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Images => Themes, Portfolio Series, PaW, or PaM => Your Weekly Blog => Topic started by: Fons Baerken on December 01, 2019, 11:52:12
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Post your "blog" contributions here ;D
No theme (other than what the passage of time creates), no contest implied, a maximum of one picture per day in the actual month and no more than 4 images per month for NG members, up to 30(31 )for Supporters. You can distribute the contributions as once per week if you so prefer.
The posted picture(s) must be taken within the designated time period.
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December 1
Delphinium
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49151971302_8bebb4fd3a_o.jpg)
D850, 55mm f/1.2
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Very nice lovely Bokeh and colours :)
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Thank you Bent.
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My daughter in her new apartment, finally leaving home...
D850 15/2.4
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December 1
Delphinium
D850, 55mm f/1.2
Lovely Blue, Fons.
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My daughter in her new apartment, finally leaving home...
D850 15/2.4
Congratulations.
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next to empty garden
D850 & 1.8/35G ED
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My daughter in her new apartment, finally leaving home...
D850 15/2.4
Looks like a beautiful "Mansarde"!
Does the Irix lens work for you well?
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Taken a couple days ago but developed today.
Yet another rehearsal. BW version, the light coming through the windows is green ::)
D500, 70-200 2.8 fl
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This morning's snap of December Sky in Goa. Taken from kitchen. It has already been very hot but this was a pleasant surprise. Z6, 24-70 f4 S, 36mm , 1/125, iso100, f8
Largely OOC , cropped some wires at bottom and lifted some shadows. No sharpening and camera STD. metering center weighted
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John, wow , looks a nice space for first apartment and lots of room to make it her own ( once she unpacks ;) ) .
All the best to her and to you.
Tom
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John, wow , looks a nice space for first apartment and lots of room to make it her own ( once she unpacks ;) ) .
All the best to her and to you.
Tom
Thanks Tom, she will move there with her boy-friend. The top floors of an 19th century building.
Looks like a beautiful "Mansarde"!
Does the Irix lens work for you well?
Yes. The top floors of an old Villa in the center of the City.
Yes, lovely lens. No distortion, very sharp, flare resistant, better colours than the Sigma lenses. And a pretty large upgrade over the older Nikkor 15/3.5
Congratulations.
Thanks Fons
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My daughter in her new apartment, finally leaving home...
D850 15/2.4
Very nice capture of the 'event' so much going on in the scene! Congratulations ;)
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Thanks Erik !
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Taken a couple days ago but developed today.
Yet another rehearsal. BW version, the light coming through the windows is green ::)
D500, 70-200 2.8 fl
You captured a very tense moment, Paco!
John, wow , looks a nice space for first apartment and lots of room to make it her own ( once she unpacks ;) ) .
All the best to her and to you.
Tom
Love the passionate red color. Crape myrtle?
Yes. The top floors of an old Villa in the center of the City.
Yes, lovely lens. No distortion, very sharp, flare resistant, better colours than the Sigma lenses. And a pretty large upgrade over the older Nikkor 15/3.5
Thank you for your impression with the lens. Unfortunately, Tristin seemed to get a bad sample... Best wishes to your daughter!
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winter garden two
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Akira, Red buganvilia. During the monsoon they totally disappear. With so many around , later, they will take on variegated colours so no deep reds.
Tom
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winter garden two
Your garden seems to be rich in variation even in the winter.
Akira, Red buganvilia. During the monsoon they totally disappear. With so many around , later, they will take on variegated colours so no deep reds.
Tom
Thank you, Tom, for the identification.
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Bluffton, South Carolina (Df, 28mm 2.8D)
I'm going to try to post here this month!
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The local old narrow-gauge train is still chuffing away, happily after > 100 years of operation. Taken just in advance of the current heavy snowfall. Leaden-grey skies ('livid' , Merriam-Webster def.2) makes the snow almost invisible.
NEX-5N monochrome (thanks, Vivek) with 3.5 cm f/1.8 W-Nikkor (thanks, Nikon).
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Thank you for your impression with the lens. Unfortunately, Tristin seemed to get a bad sample... Best wishes to your daughter!
Thanks Akira, much appreciated.
I read there is some large sample deviation with the Irix, so I guess Tristin was unlucky with his sample.
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Bluffton, South Carolina (Df, 28mm 2.8D)
I'm going to try to post here this month!
Stunning Rob!
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The local old narrow-gauge train is still chuffing away, happily after > 100 years of operation. Taken just in advance of the current heavy snowfall. Leaden-grey skies ('livid' , Merriam-Webster def.2) makes the snow almost invisible.
NEX-5N monochrome (thanks, Vivek) with 3.5 cm f/1.8 W-Nikkor (thanks, Nikon).
Also a great atmosphere, Birna ! Very nice.
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Bluffton, South Carolina (Df, 28mm 2.8D)
I'm going to try to post here this month!
How very beautiful also the river banks (riparian zones) are fully grown which hints to an intact ecosystem ...
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The local old narrow-gauge train is still chuffing away, happily after > 100 years of operation. Taken just in advance of the current heavy snowfall. Leaden-grey skies ('livid' , Merriam-Webster def.2) makes the snow almost invisible. NEX-5N monochrome (thanks, Vivek) with 3.5 cm f/1.8 W-Nikkor (thanks, Nikon).
out of time ....
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Modern Art...
Z6 105/2.5
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December 2
By chance a great spotted woodpecker
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49158559906_ca672c54c2_o.jpg)
D850, 200mm f/2vr
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santa bring me a selfie stick (not) :)
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santa bring me a selfie stick (not) :)
X100 ... very great piece of hardware!
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I hope the D850 WiFi to phone to net does not decrease quality too much...
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December 3. Dawn scene.
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Copenhagen December 2nd.
Christmas lights ;)
D500 35mm 1.8 DX @f5.6
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Early darkness
Z6 50/1.8S
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December 3
Detail bouquet
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49163860267_bc6e057823_o.jpg)
D850, nikkor-O 55mm f/1.2
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December 3
Detail bouquet
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49163860267_bc6e057823_o.jpg)
D850, nikkor-O 55mm f/1.2
love that lens. do not have it. thank you for showing
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#32 #33 typical for this time of the year
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Last evening light on a scarred mountain.
d500, 300mm 2.8 vr II
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Half-moon.
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December 4
Agapanthus
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49169133357_f9da7a33b5_o.jpg)
D850, Tamron 45mm f/1.8
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A frozen night followed by sun...
(Compare test JPG-RAW Huawei P20 Pro. This is the adapted Raw-version (original size is 7280-5456 pixels.) The jpg version lost nearly all detail in the foliage of the background trees)
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Today we had sun and sudden rain.
Underwater love
Z6, 60mm micro 2.8G
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I love (other) construction sites, while I am still in the paperwork part ...
hey, hey, hey ... and a sunny day!
D850 & 1.8/20G
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Today we had sun and sudden rain.
Underwater love
Z6, 60mm micro 2.8G
Beautiful abstraction!
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Thank you Akira.
Frank, very cool play with the perspective of the fence, street lines, buildingsand the cranes at the end. A whole study. Lights marks the parts in gradients nicely too.
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Construction continues through the winter...
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Thank you Akira.
Frank, very cool play with the perspective of the fence, street lines, buildingsand the cranes at the end. A whole study. Lights marks the parts in gradients nicely too.
Thank you, Paco
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I love (other) construction sites, while I am still in the paperwork part ...
hey, hey, hey ... and a sunny day!
D850 & 1.8/20G
Great Frank, lovely perspective and light.
I shot a bit similar shot yesterday, but the bus stop was actually the topic :)
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Construction continues through the winter...
Interesting structure and color pattern, Jack.! What are the color's exactly? Paint?
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Interesting structure and color pattern, Jack.! What are the color's exactly? Paint?
+1
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Interesting structure and color pattern, Jack.! What are the color's exactly? Paint?
Red rust, black steel, yellow/white primer, blue concrete due to lighting. Colors are pumped up a bit. Watching some of Birna’s work I’ve come to realize it is ok to sometimes show a scene differently than you saw it.
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Red rust, black steel, yellow/white primer, blue concrete due to lighting. Colors are pumped up a bit. Watching some of Birna’s work I’ve come to realize it is ok to sometimes show a scene differently than you saw it.
She can have that effect :)
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I love your photos, Jack!
Bridge Elenent, waiting to be put into place...
D850 & 20G stitched from two pictures
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december 5
misty morning
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49172795188_8e2eefe2b3_o.jpg)
d850, tamron 45mm f/1.8
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clever shot, Fons!
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clever shot, Fons!
+1 ;)
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clever shot, Fons!
+2
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Underwater love II
Z6, 60mm micro 2.8G
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december 5
misty morning
d850, tamron 45mm f/1.8
Very creative idea, Fons!
Underwater love II
Z6, 60mm micro 2.8G
Paco, you could start a new [Theme] thread like "Waterdrops".
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Thank you's, Frank, Bent, Paco, Akira...
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Great Frank, lovely perspective and light.
I shot a bit similar shot yesterday, but the bus stop was actually the topic :)
very nice bus stop made from a lot of metal...
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December 6
Yellow or did i loose my 1aw1 camera?!
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49177359423_34fb7480fe_o.jpg)
D850 45mm f/1.8
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A grey cold wet and horrible day.
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A grey cold wet and horrible day.
I was outside for a few hours. next to depressing weather
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Construction continues through the winter...
Whatever you did in the color processing here, it works well!
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Underwater love II
Z6, 60mm micro 2.8G
Fantastic AND photographic!
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Thanks Akira and Keith, much appreciated.
This weekend I´m using the Z6 and 50mm 1.8s lens. I wanted both to travel light and to get to know the newcomer. Even thou it is not news around, I´m officially impressed. IQ fully open, silent af, nightphotography, against the light, video...you name it.
"Do not relax, human"
Z6, 50mm 1.8S fully open, manual focus this time.
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"Do not relax, human".
I love the image, and the title :)
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December 6
Yellow or did i loose my 1aw1 camera?!
D850 45mm f/1.8
Nice old Dutch car, yes very yellow ;)
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Thanks Akira and Keith, much appreciated.
This weekend I´m using the Z6 and 50mm 1.8s lens. I wanted both to travel light and to get to know the newcomer. Even thou it is not news around, I´m officially impressed. IQ fully open, silent af, nightphotography, against the light, video...you name it.
"Do not relax, human"
Z6, 50mm 1.8S fully open, manual focus this time.
That cat looks really sharp, pun intended ;)
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Thanks Akira and Keith, much appreciated.
This weekend I´m using the Z6 and 50mm 1.8s lens. I wanted both to travel light and to get to know the newcomer. Even thou it is not news around, I´m officially impressed. IQ fully open, silent af, nightphotography, against the light, video...you name it.
"Do not relax, human"
Z6, 50mm 1.8S fully open, manual focus this time.
Very nice.
Agree with the 50/1.8S There is also no need to stop down as it is pretty perfect at f/1.8 ;)
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Three times blue.
Z6, 50mm 1.8
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December 7
Doors
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49182962508_29a4fbddc6_o.jpg)
Df, 45mm f/1.8
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Streetart
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Girl on a Bridge
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Stripes Across the River
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Stripes Across the River
I like it because I can't tell what those vertical shapes are. Nice!
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Gardener In Action (Z6, 50/1.8S)
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Lovely Rob.
Hope for better weather...
Z6 80-200/2.8 AF-S
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Gardener In Action (Z6, 50/1.8S)
very beautiful cool colors, heart warming expression
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December 8
Museum Voorlinden, selfie actions
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49188780277_5b611187c8_o.jpg)
D850, 20mm f/1.8g
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December 8
Museum Voorlinden, selfie actions
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49188780277_5b611187c8_o.jpg)
D850, 20mm f/1.8g
Douane Hanson?
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Couple under an Umbrella by Ron Mueck,
Frank.
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Couple under an Umbrella by Ron Mueck,
Frank.
Ui, This guy creates some pretty disturbing pieces!!!
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On top of our church that is being renovated. 77 meters high & pretty windy...
The park behind is the old cementary where Beethoven's mother is buried and the Schumann composer couple and many more famous people from Bonn.
the grey high rise on the left is City Hall
the open space on the left is the old brewery still in a development process
street on the left is Franzstraße, on the right is Heerstraße straight leading from left to right rougly 75% of the frame is Bornheimer Straße
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Ui, This guy creates some pretty disturbing pieces!!!
Nice i think
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On top of our church that is being renovated. 77 meters high & pretty windy...
The park behind is the old cementary where Beethoven's mother is buried and the Schumann composer couple and many more famous people from Bonn.
the grey high rise on the left is City Hall
the open space on the left is the old brewery still in a development process
street on the left is Franzstraße, on the right is Heerstraße straight leading from left to right rougly 75% of the frame is Bornheimer Straße
The cock on the spire is blowing away ;D,
Still find the blue edging on the fisheye disturbing
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December 9
<local>
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49193464001_2d2b81264c_o.jpg)
D850, 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6E
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On top of our church that is being renovated. 77 meters high & pretty windy...
The park behind is the old cementary where Beethoven's mother is buried and the Schumann composer couple and many more famous people from Bonn.
the grey high rise on the left is City Hall
the open space on the left is the old brewery still in a development process
street on the left is Franzstraße, on the right is Heerstraße straight leading from left to right rougly 75% of the frame is Bornheimer Straße
Been high up :o
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December 9
<local>
D850, 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6E
Very moody, I like it :)
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December 9
D850, 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6E
almost apocalyptical scene and mix ....
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Again a rainy dark day. (and cold)
D850 24-120/4
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Again a rainy dark day. (and cold)
D850 24-120/4
Great shot John!
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Thank you Bent and Frank.
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Great shot John!
Thanks Fons.
December 9
<local>
D850, 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6E
Very Suitable shot for todays Weather in Brabant ;)
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The "Maßwerk" is being renovated. I created a triptychon from three pictures.
One shows the "Maßwerk" where is lives usually, high up on the tower
Two shows one broken piece taken down to the ground for reconstruction / repair
Three shows the place where the piece in Number two was taken from
The original JPEG is 120 Megabyte
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The "Maßwerk" is being renovated. I created a triptychon from three pictures.
One shows the "Maßwerk" where is lives usually, high up on the tower
Two shows one broken piece taken down to the ground for reconstruction / repair
Three shows the place where the piece in Number two was taken from
The original JPEG is 120 Megabyte
Interesting, your parish?
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Interesting, your parish?
The congregation I visit and live in and take photos for ...
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Not posted in a long while....didn't realise certificate issue was sorted. My D850 went of for repairs.. came back fixed but with a new defect...sent back... so back to my D800.....
Perched Dragonfly...D800, 200-500 f5.6 @ f6.3, 1/100s, ISO 100
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Not posted in a long while....didn't realise certificate issue was sorted. My D850 went of for repairs.. came back fixed but with a new defect...sent back... so back to my D800.....
Perched Dragonfly...D800, 200-500 f5.6 @ f6.3, 1/100s, ISO 100
Very nice, what is wrong with your D850?
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Birna had a dream that came true today.
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A dream come true, well done Birna!
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A dream come true, well done Birna!
All set for the holiday season. :)
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December 10
Cold and windy little light in the sky
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49198756413_79932c3d43_o.jpg)
D850, 400mm f/5.6
The lens lets me down, something wrong with the apertures beyond f8 or f11 and smaller looking inside the lens shows a pinhole opening.
Yes this the lens i got in Den Haag during the photowalk.
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Birna had a dream that came true today.
you DID color your hair orange???
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All set for the holiday season. :)
I don't celebrate christmas.
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you DID color your hair orange???
Nah. The colour fidelity of my phone is awful. It's actually fiercely copper red. Just what I had wished for.
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I don't celebrate christmas.
Matter of fact i dont either.
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Oh, I´ll love to see it live. Congratulations on dreams coming true!
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Very nice, what is wrong with your D850?
Got out of allignment when I fell while on holiday. Sent to Nikon Uk to be fixed alongside my 24-70 f2.8VR; was returned fixed but I then noticed a dented recording button and non functioning of most of the camera control buttons so sent back to Nikon.
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Christmas is apparantly approaching...
Z6 17-35/2.8
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staircase
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Birna had a dream that came true today.
We should all follow our dreams a bit more! (maybe a LOT more!)
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Little Egret in flight...
D800, 200-500 f/5.6 @ 500mm, 1/2000s, f/6.3, ISO800, Nov 30, 2019.
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The NEW Birna meets the light.
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Today's snake (todays snap) Still had the 24-70 f4 on the Z6/ I had meant to put my recently arrived 50 1.8 S on the camera. My son is not trying to bash the snake but pin the head so he can grab it. Just a harmless Green Vine snake but the Maid hates all snakes so I had to go open the gate so he could put it in the last bit of my jungle. If not for the Maid, I would have kept it in the garden , I am going to have to keep a different combo on the ready. The D500 was already mounted on the 500 f4 G vr on a tripod on a balcony.
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December 11
Made the change
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49204348202_79207cb595_o.jpg)
Z6, 50mm f/1.8S
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Fons you changed Z6 vs DF ? I like this picture, it is a good combination of grey weather and colour
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Fons you changed Z6 vs DF ? I like this picture, it is a good combination of grey weather and colour
I traded d500, afs17-55m f/2.8 and got Z6, 50mm f/1.8s, want to sell my Df also, time to shrink my gear.
Thanks Thomas, above was one of my first trials with the Z.
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Good luck with the Z6, Fons.
Grey weather after the rain was gone....
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Congratulations Fons, enjoy it!
Today I was in search of the 50mm 1.8s "bokeh" and in the process I found this: blue hour with yellow street lamp´s light
Z6, 50mm 1.8s
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very moody blues, Paco!!!
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Nice color, Paco!
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Glass curtain wall is going up on our new building, catching reflections of traffic on the road nearby.
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Today's share...
Laughing Dove....
D800, 200-500 f/5.6 @ 500mm, 1/1600s, ISO 400, f/5.6, Nov 2019.
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Thank you both. The colors is what call the attention in the first place. I even did a couple of rubberneck images ;)
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Bokeh 01
Nikon Z6, 50mm 1.8s
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December 12. Cityscape a little after the moonrise. The buildings were lit by the setting sun.
Shot with Sigma fp fitted with Ai Nikkor 200mm/f4.0@f8.0 via Novoflex LET/NIK adapter.
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December 12. Cityscape a little after the moonrise. The buildings were lit by the setting sun.
Shot with Sigma fp fitted with Ai Nikkor 200mm/f4.0@f8.0 via Novoflex LET/NIK adapter.
Nice!
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December 12. Cityscape a little after the moonrise. The buildings were lit by the setting sun.
Shot with Sigma fp fitted with Ai Nikkor 200mm/f4.0@f8.0 via Novoflex LET/NIK adapter.
A beauty Akira, in colour and composition
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A beauty Akira, in colour and composition
+1 a touch of surrealism with the floating orbe
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December 12. Cityscape a little after the moonrise. The buildings were lit by the setting sun.
Shot with Sigma fp fitted with Ai Nikkor 200mm/f4.0@f8.0 via Novoflex LET/NIK adapter.
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Wonderful composition.
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December 12
in the street
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49208640228_da29bf48f1_o.jpg)
Z6, 50mm f/1.8S
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Thank you, CE, John, Paco and Fons!
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Nice!
+1 Very nice :)
Love the colors and mood
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Fons and Paco, you do your best for setting me up to the 50mm S :o
Nice pictures by the way ;)
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+1 Very nice :)
Love the colors and mood
Thank you, Bent!
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Fons and Paco, you do your best for setting me up to the 50mm S :o
Nice pictures by the way ;)
No... ::) ;D
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Winter: A Skating Hall on the main square
Z6 17-35/2.8
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No... ::) ;D
No... ::) ;D
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Winter: A Skating Hall on the main square
Z6 17-35/2.8
Skating uphill John? ;)
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Yes, it is on the Heuvel, Fons ;)
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December 12. Cityscape a little after the moonrise. The buildings were lit by the setting sun.
Shot with Sigma fp fitted with Ai Nikkor 200mm/f4.0@f8.0 via Novoflex LET/NIK adapter.
Very nice. Best of the panos so far, kaizen
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No... ::) ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D
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Tree echo :)
Z6, 50mm 1.8s
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Nice :)
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December 12. Cityscape a little after the moonrise. The buildings were lit by the setting sun.
Shot with Sigma fp fitted with Ai Nikkor 200mm/f4.0@f8.0 via Novoflex LET/NIK adapter.
Great scene and mood, Akira. Excellent image.
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Very nice. Best of the panos so far, kaizen
Thank you, Frank. I want to improve my technique on my new system. :)
Great scene and mood, Akira. Excellent image.
Thank you, Luc!
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Winter: A Skating Hall on the main square
Z6 17-35/2.8
John, I'm enjoing your winter images from your city.
Tree echo :)
Z6, 50mm 1.8s
Paco, I'm glad you enjoy exploring your new system.
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December 13
Checking some older manual lenses on the Z6 this morning, working fine as expected but exif is not showing in the final image.
Here a quick one with the Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 on tripod
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49213006802_c15c66b07c_o.jpg)
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Today's Share...
Perched Dragonfly...
D800, 200-500 f/5.6@ 500mm, f/5.6, 1/100s, ISO 100, Nov 2019
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Today's Share...
Perched Dragonfly...
D800, 200-500 f/5.6@ 500mm, f/5.6, 1/100s, ISO 100, Nov 2019
Very nice CE.
Not trying to be a j..k here, but we have agreed to stick to a few rules here.
Post your "blog" contributions here ;D
No theme (other than what the passage of time creates), no contest implied, a maximum of one picture per day in the actual month and no more than 4 images per month for NG members, up to 30(31 )for Supporters. You can distribute the contributions as once per week if you so prefer.
The posted picture(s) must be taken within the designated time period.
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Very nice CE.
Not trying to be a j..k here, but we have agreed to stick to a few rules here.
Thank you so much...my apologies... would take time to read up on all the rules... :-[ :-[
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Foggy with lots, and lots of rain...
Z6 17-35/2.8
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John, I'm enjoing your winter images from your city.
Thanks Akira
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Foggy with lots, and lots of rain...
Z6 17-35/2.8
very cool
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long exposure with my phone
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Birna among the racks of storage units and network switches. They speak in a different language these days.
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Experimenting with the monochrome NEX-5N that Vivek gave me in Den Haag, plus one of the really old and long Nikkors, viz. 35cm f/4.5 Nikkor-T from the mid '50s. A few lens adapters were required to make a temporary connection: original N-F tube for the 35cm to give F-mount, Novoflex F-S adapter to make S-mount, S-E mount adapter to allow mounting on the NEX.
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Ghosts of a Forest Past
Went out for birds before sunrise , just messing around with Z6, afs 80-400. This was a great spot for birds about 3 years back. It was a swamp but Property developers blocked off the river and Migrant workers have stripped most of the wood for cooking. Handheld. Also did a different angle in B&W ;)
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December 14
Room to park the car.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49217807753_382465af05_o.jpg)
Z6, 28mm f/1.8g
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The Skating Hall from another angle ;)
Z 6 17-35/2.8
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December 14
Room to park the car.
Z6, 28mm f/1.8g
Nice and futuristic.
You like your new Z 6 ?
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Ghosts of a Forest Past
Nice shot, Tom....the color works well. We humans are very good at habitat destruction.
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Thanks Keith, I played with metering and EV so lot of different images. Funny, that in every image there is a bird but not that I noticed when shooting. Yup, people are totally destroying the habitats for birds and animals in Goa. So much so that I have a guy coming today to buy my 500 f4G vr :( .
Cheers,
Tom
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Nice and futuristic.
You like your new Z 6 ?
John, yes think Nikon did a marvellous job, a light well built camera, but so different from e.g. my D850.
I am still on the learning curve. My setup for the most part corresponds with my dslr's, but there are some important differences.
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John, yes think Nikon did a marvellous job, a light well built camera, but so different from e.g. my D850.
I am still on the learning curve. My setup for the most part corresponds with my dslr's, but there are some important differences.
Yes true. Most important change in setup, in my case, was the zoom for the viewfinder for 50% and 100% (on the fn1 and fn2 button). After you get used to it, it's difficult to go back to other dslr's ;)
The IBIS is a great asset.
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I adjusted the af settings for instance see,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHlaVxKEXLU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHlaVxKEXLU)
and general menu walk through,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjmVxrqgPVo&t=134s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjmVxrqgPVo&t=134s).
On lenses the native s line-up is not to be missed, for now i have the sharp 50mm, will
get a few more, adapted afs lenses do hunt a bit, are less reliable.
(My Tamron 45/1.8vc doesnt work on the Z6).
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Cat.
D850 24-120/4 VR (VR is working differently than the IBIS on the Z6)
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December 15
parking
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49223268593_877c1ab118_o.jpg)
Z6, 50mm f/1.8S
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December 16
parking 2
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49228224386_836abd9b00_o.jpg)
Z6, 35mm f/1.8S
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Fons, you have started a trend “parking” ;)
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Fons, you have started a trend “parking” ;)
Bent, oh yeah! ;D
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Political movement of the year The Hague old parlement 2e kamer
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my current view and 27°C
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:D
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my current view and 27°C
Thats a view for another 6 months.
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Political movement of the year The Hague old parlement 2e kamer
Nice shot!
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Nice shot!
Thanks Fons.
The winners are the members of Parliament of CDA Pieter Omtzigt and SP Renske Leijten by the way.
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December 17
Schoolchildren and parked cars
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49232297821_6ce995135b_o.jpg)
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Nice Fons, I like the high contrast
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Low sun and a high temperature day.
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December 17
Schoolchildren and parked cars
Great contrast, Fons.
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Thank you Bent and John.
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December 18
Grind
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49237560141_7cb9b67fef_o.jpg)
Z6 - 50mm f/1.8S
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Looks very gnarly and hungry ;D Very nice rendering, again the Z6 shines
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Schoolchildren and parked cars
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49232297821_6ce995135b_o.jpg)
Beautiful & Atmospheric
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Thank you Erik, thank you Frank.
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Winter sun nearly at the lowest point
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Nice winter images, John. I'm glad to have escaped to sunny and warm Tenerife :)
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Thanks Luc. Have fun on Tenerife. Lovely island.
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Congratulations Fons, enjoy it!
Today I was in search of the 50mm 1.8s "bokeh" and in the process I found this: blue hour with yellow street lamp´s light
Z6, 50mm 1.8s
Great example of inner city blues
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December 18
Grind
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49237560141_7cb9b67fef_o.jpg)
Z6 - 50mm f/1.8S
superb
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More and more I use a phone to see where I am in the dark. Here I have clearly lost my way.
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More and more I use a phone to see where I am in the dark. Here I have clearly lost my way.
You got an excellent inspiration instead!
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More and more I use a phone to see where I am in the dark. Here I have clearly lost my way.
sound deflectors???
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Amazing shades, just so well rendered the green fading into black Wow
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Amazing shades, just so well rendered the green fading into black Wow
+1 :)
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wow
impressive image
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+1 :)
Please make that +2 :D
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It has been raining most of the day fortunately there was a dry spell between the showers.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49247568073_3e4533bb4f_o.jpg)
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49247567763_2c329af95e_o.jpg)
Z6, 200mm f/2vr
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sound deflectors???
Yes, this is an anechoic chamber we use to test products. It is quite disconcerting to be without the usual sounds we use to understand where we are in a space. Green is the NVIDIA color. 30 second exposure by the light of a cell phone.
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What a cool unexpected shot.
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Fons, love your trees, specially the line with the clouds
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A test shot with my newly acquired Nikon Z50 camera and the massive Rayxar 65 mm f/0.75 lens.
What the subject is? I really don't know so any guess is as good as mine. The image just happened to be seen in the viewfinder. I pressed the release by automated reflex.
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December 21
Bo staff demo
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49253442102_838a2a7bfd_o.jpg)
Z6, 50mm f/1.8S
the Z provides for highspeed silent recording something like video in photocapture mode
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Ah, site is back :)
Nice landscapes Fons.
Beautiful Graphics, Jack !
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What a cool unexpected shot.
+1
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Fons, love your trees, specially the line with the clouds
+1
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Ah, site is back :)
Nice landscapes Fons.
Beautiful Graphics, Jack !
Nice.
I lost Nikongear for a couple of hours this afternoon :-\
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Fons, love your trees, specially the line with the clouds
Yes the sky plays well with the regularity of the trees
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It has been raining most of the day fortunately there was a dry spell between the showers.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49247568073_3e4533bb4f_o.jpg)
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49247567763_2c329af95e_o.jpg)
Z6, 200mm f/2vr
wonderful shots. My other comment was swallowed by server upgrade obviously and my 2/200VR is still for sale on this site
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two shots for two days of outage?
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sunset long exposure
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Snowfun?
Huawei P20 Pro
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Someone ought to fix that roof, that doesn't look safe at all for the people living there :o ;D
Just got the Fuji X-T100. Love the ergonomics but I'm not used to the settings yet so I've been doing some testing it.
(https://drscdn.500px.org/photo/1008066533/m%3D900/v2?sig=10089130e8619b1f799398b60ecd837bb8c1ddd2cb5a40c9c7cbb02a45b32390) (https://500px.com/photo/1008066533/Untitled-by-Cyril-Crn)
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First blossom I notice, a touch of Printemps...
Z6 50/1.8S
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sunset long exposure
Lovely. Very tempting atmosphere ;)
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Lovely. Very tempting atmosphere ;)
+1
John nice blossoms :)
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First blossom I notice, a touch of Printemps...
Z6 50/1.8S
Viburnum bodnatense 'Dawn'
flowers from November till May sweet smell
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December 22
Winter solstice, and wet, wet day
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49259108797_f8ccf43887_o.jpg)
Z6, 50mm f/1.2 ais
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A "seasonal surprise" at my photo dealer's :)
With my new 24mm f/1.8 Nikkor S-Line that I had waited so long time to get. When it finally arrived, there was a mix-up and I got no less than three - 3 - samples !! I had just paid for one copy, thus went back to return the others.
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A "seasonal surprise" at my photo dealer's :)
With my new 24mm f/1.8 Nikkor S-Line that I had waited so long time to get. When it finally arrived, there was a mix-up and I got no less than three - 3 - samples !! I had just paid for one copy, thus went back to return the others.
Nice !
Already an idea how the lens performs?
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December 22
Winter solstice, and wet, wet day
Z6, 50mm f/1.2 ais
Very nice, Fons.
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A "seasonal surprise" at my photo dealer's :)
With my new 24mm f/1.8 Nikkor S-Line that I had waited so long time to get. When it finally arrived, there was a mix-up and I got no less than three - 3 - samples !! I had just paid for one copy, thus went back to return the others.
Expensive lens nice shot ;D probably outresolves the 24/1.4 by a mile
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December 23
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49263337272_ca256905df_o.jpg)
Z6, nikkor-S 58mm f/1.4
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Night shot with the Z6 17-35/2.8
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very nice composition, John
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December 24.
Sigma fp with Industar 50/3.5.
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I availed myself of a slight break in the snowfall to put the mighty 360-1200mm Nikkkor on the tiny Z50. Very very hazy with snow in the air so contrast is low. The combination gives the green "dot" (actually, quadrate) in the finder of the Z50 (lens is chipped), thus focusing is easy despite the slow lens.
An appropriate feature of Dec 24 in my neck of the woods, as seen from my veranda.
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I availed myself of a slight break in the snowfall to put the mighty 360-1200mm Nikkkor on the tiny Z50. Very very hazy with snow in the air so contrast is low. The combination gives the green "dot" (actually, quadrate) in the finder of the Z50 (lens is chipped), thus focusing is easy despite the slow lens.
A typical case where the camera is mounted on the lens... 8)
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The chimney Nativity for the grand-children... ;)
(Df and 24-120mm)
Happy Holidays to all :)
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49268597652_c3e2b7faec_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2i4GrAd) Noël... (https://flic.kr/p/2i4GrAd) by ArchiVue (https://www.flickr.com/photos/archivue/), sur Flickr
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December 24
a different archetype altogether
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49268865153_629fb3e994_o.jpg)
Z6, 50mm f/1.2ais
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Merry Christmas! We are eagerly awaiting our guests this evening.
May all of you have a peaceful and safe holiday this year!
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All nice holidays this year.
In some houses whole 'winter' villages are built in the December month. Here one example in the Tulpstraat
Z6 Sigma 20/1.4
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very nice composition, John
Thanks Frank.
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Happy Holidays, Oregon style...
Along the Columbia River near St Helens...
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Added text graphics just now, sorry... hope this doesn't disqualify this photo as not strictly speaking just a photo. Eek! Did take the picture this month at least.
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(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49272397296_f2198e8127_o.jpg)
dark is the night that precedes the day
D850 105mm f/1,4
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Have been away for some time with end of the term in school, travelling, and specially having problems with the new IP. Now it is all ok and running smooth. Thanks for all the help in the dedicated thread.
I have some images on the pipeline, of course. Mostly family and walkaround stuff in my hometown with the Z6 and 50mm 1.8s.
One image to show how a stroll looks like December 25th in south Spain
Z6, 50mm 1.8s @f2 1/8000th, iso 100
Merry Christmas!
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Beautiful Paco. Looks very tempting :D
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Christmas Dog
Z6 20/1.4
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The end of Hudson's Bay in the Netherlands...
D700 80-200/2.8 AF-S
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I have been wondering where the Christmass tree, I could see at night where, to day I found it ;)
D500 200-500 @390mm slightly cropped to 16:9 format (too much sky)
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December 26
the apple
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49278164703_17e7e5069f_o.jpg)
Z6 - 35mm f/1.8S
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The pier with our christmas tree and surroundings seen from a distance on a tripod with the Df and AF-I Nikkor 300mm f/2.8D IF-ED, aperture f/11. No problem with the autofocus motor, but I prefer manual focusing. Date: 21. december.
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Progress on our new sun room...
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Odds-and-Ends/Odds-and-Ends-2019/i-CPSfD72/0/86a7edc4/X3/Z6M_2043_DxO-X3.jpg) (https://billm7.smugmug.com/Odds-and-Ends/Odds-and-Ends-2019/i-CPSfD72/A)
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Ready to take a picture when, just as I pressed the shutter, a gush of wind moved a piece of plastic and cover the view :)
Z6, 50mm 1.8s
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serendepity, Paco
Das Glück ist mit den Tüchtigen
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Harfenistin
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Window-dressing ...
Z6 20/3.5 Ai-S (sold in the past, bought it back, works perfectly on the Z6 !)
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Ready to take a picture when, just as I pressed the shutter, a gush of wind moved a piece of plastic and cover the view :)
Z6, 50mm 1.8s
A great misfortune Paco ! ;) Love it. Great colours too.
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Progress on our new sun room...
Great overview Bill. And what a nice blue sky.
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December 27
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49281833331_c58dcdd8db_o.jpg)
Z6 -- 35mm f/1.8S
managed to get a lot of bad shots with the z blurry, distorted or otherwise failed,
horizontal flickerlike banding,
changed the shutter settings now to automatic, played with silent shutter etc,
the z is complicated not really all that straight forward, well it's new allright and the weight
is comfortable ;D
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December 27
Z6 -- 35mm f/1.8S
managed to get a lot of bad shots with the z blurry, distorted or otherwise failed,
horizontal flickerlike banding,
changed the shutter settings now to automatic, played with silent shutter etc,
the z is complicated not really all that straight forward, well it's new allright and the weight
is comfortable ;D
Beautiful shot Fons, the color combination is wonderful!
I wrestled with Electronic First Curtain Shutter vs Mechanical Shutter until the firmware update that allowed for auto-selecting EFC or Mechanical shutter depending on shutter speed and I guess some other variables. The very quiet EFC along with the new S lenses and the size and weight of the Z6 have made it my all time favorite camera.
Great overview Bill. And what a nice blue sky.
Thank you John.
Harfenistin
Nice portrait Frank, I like it very much.
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Thank you :)
Love how the Zs makes using older glass so easy and satisfying.
That 35s looks very good too!
I had an offer for a 24-70 4 (just under 400€, shipping included). Is coming with me to Rome for 4 days in January.
First try today, just picked it up.
Z6, 24-70mm f4
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Thank you :)
Love how the Zs makes using older glass so easy and satisfying.
That 35s looks very good too!
I had an offer for a 24-70 4 (just under 400€, shipping included). Is coming with me to Rome for 4 days in January.
First try today, just picked it up.
Z6, 24-70mm f4
Very nice. Please let us know what you think of the lens ;)
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Beautiful shot Fons, the color combination is wonderful!
I wrestled with Electronic First Curtain Shutter vs Mechanical Shutter until the firmware update that allowed for auto-selecting EFC or Mechanical shutter depending on shutter speed and I guess some other variables. The very quiet EFC along with the new S lenses and the size and weight of the Z6 have made it my all time favorite camera.
Thank you John.
Nice portrait Frank, I like it very much.
Thanks Bill.
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December 28
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49286971532_53c405826c_o.jpg)
Z6 -- 35mm f/1.8S
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Dec 28 A weak sun - Voigtländer Heliar-Hyper Wide 10mm F/5.6 Aspherical
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Dec 28 A weak sun - Voigtländer Heliar-Hyper Wide 10mm F/5.6 Aspherical
FE to Z adapter i think, Techart?
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FE to Z adapter i think, Techart?
No, I hate adapters...
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Very nice. Please let us know what you think of the lens ;)
Thanks John, so far, so good. I guess I´ll have a better idea soon.
La Línea´s main church. Z6, 24-70mm/4s
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December 28
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49286971532_53c405826c_o.jpg)
Z6 -- 35mm f/1.8S
hey, yet another eco nuke
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hey, yet another eco nuke
I have been making compost as long as i know; my objective for posting is in the text.
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Thanks John, so far, so good. I guess I´ll have a better idea soon.
La Línea´s main church. Z6, 24-70mm/4s
Feliz navidad y próspero año nuevo
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Shawls
Nikon Z6 24/2.8 NC
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Shawls
Nikon Z6 24/2.8 NC
Too cold for these John... ;D
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Too cold for these John... ;D
haha, not in a Thrift store :D
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Feliz navidad y próspero año nuevo
Igualmente Fons. Un fuerte abrazo!
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The 24kitty70 at service.
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Dec 28 A weak sun - Voigtländer Heliar-Hyper Wide 10mm F/5.6 Aspherical
I like it: color, tones, things to look at.
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The 24kitty70 at service.
very succcessful usage of kit optic
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It is very difficult to find qualified personnel in Germany these days, especially in Health and Service. There is work and there are people searching, but the people searching do not match the needs of the employers or the qualification matches but the ideas of payment does not match. Happy the qualified who can choose their employers and pay and happy the employers who find and keep matching workers. All others are f*cked basically. This guy owns five restaurants. Currently two are closed because he cannot find reliable cooks and service personnel ... And these localities are institutions in our quarter ...
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I like it: color, tones, things to look at.
Keith, thanks for the kind comments...
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The 24kitty70 at service.
Very nice, great mood.
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It is very difficult to find qualified personnel in Germany these days, especially in Health and Service. There is work and there are people searching, but the people searching do not match the needs of the employers or the qualification matches but the ideas of payment does not match. Happy the qualified who can choose their employers and pay and happy the employers who find and keep matching workers. All others are f*cked basically. This guy owns five restaurants. Currently two are closed because he cannot find reliable cooks and service personnel ... And these localities are institutions in our quarter ...
Good image, Frank. In Holland the same situation, record low unemployment figures and almost impossible to get a good and reliable builder, painter, plumber etc. Too many students are selecting studies for a white collar job.
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Interior of Restaurant Sabor Canario (built 17th century), La Orotava/Tenerife. They also serve tasty typical Canary Island food :)
Nikon Z6 + 24-70mm f4
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49288932098_7d4b0da6cf_h.jpg)
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Apres Christmas/ pre New Year pampering(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49289646136_a5a7121a08_k.jpg)
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Leaving...
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Interior of Restaurant Sabor Canario (built 17th century), La Orotava/Tenerife. They also serve tasty typical Canary Island food :)
Nikon Z6 + 24-70mm f4
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49288932098_7d4b0da6cf_h.jpg)
Luc, I love those colours! ;)
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Skating fun
D700 Angenieux 28-70/2.6
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We don't celebrate christmas as such, but the time of the year is great for arranging parties for family and friends. Which usually ends up in a mass jamming event, given my girl friend Ruth is hosting the gathering :)
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Interior of Restaurant Sabor Canario (built 17th century), La Orotava/Tenerife. They also serve tasty typical Canary Island food :)
Nikon Z6 + 24-70mm f4
when I first saw this I imagined you were in Mexico
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Skating fun
D700 Angenieux 28-70/2.6
big sale on blue skates ...
just kidding, nice image
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trying out the 200-500
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big sale on blue skates ...
just kidding, nice image
:D
Thanks.
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trying out the 200-500
That's a lot of reach. Good results?
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December 29
Cat in window
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49293844661_67d49454d7_o.jpg)
Z6 -- 50mm f/1.8S
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That's a lot of reach. Good results?
It looks promising, VR is outstanding, I can shoot hand held at 1/50 @ 500mm and get sharp images, after getting past the weight, it is easy to use, and glad to find out that it did not need AF tuning on my d800 as every other lens that I own needed it.
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When photoenthusiasts ask me how to become a better photographer I tell them to visit museums and learn from the masters. I went to Arp museum today to see Otto Piene:
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It looks promising, VR is outstanding, I can shoot hand held at 1/50 @ 500mm and get sharp images, after getting past the weight, it is easy to use, and glad to find out that it did not need AF tuning on my d800 as every other lens that I own needed it.
Ah, nice to hear ! Good luck with the lens !
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When photoenthusiasts ask me how to become a better photographer I tell them to visit museums and learn from the masters. I went to Arp museum today to see Otto Piene:
Great shot, Frank.
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Savannah, GA (Z6 50/1.8S)
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Luc, I love those colours! ;)
I love them too Mike and it's why I shot it :D
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when I first saw this I imagined you were in Mexico
Ah, similar taste for vivid colours. I've only been to Mexico once, as a tourist to Playa del Carmen.
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Sunrise
Z6 80-200/2.8 AF-S
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December 30
Skyline at 15:40
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49298987108_462a73b819_o.jpg)
Z6 -- 35mm f/1.8S
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Skyline at 15:40
Nice, I like silhouetted trees....!
Any thought to crop out the roof tops or you were intentionally keeping them in?
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Nice, I like silhouetted trees....!
Any thought to crop out the roof tops or you were intentionally keeping them in?
Rooftops add to the composition me thunk ;) thank you Rob
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I cooked an apple pie for Silvester ...
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Happy Silvester happy new year!
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California continues to fall into the sea.
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Hi all, it’s a long time without a post here
I wish you happy new year 2020!
This is mountain Ziria (Ζήρεια) in Peloponnesus -2376m- more than 100km from Piraeus port in a relative clean day
Nikon D750, Tamron 150-600 f5.6-6.3 with LR post to clean
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The liberation of Brabant was 75 years ago.
75 models show scenes in Brabant related to the liberation in 1944.
Z6 80-200/2.8 AF-S
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Progress on the new Sun Room!
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Odds-and-Ends/Odds-and-Ends-2019/i-L8w8Bsz/0/95468722/XL/Z6M_2128-XL.jpg) (https://billm7.smugmug.com/Odds-and-Ends/Odds-and-Ends-2019/i-L8w8Bsz/A)
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Hi all, it’s a long time without a post here
I wish you happy new year 2020!
This is mountain Ziria (Ζήρεια) in Peloponnesus -2376m- more than 100km from Piraeus port in a relative clean day
Nikon D750, Tamron 150-600 f5.6-6.3 with LR post to clean
Nice overview ! Happy new year too.
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Progress on the new Sun Room!
Nice to see, Bill. Glorious weather too.
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December 31
People queing up for "olieballen", or deepfried doughballs laced with raisins.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49305682356_f5ed1a0555_o.jpg)
Z6 -- 35mm f/1.8S
Now Nikon will you release mf lenses in Z mount, to make the Z even more compact for street photography?!
Happy new year to all and everyone!
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Main street on December 31st
(https://drscdn.500px.org/photo/1008502187/m%3D900/v2?sig=ffa0534ae3db9d3a871dad6aa3474d86e99158c3d898c86437cec00cbe517734) (https://500px.com/photo/1008502187/Untitled-by-Cyril-Crn)
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"Low Country Boil" (Z6 50mm 1.8 S)
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"Low Country Boil" (Z6 50mm 1.8 S)
looks like edible ingredients
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"Low Country Boil" (Z6 50mm 1.8 S)
Looks delicious!