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Found her again on 17 August. I had sharper pics of her on the day. But this might be the one in which she looked the best.
After a minute or two in this tree, she headed off to a different tree (they seem to alternate between a couple of areas about 50 metres apart).
But as soon as she departed this tree, she was picked up by a New Holland Honeyeater. It honed onto her like a heat seeking missile and was fascinating to see how quick and elusive she could be. She managed to stay just an arms-length ahead of her pursuer till she disappeared into the leafy green of her destination. Fortunately I don't think NHH's kill their victims. Probably only like to torment them. I'll be sure to check back on her in time!
This is a closer and sharper view and very similar to the shot two back in the album. I think the structure at the water edge is for oyster culture. There is Sherkin Oysters Ltd.
West Cork visit based in Baltimore and first trip using my Irish passport celebrating my dual nationality
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Another shot from down at the South Side Works. I really liked how you could see the inside of the store, and thought it looked pretty cool in HDR!
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is aligned across all four of its science instruments, as seen in a previous engineering image showing the observatory’s full field of view. Now, we take a closer look at that same image, focusing on Webb’s coldest instrument: the Mid-Infrared Instrument, or MIRI.
The MIRI test image (at 7.7 microns) shows part of the Large Magellanic Cloud. This small satellite galaxy of the Milky Way provided a dense star field to test Webb’s performance.
Here, a close-up of the MIRI image is compared to a past image of the same target taken with NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope’s Infrared Array Camera (at 8.0 microns). The retired Spitzer telescope was one of NASA’s Great Observatories and the first to provide high-resolution images of the near- and mid-infrared universe. Webb, with its significantly larger primary mirror and improved detectors, will allow us to see the infrared sky with improved clarity, enabling even more discoveries.
For example, Webb’s MIRI image shows the interstellar gas in unprecedented detail. Here, you can see the emission from “polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons,” or molecules of carbon and hydrogen that play an important role in the thermal balance and chemistry of interstellar gas. When Webb is ready to begin science observations, studies such as these with MIRI will help give astronomers new insights into the birth of stars and protoplanetary systems.
Read more: blogs.nasa.gov/webb/2022/05/09/miris-sharper-view-hints-a...
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech (left), NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI (right)
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Slightly closer shot of a hoverfly getting nectar from this flower. As the title says, my shots are getting sharper.
postprocessing:
reinforced sharper
using PhotoFiltre software
CROP
Highest position: #373 on Saturday, February 21, 2015
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Highest position: #342 on Saturday, February 21, 2015 (best position Saturday night)
The externel flash [Canon Speedlite 430EX II ] helps in exact focussing with its infrared method.
There was some wind.
Exif data
Artist eagle1effi
Canon Exposure Mode Program AE
Tele-macro
Camera <b<Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
Exposure 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture f/5.0
Focal Length 17.5 mm aka 96 mm
ISO Speed 100
Tele-macro
Focus Distance Upper 1.15 m
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Herbe de la pampa
L'adjectif spécifique selloana lui a été donné en 1818 par le naturaliste Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859), en hommage au botaniste et naturaliste allemand Friedrich Sellow qui étudia la flore d'Amérique du Sud, en particulier celle du Brésil.
Cortaderia selloana, commonly known as pampas-grass,
is a flowering plant native to southern South America, including the pampas after which it is named.
Der Begriff "Ziergras" stammt nicht aus der Botanik.
hier: Pampasgras aka Cortaderia Selloana
... after the German botanist and naturalist Friedrich Sellow.
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The feathery flower head plumes, when dried, are widely used in flower arrangements and other ornamental displays.
Das Amerikanische Pampasgras (Cortaderia selloana) oder Silber-Pampasgras
ist eine Pflanzenart aus der Familie der Süßgräser (Poaceae).
Das Schneiden der meisten Ziergräser sollte im Frühjahr vorgenommen werden und nicht im Herbst, weil ansonsten Wasser in die Halme gelangen und zu Fäulnis führen kann. Das spätere Zurückschneiden im Frühjahr schützt die Pflanzen außerdem vor Kälte und hilft ihnen zu überwintern.
Wegen der auffallenden Farben und imposanten Wuchs-Formen ihrer Blätter, Blüten oder Halme auch im Herbst und Winter sind Ziergräser (englisch: ornamental grass) ein beliebtes Gestaltungselement in der Gartenkunst und künstlerischen Gartengestaltung.
Ziergras-Arten eignen sich als Solitär-Pflanzen, als Sichtschutz für den Stauden- und Steingarten oder auch zur Verbindung verschiedener Pflanzenarten wie Blumen und Sträucher.
Auch als Kübelpflanzen für den Balkon, die Terrasse oder den Wintergarten sind Ziergräser beliebt.
If it looks cold, it's because it WAS cold - brutally cold!
This photo was taken on 29 December 2017, when four of us (using just one car) took part in the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count for the Cochrane Wildlife Reserve area. I'm not sure why it's called Wildlife Reserve, as it consists of back roads and farms just like on our other Counts. The area we covered (right on the east edge of the count circle) was east of Highway 22/Cowboy Trail. I added a touch of filter in post-processing, as the barns needed a bit sharper detail.
The first evidence of any wildlife for me, first thing in the morning, was a Jackrabbit that was nibbling on snow-covered plants right outside our leader's house. Of course, at 7:15 in the morning, it was still dark.
One of my favourite things to photograph on this annual Count are the Llamas at one of the farms.. This farmer has several of these large, amusing animals, and they are always one of the highlights of this Count for me. I'm not sure how many Llamas they have - somewhere around 7? Most of these animals were given to them by other farmers who no longer wanted them.
"Llamas appear to have originated from the central plains of North America about 40 million years ago. They migrated to South America and Asia about 3 million years ago. By the end of the last ice age (10,000–12,000 years ago) camelids were extinct in North America. As of 2007, there were over 7 million llamas and alpacas in South America and, due to importation from South America in the late 20th century, there are now over 100,000 llamas and 6,500–7,000 alpacas in the US and Canada." From Wikipedia.
One of my favourite farms to stop at has a beautiful, old dog named Fang, along with beautiful cats, and I always look forward to seeing them each year. This day, though, with a temperature of -23C all day (windchill probably at least -30 to 35C), cats stayed indoors. I caught a brief glimpse of only one cat outside. The neighbouring farm, which is also included in our area, has two beautiful old, red barns and I was longing to see these again. Unfortunately, no one was home, so we couldn't search the farmyard, but I did get the chance to take two rapid shots through the trees of one of the barns, from a side view.
Another farm we stopped at had beautiful Pine Grosbeaks and Common Redpolls coming to a feeder. A joy to see these splashes of colour in a very cold, white, white world.
So, it was a very enjoyable day, though there were not all that many species or individual birds to be seen. Too cold and too much snow to spend much time searching various farmyards, and we had finished the Count by 2:30 pm. I will add a list of the bird species seen, in a comment box below. Many thanks, Dave, for driving us. You did a great job of handling roads that were not in the greatest condition, and it was greatly appreciated. The light was awful all day, and it was so difficult to see where the ditch was and where one road turned off to another. There is no way I would ever try driving on our back roads in such weather! Also, a huge thank-you to the various landowners who were kind enough to allow us to wander round their farmyards. These visits make our day so much more interesting and rewarding!
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sharper center
denoised inverted selection
1200 mm with 1.6x converter: sharper schärfer IMG_4229
using
a perfect in camera converter
can improve the image quality!
See the collage:
My
C2 preset
forsun and moon shots
16:9 format
5MB
Shadow correct auto
DRC Dynamic Range correction
plus DRC corecct auto
auto iso
Exif says
Auto ISO - 47
Base ISO - 200
Measured EV - 18.56
Target Aperture - 8
These guys are modeled after the ones in the movie Black Hawk Down. Their uniforms are standard tri-color desert camouflage. The vests are as closest I could get to the ones they wore in the movie. Also I have made a lightbox now so my pics will better and sharper
Looking sharper and more pert here's ADL Enviro 400 Hybrid number 207 (SN61 BBK) as usual on Service 10 to the scenic terminus at Torphin.
As I reported earlier on Scania 987 Lothian is creating a new, revised line in Weinrot und Weiss and here is another slightly different interpretation of the same, but this time applied to an Alexander Enviro 400.
Note the more straight-lined presentation and gone are the curves and swoops around the axles and also the gold swirls too. All the panels are now in one individual colour with no overlay. This will enable a quicker change over during repair, and of course it will be cheaper.
The new design will be different depending on the vehicle and so with close inspection Lothian's livery might in future not look identical on each bus.
I rather like the white paint compared to the Winter Gold on the other Enviro's, and now 207 joins 204 in moving away from the metallic colours.
Manatee calf in the freshwater pool at the Zooparc de Beauval, France.
(looked sharper on the small screen... but still rather lovely here I think!)
More from Sharpes at Woburn Abbey for Showbus 2015. SH14RPE a VDL SB4000 / VAnhool TX Alicron C49FT. Photo taken 20/09/15
Yes the D800E is a bit sharper than the D800 ! Love it! :)
Nikon D800E Photographs of a Beautiful Sandy-Blonde/Brunette Swimsuit Bikini Model shot with the brand new Nikon D800 E and Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II AF-S Nikkor Zoom Lens.
Captured in both RAW and JPEG.
Check out the amazing detail in the full resolution photos! I was running out of CF & SD cards fast, as the files are huge!
A classic California Hero's Journey Mythology Goddess! Tall, pretty, thin, fit, with pretty brown eyes and long sandy-blonde/brunette hair, blowing on the sea breeze.
In a sea cave on El Matador Beach in Malibu!
Enjoy the epic beauty of the mythological hero's journey, in great detail via the Nikon D800-E ! :)
The full resolutions RAWs and JPEGs are amazing!
Modeling the new Hero's Journey Mythology Swimsuits on a sunny spring day in Malibu!
Enjoy!
With her wavy, curly hair blowing on the sea breeze! Best to shoot the caves in the AM, before the wind kicks up and transforms them into a wind tunnel!
& may the Hero's Journey Mythology Photography inspire and guide you along a hero's journey of your won making! Carpe Diem! Seize the day! Pursue art & beauty!
UPDATE: Actually, this was from the Action Man 110 Camera, and not the 1960 Minolta 16mm SpyCam. Minolta #0 Distance Filter. It pulls in sharper focus if close focus is not needed.
Kodak Vision 3 250D, 16mm movie stock from bulk 100 foot roll. Home processed C-41, with remjet removed before stabilization step.
I'm still stranded to my property because I'm getting over pneumonia.
testing ppc Limits
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A sharper image than yesterday although it was windy. This fellow was easily spooked, took me several shots to get one in the bag. Spent another 30 minutes looking for a female without any luck. Females are green-bronze and lack the wing colour. Their flight very much resembles that of a butterfly.
Even though not a new bird for me, this was my favorite bird from our last Maine trip.....and the last bird of the visit as we returned to the mainland on the ferry. I wish it was a sharper image, but photographer excitement, a pitching boat and a loon paddling furiously away from us produced this result. I always thought that these beautiful markings belonged to the males, but learned that these breeding colors apply to both sexes during Mar-Oct.
Member of Nature’s Spirit
Good Stewards of Nature
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St. Paul the Apostle is a very revered saint in the Sicilian town of Palazzolo Acreide, the feast in his honor is celebrated on two occasions (very important periods if referring to peasant civilization), on 29 June (the day I took this photo story this year 2023) date of his martyrdom, and January 25, the date of his conversion to Christianity. The "summer party" of June 29, begins with a particular collection of donut-shaped bread (in Sicilian called "cuddura"), donated by the villagers and collected on a cart, this is the "round of bread", these loaves (called "di San Paolo") have decorations that recall snakes: the reference is always to San Paolo, considered the protector from the poisonous bites of vipers, this is the ancestral legacy of an ancient peasant civilization, the wheat harvest period that coincides with the feast, it makes working in sunburnt fields particularly dangerous; once there were characters to whom supernatural gifts were attributed, they were called "ciarauli", capable of protecting from the venomous bites of the viper (This year, a very nice man of Palazzolo Acreide, who was also present last year, was present at the feast to recall these ancient figures. Instead of little snakes, as was once the custom, he had with him a very calm python, also because it was full). The procession takes the name of "sciuta", with reference to the "exit" from the basilica of San Paolo of two floats, first the float comes out with the relic of the saint, carried on the shoulders by the devotees, immediately after, at 13.00 o'clock the exit of the float takes place with the ancient statue of Saint Paul holding a sword in his hand (the iconography represents him with the sword for two reasons, he was beheaded with a sword stroke, and because he, referring to the word of God, defined it more effective and sharper than a double-bladed sword), at this point they begin among the most spectacular and evocative pyrotechnic games that I have ever seen, we witness a phantasmagoric and kaleidoscopic explosion of colors made with enormous colored confetti and with colored ribbons about two meters long called 'nzareddi, which recall the shape and movement of snakes. During the procession we witness the rite of children who, completely naked, are taken by their parents by the expert hands of two devotees present on the float, they are thus placed in front of St. Paul to ask for his intercession and protection, sometimes these children are adorned with paper money, in fact, the donation of money is part of the rites that accompany the procession. Among these rites is the vow of the "bare shoulder" made by devout bearers, and that of women who walk barefoot by vow. The procession with the two vare then arrives, as a sign of devotion, in the church of the Annunziata.
San Paolo Apostolo è un santo molto venerato nel paese siciliano di Palazzolo Acreide, la festa in suo onore viene celebrata in due occasioni (periodi molto importanti se riferiti alla civiltà contadina), il 29 giugno (giorno in cui ho realizzato quest’anno 2023 questo foto-racconto) data del suo martirio, ed il 25 gennaio, data della sua conversione al cristianesimo. La “festa estiva” del 29 giugno, inizia con una particolare raccolta di pane a forma di ciambella (in siciliano detta “cuddura”), donato dai paesani e raccolto su di un carretto, questo è il “giro del pane”, questi pani (detti “di San Paolo”) presentano delle decorazioni che richiamano i serpenti: il riferimento è sempre a San Paolo, ritenuto il protettore dai morsi velenosi delle vipere, questo è il retaggio ancestrale di un’antica civiltà contadina, il periodo della mietitura che coincide con la festa, rende particolarmente pericoloso il lavoro nei campi arsi dal sole; una volta esistevano dei personaggi a cui si attribuivano doti sovrannaturali, erano chiamati “ciarauli”, capaci di proteggere dai morsi velenosi della vipera (quest’anno era presente nella festa, a rievocare queste antiche figure, un simpaticissimo Palazzolese, presente anche l'anno scorso, che al posto delle bisce, come si usava una volta, aveva con se un docilissimo pitone, anche perchè satollo). La processione prende il nome di “sciuta”, con riferimento alla “uscita” dalla basilica di San Paolo di due vare, dapprima esce la vara con la reliquia del santo, portata in spalla dai devoti, subito dopo, alle 13,00 in punto avviene l’uscita della vara con l’antica statua di San Paolo che stringe una spada in pugno (l’iconografia lo rappresenta con la spada per due motivi, egli fu decapitato con un colpo di spada, e perché egli, riferendosi alla parola di Dio, la definiva più efficace e più tagliente di una spada a doppia lama), a questo punto iniziano tra i più spettacolari e suggestivi giochi pirotecnici che io che io abbia mai visto, si assiste ad una fantasmagorica e caleidoscopica esplosione di colori realizzati con enormi coriandoli colorati e con dei nastri colorati lunghi circa due metri chiamati ‘nzareddi, che richiamano la forma ed il movimento dei serpenti. Durante la processione si assiste al rito dei bambini che, completamente nudi, vengono presi dai genitori dalle esperte mani di due devoti presenti sulla vara, vengono così messi al cospetto di San Paolo a chiederne la sua intercessione e protezione, a volte questi bimbi sono adornati con della carta moneta, infatti la donazione di denaro fa parte dei riti che accompagnano la processione. Tra questi riti c’è il voto della “spalla nuda” fatto dai devoti portatori, e quello delle donne che per voto camminano scalze. La processione con le due vare giunge poi, in segno di devozione, nella chiesa dell’Annunziata.
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Description: In Chandra's X-ray image (blue) of RCW 108, over 400 sources of X-ray light are seen. Many of these X-ray sources are young stars undergoing massive flaring just as our Sun did billions of years ago. The infrared Spitzer image (red and orange) shows the clouds of dust and gas of this region. The bright knot just to the left of center is where a cluster of young stars is hidden behind a dense cloud of molecular hydrogen. Intense radiation from massive stars in another nearby cluster, just out of view to the left of this image, is destroying the cloud that contains this cluster. Ultimately, this will trigger a new generation of stars to form in RCW 108.
Creator/Photographer: Chandra X-ray Observatory
The Chandra X-ray Observatory, which was launched and deployed by Space Shuttle Columbia on July 23, 1999, is the most sophisticated X-ray observatory built to date. The mirrors on Chandra are the largest, most precisely shaped and aligned, and smoothest mirrors ever constructed. Chandra is helping scientists better understand the hot, turbulent regions of space and answer fundamental questions about origin, evolution, and destiny of the Universe. The images Chandra makes are twenty-five times sharper than the best previous X-ray telescope. The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory controls Chandra science and flight operations from the Chandra X-ray Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Medium: Chandra telescope x-ray
Date: 2008
Persistent URL: chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2008/rcw108/
Repository: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Gift line: X-ray: NASA/CXC/CfA/S.Wolk et al.
Accession number: rcw108
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Uploaded sharper version 4/10/20. The description below is from 2013.
This is from early December. I finally developed the negatives yesterday.
The sun was disappearing behind the hills, and a storm was approaching from Washington. The wind was picking up, and I was rapidly losing contrast in the shaded areas. I waited for one last sunbreak to hit the orchard below. After I shot this, I raced back to the car and threw the equipment into the back just in time for the deluge to hit.
Despite the wind, and fading light, I managed to get a long enough exposure to get the foreground rocks sharp. I don't think they're sharp enough to print larger that 11x14, but I'm pleased with the overall result.
Camera: Sinar Alpina 4x5.
Lens: 90mm Nikkor.
Film: Efke PL 50 developed in PMK Pyro.
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The Leica M Monochrom features a new 18MP, 35mm-sized CCD sensor that only captures black-and-white, but because there is no color Leica claims it will produce spectacular image quality at up to ISO 10,000; images are said to be 100 percent sharper than an image produced by an equivalent color sensor. This specialized camera is being marketed to street photographers and photojournalists who work exclusively in black-and-white. The advantage of a dedicated black-and-white camera is that real brightness values are available for each individual pixel, resulting in sharp, accurate black and white images without the need for post-processing.
The camera is packaged with a full version of Silver Efex Pro 2 to let users recreate the looks of their favorite black-and-white films, and registered owners can take advantage of Whitewall, the Leica Monochrom print service that uses a traditional wet chemistry silver process.
The Key Features in Detail:
Newly developed monochrome CCD sensor with a native resolution of 18 Million Pixel.
With its full, native resolution of 18 megapixels, the Leica M Monochrom delivers 100% sharper images than with color sensors. The fact that its sensor does not "see" color means real brightness values are available for each individual pixel. That is to say, the sensor of the M Monochrom produces a "genuine" black-and-white image directly. In combination with the brilliant imaging performance of Leica lenses and the perfect matching of the sensor to the M system, this creates pictures of outstanding sharpness and natural brilliance, with no need to sharpen the image in post-processing. The result is incomparable picture quality, such as would normally only be expected of a medium-format camera. The impressively low noise level of the monochrome CCD sensor delivers an extremely fine-grained image, which is not perceived as disturbing even at the highest ISO settings.
Raw data histogram and parameter clipping warning
The Leica M Monochrom impresses discerning users and fine-art photographers with a raw data histogram for exact control of tonal values. In contrast to standard histograms, it depicts the actual raw data, unprocessed and uncorrupted. Especially in combination with the parameter clipping view, this enables exposures to be optimized with great precision in order to fully exploit the available dynamic range.
Tones
Whether sepia, cool or selenium with the M Monochrom images can be adjusted to the characteristic tones of analog black-and-white photography at the press of a button.
Design
The classic, iconic Leica M camera design is embodied in the Leica M Monochrom. The mat black chrome-finish top cover imbues the camera with the look of a discrete, unassuming instrument. Only an engraving on the black accessory shoe reveals the product's name. The camera features an extremely soft, tactile leatherette body covering which is perfectly in keeping with the discrete overall look. The camera comes with a real-leather carrying strap made of high-grade cowhide. Additionally there is a new handgrip available, featured with the same black chrome finish and the same leather trim as the camera.
Silver Efex Pro included
A full version of the world's leading black-and-white image processing software, Silver Efex Pro 2, is supplied. Silver Efex Pro 2 incorporates a unique and powerful set of darkroom-inspired tools to produce top-quality black-and-white pictures. Silver Efex Pro 2 emulates over 20 different black and white film types to recreate the classic monochrome look of film. The emulation is based on detailed analysis of multiple rolls of each film type. This results in accurate reproductions of popular film from ISO 32 to ISO 3200.
Leica Monochrom prints
For passionate black-and-white photographers looking to retain the accustomed brilliance and quality of their images in print, Leica offers a unique service. In cooperation with the photo processing lab Whitewall, the Leica Monochrom Print Service enables M Monochrom customers to obtain superb black-and-white prints of their work. This involves developing the digital images from the Leica M Monochrom on genuine fiber barite photographic paper. Thanks to use of the classic wet-chemistry silver process, the developed prints are indistinguishable from hand-made prints of analog images. Customers looking to utilize this exclusive service can order prints directly from Whitewall after registering their M Monochrom. This service is initially only available to Leica M Monochrom customers.
What's Included With This Item
Camera
Battery Charger 100-240V
2x Power Cords (USA, EU)
Car Charging Cable
Lithium-ion Battery
USB Cable
Real Leather Carrying Strap
Original Leica Monochrom Print of Campaign Photo
Instruction Manual
Information Leaflets on Registration and Software Downloads
SPECIFICATIONS:
Camera TypeCompact digital rangefinder system camera with a dedicated black-and-white image sensor
Lens mountLeica M bayonet with additional sensor for 6-bit coding
Lens SystemLeica M lenses from 16 to 135 mm
Image sensorActive area approx. 23.9 x 35.8 mm, 5212 x 3468 pixels (18 megapixels). Infrared blocking filter for invisible light with wavelengths longer than 700 nm, no low-pass filter
ResolutionOptional resolution, DNG: 5212 x 3468 (18 megapixels), JPEG: 5216 x 3472 (18 megapixels), 3840 x 2592 (10 megapixels), 2592 x 1728 (4.5 megapixels), 1728 x 1152 (2 megapixels), 1280 x 864 (1 megapixel)
Image File FormatsDNG (RAW), uncompressed, JPEG with quality-preserving compression
File SizesDNG: 18 MB (compressed), 36 MB (uncompressed),
JPEG: approx. 2-10 MB
Color SpacessRGB hardwired
Storage mediaSD-cards from 2 GB, SDHC-cards up to 32 GB
Menu languagesGerman, English, French, Spanish, Italian Japanese, traditional Chinese, simplified Chinese, Russian
Exposure MeteringExposure metering through the lens (TTL), center-weighted at working aperture Center-weighted TTL-metering for flash with system-compatible SCA-3000/2 standard flash units
Metering rangeat f/1.0 / ISO 320/26° EV 1 to 21.
The left triangular LED in the viewfinder blinks when light levels are outside the lower metering range
ISO Sensitivity RangeISO 320/26° to ISO 10000/41°, selectable in 1/3-ISO increments with aperture priority metering (A) and manual exposure settings, choice of automatic control or manual setting. ISO 160 also available as a pull-function
Exposure ModesAperture priority (A) / Manual(M)
Flash ConnectionHot shoe with center and control contacts.
Flash SyncOptional, on first or second curtain
Flash synchronization speedMetering range
Flash MeteringControl by center-weighted, TTL pre-flash metering (with SCA-3501/3502 adapters or SCA-3000 standard flash units e.g. Leica SF 24D/Leica SF 58)
Flash metering cell2 silicon photodiodes with condenser lens in camera base
Flash exposure correction±3 1/3 EV in 1/3 EV increments, adjustable on SCA 3501/3502 adapter
Settings in computer mode for LEICA SF 24D, ±3 EV in 1/3 EV increments, or from 0 to -3 EV in 1 EV increments / adjustable in all modes for LEICA SF 58, ±3 EV in 1/3 EV increments
Displays in flash modeFlash ready: constant illumination of flash symbol LED in the viewfinder, flash confirmation: Constant illumination or rapid flashing of the LED after exposure, underexposure indicated by temporarily extinguished LED
Viewfinder principleLarge size, bright, combined bright-line viewfinder / rangefinder with automatic parallax compensation
EyepieceAdjusted to -0.5 diopters Correction lenses for -3 to +3 dptr. available
Image field framingBy projection of two bright-line frames with each lens attached: for 35 and 135 mm, or for 28 and 90 mm, or 50 and 75 mm. Automatically displayed when lens mount locks. Any of the pairs of bright-line frames can be displayed by moving the frame selection lever
Viewfinder to image correspondenceAt a focusing distance of 1 meter, the bright-line frame size corresponds precisely to that of a sensor size of 23.9 x 35.8 mm.
At ifinity, and depending on the focal length of the lens in use, more of the sensor is covered than the bright-line frame actually shows, the opposite is the case for focusing distances of less than 1 meter, i.e. somewhat less
Magnification0.68-fold (for all lenses)
Long-base rangefinderBright rectangular spot (RF spot) with coincident and superimposed fields in the center of the viewfinder image
Effective rangefinder base47.1 mm (mechanical rangefinder base 69.25 mm x viewfinder magnification 0.68x)
Viewfinder displaysLED-Symbol for flash status (on lower edge)
Four-digit, seven-segment digital LED display.
Display brightness adapts to ambient light, for: exposure compensation activation warning, display of automatically determined shutter speeds in aperture priority mode, reminder of activated exposure value lock.
LED light balance with two triangular outer and one round central
LED for manual exposure setting
Displays on the back2.5" monitor (color TFT-LCD) with 230,000 pixels
ShutterMicroprocessor-controlled, particularly low-noise, metal-leaf, vertical focal-plane shutter
Shutter speedsIn aperture priority mode (A) continuous from 32 s to 1/4000 s. In manual setting mode, 8 s to 1/4000 s in half-speed increments, B for time exposures up to max. 240 s, shortest shutter speed for flash sync, 1/180 s
Continuous shootingApprox. 2 fps, 8 frames in sequence
Shutter releaseThree steps: Activation of metering - store metering values (in aperture priority mode) - shutter release. Standard internal threading for remote release
Self-timerCountdown 2 s (in aperture priority mode and manual exposure mode) or 12 s, menu setting option, countdown is indicated by a flashing LED on the front of the camera and a corresponding display on the monitor
Camera power on / power offMain switch located on the top deck, optional sleep mode for camera electronics after 2 / 5 / 10 minutes, reactivation by slight pressure to shutter release button
Power supply1 rechargeable lithium-ion battery, nominal voltage 3.7V, capacity 1900 mAh. Charge level displayed on monitor screen, when shutter locked in open position (for sensor cleaning), additional acoustic warning signal for insufficient battery charge
Battery chargerInputs: 100-240 V AC , 50/60 Hz, automatic adaptation, or 12/24 V DC; output: 4.2 V DC, 800 mA
MaterialFull-metal body in die cast magnesium alloy with synthetic leather trim. Top deck and baseplate in brass with black chrome finish, sapphire glass LCD cover for the monitor screen
Tripod threadA 1/4 (1/4") DIN, stainless steel, integrated in base plate
Operating conditions32 to 104°F / 0 to +40°C
Interface5-pin Mini-USB 2.0 high-speed socket for fast data transfer
CompatibilityWindows 7 SP1, Windows Vista SP2, Windows XP SP2, Mac OS X 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) or higher
Dimensions LxDxH5.47 x 1.46 x 31.5" / 139 x 37 x 80mm
Weight21.16 oz / 600g with battery
After sharing too many alternative versions all ready, I am sharing more. My obsession drives me to create these digital just to ensure that the RSPB Reserve Sign that is the subject of the picture is shown with more details of the Reserve. There are great havens to find the support that nature receives and we need to highlight and share them, to treasure them and to further continuance and growth in order to preserve, protect and prosper our natural world.
These V Fold photographs show the sign at RSPB Scotland Loch Leven nature reserve reflected upon itself forming a sharp fantastic figure V fashioned from the weathered steel and full of a wonderful coloured sky. It was a great moment of evening rich sky and artificial lights from the car park making for deep colours ad strong silhouettes. I do not normally crop a picture that I reflect upon itself, here I did in part to rest my arms fearing that I might not be steady enough to take this picture, so the crop brings about a sharper image than I could in camera.
The sign with birds in silhouette both open and closed catches the eye and makes for a great positive message as you walk from the Car Park to the Visitor’s Centre. I was very pleased with the single image and also with the joining of images which immediately offered two variants. The two variants were either the original full frame joining forming a Tree V Fold, or a sharper incised cut to make a more precise V Fold at the centre of the pictures.
The Sun and Winter go very well together. Bright and strong the shadow making light built everything, well photographically at least. This is a great place with excellent cafe and visitor’s centre making a superb human reaction to help wildlife. This place is a reserved world of natural wonders nestled in amongst our modern pressures of life and living that often overlook wildlife and the chance to be calmer and closer to the land, water and sky and also to those that never left the cycle of seasonal lifestyle.
© PHH Sykes 2024
phhsykes@gmail.com
RSPB Scotland Loch Leven nature reserve
Superior reproduction of point light sources, such as streetlights at night, is achieved by minimising sagittal coma flare. Point light sources appear as fine rounded points, even at the edges of the image.
Photo © Ross Harvey
This is my grandmother who will be 97 in Spetember. Her mind is sharper than mine. She regales her great grandchildren with so many wonderful stories from her boat trip to America in 1918, the things she did to attract my grandfather in the summer of 1927, the way she and my grandfather saved money to bring so many family and friends and friends of friends over from Germany before it was too late.
Her chicken soup is legendary as are her baking skills and while she is nowhere near as fast as she once was, we all love watching her zip around corners and zoom down the straightaways with her walker.
Whenever a family trip is being planned, it must always include a stop in California where she lives. This is a non-negotiable mandatory as set forth by my kids who can't get over how "with it" and fun she is.
I'm not sure how much longer she has but every single second with her is a magnificent thing.
Uploaded sharper version 7/4/19. The description below is from 2011.
I took this on a windy day last spring. The wind provided a challenge to get everything in focus from near to far while stopping motion blur with 100 ASA film. My original intent was to get right up to the wildflowers, and use a wide angle lens. The composition would have been much more dynamic, but the angle would have also would have removed much of what was pleasing about the background. I may work on a better crop of this picture in the future, but I present the full frame here.
Camera: Hasselblad 500CM.
Lens: 80mm Carl Zeiss.
Film: Fujichrome Provia 100.
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A sharper head-on view of the Australian Funnel Web spider that was exploring my kitchen last night. The match is 43mm long.
HD PENTAX-DA 35mm f2.8 Macro Limited
One of my favourite photos from 2010 was taken from a simple point and shoot. For this reason i wanted to get the same shot by with a better camera, longer exposure and sharper details. I feel it was a good result.
Nikon D3100
20" Shutter - F14 - ISO100
Original
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Another reworked Mk1 GM 85mm at F1.4 image using Topaz Ai Sharpening in post.
This is now starting to work out for me, after previously experimenting with several different sharpening filters and being disappointed...The apparent lens sharpness at the plane of focus in Topaz is much improved, without in anyway that I can observe (at 100%) does it damage the OoF rendering (No outlined OoF hard edges)...The painterly bokeh of the OoF areas which is what I have always loved about the Mk1 is retained intact, without any real world noticeable increase in noise and contrast.
The OoF highlight areas still have that nice halation (Softness/glow) look about them...The plane of focus of the green leaves, I really wouldn't wish to be any sharper...It appears at least to me that I CAN have my cake and eat it too
My only real gripe with the Mk1 lens now is the AF side of things and nothing really else, other than perhaps the weight of the lens itself compared to the Mk2
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