June 2024

[kasperbergholt]

Fine strands of macroalgae photographed through a sun-lit surface of a small pond in the Gardens of the Royal Danish Horticultural Society, Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, June 2024.

Nikon D3 & Zeiss Milvus 50mm.

[Luc]

Inspection of pipes prior to the construction of district heating. All this in todays temperature of 30 degrees Celsius. I feel sorry for the workers.
The plethora of pipes is due to the lack of a removal obligation of no longer used pipes.

Ricoh GRIII

GRIII_R0000809 by Luc de Schepper, on Flickr

[Ian Watson]

Yes, I agree. Lovely shot, Ian.

Thank you, John.

[Ian Watson]

Street musician - Zf & Z 35mm f/1.8

Good one, Daniel. The tree does a great job of redirecting the eye back to the musician. Like John, I am curious about the light on her.

[Ian Watson]

Old Borough Arms inn in Rye (South England)

Your talent for finding good compositions amid everyday life is a pleasure, as always. It is a special treat when they are of England, where I grew up. (Although I'm from the North  )

[ColinM]

Several thousand years work lies next to sand that was created in the last decade or so

[Øivind Tøien]

Ian, that is a really nice clean folding pattern of the rocks, and it could appear that the sand has helped polishing it?

Alaska fire season is on, so combination of heat, dry lightening and wind results in smoke from several major wildfires around Fairbanks. Water scooping planes passing overhead is a daily occurrence.
55mm f/3.5 micro @ f/8 on Z8.

[Akira]

Ian, that is a really nice clean folding pattern of the rocks, and it could appear that the sand has helped polishing it?

Alaska fire season is on, so combination of heat, dry lightening and wind results in smoke from several major wildfires around Fairbanks. Water scooping planes passing overhead is a daily occurrence.
55mm f/3.5 micro @ f/8 on Z8.

Hope you stay safe, Øivind.

[Akira]

A rainy day.

[Øivind Tøien]

Hope you stay safe, Øivind.

No worry for Fairbanks. There are some areas near the Elliott highway north-east of us that was ordered to evacuate. Alaskan wildfires in summer are pretty normal, it is just a matter of how bad it gets and which way the wind drives the smoke. It is currently reported that there are 132 active fires in Alaska, but only 14 of them staffed. Fires that do not have the potential to threaten structures are just allowed to burn its course; it is a natural part of the cycle. The image above was from yesterday afternoon. I managed to get a shot of one of the water scooping planes today - interesting location of the engines high on top of the wings. (Propellers stay pretty straight with the Z8     ). Here is a link to a photo of what it looks like on the ground https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/10167228 and another one scooping https://fireaviation.com/2017/05/15/scoopers-on-lake-chatuge/aero-flite_262_cl-215/.

[John Geerts]

Your talent for finding good compositions amid everyday life is a pleasure, as always. It is a special treat when they are of England, where I grew up. (Although I'm from the North  )

Thanks Ian !

[John Geerts]

Pier in Hastings

D850  AF-S 28-300/4.5

[Birna Rørslett]

Down with a flu these days, so photography takes  the backseat. Still, nice to try out the more unusual stuff; like the B.U.G. filter which combines UV with strongly modified visual colours. You'll need a UV-capable lens to make the most of it, but that's no problem with the Coastal 60mm f/4 APO.

Ruth's bed of Bidens ferulifolia flowers have an all-yellow appearance to the naked eye, however in UV the large UV-dark patches are very much evident.

[aerobat]

Good one, Daniel. The tree does a great job of redirecting the eye back to the musician. Like John, I am curious about the light on her.

Many thanks John and Ian - yes there was a streetlight above me which helped lighting her face. The color temperatures of the various lights was a challenge tough. It was done while walking past and the Zf locked AF on the eyes despite the low light levels and my movement. I'm really impressed with the Zf as a street photo camera.

[John Geerts]

Robertsonstreet  Hastings

D850  AF-S 28-300