NikonGear'23
Images => Themes, Portfolio Series, PaW, or PaM => Your Weekly Blog => Topic started by: Fons Baerken on February 01, 2023, 08:40:53
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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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February 1
constructionsite
Z7 105mm f/2.5
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It's official, I handed my house keys to the new owners...
Df 58/1.4G
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It's official, I handed my house keys to the new owners...
Df 58/1.4G
Congrats! So now you're on the street ;D
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Congrats! So now you're on the street ;D
Yes, a street photographer in the true sense of the word! 8)
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hahaha. Thank you. Yes, I hit the streets now ;)
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It's official, I handed my house keys to the new owners...
It must be tuff :(
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It must be tuff :(
Not necessarily... A lot of people are moving from boring houses to luxury yachts.
Wish him the best, of course...
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I already have bought a new house last year
This is my new garden ;) (posted in November 2022)
(https://nikongear.net/revival/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=10563.0;attach=56065;image)
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I already have bought a new house last year
This is my new garden ;) (posted in November 2022)
(https://nikongear.net/revival/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=10563.0;attach=56065;image)
Congrats! It looks like a wonderful neighborhood. And pictures of the yacht, please :D
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Hahaha Sure ;)
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So you have already "ducked out" for sail in the yacht then John? ;D
Hahaha Sure ;)
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I already have bought a new house last year
This is my new garden ;) (posted in November 2022)
Nice place John, well done. All the best wishes for a happy stay in your new house!
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February 2
Beagles in a car on a rainy day
Iphone SE
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February 2
Beagles in a car on a rainy day
Iphone SE
;D Great shot, Fons.
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Styrofoam figures by Folkert de Jong at the local modern art museum.
Z6 + Z 14-30mm f4 S
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52665170764_df2769eafb_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2oeQLrA)Z6_DSC2646 (https://flic.kr/p/2oeQLrA) by Luc de Schepper (https://www.flickr.com/photos/lucdeschepper/), on Flickr
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I already have bought a new house last year
This is my new garden ;) (posted in November 2022)
Congratulations John!
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February 2
Beagles in a car on a rainy day
Iphone SE
Impressive. I really like this!
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Conversation under the winter sun.
D200 ir, 70-300 3.5-5.6 vr
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Thank you Luc! Thank you Paco!
Impressive. I really like this!
;D Great shot, Fons.
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February 2
Beagles in a car on a rainy day
Iphone SE
Great find, what an melodramatic image ;)
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Thanks Luc and Paco
The ''New" House in the blue hour. Build by an architect of 'Amsterdamse School' in 1938.
D3S 28/1.4E
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Styrofoam figures by Folkert de Jong at the local modern art museum.
What a magical and sweet setting. great shot, Luc.
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My first picture with the newly acquired Z6ii + 50/1.8 S @ f/2.2
Nothing to complain about, except maybe the bokeh (some mild LoCA visible as green fringed, somewhat edgy blur) that is merely good while everything else can be called outstanding. The old Noct blurs better.
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A murder at sunrise ;)
iPhone 12 mini processed w Snapseed
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#21 John I love those colors!
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Great find, what an melodramatic image ;)
Thanks John, bless your new home!
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What a magical and sweet setting. great shot, Luc.
Thanks John.
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My first picture with the newly acquired Z6ii + 50/1.8 S @ f/2.2
Nothing to complain about, except maybe the bokeh (some mild LoCA visible as green fringed, somewhat edgy blur) that is merely good while everything else can be called outstanding. The old Noct blurs better.
Congratulations with your new Z6ii, Airy.
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Thanks Chip and Fons
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My first picture with the newly acquired Z6ii + 50/1.8 S @ f/2.2
Nothing to complain about, except maybe the bokeh (some mild LoCA visible as green fringed, somewhat edgy blur) that is merely good while everything else can be called outstanding. The old Noct blurs better.
Good to see you back again!
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It's official, I handed my house keys to the new owners...
Df 58/1.4G
Congratulations John
And I like the shallow DOF, hinting the keys are heading off elsewhere :)
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The ''New" House in the blue hour. Build by an architect of 'Amsterdamse School' in 1938.
D3S 28/1.4E
Looks cool. Beautiful complementary colors!
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Good to see you back again!
Ditto!
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Stinkbug :)
D7200 & Lester E. Dine 105mm + PK-13
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Ditto!
DItto ditto! Enjoy your new tools!
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My first picture with the newly acquired Z6ii + 50/1.8 S @ f/2.2
Welcome back, Airy! I'm looking forward to more of your photographs.
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Stinkbug :)
With eggs too. Great photograph!
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february 3
sidewalk seats
Z fc viltrox 23mm f/1.4
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Thanks Colin and Akira
Cloudy and windy day
Fujifilm Finepix S3 Pro Nikkor AF-S 28mm E f/1.4
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TGIF - Z6ii & Z 35mm f1.8
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Black coffee. Z6ii, PC 28/3.5 wide open, no shift.
With the Z's, using those antiquated shift lenses is easier than ever (no need to freeze the exposure before applying the shift).
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And thanks to all folks who "welcame" me back. As a matter of fact, I was never "gone", but weary because my secluded lifestyle (home office 24/7) offers few opportunities to make interesting pictures...
Otherwise I'm still relatively fit and balanced (though soon 66), and with my kids now facing interesting "careers" or at least jobs, I got a sweet feeling of fulfillment. I wish I could share the feeling face-to-face with you, or around a teapot (kabuse cha, Akira?). Nice also to see new members and others coming back.
With the Z6ii etc., I have the feeling that something got lost (the Df is and remains my greatest camera ever, and is worn out accordingly) but ample compensation is offered. A generational change, of which the Olympus m43 system was a remarkable precursor.
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Airy, those Z bodies, specially with manual lenses, you´ll like more the more you used them!
That said, I have been shooting lately with the D300 and D200ir.
Crossing the centennial bridge, Cádiz.
D200ir, 18-70mm 3,5-5.6
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And thanks to all folks who "welcame" me back. As a matter of fact, I was never "gone", but weary because my secluded lifestyle (home office 24/7) offers few opportunities to make interesting pictures...
Otherwise I'm still relatively fit and balanced (though soon 66), and with my kids now facing interesting "careers" or at least jobs, I got a sweet feeling of fulfillment. I wish I could share the feeling face-to-face with you, or around a teapot (kabuse cha, Akira?). Nice also to see new members and others coming back.
With the Z6ii etc., I have the feeling that something got lost (the Df is and remains my greatest camera ever, and is worn out accordingly) but ample compensation is offered. A generational change, of which the Olympus m43 system was a remarkable precursor.
Glad to know you keep leading a fruitful life! And, yes, any face-to-face meetup over a cup of tea or café (I don't drink alcohol...) is always welcomed!
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Airy, those Z bodies, specially with manual lenses, you´ll like more the more you used them!
That said, I have been shooting lately with the D300 and D200ir.
Crossing the centennial bridge, Cádiz.
D200ir, 18-70mm 3,5-5.6
Fantastic radiation, Paco! The IR treatment is spot-on for the motif.
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Another month, another dog portrait. D700, 135/2.8 Nikkor AI-S.
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Thank you Akira. This image may be a good fit for an edite challenge...
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Fantastic radiation, Paco! The IR treatment is spot-on for the motif.
True!
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Another month, another dog portrait. D700, 135/2.8 Nikkor AI-S.
Dogman!
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February 4
double take
Z7 105mm f/2.8s
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Fantastic radiation, Paco! The IR treatment is spot-on for the motif.
Yeah, great one, Paco
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A sharp lens, Fons. Great study
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Cloudy and Rainy today, here the entrance of Spoorpark
Nikon D2X 28/1.4 E
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Cloudy and Rainy today, here the entrance of Spoorpark
Nikon D2X 28/1.4 E
A sharp lens, Fons. Great study
Thank you John
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Richard Wilson's installation "20:50" has probably been photographed a squillion times...I couldn't resist making it a squillion and one :)
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Dogman!
Thanks, Fons.
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February 5
blue door
Z fc viltrox 23mm f/1.4
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A year ago, the Ukrainian refugees were sheltered in these baracks...
D2X 28/1.4E
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#57, Fons great color and mood
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Thank you Chip!
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Thank you Fons, John
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February 4
double take
Z7 105mm f/2.8s
They look just gorgeous Fons. Lovely
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Some city lines.
Z6, 105mm 1.4 e
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Some city lines.
Z6, 105mm 1.4 e
They look just gorgeous Fons. Lovely
Thank you Paco!
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My granddaughter visited me for the weekend. It was fun but exhausting. I wanted a new picture of her before I returned her to her parents. She couldn't be bothered to brush her hair, and I wasn't going to do it for her.
She wants to be a rock star, she's almost eight. Go figure.
Z9 105 E
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My granddaughter visited me for the weekend. It was fun but exhausting. I wanted a new picture of her before I returned her to her parents. She couldn't be bothered to brush her hair, and I wasn't going to do it for her.
She wants to be a rock star, she's almost eight. Go figure.
Z9 105 E
Great hairdo ;)
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Museum Krona, Uden
Medieval group, oak around 1500
detail central figure
Z fc 23mm f/1.4
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The museum Krona is established within a monastery.
https://www.museumkrona.nl/en/ontdek-krona/monastery (https://www.museumkrona.nl/en/ontdek-krona/monastery)
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Tom, with those big brown eyes your granddaughter is already a rock star!
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With the Tom to the Vet for an animal chip.
D2x AF-S 50/1.4 (The Nikon D2x is very demanding on the lenses; every small handicap is in extremis visible)
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Great hairdo ;)
Her parents may think it's a bit of a "hairdon't", but when she visits me, I give her unbridled enthusiasm free rein.
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Tom, with those big brown eyes your granddaughter is already a rock star!
Thanks Dogman, I couldn't agree more!
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February 7
pink hippo
Z7 50mm f/1.8s
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My granddaughter visited me for the weekend. It was fun but exhausting. I wanted a new picture of her before I returned her to her parents. She couldn't be bothered to brush her hair, and I wasn't going to do it for her.
She wants to be a rock star, she's almost eight. Go figure.
Z9 105 E
She is on the right track ;D
Strong character. Lovely hair. Congratulations on the portrait!
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Hair models, matching colors.
My god-daughter and a friend. We used the very last rays of sun for this shoots.
z6, 105mm 1.4e
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A Sunny day despite a frosty night. Palm in the sun.
D3X Sigma Macro APO 180/3.5
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She is on the right track ;D
Strong character. Lovely hair. Congratulations on the portrait!
Thanks Paco, glad you like it.
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Hair models, matching colors.
My god-daughter and a friend. We used the very last rays of sun for this shoots.
z6, 105mm 1.4e
Beautiful hair times two!
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Six mushrooms and a stick or two. D700, 50/1.4 AI lens.
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February 8
girl with horse
D850 58mm f/1.4G
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Another sunny day with a very cold night
Nikon Z9 Nikkor Ai 25-50 f/4 (works very fine on the Z9)
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Lasioglossum (Homalictus) sp bee inside the portulaca in the backyard.
Nikon D7200 with Nikkor 28mm ais (reversed) + PK13
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February 9
This mornings' moon
D850, 400mm f/5.6 nikkor * ED
sn: 261124
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Z6 + Z 24-200mm f4-6.3 @200mm
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52677950897_c795f8b0af_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2ofYgwH)Z6_DSC2696 (https://flic.kr/p/2ofYgwH) by Luc de Schepper (https://www.flickr.com/photos/lucdeschepper/), on Flickr
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Communing with pizza.
Nikon Z6, 85mm f/1.8S @f/2.
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February 8
girl with horse
D850 58mm f/1.4G
Nice horse ;)
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Sunset
Z9 25-50/4 Ai
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Our baby tiger :)
D700 + Nikkor 135mm f/3.5 ai
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Nice!
I have never found cats very easy to photograph.
Have got to love this one - I have had 5 ginger cats over the years. ;D
Our baby tiger :)
D700 + Nikkor 135mm f/3.5 ai
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It started to snow in Tokyo.
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Nice!
I have never found cats very easy to photograph.
Have got to love this one - I have had 5 ginger cats over the years. ;D
Thanks Hugh! Yeah you're right and this is one of those rare moments :) And wow 5 ginger cats!
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Spring is approaching ;D For the winter bike it means a new set of chain and chain-ring as well as new set of brake pads - Feels like a brand new bike 8)
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Nice horse ;)
Thank you Chris, the young lady was walking the horse as part of training.
I think she says the 6 year old mare was excited she understood they were returning
for the stables.
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February 10
Across the water, Zuid Willemsvaart, Veghel
Z7 TTArtisan 90mm f/1.25
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The 17th century gate next to the old church is dedicated to Saint Denis, the Saint of Tilburg. It is one of the gates of the Abbey of Tongerlo in Belgium.
Fujifilm Finepix E900 (with a 32mm f/2.8 lens and shoots in CCD Raw 9mb)
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Spring is approaching ;D For the winter bike it means a new set of chain and chain-ring as well as new set of brake pads - Feels like a brand new bike 8)
Nice steel frame with lugs. Always nice a new and noiseless chain. Fixed gear I notice. Enjoy the ride(s) Erik!
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February 10
Across the water, Zuid Willemsvaart, Veghel
Z7 TTArtisan 90mm f/1.25
Nice mood.
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Nice mood.
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Indeed :)
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Thank you guys , the 90mm Artisan interesting lens quite sharp at full opening, 1: 1,25 actually, manual focus and substantial weight all metal and glass.
For more reading,
https://phillipreeve.net/blog/review-ttartisan-90mm-1-25/#more-28529 (https://phillipreeve.net/blog/review-ttartisan-90mm-1-25/#more-28529)
or
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7Cq3Lr79jc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7Cq3Lr79jc)
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February 11
madam
D3s 28-300mm f/3.5~5.6vr
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At last my focusing adapter for the "X-ray" lenses reached a prototype stage. The first version allows infinity focus for the Rodenstock TV-Heligon 50mm f/0.75 and the Kowa 55mm f/0.8, but not for the Oude Delft 50mm f/0.75 Rayxar (yet). The next version should solve that small remaining issue.
The adapter works on all Z/FX models apparently.
A late evening test shot with Z9 and the Heligon.
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The fifth season has started... D850 & AF-S 24mm
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Spring is approaching ;D For the winter bike it means a new set of chain and chain-ring as well as new set of brake pads - Feels like a brand new bike 8)
Nice bike ;)
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In case anyone wonders, here is the working prototype "X-Ray" to Z adapter which allows focusing to infinity. Not anything like Erik would have achieved, but the contraption works :)
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Contrary to the snowy weather a couple of days ago, it has been worm just for two days, and the Japanese plum tree right below my balcony has started to bloom.
SIGMA fp, Ais Nikkor 300/4.5@f11, heavily cropped.
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In case anyone wonders, here is the working prototype "X-Ray" to Z adapter which allows focusing to infinity. Not anything like Erik would have achieved, but the contraption works :)
The short flange back of 16mm of Z mount helped to achieve infinity focus, maybe?
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Yes, there still is approx. 4mm left at infinity focus. Thus just the clearance required for the shutter cover curtain of the Z9. On the other Z/FX, with mechanical shutters, infinity focus also works if one is careful. Just hand-holding the lens in front doesn't work well as the danger of scratching the sensor is very high. Once the lens is "locked" through the Z bayonet on the adapter, the danger evaporates.
All X-Ray Heligon & Oude Delft fans: despair not. The new adapter still allows close focus and super-blurry images !!!
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Cat
D3s 28-300mm f/3.5~5.6vr@300mm f/5.6
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A 11th century old abbey in the heart of Belgium, the Abbey of Averbode
Z9 24-70/2.8
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Fons, here is the younger version. Z6, 105mm f2.5 Ais
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Nice portrait Hans. The cat tunnel creates a pleasing frame for the image.
He/she/it is still fairly young?
Fons, here is the younger version. Z6, 105mm f2.5 Ai
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Thank you Hugh. I would guess Olli was about 10 months old when this was taken...so technically a "katten" ;D
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Lovely photo's of the red cats ;)
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In case anyone wonders, here is the working prototype "X-Ray" to Z adapter which allows focusing to infinity. Not anything like Erik would have achieved, but the contraption works :)
Looks like a good solution, thanks for the post.
Reminds me that I still need to finish the 'adapter-work' Rodenstock Heligon 100/1.6 ;)
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Thank you ,
Cat
D3s 28-300mm f/3.5~5.6vr@300mm f/5.6
A wild one a typical farmcat you cant approach, so different from yours Hans, i suppose ;)
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A proof the blurry rendition of the Rodenstock TV-Heligon still exists -- if one wants it :)
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A proof the blurry rendition of the Rodenstock TV-Heligon still exists -- if one wants it :)
Lovely!
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February 13
Sunny spot
Z7 105mm f/2.8S
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The first warm sun this year, and the skate park is busy
D3X AF-D 35-70/2.8
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A proof the blurry rendition of the Rodenstock TV-Heligon still exists -- if one wants it :)
Lovely Birna. The lens looks even more versatile now. Very interesting with the infinity focus by the way...
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Ready to fly.
Z6, 85mm 1.8 @f2.
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Ready to fly.
Z6, 85mm 1.8 @f2.
Sweet, one day i will fly away!
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Nice one, Paco
Valentine's day...
D3X 35-70/2.8
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Ready to fly.
Z6, 85mm 1.8 @f2.
Literally lovely!
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Thank you all. She melts my heart. I'm very happy if some of it gets through
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Sharing an inside joke.
From yesterday at the dentist's office. Fuji X-Pro2, 23/2 Fujinon lens--a great combination for "social" photos.
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A beautiful sunny day.
Z6 + Z 24-200mm
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52688879104_36acb6f106_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2ogWh75)Z6_DSC2749 (https://flic.kr/p/2ogWh75) by Luc de Schepper (https://www.flickr.com/photos/lucdeschepper/), on Flickr
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February 14
Valentine
irD5300 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6 vr
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Farmland
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Here is the full frame of the TV-Heligon 50/0.75 on the Z/FX Nikons. The image circle projected is approx. 24mm. The similar Oude Delft 50/0.75 Rayxar projects a slightly larger circle, around 26mm diam., and as its field is slightly flatter probably will be the alternative for future use. That is, when I get my second adapter X-Ray/Z completed.
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Very interesting adapter! Hope to see it in detail on a new thread; What the nerds do ;)
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Hardy pansies.
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february 15
Schlumbergera
Z7 105mm f/2.8s
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The Rodenstock Heligon 100/1.6
Working on the adapter for the new Z-mount. This is a shot with the FTZ adapter and 11mm and 18mm Meike extension rings on the Z6
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Are we seeing a Rodenstock-inspired spring?? :)
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Yes, that sounds like a great idea, Birna ;)
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Very interesting adapter! Hope to see it in detail on a new thread; What the nerds do ;)
I'm collecting the parts for #2 adapter ... will record the progress ... ridiculously simple solution will be disclosed :)
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I'm collecting the parts for #2 adapter ... will record the progress ... ridiculously simple solution will be disclosed :)
Looking forward to it and the "Rodenstock Inspired Spring" :)
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High key hand.
Z6, 85mm 1.8s
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Before the dawn.
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Marvelous how the short register distance of mirorless ILC cameras can breathe new life (such as infinity focus) into older lenses once people figure out how to mount them onto the mirrorless bodies.
I'm collecting the parts for #2 adapter ... will record the progress ... ridiculously simple solution will be disclosed :)
The Rodenstock Heligon 100/1.6
Working on the adapter for the new Z-mount. This is a shot with the FTZ adapter and 11mm and 18mm Meike extension rings on the Z6
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The 2mm additional register distance of the Z Nikon (16mm) vs Sony (18mm) is in fact the key factor. Properly done there is no longer an acute danger of the rear lens getting in touch with the sensor surface. In fact, even the shutter shield of the Z9, if it is activated, will clear. The gap in the latter case is small, however, so one can set the camera to not open and close the shield whilst the lens is mounted. Or, focus the lens off infinity when the camera is turned off.
As I said earlier, the Oude Delft Rayxar 50mm f/0.75 has a slightly larger imaging circle than the TV-Heligon, and the difference means one can use almost 24MPix of the 45MPix Z9 for some close-ups at least. The tulips I purchased for Valentine's Day is a fitting test subject :) The depth-of-field is vanishingly narrow.
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Great result with that Oude Delft.
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Feeding the birds...
Nikon D3s AF-D 180/2.8 D
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John that is so well framed and captured! Subject and separation is perfect 8)
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The 2mm additional register distance of the Z Nikon (16mm) vs Sony (18mm) is in fact the key factor. Properly done there is no longer an acute danger of the rear lens getting in touch with the sensor surface. In fact, even the shutter shield of the Z9, if it is activated, will clear. The gap in the latter case is small, however, so one can set the camera to not open and close the shield whilst the lens is mounted. Or, focus the lens off infinity when the camera is turned off.
As I said earlier, the Oude Delft Rayxar 50mm f/0.75 has a slightly larger imaging circle than the TV-Heligon, and the difference means one can use almost 24MPix of the 45MPix Z9 for some close-ups at least. The tulips I purchased for Valentine's Day is a fitting test subject :) The depth-of-field is vanishingly narrow.
Thank you for sharing the adapter! Here is very nice Leica Glow ::) ;D
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John that is so well framed and captured! Subject and separation is perfect 8)
Beautiful play with all the lines; add the subject and action isolation and it is a very interesting visual reading. The contrast of the youngster and the birds with the grey monolith in the back makes that presence somehow ominous. The living and the cement, the color and the grey, tho movement and the static, the living and the dead.
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February 16
Setting up a partytent for this weekend's carnavalfestivities,
the yellow and blue balloons are the community colours,
not a political statement!
Z fc 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3
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Thanks Erik and Paco.
Nice Fons, in Tilburg we have Green/Orange as the 'Carnaval Colours' ;)
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Thanks Erik and Paco.
Nice Fons, in Tilburg we have Green/Orange as the 'Carnaval Colours' ;)
Thanks , the image seems quite noisy at iso 3600
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Thanks , the image seems quite noisy at iso 3600
underexposed?
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underexposed?
True!
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I can see the advertisement now. "Adorable home with open floor plan for sale. Make offer."
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Carneval kick-off
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I can see the advertisement now. "Adorable home with open floor plan for sale. Make offer."
To me, it resembles (if you squint) the Philip Johnson all glass house in New Canaan, CT. If the owners of this house wait long enough, their sight lines will become increasingly similar. It could become another candidate for the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Well seen!
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I bought a set of "Bleu & Violet" pastels and had begun to make a color chart of them. I went off course and started to just put them on the paper in what I hoped would be a pleasing arrangement. A few smears, smudges and dirty fingerprints later, I settled on this. Pastels are wonderfully colorful but are also very messy. Practice needed.
Z9 and 105 2.8S
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Carneval kick-off
Barbershop ;)
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Luminous
Z6, 85mm 1.8s
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Beautiful moment, Paco !
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The grass in the park will not grow due to the stones in the ground. So, the old grass needs to be removed and replace by fresh ground and grass
D3X AF-S 85/1.4
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Old and dirty snow piles up in front of manor house.
Nikon Z9, Rodenstock TV-Heligon 50mm f/0.75
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It has been an unusually mild winter. So I cannot complain about a little freezing rain.
Nikon Z6, 105mm f/4 AI Micro.
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February 17
snowdrops
been in bed today to eliminate a cold
Z7 105mm f/2.8s
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To me, it resembles (if you squint) the Philip Johnson all glass house in New Canaan, CT. If the owners of this house wait long enough, their sight lines will become increasing similar. It could become another candidate for the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Well seen!
;D ;D
Thanks, Tom.
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How do I love NG
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Movement laboratory
Z6, 58mm 1.4g
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Heavy snowfall late in the evening, after nightfall. The bright f/0.75 aperture on the Rayxar helped me capture the scene despite the darkness. Everything was blurred in the white-out, though.
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Restoration is underway on the Witches Bridge (Heksenbrug). It's called so because in medieval times women who were suspected witches were thrown in the water from the bridge.
If they would not sink that was proof they were witches. Unfortunately many women would float because air would get caught under their layer of dresses.
Also some women sew stones in their dress which made them drown but saved their family the embarrassment of having a witch in their family. Those were harsh times.
The woman with the baby crossing the bridge though made it safely across!
Olympus E-M10II + 25mm f1.8
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52692538146_fad19fcb53_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2ohg2P1)EM10II_2160018 (https://flic.kr/p/2ohg2P1) by Luc de Schepper (https://www.flickr.com/photos/lucdeschepper/), on Flickr
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Damn if you do, damn if you don't. Life never is, or was, simple :)
We had witch processes in my country as well in the late 16th century. They occurred mainly up high in the North, in Arctic Norway, and although the water test regime was used, torture was more usual and the alleged perpetrator burnt on a stake.
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February 18
pruned
Z fc 50mm f/1.8s
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Hard wind makes the walk cold...
Nikon D3S AF-S 300/4
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Somethings has changed in 1 generation.
Z6, 58mm 1.4g
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February 19
horses
z fc 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3
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February 19
horses
z fc 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3
Made me laugh :D
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We had some very foggy days at the west coast, near the German border.
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We had some very foggy days at the west coast, near the German border.
Which town Bent? Nice misty church!
Made me laugh :D
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The Tea house on the Blauwe Meer
Nikon D3S with Nikkor K 85/1.8 on the modified Teleconvertor TC-16a giving auto focus to the lens.
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We had some very foggy days at the west coast, near the German border.
Great atmospheric shot, Bent
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Which town Bent? Nice misty church!
Ballum i the South of Jutland.
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Great atmospheric shot, Bent
Thank you.
Nice and interesting tea house
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Stairs to nowhere.
Z6, 58mm 1.4g
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Sunlit daffodil.
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Light reading.
Nikon Z6, 85mm f/1.8S.
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Thanks Bent
Stairs to nowhere.
Z6, 58mm 1.4g
Love it, the colour, stairs and the movements
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Thank you Jhon.
I was on my way out of an exhibition about photo manipulation from the beginnings until today. Very interesting.
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This photo was done last Thursday following an extended period of rain and flooding in the area. It tends to confuse viewers and mess with their perception although it's a straight shot with only dodging for shadow retrieval on the left and burning-in of the right side of the image in Lightroom following a run through Silver Efex. D700 with 35/2 AI lens.
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Light reading.
Nikon Z6, 85mm f/1.8S.
Lovely Ian. Looks like 'sleep' reading ;)
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Cloudy
City view
Nikon Z6 - Nikkor 500mm AI P f/4 (sharp detailed lens, pretty impressive for a handheld shot) Weight is about the same as the Nikkor AF-I 300/2.8
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February 20
clown
Z7 35mm f/1.8s
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Lovely Ian. Looks like 'sleep' reading ;)
Thank you, John :)
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It tends to confuse viewers and mess with their perception
Consider my perception thoroughly messed! I have to concentrate to see past the illusion. Well done!
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A showcase in a major shop, Madrid downtown. It looked like out of a horror movie
Z6, 58mm 1.4g
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Horrific. But I guess this is art in a gross manifestation.
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Using the "super-speed" f/0.75 lenses requires one to rethink what a photo is. Or rather, ponder upon one's visions and expressions of the former.
It's like seeing all new again. Refreshing.
Z9, Rodenstock 50mm f/0.75. With the long hood on the lens, the projected image circle is more crisply defined and fits nicely within the FX frame as its diametre is 23mm.
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Consider my perception thoroughly messed! I have to concentrate to see past the illusion. Well done!
+1 very cool image!
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Thank you, Ian & Luc.
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Cloudy - Purple Crocus
Nikon D3x Nikkor 35/1.4 AIS with Teleconvertor TC-16a (mod) Now with Auto focus on the manual 35/1.4 It also gives the perception you can get closer. As it behaves now as a 56mm lens. But also loses some light. This is the result wide open.
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passage
z7 35mm f/1.8s
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Kempentower
Nikon Df 58/1.4G
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Searching for the "Nikon Look". Madrid, Antón Martín Market, Madrid.
Z6, 58mm 1,4g
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Bulldozer battle
Z9 500/4 Ai-P
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Searching for the "Nikon Look". Madrid, Antón Martín Market, Madrid.
Z6, 58mm 1,4g
It's the 58G look ;) The best look Nikon made.
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It's the 58G look ;) The best look Nikon made.
When i first got my 58 it was on the Df where i shot it mostly wide open and loved it.
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Snowdrops
Z7 300mm f/2.8
flat profile
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Llamas grazing
Z7 85mm f/1.8s @2.8
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Snow clearing after this morning's snowfall.
Rodenstock TV-Heligon 50mm f/0.75, Nikon Z9.
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Snow clearing after this morning's snowfall.
Rodenstock TV-Heligon 50mm f/0.75, Nikon Z9.
I don't know if its the qualities of the Heligon, but there's a real sense of movement in this Cat
Maybe my eyes interpreted less sharpness around the edges as motion blur....
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"Make Life a Ride", Motor Expo Utrecht
Double exposure done in post
Z6 + Z 24-70mm f4
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52706359476_6cb5ae8402_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2oitSpN)Z6_DSC2829 1 (https://flic.kr/p/2oitSpN) by Luc de Schepper (https://www.flickr.com/photos/lucdeschepper/), on Flickr
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Today is the Day of Andalucia, so we had a typical snack in the evening at school with Ham, bread and olive oil...not bad at all 8)
Z6, 50mm 1,8s
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February 24
on the corner
Z fc 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3
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Morning snow-covered road, yet not cleared of the recently arrived white tuff.
Nikkor 400mm f/4.5, Z9
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Mild rain
Z6 300/2.8 AF-I
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The beautiful blue hours of a winter dawn. The new Voigtländer 65mm f/2 APO-Lanthar really shows of its quality with this image made at f/2, 800 ISO on the hand-held Z9. Everything is so sharp where it should be and silky smooth everywhere else. Perfectly rendered highlights add to the realistic 'drawing' of this optic. A tiny nitpick is its only going to 1:2 instead of 1:1, but again it will be like using the old class of 55mm Micro-Nikkors. Doable, then.
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reminding me of a rune
z7 85mm f/1.8s
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Burgers for lunch yesterday. Photo with my 50/2 AI that Fed Ex delivered a couple of hours prior, a birthday present to myself.
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Great details, Dogman.
Some hail today, and finally a bit of sun
The ancient Nikkor 35-70/3.5 AI lens on the Nikon Z9. Closest focus distance is one meter, so not really a macro lens ;)
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Thanks, John.
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Last passenger alights the night bus. Dense fine snow in the air but the short shutter speed given by the Rodenstock 50mm f/0.75 makes the snow particles almost invisible :) The effect is more like additional blurring. Z9.
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A colourful pair of Citroën 2CV
Z6 + Z 24-70mm f4
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52712327556_dc5a32036d_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2oj1svJ)Z6_DSC2852 (https://flic.kr/p/2oj1svJ) by Luc de Schepper (https://www.flickr.com/photos/lucdeschepper/), on Flickr
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February 26
Ammersoyen castle
Z7 20mm f/1.8s
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Wood art in Ravels (Belgium)
Z9 500/4 AI-P
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Fencing by a pond
Z9 100-400 @105
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Circular images seem to be in the vogue at present ;)
Rodenstock TV-Heligon 50mm f/0.75 on the Z9.
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Circular images seem to be in the vogue at present ;)
Rodenstock TV-Heligon 50mm f/0.75 on the Z9.
They are, and I´m enjoying it. Thanks for sharing them!
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February 27
Nederhemert castle
Z7 35mm f/1.8s
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Anish Kapoor's Sky Mirror at Museum De Pont, Tilburg
More info: https://www.seafoundation.eu/sky-mirror-kapoor-pont-tilburg-netherlands/
(https://www.seafoundation.eu/sky-mirror-kapoor-pont-tilburg-netherlands/)
Z6 35mm PC / 2.8
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Today was a good day to be indoors.
Nikon Z6, 35mm f/1.8S.
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More 'round ones' for Paco and everyone else :)
Rodenstock TV-Heligon 50mm f/0.75, Nikon Z9
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More 'round ones' for Paco and everyone else :)
Rodenstock TV-Heligon 50mm f/0.75, Nikon Z9
Oh, I love this! Beautiful color composition.
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Undergrowth of Eranthis and Galanthus (lightly frozen).
Z7 35mm f/1.8s
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More 'round ones' for Paco and everyone else :)
Rodenstock TV-Heligon 50mm f/0.75, Nikon Z9
A beauty.
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One 'cold' daffodil makes no spring...
Nikon D850 Nikkor AF-S 58mm f/1.4
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Mule Deer