April 2024

[Øivind Tøien]

Still some aurora around although darkness is quickly disappearing.

[Bruno Schroder]

Nice to see, thanks for sharing, Øivind.
Once in a long while, every 2 or 3 years, they could be visible from Belgium but again last week, as usual, they were hidden by clouds…

[Øivind Tøien]

Thanks Bruno. At least when you on rare occasions get the auroras at lower latitudes you are rewarded with the nice red colors.

BTW, that was a spectacular green flash you captured on the last page, almost detached!

[ColinM]

Lovely green spark Bruno

Thanks Akira. I have a very good spot with almost ideal conditions to see it, when the weather is right.

Amazingly, you must be looking down the length of the Channel to see this.
I've never seen this when looking West at sunsets from Cornwall or Western Ireland.

[Bruno Schroder]

That one was special indeed but most of the time, I only get this, which is only visible with a long lens or binoculars. With the naked eye my wife sees only a very faint and fleeting green spot 1 on 3 times, roughly. That could be the reason why you don't see it.

Dungeness is over 40km from here. With clear sky and a binocular, I can see the power plant.

[Fons Baerken]

That one was special indeed but most of the time, I only get this, which is only visible with a long lens or binoculars. With the naked eye my wife sees only a very faint and fleeting green spot 1 on 3 times, roughly. That could be the reason why you don't see it.

Dungeness is over 40km from here. With clear sky and a binocular, I can see the power plant.

Bruno 'must be one of your better blurry shots'! Beats me whats out there?

[Fons Baerken]

April 23

the z 20mm f/1.8s being one of the sharper z lenses
is not perfect

Zf  Z 20mm f/1.8S @f/5.6 iso 3600

[Frank Fremerey]

The CV f/1.0 lens seems to be a tool you have been needing for a while. You are getting lovely results with it.

you are too kind, Keith. I loved to be more bold and just jump into the next plane to get roasted in the California sun. Here we got freezing nights and rainy days. Just today we had some sun at one digit Celsius temperatures in the shadow...


... how is it in California?

[aerobat]

April 23

the z 20mm f/1.8s being one of the sharper z lenses
is not perfect

Zf  Z 20mm f/1.8S @f/5.6 iso 3600

Fons, your bookshelf offers space for many more lenses the right amount of lenses is n+1

[Fons Baerken]

Fons, your bookshelf offers space for many more lenses the right amount of lenses is n+1

More of them are in a different cupboard

[MFloyd]

April 23

the z 20mm f/1.8s being one of the sharper z lenses
is not perfect

Zf  Z 20mm f/1.8S @f/5.6 iso 3600

This is not a cupboard  (René Magritte)

[Fons Baerken]

This is not a cupboard  (René Magritte)

Not a cupboard more of a lens and camera-board.

[Bruno Schroder]

Bruno 'must be one of your better blurry shots'! Beats me whats out there?

Thanks Fons. It’s a green flash, but weakened by heat waves and some small clouds remnants.

It looks like your lens cupboard is overflowing to the “easiest to grab” area of the house

[Bruno Schroder]

Spring time, coexistence of red and tender green.

[Fons Baerken]

April 24

two cats

Zf,  Z 40mm f/2