Technical Camera Images

[John Leathwick]

Another South Westland (NZ) image, this one taken from Okarito looking across the lagoon and moraine ridges pushed up during the last glaciation to Mount Adams, lit by the last of the evening sun. GFX/F-Universalis/Nikkor-A 200mm with 4 degrees of front tilt and 5mm of front fall.

-John

 

[cuida1991]

Last week I went backpacking in the San Juan Mountains near Ouray, Colorado and spent two nights at Columbine Lake. Known for its vivid blue waters, the lake lived up to its reputation. While there are several alpine lakes in the area, this one sees fewer visitors—mostly because the trail is steep, with over 2,500 feet of elevation gain. It was a tough hike, especially with a full pack of camping gear, food, and camera equipment. But once I made it and set up camp, the effort was absolutely worth it.

Shortly after getting rained on and hailed on the sun came out and lit the peaks around the lake– Hasselblad CFV 100C + Arca Swiss Pico + HR Digaron-W 40 mm
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The following morning during blue hour while waiting for the sun– Hasselblad CFV 100C + Arca Swiss Pico + HR Digaron-W 40 mm (2 image panorama with 6mm LR Shift)
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Another after moving a bit closer with light casting a warm glow– Hasselblad CFV 100C + Arca Swiss Pico + HR Digaron-W 40 mm
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While heading up to higher ground the light hitting the alpine grass caught my attention– Hasselblad CFV 100C + Arca Swiss Pico + HR Digaron-W 40 mm (65x24 crop mode)
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Now up higher and looking down at the lake– Hasselblad CFV 100C + Arca Swiss Pico + HR Digaron-W 40 mm (2 image panorama with 12mm LR Shift cropped to 16x9)
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After making the above image I turned around and was greeted by some interesting light on another one of the peaks that surround the lake– Hasselblad CFV 100C + Arca Swiss Pico + Apo Digitar 72L (7x6 crop mode)
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And my campsite at 12,700 feet– iphone
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This is one of my favorite lakes in San Juan mountains, after Ice Lake and Molas Lake

 

[John Leathwick]

Two closeup images from rainforest on the west coast of NZ's South Island. I find the control achievable with tilt and swing makes such photos much more straight forward. Both are stacks of several images (6 and 8) combined in Zerene Stacker. GFX 100s/F-Universalis/S-K Apo-Componon 90 HR at F/6.8.

-John

 

[diggles]

This is one of my favorite lakes in San Juan mountains, after Ice Lake and Molas Lake

Ice Lake is definitely on my list...

 

[John Leathwick]

One last image from my recent Westland trip, this one at the downstream end of a deep and impenetrable gorge on the Callery River near Franz Joseph. GFX 100s/F-Universalis/Grandagon-N 65mm, left/right shifted 10mm and flat stitched in LR.

-John

 

[diggles]

After getting back from the backpacking trip in the San Juans I was itching to get out again. This is from a sunrise hike in RMNP. When I've been here before, I focused on getting the mountain peak reflecting in the lake, this time the lake plays a secondary role.

Hasselblad CFV 100C + Arca Swiss Pico + HR Digaron-W 40 mm (Back in Vertical Orientation, 12mm LR Stitch, Cropped to 7x6)


Hasselblad CFV 100C + Arca Swiss Pico + HR Digaron-W 40 mm


Hasselblad CFV 100C + Arca Swiss Pico + APO Digitar 72L


I've tried including sunflares in my photos before, but this is the first time I've actually been satisfied with the results–
Hasselblad CFV 100C + Arca Swiss Pico + HR Digaron-W 40 mm (16x9 Crop Mode)


The group of trees next to the lake caught my eye from the previous composition–
Hasselblad CFV 100C + Arca Swiss Pico + APO Digitar 120 asph. (16x9 Crop Mode)


This one really pushed the limits of the lens' ability to control flare–
Hasselblad CFV 100C + Arca Swiss Pico + HR Digaron-S 180 mm

 

[John Leathwick]

After getting back from the backpacking trip in the San Juans I was itching to get out again. This is from a sunrise hike in RMNP. When I've been here before, I focused on getting the mountain peak reflecting in the lake, this time the lake plays a secondary role.

Beautiful images, Warren - the second in particular really captures my eye. I can see what draws you to that landscape.

-John

 

[diggles]

Beautiful images, Warren - the second in particular really captures my eye. I can see what draws you to that landscape.

-John

Thank you John, while setting up the shot I wasn't sure if it was working. Once I got back home then I felt better about it. Lately my goal has been to photograph a place in a variety of different ways to try and tell more of the story. Even if some of the images are not as strong by themselves, hopefully they make the group better. Some photographers are really good at this. I find it challenging and have a lot of room for improvement.

 

[Whisp3r]

Project 'HOOST', situated in Knokke-Heist, Belgium. Designed by Jakob & MacFarlane and currently going through the final stages of construction.
Shot a couple of hours ago using an Arca-Swiss RM3di, a Phase One IQ4 and two lenses: the SK 60XL (first and second photo) and the Sinaron 5.6/90 (third photo).

 

[diggles]

Another sunrise hike into RMNP—this time to Emerald Lake. It’s been a few years since I last visited, and this lake sits at the top of a well-known chain that includes Bear Lake, Nymph Lake, and Dream Lake. One challenge here is that the mountain peaks rise directly across from the water, so capturing the scene requires a fairly wide angle of view.

To get both Hallett Peak and the crags of Flattop Mountain in a single frame, I scrambled up a boulder field next to the lake. The view behind me was unexpected. The lake in the frame is Dream Lake. I made a few variations of this composition—some including the lake, others cropped tighter. In my opinion, including the lake gives the scene more context.

Hasselblad CFV 100C + Arca Swiss Pico + APO Digitar 120 asph. (3 image LR pano cropped to 65:24)


The extra bit of elevation made all the difference, letting me capture the peaks without tilting up too much.

Hasselblad CFV 100C + Arca Swiss Pico + HR Digaron-W 40mm (6 image 2 Rows LR pano cropped to 6:7)


On the way down, I wandered a bit and found a spot with interesting light coming through the trees. I set up the camera for the shot then set my pack down for a snack, and while eating a granola bar, was surprised to see a line of clouds drifting over the peaks. They didn’t last long before the sky cleared again, but it was enough time to capture a few frames.

Hasselblad CFV 100C + Arca Swiss Pico + HR Digaron-W 40mm (3 image LR pano cropped to 4:3)


Hasselblad CFV 100C + Arca Swiss Pico + HR Digaron-S 180mm (3 image LR pano cropped to 65:24)


And finally…

Hasselblad CFV 100C + Arca Swiss Pico + HR Digaron-S 180mm

 

[jng]

Another sunrise hike into RMNP—this time to Emerald Lake. It’s been a few years since I last visited, and this lake sits at the top of a well-known chain that includes Bear Lake, Nymph Lake, and Dream Lake. One challenge here is that the mountain peaks rise directly across from the water, so capturing the scene requires a fairly wide angle of view.

To get both Hallett Peak and the crags of Flattop Mountain in a single frame, I scrambled up a boulder field next to the lake. The view behind me was unexpected. The lake in the frame is Dream Lake. I made a few variations of this composition—some including the lake, others cropped tighter. In my opinion, including the lake gives the scene more context.

Hasselblad CFV 100C + Arca Swiss Pico + APO Digitar 120 asph. (3 image LR pano cropped to 65:24)
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The extra bit of elevation made all the difference, letting me capture the peaks without tilting up too much.

Hasselblad CFV 100C + Arca Swiss Pico + HR Digaron-W 40mm (6 image 2 Rows LR pano cropped to 6:7)
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On the way down, I wandered a bit and found a spot with interesting light coming through the trees. I set up the camera for the shot then set my pack down for a snack, and while eating a granola bar, was surprised to see a line of clouds drifting over the peaks. They didn’t last long before the sky cleared again, but it was enough time to capture a few frames.

Hasselblad CFV 100C + Arca Swiss Pico + HR Digaron-W 40mm (3 image LR pano cropped to 4:3)
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Hasselblad CFV 100C + Arca Swiss Pico + HR Digaron-S 180mm (3 image LR pano cropped to 65:24)
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And finally…

Hasselblad CFV 100C + Arca Swiss Pico + HR Digaron-S 180mm
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These are great, Warren, in particular the first one. The glow on the lake make this image special, worthy of a nice print to hang on your wall.

John

 

[diggles]

These are great, Warren, in particular the first one. The glow on the lake make this image special, worthy of a nice print to hang on your wall.

John

Thank you John! The clouds remind me of your excellent San Francisco cityscapes…

 

[P. Chong]

The Singapore city skyline, photographed some weeks ago. GFX 50S II on Sinar X with Nikon SW90 f4 lens with movements.

 

[mristuccia]

Berlin, Paul-Löbe-Haus
Architect: Stephan Braunfels


Cambo WRS-1600 | CFV-100c | SK 35XL | around 6mm lens rise | frame-median to remove all moving cars/persons.



Cambo WRS-1600 | CFV-100c | SK 35XL | 12mm lens rise, 10mm lens right shift



Cambo WRS-1600 | CFV-100c | SK 35XL | a bit of lens rise

The second image was really tricky, I probably should have given up, but I wanted to try anyway. Due to the sun reflection on the windows, I had one and only one spot to place the camera where the sun was partially masked by a pillar behind me. Having placed the camera there, I had to shift all the way to the right to get the frame I wanted. Since there is also lens rise, the upper-right area of the resulting image was a bit soft. I tried to compensate by adding a gradient layer with added sharpness and clarity.

Color graded to my taste.

 

[Rod S.]

The second image was really tricky, I probably should have given up, but I wanted to try anyway. Due to the sun reflection on the windows, I had one and only one spot to place the camera where the sun was partially masked by a pillar behind me. Having placed the camera there, I had to shift all the way to the right to get the frame I wanted. Since there is also lens rise, the upper-top area of the resulting image was a bit soft. I tried to compensate by adding a gradient layer with added sharpness and clarity.

Bravo. Your image is an excellent demonstration of how two-axis shift allows a skillful photographer to overcome such routine obstacles and difficulties with ease on the spot.

 

[mristuccia]

Bravo. Your image is an excellent demonstration of how two-axis shift allows a skillful photographer to overcome such routine obstacles and difficulties with ease on the spot.

Thanks Rod, it's still not a keeper but at least I'm learning the potentials of shift movements.

 

[rodinaby]

Langisjór Lake, Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland

Arca-Swiss RM3Di, IQ260, SK 60 XL



Dawn's Embrace at Langisjór

 

[Paul Spinnler]

Langisjór Lake, Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland

Arca-Swiss RM3Di, IQ260, SK 60 XL


Dawn's Embrace at Langisjór

Best digital back for color, best tech cam lens ever made, great subject - congrats on this I suppose - PANO?

 

[rodinaby]

Best digital back for color, best tech cam lens ever made, great subject - congrats on this I suppose - PANO?

Thanks, Paul.
Yes, it is a two-image panorama (15 mm shift in left and right directions)

 

[mristuccia]

Testing the limits of my recently acquired SK 72L (thanks @Whisp3r!).

This is done at the almost the limit of lens rise I can reach with my WRS-1600.
Considering the impressive performances of this "old" lens, which for me and my camera limits is plenty enough, I can only imagine the capabilities of the 60XL...


Cambo WRS-1600 | CFV-100c | SK 72L | 19mm lens rise