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fuzzywuzzy
Joined: 18 Dec 2010 Posts: 1258 Location: Down East, Canada, eh?
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 4:25 am Post subject: NYC in January |
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fuzzywuzzy wrote:
Got a chance to spend a long weekend in NYC.
All shots with Flektogon 35/2.8. I'm finding it a great walkabout lens.
1) Skyline as seen from the top of the Rockefeller Center. It was clear and cold. The harsh sun on the water created color artifacts but the B+W version works for me.
2) Same vantage point, looking down on Central Park.
3) Spent a whole day at the American Museum of Natural History. It's awesome.
4) AMNH
5) AMNH
6) Times Square
7) Weird (moire?) artifacts on the girders, but the B+W still works for me.
Brooklyn Bridge. This is an HDR image, let me know what you think, don't hold back!
9) Another HDR image, close to Wall St. I like this one because you can see so many buildings, in so many styles. The other thing I like is it shows how on a sunny day it doesn't do you a damn bit of good at street level.
10) Central Park. As a country boy it's a bit surreal. I can see how New Yorkers would love it but it's all a too manicured for me, and you're still inescapably, obviously, in the middle of the city.
_________________ I welcome C&C, editing my pics and reposting them on the forum is fine.
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CZJ Sonnar 135/4, Biotar 58/2, Pancolar 50/2, Tessar 50/2.8, Flek 35/2.8, Flek 25/4
Super Takumar 135/2.5, 135/3.5, 100/4 bellows, 50/1.4, 28/3.5
Helios 58/2, 3M-5A 500/8, Mir 20M
Vivitar Series 1 70-210 - - - - - - - - Nikkor 200/4
Rikenon 28/2.8 - - - - - - - - Zeiss 50/1.7 Planar
PB 50/2.4, 135/2.8
Yashica 50/1.9, 28/2.8, 135/2.8
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Minolfan
Joined: 30 Dec 2008 Posts: 3438 Location: Netherlands
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 9:11 am Post subject: |
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Minolfan wrote:
Nice pictures.
I like both HDR's because you did't exaggerate the effect. |
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Yebisu
Joined: 13 Feb 2011 Posts: 1299
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 10:15 am Post subject: |
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Yebisu wrote:
Times Square and the subtle HDR on the Wall Street shot work best for me.
I think the Wall street shot could be improved by correcting the verticals. The buildings on the far left and right aren't leaning enough to be feature of the shot so I think it's best to straighten them. |
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Nesster
Joined: 24 Apr 2008 Posts: 5883 Location: NJ, USA
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 1:05 pm Post subject: |
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Nesster wrote:
Excellent series, #2 surprised me a bit, as I started looking at it from the top, and did not expect the shade to hold that much detail. Was this with the Nex? _________________ -Jussi
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fuzzywuzzy
Joined: 18 Dec 2010 Posts: 1258 Location: Down East, Canada, eh?
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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fuzzywuzzy wrote:
Yebisu wrote: |
Times Square and the subtle HDR on the Wall Street shot work best for me.
I think the Wall street shot could be improved by correcting the verticals. The buildings on the far left and right aren't leaning enough to be feature of the shot so I think it's best to straighten them. |
I completely missed the lean, shooting tall buildings is new to this country boy
I made a stab at correcting the perspective.
If I completely straighten the lines I crop the right hand building completely out. So this version corrects the lean a bit, while only cropping a bit of that building. What do you think?
_________________ I welcome C&C, editing my pics and reposting them on the forum is fine.
NEX-F3
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CZJ Sonnar 135/4, Biotar 58/2, Pancolar 50/2, Tessar 50/2.8, Flek 35/2.8, Flek 25/4
Super Takumar 135/2.5, 135/3.5, 100/4 bellows, 50/1.4, 28/3.5
Helios 58/2, 3M-5A 500/8, Mir 20M
Vivitar Series 1 70-210 - - - - - - - - Nikkor 200/4
Rikenon 28/2.8 - - - - - - - - Zeiss 50/1.7 Planar
PB 50/2.4, 135/2.8
Yashica 50/1.9, 28/2.8, 135/2.8
Hexanon 28/3.5, 50/1.4 |
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fuzzywuzzy
Joined: 18 Dec 2010 Posts: 1258 Location: Down East, Canada, eh?
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 7:06 pm Post subject: |
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fuzzywuzzy wrote:
Nesster wrote: |
Excellent series, #2 surprised me a bit, as I started looking at it from the top, and did not expect the shade to hold that much detail. Was this with the Nex? |
I maxed the alpha slider and yeah the shadows came back nicely.
Yes the NEX, I should remove the 1000D from my sig because I don't think it's fired a click since I got the NEX.
Nothing against Canon, the Rebel served me well but the sensor is Jurassic by today's standards. I love the haptics of the NEX with the tilt-screen, like the ultimate waist-level-finder. And of course the NEX is perfect for my Zeiss Jena zebras which I only bought because they were bargains in Exakta auto mount. _________________ I welcome C&C, editing my pics and reposting them on the forum is fine.
NEX-F3
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CZJ Sonnar 135/4, Biotar 58/2, Pancolar 50/2, Tessar 50/2.8, Flek 35/2.8, Flek 25/4
Super Takumar 135/2.5, 135/3.5, 100/4 bellows, 50/1.4, 28/3.5
Helios 58/2, 3M-5A 500/8, Mir 20M
Vivitar Series 1 70-210 - - - - - - - - Nikkor 200/4
Rikenon 28/2.8 - - - - - - - - Zeiss 50/1.7 Planar
PB 50/2.4, 135/2.8
Yashica 50/1.9, 28/2.8, 135/2.8
Hexanon 28/3.5, 50/1.4 |
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