NG Crete April 2017

[Bent Hjarbo]

The NG meeting at Crete is now started for full.
The first day out finding nice places and flowers is now nearing the end, some late food will be needed.
We had a very nice dinner last night thanks to Elias who have found a nice cosy place with good food.
The weather had its time of teasing, so Bjørn missed a shot due to clouds

[Bjørn Rørslett]

Chania night life. Coming from a Nordic light regime, this is dark as the proverbial coal cellar by comparison. Still, the Df can get some of the ambience.

[elsid]

I was a bit early at the airport, yesterday, to welcome the Vikings, so I took a couple of shots with the Df and drank a cup of hot chocolate.

[elsid]

The bear getting ready

[elsid]

These were taken at Omalos, where the descent for crossing the famous Samaria gorge starts.

[Bjørn Rørslett]

Lots of stuff to process from today's shooting to Omalos/Samaria and back to Chania.

I could not resists these nice specimens of Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria ssp. chrysocephalus). The subspecies chiefly is Eastern Mediterranean and has large, shiningly yellow flowers. The cloudbanks rolling over the mountain range in the background made a perfect contrast to the flowers.

I did several attempts of which the one below came out on top.

[BW]

Very interesting combination of elements Bjørn. Makes me wonder how it was done. I like that

[Eric Borgström]

Wonderfull Bjørnesque flower in mountainus Crete.
I will sit glued to my computer and follow your adventures and photos. (Disclosure: I have a bad cold so no own camera adventures anyhow for a day or three)
When will you braid Bjørn (as Andrea suggested)?
Keep the posts and pictures coming...
/Eric

[Erik Lund]

Nice to see your off to a splendid start! Enjoy

[Fons Baerken]

Lots of stuff to process from today's shooting to Omalos/Samaria and back to Chania.

I could not resists these nice specimens of Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria ssp. chrysocephalus). The subspecies chiefly is Eastern Mediterranean and has large, shiningly yellow flowers. The cloudbanks rolling over the mountain range in the background made a perfect contrast to the flowers.

I did several attempts of which the one below came out on top.

I saw a Df with the Voigtländer 125

[Akira]

Very interesting combination of elements Bjørn. Makes me wonder how it was done. I like that

Apparently through a slickly calculated in-camera double exposure.

[Bent Hjarbo]

Now back from a nice tour South, the workshop is open, Elias is getting a lens.  chipped by Bjørn. While Elias is watching closely
I did some panos in the habour.

[BW]

All work and no fun?

[Bent Hjarbo]

Also lot of fun

[Bjørn Rørslett]

.. and some of those inevitable mishaps. My Df and the 24 mm f/2 were in for a true beating. Having your gear hitting tiles from 1 m height is not a recommended procedure.

Anyway, next days shooting allowed for field testing to determine whether the lens and camera had survived.

The Ice plant Carpobrotus edulis, originally from South Africa, has established itself on the Mediterranean shoreline.

I think this photo give some hope as to further use of the Df + 24/2 combination on this trip.