No trickery there. The raw file looks the same. I did raise the exposure of the structure in the reflection but that was very feathered.
No trickery there. The raw file looks the same. I did raise the exposure of the structure in the reflection but that was very feathered.
Local Wanders
Some random walks from the last week or so. The first two shots were taken with the GFX100S towards the end of last week during a dull but unpleasantly hot afternoon on the moors, while the rest came from an evening wander in the woods with much nicer conditions and a lighter camera (X-T50 and the 23,35 and 56mm primes). All processed from individual raw files in Capture One Pro 23. The X-T50 images will appear to be taking with an X-T5 as I'm still deceiving C1P by tweaking the EXIF of the raws in order to get it to process them for me.
Surveying The Land
I posted this towards the end of last weeks thread, but I think the thread had kind of died by that point, so I'm tacking it on here. I'd gone out for a walk on my birthday, but it was way too hot for me and I didn't get very far, about a mile up Black Brook before I figured I'd had enough and decided to turn back. Carrying the GFX, two hefty lenses and a tripod probably didn't help. One advantage of carrying the tripod is the occasional possibility of a self portrait, that rare bit of evidence that I actually once existed, given that none of my close friends actually take photos (at least not with proper cameras). I had a similar issue gathering photos of my dad together for a tribute video at his funeral, as my dad was the only one in his circle of friends who took photos there are very few pictures of him in his youth as he was always the one behind the camera, probably more once I was old enough to pick up a camera.
Tunnel of Trees
For a change, I took the route that leads up by Brinscall Hall (yeah, I didn't know there was a hall either until recently!) which eventually took me down this tree lined track.
Wyrd Tree
This is a fantastically gnarly tree, that's often nicely backlit in the evenings. I keep meaning to shoot it in autumn but have never managed to get round to it. Maybe this year?
I took a lot of these woodland shots in black and white. I'm in two minds as to whether they work better in colour or B&W at this point. There's been a lot of discussion about the film sim dial on the X-T50, most of it negative and (as far as I can tell) mostly by people who don't actually own the camera. To be honest, I was sceptical about it too, but having owned the camera for a while now, I actually quite like it as it makes it much easier to switch film modes, something I never really bothered doing with any of my previous Fuji cameras (or the GFX for that matter), but having it on a dial definitely encourages me to use it more in the field. The loss of the drive dial isn't a big deal for me, as having drive mode on a button instead matches the UI on the GFX, so it's pretty intuitive. I do miss the ISO dial though, but I've got that mapped to the tiny button on the top panel which matches the GFX, even if it is on a more fiddly button to find.
Love that tunnel of trees shot, as well as that tree.
Regarding B&W, I personally think my monocrome photography finished when I mothballed my darkroom. I really like how we can process colour at home with digital. Monochrome has an air of retro that I do not really care for.
@Fireplace33 has written:Who needs more than 12MP anyway? (he says, glossing over the 102MP camera hiding in his cupboard). Nice shot. I think your D90 is going to a good home.
One of my nephews is starting a photography GCSE in the new school year. I offered him my old, but immaculate D300 which has returned to me after my dad passed away, but he didn't want it. Apparently they're being discouraged from using proper cameras and encouraged to use phones instead, which sounds like lunacy to me (so, business as usual here in the UK then).
Pretty sad we live in this inclusive dumbed down world where an academic photographic course uses the modern equivalent of an Instamatic. I quess boring elitist stuff like aperture, depth of field and shutter speed, is not on the syllabus.
More pics of the Mushrooms of Seville. Interested to know which of these two you prefer.
This one works for me
Hereford
It is still incredibly hot and humid here in Northern Italy. So I have not got much enthusiasm to go out and about taking pictures. So here are some more from my holiday in the UK.
I wanted to see the Hereford "Mappa Mundi", the largest surviving medieval map of the world. I discovered its existence in a book by an Italian art historian, some months ago. My wife wanted a Marks and Sparks, which Google Maps helpfully told me was present in Hereford, so the the trip to Hereford was approved. The Hereford Map would not be much good to navigate with as it is more symbolic than an accurate representation of the world. Jerusalem is at the centre of the world, and we can see the usual collection of fantastic animals, that I saw in Bobbio a few weeks ago. It dates from 1300. The Cathedral was a nice surprise too.
The cathedral shots are very nice. I wonder what stone they used, I can't recall that I saw this reddish stone before. I have seen plenty of red coloured marble from Spanish and Turkish quarries but non in England.
Beehive
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Nice layers of geometric patterns with strong contrast. This has already a BW feel but pure BW might work as well.
A shot taken by her older brother with my camera, he showed quite an interest in photography and got my old Nikon D90 as a take home gift.
12 MP will have to do for now 😊
A nice set, the waterfall shot is my pick. It is a nice gift, I hope he will continue, photography is a such a nice hobby.
A nice scene, part time anarchist part time chess player :)
After Rain
Last weekend saw prodigious rainfall in SW Scotland, but when the sun finally madeit through...
Away visiting friends this week so please excuse any lack of participation.
Very nice shots, blackened background, nice out focus transitions. Thanks for sharing
Local Wanders
Some random walks from the last week or so. The first two shots were taken with the GFX100S towards the end of last week during a dull but unpleasantly hot afternoon on the moors, while the rest came from an evening wander in the woods with much nicer conditions and a lighter camera (X-T50 and the 23,35 and 56mm primes). All processed from individual raw files in Capture One Pro 23. The X-T50 images will appear to be taking with an X-T5 as I'm still deceiving C1P by tweaking the EXIF of the raws in order to get it to process them for me.
Surveying The Land
I posted this towards the end of last weeks thread, but I think the thread had kind of died by that point, so I'm tacking it on here. I'd gone out for a walk on my birthday, but it was way too hot for me and I didn't get very far, about a mile up Black Brook before I figured I'd had enough and decided to turn back. Carrying the GFX, two hefty lenses and a tripod probably didn't help. One advantage of carrying the tripod is the occasional possibility of a self portrait, that rare bit of evidence that I actually once existed, given that none of my close friends actually take photos (at least not with proper cameras). I had a similar issue gathering photos of my dad together for a tribute video at his funeral, as my dad was the only one in his circle of friends who took photos there are very few pictures of him in his youth as he was always the one behind the camera, probably more once I was old enough to pick up a camera.
Anyway, I also took a few pictures of me coming up the hill, but this more contemplative shot is the only one I'm really happy with.
Well, I don't think that this counts. You are not behind of the camera but...😇
Tunnel of Trees
For a change, I took the route that leads up by Brinscall Hall (yeah, I didn't know there was a hall either until recently!) which eventually took me down this tree lined track.
A nice one, I love this kind of tunnels. Especially while driving in the middle of bright sunny day, entering in a such tunnel is a delight.
Wyrd Tree
This is a fantastically gnarly tree, that's often nicely backlit in the evenings. I keep meaning to shoot it in autumn but have never managed to get round to it. Maybe this year?
Definitely you should
Pathway
I took a lot of these woodland shots in black and white. I'm in two minds as to whether they work better in colour or B&W at this point. There's been a lot of discussion about the film sim dial on the X-T50, most of it negative and (as far as I can tell) mostly by people who don't actually own the camera. To be honest, I was sceptical about it too, but having owned the camera for a while now, I actually quite like it as it makes it much easier to switch film modes, something I never really bothered doing with any of my previous Fuji cameras (or the GFX for that matter), but having it on a dial definitely encourages me to use it more in the field. The loss of the drive dial isn't a big deal for me, as having drive mode on a button instead matches the UI on the GFX, so it's pretty intuitive. I do miss the ISO dial though, but I've got that mapped to the tiny button on the top panel which matches the GFX, even if it is on a more fiddly button to find.
Panasonic has the same idea with its dedicated LUT button of S9. I think a dial serves better for this purpose but extra space might not be possible on a camera like S9
More pics of the Mushrooms of Seville. Interested to know which of these two you prefer.
First for me, it has subject to look at, second is empty in the middle, seems to have just foreground and background.
Looks like nice walk. My picks are waterfall shots, light in these works really well, bringing the fall out.
@Vahur has written:Too bad the heads and faces are cut off, but shot is good.
This shot was made with my phone, I was passing by and had less time to take shot that I'd liked to have, as I was with other people and did not want them to wait too much.
I did not want to include spectators faces in image, as they were irrelevant, it's enough to see that there are people watching game. And for data protection :P
But this made image bit unbalanced, I'd liked more space above. Maybe I have chance to take better shot, seems like mr. Anonymous is regular resident in that corner..
@Vahur has written:I guess with a mask like that he is just going to win :-)
Interesting shot!
I think that hat is as important accessory as mask in that particular case to complete image.
Local Wanders
Tunnel of Trees
For a change, I took the route that leads up by Brinscall Hall (yeah, I didn't know there was a hall either until recently!) which eventually took me down this tree lined track.
Wyrd Tree
This is a fantastically gnarly tree, that's often nicely backlit in the evenings. I keep meaning to shoot it in autumn but have never managed to get round to it. Maybe this year?
Great shots as usual, but these 2 are my favorites. In first the trees making tunnel for road and people in the end, great scene.
And second is great find, it's hard to see trees in forest, but here it is, looking like dream, with great light.
Old and new. I disabled profile corrections to view it wider.
I like how everything is jam-packed into the frame.