Originally posted by BigMackCam Nice shot (no pun intended
)!
That's some smoky, peaty goodness right there
Thanks! I must confess that my friends managed to convert me to the "peaty" side while we toured Islay!
Originally posted by Sailor I'll drink to that!
Jer
Cheers, my friend! By the way, I'll be in Houston again in September for the Turbomachinery Symposium. Would be great to get together again. I'll send you a PM when my schedule is fixed.
Originally posted by lesmore49 Your photo has excellent clarity, wonderful colour and exceptional taste...from both the Scotch and of course the photographer's composition.
I note that you are using a Rokinon 35mm lens F 1.4 with your K1. I'm impressed with the image quality.
What is your opinion of this lens and if I may ask, do you find it easy to focus , as I understand these lenses are manual focus only. I ask as I have 'vintage' eyes and wondering how easy it would be to focus. I have been thinking about the Rokinon brand.
Thanks for your comment!
Regarding the lens I must say that I'm impressed with the optical performance as well as with the build quality. But it is heavy! Personally I find manual focus fairly easy with this lens and my eyes are not as good anymore as they used to be (I'm 62 now). Before I left for my motorbike trip to Scotland I was questioning which (and how many) lenses I should bring but I am glad I decided to bring quality glass and not only looked at lightweight alternatives.
Funny enough I never actively looked for this lens! Some month ago I put a wide-angle zoom lens up for sale at the marketplace. I had the strange idea to reduce the number of lenses I have
. A forum member proposed an exchange with the Rokinon and I'm glad he came up with the idea!
Originally posted by Tonytee Beautifully done. I like the creative idea of the bottle and glass sitting on a sea of what appears to be barley.
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Thank you Tony! A guided distillery tour with a fairly large group is not the ideal scenario for a shot like this. I'm glad it turned out quite well.
Originally posted by Saltwater Images I’m envious. A Laphroaig drinker here. Sounds like my dream vacation. Sadly This year’s trip will be Portugal but it’s still a great photo destination.
Many thanks! It was a great vacation! We've visited (and tasted) Bowmore, Lagavulin, Ardbeg, Kilchoman, Laphroaig, Ardnahoe and also Jura.
Just saying in case you are not envious enough