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[Merco_61]

My combination for this week will be the D300 and Ai MicroNikkor 55/3.5.

 

If anyone else wants to shoot any single focal length with me for a week, feel free to post what you get in this thread.

[Merco_61]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Dogbytes]

Well I got started late and time is still playing tricks on me. So, my combination got the week is my iPhone SE, if that's permissible.

Here is one from this morning...

[Merco_61]

Yesterday, I did something really stupid...  I went for a ride on one of the good bikes, intending to go a couple of kilometers, so I didn't bring any water. I logged 30 km in 46 minutes, the temperature was around 22°C and there was enough wind so I didn't feel how hot I got. I spent the rest of the day rehydrating and reading a book. No photos yesterday.

Today, I started a new aeromodelling project. The first stages, sketching up a wing and making the ribs aren't exactly photo material. No photos today either.

I'll try to get out with the camera tomorrow, I promise

 

As some might have guessed already, I have started my vacation this week.

[ScottinPollock]

Hmmm... vacation. What is that?

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[Cjtamu]

Nikon D5500 and AF Nikkor 50mm 1.8D lens. Fixed focal length and won't autofocus on my camera. Glutton for punishment. Shiloh American Baptist Church, Boling, Texas. I gotta figure out how to post BBC code from Flickr. One of the things I love about this lens is how crisp and clear it is. Gets lost when I upload.

Man Merco, you were humming. Jealous. Nothing but rain here for a week, eating into cycling and photography time.

DSC_0003 (1) by Chris Thayer, on Flickr

DSC_0010 (1) by Chris Thayer, on Flickr

DSC_0032 by Chris Thayer, on Flickr

[Dogbytes]

Marazion beach, yesterday.

[Ron]

Well I got started late and time is still playing tricks on me. So, my combination got the week is my iPhone SE, if that's permissible.

Here is one from this morning...

IMG_0327.JPG

 

I really like this photo....  and, as good as it is, I think it would be really cool cropped at a point just below the tree reflection. When I scroll the image to that point, the composition really comes together for me.

 

Oh, and my iPhone is an SE too... and I really need to shoot more often with it. Unfortunately, I sometimes forget that it has a pretty good camera built in.

 

Yesterday, I did something really stupid...  I went for a ride on one of the good bikes, intending to go a couple of kilometers, so I didn't bring any water. I logged 30 km in 46 minutes, the temperature was around 22°C and there was enough wind so I didn't feel how hot I got. I spent the rest of the day rehydrating and reading a book. No photos yesterday.

Today, I started a new aeromodelling project. The first stages, sketching up a wing and making the ribs aren't exactly photo material. No photos today either.

I'll try to get out with the camera tomorrow, I promise

 

As some might have guessed already, I have started my vacation this week.

 

As my doctor keeps reminding me, "boy! you really need to stay hydrated! And, I mean WATER!"

 

Enjoy your vacation, Peter!

 

--Ron

[Dogbytes]

Rinsey Head this morning. Yes, these are the actual colours!

I really like this photo....  and, as good as it is, I think it would be really cool cropped at a point just below the tree reflection. When I scroll the image to that point, the composition really comes together for me.
 
Oh, and my iPhone is an SE too... and I really need to shoot more often with it. Unfortunately, I sometimes forget that it has a pretty good camera built in.
 
--Ron

Thanks Ron. I do see what you mean and I agree that it's probably a better crop. I often find that there are several possible versions of an image - all of which I like. However, I usually try to restrict myself to uploading one version. Maybe Peter could run a mini-challenge named 'One week, one camera, one lens, one image' and we could share as many versions as we can make😁

Yes, the iPhone SE camera is remarkably capable.

[Dogbytes]

Old engine house, Rinsey Head, this morning...

[Merco_61]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The next two are different crops of the same flower, except that I can't afford the pixels for cropping, so I had to shoot it two ways.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The many versions idea is a good one, why don't you you think about it some and start your own challenge/exercise. There is absolutely nothing that says that you have to be one of the oldtimers or have a certain postcount to start a challenge.

[Dogbytes]

 
The many versions idea is a good one, why don't you you think about it some and start your own challenge/exercise. There is absolutely nothing that says that you have to be one of the oldtimers or have a certain postcount to start a challenge.

I might well do that, if I have a bit of time this weekend.

[nbanjogal]

Peter, I am impressed with what you've done with that 55--your botanicals are especially breathtaking! The flowers are beautiful, but the composition and detail on the leaves has stopped me in my tracks. 

[Malice]

Off the top of my head, this is the "one week, one camera, one lens"-thread with the most remarkable fotos, yet. Great work all around.

[Merco_61]

Shooting up close in available light is what the 55-s do best, except for the repro use they were made for. They are difficult to use with artificial lighting as the working distance is so short, especially as the front element is so far recessed.

[Cjtamu]

That second set is gorgeous, Merco. We've been time strapped, so everything here is just slice of life stuff from our "normal" routine.

 

DSC_0018 by Chris Thayer, on Flickr

 

DSC_0090 by Chris Thayer, on Flickr

 

DSC_0043 by Chris Thayer, on Flickr

[Merco_61]

Thanks, Chris.

 

Here comes some bike talk, totally off-topic.

How does that Masi ride? Do they still have the almost Italian geometry they had 10 years ago? It is difficult to see in that photo if the seat tube is relaxed and the steering tube agressive as they used to be or if they are more like other Chinese/Taiwanese frames. Do you like the ergo bend bars, I never did but that is a matter of taste.

I will try to shoot a series of my two road bikes in this week's One lens... challenge if the weather permits. Yesterday, I did a cardio workout on the road and did 75 km in 2 hours 35 minutes without leaving the 39. I have to work on my spinning as my right knee will probably never be what it was before I crashed in January 2015. I have finally been cleared to use SPD-s, even if my Look Kéos still need a bit too much twist with the damaged knee to disengage.

[Cjtamu]

Ha ha ha. Tell you what, I'm going to go start a Bike Stuff thread in the Coffee Chat section and post response there. Keep us both out of trouble and not subject the non-riders to a bunch of bike talk.