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Lille, 50 plus 500
« on: August 26, 2018, 17:37:03 »
Summicron R and Reflex Nikkor 500 went downtown. I guess I do not need to tell which is which.
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Re: Lille, 50 plus 500
« Reply #1 on: August 26, 2018, 17:39:05 »
and three more. Paradise does not seem to be accessible any more. Sigh.
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Re: Lille, 50 plus 500
« Reply #2 on: August 26, 2018, 18:10:35 »
Great series ... ;)
I don't recognize the building in upheaval ?( I don't recognize the Belfry either)! But I mostly know Five Cail and Lomme around Le Blan-Lafont and of course Portzy's "Ski shoe"  :o
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Re: Lille, 50 plus 500
« Reply #3 on: August 26, 2018, 18:17:57 »
The "enucleated" building is the former academy of medecine. The belfry framed by a window arcade is that of St Michel church. The university has been transferred to Villeneuve d'Ascq, I think, decades ago, and the old buildings were rented out to various administrations, including the British cultural centre until about ten years ago. The whole was in a very bad condition. Now they're turning the whole into a mix of apartments, hotel, offices, and an arts gallery.
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Re: Lille, 50 plus 500
« Reply #4 on: August 26, 2018, 22:35:48 »
Quote from: Airy on August 26, 2018, 17:37:03
Summicron R and Reflex Nikkor 500 went downtown. I guess I do not need to tell which is which.

I'd rather enjoy the way you use these extremely different lens without making their characters obvious.  I'm attracted to the contemplative images.
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Re: Lille, 50 plus 500
« Reply #5 on: August 26, 2018, 22:43:41 »
Well, at the time of selecting the pics for this series, I did not really think it over but you are right.

There are some similarities between the wide open Summicron and the Reflex Nikkor : some vignetting, moderate constrat, and in both cases a very clean image (low distortion, low CA...).

The two 500 pics here are the closed café and the painted fish ; in the absence of fore- or background, the lens does not get betrayed by its bokeh. I could not have framed the two with the Summicron because of the distance (fish) or the danger of standing in the middle of a street (café), but this cannot be guessed by the viewer.
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Re: Lille, 50 plus 500
« Reply #6 on: August 26, 2018, 22:54:57 »
Quote from: Airy on August 26, 2018, 18:17:57
The "enucleated" building is the former academy of medecine. The belfry framed by a window arcade is that of St Michel church. The university has been transferred to Villeneuve d'Ascq, I think, decades ago, and the old buildings were rented out to various administrations, including the British cultural centre until about ten years ago. The whole was in a very bad condition. Now they're turning the whole into a mix of apartments, hotel, offices, and an arts gallery.

Merci... :)
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Re: Lille, 50 plus 500
« Reply #7 on: August 26, 2018, 22:55:34 »
Thank you for the details.  I have to confess that my guess was not 100% accurate.  :)
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Re: Lille, 50 plus 500
« Reply #8 on: August 26, 2018, 22:56:15 »
de rien. Time to have another try and meeting somewhere around Filles du Calvaire ?
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Re: Lille, 50 plus 500
« Reply #9 on: August 26, 2018, 22:57:17 »
Quote from: Akira on August 26, 2018, 22:55:34
Thank you for the details.  I have to confess that my guess was not 100% accurate.  :)

which confirms your observation about the similarities between those two lenses.
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Re: Lille, 50 plus 500
« Reply #10 on: August 26, 2018, 23:09:44 »
Quote from: Airy on August 26, 2018, 22:57:17
which confirms your observation about the similarities between those two lenses.

...or your characteristic, though discreet, photographic style.
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« Reply #11 on: August 26, 2018, 23:13:37 »
gosh, I have a style now ?! is there a cure ?
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Re: Lille, 50 plus 500
« Reply #12 on: August 26, 2018, 23:25:36 »
Quote from: Airy on August 26, 2018, 23:13:37
gosh, I have a style now ?! is there a cure ?
;)

When you are inspired to release the shutter, your character will shine through the images.   8)
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Re: Lille, 50 plus 500
« Reply #13 on: August 27, 2018, 23:02:30 »
not part of the series: one more shot with the Reflex Nikkor. You may recognize the building reflected in the first shot of the series.
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Re: Lille, 50 plus 500
« Reply #14 on: August 27, 2018, 23:04:48 »
Same building, seen by the Summicron:
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