A Picture I Took 2018 - 2019

[Etherton]

When I go to edit it they're showing up as normal but when I save the post I am getting X's. Will wait a bit to see if it clears up. Everything is copied the way I normally do it.

I hope SmugMug isn't changing stuff... i.e, a paywall.

 

[northrop]

Maybe it has something to do with the Flickr/Smugmug merge? I dunno

 

[Deleted member 88227]

I can see the images.

 

[BB Gun]

Now I see 'em. Odd.

 

[Neutrino]

Florence
clicky:

 

[Daggah]

Green in the Badlands by David Gevert, on Flickr

 

[Neutrino]

Daggah ... Awesome pic love the contract between the lush grass and the stark mountains in the distance, where is the location?

Anyway here's a new one from Florence (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponte_Vecchio)
clicky:

 

[Daggah]

That's the Badlands National Park in South Dakota. It's about an hour away from where I'm stationed right now, so I go there quite a bit. It's not usually that green...lol.


Along the Iron Creek Trail by David Gevert, on Flickr

 

[Etherton]

Interested in Macro?

This is a fantastic deal for a great combo! Marked down from $296.98 to $118.80 (Nikon) $109xx (Canon). Shipping was $22. The adapter without the lighting retails for $200 at B&H.

https://savageuniversal.com/product...ute_pa_size=nikon-af-series-lenses-compatible

I got the following shot handheld with a D850, 70-200 FL and the adapter without the LED lighting. Entirely not the right lens to be using. My 105mm ED Macro will be here this coming week so I can't wait to give it a try.

 

[Neutrino]

Vernazza (Cinque Terre)

clicky:

 

[Neutrino]

 

[Neutrino]

Played a bit with this image, I think I like this result

 

[BB Gun]

Just some snaps from a short "Battle Sail" on the ships of the Grays Harbor Historical Seaport. Too many people on board for great photos, but a fun day nonetheless.

SO MANY ROPES!

2018_05_27-battle-sail-1975
by BBGunWB, on Flickr


2018_05_27-battle-sail-2024
by BBGunWB, on Flickr


2018_05_27-battle-sail-2055
by BBGunWB, on Flickr


2018_05_27-battle-sail-2068
by BBGunWB, on Flickr

 

[Neutrino]

but a fun day nonetheless.

Soooo...did ya plunder any booottyyy? YARGH

 

[BB Gun]

No, but we did have to rescue... I shit you not... the "Knot Working" at the end of the day. He was adrift, waiting for BoatTow US, but was gonna hit the rocks before they got there. So he got a tow from a tall ship.

IMG_20180527_171900320 by BBGunWB, on Flickr

 

[Neutrino]

"Knot Working"

Corniglia cinque terre

 

[BB Gun]

nice pic, but IMO, you brought the sky down too much. I'd bump up the whites to bring back the feeling of daylight.

 

[Neutrino]

nice pic, but IMO, you brought the sky down too much. I'd bump up the whites to bring back the feeling of daylight.

I think you are right, so tweaked it a bit more. What do you think now?

 

[Neutrino]

Menarola sunset

 

[Neutrino]

Giethoorn NL

 

[BB Gun]

I think you are right, so tweaked it a bit more. What do you think now?

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Better, IMO. That dark corner still is way to prominent to my eye, can't stop focusing on it.

Hopefully you don't mind my hack, but I've attached what looks good to my uneducated amateur eye.

 

[Neutrino]

Gotcha...the left corner. I did not bother me that much but now I see it....i'll fix it

thanks

more

 

[Daggah]

Four days in Dallas, but only two shooting opportunities, and only one shot I really walked away happy with.


Dallas Blue Hour by David Gevert, on Flickr

 

[Neutrino]

processed to try out a "dreamy" look

 

[Nebell]

A few pictures taken with my Mavic Pro Platinum.
It takes very beautiful 4k videos, but I wish the still camera was a bit better. Didn't want to get Phantom or Inspire as those are huge!

And here's a video (better in 4k)

 

[Neutrino]

Is the first pic post processed by you or it comes like that out of the mavic pro?

BTW I heard a rumor that the upcoming mavic pro will have a 1 inch sensor, that will be quite something

 

[Neutrino]

made a quick run to Monchau near Aachen

 

[Daggah]

Trying to come up with milky way/astro compositions on the fly is difficult. Hopefully next weekend, the weather will be more predictable and I can do a more set-up shot.


Chasing the Milky Way by David Gevert, on Flickr

 

[BB Gun]

No stacking? Single exposure? Guess I need to upgrade my gear if I wanna do this kinda stuff.

 

[Neutrino]

went for a walk outside





two takes of a similar view

 

[BB Gun]

B/W definitely more striking; the building on the left makes the image, IMO.

 

[Neutrino]

B/W definitely more striking; the building on the left makes the image, IMO.

Indeed it has quite an interesting design

 

[Daggah]

No stacking? Single exposure? Guess I need to upgrade my gear if I wanna do this kinda stuff.

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Nope, it's definitely stacked, heh. The foreground is a three minute exposure.

 

[Neutrino]

Nope, it's definitely stacked, heh. The foreground is a three minute exposure.

how far away are those mountains? I wonder if you could use a long throw flashlight (some can go around a mile) to light paint the foreground

 

[Daggah]

With the right flashlight you could probably light paint the foreground, but I don't know how good it would look. I wouldn't have time to get far enough away from the camera to make the light not appear straight on-axis unless I had an assistant. I don't personally like the look of a lot of light-painted astro shots...that's not to say it can't work but I think it requires the right foreground interest.

That said, this milky way photography stuff is super addictive. It's crazy the kind of results you can get. I went out again last night (I took today off to take delivery of my new D850...woot!) with my D750. Side note - I think the D750 is actually leagues better than the D800 at this, the high ISO performance seems a lot better. I plan on selling my D750 and D800 to help pay for the D850, but part of me really wants to keep the D750 around. Even four years after release, it's an awesome freaking camera.

Anyway...finally captured a successful milky way pano shot...5 images with the 20mm f/1.8:


Milky Way Pano at Sylvan Lake (54 MP) by David Gevert, on Flickr

 

[Neutrino]

Gorgeous....also stop making me spend more money ...I'm looking now for a wide(ish) fast prime

found so far a 35mm 1.4 samyang for my a73

 

[Daggah]

Samyang does have the 14mm f/2.8, 20mm f/1.8, and 24mm f/1.4 lenses...

And this next image is definitely a composite. In fact, the two images taken were a couple hours apart. The first shot was while there was still some light in the sky, so I could stop down and get more of the foreground in focus:


Milky Way over Needles Highway by David Gevert, on Flickr

 

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[Daggah]

Ever have one of those keeper images that you just missed on your first pass? This is one of those, I took this in May:


Badlands Sunset Panorama by David Gevert, on Flickr

 

[Daggah]

Finally made it to one of the Black Hills' "hidden gems" - though it's not too secret any more. This is also the maiden photo trip for my new D850. And of course, 46 megapixels wasn't enough for me, so I had to do a panorama to boot. Heh.


The Devil's Bathtub (3-image panorama) by David Gevert, on Flickr