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I like macro photography, even though my friends advise me that other photography is more interesting than macro photography. I like the shallow depth of field in macro photography because the background gets soft and blurry, we called it Bokeh. I like macro lenses which have image stabilization so I can take 1/25 sec and still have sharp images, but I took this image with my Tokina 100, F2.8 macro lens which doesn’t have the image stabilization, so I used 1/160s shutter speed. The benefit of lenses with image stabilization are that we can take pictures with lower ISO, so we will have less noise in the images
Going through a couple of my "old" hard drives yesterday I came across a file full of U2 photos from their 2009 U2360° TOUR. Back then I was still trying to figure out what camera and format to go with. I had a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35 12.1MP Digital Camera with 18x POWER Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and decided to bring it with me. I did my best steadying my camera on the rail in front of me at Scott Stadium. The quality is not as I would hope. However it is fun to go back and reminisce. Hard to believe it's been six years!
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Shot from a long distance my non-stabilized 400mm and 1.4x teleconverter, some not quite in focus and quite a bit of noise but loved the moment. It arrived then hovered and flew back up in the air several times before landing on a nearby branch since the female on the nest would let him land in the nest.
Photos from the Great Blue Heron rookery this year. This and the following 9 photos show one arriving then sparing with another already on a nest. Not sure if a mating dance or ritual, just guessing since the last two photos show them next to each other in the nest with no more drama. Really fun to watch, sorry for so many photos of the same thing. :) Very harsh lighting and shadows plus tons of dangling seed pods this year, so focus and quality not the best. Will post more later.
Feeling better, really wants to go out.
Exposure is 1/6 sec. That Canon IS rocks! But it is evidently not TS (Tail Stabilization)
Mar 4, 2009 #275
— Han Solo in "Star Wars" (1977)
camera placed on a tripod, stabilized with the seat belt, triggered via radio remote
Christchurch Southern Motorway - At sunset.
Part of my timelapse experiments :-).
The sky and car trails were taken at least an hour apart.
Here's the video;
Needs to be stabilized, I tried After Effects, however only had a trial with limited codec's
Na Serra do Marão, um pinheiro-de-casquinha (Pinus sylvestris) demonstra a adaptabilidade da espécie às condições agrestes do norte de Portugal. Este exemplar, típico de florestações em serras como o Gerês e o Marão, onde a espécie se naturalizou, exibe uma casca espessa e fendida na base, evoluindo para tons laranja-avermelhados em "casquinhas" no topo. Atingindo altitudes entre os 600 e os 1400 metros, o pinheiro-silvestre tolera geadas e solos pobres, prosperando em substratos xistosos e graníticos. A sua presença é essencial para o ecossistema, oferecendo abrigo à fauna e desempenhando um papel crucial na estabilização dos solos e na regulação hídrica, alimentando nascentes. A morfologia retorcida dos ramos denota a exposição aos ventos, enquanto a presença de líquenes nos troncos sugere boa qualidade do ar. No final de novembro, a vegetação prepara-se para o inverno, numa paisagem outrora marcada por atividades pastorícias e agora valorizada pelo turismo de natureza.
In the Marão Mountains, a Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) demonstrates the species' adaptability to the harsh conditions of northern Portugal. This specimen, typical of forests in mountain ranges such as Gerês and Marão, where the species has become naturalized, has thick, cracked bark at the base, evolving into reddish-orange tones in “cones” at the top. Reaching altitudes between 600 and 1400 meters, the Scots pine tolerates frost and poor soils, thriving on schistose and granitic substrates. Its presence is essential to the ecosystem, providing shelter for wildlife and playing a crucial role in soil stabilization and water regulation, feeding springs. The twisted morphology of the branches denotes exposure to the winds, while the presence of lichens on the trunks suggests good air quality. At the end of November, the vegetation prepares for winter, in a landscape once marked by pastoral activities and now valued for nature tourism.
Key deer (odocoileus virginianus clavium), the smallest of all white-tailed deer, is a subspecies of the Virginia white-tailed deer. These deer inhabit Big Pine Key and various surrounding keys. They are not found anywhere else in the world.
Due to uncontrolled hunting and habitat destruction, their numbers were estimated less than 50 animals in 1940's. With the establishment of National Key Deer Refuge in 1957 and intensive law enforcement efforts, the population has since increased and has now stabilized. The estimated population is approximately 600 deer on Big Pine Key and No Name Key (this does not include other keys in the deer's range).Highway mortality is the greatest known source of deer loss.
The shoulder height of Key deer is between 24-28 inches. Does weigh 45-65 pounds while bucks weigh 55-75 pounds.
Rutting season activities begin in September, peaking in early October and decreasing gradually through November and December. Some breeding may occur as late as February. The gestation period is 204 days with fawns born April through June. At birth fawns weigh 2-4 pounds.
Antlers are dropped February through March, and re-growth begins almost immediately so that by June, bucks with 2-inch stubs are seen. Antler growth is completed by August, and velvet is rubbed and kicked off in early September.
Key deer feed on native plants such as red, black and white mangroves, thatch palm berries and over 150 other species of plants. Key deer can tolerate small amounts of salt in their water and they will also drink brackish water, but fresh water is essential for their survival. They must also have suitable habitat to ensure their future existence.
No records exist documenting the origin of the deer in the keys. It is believed the deer migrated to the keys from the mainland many thousands of years ago, across a long land bridge. As the Wisconsin Glacier melted, the sea rose dividing the land bridge into small islands known as the Florida Keys.
The earliest mention of Key deer is found in the memoirs of Fontaneda, a shipwrecked Spaniard held captive by the local Indians. Records suggest that the deer were found around Key West and were used for food by residents and ship crews alike. Although early records indicated sporadic wider distribution of Key deer throughout the lower keys, current data indicates they occupy a range from Johnson Keys to Saddlebunch Keys.
Tokina AT-X 100-300mm f-4 MF Lens w. Nikon TC-14B Ai-S 1.4x Teleconverter & Metabones NF-X-mount Adapter [210-630mm] @630mm.
Edit: replaced with Stabilized version from Topaz Sharpen, which shows more detail and appears much sharper than the original.
Shot at the first light festival at Sainte-Marie among the Huron. This shot really push my equipment to its limit. It was VERY dark in there... I stabilized the camera on a bench and shot a few at different exposures. Obviously, I have no control over what the the "forgeron" was doing so I use the cleanest shot of him and composite the rest of the background from the less noisy shot. The final image received some tonal adjustments and the usual de-noising and sharpening with the Topaz AI plug-in.
Stabilized ruins, partially reconstructed
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limehouse,_Ontario
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limehouse_Conservation_Area
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Niagara Escarpment UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve
P1040727 Anx2 Q90 1400h 2k f25
Flies belong to the order Diptera, a name derived from the greek "di" - two and "pteron" - wing. This as they, unlike bees and wasps and so on, only use a single pair of wings to fly. The other pair have evolved into the halteres - one on each side and this gorgeous Laphria flava hoverfly has helpfully marked these in bright yellow so you can see one next to the wing. These vibrate along with the wings and help the fly stabilize when flying.
This species is one of the largest flies in Sweden, reaching nearly 30 mm in body length and a fierce predator. They catch other flying insects mid-air (which demands a highly developed spatial perception) and kill it by punching their rostrum - that tubular thing on the face - into the victim and injecting it with a venom.
This was taken at 1:1 magnification, but for two closer shots of the same fly, look here (1.2:1): www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/50274977853/ and here (2.7:1): www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/50763372281/
Three images of corridors from various temples at Angkor Thom, Cambodia showing a ruined one, a stabilized one and a beautiful full restoration.
Tales Of The Camera
This tale is more about my lack of good technique...perhaps laziness.
The weather here has been very hot, humid and discouraging. Add to that the lack of planting progress in the various gardens, and I haven't been going out shooting very often. Today was the only day in the next seven or eight where decent weather was forecast, so out I went.
In the 'choose your weapon' scenario, I had to decide what macro lens to use. The sharpest lens is the Nikkor 200mm. It is also the oldest technology. Main advantage is the ability to stand off from insects while still getting really 'close'.
Turned out to be windier than expected, and the 200mm doesn't do wind well. No stabilization...and I wasn't going to carry a tripod. Shot some with that lens, and decided it wasn't going to work, so I swapped it out for the 105mm Micro lens. Nearly as sharp AND 3+ stops of stabilization for hand-holding.
But when I got to the mansion pond to photograph dragonflies, it had to be back to the 200mm. The dragons perch on greenery out over the pond, so I can't get the camera very close. I shot a lot of dragons, hand-held, HIGH ISO for fast shutter speed. This is one of a number of them that turned out decent.
Months worth of stabilization work on the loops in western North Carolina is nearing completion in the coming weeks. 76M sweeps around High Fill on a newly stabilized section of the mountain.
I think I may have taken street photography a bit too literally! I pushed the ISO as low as it would go and stopped down to f/20 to try and capture the motion of the cars with a slower shutter speed. That camera chose 1/4s which I think is the limit I can handhold a shot (with the built-in image stabilization, make no mistake!) at 17mm. This was the first picture I took of this scene and just like always it was the best of the bunch. I really love how the subjects are just poking at the edges of the frame.
Since its completion in 1933, the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse has been an important landmark in Alexandria, the county seat of Rapides Parish, Louisiana. Designed by Shreveport architect Edward F. Neild, under the supervision of the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department, the building is an excellent example of Depression-era Art Deco architecture. It was not only designed to serve a federal function but to express the permanence and presence of the federal government in the cities and communities in which the buildings were being constructed. However, the construction of the Alexandria U.S. Post Office and Courthouse in 1932-1933 was not simply a reflection of the growing needs of a city or federal court. As one of more than 1,300 public buildings built under the auspices of the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department during the early 1930's, the Alexandria building was an example of the government's use of federal construction projects to stimulate employment during the Depression. From 1926 to 1931, a series of legislation was enacted that culminated into this massive public building program. The Public Buildings Act of 1926 served as the catalyst, authorizing the construction of a number of buildings in communities previously without federal buildings. In 1928, appropriations allotted under the 1926 act were increased in response to U.S. Post Office and Department of the Treasury reports indicating a need for more space. As the effects of the Depression began to be felt all over the country, the government released additional funds in 1930 and 1931 for public building projects. During 1931, the Federal Employment Stabilization Act was passed to further stimulate the economy. This act permitted the president and congress to authorize additional appropriations for construction projects in order to facilitate employment. The 1930 and 1931 appropriations, coupled with the Federal Stabilization Act, were reflective of how the government used public works projects to combat the early years of the economic depression.
On May 18, 2000, the U.S. Post Office & Courthouse in Alexandria, LA was found to be eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places for its association with the federal construction programs designed to relieve the economic emergency of the Depression years (criteria A) and as an excellent example Art Deco architecture (criteria C) used in the design of public buildings during the 1930's. All of the information above (and much more) was found on the original documents submitted for listing consideration with the National Register and can be viewed here:
npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/AssetDetail/56492903-6408-400d-a6c...
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
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A lovely dahlia from the Dahlia Garden at Point Defiance Park in Tacoma, WA, 2019. The roses are going strong as we enter the month of June and the dahlias won't be too far behind. A great time of year after the long, wet winter.
A fun one to shoot with the 70-200E lens at 200mm. Always a challenge to nail focus and get a sharp one with a bit of wind. With my best efforts the bee was still a little soft due to motion blur, so I took it into Topaz Sharpen AI as a plugin from PS. I used the Stabilize mode then applied it selectively to just the bee area with the brush in PS. Real easy to do using a black mask and white brush at low opacity.
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Regarding the settings of the camera. A small aperture is good as it allows a lot of the scene in focus. Anything from f/8.0 and smaller would suffice. (NB, smaller aperture but larger f number). And if using a tripod choose the lowest ISO to increase the image quality. If not using a tripod remember to keep the shutterspeed high enough to avoid camera shake. Image stabilization will help a lot in this case. A rough rule to remember is to keep the shutterspeed equal to or greater than the focal length of the lens i.e. 200mm lens will need 1/200 second shutterspeed. Remember this is based on 35mm equivalent focal length. A 200mm on an Canon APS-C sized sensor with 1.6x crop factor would be 320mm equivalent and thus at least 1/320 second shutterspeed would be required.
This photo was taken in December 2014 with a Canon 5D MkIII, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 IS USM
Camera Settings: f/8.0, 1/400 seconds and ISO 100
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Robert Frost
So, I could use a stabilized lens given that I shoot out of train windows and drink too much coffee. So when my friend Sudi went medium format I was offered the kit lens off of his 5D Mark II, which I also ended up buying later. Here is the lens on its first train trip, nailing a shot that had eluded me for years.
In the early 1900's "His Master's Voice" record stores were launched in the UK, and had as its logo a dog listening to a gramophone. The Radio Corporation of America (RCA) liked the logo so much they licensed its use exclusively in the USA. When they opened a plant in Albany, the dog -- named "Nipper" -- was placed on the roof.
So, from the train there is only one gap in the trees where you can get a clean shot of the factory (note the trees on either side of the image; now imagine them moving!). Worse, it is on a curve and is during the approach to Albany station, so the train is usually going slowly at a speed where it's usually rocking: hence the need for an IS lens. I knew I had this when I took it, and immediately justified the purchase for me! (I do have another shot of this, captured in infrared on my 350D amazing with my even older EF 100-300 5.6L -- and no image stabilization to boot! Over the years I've not been able to repeat that shot -- until this one!!)
Press the l lowercase L button to see this cute little bird.
Photographed with Sigma "Contemporary" 150-600mm lens. Optical stabilization helped as did the monopod that was knoched into my belly.
The insane dark orange skies we had over San Francisco due to the wildfires in California, Wednesday September 9, 2020.
Stabilized ruins, partially reconstructed
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limehouse,_Ontario
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limehouse_Conservation_Area
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Niagara Escarpment UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve
P1040736 Anx2 Q90 1400h
for stabilizing my life - or at least my camera :-))
Any guesses as to what this is???
Have a great weekend
Strix uralensis (Ural Owl, Uralinė pelėda)
Owl spotted something in the distance and stabilized its view and head towards it while tree was moving in the wind, along with slow shutter speed it made an interesting picture.
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Can anyone guess what these tourists are doing ? Are they a) embarassing themselves in public, b) pretending to be classical statues or c) attempting to push over the Leaning Tower of Pisa........
If you've been before then you'll know that as most of the grass is roped off people line this particular bit of path to get their perfect Pisa photo. Most people were content with the classic 'pushing the tower over / propping it up' shot but if you wanted to get into the perfect position then you had to be prepared to wait until a 'plinth' became available..
More photos from Tuscany here : www.flickr.com/photos/darrellg/albums/72157714689304067
From Wikipedia "The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italian: Torre pendente di Pisa) or simply the Tower of Pisa (Torre di Pisa) is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa, known worldwide for its nearly four-degree lean, the result of an unstable foundation. The tower is situated behind the Pisa Cathedral and is the third-oldest structure in the city's Cathedral Square (Piazza del Duomo), after the cathedral and the Pisa Baptistry.
The height of the tower is 55.86 metres (183.27 feet) from the ground on the low side and 56.67 metres (185.93 feet) on the high side. The width of the walls at the base is 2.44 m (8 ft 0.06 in). Its weight is estimated at 14,500 metric tons (16,000 short tons). The tower has 296 or 294 steps; the seventh floor has two fewer steps on the north-facing staircase.
The tower began to lean during construction in the 12th century, due to soft ground which could not properly support the structure's weight, and it worsened through the completion of construction in the 14th century. By 1990 the tilt had reached 5.5 degrees. The structure was stabilized by remedial work between 1993 and 2001, which reduced the tilt to 3.97 degrees."
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When I was sure George was indeed leaving I picked the camera up. Thank goodness for image stabilization as my adrenaline had kicked in and I was shaking. Taken at 200mm, and talk about missed opportunities I could have zoomed right in on his face...missed it, didn't even think about doing it at the time :( I uploaded this the original size so feel free to zoom in.
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Seen by an old Trioplan lens
Macro. This flower was found in the botanical garden of the University of Hohenheim nearby the City of Stuttgart in Germany. Natural light. Late afternoon shot.
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/8. 1/50s. 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.
Further stabilized the corner panels. See Rebrickable page for Lego Digital Designer file for download and parts list.
My backyard has lots of these Moccasin flowers (Lady Slippers). I decided to try out an old lens (the 70-300 cheapy lens I got with my camera) and I like how it worked here more than the shots I took with my macro lens or the 50mm...so I guess I need to keep carrying it around!! Wish it has image stabilization.
This solitary Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata) stayed back for a picture . . the rest of the flock ( 6-7 of them) flew off at my approach.
Another Sigma 150-500 APO HSM OS shot - handheld at 500mm, ISO 400, f 8.0, 1/i60 sec.
That OS ( Optical Stabilization ) really does work !
Seen by an old Trioplan lens
Macro. This flower was found in the botanical garden of the University of Hohenheim nearby the City of Stuttgart in Germany. Natural light. Late afternoon shot.
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/8. 1/20s. 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.