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Gary,These are pretty common mushrooms here in southcentral Alaska this time of year. Not sure what they are called.
Canon 40D with the 50mm macro lens.
Gary
Mike:Another Shasta portrait...
That's it, for sure. Here's a pic of one that has opened up.Gary,
It looks like Amanita muscaria. NOT a great choice sautéed with garlic and herbs. (Poisonous)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanita_muscaria
Nice to look at and photograph though.
Wow - that is a fantastic shot.Mike:
FWIW I just received Roman Loranc's new book, Fractal Dreams (http://forum.getdpi.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9749&highlight=fractal+dreams). In it, he has a very similar composition of Mt. Shasta with clouds taken from maybe 45 degrees further South-West around the base. See here, then scroll down to Mt. Shasta: http://www.romanloranc.com/alphabetized.html
Jack,I know you're very close, and why I mentioned it For sure, on architecture with the 17 you want to be dead level. And if you have to fudge any direction, make it up instead of down -- most human brains accept slight convergence of parallel uprights at the top over divergence.
Hi Wayne:Jack,
I use the level on my RRS ball head to make sure I am level with the TS-E 17 but is there any better way to know if you are pointed 100% perpendicular to the wall of the structure you are shooting without having to scrutinize the vertical line to see that they are perfectly vertical and parallel?
Also, have you shot this church interior with your P45+ back?
It's a Amanita muscaria, fly agaric or fly Amanita. It is a very powerful hallucinogenic associated with Siberian shamanistic rituals.These are pretty common mushrooms here in southcentral Alaska this time of year. Not sure what they are called.
Canon 40D with the 50mm macro lens.
Gary
Jack,Hi Wayne:
I use the level on my Arca Cube and find it to be true with the my camera. However, I think a good level in the hot shoe is better for some camera/head combos since it eliminates any bracket issues if they're not square. Also, a grid screen is huge help as you can more readily see (scrutinize) when parallels are not and/or when you have imparted any yaw -- and I think it is beneficial to scrutinize an architectural shot, especially with a super wide like the 17.
When you and Mark shoot next week, do me a favor -- shoot with your dead-square set up, then angle the camera up very slightly and take a second shot that now should have some slight convergence of the columns. By very slightly, I mean angle the camera up a half to one degree with the 17, no more. (And here I am distinguishing camera angle tilt from lens tilt -- but you may want to add some upward lens tilt too in an effort to help pull focus for that lighting fixture.) Get back to us and let us know which appears most natural; the square or the slight upward tilt ().
I have not shot the inside of the Stanford church with my P45+ yet and I just got the 28 lens for it --- maybe I should meet you guys there next week too and give it a try?
Jack