Am I mistaken, or is this another amazing lens?I am a little late "this week" (my apologies). I took this last Monday (9/15) as I stopped on my way home from a business meeting. It is always good to have some "P52" motivation and it is fun to look back on the previous P52 images. Like a diary. A nice afternoon!
Terminal 5
Well... yes and no!Am I mistaken, or is this another amazing lens?I am a little late "this week" (my apologies). I took this last Monday (9/15) as I stopped on my way home from a business meeting. It is always good to have some "P52" motivation and it is fun to look back on the previous P52 images. Like a diary. A nice afternoon!
Terminal 5
A long story and a long reply. I think it is a very good lens (although my copy is a little soft on the left side). I sent it to Nikon in Los Angeles a few years ago, for them to take a look and maybe adjust as needed, but it came back just the same. I really like the 80-400 zoom versatility and it is fairly portable (in my backpack, it fits in the same slot as the 70-200). This picture is 5 handheld vertical frames stitched (and then cropped quite a bit) with the "left side" being on the bottom (which helps with IQ in this instance). If there is some "fuzziness" in the overlap (i.e., landscape orientation with slight softness on the left side) things are not as sharp in some areas when the final composite is created. So, if I stitch with the 80-400, I typically do it in portrait mode. The slight wind and choppy water also helps... because stitching a water scene when the waves are slow/gentle is problematic. But even apart from the water, with these types of scenes, you have to "think" and "time it" to some extent. For example, the crane movements. In this picture, I got lucky with the "far" crane (call it number 3) whereby the cab and trolley/spreader (and the container/box) turned-out "pretty good" since there is always SOME movement and this element was captured in both frames 3 & 4. The stitching software (PTGui) did a fine job. However, you can see that the cab on crane #2 moved slightly (frames 1 & 2) which PTGui couldn't quite figure out. If you look at the 3 cabs, you can see that the middle one is elongated a bit. But I didn't notice until I had done a whole bunch of fiddling... so it is what it is. Still... credit to the software engineers! It is amazing and I am very appreciative. Sometimes, if PTGui is having trouble, I use ICE - and between the two programs, I usually end-up with something usable. The "tele-pano" approach was initially just a fun undertaking "for the heck of it" but it has grown on me and I like the creative challenge - capture and processing. It started when I had the D300 (12 MP) and another DPR poster that I interacted with back then got the D800 (in 2012). Well... OK! I'll just shoot 3 frames and stitch! Voila! 36 MP. LOL. It was all in good fun.
Many thanks for this detailed answer.Well... yes and no!Am I mistaken, or is this another amazing lens?I am a little late "this week" (my apologies). I took this last Monday (9/15) as I stopped on my way home from a business meeting. It is always good to have some "P52" motivation and it is fun to look back on the previous P52 images. Like a diary. A nice afternoon!
Terminal 5
This is a spillway located in Laval next to a lock on the Mayenne River. It is used to maintain a constant water level between two locks.
Many thanks M5.That picture really captures the mood. Solitude and introspection. Also... Half Moon Bay. I was busy with work last week and didn't reply to the "Princeton" picture, but now, after some poking around on Google Maps... I see that "Princeton" (according to Google) is right there at Pillar Pont Harbor by the marina and airport? Were you out for a drive/visit or are you in the Half Moon Bay area on a regular basis? Looking at the map, via CA 92, it is not that far from from "The Bay" (only 6 miles from 280 as the bird flies) -- but it seems like it is a world away?
Looking at the map is always interesting. But of course being there is the best. I see THREE locks/spillways: Écluse Avesnières, Écluse Laval, and Écluse Bootz. Very interesting! Based on the shape of the spillway and the flow, my guess is that you were standing on the east side of the river in the park area (Quai de Bootz)? Also very interesting... a lot of history in Laval. A thousand years! I need to retire and do some exploring.
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Amazing. Five vertical frames to get one horizontal. And it works! But, yes, I can see that it requires some skill and practice.Well... yes and no!Am I mistaken, or is this another amazing lens?I am a little late "this week" (my apologies). I took this last Monday (9/15) as I stopped on my way home from a business meeting. It is always good to have some "P52" motivation and it is fun to look back on the previous P52 images. Like a diary. A nice afternoon!
Terminal 5
You did more research than I did!. I guess this is Écluse Laval.Looking at the map is always interesting. But of course being there is the best. I see THREE locks/spillways: Écluse Avesnières, Écluse Laval, and Écluse Bootz. Very interesting! Based on the shape of the spillway and the flow, my guess is that you were standing on the east side of the river in the park area (Quai de Bootz)? Also very interesting... a lot of history in Laval. A thousand years! I need to retire and do some exploring.
https://www.google.com/maps/@48.066...try=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDkxNy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw==
Amazing!The straight pin is included for reference.
From an old cellphone. DOF is razor thin.
...and Artistic.The straight pin is included for reference.
From an old cellphone. DOF is razor thin.
Nice picture, fascinating story and superb title.
This lighthouse was originally erected in 1881 and located in Wellfleet, on Cape Cod, Massachusetts as the Mayo Beach Lighthouse.
In 1925 it was disassembled and transported to the West Coast, eventually reassembled and located at Point Montara, south of San Francisco in 1928 where it remains.
It is believed to be the only Lighthouse to have served on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of America.
Many thanks BratPix for your comments, and occasional suggestions. As I was framing this, my mind kept saying, "don't tilt that camera too much or BP will suggest more attention to perspective control" These comments do help.Nice picture, fascinating story and superb title.
This lighthouse was originally erected in 1881 and located in Wellfleet, on Cape Cod, Massachusetts as the Mayo Beach Lighthouse.
In 1925 it was disassembled and transported to the West Coast, eventually reassembled and located at Point Montara, south of San Francisco in 1928 where it remains.
It is believed to be the only Lighthouse to have served on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of America.
