 2.8 vrII
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Full Moon
D4S AF-D 85/1.4
Love the atmosphere created by the collaboration of various light sources.
I tried hard to get the view of the sunset close to what I was seeing in real life. Took a 3 exposure bracketing shots hdr and many fine adjustments. Close but not spot on. Will try again. Amyway, this the closest I got that day.
D5, 300mm 2.8 vrII
Beautifully done, Paco! A happy marriage of concept and practice.
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Thanks Akira.
I like the light effect of the water between the rocks, Paco.
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Thanks, Paco, Luc, John, Akira. I'm glad you like it. When I woke up, I saw the light, grabbed the camera, put a coat on and walked to the fort in my pyjama :)
Nice result, Paco and John
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Dusk in Torcross
D500 500/5.6 PF
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January 19
lantern
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Thanks Bruno
Gray and rainy
Z6 AF-S 58/1.4 G
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Thank you guys.
John, I also like that part. I spend a big chunk of my time there shooting just that :)
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Gone for a walk on the beach.
D5, 24-70mm 2.8 vr
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It looks like I posted the last one yesterday and the first one today, not trying to monopolize the thread :)
"There are no blue minds", "there are no pink minds", "sex it's not gender"
Maybe you remember this colorful seats by the sea in Cádiz from another images. It looks like they invite not only to seat but to express.
Z6, 50mm 1.8s
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Last night
Zfc, Vx 23mm f/1.4
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Shapes and framing makes for great visual architecture, Fons
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Thank you Paco,
It looks like I posted the last one yesterday and the first one today, not trying to monopolize the thread :)
"There are no blue minds", "there are no pink minds", "sex it's not gender"
Maybe you remember this colorful seats by the sea in Cádiz from another images. It looks like they invite not only to seat but to express.
Z6, 50mm 1.8s
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Evening stroll
Z6 58G
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A scene I have shot many times before! This time Nikkor SC Auto 55mm 1.2, @1.2 on a Z6ii.
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Broken fence, tower at the back.
I go across this point if I'm walking to work. I have to leave earlier if the camera is with me :)
Z6, 16/3.5 nikkkor
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January 21
busstop
D3s, 70-300/4.5-5.6E
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Sunset in the park
Nikon Z7 Voigtländer Lanthar 50mm f/2.8
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A beautiful, but cold morning north of Copenhagen.
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A chilly -3C walk around the ‘hood this morning. This Nikkor SC Auto 55mm 1.2 really is an ‘art’ lens, as it can produce images more like paintings than photographs.
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January 22
Tauros
D850, 400mm f/5.6
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January 22
Taurus
D850, 400mm f/5.6
Well does not look like a bull to me ;)
Nice image
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It's a cow, a female, Bent ;)
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"Broken fence"-I didn't notice this earlier....
Great!!
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Thank you Andrew, you know the lens very well ;)
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Limited opening of the shops...
D4S 58G
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Went to my local café today to celebrate the arrival of a new lens, which I picked up from the post office en route.
In the beginning of my Aquatic Plant project, I purchased an underwater housing for an Olympus OM-D E1Mk2 with the 7-14/2.8 lens. It is no secret I have been much less than happy with this setup, mainly because the 7-14 Olympus lens was a bad optical match to the dome port Olympus sold me. I complained to Olympus and they admitted there was an issue, took the dome port back with the 7-14, and gave me a smaller dome port and the 8mm f/1.8 lens instead. Plus a macro lens thrown in as a compensation. The new gear produced better results, but it being a fisheye design, I still wasn't too happy as shooting my plants underwater with a fisheye didn't deliver the images I had hoped for.
To give the Olympus system a last chance, I ordered a 7-14/4 Panasonic lens instead, to learn if that would match my requirements better. The lens arrived today, and I had the excuse for a visit to the café :)
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Interesting John! (the image, not the wituation) Single shot reflection?
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Birna, coffe with some love! :)
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Interesting John! (the image, not the wituation) Single shot reflection?
Yes, a single shot with the magic lens :D
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Black-capped Chickadee sticking the landing on a Magnolia bud this afternoon.
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A scene so typical Norwegian. People who find lost stuff put the items up so everyone can see. Using the ubiquitous snow cleaning markers along the roads is perfect. And the surroundings match as well. Dull, bleak winter with little snow.
Olympus OM-D E1.II with Panasonic 7-14. Obviously I hadn't figured out the idiosyncrasies of the AF system, but the depth of field got most of the frame sufficiently sharp.
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January 23
hyacinth
D850, Tamron 45mm f/1.8
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Black-capped Chickadee sticking the landing on a Magnolia bud this afternoon.
Wonderful Tom, care to share the specs?
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Wonderful Tom, care to share the specs?
Thanks Fons.
Specs as as best as I can remember them: Z9 and 400 2.8 G at f4 or so, 200 iso and somewhere above 1/2000 shutter speed. Am only beginning to figure out how to use the camera but auto focus was afc wide small in bursts of three shots. I imagine in the future I will be much more aggressive with fps. If I have a favorite lens it is this one but it is heavy and I need proper support :P. As for the camera, it’s my first flagship and it is richly detailed and sits well in the hand. We’ll see if I can can live up to its potential.
I should add, somewhat heavily cropped. The camera and lens allow it to my eye.
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Girls having fun with Pilot theme on the runway of former airbase Soesterberg/The Netherlands.
Nikon Z6 + Nikkor Z 24-70mm f4 S
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51838884400_01f27f4282_h.jpg)
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Girls having fun with Pilot theme on the runway of former airbase Soesterberg/The Netherlands.
Nikon Z6 + Nikkor Z 24-70mm f4 S
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51838884400_ed424570bc_h.jpg)
:) nice
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Trying to post, but keep getting a Database error
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Black-capped Chickadee sticking the landing on a Magnolia bud this afternoon.
That's a great photograph, Tom! Black-caps are common here and they certainly don't sit still.
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Very Nice, Luc !
In the Forest of Ravels (Belgium)
Z7 Angenieux 70-210/3.5
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Trying to post, but keep getting a Database error
You obviously managed to post something, but perhaps not the image you had hoped. Might be an issue with file size or extension, try again.
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That's a great photograph, Tom! Black-caps are common here and they certainly don't sit still.
Thanks Ian. The Chickadee is one of my three most numerous yard birds along with Titmice and Juncos.
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Sunday bike riding
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Sunday bike riding
Great timing! The walking guy and and the lade moving in the different direction enhance the dynamism of the image.
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I have been resuming my efforts to photograph my early black-and-white negatives This one is from a Caribbean cruise in January 2013.
Nikon F100, AF-Nikkor 24mm f/2.8D, Ilford HP5+ developed in Kodak HC-110. Processed digitally in Affinity Photo.
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I have been resuming my efforts to photograph my early black-and-white negatives This one is from a Caribbean cruise in January 2013.
Nikon F100, AF-Nikkor 24mm f/2.8D, Ilford HP5+ developed in Kodak HC-110. Processed digitally in Affinity Photo.
Very neat image, Ian.
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Seen from the balcony of my place.
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Great timing! The walking guy and and the lade moving in the different direction enhance the dynamism of the image.
Yes, agree !!
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Birds, Birds, Birds,
Z7 58G
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This is the international border between Norway and Sweden. According to the signs you cannot enter. However, who would know? Not an official for miles around and this being in the middle of nowhere.
Actually, I had to go into Sweden to get the required space to turn my car :) Wish any border would be like this. No boundaries between nations.
Z6, 24/1.8 S-Line, composite in PtGui.
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Birds, Birds, Birds,
Z7 58G
what a funny title for your tiger pic
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Birds, Birds, Birds,
Z7 58G
We can hear the thoughts ;D
This is the international border between Norway and Sweden. According to the signs you cannot enter. However, who would know? Not an official for miles around and this being in the middle of nowhere.
Actually, I had to go into Sweden to get the required space to turn my car :) Wish any border would be like this. No boundaries between nations.
Z6, 24/1.8 S-Line, composite in PtGui.
Wonderful wish
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Today was raining in Cádiz and it feels like it should be captured.
Under my umbrella
D5, 58mm 1.4g
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Today was raining in Cádiz and it feels like it should be captured.
Under my umbrella
D5, 58mm 1.4g
Nice graphics and color!
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Thank you Akira. Do you remember this umbrella? :)
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Little worlds all around us. Fence of a construction site.
D5, 58mm 1.4g
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January 25
Pruning willows
Zfc, Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5
initial edit by Photoninja
postedit in Photoshop
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Thank you Akira. Do you remember this umbrella? :)
Oh, your response reminded me of that!
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January 25
Pruning willows
Zfc, Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5
initial edit by Photoninja
postedit in Photoshop
The red looks kind of washed out Fons. Maybe due to the edits?
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Thanks Luc, the washed out red should be a type of orange, like i mentioned in a different post about photo-ninja, the latest edition of its program doesnt support the Z sensors. The Zfc could probably be corrected into a designated profile, the Z6 is completely unworkable unless the 14 bit files are reduced to 12 bit compression i suspect, i adressed PN persosonally on this issue, will see how they are going to respond. I used to work with previous versions of PN and had decided to renew my subscription.
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A corrected version with ps conversion only, and cropped!
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A corrected version with ps conversion only, and cropped!
Much better!
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Station Tilburg
Z6 AF-D 85/1.4
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Thanks Luc, the washed out red should be a type of orange, like i mentioned in a different post about photo-ninja, the latest edition of its program doesnt support the Z sensors. The Zfc could probably be corrected into a designated profile, the Z6 is completely unworkable unless the 14 bit files are reduced to 12 bit compression i suspect, i adressed PN persosonally on this issue, will see how they are going to respond. I used to work with previous versions of PN and had decided to renew my subscription.
You're welcome Fons. Thanks for the explanation. I use Capture One for all my raw conversion and like it a lot.
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I received a phone about my Z9 today -- it was eagerly waiting to be picked up. The national dealer had 9 units and allowed me to pick one with a suitable serial number. So naturally I selected the Number 13 -- best wishes to Paco.
Now waiting for the battery to charge. Meanwile, there is a reference manual comprising 914(!) pages to read through.
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Oh my, now we are talking 8) ;D ;)
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The national dealer had 9 units
So there will be 8 other happy photographers in Norway this week!
I'm looking forward to hearing everyone's experiences now we have more people who're getting a chance to experience them out in the field
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It has that undeniable 'Nikon feeling' about it. Any Nikon user will find a familiarity with the controls that is re-assuring. Very business-like machine, though. This is meant for serious (ab)use. The total lack of finder black-out is uncanny. Only the very slightest glimpse of something happening on the margins of the finder frame.
Weather is not to my preferred liking at the moment but going into the field is very tempting.
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I'm also looking forward to the keep hearing impressions about the camera here in NG. How it works in the field with different styles and preferences.
Today was a day for some students images. This long shawl was traditionally only for females but it is getting more and more use for anyone who wants to use it.
5th year of the the speciality of flamenco in the conservatoire of Cádiz.
D5, 58mm 1.4g
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Very neat image, Ian.
Thank you, Akira.
I was wrong about the film. It was actually Ilford FP4+ developed in Rodinal 1:50. Quite possibly with a yellow filter on the lens.
This one is the same film and developer. It was at the corner of University Avenue and Queen Street West in downtown Toronto, in April 2011. The bagpipe player was there regularly. The woman happened along as I was composing the photograph, so I jumped backwards and hastily refocused.
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Lateral seepage through humic subsoils can result in impressive ice formations ....
Z6, 24/1.8 S-Line
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Windmill at Reek distorted view
Z6, 16mm f/3.5 fish
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Beljon fountain on the Forum
Z6 105/1.4
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Riding in the sun.
Z6, 24-70 f4 s
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Morning of tricky lighting.
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Conscious hotel
Zfc, 85mm f/1.8s
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How could I possibly resist the opportunity. So please indulge me. A view of the 360-1200 Nikkor on the Z9 is not often seen? An NG first I would believe.
Z fc with the Viltrox 56mm f/1.4, processed in PN with the Z fc profile kindly provided by Fons.
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How could I possibly resist the opportunity. So please indulge me. A view of the 360-1200 Nikkor on the Z9 is not often seen? An NG first I would believe.
Z fc with the Viltrox 56mm f/1.4, processed in PN with the Z fc profile kindly provided by Fons.
A combo of a rare lens and (still) rare body. Only one in the world, maybe? Hope you enjoy it!
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Yes, the lens is nice albeit on the heavy side (approx. 10 kgs). Probably the only out of the ~175 made with a built-in CPU (?).
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Great setup Birna.
How are the results with the lens on the Z9?
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Digitizing old slides again
This time with the PS-4 adapter on the Nikon PB-4 with the Nikkor 50mm f/3.5 from 1963 at f/8 and the Nikon D800E as camera. This fixed setup has a lot of advantages. (for slides and film)
August 1980 Oetz, Austria.
With the Olympus OM2n and the Zeiko 50/1.8
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I use the same setup, work faster than my scanner :)
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(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51845834187_ed1a064fdb_h.jpg)
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Great setup Birna.
How are the results with the lens on the Z9?
So far I'm pleased. However, the planned location for today's use of the lens was inaccessible due to an ice and snow avalanche blocking the road so I have to try somewhere else tomorrow.
A behemoth lens like this is a niche item and preplanning the shoot is a must.
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Digitizing old slides again
This time with the PS-4 adapter on the Nikon PB-4 with the Nikkor 50mm f/3.5 from 1963 at f/8 and the Nikon D800E as camera. This fixed setup has a lot of advantages. (for slides and film)
August 1980 Oetz, Austria.
With the Olympus OM2n and the Zeiko 50/1.8
Nice one John. "The hills are alive with the sound of music!"
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Thanks Tom.
The evening sun in the Alps ;)
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So far I'm pleased. However, the planned location for today's use of the lens was inaccessible due to an ice and snow avalanche blocking the road so I have to try somewhere else tomorrow.
A behemoth lens like this is a niche item and preplanning the shoot is a must.
I understand. Hopefully you will succeed today !
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January 28
horse
Z6, 85mm f/1.8s
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The sun at last. (A very cloudy grey start of 2022)
The first ones...
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Rising sun seen from my place.
SIGMA fp with Ai AF Zoom Nikkor 70-300/4.0-5.6@300mm.
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Rising sun seen from my place.
SIGMA fp with Ai AF Zoom Nikkor 70-300/4.0-5.6@300mm.
Very nice, as usual :-)
Many people argue that Japan would be more attractive without so much aerial clutter, but I think urban skies would be rather boring with out it.
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Very nice, as usual :-)
Many people argue that Japan would be more attractive without so much aerial clutter, but I think urban skies would be rather boring with out it.
Thank you. I totally agree. I'd rather like shooting sunrise or sunset including all these cluttered urban elements, which makes the scene a lot more interesting!
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(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51846873163_6d7ef1d2a3_b.jpg)
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Thank you. I totally agree. I'd rather like shooting sunrise or sunset including all these cluttered urban elements, which makes the scene a lot more interesting!
I´m torn. Visually I like them -as per your image- but deep down I feel them as unnatural scars in the nature. Go figure
Jaques, that positive-negative silhouette works wonders in the composition
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Photographer in action.
Z6, 16mm 3.5
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I´m torn. Visually I like them -as per your image- but deep down I feel them as unnatural scars in the nature. Go figure
Jaques, that positive-negative silhouette works wonders in the composition
I hear you, Paco.
I think my images of sunrise, sunset or moonrise are a bit of ironical contrasts between the natural and the artificial. That's why I typically incorporate these urban elements mostly as silhouettes for the abstraction. Also, it is easy to render them as silhouettes at sunrise, sunset or moonrise time just by exposing not to blow out the sun too much or to preserve the patterns on the moon.
Jacques, I agree with Paco!
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January 29
Someone's 50th
Zfc, Vx56mm f/1.4
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Cambridge, Ontario, has not one but three downtown cores. This is one of them, Galt.
Nikon Z6, 85mm f/1.8S.
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The venerable Noct-Nikkor 58mm f/1.2 on the Z9, evening dusk, and a busy shopping for groceries, no problem. In fact focusing the Noct is very easy with the Z9. If one is interested in perfect focusing, that is good news.
Edit:
Oops -- when I later this evening added the image to my data base, the DB module claimed lens was "50mm f/1.2 Nikkor [Dandelion chip]" based on the EXIF. I had a second look at the lens, and indeed the computer system was correct. To my excuse, I was in a hurry to get there before closing time, so just grabbed the lens on the run. That also explained the pronounced chroma flares which would be more of a surprise with a Noct. Oh well. We can all make mistakes. Good on us the computers don't share that trait (?).
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Meet Luis, a street poet in Cádiz, we spend some time together today by the beach and he was gracious enough to allow the shot.
D5, 300mm 2.8 vrII
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Empty street in the evening...
Z6 28/1.4E
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Dawn again...
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Today I enjoyed a very nice bicycle trip of 45km. Bright and sunny weather, rare for January. Along the way I stopped at this Cafetaria (De Spoorhut in Soestduinen, since 1932) to enjoy a tasty snack, a bun with "Utrechtse Croquette".
Nikon Z6 + Nikkor Z 24-70mm f4 S
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51852681430_a3925063f0_h.jpg)
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January 30
Good night
Zfc Viltrox 56/1.4
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Cat in the woods
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Bad weather seems to be the new norm for '22, thus put a limit to my photographic excursions. I managed this though with the Nikkor-N 5cm f/1.1 on the Z9. At f/1.1, of course.
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Castle van Horst (Close to Leuven in Belgium)
Nikon Z7 28/2.8 Ai-S
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Tracks in the snow. Wild turkey, I believe.
Nikon Z6, 85mm f/1.8S.
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Today after the storm "Malik"
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On the beach
Z6, 135mm 2.8 ai
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On the beach
It is a cruel world. Here I am, on a day when the temperature deigned to rise above -10 degrees C, wondering about animal tracks in the snow. Meanwhile, Paco is enjoying a sun-drenched beach :o
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Dawn again...
Lovely, Akira. Is that Venus?
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Lovely, Akira. Is that Venus?
Thank you, Ian! Yes, that is Venus. Glad you spotted it!!
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January 31
hyacinth
Zfc, micro-nikkor 105mm f/4
processed in luminar
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It is a cruel world. Here I am, on a day when the temperature deigned to rise above -10 degrees C, wondering about animal tracks in the snow. Meanwhile, Paco is enjoying a sun-drenched beach :o
To put it in perspective, I envy your beautiful snow :)
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Fons, what a delicate blue. Thanks for sharing it
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Chilling on a flat plane.
Z6, 135mm 2.8 ai
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Chilling on a flat plane.
Z6, 135mm 2.8 ai
Beautiful capture, Paco!
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Thank you Akira
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Chilling on a flat plane.
Z6, 135mm 2.8 ai
Excellent timing and composition, Paco.
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Lovely stuff, Paco.
Stormy weather
Z7 AF-S 24-70/2.8G
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January 31
hyacinth
Zfc, micro-nikkor 105mm f/4
processed in luminar
Great soft blue, Fons.
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Nice captures Paco :)
Blue eyes
Z6 300pf
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Dawn again...
Wonderful clear simplicity & beauty Akira
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Lovely stuff, Paco.
Stormy weather
Z7 AF-S 24-70/2.8G
Rain all day.
Great soft blue, Fons.
Thanks.
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first signs of spring...
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Nice captures Paco :)
Blue eyes
Z6 300pf
Wow Nasos!
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Thank you guys.
Nasos, those eyes!
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"the other one"
Z6, 135mm 2.8 ai
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Chili day, warming up