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Travelogues => Travel Diaries => Topic started by: Erik Lund on September 26, 2016, 10:38:37

Title: Delft Duckweed and Delicious
Post by: Erik Lund on September 26, 2016, 10:38:37
After the Photokina 2016 some of the participants decide to go for a trip to Delft that turned out to be full of Duckweed and Delicious photo opportunities.

(https://c6.staticflickr.com/9/8707/29311013573_a2ec88cdea_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/LE7B9Z)_EGL6507 (https://flic.kr/p/LE7B9Z) by Erik Gunst Lund (https://www.flickr.com/photos/erik_lund/), on Flickr

(https://c6.staticflickr.com/9/8515/29937577805_2400296fa4_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/MBtUSz)_EGL6509 (https://flic.kr/p/MBtUSz) by Erik Gunst Lund (https://www.flickr.com/photos/erik_lund/), on Flickr

Bjørn took the D500 in deep to catch the greens,,,

(https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8446/29311012353_f9033f4776_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/LE7AMX)_EGL6555 (https://flic.kr/p/LE7AMX) by Erik Gunst Lund (https://www.flickr.com/photos/erik_lund/), on Flickr

The 105mm AFS 1.4 is hard not to like, here blue bicycle bell foreground is adequately thrown out of focus - Lovely rendering!

(https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8426/29903010676_ea99b9b5fe_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/MyqKgA)_EGL6552 (https://flic.kr/p/MyqKgA) by Erik Gunst Lund (https://www.flickr.com/photos/erik_lund/), on Flickr

More Bicycle bells here with 24-70mm AFS E 2.8

(https://c6.staticflickr.com/9/8461/29311012453_309e5d94c6_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/LE7APF)_EGL6542 (https://flic.kr/p/LE7APF) by Erik Gunst Lund (https://www.flickr.com/photos/erik_lund/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Delft Duckweed and Delicious
Post by: Jakov Minić on September 26, 2016, 10:40:45
Photographers in action.
Downtown Delft style.
Title: Re: Delft Duckweed and Delicious
Post by: Erik Lund on September 26, 2016, 10:50:04
Great catch - Really nice and crisp Jakov!

Here another shot of the surreal scenery

(https://c2.staticflickr.com/9/8484/29937577465_cd918eb130_h.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/MBtULH)_EGL6540 (https://flic.kr/p/MBtULH) by Erik Gunst Lund (https://www.flickr.com/photos/erik_lund/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Delft Duckweed and Delicious
Post by: elsa hoffmann on September 26, 2016, 10:56:03
All really nice photos - I like what you did.
Title: Re: Delft Duckweed and Delicious
Post by: Jakov Minić on September 26, 2016, 11:03:47
Yesterday, I have come to the conclusion, that if you want a full circular fish-eye image, you should use a full circular fish-eye.
On might claim that the 10.5 is sharper than the 8mm Sigma but I believe you lose a bit of image quality when merging the two images made by the 10.5. Also, the disadvantage is that you concentrate so hard on making the two without changing the perspective that you don't concentrate on the composition itself.
So no, I will not replace the 8mm Sigma with the 10.5DX.
You can make a circular image with the 10.5DX but with some drawbacks, including moving subjects in the frame when exposing twice, and last but not least, you need additional time in post processing to achieve something you could have with just one click of the shutter release :)

Title: Re: Delft Duckweed and Delicious
Post by: Jakov Minić on September 26, 2016, 11:14:49
Climbing the wall downtown Delft.
Title: Re: Delft Duckweed and Delicious
Post by: elsa hoffmann on September 26, 2016, 11:16:52
Good post Jakov - makes sense to me.
As much as I like the circular Fisheye - I realised I will get more out of a standard fisheye - so I am hunting for a 15mm Sigma at present :)
Title: Re: Delft Duckweed and Delicious
Post by: Frank Fremerey on September 26, 2016, 11:33:44
Delft is a wonderful place. My friend Willem has a house in Molenstraat where we stayed two times. The Photographer is Bjørn obviously
Title: Re: Delft Duckweed and Delicious
Post by: Jakov Minić on September 26, 2016, 12:43:09
Elsa, one can never have enough of fish-lenses.
I only have three :)

Frank, why don't we make a Delft walk through? It's a beautiful little town.

Here is 180/2.8 in IR.
And another 10.5 merge.
Title: Re: Delft Duckweed and Delicious
Post by: Anirban Halder on September 26, 2016, 14:01:08
Great catch - Really nice and crisp Jakov!

Here another shot of the surreal scenery
Wonderful shot Erik. Beautiful town indeed.

Bjørn took the D500 in deep to catch the greens,,,
Curious to see what he caught. :)
Title: Re: Delft Duckweed and Delicious
Post by: Hugh_3170 on September 26, 2016, 15:12:25
Duckweed by the looks of things.

Once a scientist, always a scientist?  ;)

Wonderful shot Erik. Beautiful town indeed.
Curious to see what he caught. :)

Title: Re: Delft Duckweed and Delicious
Post by: John Geerts on September 26, 2016, 15:15:30
All great shots, gentleman.  ;)
Title: Re: Delft Duckweed and Delicious
Post by: armando_m on September 26, 2016, 15:44:20
Wonderful images of what seems a very nice place to visit

Good post Jakov - makes sense to me.
As much as I like the circular Fisheye - I realised I will get more out of a standard fisheye - so I am hunting for a 15mm Sigma at present :)
Elsa, To bad you are a bit far, you could borrow mine
Title: Re: Delft Duckweed and Delicious
Post by: Frank Fremerey on September 26, 2016, 19:56:14
Frank, why don't we make a Delft walk through? It's a beautiful little town.

We may wait until Willem gets back from his Asian experience. He will be a perfect host.

PS: Airy will have time for us next June he told me.
Title: Re: Delft Duckweed and Delicious
Post by: elsa hoffmann on September 26, 2016, 20:03:02
Wonderful images of what seems a very nice place to visit
Elsa, To bad you are a bit far, you could borrow mine

 :) you are so kind Armando :)
seems the fisheye will have to wait - just ordered a 85 f1.4 for studio
Title: Re: Delft Duckweed and Delicious
Post by: Akira on September 26, 2016, 20:10:15
Great catch - Really nice and crisp Jakov!

Here another shot of the surreal scenery

This is dangerous to me who would absent-mindedly try to "walk" to the door, thinking that the water covered with the duckweed is the lawn.
Title: Re: Delft Duckweed and Delicious
Post by: chris dees on September 26, 2016, 20:51:49
Climbing the wall downtown Delft.

And this is how it looked when I was lying on the ground. ;D
Title: Re: Delft Duckweed and Delicious
Post by: Frank Fremerey on September 26, 2016, 22:11:18
Thank you Chris. Two of my favourite male characters in this charade *gggg*
Title: Re: Delft Duckweed and Delicious
Post by: Akira on September 26, 2016, 22:34:42
Chris, nice capture.  I can hear the inner voice of the guy watching Bjørn and Jakov from the background.  :D
Title: Re: Delft Duckweed and Delicious
Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on September 26, 2016, 23:49:39
Akira: Except no 'guy', rather Anna (Jakov's girl friend).
Title: Re: Delft Duckweed and Delicious
Post by: Akira on September 27, 2016, 02:08:02
Akira: Except no 'guy', rather Anna (Jakov's girl friend).

Oooppps, sorry for my American English.  :P
Title: Re: Delft Duckweed and Delicious
Post by: chris dees on September 27, 2016, 09:29:40
Oooppps, sorry for my American English.  :P

Just blame it on the lens.
@1.4 you can't recognize nothing after 1-2 meters. :D
Title: Re: Delft Duckweed and Delicious
Post by: Akira on September 27, 2016, 09:33:25
Just blame it on the lens.
@1.4 you can't recognize nothing after 1-2 meters. :D

Yes, I stand corrected.  :)

I just wanted to say that, in American English, the word "guy" is used regardless of the gender.  Hope no offense is taken.