Nikkor 135 AF DC f/2 D

[John Geerts]

Impressive results with the lens, Jakov.

[Peter Forsell]

Nice work, Jakov. Here are a few grabs from yesterday.

[Jakov Minić]

Thank you John and Peter!
Which body did you use Peter?

Today I took a stroll with my son. Lovely weather, no wind, something I cannot remember happening for a long time.
Almost got arrested in the process of taking pictures with Df and 135DC 
Where is this world leading to?

Two different approaches to the same subject attached.

[Peter Forsell]

Nice splashes of color, Jakov!

I used the antique D2Hs 

[elsa hoffmann]

you really make the lens sing!

[armando_m]

Jakov arrested? what were you shooting ? something else besides flowers ?

[Jakov Minić]

Thank you Peter, Elsa and Armando! Much appreciated!
Armando, it happens that I was walking through a high security street which passes by many embassies. I was spotted taking photos close to the Chinese Embassy. The Security Officer from the Chinese Embassy called the police and reported that someone was taking photos of the Embassy?!?!? So, just like in the movies, a police patrol car stopped next to the side-walk where I was having fun with my son. Two police officers stopped us, and interrogated both of us. Why are you taking photos of the Embassy? Why are you here? Do you have an ID? etc...
They asked me to take a look at the photos that I took. They checked my ID. Explained why they were so suspicious, etc.
Attached you will find The Hague Bandits in action

[charlie]

Jakov, I love what you're doing with the 135mm. A perfect match for you!

Is it actually illegal to take pictures of the embassy, or were they just trying to put the fear in you?
The same can happen here when photographing government buildings, airports, bridges, etc. though it is not illegal to do so.

[Jakov Minić]

Charlie, no, I wasn't taking photos of the Embassy  Which the police officers saw for themselves when I showed them the photos on my camera. They just saw me taking photos but wanted to be sure

Thank you Charlie for your kind words! I am enjoying this great portrait lens

[Tristin]

Nice images Jakov, that lens is a real bokeh machine!

[Anirban Halder]

Two different approaches to the same subject attached.

So many photos I've seen shot using 135 DC, but none like yours Jakov. Your photos are very inspiring.

[elsa hoffmann]

  Jakov - I have also been "detained" before - my partner and I entered a National key point at night (an oil refinery), (also to take photos) as the gate was left "open" after other cars exited - we drive right in - but they chief security would have had to explain why it was possible for us to obtain access - so he had little choice but to let us go. I climb fences regularly .

[Jakov Minić]

Thank you Tristin! Yes, it's a bokeh machine but with a twist and that is the DC feature. All other lenses have a set character for bokeh. The only thing that you can do is change the aperture (well most of the time). I really like the DC feature and the possibility to create the bokeh to you liking.

Anirban, you are most kind! It feels good when someone tells you that your images are inspiring

Elsa had I only climbed fences and intruded on Chinese property being the bandit that I am. I wasn't even looking at them. I was a guy with a camera on a public road. It's just that some roads are more public than others
No big deal apart from the fact that my son was with me who probably got a bit startled. The officers were very polite and in apologetic mood since it was obvious to them that we weren't a security threat, but they had to respond to the call. Who pays for such high security standards? Is it the Dutch Government or do the embassies themselves pay for additional security provided by their hosts...

[elsa hoffmann]

Elsa had I only climbed fences and intruded on Chinese property being the bandit that I am. I wasn't even looking at them. I was a guy with a camera on a public road. It's just that some roads are more public than others
No big deal apart from the fact that my son was with me who probably got a bit startled. The officers were very polite and in apologetic mood since it was obvious to them that we weren't a security threat, but they had to respond to the call. Who pays for such high security standards? Is it the Dutch Government or do the embassies themselves pay for additional security provided by their hosts...

I dont know about others - but in SA the USA embassy is totally neurotic where security is concerned. The have so many security systems in place - and at the hint of any trouble anywhere on the globe - they tend to shut down - shove everyone out - and secure the premises. Wonder what they are keeping there...

[simsurace]

Thank you Tristin! Yes, it's a bokeh machine but with a twist and that is the DC feature. All other lenses have a set character for bokeh. The only thing that you can do is change the aperture (well most of the time). I really like the DC feature and the possibility to create the bokeh to you liking.

Anirban, you are most kind! It feels good when someone tells you that your images are inspiring

Elsa had I only climbed fences and intruded on Chinese property being the bandit that I am. I wasn't even looking at them. I was a guy with a camera on a public road. It's just that some roads are more public than others
No big deal apart from the fact that my son was with me who probably got a bit startled. The officers were very polite and in apologetic mood since it was obvious to them that we weren't a security threat, but they had to respond to the call. Who pays for such high security standards? Is it the Dutch Government or do the embassies themselves pay for additional security provided by their hosts...

I live in the middle of Bern's embassy district. Every other major house here is an embassy. I have been questioned multiple times when shooting cherry blossoms or other flowers, but mostly in a friendly tone. I understand that people sticking a tele lens through the embassy's fences would be slightly suspicious, but I have never been close to doing that, the atmosphere emanating from these buildings already serves to inhibit such thoughts

Here, I think that a considerable amount of public money is used to provide security to foreign statesmen. I recall the instance when they received a Saudi here in Bern, they shut off two major streets for an hour or so and even public buses had to make a detour. But I think the security personnel standing around the embassies in little cabins are paid by the embassies themselves.