Alan WF

A spotted sandpiper eating ants off a dock. I was glad I was using mosquito repellent. Regards, Alan Canon M50 Mark II with Canon EF to EF-M adaptor, Kenko TELEPLUS-HD 1.4x DGX extender, and Canon ...

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An invitation to dust off your precious (or not so precious) glass and head out to make some photographs: the real reason for the existence of all our lenses. Here are the guidelines: (1) Images with a ...

Magnificent frigatebirds ( Fregata magnificens ) seen early in the morning in Boca del Cielo in Chiapas. Regards, Alan Canon M50 Mark II with Canon EF to EF-M adaptor, Kenko TELEPLUS-HD 1.4x DGX ...

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An invitation to dust off your precious (or not so precious) glass and head out to make some photographs: the real reason for the existence of all our lenses. Here are the guidelines: (1) Images with a ...

Wow! This is a really strong set. I’m going to pick out my three favorites, but ask me some other time and I’m sure I’d choose others. I’m a sucker for the broken symmetry and the complementary ...

The second seems to perfectly showcase the dragon and the park. The sky in the first one steals the show! Regards, Alan

Thanks. My photos hardly do justice to the architecture. When you’re there, your eyes see both the highlights and the shadows, and it is truly is astonishing. Regards, Alan

My wife and daughter went shopping at a market in the center of Mexico City. My wife doesn’t let me go with her when she’s shopping in markets, because if I do the vendors give her gringo prices. ...

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An invitation to dust off your precious (or not so precious) glass and head out to make some photographs: the real reason for the existence of all our lenses. Here are the guidelines: (1) Images with a ...

Which of course immediately generalizes to, “can we do pixel-shift images without IBIS?” Looking forward to the firmware update! :-) Regards, Alan

We were in Chiapas last week, on the coast near Boca del Cielo. We took a dawn boat trip along the rivers and lagoons. I had my long lens on for wildlife. We rounded bend in the river, and came ...

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An invitation to dust off your precious (or not so precious) glass and head out to make some photographs: the real reason for the existence of all our lenses. Here are the guidelines: (1) Images with a ...

I simply meant that one might expect using a lens with a 1.7x teleconverter and then a 1.5x crop, so in total more than 2.55x crop, could exceed the ability of the lens to show detail. However, ...

Works for me, the first and last ones especially. In the first, it seems to me that the shading caused by the clouds gives a sense of depth. In the last, I think it’s the continuity of the road ...

I’ll second fferreres. Even though I can’t see myself doing anything like the stuff you do until I retire, I do enjoy your posts. They’re always great stories. Regards, Alan

I’m not an expert, but let’s see what we can figure out from Wikipedia . This youngster was able to move independently, so that makes it older than about three months. Furthermore, it has adult ...