Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/01/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Superb fuzzy beaches ;-) My favs : http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/marina/Covelong-20180111-157.jpg.html And http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/marina/Covelong-20180111-168.jpg.html even though I would have attempted to get more of the close foreground while losing a bit of the upper sky. And the combo seems to deliver even though we can?t assess the AF of the 24-120 in the people shots (I used to have one in my D700 days and I loved its versatility - it was less tricky than other Nikon lenses ). Keep them coming Also, thanks for the warmth and sunshine - badly needed in our quarter these days. Amities Philippe, about to order one of these ND filters ;-) > Le 13 janv. 2018 ? 17:33, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> a ?crit : > > Two beaches this week, both for testing out the Nikon D850. > > Firstly Marina Beach, where I ended up testing its AF tracking and > continuous shooting. Before that a serene shot of a selfie being taken. All > photographs with the AFS 24-120 f4 kit lens: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/marina/Marina4a.jpg.html > > Next, I tested on a young man practicing acrobatics - the body did > remarkably well considering that it had a slowish and sluggish lens > attached! > > Acrobatics 1: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/marina/Marina-20180103-181.jpg.html > > Acrobatics 2: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/marina/Marina-20180103-182.jpg.html > > Acrobatics 3: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/marina/Marina-20180103-183.jpg.html > > Acrobatics 4: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/marina/Marina-20180103-184.jpg.html > > Acrobatics 5: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/marina/Marina-20180103-185.jpg.html > > Next, I went to a fairly pristine beach called Covelong or Kovalam Beach an > hour south of Chennai, where there are rocks close to shore, making it an > excellent location for slow shutter speed seascapes. This was the first > time I have tried my hand at this genre, and I found it quite interesting, > though getting original compositions will require at least a few more > rounds of practice, if ever. The photographs range in time from an hour > before sunset to half an our after the sun went down. All shots with the > AFS 16-35 f4 lens with a 10 stop B+W ND filter. > > Seascape 1: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/marina/Covelong-20180111-157.jpg.html > > Seascape 2: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/marina/Covelong-20180111-177.jpg.html > > Seascape 3: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/marina/Covelong-20180111-210.jpg.html > > Seascape 4: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/marina/Covelong-20180111-215.jpg.html > > Seascape 5: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/marina/Covelong-20180111-168.jpg.html > > Seascape 6: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/album254/marina/Covelong-20180111-176.jpg.html > > Please see LARGE > > Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome! > > Cheers > Jayanand > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information