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One from last summer that I've only just looked at - LR2 beta processing

and a couple from my birthday day out

Hi!

Nice "Mandelbrot's lichen".

How do you like the ZF35 with Ds3? Is it ok @f/2 or 2.8? Have you compared it to 35 L?

Cheers,
J

Big Iron in Chicago



40D 24MM f/1.4 @ f/1.8, 1/50 sec, ISO-100

Hi

I really like the zf35, though it would be nice to have auto aperture... I've not compared it to the 35L, though digilloyd has a comparison that suggests that the zeiss has an edge at wide apertures and certainly I think it's superb shooting between f2 and f4.

The lichen shot was at f5.6 and was taken precariously balanced on a slippery rock - so despite the tripod it was hard to focus (even with live view) and keep everything still - but here is a centre crop at 100% before black and white conversion (processed in LR with 50, 0.5, 50, 5 sharpening). Becuase I was struggling with not falling the corners weren't in the focus plane, but if I get chance I'll shoot something similar to give an idea of corner sharpness.

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Here is a shot of my older daughter with a 100% crop. This is at f2 or 2.8 and shot at 1600iso, then pushed 1.1 stop in LR with nr at 33, 31 and sharpening 50, 1.2, 48, 55.

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Hope that's of interest, and if I get chance to compare to the canon I will!

Mike

At a recent Andy Warhol exhibition in Brisbane. Canon 40D & 17-55 lens.

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A hungry tree.

100mm @ f/4.0


Cheers,
J

Nicely observed, juicy.

Last week in Shibuya .

Sadly I haven't had the opportunity to climb the Himalayas or gawk at Tranny's boobs the last few months so my recent efforts have all been taken close to home.


Somewhere in there is a big dog trapped in a small dog's body.


EDIT: HMMM, maybe I should have done something to make the shot appear smaller. What exactly? FYI - it's hosted on Flickr.

Thank you!
J

You mean like sizing it appropriately for web display BEFORE posting it?

Flickr will have also resized your image to several other smaller sized copies when you uploaded. Just click on all sizes and choose an appropriate one for the use.

Nubble Light in York, Maine, probably America's most photographed lighthouse. Mostly a cliche, but the gulls helped!Click to view attachment

Here is one of my honeymoon in Mykonos and ok, the res is not that great but still shot it on a canon A420 4 mp camera...Editing done in lightroom.

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Wild Turkey @ San Angelo State Park.

A few snap shots from a very recent trip to the Gold Coast.

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Canon 40D and 100-400 F5.6 IS zoom.

Flawed perhaps due to a lack of sharpness (ISO too low), but I like it. Will I get into trouble if I say there's a gracefulness in this kangaroo's hop (on a local golf course) which is comparable to the gracefulness of a ballerina!!

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This is a time exposure at night; no flash, just the illumination of nearby street lighting: Wat Maha Wan, Chiang Mai, Thailand, taken with the 5D, on tripod of course.

I had to fend off the barking dogs and explain to the monks that I just couldn't resist photographing their beautiful temple by night.

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I'd be a bit concerned if this lovely lady bearer were carrying my P45. I wouldn't be able to take this shot of her.... with my P45.

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ps: sorry about the poor bokeh, but in the circumstances, perhaps not such a big deal.

How many times her body weight was she carrying?

Canon 1DS MK2

Canon 1ds MK 2 85l 1.2

Two images taken on a recent trip to Edinburgh. Both taken with a Canon 1D mk3
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Not an exotic location, but soft light from an overcast.

Very nice, Rich.

Thank you.

A recent vacation to Italy... two shots that have just come out of post.

Velvia 100, 85mm f/1.8, 1600



Astia 100F, 85mm, f/9, 1/2"



Cheers,

-Andrew

It didn't take my 7 stitch image. Here are a few recent shots. Not as aesthetic, but artistic in their own right. By the way, you guys inspire me.

drgary

abstract of aircraft engine

From this weekend, D300 and 28-70mm.

partially desaturated:

B/W processed in Lightroom:

See My Flickr Photostream for details and more info.

I agree with this and I thought the example was a good one. I actually like the top blurry image better, but that does not mean it is more worthy. However, if I were to submit either one or the other to a fine art magazine, it would be the top one. That said, it seems like all fine art mags have blurry images in them, which I find after a while quite trite because they seem to be blurry for no other reason than to be blurry, or that the only way the image would have any merit is that it is blurred and does then and only then have some interesting aspects about it. So my point is I'll always go with whatever seems to pull more out of me emotionally than not, unless were talking commercial photography, and then, again, choice for different reasons.

I like it too.

NICE!. I'm gravitating to more photography like this myself. I find it very challenging and when you get a shot likie this, rewarding.

OK I'll submit to tech thread. Let me also say that here is a blanket response for all those who submitted such professional and interesting images, not to mention technically nice and inspirational.

Today when UPS arrives, I'll be the proud and broke owner of a 1DS MKIII. I won't be able to shoot with it on my tripod until RRS ships me the L bracket, however.

Below shots taken with a Canon 5D using either a 24-70 or 70-200 lens.

I like the 2nd and 4th in particular.

Hope you like the 1Ds3 - my l plate only took 3 or 4 days to arive in teh UK.

Mike

All natural light, Leica M8 with Leica 35/1.4 ASPH, except the product shot which was taken with strobes in the studio M8 + collapsible Leica 90/4 macro:

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I didn't make this image so I won't claim it. (I did run it through Lightroom though). It is however a shot of our new grandson, so I'm justifiably proud!

Mike.

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Cheers
Boris

Thanks. Well, RRS was back ordered on the MKIII L plates when I called them. They said they wouldn't be in till May 1st.

Sometimes a persons passion sees no boundaries. Technique is a protagonist of emotion. Certainly, the image is most important, but try tell the greats that obsessing over technical means they're inferior.

What the quote

"I agree. It just goes to show the stupidity of the argument that people who obsess over technical stuff must be artistically inferior to those who do not"

means is that those who "obsess over technical stuff" are not necessarily inferior to those who do not, which is obviously true at least in some situations--namely Ansel Adams. He was a great photographer, and he did obsess over technique, especially in the dark room and with printing.

What is also be true is:

(1) "Those who obsess too much over technical matters may miss diminish developing their creative ability."

(2) "Those who do not obsess enough over technical matters may diminish developing their creativity ability."

Does anyone--or can anyone--reasonably disagree with those two statements?

These are lovely. Beautiful work [subject isnt to shabby either ]

I never got any impression from these 'camera doesn't matter' debates that obsessing over technical issues is an inferior activity. I think Jonathan might have drawn that inference for himself.

I agree. One might almost think they were taken with a DB .

I thought I would share some of my fun stuff.
Though I shoot for a living this is the kind of imagery that makes me feel free. Nothing happens if you get home with no picks.

Wonderful stuff.

I'm really have very little portraiture experience, but I grabbed this candid shot the other week and I really like it, so I thought I'd share (criticism and comments welcome!).

I figure it's also better to get back to posting images to this thread :-)