Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/01/13

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Jayanand, the seascapes are truly beautiful.? I must find an opportunity 
to try that, when the weather gets warmer.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 1/13/2018 10:33 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:
> 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
>
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