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The Sun Never Says
Even after all this time
The sun never says to the earth,
"You owe Me."
Look what happens with
A love like that,
It lights the Whole Sky.
~D.Ladinsky
The English Electric Lightning is a British fighter aircraft that served as an interceptor during the 1960s, the 1970s and into the late 1980s. It was capable of a top speed of above Mach 2.
This photo was taken by a Kowa Super 66 medium format film camera with a KOWA 1:3.5/55 lens and Kowa L39•3C(UV) ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 800 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.
Chamonix 45N2
Shen Hao 6x17 film back
Fujinon 150mm f6.3
Kodak Ektachrome E100 color reversal film
Epson Perfection V800
Silverfast AI Studio
This pink rose was just perfect in every petal. Seldom does one see a flower without blemishes, but none were on this one.
For me, this is a perfect image. Not perfect in the technical sense, but rather the personal. It reflects exactly what I wanted it to and captures exactly how it felt. It is a perfect physical reminder of what was an extraordinary sight. Technically there are things that could certainly be tweaked, but then again, technicals are not always everything.
Anyway, this is Proxy falls just west of Sisters. It has leaped dramatically to the #2 spot on my list of top three favorite waterfalls, with Wahclella Falls in the Gorge being my favorite and Falls Creek Falls in Washington being my number 3 by a hair. In case you are curious Ponytail Falls drops to number four, but it was in my top three for a long time.
I did not know quite what to expect from this falls and had heard it was one of the most photographed in Oregon, but regardless I did not expect to be so whisked away by it, and by everything about it. It is a magical spot on many levels. The short hike out to it ran through a few lava fields and some wonderful fall color, photos of which will be posted eventually. The initial view across the valley, eye-level with the falls is pretty impressive, and very photogenic surrounded as it is by a lush, deep green evergreen forest. But then you hike down the hill on makeshift trails (even more fun with an almost ten month old strapped to your chest, but I enjoy a challenge) and everything changes. This falls takes on a completely different character when you are standing amongst the mossy rocks at its base looking up. Amazingly different. Few falls I have been to really take on such completely different looks as Proxy Falls (Falls Creek Falls being one of them though).
As it was we spent way more time here than we had originally thought, and shot way more film. This was the last shot on a roll of Fuji Pro160C, a color film I am rapidly growing extremely fond of. I immediately reloaded with Fuji Reala, a film I have long been fond of, and made a number of other shots, but it was the 160C that most truly captured how it looked down there.
As a side note, after we were done at Proxy Falls we hiked to Upper Proxy Falls which was a unique falls itself. Upper Proxy has no outlet stream. The falls comes down the side of a hill and empties into a large pool at its base but the pool has no stream running out of it, rather the water drains into the ground to appear elsewhere. Very interesting, considering how quickly that water has to soak in with the volume pouring into it.
All in all a very good afternoon, and that is what this photo so captures for me, and makes me think of every time I look at it.
"Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add,
but when there is nothing left to take away." (Antoine de Saint Exupery)
... and with the title I mean the flower and not the image! ;-) I've been looking for a rose with such a beautiful center for a long time.
Wishing you a perfect day! :)
Is progress truly progress? How do you improve upon perfection? Not once have I ever worried about getting dust on the Sensor, when changing lenses.
Not just any camera. Why?
Back to real photography . . . No batteries required!
Manual everything.
Whether you realise it or not, regardless which brand camera you are loyal to, THIS CAMERA, that is the Nikon F, was the father to all Single Lens Reflex (SLR) cameras that followed.
I searched long and hard for this pristine example. Easily looked at 100 cameras. It is 99.9% perfect, though 54 years old.
I first saw war correspondents, during the Vietnam Conflict with the Nikon F strapped around their necks. This camera spawned my enduring interest in Nikon.
The Nikon F 35mm film camera was introduced, April 1959 and was Nikon's first SLR camera. My camera was manufactured by Nippon Kogaku K. K., Japan, between July and September 1967.
The March 1959 Philadelphia trade show (Master Photo Dealers and Finishers Association Convention) of the Photo Marketing Association saw the US introduction of three new top brand Japanese SLR lines: the Minolta SR-2 with 55/1.8 and a list price of $249.50, the Canon Canonflex with 50/2 and a list price of $299.95, and the Nikon F with a 50/2 had a list price of $359.50, which costs more, today, unless it is in poor condition.
The Nikon F was the first Japanese SLR to have a lens lineup from 21mm to 1000mm.
The Nikon F was the first 35mm SLR with 100% Viewfinder.
The Nikon F was the first 35mm SLR with Mirror lock up.
The Nikon F was the first 35mm SLR with interchangeable focusing screens.
There were many firsts, in the Nikon F.
The Nikon F was superseded in 1972, by the Nikon F2 series, after a production total of 862,600 to 1,051,051 bodies, less about 90,000 Serial Numbers reserved for the (Nikon S3M range finder camera bodies).
The Nikon F marketed and sold exclusively for the German market were branded Nikkor F.
Here are some very good articles about the birth of the Nikon F-
imaging.nikon.com/history/chronicle/history-f/
imaging.nikon.com/history/chronicle/history-f/index.htm
www.casualphotophile.com/2018/04/27/nikon-f-retrospective/
time.com/3667583/korean-war-photos-david-douglas-duncan/
www.mikeeckman.com/2017/08/nikon-f-1966/
www.nzgeo.com/photography/nikon-f/
Note: This camera and lens were pre-owned. When I decide to purchase pre-owned photographic equipment, it must look this well maintained and cared for, plus function perfectly, or I am not interested. Can you imagine this camera is 54 years old? I estimate that is was assembled on Tuesday, September 12, 1967, when approximately 158.7143 cameras were assembled every working day.
$306.27 AUD Nikon F camera body cost
$423.50 AUD Nikkor-SC Auto f=55mm 1:1.2 lens with HS-3 Lens Hood, Nikon L-1A Lens Filter cost
$22.00 AUD Nikon Nippon Kogaku 52mm J.U.M. 515,897 Lens Cap cost
$48.00 Nikon AR-1 cost
As I did not purchase everything all at once, I didn't notice the cost, so much. I examined many samples and asked a lot of questions, before I settled on these items. And, I just waited until what I wanted became available.
You may wonder why I did not go for a black edition. I could not be 100% assured it had not been like mine, but painted black. Many of the black Nikon F camera bodies are brassed all along the edges and very few examples are as nice as mine. Lastly, the black version commands a ridiculous price for exactly the same camera, except they are black. I just like the finish and contrasting black leatherette of mine. Refer to this weblink- www.destoutz.ch/typ_finish.html#black
So, you may wonder why I did not go for a later model "Nikon "Apollo" F. All slick advertizing by U.S. camera retailers, back in the day and plastic bits on the Rewind Lever and Self-Timer Lever. Also, it has a later Focusing Screen and an Eye Level View Finder that will accept diopter correction lenses, as well as Type 2 threaded flash sync terminal. The only difference that I can see between the two Nikon F and the "Apollo", is on the flash contact: the early 7303xxx has white insulating plastic on the flash connection and the late 7444xxx has black insulating plastic. Are the cosmetic changes worth more to me? No, quite the opposite. I wanted the bulletproof version, like what was used during the Vietnam war.
As a perfect counter balance to this gem, I use a Sekonic Studio Deluxe II L-389M Light Meter that does not require batteries.
I have found using this combination has made me much more careful and thoughtful as a photographer. Actually have to plan and think about camera settings and equivalent exposures before taking your shots.
A gentle reminder about copyright and intellectual property-
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first flush from my minolta srt201.
sooc minus a minor crop and the text, of course.
just a little somethin' i thought up.
i am quite possibly thinking about going with the flow and doing a print exchange/giveaway :).
happy sunday, everyone!
Hasselblad 500 CM
Zeiss Sonnar 250mm f5.6 CF
Kodak Portra 400 color negative film
Self-process C-41
Epson Perfection V800
Silverfast AI Studio
I am not sure of the name of this beauty. It seems as though there are two flowers in one, the center looks to be a flower in itself
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
-- Sir Richard Steele
I love palm trees. Of all the ones I've seen here in Florida, there are few that could rival this beauty in Sugar Mill Gardens. The fronds are nearly perfect in shape.
There are many types of palm trees. Most of the ones here are fan palms, that have long, individual, pointy leaves looking like a fan coming off a single stalk that is like a flat branch. Usually there are many of these branches, known as palm fronds.
This particular tree is most likely a Sago Palm, which is a fern type palm tree. The leaves have more of a fern like appearance and are quite beautiful and full.They are among my favorites.
Since 2004, when we went back into strong hurricane cycles, I decided that if I were to plant trees, they would ONLY be palms. The palm is designed for tropical and subtropical climates like we have here in Florida, and withstand the wrath of nature's fury much better than cedars, pines, or oaks. The one tree I will NEVER plant is a cedar. Most of the larger ones in my neighborhood either split in two, or dropped heavy limbs onto homes, cars, and fences when the storms with severe winds hit. They are brittle compared to a palm, that flexes when the wind blows, and actually needs the high winds sometimes to clean out the dead fronds.
Right now I have two Sabal Palms growing on my fence. Neither was planted by me, and they just sprung up. There's also a Banana Palm on the back fence, that has been beaten down by storms, but always seems to endure! I'd like to move them off the fence and into the yard in a more decorative fashion, but I'm not sure how invasive that would be, or if it could harm them. they're doing well now, so better to leave well enough alone.
You won't find perfection while sifting through life's details: it finds you when you are busy just being you.
perfection in every touch.
winter comes back here.
I hate being under that pressure.
no doubts.
feelings in every gaze.
fragile, cold wind.
lazy day.
reading Pride&Prejudice all over again.
healed heart.
...cause when the roof caved in and the truth came out...
i'm waiting for You to find me again.
you're the best.
peaceful.
I miss you, Mum.
Because of a major draw-down last year, I didn't want to paddle the Spirit river, but it's back to normal level and so I hdeaded to my favorite backwater there in the middle where the trees thin. Magical.
My New Year’s Wish is to stand out in the flock, even if I am considered to be a bit eccentric.
This photo was taken by a KИEB-88C medium format film camera with a MC BOЛHA-3 2.8/80mm lens and Ж3-1.4x 62x0.75 filter using Rollei Retro 80S film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitalized with Photoshop.