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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 10:19 pm
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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 10:19 pm
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Cabins near by




Just some forest




On the road...



All from Takumar 55mm f/1.8
Approx. -15 celsius


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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2016 6:51 am
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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2016 6:51 am
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very nice Nordentro!





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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2016 9:02 pm
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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2016 9:02 pm
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Very nice ,Nordentro and wolfhansen!









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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2016 10:06 pm
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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2016 10:06 pm
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film noir



sendero luminoso


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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2016 10:18 pm
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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2016 10:18 pm
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One from Monday night, reasonably warm & a full moon was ideal for trying landscapes by moonlight. Shame the local scenery can't compete with Nordentro's (and that the car wasn't washed).
Moonlit layby by Mike Kanssen, on Flickr


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Canon FDn 50/1,4


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Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2016 8:46 pm
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Contax 100-300 at 100mm f8



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Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2016 10:49 pm
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Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2016 10:49 pm
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A 2 shot panorama taken in Lodz Poland last year.


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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2016 7:53 am
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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2016 7:53 am
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Excellent ,Pontus & philslizzy


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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2016 1:43 pm
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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2016 1:43 pm
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Wow, some really nice night and dusk shots! Here are a few of my own:

Los Angeles skyline at night, circa 1986. Canon FTb, FL 35mm f/2.5, Kodachrome 64.


North American P-51D Mustang at sunset, circa 1985. Canon A-1, Vivitar Series 1 28-90mm f/2.8-3.5, Kodachrome 64.


Chance-Vought F4U Corsair at sunset, circa 1985. Canon A-1, Vivitar Series 1 28-90mm f/2.8-3.5, Kodachrome 64


Fire Eater at Luau, Waikiki, Hawaii, 1984. Canon A-1, Canon FD 50mm f/1.8, Kodachrome 64.


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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2016 4:14 pm
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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2016 4:14 pm
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Very nice pictures in this thread! Here's my contribution:

Nearby factory at sunset
Colored smoke

and power lines leading to the factoryPower lines

Both taken with c/y Zeiss Distagon 35/2.8.


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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2016 6:31 pm
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Wow and wow ! Like 1


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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2016 9:22 pm
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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2016 9:22 pm
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This was a handheld night shot with my Df and 105 2.5 lens.



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Posted: Sun May 08, 2016 4:03 am
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Posted: Sun May 08, 2016 4:03 am
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MINOLTA MC ROKKOR-X 58mm f/1.2 (MC X 1974, ∅55mm, 8 blades, MFD 60cm)



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This is a photo that was taken during the same sequence as the two warbird photos above. It is a single Kodachrome slide that I varied exposure with through a sequence of six digital images to emulate HDR. I used Photoshop's HDR function to bring out the lettering on the side of the aircraft. The Rockwell Intenational P-51D Mustang was owned by Bob Hoover, an expert pilot and star attraction at many airshows across the USA. At the age of 94, he is retired from active flying but he still attends airshows. The following image wound up being very grainy. To control the grain I used the Topaz plug-in for Photoshop. Circa 1985. Canon A-1, Vivitar Series 1 28-90mm f/2.8-3.5, Kodachrome 64.



Hoover was famous for flying a Shrike Aero Commander, a business class twin-engine propeller aircraft, and putting it through a series of aerobatic maneuvers. The last portion of his routine was done with both engines off, including a 16-point roll. I got to see Hoover and his Shrike a few times at airshows, and it was always a treat watching him fly. Here's an old video of his aerobatic routine at Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhkmY3rELeY


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King Mengrai Monument, Chiang Rai, Thailand, Kenlock.McTor Wide 24/2.8


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Coming in to shore at Shilshole Bay in Skedaddle.



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Nightfall in the Plaza Mijares, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico.



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Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 5:57 am
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wow, I just open this topic.
Some great pictures here.
here's mine
miranda 24/2,8


cz distagon 25/2,8


rodenstock rodagon 28/4



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Castle Drachenburg, Königswinter, Germany







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We spent Christmas week in Southern California and visited Laguna Beach one afternoon and evening for a beach walk. Nikkor 20mm f4 K and Nikon D5500. F4, ISO 1600, 1/10th second. [/img]


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Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 9:57 am
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Foggy night in Passau, Bavaria
(Leitz Summicron-R 2.0/50mm)


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I just returned from a monthlong trip around the western U.S. and saw some amazing stuff. The one manual focus lens that I kept returning to was a Rokinon 14mm that I got cheap over the summer. It's pretty darn sharp wide open but it's also pretty specialized -- you need a specific reason to use it, so it's not something I'm going to take on a multi-day, high-elevation trek where every ounce counts.

Valley of the Gods. F2.8, 60 seconds, ISO 3200.



Cedar Mesa, Bears Ears National Monument. F8, 1/20th second, ISO 100.



These were with a Nikon D780 on a Leofoto LS-254C tripod.


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Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2021 7:15 pm
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Some nice photos here!
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