Steve M

Steve, thanks for posting that lovely set of nature photos. The butterfly is especially attractive--were you fairly close with a shorter focal length on that one? It looks like you have quite a bit of depth of field, so I'm trying to figure out your focal length and aperture! I don't do close up very well--it's something I'm working on. Also glad to see you here--hope you're doing well. Treatments going ok?

No I was a ways away. I had been shooting Swans that were a long ways away with no Tripod. I got in my car and drove down the road a ways and this butterfly landed on the road other side. I just shot right away. My Shutter was up at 2000. My aperture was 6.3 and ISO was automatic at 5000. I was using my Nikon 80-400 and was extended out all the way to 400.

As for my health and treatments. The treatments have not shrunk the cancer and the cancer only has spread so they have quit with the chemo. Right one I don’t know the next step. Thank you for asking. I can patiently wait at this time.

Sorry for the long reply.

Hi Steve! Haven't seen you here in awhile. Hope things are looking up for you.

I'll submit this one a little early and if I get something better later in the week I'll post that, too. We've had a lot of rain this week and I thought the small streams in Shenandoah park should be running pretty full so my wife and I went up for a look. There's one in particular that is pretty easy to access and has several waterfalls. I wanted to go upstream to one of the falls that is much wider and more open, but the rain started again about the time we arrived. I got a couple of shots before we headed back, but by the time we walked the mile back to the truck we were soaked. Even the dog was giving me dirty looks...


Dark Hollow Falls by Mark, on Flickr
D810, Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 70mm, f/8, 4", ISO 64, late afternoon heavy overcast.

Yes it had been awhile since I have been here. My sickness has kept Mt my home and am not allowed to drive.

By the way a great picture you have posted.

Hello to allow.

Just some random outdoor shots

Have you, by any chance, managed to activate the focus limiter that sits on the side of the lens? When in the full focus range, the minimum focus distance should be 11.8". The MFD is the distance from the subject to the focal plane in the body.

Yes I did. Discussed with B & H this morning. WoW talk about service. It is five days beyound my 30 day no questions asked policy. After a couple questions from B & H I had a return slip. They are sending me out a new lens. Pretty good service if you ask me.

Another

Well I may have bought out of Haste. I ordered yesterday within two hours of my original post. Price I didn’t look at. Overall it sounds like Tamron was pretty good but there was no reviews on it or very slim and a friend is a Totina fan so I actually ordered the Totina yesterday. Got it this morning from B & H. I am very happy with it.









Both taken in hi sunlight. The white flower was between buildings and the sun was poking through. I have lots to lean but fun goes with learning in this case.

I was able to get out yesterday and go back to look for the Egret. I did find him but also found a pair of Sandhill Cranes.

Little editing just from my iPad

SS 2000 Aperture 5.6




Aperture at 13 just for kicks





Aperture 5.6

Thanks everyone. These Egrets are very skittish. Outside of a vehicle you can’t get close. I drove along the highway slow but once my camera comes out the window they are off.

Again thank you for all your comments. I really appreciate it.

D7200 and Nikkor 35

All taken with D7200 and my 55-300 The first three were at a zoo so thus the reason for the closeups

Sorry everyone for taking so long to post here. Been a rough week and Chemo just knocked me down more than ever. I wasn’t able to get out like I wanted but I did get some and lots of family ones but I promised my family I would not post. However with this new lens I am so happy with the indoor pictures. Money well spent. I need to get to Shutter also so it shows the information like Peter does. But here is some of my photos.

I did this one with my new prime lens. 35mm

SS 1/50
F8
ISO was Automatic at 500. In my other ones I had set the ISO. will make sure next time.
ND darkening filter

This one I knew was going to be tough. The train was coming from the left and there was buildings there so my panning was tough. I could not see the train even a full length before I started panning.

There is some distortion but not much. I am very happy that like the other pictures it was not crisp in front and blurry in back this one is is more even front to back.

I did this signsometime ago and it turned out very poor. This is inside the Amtrak station and lighting was not good. Here is some shadows but the photo isn’t to bad crisp wise.



Flipped it over to B & W