May 2018

[Bjørn Rørslett]

Post your "blog" contributions here.

No theme (other than what the passage of time creates), no contest implied, a maximum of one picture per day in the actual month and no more than 4 images per month for NG members, up to 30 for Supporters. You can distribute the contributions as once per week if you so prefer.

The posted picture(s) must be taken within the designated time period.

[John Geerts]

As mentioned in April, the Lilac is a few weeks early now, and also the 'Golden Rain' is making efforts to blossom early.

The Lilac is very white this year, with some extra postproc. emphasize is on  the color and the contrast with the sky and sun.

Given the distance to the blossom the  Nikkor 200/2 is very suitable in giving the expression needed.

[Fons Baerken]

May 1

Clematis montana



D800, nikkor O 55mm f/1.2 crt

[Frank Fremerey]

great light and colors, very interesting rendering, Fons

[Bjørn Rørslett]

The view from my new office quarters, on the first day of May. The fresh snowfall promised for today by the Weather Service did not manifest itself,  but we had torrential rain instead.

False-colour IR with the Fuji S5Pro and Nikkor 35mm f/1.4. Silkypix 8.20 for the RAF processing. A typical  Norwegian bilberry-spruce forest on dry ground as indicated by the presence of Heather.

[Fons Baerken]

great light and colors, very interesting rendering, Fons

Take the niikkor 55/1.2 outside in and among the shrubs and plants very short focal distance handheld @f/1.2, light windy condition, photoshop straight, neutral conversion.
Thank you

[Bent Hjarbo]

Today I was out with my photoclub to photograph at a motocross arena, in order to improve our skills.
Rainy and around 8 centigrade

Nice picture Fons, can't see the wind

[Fons Baerken]

The view from my new office quarters, on the first day of May. The fresh snowfall promised for today by the Weather Service did not manifest itself,  but we had torrential rain instead.

False-colour IR with the Fuji S5Pro and Nikkor 35mm f/1.4. Silkypix 8.20 for the RAF processing. A typical  Norwegian bilberry-spruce forest on dry ground as indicated by the presence of Heather.

lovely palette

[Fons Baerken]

As mentioned in April, the Lilac is a few weeks early now, and also the 'Golden Rain' is making efforts to blossom early.

The Lilac is very white this year, with some extra postproc. emphasize is on  the color and the contrast with the sky and sun.

Given the distance to the blossom the  Nikkor 200/2 is very suitable in giving the expression needed.

strange colours really

[Fons Baerken]

Today I was out with my photoclub to photograph at a motocross arena, in order to improve our skills.
Rainy and around 8 centigrade

Nice picture Fons, can't see the wind

Nailed that one Bent

[John Geerts]

strange colours really

Yes, indeed. As if the original light pink colours were washed out...  (like in this example https://www.directplant.nl/tuintips/sering-soorten-en-verzorging/)

[Fons Baerken]

Looks like some deficiency, lack of minerals, potash and phosphor, acid conditions of the soil inhibits growth, better mulch the soil with some low nitrogen compost yearly.

[armando_m]

Beautiful images

Today was a day for a light compact photo walk by myself - v1 + 10mm

[Fons Baerken]

Nice street scene under the flamboyant (Delonix regia) canopy, Armando

[Akira]

Strikingly red!