January 2022

[John Geerts]

So far I'm pleased. However, the planned location for today's use of the lens was inaccessible due to an ice and snow avalanche blocking the road so I have to try somewhere else tomorrow.

A behemoth lens like this is a niche item and preplanning the shoot is a must.

I understand.  Hopefully you will succeed today !

[Fons Baerken]

January 28

horse

Z6, 85mm f/1.8s

[John Geerts]

The sun at last.  (A very cloudy grey start of 2022)

The first ones...

[Akira]

Rising sun seen from my place.

SIGMA fp with Ai AF Zoom Nikkor 70-300/4.0-5.6@300mm.

[Snoogly]

Rising sun seen from my place.

SIGMA fp with Ai AF Zoom Nikkor 70-300/4.0-5.6@300mm.

Very nice, as usual :-)

Many people argue that Japan would be more attractive without so much aerial clutter, but I think urban skies would be rather boring with out it.

[Akira]

Very nice, as usual :-)

Many people argue that Japan would be more attractive without so much aerial clutter, but I think urban skies would be rather boring with out it.

Thank you.  I totally agree.  I'd rather like shooting sunrise or sunset including all these cluttered urban elements, which makes the scene a lot more interesting!

[Jacques]

[golunvolo]

Thank you.  I totally agree.  I'd rather like shooting sunrise or sunset including all these cluttered urban elements, which makes the scene a lot more interesting!

  I´m torn. Visually I like them -as per your image- but deep down I feel them as unnatural scars in the nature. Go figure

   Jaques, that positive-negative silhouette works wonders in the composition

[golunvolo]

Photographer in action.

  Z6, 16mm 3.5

[Akira]

  I´m torn. Visually I like them -as per your image- but deep down I feel them as unnatural scars in the nature. Go figure

   Jaques, that positive-negative silhouette works wonders in the composition

I hear you, Paco.

I think my images of sunrise, sunset or moonrise are a bit of ironical contrasts between the natural and the artificial.  That's why I typically incorporate these urban elements mostly as silhouettes for the abstraction.  Also, it is easy to render them as silhouettes at sunrise, sunset or moonrise time just by exposing not to blow out the sun too much or to preserve the patterns on the moon.

Jacques, I agree with Paco!

[Fons Baerken]

January 29

Someone's 50th

Zfc, Vx56mm f/1.4

[ianwatson]

Cambridge, Ontario, has not one but three downtown cores. This is one of them, Galt.

Nikon Z6, 85mm f/1.8S.

[Birna Rørslett]

The venerable Noct-Nikkor 58mm f/1.2 on the Z9, evening dusk, and a busy shopping for groceries, no problem. In fact focusing the Noct is very easy with the Z9. If one is interested in perfect focusing, that is good news.


Edit:
Oops -- when I later this evening added the image to my data base, the DB module claimed lens was "50mm f/1.2 Nikkor [Dandelion chip]" based on the EXIF. I had a second look at the lens, and indeed the computer system was correct.  To my excuse, I was in a hurry to get there before closing time, so just grabbed the lens on the run. That also explained the pronounced chroma flares which would be more of a surprise with a Noct. Oh well. We can all make mistakes. Good on us the computers don't share that trait (?).

[golunvolo]

Meet Luis, a street poet in Cádiz, we spend some time together today by the beach and he was gracious enough to allow the shot.

  D5, 300mm 2.8 vrII

[John Geerts]

Empty street in the evening...

Z6  28/1.4E