Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/01/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]For a first try, you did very well with the seascapes with slow exposure?beautiful and dreamy. I also really like the two acrobatics shots in which the young man is in the air. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA > On 13 Jan 2018, at 17:33, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information