And to last from Grindelwald, tomorrow we will be driving back home (about 9-10 hours in shifts)
Did one last hike to Kleine Scheidegg still with some snow 😎
Sept. 9, 2024
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Photobygms,
Those are stunning with all of that snow...just gorgeous...love them all. 😀 That's neat seeing the train too. And there's a flower that does not seem to mind a little snow. 😀
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I am realising that the big difference between the Canon R6 and the Leica Q3 is that the Canon needs to be controlled on the rear screen, whereas there are knobs and buttons for exposure, aperture and ISO on the Leica and I dont need to access the rear screen. The result is that with the Leica I no longer think of Av mode, etc. I always set the Canon to Fv.
But this is all armchair stuff, as it has been raining continuously since Friday and is forecast to continue until Monday at least.
Keep safe!
David
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There is an advantage in having a 60MP sensor when you make a mistake like allowing a shutter speed of 1/15 sec and do not take extra care to hold the camera steady! But with the help of Topaz Sharpen AI, I managed to get something useable out of this. The Q3 is practically inaudible, but I restrict my shots to when the musicians are not playing.
David
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I'm seeing red today.
This was about 6:00 P.M. or so, so the ss speed was 1/30th and the ISO was 12800.
Steve Thomas
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David,
That's so nice you live in such an area with beautiful sounds of music. The photo looks sharp to me with lots of detail.
As you probably know, I like these cameras with silent shutters for indoor performances. They are absolutely quiet like cell phones. I can shut off the LCD screen also and use the viewfinder only so that little or no light is seen coming from the camera. I think the Canon R8 is better than the Canon RP that way. I'm not familiar enough with other cameras to know which ones are best. I used to have to restrict my shots to when the audience was clapping or when there was some other noise to mask the shutter sound.
Do you take video of such performances with your Leica camera?
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Steve,
I like all of that red, the leaves and what we see of the jeep. Was there a reason you wanted the leaves to be blurry? Or would have you preferred that both the leaves and the jeep were in focus?
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Thank you. The original was not as good!
Luckily, the Q3 is pretty quiet without turning off the sound.
No. Never! (I hardly ever take videos of anything; but it wouldnt occur to me to take a video in concert — That said, I have a box full of videos of my concerts which I never look at...)
David
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Tau Emerald (I believe). I was moving side to side to get sun reflections off the wings. The sun was low enough that I cast a shadow over it and I took a couple just to see...
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Dig,
The detail on the leaves is unimportant. It's more a feeling, the emotion, of being awash in a single color.
Steve Thomas
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As you may have seen on the news, the heatwave broke here in central Europe on Friday and was replaced by continuous rain, causing flooding. Having been nearly blown across the road on Friday, your fearful reporter went out to document the effect on the Wien Fluß (Vienna River), which winds from the Vienna Woods in the west and traverses the southern suburbs of Vienna, collecting rain as it goes (because it runs in a stone culvert with no option for the water to sink into the ground), and eventually empying into the Donau Kanal (Danube Canal), which shortcircuits the Danube itelf on the eastern side of the city. Parallel and close to the Wien Fluß is the U4 metro/subway line. Fears of flooding on that line and most of the other metro lines has resulted in them being taken out of service -- a serious impediment to mobility in the capital. This video shows the river in full acton yesterday morning. A subway station (currently under renovation) can almost be seen behind the river.
The rain having reduced in strength, I thought I would go and see the river a mile or so lower down, where it is much wider. Of course, rain from the Vienna Woods is still coming downstream. It was not so scary in this point, but one can see that a lot of water is still moving.
These views are of the downriver side of a bridge close to the centre of town:
Looking upriver:
After a downpour in June, I took this photo of the same view. At the time I thought we had had a lot of rain, but the graffiti serve to demonstrate the difference. The river is about 20 metres wide here.
Somewhere I know I have photos of the same views when the flow is normal. BUT I cant find them ... sorry!
David
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Bryan,
You captured that flying insect very well. Everything is sharp about it.
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Steve,
I was just curious about the blurry leaves, which dominated the image. Some people like soft dreamy flowers for example, for the special affect or feeling. I just wanted to get your thoughts about it, since you also took them in near darkness at high ISO.
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David,
Thanks for sharing with us the flooding after having a heat wave. Yes, we've heard a little about the rain and snow from you and Photobygms in Austria and Switzerland. I'm going to start next week's thread in a few minutes.
