Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/01/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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