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Images => Themes, Portfolio Series, PaW, or PaM => Topic started by: lucy on September 09, 2015, 22:14:15
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Let us show the best unsharp photos ever. It is actually more difficult than you think getting a good one?
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Welcome to the forum Lucy. I hope you learn much here.
I am not sure what your intention was here - I assume you intended for this photo to be out of focus? If this was just a mis-hap - it's at least good in composition... - I think....
If you shot this (whatever this is) with the intention of having the objects out of focus - please share your thoughts as I am a bit lost here.
There are some great photographers on this site, and I am sure you will get lots of feedback - some positive, and some lost like me. But don't take it personally - we are all here to learn from one another.
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Welcome to the forum Lucy. Unsharp by focus or unsharp by movement or either?
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This might be true defocusing ?
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Good point Bjørn.
But it is important (to me) to understand the poster's though process - either way.
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Welcome to the community Lucy!
Great idéa. I see four legged animals of some sort. Brilliant presentation, and brilliant inspiration. Must dig into the archives, but I don't think I have anything that suits. So off to creating an "defocused" image......
-frank-
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Welcome Lucy... :-) I see the "Baa baa black sheep" (but I read the title)! Now to do that on purpose is something I haven't yet tried ! Nice idea :-)
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At least there were clear intentions in this sequence ... Perhaps too much of the frames are sharp in the present context, though.
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Ever is big word but this is one from last year I really like.
Went for a stroll in the park to test a new lens I bought online in Austria when this creature walked my way so flipped the LCD screen, preset the focus, moved the camera below eye level and took the shot of this rare kangaroo dog hybrid ;)
(https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3671/11032135913_85eff00bde_b.jpg)
Sony a7R & Voigtlander 15/4.5 LTM
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I remember sitting in a bus to the Tuscany Photographic Workshop in 2005 having a discussion with a famous
German publisher about conscious composition with zero sharp parts in Photography.
Later he presented the fruit of our discussion to the plenum of the workshop. A perfect rendition of my conceptual work.
On flickr you find my set called "blur" presenting some aspects of my experimental work that lead me to the concept.
https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/ngudu/sets/506895/ (https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/ngudu/sets/506895/)
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Unsharp is a very wide area. For 1,5 year I only shot out of focus (or bokeh/background orientated). Quite useful. It's a bit of a pity I lost the complete selection in Murphy-influenced computer breakdowns.
Anyway, still lots of unsharp photo's everywere ;) Here one of the Dutch trainway stations.
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Barcelona, 2008 - shot in haste. Colorful, though.
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the message body is left empty
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5700/21091201049_3e974ff36c_b.jpg)
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I have a master's degree in not getting photos in focus :)
Here is one from Cres :)
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nice colours Jakov ;)
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Jakov: the blur circles of your flower shot are quite sharp !!
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Elsa, it's the exact same tones as your first image in this thread:
http://nikongear.net/revival/index.php?topic=1413.0
;D
Nice images all so far in this fun thread!
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Yes, there is always room for improvement, Bjørn :o
Thank you sweetie Elsa :-*
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Jakov, I can do unsharp flowers as well ....
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I know you can ;)
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Unsharp is a very wide area. For 1,5 year I only shot out of focus (or bokeh/background orientated). Quite useful. It's a bit of a pity I lost the complete selection in Murphy-influenced computer breakdowns.
Anyway, still lots of unsharp photo's everywere ;) Here one of the Dutch trainway stations.
Quite some nice and interesting "unsharp" images, but IMHO yours is plain awesome John!
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Perhaps this one?
"Cold Forest"
(http://otoien.zenfolio.com/img/s4/v65/p1461310111.jpg)
(From the one year challenge in the old forum.)
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Forest Blues! fantastic capture... it's so clean looking, really demonstrates that sharpness is overrated ;D
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Des this count?
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Thank you, Hans.
Something yello...
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Hm. Is it about time to differentiate between "unsharp images", in which the main subject also is unsharp, and "unsharp backgrounds"? Seems the two are being lumped into one.
Just throwing out an idea here.
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I have more blurry shots thant I thought :)
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unsharp dog on sharp leg
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Hm. Is it about time to differentiate between "unsharp images", in which the main subject also is unsharp, and "unsharp backgrounds"? Seems the two are being lumped into one.
Just throwing out an idea here.
Two different topics?
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I'm just asking. Perhaps people don't differentiate the two? I certainly do, but each to their own.
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Lucy, what do you think of this one (culturally speaking) :)
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I am the King of Unsharp, but not by choice.
(http://www.garyayala.com/Travel/The-Flower-Fields/i-8Qc5hh4/0/X3/IMG_8487-X3.jpg)
(http://www.garyayala.com/Events/Aric-Drum-Off-2/i-pw4hcMx/0/O/GRAB0579.jpg)
(http://www.garyayala.com/Events/WHS-Talent-Show-2013/i-J3FFfCF/0/O/GRAB0711.jpg)
(http://www.garyayala.com/Photography/Black-Whites/i-68Dx8hx/0/L/Nic-4---HP-L.jpg)
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My desktop image for several years...
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Mine.
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A contribution ........
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5739/21306607765_e5f5ef394b_h.jpg)
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Cheetah hunting, Sabi Sabi at dusk, October 2010.
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Forest Blues! fantastic capture... it's so clean looking, really demonstrates that sharpness is overrated ;D
Thanks Erik for the kind words. I must admit it is an image I can get back to and say I really like. It took quite a few tries to get something that worked for me.
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Øivind: while the subject might be have done times before, this execution is excellent and really stands out from the crowd. I can well understand you are pleased with it. A tiny bit lifted in brightness might make it even better, but this is a matter of taste more than a requirement.
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i must have a ton of unsharp images but unprocessed,
Cph by night
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7523/15677832686_6325d44094_b.jpg)
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So much good stuff, mine is not as good. Want to share anyway, unsharp on purpose.
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Sten, that face is fantastic, I love it. Personally I would crop it a bit, but that's nitpicking.
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Let us show the best unsharp photos ever. It is actually more difficult than you think getting a good one?
Ok, I'll play! :)
These certainly aren't the best or anything like that. Just an experiment carried out a while ago.
(http://www.chiaroscurostudio.com/img/s/v-2/p201452895-6.jpg)
(http://www.chiaroscurostudio.com/img/s8/v14/p444648682-6.jpg)
(http://www.chiaroscurostudio.com/img/s3/v45/p308725486-6.jpg)
Cheers!
-raaj
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Raaj: I love the Self portrait. In general the "Full Frame OOF" technique allows for another kind of compositions.
Because there is less structural definition, there are more color blob relations and the rendering of the OOF part (all in this case) becomes more important too.
After some experiments with DEFOCUSSING I found it to be more interesting to MOVE THE CAMERA WHILE SHOOTING.
Then I took onto INVERSE PANNING, by shooting still standing subjects from a driving car. Background was my customner took me with him in his car to cover events all over Germany. Because we were on his time table we would not step out unless we neded to.
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My favourite (and hated) unsharp image wasnt taken by me - but is OF me.
Me - coming off the boat (salt wind and water) and looking like shit - but I am with Dolf Lundgren. Oh my- is he a nice guy!
At least the trees behind me are in focus
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Øivind: while the subject might be have done times before, this execution is excellent and really stands out from the crowd. I can well understand you are pleased with it. A tiny bit lifted in brightness might make it even better, but this is a matter of taste more than a requirement.
Thanks Bjørn for the kind words. While I intended for a somewhat dark and intimidating atmosphere, I think I agree, and in particular when displayed against the white background of the forum - I will evaluate at a slightly lighter version next time I touch it.
Lot of nice contributions here, on this page I particularly like the ones of Gary, Akira and Sten.
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So, at last, there is a guy able to intimidate Elsa !! Never thought that would happen :D
I assume he was eligible according to your list of requirements, though.
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nah - but he has a really beautiful wife and 2 girls, well brought up and have great manners. met them all
it was my 5 minutes of "almost" fame though.
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I love these images ... but Sten Rasmussen's face shot stands out as truly exceptional.
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Agreed - love that one Sten .
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at my niece wedding, hijacking the official funny picture taking ... with no flash
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Agreed - love that one Sten .
+3! Agree with Elsa and Gary - Sten's jam gets exceptional.
Enjoyed all the other images too. Gary, loved your set - some fine images there.
Bruno, love your wedding image. Very creative!
cheers,
-raaj
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Defocused birch wood
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Bruno, love your wedding image. Very creative!
Thanks Raaj but this is pure luck as the flash did not fire . My only creativity here was to not delete it before checking :)
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Bruno, Raaj, Kjetil simply great!
I love them BLURRYYYYYYY :)
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Thanks Jakov. As the "king of blur" I am not very surprised that you like blurry pictures. I do find your first picture in this thread very pleasing. Akira's contribution also stands out, as well as others.
I'll add another with the 50mm f/1.2 fully open:
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Excellent imagery passing by,
this one isnot that spontaneously erroneous but created as such
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/683/21503470852_fb581bd52b_b.jpg)
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Defocused birch wood
WOW. If I see this one I am motivated to get back to my old addiction. From a 2005 exhibition of mine:
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Great last one, Frank.
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Nikon V1 and Heligon 42/0.75
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At the time I thought it was an interesting idea to take this image focussed at the minimum distance.
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Great shots everyone.
Here are my unsharp photos from Portland, OR:
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Chip: the BW Bridge Ride. Great Dynamics.
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What a lot of great shots! Sharp images looks a bit boring after watching this collection ;D
I can't decide if these are unsharp enough for this subject but I posted them anyway.
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Lars, this last one is a real wall hanger IMHO. So much going on in the picture!
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Lars. Bark rendering Shark. Echt Stark. (German = Really strong).
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Thanks Hans - much appreciated!
Vielen Dank, Frank! Could be a nice title ;)
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What a lot of great shots! Sharp images looks a bit boring after watching this collection ;D
I so very much agree with Lars. It feels sharpness is so overrated after seeing this thread. 8)
Here's my fav unsharp photo from 2009, Lake Harriet Park, Minneapolis.
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And my other fav, sunrise at 35000ft.
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Maybe this one. D700, 85/1.4, flash did not fire, hence a pretty long exposure.
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Maybe this one. D700, 85/1.4, flash did not fire, hence a pretty long exposure.
... and still an excellent shot Airy.
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Purely by chance. I have more shots of the same person, but none display that <Mona Lisa> smile.
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beautiful unsharp images. this one is from a dismounted nikkor 50 1..4 ais on a D700
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2808/12613987225_1f74d64025_b.jpg)
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I confess I shot this plannned for this thread, while on the way to shoot an impressive spider hanging in the stair case
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Here are a few "unsharp" portraits. The one of my grandmother was on a 135/2.8. The girl with her eyes closed is with a 50/1.8d at 2.8, and the girl with coffee is my 50/1.2 wide open. That one's only "unsharp" because the DOF was too thin to include both of her eyes :P
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The real question here is of course who's alter ego Lucy Diamond is?
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Who cares about the starter - the thread is about the results ....
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Never mind. Bring them on ....
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in the flowers up the west coast with Bjørn and Richard
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(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/730/21595240205_129a297f30_b.jpg)
IR-unselfie
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Seeing all these images, one wonders whether AF ever can be expected to work :D
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Seeing all these images, one wonders whether AF ever can be expected to work :D
we should even question the necessity of focussing as an important means of photographic expression
focussing is for the weak and people documenting the inner value of their expensive glass....
hahaha...
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To be honest this thread is the best photography thread I have ever seen. I'm too modest to post my own shots yet but I'm getting there. Thanks to the starter and thanks to Nikongear staff. This is awesome!
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Up beyond the Arctic Circle, light becomes magical.
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Never mind. Bring them on ....
Hi lucy ... I feel the real name policy is still there but not enforced?
Yet, the "blown heads" are very cool.
I saw a show at a museum once and the artist's signature was: ALL heads blown ... headshots .... hahaha
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The full name policy is now implemented on NG. All new registered members have to fill out the information requested. Plus we have searched for name information from all previously registered members.
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One of the beginning of a series (or the end)...
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A Particularly nice photo Lucy.
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(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/730/21595240205_129a297f30_b.jpg)
IR-unselfie
very cool shot. Street. IR. Defocussed. Motion blur. Super Edit.
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No matter, (I hope,) a sharp element seems to intrude.
(http://www.pbase.com/emueller/image/161351695/original.jpg)
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A pinhole is a good tool for the unsharp image, especially when combined with a longer exposure time. :)
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(http://www.garyayala.com/Sports/Santa-Anita-Work-Out/i-CQD6Hjh/0/O/IMG_7055.jpg)
(http://www.garyayala.com/Travel/Hollywood/i-MSDSFqD/1/O/IMG_1582.jpg)
Death Takes a Holiday
(http://www.garyayala.com/Travel/Downtown-Disney/i-FxSPQ3k/0/L/IMG_8895-a-L.jpg)
(http://www.garyayala.com/Travel/Los-Olivas-7812/i-9bXz9sF/0/X2/P7080138-X2.jpg)
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Messed up the focus on this one - thank goodness for this thread :)
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Just browsed through my "Sold" portfolio and there must be hundreds of my unsharp images sold over the years. In fact, by not deleting them straight away in the normal manner, I have earned tens of thousands of dollars. Should be food for thought ??
Just do note that the same way a photo isn't necessary outstanding because it is super sharp, an unsharp image isn't great because of the lack of sharpness. Worth keep in mind.
Here are a few images that have netted me thousands of dollars *each*. I could easily add a hundred more.
"Sharpness is a bourgeois concept" - how very true.
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Lots of nice images still coming up...
I'll add a couple of birds:
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Lots of nice images still coming up...
I'll add a couple of birds:
I wish that was mine.
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Kjetil your birds are truly inspirational!
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Kjetil Narum Bakken! I envy every single shot you post. Some higher inspiration. The force is strong in you.
Keep enlighting us!
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Gary, Jakov, Frank: You are way too kind.
Luckily for me a problem (too little available light) could be turned into the solution.
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Bjørn, I particularly like #4
KNB - bravo!
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(https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5818/21604018896_383df6e43c_b.jpg)
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Kjetil, these are much more birds than many bird pictures I've seen
500/4 AI-P handheld at dusk. I was naïve :)
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Both involved, camera movement, multiple exposures and, in the first one, some outlines, using "find edges."
(http://www.pbase.com/emueller/image/117765755/original.jpg)
(http://www.pbase.com/emueller/image/119095869/original.jpg)
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All photos are nice. How can they not be they are blurry. But these last two that Eb posted are like paintings, really impressive.
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WOW. More impressive than any aquarelle painting I know.
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For fun, floral blur by multiple exposures.
(http://www.pbase.com/emueller/image/161374709/original.jpg)
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Rather daft, but the hand was still and everything else moved!
(http://www.pbase.com/emueller/image/161375456/original.jpg)
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Wow, Kjetil's birds and Eb's trees... just wow!
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Fantastic birds!
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Waberer's
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5681/21647493072_f999ae2ddf_o.jpg)
Horseback riding
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/780/20979530455_fbd62426d5_o.jpg)
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Some more, and yet a different style of blur. Guess who the culprit was...
*** Crossing the tramway line *** (March 2011)
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Airy!
The train is coming!
I love this shot, it appeals to emotion beyond grip.
Thank you.
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but did you guess the culprit, gearwise ?
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no idea
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Airy, I also love the train. Mirror lens?
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Precisely. De-focussed Tamron 500/8, IIRC.
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(http://www.garyayala.com/Travel/One-Lens-Getty/i-W7ZCBmw/1/O/IMG_3775.jpg)
(http://www.garyayala.com/Sports/Santa-Anita-Work-Out/i-Vcf7X2t/1/O/IMG_9924.jpg)
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Some more, and yet a different style of blur. Guess who the culprit was...
*** Crossing the tramway line *** (March 2011)
I remembered "Mysteron" (remember Captain Scarlet?).
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Captain scarlet from Thunderbirds ? sure ! but I'll have to google Mysteron.
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Captain scarlet from Thunderbirds ? sure ! but I'll have to google Mysteron.
Captain Scarlet was produced by the same crew as that of Thunderbird, but they are two different series. You would smile when you google and know what I meant with Mysteron. :)
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What a thread ! ;D
The time I was looking for an image to post, 5 pages came out !
BTW, I am not sure that all images meet the requirements, though... ;)
Here : my image is both blur and overexposed, but we can tell this girl has a pretty face.
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50/1.2 wide open magic
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Airy: the important parts are not very un-sharp. This is more of the "tasteful nude" stuff?
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Could also be. Apart from one curve, all is fuzzy, starting with the shoulder in the foreground.
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I see focussed nipples clearly popping out from wonderful bokeh. This is Elsa stuff. She is the expert in that field.
And I find the picture to be very sexy. There seems to be some silkwork with a skin filter to make sharp parts softer.
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Thanks for appreciation. No filtering whatsoever., no reduction of clarity. The lens is the filter.
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There is no risk that this topic will quit.
(http://www.pbase.com/emueller/image/142897014/original.jpg)
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Amazing photo Eb! The colors are magical and the photo is blurry, what else could one wish for :)
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Blurred today. :D
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A late summer day
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Love it Akira, very modern art like.
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Love it Akira, very modern art like.
Thanks Mike. Sometimes it is nice to forget to turn on the image stabilization. :D
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Amazing photo Eb! The colors are magical and the photo is blurry, what else could one wish for :)
Thanks, Jakov. It is rare that I pursue blurry compositions, yet I seem to have my fair share - including the accidental ones! Perhaps that is true for most of us. ;)
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Blurred today. :D
Amazing look alike to a mastodon! Very fortunate accident! ;)
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Amazing look alike to a mastodon! Very fortunate accident! ;)
Thanks, Eb! That would work ONLY every once in a long while...
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Airy - nice nips!
Eb, you inspired me to remember a similar shot!
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(http://www.garyayala.com/Events/WHS-Talent-Show-2015/i-zGZTJQV/0/O/_GP18069.jpg)
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Airy - nice nips!
Eb, you inspired me to remember a similar shot!
Yes, I like that one of yours, too, Akira! Ditto re: your comment on Airy's!
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unsharp it is
(https://armando-m.smugmug.com/photos/i-QcMV4Ms/0/O/i-QcMV4Ms.jpg)
fun thread
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Man Armando, there is a lot of unsharpness going on.
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(https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5678/21801565192_75ee353fa1_b.jpg)
way too sharp
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never mind - beautiful
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unsharp it is
fun thread
This is a really exciting image, Armando!
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Never mind. Bring them on ....
Oh, man, this image looks familiar... ;D
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Yes, I like that one of yours, too, Akira! Ditto re: your comment on Airy's!
Sorry, Chip, my comment should have been directed to you! Take from Akira and give to Chip - done! :)
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Thanks Eb - sweet justice 8)
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I have quite a few of these :)
Here is one from Schwarzwald.
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I have quite a few of these :)
Here is one from Schwarzwald.
It is so very nice, Jakov. But can't quite figure this out with the shadows. Is the distant scene a mural?
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Thanks, Eb.
It is a trick that I found out about from Bjørn during our GetTogether.
Think in terms of reflections...
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This is one of many favourites ... Dubai City in a desert storm apparently.
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falling child
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from a rooftop
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''Flight of common Cranes landing soon''.
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I'm not sure if these qualify? Panning with flash:
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5786/21924553462_ceb80e5a3b_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/zpp4Us)
_D3S2298c (https://flic.kr/p/zpp4Us) by foppa2011 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/62383894@N02/), on Flickr
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/612/21946357351_dc95d69d92_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/zrjPrz)
_D3S2264b (https://flic.kr/p/zrjPrz) by foppa2011 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/62383894@N02/), on Flickr
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Again, the 50/1.2 performing his antics
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D300 Tamron 60mm
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An unsharp result of a waterfall
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Frank - I dig your pic!
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This is one of many favourites ... Dubai City in a desert storm apparently.
This is great. Ominous!
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(https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5732/21882119005_26c02640a6_b.jpg)
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5796/21882119465_934b33a244_b.jpg)
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Last one is most effective, especially if you crop away the blue on the top
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Fons, these are nice. Which lens did you use?
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This must qualify for this thread: no camera used at all so maximum unsharpness ....
(however, clients didn't know, so they bought it)
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Fons, these are nice. Which lens did you use?
Taken with the nikkor 35mm f/1.4 ais but i cant remember if I used an extension ring like K1,
memory fails me here now.
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This must qualify for this thread: no camera used at all so maximum unsharpness ....
(however, clients didn't know, so they bought it)
free unlensing :)
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People obsessed with image sharpness sometimes can do themselves a favour by thinking outside the box for a while.
There might even be money in it ....
This image was really an accident, as I automatically pushed the shutter release when I stepped out of my car and didn't realise immediately the snow covered mirrorlike ice underneath. You fall hard in those cases, but I had heard the camera went off so checked the display to see the image taken. Well, a pattern of sorts had been captured, so didn't delete the file.
Submitted it to my stock agency and a couple of days later it had sold for $1000.
I'm sure there is a lesson of morale hidden here?
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More unsharp images that have been published ....
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... and more ....
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(https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5790/21430466104_001a9fdacf_b.jpg)
sunny Octobers' day
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I forgot about this old film scan of a 300mm capture from the Yukon Quest start:
(http://otoien.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-2/p1541220257.jpg)
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Whoaa ... Øivind, that's spectacular!
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pulling my toes 8)
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Jakov: those hairy legs are easy to spot ....
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During bridge-maintenance which involved two cranes to replace the bridge...
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The boy is 10, 11, 13?
He does not look like he knows what he is doing, yet he seems to be fully involved.
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Yes Frank ;)
I guess not older than 12, fully busy with his new gear, I suppose. Forgetting the complete world around him.
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... fully busy with his new gear, I suppose. Forgetting the complete world around him.
Like a photographer then ;D ;D ;D
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Hans.... hahaha ... you nailed it.
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serious fun on the playground
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crossing
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Never mind ! They were old anyway...(Coprinopsis atramentaria)
Picturesquely speaking, I don't think this image is horrible, though. ;)
I have the same sharp version but I prefer that one.
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Perhaps expressing the vision of the photographer after eating this mushroom and enjoying alcoholic beverages concomitantly? :)
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:D
She never saw this result ;)
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dolphin spotter
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This one has one small area of sharpness- I hope that doesn't disqualify it! Unfortunately I forgot to turn on the RAW file feature so all I have is this JPG. Taken with a Sony A6000 and 50/1.8 Sony lens.
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Not necessarily my best, but here goes anyway. Shot during our NG trip in September.
#1 Dinner with wine
#2 Swirlies (car lights @ night)
#3 Tram during evening stroll
#4 Looong trees
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Nice photos Hans!
Here is my daughter from today standing on front of a Zenit lens with the mandatory iPhone in her hands :)
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Jakov, very nice unsharp shot that tells a story. I do wish you hadn't told us about the smartphone. I think we'd have guessed it correctly, but now we'll never know.
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Keith thanks!
ANd you are absolutely right, I should be more mysterious!
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Perhaps expressing the vision of the photographer after eating this mushroom and enjoying alcoholic beverages concomitantly? :)
;D ;D
Or smoking this mushroom ! :) :o
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Francis, I like your bench photo! The greens and yellows!
(I have noticed you are growing tiny mushrooms on your sensor too :))
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dolphin spotter
I love this, Charlie.
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Francis, I like your bench photo! The greens and yellows!
(I have noticed you are growing tiny mushrooms on your sensor too :))
I am glad you like it, Jakov !
You are right about my Df sensor : it needs to be cleaned. I don't know yet whether I'll do it by myself or leave the task to a specialist. ;)
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No problem finding "unsharp" photos when I browse my archives :D
This is a Mute Swan taken with D2X and 1000/11 Reflex-Nikkor + TC-301.
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Ah, beautiful !
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Since I'm due for a medical check-up tomorrow, what about this scene from the waiting room?
(D40x, 43-86 Zoom-Nikkor, a lens that all Nikon fans "know" is pretty useless)
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Another "poor" lens might be the 300 AFS f/2.8 Nikkor, at least Erik is selling his and after seeing the result (?) it makes, I can understand him ....
(Køge Bay, Denmark with Erik's 300/2.8 )
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Dedicated to Jakov and his "El Presidente"
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I was asked to contribute a big print for an exhibition and came up with this, entitled "War Heroes" (done at the time of Operation Desert Storm)
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All of them are wonderful, but you know that!
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Another, this time from the US deserts: "Our nuclear future"
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Another Heligon, this time the 75 mm f/1.1: "Black Bird Blue"
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For a period the crew had the urge to make lenses from beer cans whenever we met, after a while we wanted more 8)
The Bear processing his catch of the day
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5746/22350202201_2a815f5601_o.jpg)
Nikon D800E & Laphroaig Quarter Cask 70cl, 4 seconds exposure, Norway 2013
Moi with one of our pinhole creations
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5789/21718489133_345ab44f7e_o.jpg)
Think Erik took this image, not sure though
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Nikon D800E & Laphroaig QA 100cl, 4 seconds exposure, Norway 2013
Iconic image and technical data!
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Nikon D800E & Laphroaig QA 100cl, 4 seconds exposure, Norway 2013
Iconic image and technical data!
And hugely inaccurate ::)
The main pinhole "lens" was the Laphroaig Quarter Cask 70cl case which was later made into a zoom lens by extending it with the QA 100cl. Kind of forgot if this image was taken with the single case or the stacked whisky cases, anyway I've updated my post.
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Some techniques - guaranteed to give unsharp images - were 'easily' acquired in the ancient ages of film. Food for thought perhaps.
From my shooting of wind movement in grass-covered coastal heaths, a moderately successful capture;
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This IR picture showing a neolithic ritual stone ring might be too sharp to qualify?
(http://www.fotozones.com/live/uploads/1301338875/gallery_71_87742.jpg)
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Bjørn did you also pan the camera in the film shot? How did those lines appear? A lovely image I must say!
The neolithic IR is suitable for the upcoming Halloween :)
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Jakov: the camera was stationary. In effect, one interchanges time and space in this kind of photography.
I believe finishing line target cameras used for horse racing employed a similar technique.
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Returning now to an appropriate subject for the season: fallen leaves on a frozen surface. The following ones were taken in my back garden and the subject is the same leaf for all of them. The main difference is the angle of incidence of the camera. Possiblities are virtually endless.
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This one comes to mind.
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5675/22175143158_704afd91cd_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/zMxpus)
Havhest (https://flic.kr/p/zMxpus) by Asle Feten (https://www.flickr.com/photos/afoton/), on Flickr
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Nicely panned and with an almost 3-d effect due to the shadow on the water surface as well.
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Another old film scan. The poor victim is an arctic ground squirrel.
(http://otoien.zenfolio.com/img/s9/v91/p1574542147-5.jpg)
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That fox found himself a sizeable morsel ... good on him.
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Slowly climbing towards a better position, perhaps making it to the Top 100? From a book assignment some years ago, while film still reigned supreme.
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A fresh IR one, Green Bike:
(http://otoien.zenfolio.com/img/s10/v114/p1578965957.jpg)
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Øivind the bike is beautiful!
I have a boat ;)
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Our first crew beercan shot during the NG Stavanger to Bergen trip in 2010. Everybody else was fast asleep while we were sitting in front of our rooms fooling around with beer cans, Erik's BR-2A reverse ring, Jakovs Norwegian flag and some duct tape I had tucked in my camera bag.
The result
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4022/4610309926_e4f62bdcb7_o.jpg)
Erik's D3 & Carlsberg 33cl
Erik & Bjørn taking the image
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1049/4609958511_41b9bdfb1d_o.jpg)
D3s & 50/1.2 Ai-S @ f/1.2
The Carlsberg 33cl pinhole lens in all its glory
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1098/4609958415_b223a68fa9_o.jpg)
D3s & 50/1.2 Ai-S @ f/1.2
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those were the days...
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We even remembered to empty the beer cans first before embarking on the pinhole project.
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how sweet it is... from the hip 8)
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/774/22425043501_3c85fbe51a_b.jpg)
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Don't know how this happened...
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Øivind - I also love the green bike!
chip - nevermind is a cool shot anyway ;)
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Øivind Tøien: You bikershot in reply #216 is wonderful. the sense of motion is stunning and I alsi like the painerty quality.
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Triana bridge, foggy morning.
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Thanks Jakov, Elsa and Frank for comments on the Green Bike.
Nice mystical atmosphere over the bridge, golunvolo.
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I'd like to express my appreciation wrt green bike too.
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i like the bridge by Paco, October is bridge month( sign of scales)
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Thanks!
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(http://www.garyayala.com/Travel/Santa-Monica/i-fX7f4bR/0/XL/Santa%20Monica%20-36-XL.jpg)
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Another good one... maybe time for voting ?
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Airy, I wouldn't know which one to choose from all the masterpieces, but how about you make a top list of 5 and post it another thread for people to choose from ;)
Good idea!
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Just kidding. Too cumbersome, unless there would be some kind of built-in functionality in the forum software.
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I think it's an exercise in futility to select the "best" contribution. All are enjoyable in their own way. Photography is not the equivalent to sports or racing where the winner is obvious.
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A couple of "oldies" from me past, shot in Paris, Cliffs of Moher and Stavanger respectively
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Sten: This IS a spookey series. Very inspirational. Naked children online are nowadays very difficult to accept for me, even in such a poetic presentation.
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Sten: This IS a spookey series. Very inspirational. Naked children online are nowadays very difficult to accept for me, even in such a poetic presentation.
You are joking, true, Frank?
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Sten: This IS a spookey series. Very inspirational. Naked children online are nowadays very difficult to accept for me, even in such a poetic presentation.
I have never posted a naked child anywhere, here included.
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IR can be fun and deceptive, right?
I love the hands!
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Very cool seire Sten. Captivated by the swimmer
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Trying to do macro with a V1 and a newly received 19mm TV Heligon by holding it manually inside the mount.
Attempt at Halloween picture with a wandering spider on the wall in low light, and a good dose of crop.
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Bruno, you can cross post this to the nightmare thread :)
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D7000, Nikkor-O 55/1.2.
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Interesting perspective, Akira. Handheld? If so, not easy to do.
I like the subtle pastel colours.
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Thanks, Mike. Yes, this was shot handheld, but I think I was crawling to hold the camera with both elbows firmly based on the tatami. :D
I liked the pentagonal symmetry of the ready-to-blossom carnation.
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Yes Akira, the hard edges in a soft image work very well. I also like the simple colors. it was worth the effort!
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A very gentle photo, Akira!
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Olivier and Jakov, thanks for kind words. Glad you like it!
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You are joking, true, Frank?
No I am not joking. Sten says this is an adult (who only looks like a child) or a dressed child that looks naked so it is OK...
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Akira, it is common practice to give names to rose varieties. This one could be called (Rrose) Sélavy.
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Akira, it is common practice to give names to rose varieties. This one could be called (Rrose) Sélavy.
Airy, I'm afraid I don't remember whether or not it sneezed...
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(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/639/21992924284_84b81cd5f9_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/zvruaJ)
(https://flic.kr/p/zvruaJ) by Joergen Ramskov (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jramskov/), on Flickr
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Hunt on a rainy day...
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Tons of excellent stuff from Bear.
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African night scene, in IR, hand held.
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a long long time ago...
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Failed attempt at Carduelis flammea in low light and, I can't remember, probably through double glazing but I kind of like it.
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Hornet looking for a prey, too fast for me
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entering the stage (sorry one not so unsharp, but this was intended as a series)
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The dark days with November rain...
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(https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5746/22872170753_b77217c470_b.jpg)
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Fons, I like #261 very much.
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thanks Chip
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I can't remember if I posted this already in some other thread. I don't think so but my memory isn't what it used to be. :P
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(https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5746/22872170753_b77217c470_b.jpg)
Lovely. Very sweet blue and nice bokeh. 58G?
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This one was listed on my latest monthly report from my stock agency. Obviously, a picture doesn't need to be sharp in order to sell. Actually, they paid me generously for it :D
Blurred by Speed
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Wonderful shot Fons.
Very nice Bjørn - that certainly looks speedy.
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This one was listed on my latest monthly report from my stock agency. Obviously, a picture doesn't need to be sharp in order to sell. Actually, they paid me generously for it :D
Blurred by Speed
lovely
Wonderful shot Fons.
Very nice Bjørn - that certainly looks speedy.
Lovely. Very sweet blue and nice bokeh. 58G?
thanks
d800 24-70/2.8
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Great shots all!
A color impression of the Tilburg fair, last summer.
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John, it's great. I just feel you over sharpened the unsharp photo :)
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haha, thank you Jakov. Yes, I think you are right, was a bit struggling to get the unsharp elements in, eh, a 'better' unsharp form.... Unsharpness is a learning process, I guess ;)
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(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/751/22961770984_c37f28d036_b.jpg)
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Very well done, Fons. What lens is it? 35/1.4?
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Bruno 50/1.4 sc auto
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You make me want to take mine off the shelf, except that it is the AIS version.
I like how the blur circles have the right size for the flowers.
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then try to get a SC too. It is a very different lens in terms of blur, as you may see.
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You make me want to take mine off the shelf, except that it is the AIS version.
I like how the blur circles have the right size for the flowers.
then try to get a SC too. It is a very different lens in terms of blur, as you may see.
Maybe we should move this topic
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5652/23568893481_dce04c1809_b.jpg)
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Sigma 30mm @1.4
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A half empty wine bottle on a rainy day.
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Dali's drive
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then try to get a SC too. It is a very different lens in terms of blur, as you may see.
I've located an S version nearby in fair state at 50E. I'll get it on Monday.
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John, it's great. I just feel you over sharpened the unsharp photo :)
:) :) :)
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Not sure whether it is unsharp enough, but anyway...
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Not sure whether it is unsharp enough, but anyway...
Really nice to see how the threads (what's the right name ?) get wider away from the focal point
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Really nice to see how the threads (what's the right name ?) get wider away from the focal point
vibrating strings
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I have a master's degree in not getting photos in focus :)
Here is one from Cres :)
Beautiful colors. The Heligon?
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Really nice to see how the threads (what's the right name ?) get wider away from the focal point
Thanks, Armando. "String" is the common term, as in "string instrument". :)
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Beautiful colors. The Heligon?
not the heligon. the 60/2.8 micro.
thanks!
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vibrating strings
Yes, they "look" like that! :)
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Fons, #277 is a beautiful image. I really like the way the oof background seems to mirror the in-focus flower heads.
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Yes, they "look" like that! :)
Clever capture, Akira.
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Clever capture, Akira.
Mike, the lens seems to be more clever than I am...
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Bus.
(Hope this one doesn't feel over-sharpened, Jakov ;) )
Df with 85K
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Not over-sharpened at all.
Noisy though, might be that the bus is noisy :)
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hahaha Yes, it's a night bus...
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This thread has been fascinating to watch unfold (and I really like the way all these different "themes" have evolved over the last few months).
So here's my entry. Not really unsharp enough, yet with limited DOF and trying to take a handlheld macro the end result was always going to be a lottery
(http://www.pbase.com/celidh/image/162127146/original.jpg)
(Is this really the state of my fingertips? Must ask for some manly handcream for Christmas!)
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The lady wants more.
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Nice idea for a thread....
(http://imageshack.com/a/img540/6304/fJSvFI.jpg)
(http://imageshack.com/a/img911/2087/qDG3Hy.jpg)
(http://imageshack.com/a/img912/8149/tJb7Gu.jpg)
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Near the Oregon/California border. Nikon D300 w/ Sigma 30mm
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A year ago, we had snow...
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(https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5636/23402350634_dbb54f9c61_b.jpg)
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Seeing the last entry from Fons made me think of this one.
My memory of this album cover from then 1970's was that the people were fuzzy because of bokeh. And in fact maybe that should be a New Year project for me. So I was slightly saddened to see that the picture itself was less un-sharp than the way I'd remembered it.... ;(
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thank you Colin
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5793/23963957736_4564ff5850_b.jpg)
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The definite proof that elves exist.
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1443/24021928846_168811e466_o.jpg)
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Hamamelis
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Chip....that shot reminds me of miniatures...like it a lot.
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Bridge over Troubled Water.
Took me some time to get all components lined up properly, but maybe worth the efforts? Nikon D200 IR, 80-200 mm f/4 Zoom-Nikkor.
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Bjørn, I don't know what you did but I love it!
The colors and the lines are special. A very confusing image.
It looks like you are in shorts, but the background looks like snow...
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I'm pleased to confuse. IR is special as you are well aware of :D
The image is taken in April so the river is covered with ice and snow. Roe deer make the tracks.
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nice to have friends over for dinner :)
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(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1531/24091043839_9aff8d9337_o.jpg)
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ice
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Well, overexposed and unsharp.
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Sunrise from the last day of 2015.
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1603/24644608735_250e8ee324_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/DxL4za)
Unsharp sunrise (https://flic.kr/p/DxL4za) by Joergen Ramskov (https://www.flickr.com/photos/jramskov/), on Flickr
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Since I've already posted one album cover in this thread, I may as well carry on....
This time, an actual photo (by Anton Corbijn)
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Sunset boating
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A couple that I've kept over the last few years. Some members from the earlier NG may have seen versions of these.
A holiday trimmed Christmas cactus from South Texas intentionally defocused to give it a bit more character.
A butterfly that got tired of posing just as I tripped the shutter.
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(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1554/24316088609_cd6df67a90_b.jpg)
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A butterfly that got tired of posing just as I tripped the shutter.
Hi again (glad to see you are still out on the road).
I love what you managed to achieve with that butterfly
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Thank you on both counts Colin.
I almost threw out the butterfly shot, but included it at the end of a previous NG butterfly post as a bit of a joke. It got more comments and encouragement than any of the "good" shots so I continued to develop it as I improved my PP skills.
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Sunset boating
Just awesome... !
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Today the kitchen was a very attractive room to stay.
We worked a bunch of 'Grobe Bratwurst' - coarse bratwurst.
Some to be savoured with today's dinner, the others are already vacuum packed, cooling down in the deep freezer.
Cam was still set up for this mornings experiments:
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For the promotion of my homtown´s swimming pool. They use to have training for infants.
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Selfie in a moving car
(http://www.pbase.com/andrease/image/136546909/original.jpg)
rgds,
Andy
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(http://images.nikonians.org/galleries/data/18416/DSC_21802.jpg)
Not on purpose ;D
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On purpose ;)
(http://images.nikonians.org/galleries/data/23381/D75_4063.jpg)
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vertical panning
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Andy, #324 has a nice comic style touch in the shadow silhoutte.
The sense of speeding along is well preserved. Colours are a bit surreal.
Gives a good mood.
One of the nicer indirect style selfies for sure!
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This is what happens when an incompetent photographer gets to use the CV125/2.5 :)
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To fast for me...
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Great shot Andrew!
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Thank you! That just happens....
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Our Icelandic horses having a wonderful time in the snow tonight. They show no inclination to stand under the roofed section of the pen, so I guess they enjoy the winter as well :)
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Børge, this is a wonderful image! The horse is cute :)
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Bill, your butterfly is fantastic.
I had forgotten how fun the 500/8 could be.
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Thank you Bruno.
Your image is very interesting. It almost looks like a sea anemone, but I cannot imagine imaging that with a 500mm.
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spot, not on
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It almost looks like a sea anemone, but I cannot imagine imaging that with a 500mm.
It is the 500mm catadioptric, with the "doughnut" bokeh. It gives this sea anemone effect on wire like objects, which suits well the hamamelis flowers.
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Unsharp because it was during a typhoon.
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Paco, you sure know how to record a typhoon :)
Please share with us the setting and equipment used. I am really curious!
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Paco, this is a superb capture. It is also geometrically fantastic!
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Thank you guys. The set up is pretty simple: nikon d300, 18-200 3,5-5,6, handheld, natural light water and wind. :-\
It looked like this. It was a matter of just getting as close as possible. I did rattle like a machine gun for a while and them pick up a couple interesting drops. Turn upside-down for some magic.
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turning them upside down did the trick ::)
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;D
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Unscharp and minimalistic too, I guess ;)
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John, I love it 8)
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Thank you, Jakov. ;)
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Cool shots guys.
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The olive tree, me stating the obvious :)
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The olive tree, me stating the obvious :)
Sell it for lots of money Jakov!! This is so good it intimidates me.
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Who on earth would want to buy it, Hans ::)
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Who on earth would want to buy it, Hans ::)
I don't know that Jakov, but this is great and real art. In the "real" art world, stuff gets sold when no-one really knows why.
I'd hang this on my wall, but i don't have lots of money 8) 8) 8)
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Oh, I like that one!
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turning them upside down did the trick ::)
+1 :D
Who on earth would want to buy it, Hans ::)
May be extend an olive branch to them.. ;)
On a serious note, that's the most beautiful Olive tree I've ever seen, Jakov. Inspirational and original.
Unscharp and minimalistic too, I guess ;)
And fantastic as well. :)
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(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1483/24935704051_b73b1441fc_o.jpg)
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Thank you John and Anirban for your kind words :)
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From the carnaval parade a week ago
The Bull from Hell
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1606/24426550533_0a0197a25a_o.jpg)
Sony a7S with Sony Zeiss 35/1.4 FE, Holland 2016
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Lucy, you inspired me for this one!
I hope you like it :)
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Remnant of time...
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coming back home late
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and one from the archive
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Bruno did you make it home safe :)
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Yes, the trembling and shaking was not related to any liquid or smoke :) Thanks for asking :D
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(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1661/25496496731_8da5fce8bd_o.jpg)
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Bangkok by night.
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Chris, did you sharpen the unsharp? :D
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This is a great thread, many great images.
Here are a couple taken wide open with the Voigtländer Nokton 17,5mm f/0.95.
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Chris, did you sharpen the unsharp? :D
Just some standard sharpening in LR.
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William, these are my kind of photos, meaning, they are great :)
Tell us more about the Nokton.
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milk shake
a 20 sec hand held image of the milky way
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Wow, what a great idea. So many good bad photos, some intentionally so and others happy accidents.
First a few pans dragging the shutter, then a shiny fender reflection. All with my trusty D200.
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Lorne, the last one is superb! Apparently the reflection on a fender?
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Thanks, Akira, it is indeed the reflection in a car fender at an outdoor car show. Usually I find the reflections spoiled by the motley spectators ;-)
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Great, it looks so speedy ;)
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The shape of the colors and the colors themselves in the last one are great, Lorne.
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One of my first images from Nikkor-O 55/1.2.
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Some more...
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Fremont Bridge morning commuters
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candle on the chimney
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Bruno, that is very romantic.
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A Spring Sun
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John, you know that I am going to like this photo ;D
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One of my first images from Nikkor-O 55/1.2.
Really nice texture in the background, Akira
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I posted this initially in the wrong thread. Bringing it where I wanted to post initially.
Primula (elatior?) and 55/1.2 CRT, missing focus as it was really too wet to lay on the ground
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Bruno, lovely and gentle. From a lovely gentle man :)
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John - very creative placement of the sun, I like!
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Thanks Jakov and Chip.
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Thank you Jakov, you're too kind with me. Your pics inspire me to try new things: here an unsharp Fritillaria
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Dear Bruno, that is why we hang out here. We inspire each other to make photos and we build friendships :)
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very interesting photos in this thread.
here some I made last year, one in summertime and one with autumnal colours
(both D700 + 300mm f/2.8 AI-S + TC16a)
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Joost, these are beautiful 8)
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Hi, Joost, I love the tender autumn color of your second image. Welcome to NG!
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Beautiful indeed Joost. Second one is mesmerizing.
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Sometimes accidents are better then the intended photo. I have seen some interesting photos by intention and some by accident on this thread.
I recently wanted to photograph the bunch of cameras I own and use. As it turned out the photos ended up being boring and drab. Kind of like the weather on that day, which was the reason why I was indoors with an itchy trigger finger in the first place.
Here is the boring original.
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1464/24990558069_b5b5e16915_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/E5k9fR)DSC_2084 (https://flic.kr/p/E5k9fR) by b j (https://www.flickr.com/photos/132836932@N03/), on Flickr
What saved the day however was an unintentional photo I made before switching to manual exposure and 1/200th of a second. Here is what the scene looked like with a 5 second exposure, handheld
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1713/24731558583_02c8272abf_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/DFrGJt)DSC_2081 (https://flic.kr/p/DFrGJt) by b j (https://www.flickr.com/photos/132836932@N03/), on Flickr
So although not OoF, the motion blur and long exposure with a mix of flash and tungsten gave me an image I like to use as background for my Flickr page
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So although not OoF, the motion blur and long exposure with a mix of flash and tungsten gave me an image I like to use as background for my Flickr page
And rightfully so, it's very nice and indeed very different.
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very interesting photos in this thread.
here some I made last year, one in summertime and one with autumnal colours
(both D700 + 300mm f/2.8 AI-S + TC16a)
The first one is my favorite.
The dynamics coming from back to forth, unsharp vs sharp foreground, the dark, rich and red central element.
Ya, like.
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A rainy night in Colorado...
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In the tale of Alaskan native tradition, the aurora is the spirits that are playing football in the sky.
(http://otoien.zenfolio.com/img/s9/v96/p1892295802.jpg)
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A handheld shot Øyvind? I've taken a few of those but it still remains to get a sharp one of the aurora :) I guess football season in the sky is almost over since light has taken over for darkness?
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A handheld shot Øyvind? I've taken a few of those but it still remains to get a sharp one of the aurora :) I guess football season in the sky is almost over since light has taken over for darkness?
Thanks for commenting - yes almost, strong auroras could still be visible at present time. In the image the moon was also around, contributing to lighting but on the other side of the "field". :)
Memory is not clear on this point, but I believe the shot was accidental as I picked up the D5100 from the ground before an exposure finished (tripod busy with the tracker and D7100) or I quickly released it before it was stable on the ground during a sudden outburst.
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In the tale of Alaskan native tradition, the aurora is the spirits that are playing football in the sky.
Øivind - I think the link is broken. I don't see any photo.
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Oh, how I like this thread 8)
Df + 135DC
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looove it!
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looove it!
love you too!
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Very nice Jakov. You seem to have struck gold there :)
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Øivind - I think the link is broken. I don't see any photo.
It should be OK now - checked that the link is correct. If you do not see it try to refresh the page.
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Thank you Børge! It's nice when photographers of such amazing qualities appreciate your image :)
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Superb, Jakov
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Jacov, excellent creativity from you again!
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Bruno and Anthony, two true Gentlemen! Thank you :)
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It should be OK now - checked that the link is correct. If you do not see it try to refresh the page.
Now I see it. Beautiful shot Øivind.
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Beautiful Øivind and Jakov !
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Strolling ?
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Thank you for the kind comments, Anirban and John.
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(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1607/25657701973_6abef51ac1_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/F6hqTX)Exposed (https://flic.kr/p/F6hqTX) by b j (https://www.flickr.com/photos/132836932@N03/), on Flickr
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Some unsharp little yellow flowers...
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'on the other side of the fence' variation #4
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'a cup of evening light'
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Thomas, Thomas, Thomas :)
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Thomas, that is brilliant.
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The other night the moon was out, and I grabbed a backyard shot but it seems I did not get the camera very steady. I was going to toss the image, but it kind of grew on me.
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Thomas, Thomas, Thomas :)
Jakov, I'm happy with the result and pleased that you like it😂
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Thomas, that is brilliant.
Thank you, Anthony. I'm glad you like the final result. I had it sitting on the shelf for some time, playing with post processing and different variations of the capture. I still feel new to the world of unsharpness.
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Tai Chi that seems to extend into the surroundings :)
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Cloudy morning, before the restaurants are open.
(https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7355/26706612643_abe988464e_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/GFYnuF)
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My two cats make me laugh at least three times a day. Hamish outweighs Nigel by two to one, but that doesn't stop Nigel from being a little $h*t disturber. Always causing trouble. I just love the expressions here.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/7/6138/6010848466_4fd66eabe2_o.jpg)
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Great expressions indeed, Peter
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half an attempt
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My two cats make me laugh at least three times a day. Hamish outweighs Nigel by two to one, but that doesn't stop Nigel from being a little $h*t disturber. Always causing trouble. I just love the expressions here.
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Great stuff, I can see the scalawag trying to escape under the austere eye of the grown up.
The dynamics transfer well, perfect motion capture of the legwork smaller one.
8)
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Great expressions indeed, Peter
I like the combination of running water with the lines of the garage door.
It might work just as that but gains character with the tow away warning.
Thanks for posting!
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Great expressions indeed, Peter
Bruno, this one is brilliant. Don't know how you made it, but I love it!
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Elsa, waaaaaay toooooooo shaaaaarp ;D
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Elsa, waaaaaay toooooooo shaaaaarp ;D
+1
I was about to "report to moderator". ;D
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Shame on you all - I am doing the best I can to produce something OOF!
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(https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7713/26807450043_48469abd96_o.jpg)
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[img...]
A bowl of fresh fruit soup? That came immediately to my mind. Very appealing capture.
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Fishy?
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no, poppy :)
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Not mine but my girlfriends
taken with D800 and 105mm micro Nikkor
(https://c7.staticflickr.com/9/8661/16626022382_1fa81b5a9c_b.jpg)
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I found a really cheap projector lens in a bunch of junk in the barn, and it fit the microscope adapter. This handheld macro is about as sharp as it gets, but I ended up kind of liking it.
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(https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8691/28137291091_5c686dce56_o.jpg)
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on speed
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Unsharp at the water-air interface.
A blurry image taken at the "wrong" phase of the waves, as opposed to the sharp image seen here:
http://nikongear.net/revival/index.php?topic=3909.msg60054;topicseen#msg60054 (http://nikongear.net/revival/index.php?topic=3909.msg60054;topicseen#msg60054)
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Simone, I like this one as much as the sharp version!
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Simone, I like this one as much as the sharp version!
I thought you might :)
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Beautiful colour combination.
It could have been The Titanic ;)
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Double unsharp ;)
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+1
I was about to "report to moderator". ;D
Hey - lay off me ;D ;D
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Bjørn should remember this
Flower season approaching soon - The West Coast flowers are a popular thing - visitors from over the world come to see the carpets. And yes - I did this on purpose (can you believe that Jakov....)
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Elsa, I am impressed :)
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I was aiming at a bird yesterday. A technical miss.
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I was aiming at a bird yesterday. A technical miss.
;D ;D ;D
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:D If the pole is the subject, it's very sharp....
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Bike
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Shame on you all - I am doing the best I can to produce something OOF!
you can still clone out the wrong ducks using "content aware fill" ... wait, I'll do it!
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Oh, how I like this thread 8)
Df + 135DC
S U P E R B !!!!
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I'm not sure it's best by any standard, but I came across this while reviewing shots from a recent vacation:
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Unsharp enough
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rainy day, caught some color (not being too specific)
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There are some huge colorful dragonflies at the pond, and boy are they fast! I got a few almost-sharp shots, but they're just bad in the usual way. Here comes another one, though. Maybe this time!
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An unsharp one I like from my "Monza" series:
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8777/28593796151_3838449028_b.jpg)
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It was a pleasure to watch these two hard working parents, bring their young a bedtime feast, they were way to fast
for my skills using the 500mm f4 AIP on or first trip out.
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Fireworks. What are the spiral marks on the light circles, thoughts? Shot at f4, 66mm using 24-120 zoom.
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Anirban, that's what I am talking about! :)
Not sure about the spirals but I am certain that someone will know how to explain it.
(Since it's unsharp I would smooth the image to the max, hence, alleviate all noise)
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Thanks & good idea Jakov. I quickly tried your suggestion on this and the image looks even better. :)
Here: https://flic.kr/p/LWg7f5
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I like the new version better as well, nice work!
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Thank you, Paco. :)
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Not sure if this is the right topic to post in?
Have you ever had the feeling that you pressed the shutter button at the wrong time. The shutter of the new X-T2 is very quick indeed and caught me by surprise. Oops
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It's spider time, but this one is so unsharp the spider is ... gone? ;)
800E 20/3.5 UD
(http://nikongear.net/revival/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=4236.0;attach=18512;image)
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At f/1.2 and thrown out of focus...
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Something that also came to my mind while looking for something else amongst my images,,,
(https://c7.staticflickr.com/1/592/23431094422_a16319abe1_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/BGwu3A)_EGL5787 (https://flic.kr/p/BGwu3A) by Erik Gunst Lund (https://www.flickr.com/photos/erik_lund/), on Flickr
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Erik, that's what I am talking about 8)
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Out last evening with the Nikkor 200-500/5.6 lens, way too late, way too dark. This thing has the best VR I've ever seen, but of course it does not stop subject motion. So here is an egret, that decided to do a little preening. The rocks and beak don't look too bad for a hand held shot at 1/30 second, 500 mm. on DX, though.
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Just shapes, at this point...
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I have a master's degree in not getting photos in focus :)
Here is one from Cres :)
It would have been a shame if this one had been sharp. I like the soft paste colors.
Dave
This comment is a touch late: the photograph is on page one of this theme.
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David, your comment is not late at all!
Thank you!
The 60mm AF-S micro is a gem!
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David, your comment is not late at all!
Thank you!
The 60mm AF-S micro is a gem!
True!
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Cul-de-sac ?
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relinquished
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Oncidium. D750 and an AF-D 50/1.4 derivative enigmatic lens with no aperture or focusing mechanism.
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Pure art ;)
I like the bleeding of the reds very much,,,
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From now on I am only going to shoot with derivative enigmatic lenses with no aperture or focusing mechanisms ;)
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Akira, beautiful!
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Wow Akira, very successful shot! Not easy is an understatement. Well balance, punchy, enigmatic. Works very well.
Care a couple or words about your lens? I´m interested too, like Jakov. Or more... :)
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Ursus americanus americanus
Taken in our front yard an hour or so ago. First time I could ever get any pictures at all of our neighborhood bear. It was running fast into the nearby woods on a rainy day.
Both are out of focus, but I'm thrilled!
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The motion blur is great in the second shot!
I would love to have a backyard friend like that;)
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A nice bear, well suited for an unsharp picture. Does the little fellow have eartags?
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Tom, super action images. They wouldn't have worked as good had they been sharp :)
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Erik, Jakov, Anthony and Paco, thanks for kind comments.
I thought I had post a thread about the enigmatic lens here, but apparently that was on another site... I posted another Oncidium image and a couple of images of the enigmatic lens here.
http://nikongear.net/revival/index.php/topic,2413.msg29770.html#msg29770
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Ursus americanus americanus
Taken in our front yard an hour or so ago. First time I could ever get any pictures at all of our neighborhood bear. It was running fast into the nearby woods on a rainy day.
Both are out of focus, but I'm thrilled!
Tom, that should be very dangerous. Your images convey your thrill really well. Great documentary images.
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Ursus americanus americanus
Taken in our front yard an hour or so ago. First time I could ever get any pictures at all of our neighborhood bear. It was running fast into the nearby woods on a rainy day.
Both are out of focus, but I'm thrilled!
I think I am coming to visit...
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I thought I had post a thread about the enigmatic lens here, but apparently that was on another site... I posted another Oncidium image and a couple of images of the enigmatic lens here.
http://nikongear.net/revival/index.php/topic,2413.msg29770.html#msg29770
Thanks for the link, Akira. I missed that one. Gorgeous effect by this 'unnamed' lens.
That bear tells somehow a story. Looks earcuffed in the last shot, and has a kind of sock? ;)
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Thanks everyone, glad you enjoyed the pictures. Sorry not to have responded earlier but I only just now figured out how to get back online after the hack (thanks for your help Erik).
It is thrilling to see the bear. This is my third sighting of a bear in our yard in 13 years so they are not animals you just sit around and wait for them to arrive. In this instance, I was sitting downstairs in my house next to a window and out of the corner of my eye, I sensed movement, looked left and the bear was walking past less than ten feet away. I rushed to grab a camera to get a shot and took these from our front porch as it came out of our garage. The average weight of these guys is 300 pounds and seeing him up close impressed me with the solid immensity of his bulk. From tail to nose he seemed at least six feet long as he shambled by.
Erik: they are great neighbors as they are very shy around humans. My only fear was when my thirty pound dog raced out the door and chased him into the woods. I ran after Reggie (my dog) fearing that if he got too close the bear would swat him with his nasty claws. Reg had the good sense to stop when he heard my furious and fearful command for him to "come"!
Borge: The bear has been tagged in both ears perhaps because he's been trapped and marked to track him and more than once at that.
Jakov: I agree with the effectiveness of the unsharp quality of the shots. I didn't plan it that way...
Akira: These bears would only be dangerous if you came upon them with their cubs. Otherwise they want nothing to do with humans.
Elsa: We also have the rare Moose, Fisher Cat and more often, Bobcats. I've never seen the moose I should add but they have passed through the neighborhood. If you came to visit you might see deer, turkey, squirrels and chipmunks but probably none of the more exotic species. You're welcome anyway!
John: The sock is actually an oak leaf he kicked up, it took me a while to figure that one out!
In closing, this is a nice sharp picture of why the bear came to visit. The can is where we leave our birdseed for our feeders:
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Elsa: We also have the rare Moose, Fisher Cat and more often, Bobcats. I've never seen the moose I should add but they have passed through the neighborhood. If you came to visit you might see deer, turkey, squirrels and chipmunks but probably none of the more exotic species. You're welcome anyway!
aint that murphy's law...
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Autumn Ash
Df - Nikkor-S Auto 50/1.4
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I am not sure that this is my best unsharp photo but it's certainly one of my dearest :)
135DC up to the task 8)
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That's a great one, Jakov !
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I am not sure that this is my best unsharp photo but it's certainly one of my dearest :)
135DC up to the task 8)
Jakov, you should start to print these big, very big. Frame 'm and put 'm up in a gallery. They'll sell like hot cakes and end up in rich people's homes and earn them bragging rights.
I love this stuff!!
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Jakov, you should start to print these big, very big. Frame 'm and put 'm up in a gallery. They'll sell like hot cakes and end up in rich people's homes and earn them bragging rights.
I love this stuff!!
Hans, find me an agent!
Thanks :)
Thanks, John!
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Regrettably, too many of my photos are unsharp at this point. So, my joy at finding an unsharp thread...
My first post, although, I visit regularly, and learn frequently.
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Nice one, well composed. I see a few sharp spots though ;)
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Woodley, that is really nice and sharp photo :)
This is how the 45P renders sharpness :D
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Woodley, that's very nice! Tasteful and mysterious use of the colors and negative space.
Thanks for posting, please do more!
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Thanks for the kind words.
Jakov Minić: Perhaps the lens was intimidated by the big houses and sky.
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Thanks for the kind words.
Jakov Minić: Perhaps the lens was intimidated by the big houses and sky.
;D or I need to reevaluate my approach to photography :)
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;D or I need to reevaluate my approach to photography :)
Only you can answer that kimosabe....me, I haven't been at this long enough to have an 'approach.' Perhaps you sensed this...?
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So, it is not so easy to delete a post. OK
I wanted to delete a post because I made a comment on an image on page 1, thinking I was on page 34...
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So, it is not so easy to delete a post. OK
I wanted to delete a post because I made a comment on an image on page 1, thinking I was on page 34...
Even if you can't actually delete the post you can edit it and modify the content. As long as nobody has quoted it, you can just delete, or maybe add a little notation that the post was a mistake, so that people who already read it will not be confused. If it's been quoted, you're better off leaving it and just adding an explanation.
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You can always ask the crew to delete it for you :)
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Can't seem to post a photo. Internal server error? I tried a smaller image, but still the same. Now will try a different name.
New name worked. Original message was that I was going to post some autumn color, but it's raining and I got all blurry.
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Matthew, you have reminded me of the Autumn/Winter rainy days that we no longer see often where I live in southern California. There are no more 'rainy day projects'.
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Island west fjord drive (fly) by
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Is it too early for an unsharp Christmas...?
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On a ranch in Mexico
D200, 18-200 vr I
Shame I lost most of these on a faulty External HD
(https://images.nikonians.org/galleries/data/20664/DSC_08824.jpg)
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(https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5707/30585107263_9965c3754a_o.jpg)
blurry birds
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[blurry birds]
blurry birds
They are working hard. Very impressive take.
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Is it too early for an unsharp Christmas...?
My first impression were little devil silhouettes... when I directly look at the picture they seam to disappear.
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My first impression were little devil silhouettes... when I directly look at the picture they seam to disappear.
I thought I was the only one that saw them.... It has been such a heavy burden, sniff.
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I hope this counts? :)
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Sunset.
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One from today. The 55/1.2 K wide open is a great aid in producing unsharp images. EDIT: I just noticed after posting that there is a tiny area of sharpness at the upper left. Oh well...at least I minimized the sharpness.
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The 55/1.2 sure helps with unsharpness ;) Nice effect
Mixture of unsharpness with the 105/2.5
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Night life in darkest Peru
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Night life in darkest Peru
This is absolutely lovely, very cool capture.
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some icy green
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Early spring
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4026/4580028339_f98c1da1b8_o_d.jpg)
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Air obscures the focus
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3421/3395101093_7d9f3ecf77_b_d.jpg)
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Some motion
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2259/2279065084_398d23685e_b_d.jpg)
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shape
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Some motion
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2259/2279065084_398d23685e_b_d.jpg)
Makes me want to turn my head left :D
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Museum De Pont - New wing with projection
Fuji S5 17-35/2.8
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A couple of unsharp shots taken a few days ago.
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qca (quad copter attack)
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found during a morning walk
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Maybe too blurry but still, there is some contact in the eyes
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Whenever I revisit this thread it puts a smile on my face :)
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Indoor swim meets have horrid light and not much of it, so you are almost forced to try stuff like this to get anything worthwhile.
D800, AF-S 70-200/2.8 VR
1. Swimmer entering the water before the backstroke. 1/45 sec
2. Swimmer diving in at the start. 1/15 sec. Pulling off a good pan of the start is hard because it is such a sudden motion.
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James, your swimmers are brilliant!
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Thank you, Jakov. Lots of practice. ;)
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1. Nikon
2. Lange Voorhout, The Hague
D750 + 20/1.8
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Jakov
First pic is very cool...second one makes my eyes hurt
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Nikon - Yes!
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Nice color palette in the second one. Seems it could belong in the impressionistic thread - somewhat of a Van Gogh style?
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Berlin metro.
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Your unsharpness improves, Jakov :D
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Thank you Woodley, Erik, and Øivind!
I am glad you like the impressionistic hurting eyes unsharp attempts :)
Bjørn, all there is is to improve my unsharpnesses :D Thanks!
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Praise given where praise is due, Jakov. Your unsharpness skills have become more elevated recently :D
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tree farm
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Berlin metro.
Lovely how the foot emerges from the tiles
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Lovely how the foot emerges from the tiles
Thanks, John!
I like how the two pair of feet are in sync :)
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A try with my 3,5/400 IF-ED multi-exposure and wrong focusing...
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A helicopter landing after doing some fire fighting passes over the hills behind my house
I quickly grabbed the camera and shot this at 300mm, VR was lagging behind , and i knew it was unsharp but the helicopter disappeared behind trees
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Playing aroud with el-nikkor 50mm 2.8
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Northbound Greylag geese taking off.
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"Unsharp chiaroscuro Rodenstock" should be about right
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"Unsharp chiaroscuro Rodenstock" should be about right
Wow. You not only survived the pan galactic gargle blaster (http://hitchhikers.wikia.com/wiki/Pan_Galactic_Gargle_Blaster), you also (!) took a photo of it!
I'm feeling sanely jealous about that.
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outer space Paco :)
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;D ;D ;D to the galaxy and beyond!
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1. Nikon
2. Lange Voorhout, The Hague
D750 + 20/1.8
Beautiful shots Jakov. Creativity on steroid. :D
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Anirban, thank you so much :)
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(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4246/35060119306_556fdb605c_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Vq9gZC)DSC_0308 (https://flic.kr/p/Vq9gZC) by b j (https://www.flickr.com/photos/132836932@N03/), on Flickr
D3 in crop mode (DX) and 55mm f1,2 @ f1,2
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The gentleman ordering a few drinks was a little too oof for storytelling purposes at f/1.4, luckily we have this topic as a second alternative ;D
Two Beers Please
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4275/34355216543_8ef0b8c376_o.jpg)
Sony Zeiss 35/1.4 FE on a7RII
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I asked my son's cat if she'd like to be photographed.
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The gentleman ordering a few drinks was a little too oof for storytelling purposes at f/1.4, luckily we have this topic as a second alternative ;D
Two Beers Please
Very nice atmosphere, Jan Anne. a spectacular lens too.
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Very nice atmosphere, Jan Anne. a spectacular lens too.
Thanks Peter :)
In the party tent the light was constantly changing from a ice cold blue to a warm red and anything in between like green and pink which gave a lot of options to match the desired emotion with the scene at hand. So besides the mandatory "people having fun at the event" shots I also had some fun playing with the lights which is more in my alley :)
Here's another version of an empty beer pump shot shortly before the one posted earlier (sadly the lights on the right already went from pink to a warmer tone).
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4257/34368957234_8fc476b4dc_o.jpg)
Sony Zeiss 35/1.4 FE on a7RII
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My take on unsharp imagery :)
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I did. I did taw a puddy tat!
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tunnel
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alien leaves
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Alien leaves´s flag?
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(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4529/37762651714_d97cae1da6_o.jpg)
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I asked my son's cat if she'd like to be photographed.
That's down right silly! :D
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motion blur
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Accidental trigger while rushing through the rain at night
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In focus but not sharp.
Jpeg from the camera, I did not have the time to edit it yet.
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Simone, that is magnificent!
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This is what happens when you carry your camera over your shoulder :)
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Must be about the same as my vision at that time ... ;D
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4768/40271141942_7cc15d7871_b.jpg)
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Not sure any more about the 'when, how and when....'
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Simone, don't edit it at all - it is very nice just the way it is. ;D
In focus but not sharp.
Jpeg from the camera, I did not have the time to edit it yet.
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Quite a crop with the 600/5.6
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Early Spring
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John,
Early spring is a great image!
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Thanks, Jack.
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(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/841/41641155561_ef915d2fe7_o.jpg)
the unprepared :)
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Eustoma.
D750, Nikkor-O 55/1.2@f2.0.
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old V1 pictures, most probably with the Heligon 50/0.75.
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Slow shutter speed.
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And some more.
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The winter olympics images :o :o :o
Zorane, Zorane, Zorane!
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The winter olympics images :o :o :o
Zorane, Zorane, Zorane!
Yes, of course! What do you mean?
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Yes, of course! What do you mean?
Superlative, superlative, superlative!
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Yes, of course! What do you mean?
Zoran, this is Jakov's well known phrasing to praise. :D
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Very very well done! These really play with the colors and shapes and they just look so dynamic and fluent, also the grain adds hugely to the look.
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Superlative, superlative, superlative!
Very very well done! These really play with the colors and shapes and they just look so dynamic and fluent, also the grain adds hugely to the look.
OK. Thanks, thanks, thanks Jakov!!! Also, it is so nice to hear your words Erik!
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Slow shutter speed.
Your #588 is beautiful, all of the images are!
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Zoran, another great set of images. Beautiful and skillful work!
Thanks for sharing it
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Zoran, another great set of images. Beautiful and skillful work!
Thanks for sharing it
Your #588 is beautiful, all of the images are!
Thank you very much Paco and HCS!
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Zoran, wow impressive series !
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Zoran, you have quite reset the bar for making unsharp work something to seek out and admire. Skilful, discerning and beautiful work.
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Zoran, wow impressive series !
Thank you very much Armando! I'm glad you like it!
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Zoran, you have quite reset the bar for making unsharp work something to seek out and admire. Skilful, discerning and beautiful work.
Thank you very much Mongo! Your words make me proud!
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I adore those Sport images, Zoran. Very impressive in colour and movement. Iconic.
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I adore those Sport images, Zoran. Very impressive in colour and movement. Iconic.
Wow! What a comment. Many thanks.
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these sport images are wonderful, Zoran
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these sport images are wonderful, Zoran
Thank you very much Thomas!
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11 oktober handheld shot d850 cv125mm f/2.5 missed focus by a hair makes it unsharp
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Excellent, the "Winter Olympics" series 😊
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24h of Le Mans 2018
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1973/45243051351_aad4f329bf_k.jpg)
Pit Stop
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Maximised unsharpness
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Out trying my new 50mm f1.2 at f1.2 on my Df.
Most of the image is unsharp ;)
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The one that got away.
(https://otoien.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-3/p3114987948.jpg)
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Sounds like a sports fisher ;)
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Out trying my new 50mm f1.2 at f1.2 on my Df.
Enjoyable combination, isn't ?
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Enjoyable combination, isn't ?
Yes it has a nice rendering, but don’t like harsh light at f1.2. And the Df is a joy with MF Nikkors :)
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Be gentle when doing post processing of files from the fast lenses such as 50mm 1.2, 55mm 1.2 and Noct-Nikkor
If you use the 'sliders' too much or too aggressive in processing then the result will very quickly be harsh and rough looking,,,
My recommendation is to choose such lenses only if you would like an image with soft rendering, don't try to force sharpness into the image or you will end up with bad bokeh and a strange look of the file,,,
Instead of bumping up clearity, contrast and or sharpness, try with zero compensation or even pulling down these, maybe add colour or vibrance saturation only instead.
And as a final touch add selective sharpening only on the areas where the focal plane is!
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The one that got away.
Love this cinematique image!
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Sounds like a sports fisher ;)
...Or ptarmigan hunter, although in this case the weapon was the 300 PF. ;D
Thanks for the comments both Bent and Akira.
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Finally got my first rangefinder camera, trading Sony A7II, D200 and several lenses.
I'm getting about 30% in focus and the rest is a mess. Really hard in low light and not seeing what you expect as with DSLR. Add in lens that rotate the other way to Nikon, is f1.2 and aperture ring also rotating wrong way and the learning curve is very steep...
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The dedicated astronomical telescopes don't have or need lens "barrels", because they are used at night with no stray light.
Then, I realized that the focal lengths of the ubiquitous closeup lenses are in the range of popular long lenses. My Kenko Pro1D AC closeup lens No.2 is an achromatic 500mm lens.
So, why not trying to hold the lens around 500mm away from my trusty D750 without my beloved AF-S 50/1.8G to shoot the full moon?
It was so difficult not only to hold the lens and the camera correctly but also to hold my breath during the proceduere. I tried twenty-some shots and had to stop before I would suffocate. :o :o :o
Even though this is the "best moon shot" I could get, I thought it deserved being posted here. :P
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"it worked" -- what more can one ask for? nice try.
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"it worked" -- what more can one ask for? nice try.
Thank you, Birna, for the encouragement!
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it more than worked, IMHO.
I think this is a great interpretation of the moon !
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Akira, I would have loved to see you in action!
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it more than worked, IMHO.
I think this is a great interpretation of the moon !
Thank you, Hans! I myself like the image.
Akira, I would have loved to see you in action!
Jakov, I would have looked like an idiot trying to reach for the moon. :D
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Jakov, I would have looked like an idiot trying to reach for the moon. :D
Nah, you would have looked like an ambitious photographer reaching for the stars...reaching for an image is surely laudable :)
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Nah, you would have looked like an ambitious photographer reaching for the stars...reaching for an image is surely laudable :)
Oh, Tim, you are too kind! :)
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Unsharp or soft?
:D
Saludos,
Mauricio
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It's not too hard to get an unsharp photo with the D90 and the 50mm f/1.8D wide open.
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(https://photos.smugmug.com/Events/WHS-Talent-Show-2017/i-GrgVtTJ/0/b9dd4c4a/O/DSCF9724.jpg)
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Gary, this is absolutely fascinating!
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Gary, this is absolutely fascinating!
I completely agree with Akira!
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Thanks Akira and Jakov ... your opinions make me feel good because nearly all my stuff is unsharp. 8)
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Thanks Akira and Jakov ... your opinions make me feel good because nearly all my stuff is unsharp. 8)
;D ;D ;D
I was wondering why I like your work so much. Another great stage image
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(https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/Santa-Monica/i-fX7f4bR/0/8876dbc0/XL/Santa%20Monica%20-36-XL.jpg)
An old one that I enjoy.
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My best unsharp photo is the next one, but I kind of like it. Now I know how to make a local train feel like a super bullet train :P
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A frozen leaf:
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Moose taking off in the dark after being chased away from the apple trees:
(https://otoien.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-3/p3250226424.jpg)
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Sharp unsharpness?
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graffitti
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Kinderdijk.
Visited today with Tanja Šćepanović, straight of Montenegro.
I just had make a blurry one.
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Nice Jakov -- I recognise that particular windmill despite it being rendered slightly less sharp than normal :D
Give my regards to Tanja. Would be nice meeting her again.
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Tanja sends her warmest regards back.
She said that she liked Bjørn and that she can hardly wait to meet Birna :)
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Kinderdijk.
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I just had make a blurry one.
Of course, the sharp pictures of Kinderdijk have been done to death. You're a master of this Jakov.
On top of that i really like it :D
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Thank you, Hans, I really appreciate you compliment!
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Glen Jackson Bridge
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Glen Jackson Bridge
Chip, this is interesting. The blur makes the scene look like a diorama.
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Not exactly an unsharp photo. The focal plane tells it's own story here
55mm f1,2, wide open
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7823/33234633378_b6ba348291_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/SCQbCj)DSC_2259 (https://flic.kr/p/SCQbCj) by Lumi Amy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/141809723@N06/), on Flickr
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Nikon d800 and 50mm 1.4d
Sunny afternoon
Equipment courtesy of CGoss :)
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Paco, Paco, Paco!
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;D Jakov!!!
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The state of the proverbial minimalism has been reached. Kudos Paco.
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Paco, Paco, Paco!
+1 :)
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Thank you. I´m blushing here
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(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7901/33404154118_8e0f4ba35f_o.jpg)
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A Marrakech street vendor objects to his merchandise being photographed.
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Blurry connection
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/46966125515_c27a6376e3_o.jpg)
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Ooooops!
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I was driving and this field by the road call my attention. A normal trip will take less than 3 hours but it was over 5 this time :)
Gorgeous place
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No processing, except reducing the dimensions for the Web
Firenze Santa Maria Novella Railway Station
Ciao from Massimo
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Unsharp photo or experiment in color...
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A Rainbow Bee Eater taken with my P1000
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Nice one, Brett. One can spend some time trying to reconstruct the bird's movement from the photo.
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Crossing the Tamagawa river on the night train.
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clothes washing stone
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a little bit unsharp...
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Crossing the Tamagawa river on the night train.
I love this Akira
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I love this Akira
Thank you, Colin.
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(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48119070267_3a529d4d09_b.jpg)
Pitlane - 24h of Le Mans 2019
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John - Your photo may be "a little unsharp", but captures the essence of some cats I've known. Perhaps he or she has some kind of focus over-ride, for times when a cat wants to remain incognito ...
Christian - excellent photo, excellent colours! I especially like how one element, the tail light, is tracked sharply while the rest rushes past. Is there some zoom blur as well as the motion blur?
Cheers, John
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(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48119070267_3a529d4d09_b.jpg)
Pitlane - 24h of Le Mans 2019
Nice shot, Christain! :)
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John - Your photo may be "a little unsharp", but captures the essence of some cats I've known. Perhaps he or she has some kind of focus over-ride, for times when a cat wants to remain incognito ...
Cheers, John
Yes John, a kind of dive-away instinct :)
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Nice shot, Christain! :)
Thanks. Wynn’s approached me, completely unsolicited. So you will probably see this picture on their advertisements.
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Christian - excellent photo, excellent colours! I especially like how one element, the tail light, is tracked sharply while the rest rushes past. Is there some zoom blur as well as the motion blur?
Cheers, John
So kind, John. The focus was rather on the cockpit (you can very well notice, the gear engaged (1) and the speed (59km/h; 60 is the max allowed in the pit lane, and the fines are hefty)). The tail lights (as the other) are LED driven, and the repetition is only a matter of the LED frequency. No zoom blur used. One can count the number (10) of “rings” and divide this by the exposure time (1/60s) to calculate the LED frequency (600Hz) ;)
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Giving some old(er) threads some love with some pics from the latest The Hague photo run.
Lunch :P
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Unsharp Crocus morning... ;)
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From an outing to the Islington Canal Festival, my excuse is this was a brand new Lumix G9 and I was unused to a new autofocus system!
Lumix G9 + PLeica 12-60mm @ 1/1000 f4 ISO200.
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Almost looks intentional :)
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Almost looks intentional :)
It’s actually exactly the reverse of what I was trying to achieve! But it turned out not to be a disaster!
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(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49497487798_72cf2decab_o.jpg)
Only possible with Z camera
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Catch your Dreams while you can
Nikon Z50, Ultra-Micro-Nikkor 55mm f/2 on short extension (the UMN lens is razor sharp per se, doesn't imply the ensuing image has to be likewise)
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Large prayerwheel, the movement has caught on.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49501179943_7f9a13c48d_o.jpg)
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Not easy to focus a Reflex 50cm/5
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My Flowing Kestrel
I took some pretty unsharp shots today (also "decapitated" a few birds because of my poor reaction times :( )
But when I looked back at this, it seemed to capture the grace of these birds as they take off - effotlessly flowing from a static position into a dynamic maelstrom of movement
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Not really unsharp. Of course the camera wanted to create it's own creation. It managed it very well. d850 & pc19 used. byebye, richard
(http://malus.exotica.org.uk/~zeg/muenchen/DSC3221mixc90.jpg)
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After all this time cut of from normalcy, with a surfeit of opportunities to think, the first impression of our common enemy has crystallised itself into a visual form. Like having at last an electron microscope with sufficient resolving power?
(https://www.ultravioletphotography.com/content/uploads/monthly_04_2020/post-2-0-10963800-1587484248.jpg)
Such a pity it is this dangerous. I rather like its appearance if not its ramifications.
What this *really* is? I leave that to the reader or just let your imagination flow.
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Birna, I'm not sure what this really is but your images help loosen the imagination, something I sometimes lack. It's easy to appreciate the imagination reflected in your images.
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Exquisite, Birna :)
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Dreamy. Inspiring. Strong and symbolic. You did it yet again.
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T'days
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49805822708_0baaff26d6_o.jpg)
Z6 - 105mm f/2D
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T'days
Nice one, Fons. Reminds me of long, warm, dreamy spring days, when ordinary things become objects for appreciation.
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Nice one, Fons. Reminds me of long, warm, dreamy spring days, when ordinary things become objects for appreciation.
Oh well, 'what the present situation does to ye', thanks Keith
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Night flowers.
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Night flowers.
That's beautiful Akira
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That's beautiful Akira
Thank you, JJ!
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Audience
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Bloo Roo
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Bloo Roo
I like it Hans :)
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Cheers Colin! I lost focus when the roo lunged and I fell backwards ;D
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Hans, it sounds as if by that stage you were well and truly roo ted! :o
Cheers Colin! I lost focus when the roo lunged and I fell backwards ;D
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Camera mounted on tripod?...nope, camera mounted by macropod ;D ;D
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;D ;D ;D
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Last Sunday at Monza circuit, the very fast Parabolica curb.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50473766537_5855cecf5a_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2jUcfj6)
_D625644.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2jUcfj6)
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Engaging. Conveys movement and power.
Your pannings keep being amazing!
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Engaging. Conveys movement and power.
Your pannings keep being amazing!
Thx Paco :)
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Woke up way too early, there is heavy snow outside, so I grab the nearest camera and point it to the scenery outside. In my sleep-induced state of mind forget about the lens having an IR filter (B+W 093) filter on it and aperture f/22. Not exactly conducive to making snapshots in the half light of an early winter morning :)
After a while the shutter clicked shut and I realised my mistake. Which is duly reported below. I then returned to my bed.
(Sony NEX-5N monochrome, CV 25mm f/4 lens + 093 filter)
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Guardian of the darkness.
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Strangely (?) enough, I have a very similar capture. Winterly so snow & low light otherwise same idea - perhaps?
D200 with the much frowned upon AFD 35-105 Nikkor. Which isn't that bad for IR anyway. However, image quality and hand-held night photography in IR are different planets that rarely meet.
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A local river runs deep and swift after last weeks' incessant rainfall. Lots of humic matter to bring heavy colouration to the water as well.
Nikon Z5 (PrimaLuce), AFS 200mm f/2, false-colour IR.
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Striving.
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Water or not or no water
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Water or not or no water
Love this mystery! What am I looking at? Please don't answer...
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Santa skiing on Christmas Eve:
(https://otoien.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p4095405768.jpg)
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Cassowary D750 & 200-500E https://www.loc.gov/everyday-mysteries/zoology/item/worlds-most-dangerous-bird/
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I'm reorganizing my photolibrary and found this one from 2003.
Flamingo dancer in Madrid.
Canon 1Ds, 70-200/2/8L IS, ISO400, F2,8 1.3s
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Dear NG,
I guess 2020 is almost behind us now :)
May 2021 treat you better!
Yours, Jakov
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Yes, Jakov. Best wishes for you and everyone else!
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Paco <3
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All the best Jakov. 2021 should be a better year than last one. !!
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Dear NG,
I guess 2020 is almost behind us now :)
May 2021 treat you better!
Yours, Jakov
Cleaning the bathroom? Good thing ;D
Happy newyear for you and family, cheers!
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Thank you John and Fons!
Wish you and your family all the love and joy in the New Year!
I was actually replacing the toilet bowl...
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Dear NG,
I guess 2020 is almost behind us now :)
May 2021 treat you better!
Yours, Jakov
Happy new year, Jakov! Wish you a bit less stinky 2021!
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Happy new year, Jakov! Wish you a bit less stinky 2021!
Happy New Year, Akira!
A less contaminated 2021 would be just dandy :-)
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From last night walking...
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Wonderful story-inviting ambiance. Love the tone and color.
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Wonderful story-inviting ambiance. Love the tone and color.
Ditto! You captured the atmosphere in a very appropriate way.
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Thanks guys! That was my 30 yo Contax Zeiss set to minimum distance. Below is the "sharp" one...
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Muscles
(https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-3FcGwBz/0/84175fbc/L/i-3FcGwBz-L.jpg) (https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-3FcGwBz/0/84175fbc/L/i-3FcGwBz.jpg)
Still struggling to get a hang of the D850 AF ;-)
Toffee is nearly a year old now. Loads of energy.
cheers
afx
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Impressive muscles nevertheless.
Welcome back, Andreas!
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A wet kiss.
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Beautiful color contrast and light bending-reflecting-refracting playful kiss. All forms, textures and densities. What a feast.
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From last night walking...
I love this one Zang!
The composition, thriller colour tone, and of course the most important part, the right amount of blur.
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A wet kiss.
Birna, i do not regognise a kiss, but i do recognise the warm tones :)
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I love this one Zang!
The composition, thriller colour tone, and of course the most important part, the right amount of blur.
Thanks Jakov!
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Magnolia
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If you say so :) :)
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Cat licking paw at night
Cats are elusive and fast-moving, especially at night. Sometimes they trust the passer-by...but the devilish look was making me uncomfortable.
Ciao from Massimo
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last theme
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last theme
Fons, this is not unsharp, this is perfect!
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Fons, this is not unsharp, this is perfect!
Thanks Jakov, backlight unsharp i suppose ;)
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A jay taking off
She vas still and caught me by surprise when I was shooting, but I liked the final effect anyway...
Nikon 1V1 + FT1 + 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3G AF-P DX IF-ED zoom-Nikkor (non-VR) @300mm and 1/30"
Ciao from Massimo
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Focus was meant to be on the gull, but this is much better. Cheers, John
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RGB scenery by Rodenstock.
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RGB scenery by Rodenstock.
Very nice colour composition Paco.
But ... RGB?? Rocking Good (lady)Bird ?? ;D ;D
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Very nice colour composition Paco.
But ... RGB?? Rocking Good (lady)Bird ?? ;D ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D
Red, Green and Blue ;)
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;D ;D ;D
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New bicycle racks. Z50, x-Fujinon 55mm f2.2 @ f2.8
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From our daily walk...
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Angel in the morning
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The AW-1 delivers again. I have so much fun shooting with it!
Taken in Cres, Croatia.
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Great stuff Jakov!
So, still shooting with the venerable AW1 eh. I must admit i didn't use mine once this year on vacation, while i usually use it much the same as you, to shoot pictures while swimming in a lake or in the sea. None of that for this year though.
Please show us more :D
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Interesting effect while taking stills from a video -
(https://octarine-services.uk/blur.png)
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Great stuff Jakov!
So, still shooting with the venerable AW1 eh. I must admit i didn't use mine once this year on vacation, while i usually use it much the same as you, to shoot pictures while swimming in a lake or in the sea. None of that for this year though.
Please show us more :D
Dear Hans,
Next time you must use it, promise :)
Thank you for your kind words!
I too, seldomly use it, but it's a blast each time i do!
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I sometimes forget my own advice of not making selfie or other shots before having enjoyed a heaqlthy dose of strong morning coffee.
A rule violated will invariably lead to this,
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Interesting effect while taking stills from a video -
(https://octarine-services.uk/blur.png)
Someone was riding a big dog!?
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During the last 24h of Le Mans. Car departing after a pit stop. Night is still early still ⅔ to go...
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51487546697_8c0bfe624c_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2mrM8Qn)
_D643255.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mrM8Qn) by Christian Vermeulen (https://www.flickr.com/photos/110731726@N07/), sur Flickr
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Since most of my photos are OOF, this was just a random pick. From 2016, Fuji XE2, 35/2 Fuji lens:
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OOF, blown highlights, but energetic...
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Unintended abstract
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Since most of my photos are OOF, this was just a random pick. From 2016, Fuji XE2, 35/2 Fuji lens:
You are dogman!
Lovely explosive action.
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Someone was riding a big dog!?
Either that or it is Back to the Future from before cars were invented. :)
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...Back to the Future...
Do you mean "Twin Pines, 1:16 AM" Back to the Future? :o
Dave
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Scooter
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Do you mean "Twin Pines, 1:16 AM" Back to the Future? :o
Dave
One and the same ;)
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An unstoppable force meets an immovable object.
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An unstoppable force meets an immovable object.
What a heart-warming scene! Thank you for sharing.
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Tamron SP 500mm reflex today, hand held = nothing was sharp!
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Swapped lens -- forgot the focusing -- couldn't make myself press <delete>.
Nikkor-N 5cm f/1.1, Z fc
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Birna, you know i like those elipse like bubbles <3
Here is one of mine, i even thought if many other themes, but i did not want to polute the moon and solar theme...
Perhaps the minimalist theme ???
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What the eye sees
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What the eye sees
Marvelous!
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Thank you Akira.
This was taken with the 58mm 1.4g and it is close to sooc.
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Looks like pink topaz, Paco, Paco, Paco, what have you done :)
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I got closer! ;)
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It's a super ball, Paco !
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Thank you John
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An accidental multiple exposure.
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A nice accident - I like it.
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An accidental multiple exposure.
Don't say that, ART, that's what it is :D
Me likey very much !
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Jakov is the undisputed king of serendipity -- remember the 300mm capture you did in Slovakia?
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Not in the same class, and just an ordinary exposure with the AW1 in a swift-flowing river. I set out to photograph the Water Crowfoot, but that was less easy than first thought. And due to low light levels, the AF action on the AW1 exhibited a determination of its own volition.
Still, an enjoyable if cold and wet experience :)
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Thank you, Hugh, Hans, Birna.
Being the king of serendipity, hmm, i like it!
Birna, I do remember the shot i took in Slovenia :)
Birna, your image exhibits only sharpens and lovely colors.
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An accidental multiple exposure.
Beautiful, Jakov.
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There are no accidents Mr Jakov :)
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May i accidentally thank John and Paco for their accidental kind words.
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Pretty unsharp, with weird illumination of the church
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Hoe can you not like a bike in motion.
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This will probably be my, genuinely accidental, best unsharp photo of 2021 - but it's snowing around here so you never know..
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I have a dog that glows in the dark!
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HoHoHo :)
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HoHoHo :)
Selfie ;D
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Saw him walking past my kitchen window a few minutes after sunset today, went outside 20 meters ahead of him hoping for a frontal shot but he was faster than anticipated so we startled each other when I got in position. Rattled of a few quick shots but the first one was the “best” of the worst so to say haha.
Good news is that the Sony a7IV has no issues focussing after sunset at 600mm and f6.3, my Z6 would not have known what to do.
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Shifted and pressed the release button, that was not meant to do it by default.. d850pc19. byebye richard (https://malus.exotica.org.uk/~zeg/nixnix/muevershift.jpg)
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I took this one in 1990s with Yashica FX-D Quartz and 50mm f/2, the only set-up I had for many years. Well, the picture was sharp by that days standard, but I hope it is unsharp enough by today standard to be accepted in this thread :D
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Just about ....
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Paco is exerting his training magic. Granada.
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Thanks Birna. Always such inspiring choices. Thanks for sharing this, on top of everything else, your timing is perfect.
Another meeting is overdue!
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Thanks Birna. Always such inspiring choices. Thanks for sharing this, on top of everything else, your timing is perfect.
Another meeting is overdue!
It certainly is!
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Thanks Birna. Always such inspiring choices. Thanks for sharing this, on top of everything else, your timing is perfect.
Another meeting is overdue!
Who could resist the movements, rhytm, and her pink halter top? Shooting then is by automation.
The Covid plague allowing, I am so looking forward to meeting NG friends again.
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The idea was to get at picture of the crane, but it came out differently ;)
First day with sun for nearly a month, maybe.
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Inside a multi-camera multi screen video installation.
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Slender man
D700, 24-70mm 2.8?
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cool shot paco
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Thanks Fons. I found it for a friend. He needed some flamenco images "not normal". This is one of them :)
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Slender man
D700, 24-70mm 2.8?
Love this! Comment from a fat man. ::) :)
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;D
I'm very happy you like it.
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Slender man
D700, 24-70mm 2.8?
I love it! The movement, the composition, the timing...all are perfectly synchronized.
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Thank you Akira. He is Marco Flores, a very top and amazing creative flamenco dancer.
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Thank you Akira. He is Marco Flores, a very top and amazing creative flamenco dancer.
Thank you for the info. I found some footage of him performing on YouTube.
Is this Olga performing with Marco the lady you are photographing?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mdkTzn2eRg
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Yes, she is. All those artist in the vídeo worked together at the beginning of their careers. They all have a heavy weight in the spanish culture nowadays.
Here an image of Marco and Olga in a piece they did together called "Paso a dos"
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Yes, she is. All those artist in the vídeo worked together at the beginning of their careers. They all have a heavy weight in the spanish culture nowadays.
Here an image of Marco and Olga in a piece they did together called "Paso a dos"
That is great. "Paso a dos" should be similar to "pas de deux" of the ballet term.
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That is great. "Paso a dos" should be similar to "pas de deux" of the ballet term.
Exactly. It is the spanish translation.
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Rodenstock helps with blurry universes.
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Bbif (blurry bird in flight)
Z6, 24-70mmf4S
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Rodenstock helps with blurry universes.
Oh, I love this!
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Thanks Akira. Always a treat that lens ;)
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Slender man
D700, 24-70mm 2.8?
While the on-the-wall shadow of the out-of-focus "Slender Man" certainly contributes to artistic content, the image is a superb rendering, absent the shadow. The position of the left hand adds a degree of mystery/wonder.
Beautiful...Robert
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Thank you Robert. That shoot was very special. A few of the images that were created that day are still in use for promotional purposes today
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Go with the flow
D5, 58mm 1.4G
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Not taken by me but the artist showing here:
https://nikongear.net/revival/index.php?topic=1693.msg183988#msg183988
She is very young. I'm jealous :)
D3400, 18-70mm kit lens
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1 sec and a bit of shacking
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1 sec and a bit of shacking
Beautiful representation of the yellow flowers (rudbeckia?)
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Nice composition, Armando.
This one reminds me of a painting:
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From a long time ago. Flowers in my wife's container garden pots. Neither of us recall the flowers involved.
(Ralph Eugene Meatyard did a series called "No Focus". Maybe I was inspired by that. Maybe not....)
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Colourful mr Dogman!
Here a double unsharp:
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This one reminds me of a painting:
Agreed Øivind
and a good one that leaves je wondering.
General question to all
Do any of you set out to take any of your images un-sharp?
e.g. do you compose them un-sharp in the viewfinder?
I imagine that would be very tempting with a M/F lens
(I'd assumed that least some of the ones in this thread were just happy accidents that had turned out too good not to share)
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Akira, no idea what are the yellow flowers, I was walking in the woods and found them
Øivind, yes , seems like a landscape painted by an impressionist
Colin, if the image is done only with out of focus, yes I can compose in the viewfinder, if blurry due to movement it takes a bit of thinking how the highlights will draw but it is mostly experimenting
another unsharp one, now at the beach , 0.5 sec, f22 , nd3 filter , I had to clean up the dirt from the filter /lens / sensor, and there are still a few left
and no, it was not an accident =8)
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Akira, no idea what are the yellow flowers, I was walking in the woods and found them
Don't worry. It's the resulted image that counts!
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Jumping
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My normally affectionate little terrier looks ferocious when she lunges for one of her toys. D700 with 28/2 AI lens.
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(https://bergholt.net/gastronomi/wp-content/uploads/champagneglas-noma-marts-2011.jpg)
Ambience shot of champagne glasses, restaurant noma (https://bergholt.net/gastronomi/noma-og-ostranenie), Copenhagen, 2011.
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On Route 64 heading west
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"Arzuaga" wine on very nice glasses.
D850, 58mm 1.4g
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"Arzuaga" wine on very nice glasses.
Looking at the droplets creeping up the glass, this has a respectable strength Paco
I love the image and imagine that the evening could become less sharp and more comfortable, as further glasses were poured ;)
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Looking at the droplets creeping up the glass, this has a respectable strength Paco
I love the image and imagine that the evening could become less sharp and more comfortable, as further glasses were poured ;)
Yes, it did. Nice company and "arzuaga" one of my favorites wine ever :)
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Nicely done, Paco, very evocative of a long evening on wine.
Do you mean Arzuaga Navarro from Ribera del Duero?
I’m diving deeper into Spanish wines, always interested in an enlightened advice, even unsharp :)
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Nicely done, Paco, very evocative of a long evening on wine.
Do you mean Arzuaga Navarro from Ribera del Duero?
I’m diving deeper into Spanish wines, always interested in an enlightened advice, even unsharp :)
I suggest you have a taste at Priorat wines :)
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Nicely done, Paco, very evocative of a long evening on wine.
Do you mean Arzuaga Navarro from Ribera del Duero?
I’m diving deeper into Spanish wines, always interested in an enlightened advice, even unsharp :)
That´s the one. I also suggest "matarromera" and Emilio Moro´s "malleolus", one of my all time favorites. A very rounded wine.
I do like the "priorato" wines too. I lived in Cataluña 10 years...but are harder and my taste goes better to the Ribera del Duero.
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The unsharp part comes from the post processing as I feel it brings out somehow the nature of the eroded rock here.
Z6, 58mm 1.4G
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It's on the tip of my....
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I had one chance this morning and I blew it :(
We have lots of swans here, often with their young at this time of year. However, I have never before seen one of the cygnets riding pillion like this.
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I had one chance this morning and I blew it :(
We have lots of swans here, often with their young at this time of year. However, I have never before seen one of the cygnets riding pillion like this.
This is super cute Hans
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This is super cute Hans
Thank you Daniel :)
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The iPhone stubbornly refused to stay focused on the mushrooms ...
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Phone comes with smell sensor??
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I had one chance this morning and I blew it :(
We have lots of swans here, often with their young at this time of year. However, I have never before seen one of the cygnets riding pillion like this.
Apparently the black and white swans behave in a similar fashion towards their young? Seen this often with Mute Swans.
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The restaurant of Louisiana
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Phone comes with smell sensor??
That might be the reason, indeed. I'll check :)
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Fatal collision between Drone and Sugar Maple
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Apparently the black and white swans behave in a similar fashion towards their young? Seen this often with Mute Swans.
In this instance the cygnet on the back only became obvious when the little darling put its head above mum's feathers. So perhaps this behaviour is more common but not so easily observed. Wiki notes that there is a difference between the black and white swans in this regard: "Cygnets may ride on their parent's back for longer trips into deeper water, but black swans undertake this behaviour less frequently than mute and black-necked swans.".
It seems that there are quite some differences in the behaviour of the mute vs the blacks wrt to aggression and social grouping...an English friend in the neighbourhood scientifically summed it up by describing the blacks as "darlings" but the whites as "bastards". ;D
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I share this image here as my main subject were the flowers :)
Z6, 135mm 2.8 ai-s
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In the Metro
Well the unsharpness is actually on purpose ;)
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In the Metro
Well the unsharpness is actually on purpose ;)
Phantom ride warp. It works very well Bent
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Phantom ride warp. It works very well Bent
Thank you, I always try to sit in front like the kids :D
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Phantom ride warp. It works very well Bent
It certainly does work. I find myself leaning into the curve, eyes focused well ahead and peripheral vision blurred.
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Nice one. Well done, Bent
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Thank you for your nice words, Bruno and Hans.
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Wonderful. Looks best when displayed full screen.
In the Metro
Well the unsharpness is actually on purpose ;)
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Fatal collision between Drone and Sugar Maple
Love it!
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Fresh and wet snow makes for interesting subject opportunities.
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Safe.
D5, 105mm 2.5 with cpu
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In the snow
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In the snow
Oleeee
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I'm something of an authority on unsharp photos.
From yesterday.
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I'm something of an authority on unsharp photos.
From yesterday.
The dominating sense in (almost) perfect focus.
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Muckle Flugga light on the evening of Nov 27th 2023. Df, 70-200@135 mm, f 2.8, 26 sec, handheld on bord MS Norröna.
The light characteristic is Fl(2) W 20s - one full cycle and the start of the following captured. Color rendition to taste - it was a pretty grey evening as one would expect for end of November Northern Atlantic weather.
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Best? Meh
But I like this one (Zf with 3.-5/55 Micro Nikkor)
"pure bokeh"
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A small hummingbird stopping up in front of a feeder.
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Unsharp and also transparent ;) Great
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Sneeze
x-t3 18-55 zoom burst
10 sec exposure while riding in the back seat
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Sneeze
x-t3 18-55 zoom burst
10 sec exposure while riding in the back seat
..and going in for landing ? ;D
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..and going in for landing ? ;D
sure why not :)
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Trails.
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Giving me the evil eye for not giving camera time to focus. Fuji X100S.
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>10 sec exposure while riding in the back seat
I love the busy pattern of light-trails and smeared colours in this shot Armando
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Motion Blur!