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John Geerts

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Re: April 2020
« Reply #165 on: April 15, 2020, 17:35:52 »
Red Tulips in the Park

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Re: April 2020
« Reply #166 on: April 15, 2020, 18:47:02 »
John, Lovely i like that Monet style bokeh here.

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Re: April 2020
« Reply #167 on: April 15, 2020, 20:18:13 »
Very nice John,  a tad of desaturation perhaps
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John Geerts

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Re: April 2020
« Reply #168 on: April 15, 2020, 20:37:00 »
Thanks Fons and Mike.

This Tulip Species has a very specific red.  It is already a bit desaturated but perhaps a bit darker is the solution?

Posted earlier in 2017, the same tulips--
https://nikongear.net/revival/index.php?topic=5430.msg91683#msg91683

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Re: April 2020
« Reply #169 on: April 15, 2020, 21:14:41 »
Tulips ought to be vibrantly red. Thus John has succeeded.

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Re: April 2020
« Reply #170 on: April 15, 2020, 21:21:37 »
Love the tulip series, John!
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Re: April 2020
« Reply #171 on: April 15, 2020, 21:21:48 »
i had to briefly break my quarantine today to get medicines at the local pharmacy. Using an N95 mask I felt safe enough for this short excursion into the "wild". Operating a camera in a masked state is not easy though, so the little NEX-5N Monochrome came to the rescue. The camera with, in this case, a tiny lens such as the 25mm f/4 Voigtländer Scopar is easy to bring with me in the handbag, but I do have issues focusing such a moderately wide and not very bright lens on this camera despite the focus highlighting. Ironically this would be much easier with an OVF and a split-image screen :(. Perhaps I should take the Df next time although it is not small enough to go into my usual handbag unless I choose a large one.

Anyway, I got an acceptable snapshot. Need this not to let my imagining skills deteriorate faster than they already do in isolation.

A pity the 25mm f/4 is so elusive as it appears to be an excellent performer.

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Re: April 2020
« Reply #172 on: April 16, 2020, 07:15:51 »
Tulips ought to be vibrantly red. Thus John has succeeded.
Yes you are right, but I seem to remember comments made about saturated Nikon reds being overblown in the past?
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Re: April 2020
« Reply #173 on: April 16, 2020, 09:39:59 »
It's very easy to trade detail for red [over]saturation. Not sure Nikons are more prone to this than other digital cameras, though. Much depends on the processing of the raw files.

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Re: April 2020
« Reply #174 on: April 16, 2020, 09:53:43 »
Red Tulips in the Park

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Re: April 2020
« Reply #175 on: April 16, 2020, 10:15:54 »
petal snow
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Re: April 2020
« Reply #176 on: April 16, 2020, 11:19:02 »
April 16

the next day

Df - 105mm f/2.5


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Re: April 2020
« Reply #177 on: April 16, 2020, 11:41:11 »
Fons, not sure if I prefer the one with the 200mm, some days ago or this one with the 105mm, which is your choice?
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Re: April 2020
« Reply #178 on: April 16, 2020, 11:46:23 »
Fons, not sure if I prefer the one with the 200mm, some days ago or this one with the 105mm, which is your choice?

Yes the 200mm looks a bit thin too digital, if you ask me i prefer the Df over the Z6 (very subjective statement).
Here is one with the 105/1.4



from yesterday also on the Z6

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Re: April 2020
« Reply #179 on: April 16, 2020, 12:06:39 »
Frank, your #175 is absolutely lovely!
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