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John Geerts

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Re: Lens Flare
« Reply #165 on: March 13, 2016, 21:52:42 »
haha, Thanks Jakov. Hopefully we have a sparkling sun on Sunday ;)

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Re: Lens Flare
« Reply #166 on: March 14, 2016, 17:48:55 »
Contemplating a puddle

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Re: Lens Flare
« Reply #167 on: March 14, 2016, 21:38:10 »
Yes Mr Chipowski. A character building image. I still wonder if it is cute or scary. Maybe it will clean with a little crop on the top but not sure since it works as it is... Bw works too

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Re: Lens Flare
« Reply #168 on: March 14, 2016, 21:57:50 »
Thanks for your comments!  I had not considered the scary interpretation, but I can see that with the dark puddle.  As an aside, this was really strong back lighting and I think this is my first photo with possible banding??  Not sure I am qualified to make the diagnosis about the vertical lines in his hair.  The original file was darker and this BW version is cooked pretty good, so that may be part of it.

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Re: Lens Flare
« Reply #169 on: March 14, 2016, 22:04:49 »

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Re: Lens Flare
« Reply #170 on: March 14, 2016, 22:06:44 »
Thanks Fons

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Re: Lens Flare
« Reply #171 on: March 14, 2016, 22:09:38 »
Chip, very humorous!
It can easily be considered as an album cover  8)
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Re: Lens Flare
« Reply #172 on: March 14, 2016, 22:38:59 »
Thanks Jakov, I like the album cover idea!

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Re: Lens Flare
« Reply #173 on: March 18, 2016, 11:44:19 »
Shot with the enigmatic Ais/AF-D Nikkor 50/1.4 derivative.  It has neither aperture or focusing mechanism.  Apparently it is corrected for a certain closer distance, but its focus is fixed at the infinity when directly mounted on a Nikon body.  Hence you can enjoy massive flares and coma caused by the residual spherical aberration and the astigmatism.

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Re: Lens Flare
« Reply #174 on: March 18, 2016, 12:03:35 »
John that 70-210mm f/4 is a true champange lens
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Re: Lens Flare
« Reply #175 on: March 18, 2016, 12:45:01 »
Thanks Erik. Champagne with fish  ;)    It's the MF Series E version, not sure how much it deviates from the Nikkor one. (Although that is an AF version, but apparently the same optics)

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Re: Lens Flare
« Reply #176 on: March 26, 2016, 13:00:33 »
Not sure how to call this.  Is it a kind of ghosting?

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Re: Lens Flare
« Reply #177 on: April 03, 2016, 23:27:41 »
I guess this is flare. Kowa 77/1.1
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Re: Lens Flare
« Reply #178 on: April 03, 2016, 23:29:59 »
Nah. More likely spherical and chromatic aberration. But nice nonetheless.

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Re: Lens Flare
« Reply #179 on: April 03, 2016, 23:31:52 »
Bruno, that Kowa is my type of lens. Great image!
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