November 2025

[Frank Fremerey]

Very impressive image, the gigantic size of the excabator looks really real!

These things are REALLY REAL and thanks to the German Greens effort to kill the climate friendly nuclear energy since the 1980ies the lignite fires in our Country will not go out so fast ...

[Frank Fremerey]

  +1 There is also a "steam-punk" style flavor there, retro futuristic. Love the composition too.

The "red pipes" are electricity cables, glad you asked...

[Fons Baerken]

I've taken more images with my DSLR this week than (probably) in the last year or so.
Having been asked to volunteer and help taking photos at a theatre festival for people with learning disabilities, I've had a great time.
The stage lighting was a challenge, but I'm really pleased with this one

Excellent image and rendering,  ''dslr outputs look less pixelated?''.

[Fons Baerken]

November 17

Hydrangeas

Z7_2    Z105mm f/2.8S

[Fons Baerken]

These things are REALLY REAL and thanks to the German Greens effort to kill the climate friendly nuclear energy since the 1980ies the lignite fires in our Country will not go out so fast ...

Windturbines, and solarpanels R distroying the natural environment! Considering less energy intensive techniques (zum Beispiel).

[Frank Fremerey]

Windturbines, and solarpanels R distroying the natural environment! Considering less energy intensive techniques (zum Beispiel).

AI and EV and 10 Billion People will see us into a more energy intensive world.


Only for the agricultural sector I see a better efficiency looming given that the old style monoculture + chemistry + mechanics does not work so well anymore, especially not for smaller farming operations.

[Anirban Halder]

Weather forecast confirmed. Snow, yet still in modest amount. Early morning so the snow is visibly blue-tinged.

Viltrox 75mm f/1.2 on the Z9. I find this combination particularly enjoyable.

Snow and red background, also so fun and enjoyable combination. Although snow nowhere to be seen in Minnesota yet.
Lovely shot. Makes me reach for hot cocoa.

[Alaun]

we started sorting through and scanning my deceased father's slides. He was quite some photographer especially when it came to composing technical equipment shots ...


Scanned with the d850 + 2.8/60G Micro + slide scanning contraption ES-2

Frank, it seems, that photo shows one of the smaller giants on its way from one open mining pit to another pit.
And yes, lignite makes a lot of smoke, but mostly, what is coming out of the chimneys is water.
A picture from 2008 (with a lot of filters used at that time  ) showing one in its working surroundings.

[ColinM]

Thank you Frank, Paco & Fons

Excellent image and rendering,  ''dslr outputs look less pixelated?''.

Less than a Camera phone Fons? That and much more

Exposure is spot on, not an easy task on stage lighting, specially with white costumes

This is one of the topics I am interested in, in the "Events" theme i mentioned.
I still (reluctantly) use Capture NX to PP. I'd happily move to another tool, but I have got very used to the old Nik Colour Control tool they still include to do local changes. That's how I made the highlights fit in with the rest.

In turn, I too love your dad's "maybe steampunk" image Frank and Paco's shadowy character
Plus your seaside portrait is both sensitive and rich in character

[Frank Fremerey]

Frank, it seems, that photo shows one of the smaller giants on its way from one open mining pit to another pit.
And yes, lignite makes a lot of smoke, but mostly, what is coming out of the chimneys is water.
A picture from 2008 (with a lot of filters used at that time  ) showing one in its working surroundings.

Supershot, long lens compression



The one my father shot is one of the biggest. I got a scale shot to scan with a big fire truck that looks like a micro toy

[ARTUROARTISTA]

Photo taken with a D200 and a vintage Nikon lens

[Fons Baerken]

Frank, it seems, that photo shows one of the smaller giants on its way from one open mining pit to another pit.
And yes, lignite makes a lot of smoke, but mostly, what is coming out of the chimneys is water.
A picture from 2008 (with a lot of filters used at that time  ) showing one in its working surroundings.

i like it too.

[ARTUROARTISTA]

Frank, it seems, that photo shows one of the smaller giants on its way from one open mining pit to another pit.
And yes, lignite makes a lot of smoke, but mostly, what is coming out of the chimneys is water.
A picture from 2008 (with a lot of filters used at that time  ) showing one in its working surroundings.

I really like that industrial landscape; I think the winter vegetation and the stark lighting increase the desolate, oppressive, and transformative effect of human action.