February 2026

[christeo]

From the images you share, I can see that it has been a cold winter across large parts of Europe. It has been cold in Norway as well. When cold, stable winter weather lasts for several weeks with little wind, layers of snow and ice build up on spruce trees, turning them into sculptures. This is a typical winter climate for inland eastern Norway, but with a more variable climate, there has not been much snow on the trees since 2023.

Z8/24-120 S, 120 mm f/4

[ColinM]

As an experiment, I found a photograph taken at ISO 6400 with my Zf. (I am assuming that the noise would be similar to the Z9 at a fixed output size.....

Thanks Ian
For me, the content and composition have taken my mind down some happy paths
If i zoom in, sure I can see some noise. But its already of very low importance compared to my enjoyment of this particular image

It may be bad manners to comment on multiple images at once.... but since Paco's started the NR discussion:

The two performer images taken with the Z9, 70-200 2.8 fl

With "High Release", I feel like I'm looking through a narrow window, not sure what's unfolding

But with "Free expressions", it feels like the subject is actually in full flow.
Fluid, free and undoubtedly expressive