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Long exposure of the King's creek, leading to the King's fall, which unfortunately I was not able to see because the lookout got damaged in the fire last year and it has not been repaired yet. Got there a bit late, so the sun was not shining on the creek anymore.
Shot with the OM1 handheld, using the electronic ND filter. The image stabilization is amazing, the background is super crisp, the foreground is a bit fuzzy because it was too close to me. I am super happy not having to carry a tripod.
Example of use of TOPAZ AI SHARPEN
A Chiffchaff taking off
Un pouillot veloce qui s'envole
It's impossible to recover a movement blur with a sharpening filter : a sharpening filter will only add noise in this case but it will never recover details.
TOPAZ AI SHARPEN includes a new function called STABILIZE that is different from a simple sharpening filter. It tries to find a movement on the photo and to cancel it. That's why sometimes there are small artifacts on the opposite side of the movement, but it is really easy to deal with them with GIMP or photoshop.
To conclude : this tool deserves a try as it is free for 30 days.
It is very usefull for animals in movement (birds in flight, animals running ...), but it can manage movement of the photographer too.
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Architecte : Koen OLTHUIS
Toute la structure, les décors et les aménagements sont en bois. Les auteurs sont les Compagnons du Tour de France. La fondation du théâtre est en béton pour stabiliser le bâtiment sur l'eau.
The entire structure, decorations and fittings are made of wood. The authors are the Companions of the Tour de France. The theater foundation is concrete to stabilize the building on the water.
Example of use of TOPAZ AI SHARPEN
A Chiffchaff taking off
Un pouillot veloce qui s'envole
It's impossible to recover a movement blur with a sharpening filter : a sharpening filter will only add noise in this case but it will never recover details.
TOPAZ AI SHARPEN includes a new function called STABILIZE that is different from a simple sharpening filter. It tries to find a movement on the photo and to cancel it. That's why sometimes there are small artifacts on the opposite side of the movement, but it is really easy to deal with them with GIMP or photoshop.
To conclude : this tool deserves a try as it is free for 30 days.
It is very usefull for animals in movement (birds in flight, animals running ...), but it can manage movement of the photographer too.
(DSC08870_DxO-TIFF_1-stabilize70-70-0-4s-Pouillot-Stab)
Due to my health condition, I am unable to hold or stabilize a camera for extended periods of time. Additionally, using a tripod has never been enjoyable for me, as it would cause pain when trying to position it correctly and constantly bending over to check the viewfinder. Consequently, I have chosen to explore digital AI artwork as an alternative. I understand that this may not be everyone's cup of tea, as it diverges from traditional photography. However, I have always granted myself the freedom to exercise artistic license and pursue whatever brings me joy. Currently, digital AI artwork fulfills that purpose, at least for the time being.
My attempt at the "Flickr Friday" theme "Tee" and the "Macro Mondays" theme "On Top"
Shot with a Noritsu "26-49 mm F 3.4-4.9" (enlarging) lens on a Canon EOS R5.
That nut-and-plate in this pic is a way to provide some stabilization to old brick buildings around here in earthquake country. On the other side of the wall was a steel rod or cable (not sure which) that ran all the way to the back of the building and connected to another nut-and-plate. Tension was then applied. There were several on this building from front to back and side-to-side.
Evidently, they were pretty effective. H.G. Wade's Warehouse stood in Alviso, California, through quakes, ground-sinkage and flooding for 161 years.
Unfortunately, it couldn't stand up to a massive fire that ran through it last Saturday. The front and one side wall are still standing, but probably not very stable. The other side wall is mostly gone and the rear wall is missing.
The former water tower for the Synder mansion in Lake Ha Ha State Park in Missouri. The mansion would pump water from natural springs below for use at the mansion. The water tower was in dilapidated condition until stabilized a few years back...
Due to my health condition, I am unable to hold or stabilize a camera for extended periods of time. Additionally, using a tripod has never been enjoyable for me, as it would cause pain when trying to position it correctly and constantly bending over to check the viewfinder. Consequently, I have chosen to explore digital AI artwork as an alternative. I understand that this may not be everyone's cup of tea, as it diverges from traditional photography. However, I have always granted myself the freedom to exercise artistic license and pursue whatever brings me joy. Currently, digital AI artwork fulfills that purpose, at least for the time being.
This song sparrow had alit in this location recently, and still had its tail feathers spread - a different look from what I usually see. Seen near the waterfront of the Willamette in Downtown Portland.
A cropped and stabilised image of a male Dartford warbler (Sylvia undata) in Browndown south. Took a bit of time to get this shot then in exited stage right or left!
Taken with an old Carl Zeiss lens.
Europe. Portugal. City of Lisboa. Starting point of the Vasco da Gama Bridge. It's the longest bridge in Europe with a total length of 17.2km. It was built for the Expo 1998 in the City of Lisboa.
SONY A7II with lens Carl Zeiss Skoparex 1:3.4/35mm. Sony full-frame in body image stabilization ON. ISO 100. 1/800s. f11. The e-mount adaption of this lens was realized with two adapters: ICAREX/EOS and EOS/NEX. Manual mode. If you are interested in an image of this camera/lens combination ... here it is --> SONY A7II - Carl Zeiss Skoparex 1:3.4/35mm.
Feel free to visit my albums. All my old lenses can be found there.
Black-necked Stilt, Himantopus mexicanus, a lifer for me.
Seen in Seabourne Creek while following the Texas Master Naturalists Coastal Prairie Chapter April Bird Hike.
Tech Note: Shooting a fast burst adds 25% to the crop factor, so this one is actually 750mm, or 1125mm full frame equivalent, handheld at 1/160s. Pretty good stabilization.
21 May 2021. 09:15 CDT; Provia with post.
Canon lens FD 24/2.8 - enlarge to see details e.g. spider web
Germany. Baden-Württemberg. Remstal nearby the City of Stuttgart. The Remstal is good for biking, hiking and travelling. Vintage water lock controlled by a worm gear.
Sony A7II with e-mount adapted lens Canon FD 2.8/24mm. ISO 400. f/2.8. 1/80s. OSS Inbody image stabilization ON. Retouching using filters. If you are interested in an image of this camera/lens combination ... here it is --> Sony A7II - CANON FD 24mm 1:2.8.
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However many times I see this old aircraft, it never fails to stir excitement. I find the Mk 1 Spitfire to be as much a work of art as of engineering - it just looks right!
I am always trying to get 'better' pictures of this machine in flight. This time I used some different settings; slightly higher shutter speed and a full stop of exposure compensation. I often feel I am fighting the Image Stabilization, but switching it off doesn't go well when panning a handheld 800mm lens set. I got a few reasonable photos out of the thousands of frames, and I will be turning a few of them into pictures to share.
Germany. City of Würzburg, Bavaria. Main River. The mighty Marienberg Fortress on the right is surrounded by vineyards. PTGUI stiching of several images to panorama. They were taken standing on the "Alte Mainbrücke". Late afternoon shot.
SONY A7II with lens Carl Zeiss Skoparex 1:3.4/35mm. Sony full-frame in body image stabilization ON. ISO 100. 1/2000. f11. The e-mount adaption of this lens was realized with two adapters: ICAREX/EOS and EOS/NEX. Manual mode. If you are interested in an image of this camera/lens combination ... here it is --> SONY A7II - Carl Zeiss Skoparex 1:3.4/35mm.
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... the stabilization of this camera and lens is fantastic. The photo was taken handheld just supporting myself on the window board with a 1/10 sec to emphasize the pouring rain ...
A male Wood Duck seems all puffed up - standing on some wood running through a mangrove swamp.
A detailed view of his webbed feet is evident here - revealing the claws that allow the Wood Duck to climb through the wooden labyrinth that is a mangrove swamp.
Wood Ducks were almost eliminated by the end of the 19th century due to hunting and loss of habitat, they nest in cavities. Their numbers have since stabilized.
They are unlike other ducks where they live. Audubon states: "Beautiful and unique, this duck of woodland ponds and river swamps has no close relatives, except for the Mandarin Duck of eastern Asia."
With the naked eye - this duck looked like a patch of color through the mangrove roots, if you stood in one specific spot - otherwise, it wasn't visible. Given the APS sensor in use, this was shot at around 900mm through a small opening in the roots. Due to the marvel of modern camera, lenses, extenders, etc., I was able to hand hold the rig and get this clear photo. Except for some long exposures I no longer use a tri or mono pod.
Taken with an old Carl Zeiss 35mm lens
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Europe. Portugal. The heart of the City of Lisboa. PTGUI stiching of 15 images to panorama. Midday shot. Viewpoint is the "Castelo de São Jorge". The "Ponte 25 de Abril" bridge and the "Cristo Rei" statue are located in the background. The river is the Tejo.
SONY A7II with lens Carl Zeiss Skoparex 1:3.4/35mm. Sony full-frame in body image stabilization ON. ISO 100. 1/500s. f13. The e-mount adaption of this lens was realized with two adapters: ICAREX/EOS and EOS/NEX. Manual mode. Handheld shots for panorama and later stiching. No tripod. If you are interested in an image of this camera/lens combination ... here it is --> SONY A7II - Carl Zeiss Skoparex 1:3.4/35mm.
Feel free to visit my albums. All my old lenses can be found there.
Germany. In the woods called "Schönbuch" nearby the City of Stuttgart.
SONY A7II (ILCE-7M2) with e-mount adapted old projection lens Leitz COLORPLAN CF 2.5/90. Sony full-frame in body image stabilization ON. ISO 100. 1/200s. Self made round aperture of about f/4.5 placed in the light beam. Manual mode. The lens (in this case on a Sony a6000) can be seen here --> Colorplan lens.
More photos of this mini sequence with this camera/lens combination can be found here: ---> In The Woods (1) and In The Woods (2).
Feel free to visit my albums. All my old lenses can be found there.
Colorful beauty - seen by an old vintage Trioplan lens
Macro of the plant Pulsatilla Montana. It was found in the botanical garden of the University of Hohenheim nearby the City of Stuttgart in Germany.
Sony A7II (ILCE-7M2) with e-mount adapted lens Trioplan 1:2.9/50 Meyer-Optik Görlitz - round about 60 years old - Sony full-frame in body image stabilization ON. Uncompressed raw. ISO 100. f/4. 1/400s. Extension tubes for macro usage. Manual mode. No tripod. Handheld.
If you are interested in an image with this camera/lens combination ... here it is --> Sony A7II - Trioplan 1:2.9/50 V Meyer-Optik Görlitz
Feel free to visit my albums. All my old lenses can be found there.
... caught by a Meyer-Optik Görlitz Diaplan *projection* lens
Macro. Burdocks in late afternoon sun.
Sony A7II (ILCE-7M2) with e-mount adapted vintage projection lens Meyer-Optik Görlitz Diaplan 1:3.5/100 Red V - built in the years of round about 1955-1960. Sony full-frame in body image stabilization ON. Uncompressed raw. ISO 400. f/3.5. 1/2500s. Focussing helicoid EOS/NEX for macro usage. Manual mode. No tripod. Handheld.
If you are interested in an image with this camera/lens combination ... here it is --> Sony A7II - Meyer-Optik Görlitz Diaplan 1:3.5/100 - Red V .
Feel free to visit my albums. All my old lenses can be found there.
Taken with an old 24mm FD Canon lens.
Europe. Portugal. City of Lisboa. Baixa Metro station with Linha Azul. Directions of Reboleira and Santa Apolónia.
SONY A7II with lens CANON FD 24mm 1:2.8. Sony full-frame in body image stabilization ON. ISO 400. 1/40s. f8. The e-mount adaption of this lens was realized with an adapter FD/NEX. Manual mode. Handheld. If you are interested in an image of this camera/lens combination ... here it is --> Sony A7II - CANON FD 24mm 1:2.8.
Feel free to visit my albums. All my old lenses can be found there.
Panorama taken with an old 24mm FD Canon Lens.
Portugal. City of Lisboa. Igreja do Carmo. An earthquake destroyed this church in the year of 1755. PTGUI stiching of 15 images to panorama. Midday shot. The sun is shining just into the church.
SONY A7II with lens CANON FD 24mm 1:2.8. Sony full-frame in body image stabilization ON. ISO 100. 1/100s. f11. The e-mount adaption of this lens was realized with an adapter FD/NEX. Manual mode. Handheld. A tripod wasn't allowed. If you are interested in an image of this camera/lens combination ... here it is --> Sony A7II - CANON FD 24mm 1:2.8.
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Seen by a vintage Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 2.8/50 Red T
Macro. Sony A7II (ILCE-7M2) with e-mount adapted 12-bladed vintage lens Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 2.8/50, red T coating - built in the years of round about 1952-1955 - in German called "Adlerauge". Sony full-frame in body image stabilization ON. Uncompressed raw. ISO 100. f/5.6. 1/125s. Focussing helicoid M42/NEX for macro usage. Manual mode. No tripod. Handheld. Late afternoon shot.
If you are interested in an image with this camera/lens combination ... here it is --> Sony A7II - Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 2.8/50 - Red T - 12 Blades.
Feel free to visit my albums. All my old lenses can be found there.
Germany. In the woods called "Schönbuch" nearby the City of Stuttgart.
SONY A7II (ILCE-7M2) with e-mount adapted old projection lens Leitz COLORPLAN CF 2.5/90. Sony full-frame in body image stabilization ON. ISO 100. 1/200s. Self made round aperture of about f/4.5 placed in the light beam. Manual mode. The lens (in this case on a Sony a6000) can be seen here --> Colorplan lens.
Other photos of this mini sequence with this camera/lens combination can be found here: ---> In The Woods (2) and In The Woods (3).
Feel free to visit my albums. All my old lenses can be found there.
Taken with an old 24mm FD Canon Lens.
Portugal. City of Lisboa. This famous number 28 enjoyable tram passes districts like Baixa, Graça, Alfama and Estrela. A ride on this old public tram isn't comfortable due to benches made of wood. But it's a highlight of any visit to Lisboa. It passes incredible narrow streets.
SONY A7II with lens CANON FD 24mm 1:2.8. Sony full-frame in body image stabilization ON. ISO 100. 1/640s. f11. The e-mount adaption of this lens was realized with an adapter FD/NEX. Manual mode. Handheld. If you are interested in an image of this camera/lens combination ... here it is --> Sony A7II - CANON FD 24mm 1:2.8.
Feel free to visit my albums. All my old lenses can be found there.
Digital art to go with a blog entry for pages with writings from my dementia friends during February. Used several special tools in ProCreate application on this, along with the standard "stabilizing" tool that allows me to draw and write despite extreme tremors. Finished 06Feb2021, then put thru iColorama "raise" process to emphasize contrast .
The Brown Violetear (Colibri delphinae), photographed at La Minga Ecolodge near Cali, Colombia, rests gracefully on a moss-covered branch in the heart of the Andean cloud forest. Its muted brown feathers contrast with a striking violet ear patch that catches the soft, filtered light seeping through the dense canopy. The lush, textured background of ferns and foliage enhances the bird’s earthy tones while subtly framing its elegant posture.
Capturing this image required balancing light and stability under challenging conditions. Using a Canon R5 paired with the RF 100-500mm lens extended to 500mm, I worked with a shutter speed of 1/90 second—a bold choice for such a long focal length. The advanced in-body stabilization of the R5 played a crucial role, allowing for handheld shooting without sacrificing sharpness. I kept the ISO at 400 to preserve detail while minimizing noise, relying on the camera’s high dynamic range to retain clarity in both the shadows and highlights. This shot highlights the rewarding intersection of patience, technique, and nature’s unpredictable beauty.
© 2021 Adam Rainoff Photographer
While driving the backroads of hills and woods between Elizabeth and Galena,IL.,we came across this old barn clinging to the side of a rocky hill next to a pretty deep gully.I can only imagine the efforts to not only keep that barn stabilized,but also to keep that fence from washing out during every heavy rain....
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In my previous article, like many photographer, I was very excited about the release of the new R6 and R5 because they offered tremendous advances.
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I bought the R6, the Canon RF 100-500mm and sold everything to buy again a 5D mark III
Why? Because the Canon R6 is also that:
1) Delivery of the RF – EF Adapter Ring offered by Canon has arrived 60 days after purchase. Fortunately, my nice store went out of its way to lend me one.
Many customers have suffered this and it is scandalous on the part of Canon not to have integrated the ring in the original box.
2) Prepare to pay (and I'm not even talking about new RF lenses)
- a very fast and robust SD card to enjoy the burst like the Sony Tough SD
- Resistant, I used Lightroom 6 box. To read new raw CR3s, you need Lightroom Classic
- To make the photos look like a Canon Picture Style you need a quality color profile, thank you to Damien Bernal for your recommendations
The choice of an L Bracket is complicated with this screen, Tom Migot has devoted several videos to it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LA25FyekVKY
The R6 is with High ISO but if you want a very clean result, Denoise by Topaze is the best Tool , So, one question: Why have I never needed it before?
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This photo at 12800 iso will be almost unusable on 5D Mark III but never forget that the easiest and most beautiful thing is to take pictures when there is ... light
- The second battery is essential. It is difficult to say how many pictures you can take with one battery but I advise you to double your battery park as well as the charging time.
For years, I shot without ever thinking about the drums with a second in the bag never used.
3) The ergonomics of the R6 disappointed me and brought nothing
- The grip is worse than before. However, I have small hands and the handle seems too small to me. Those with large hands have their little finger in the air and some props even sell a base to add.
I wore for years a 5d Mark III with a 300mm 2.8mm IS II sometimes by the tips of two fingers to tell if the whole thing was balanced.
- The SD card door opens only by friction. There is still a small slot to slide a nail with difficulty, but the 5d Mark III and IV opened more easily with one hand.
The adjustable screen has never been useful to me because its tilt to the left of the device is not practical and even less with the L bracket
Touch has never been useful to me, in the field physical buttons are more practical
4 / A user experience that sometimes disappoints:
- Eye tracking stalls when it is too complicated in the foliage. Does the ultimate portrait of your dreams with a subject against a pretty background require this technology?
- In billebaude if you take your camera back, it will sometimes take a while before everything turns on again. Several times I had to turn off the R6 completely because the autofocus didn't know where it was.
- You see a beautiful sunset, you take your R6, you put your eye in the viewfinder and there… disappointment. Why not keep looking in our good old DSLR?
5) The rendering of R5 and R6 is often very different in appearance compared to DSLR.
More so if you mount a native RF lens.
Is it the technology or the level of detail that wants this? The shots often appear to be very artificially separated, and natural colors like grass are sometimes strange. I know you can change everything in PP, but all of this bothers me and takes me away from the pictorial and cinematographic universe.
My daughter came home from school with a drastically different school photo than I saw for a decade, I got it, the canon photographer (my daughter had asked a few years ago ;-) had bought an R6 or R5 and the schoolyard became a bit strange as « Gattaca ».... Advantage for Eye AF, it’s tea time for him ;-)
6) Let's talk about goals.
The photos of a Canon hybrid with an RF lens that I have seen in recent months made me want to buy a Canon EF 85mm f1.2 II 1 month after the R6. I'm not sure that was the goal. from Canon that we buy back the EF lenses that we had sold second-hand.
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Canon did not lose everything because, to get Canon cash back, I exchanged my Canon EF 300MM 2.8 is II before the summer of 2021 for an RF 100-500mm ...
Why did I do this?
Fear of obsolescence and maybe a follow-up helped by an abundant marketing hype which made me give in and go against my convictions of never buying a zoom because the rendering really has nothing to do with a focal length fixed premium… I sold it 1 month later.
The bottom line of this financially not very pleasant operation is that, as in many areas, if we have the feeling that things will not be in our best interest, it is better to abstain ;-)
What will I miss most about the Canon R6
Focusing in low light, your 85mm 1.2 will get a facelift
Staggering stabilization from 100-500mm net to 1/50 th to 500mm
The focus on the eye, clearly the majority of wedding, sports and animal photographers will never want to go back, I understand them, this is a decisive advantage over the competition
And especially the advantage of having the collimators close to the edge unlike the DSLR
The burst and the endless sorting it generates, the swiveling screen, the touchscreen, the wifi, the gps, I will miss less.
I don't think I’ll buy again this excellent 300mm 2.8 IS II.
I still got the magical 135 mm F2 and 85mm 1.2 , my next wildlife Canon Lens will be a prime EF, surely excellent, not too big (price too) because I take my equipment everywhere, repairable I don't know ...
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Every day, especially since the digital and the Internet, our so-called user-friendly world becomes unnecessarily more complicated and deliberately consumerist.
The R5 and R6 are good cameras and Canon has really caught up to the competition but it's not my direction.
The 5D Mark III is 2012, a century after 1912, my favorite year, in which I have been preparing a photo for a very long time.
What if Canon EF finally became a way of life.
Gari Valden
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In an attempt to stabilize the Roman Empire after the crisis of the third century, the Emperor Diocletian imposed a new Imperial office structure: a four co-emperor ruling plan called The Tetrarchy. The famous porphyry statue of the Four Tetrarchs represents the interdependence of the four rulers. It was taken from Constantinople, during the Fourth Crusade in 1204, and set into the south-west corner of the basilica at the level of the Piazza San Marco. Part of the missing foot of one of the figures was discovered in Istanbul (near the Bodrum Mosque) in the 1960s, where it is still on display, clarifying the original location of the work. (Wikipedia)
Iceland is simply spectacular in winter. The glaciers stabilize with colder temperatures. Ice caves become...
One of the up to 20 mourning doves that come to enjoy the seed I scatter on our front lawn. This one was in our maple tree. 28°F and very windy on Thanksgiving Day. Hard to capture through our slightly opened front door with my non stabilized lens. I scared all the others away trying to get this one since I had to open the door due to where the tree is in our yard. But they always come back later for the seed. :) Love these and am very thankful that so many are coming to visit daily so likely more photos of them in the future. :)