January 2018

[Frank Fremerey]

Great lenses, give some distance.      Have now the MF and the AF    Light (740gram)  vs Heavy (1190gram),  18cm  vs 20cm,      a bit of (easy correctable) coma vs perfection,   1:2   vs 1:1,  (but with 4T no problem)  Better with Distance  vs limited in Distance shots.

The MF is pretty rare in Europe, was lucky to find one.   The lens is only 2 cm taller than the 200mm QC. and with that size it fits easier in the camera bag and thus more flexible.

I own the 4/200 Ai-S. Superb lens in the near field, wonderful detail rendering & color fidelity. I do all my spontaneous food shots with it. Bokeh a bit "boxy" and technical in the far field, you can clearly see the hard edges of the aperture blades.

Thank you for you nice comments on my photos.

[Bent Hjarbo]

Could have been in the thread "Show birds"
On a visit to the White city at Mjøsa (in Norway) they have a svan in the coat of arms.
I am visiting my cousin, as all have a cousin in Gjøvik The norwegians will know why

[tommiejeep]

As I just noted on Alaun's post, Street Art is new to Goa but I caught this while downtown a few days ago.
I guess it would not work in NYC, Paris or London   
No idea what the reflection is in the bottom left.  Not in the EVF. I shiny new car just to my right?

[MFloyd]

Mathieu, chief in a restaurant where I have my habits; proud young father, just back from paternity leave 

[John Geerts]

Bokeh a bit "boxy" and technical in the far field, you can clearly see the hard edges of the aperture blades.

Thanks for the explantion Frank.   I noticed,  just asks some timing and bokeh-checking.  And also a matter of shooting a lot with F/4 

[Fons Baerken]

Mathieu, chief in a restaurant where I have my habits; proud young father, just back from paternity leave 

That's a fine portrait .

[John Geerts]

Mathieu, chief in a restaurant where I have my habits; proud young father, just back from paternity leave 

What a great shot. Shining a lot !! 

[John Geerts]

Our latest mail-boxes have a lot of colour?

Df      105/2.8  AF-D

[Fons Baerken]

babysitweekend

[Bent Hjarbo]

babysitweekend

Lovely

[golunvolo]

This last two pages are a treat. Thanks!


   Today I finally got time to walk around with my camera. D200 ir and 80-200 2.8 ed
    Zones, planes and echos.

[Frank Fremerey]

Mathieu, chief in a restaurant where I have my habits; proud young father, just back from paternity leave 

Superb portrait!

A tad closely cut maybe, but that decision makes his eyes shine more ... my style is to show more environment ... yours is yours ... a chef is a chef ... think August Sander ... https://goo.gl/images/VWR8VQ

[Frank Fremerey]

This last two pages are a treat. Thanks!


   Today I finally got time to walk around with my camera. D200 ir and 80-200 2.8 ed
    Zones, planes and echos.

totally love it, another classy entry for the day, I hardly dare to show my documentary panorama!

[Frank Fremerey]

And here is my humble documentation of an industrial area they try to turn into a new habitat for people ... offices and residential (3 blocks of productional industry were here a few months ago for several decades)... Bonn is growing, now 320k, will be 420k in 20 years, good idea I built a 5 story residential house in the city center currently!

[Frank Fremerey]

As I just noted on Alaun's post, Street Art is new to Goa but I caught this while downtown a few days ago.
I guess it would not work in NYC, Paris or London   
No idea what the reflection is in the bottom left.  Not in the EVF. I shiny new car just to my right?

I always loved your shots, they feature these colors I associate with India (I love Rudyard Kipling, just read him to my daughter again).

I had you famous bicycle as my background in windows for many monts and my wife, arts historian still remembers this shot. Hope to visit you one day!