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Tony Beach
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A850, Schneider Super Angulon 28/2.8 PC, and lots of computing horsepower.
A850, Schneider Super Angulon 28/2.8 PC, and lots of computing horsepower.
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Fun With Sony Cameras
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Jan Brittenson
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Lots of nice shots!
Lots of nice shots!
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Tony Beach
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It's actually two shots taken at 35mm and stitched together vertically, so lots of detail in there that isn't seen on a compressed, downsized webshot.
Thank you Jerry. Here's one from December, 2009 using the A850 and 24-70/2.8:
It's actually two shots taken at 35mm and stitched together vertically, so lots of detail in there that isn't seen on a compressed, downsized webshot.
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Tony Beach
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I like your composition here. The use of the pier to divide the shot between the relatively negative space above it and its reflection and muddy water below. Even the mountain in the corner works for me, probably because the pier leads the eye to it.
I like your composition here. The use of the pier to divide the shot between the relatively negative space above it and its reflection and muddy water below. Even the mountain in the corner works for me, probably because the pier leads the eye to it.
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Tony Beach
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Here's another quick one of an iconic San Francisco landmark:
Here's another quick one of an iconic San Francisco landmark:
Dave_Anderson
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Gilgamesh -- great colors! Nice little slice of sky.
David -- love the Kissing trees shot. Interesting how those two trees are just standing out there alone(though I can't see behind you
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LoSenior, great colors and textures. Is that a set piece that you put together or something you came across? ALso, I like the pier, the strong lines and repetition invite the viewer to move into the picture.
Tony, that Pano from Pier 14 is fabulous. What was that, about 4 vertical captures? Also, I've seen the bridge shot before but it's still very nice. Was Coit Tower taken with your T/S?
Mark, I hate to break it to you but the Minolta/Sony ringflash is about the best of the breed, with durations as short as 1/56,000 and four individually switched flashtubes -- but it's really not designed to shoot from any distance. You did very well there with the F58 -- you're making me hungry! Where the ringflash really shines (heh) is in very close work around 1:1 or greater:
Table salt at 1:1:
Coin at 1:1, bottom flash tube off to give depth:
Anyway, here is what I came here to share today, a couple from Saturday evening:
Gilgamesh -- great colors! Nice little slice of sky.
David -- love the Kissing trees shot. Interesting how those two trees are just standing out there alone(though I can't see behind you
)LoSenior, great colors and textures. Is that a set piece that you put together or something you came across? ALso, I like the pier, the strong lines and repetition invite the viewer to move into the picture.
Tony, that Pano from Pier 14 is fabulous. What was that, about 4 vertical captures? Also, I've seen the bridge shot before but it's still very nice. Was Coit Tower taken with your T/S?
Mark, I hate to break it to you but the Minolta/Sony ringflash is about the best of the breed, with durations as short as 1/56,000 and four individually switched flashtubes -- but it's really not designed to shoot from any distance. You did very well there with the F58 -- you're making me hungry! Where the ringflash really shines (heh) is in very close work around 1:1 or greater:
Table salt at 1:1:
Coin at 1:1, bottom flash tube off to give depth:
Anyway, here is what I came here to share today, a couple from Saturday evening:
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Tony Beach
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Nice sunset shots Dave, great colors and I'm sorry I wasn't able to meet up with you there the other night.
Yes, the pano is 4 shots taken with the A850 and Schneider 28 PC, and the Coit Tower shot was also taken with the same combo (only one shot on that one).
Nice sunset shots Dave, great colors and I'm sorry I wasn't able to meet up with you there the other night.
Yes, the pano is 4 shots taken with the A850 and Schneider 28 PC, and the Coit Tower shot was also taken with the same combo (only one shot on that one).
Braeside
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Dave - those sunsets are amazing! :thumbup:
Jerry - what an amazing wooden bridge, most unusual.
Really enjoy this thread, always something new to feast my eyes on.:toocool:
Thanks Dave, just to say that those two trees are standing entirely alone, I drove up the road for the first time and it just struck me immediately how powerful an image they make. Someone had a brilliant idea when they planted them there.:salute:David -- love the Kissing trees shot. Interesting how those two trees are just standing out there alone(though I can't see behind you
Dave - those sunsets are amazing! :thumbup:
Jerry - what an amazing wooden bridge, most unusual.
Really enjoy this thread, always something new to feast my eyes on.:toocool:
jonoslack
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It appears that you can't count (I never thought of a couple as three).
However, you can take pictures - these are great!
HI Dave
It appears that you can't count (I never thought of a couple as three).
However, you can take pictures - these are great!
Dave_Anderson
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First off, Thank You everyone everyone for the kind words. It's really gratifying to get such a response from this group.
That lens seems to be working great for you, though it seems to have met its match with Coit Tower. Did you use the lens unshifted for the pano or did you have something up your sleeve that I'm missing?
And thanks again.
Actually I didn't intend to post the third one at first, I was afraid some might think I colorized it. The only color alteration was about +8 vibrance, so I figured what the heck... I have a pretty thick skin.
First off, Thank You everyone everyone for the kind words. It's really gratifying to get such a response from this group.
I agree, she did a wonderful job. It looks like at least two vintage fans on the left, and the fabric looks brand new.
Yeah, it was kind of last minute notice. Lately the skies have been either clear or mud, so this was an opportunity I had to jump on.
That lens seems to be working great for you, though it seems to have met its match with Coit Tower. Did you use the lens unshifted for the pano or did you have something up your sleeve that I'm missing?
Mark, that older flash will only fire at full power on a digital camera, no TTL. I have a bunch of those controllers kicking around doing nothing, from film days I had one and a spare, another came with an assortment of bellows/ MD lens bits and pieces, and yet another came with the 1x-3x macro lens. Doorstops, really. What you want to use the flash tubes properly on digital is a Minolta MFC-1000 controller. They are rare and pricey, I lucked out and picked up a spare that was poorly listed as part of a kit with an old Dimage 5 on ebay, for $170 or so as I recall. Just keep your eyes peeled.
Well, it took another brilliant idea to get that shot. Very nice! :thumbup:
And thanks again.
No, I can't count very well... usually I do just fine up to 21(unless it's real cold) but get lost after that.
Actually I didn't intend to post the third one at first, I was afraid some might think I colorized it. The only color alteration was about +8 vibrance, so I figured what the heck... I have a pretty thick skin.
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Tony Beach
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Yes, Coit Tower is pretty high, so getting the perspective fully corrected with just the lens is beyond what it can do from where I was standing for that shot. I did one version where I finished the perspective correction in Photoshop, but that looked overly distorted. This version had a little additional PC added in Photoshop which looked pretty natural to my eye, and with all the resolution from that lens and the A850 there was a lot of latitude to do that.
On the pano I rotated the lens around the nodal point and the lens was shifted up about 5mm. The stitching was seamless and quick that way, so again the lens and camera are making getting shots like these a lot easier than they would be without this great gear.
Thanks Dave.
Yes, Coit Tower is pretty high, so getting the perspective fully corrected with just the lens is beyond what it can do from where I was standing for that shot. I did one version where I finished the perspective correction in Photoshop, but that looked overly distorted. This version had a little additional PC added in Photoshop which looked pretty natural to my eye, and with all the resolution from that lens and the A850 there was a lot of latitude to do that.
On the pano I rotated the lens around the nodal point and the lens was shifted up about 5mm. The stitching was seamless and quick that way, so again the lens and camera are making getting shots like these a lot easier than they would be without this great gear.
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I4YM
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Love all the photos. So I signed up. Sony A850 with Minolta 135/2.8 and HVL-F58 AM Flash.
Love all the photos. So I signed up. Sony A850 with Minolta 135/2.8 and HVL-F58 AM Flash.
Braeside
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I'm sure you will enjoy the Sony and GetDPI.
One from today, a 1936 AC 16/80 4 seat sport.
Welcome to the club
I'm sure you will enjoy the Sony and GetDPI.
One from today, a 1936 AC 16/80 4 seat sport.
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