Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/05/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Aram, they are absolutely gorgeous! Can't wait to see more. Peter > On 5/22/2014 8:52 AM, Aram Langhans wrote: >> Our first night in Yosemite was 3 days before the full moon. We decided >> to >> try some night shots with the moon lighting up the cliffs and see what >> happened. Here are my attempts. >> >> First stop was Valley View. I have never seen night shots from there. >> View >> Large. Can you see the climbers on El Capitain? >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/s4/y/n/Valley+View-0423-Edit.jpg.html >> >> Then on to Tunnel View: You can also see the climbers. >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/s4/y/n/Tunnel+View-0432-Edit.jpg.html >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/s4/y/n/Tunnel+View-0437.jpg.html >> >> We then headed down to Swinging Bridge >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/s4/y/n/Swinging+Bridge-0442-Edit.jpg.html >> >> The long 30 second exposure allowed the capture of a pretty nice >> reflection. >> >> Last stop, Sentinel Bridge >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/s4/y/n/Sentinel+Bridge-0452.jpg.html >> >> All these except for Valley View, were with the Leica 35-70. All shots >> at F-4 >> with 30 second exposure at ISO 800. >> >> More to come of the moonbows with the full moon. >> >> >> Some technical info: Focusing is a pain with a modern DSLR lens. You >> cannot >> just dial it to infinity and take the picture. There is no infinity >> stop. >> You have to sight a star in live view and then try to focus on it while >> looking at it magnified 10x on the view screen. And if you have a zoom, >> at >> least the zooms I have (16-35/4 , 24-120/4 and 70-200/4 Nikkors) or the >> three >> my father-in-law has (24-85, 18-35 and 70-300 Nikkors) you have to do >> this at >> the focal length you are using, because if you change FL, the focus >> changes. >> So, if I can get by with a range of 35-70, which fortunately I can, I use >> the >> great Leica 35-70/4 zoom. No focus problems.... Crank it to infinity >> and go >> for it. No zoom problems. All FL's are in focus as you change the zoom. >> And >> the added bonus, wide open it is so much sharper than any of the Nikkor >> zooms. >> >> >> Comments welcome. >> >> Aram >> >> >> >> >> Aram Langhans >> (Semi) Retired (retarded?) Science Teacher >> & Unemployed photographer >> "The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin >> himself >> would ever have dared dream." James D. Watson >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- =========================================================== Dr Peter Dzwig