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**newmikey** · 07-31-2022, 08:04 AM - **10 Likes**

Today was one of those good old typical Dutch summer days. Pouring rain and it just wouldn't stop but not at all cold outside. Our furry monster was getting a bit nervous around 10'ish this morning and as it didn't look like we'd have a dry walk and I sorely need the exercise to get a few kilo's off I thought, what the heck! I have a WR camera and an Irix 150 Macro which I've never used in the rain before but it has this great deep hood which prevents drops smearing all across the front lens element - let's go for a serious walk.

Bobtails (OES's) look kind of funny when they're soaked anyway - instead of a huge ball of exploded hair, you're left with something similar to a wrung-out poodle (he doesn't like it much either) so we went for a 10km trek around our little town. Here's what I caught along the way, some of it under my feet (or almost), other stuff in the gardens of houses along the path or in the many little ponds and streams/canals.

I love how this lens brings out detail and I love how the KP deals with image noise. All shots were raw (PEF) converted in Darktable with a touch of NR and sharpening in NeatImage afterwards - no further editing was done.

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**wkraus** · 08-01-2022, 01:32 PM

Originally posted by newmikey

Today was one of those good old typical Dutch summer days.

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Great series!

Weevil · 09-01-2022, 11:12 AM

Saw that in FB, so FYI (Sorry I haven't found any external link to that event)

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This is no ordinary September. It's MACRO SEPTEMBER ��

Get ready for a whole month of some top-quality macrophotography taken with the Irix 150mm f/2.8 Macro 1:1 ��

#irix150mm

e_nogueras · 09-01-2022, 11:36 PM

Great photos!

Originally posted by newmikey

Today was one of those good old typical Dutch summer days.

**OzzRod** · 09-04-2022, 04:20 AM - **7 Likes**

Last daylight on a beach on the NSW Far South Coast. IRIX 15/2.4 Blackstone, ISO 800 1/50sec @ f4

**cooks333** · 09-04-2022, 02:52 PM - **5 Likes**

Big Sky Country and the 15mm go together like peanut butter and jelly.

Jewel Lake

Pine Creek Meadow

Pine Creek Falls

**newmikey** · 09-19-2022, 07:31 AM - **6 Likes**

Shot today with the KP and Irix 150mm/f2.8 - still love this lens. The sharpness and colour clarity are magic.

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**wkraus** · 09-23-2022, 10:44 AM

Originally posted by newmikey

Shot today with the KP and Irix 150mm/f2.8 - still love this lens. The sharpness and colour clarity are magic.

You make the lens look good! And the bokeh appears to be extremely smooth, even for a macro lens.

Weevil · 10-11-2022, 10:01 PM - **5 Likes**

Uncovered covered bridge of Saint-Placide-de-Charlevoix, Quebec
2022.10.09
One of the first good application I found for the Irix 11mm f4 (blackstone)

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**Lloyd_Christmas** · 10-28-2022, 09:13 PM - **2 Likes**

K-3 mk III and the 11mm Blackstone. SOOC. Cropped only.
I really like the contrast and color richness. Perhaps I should pick up the 150mm too?

**cooks333** · 11-18-2022, 09:30 PM - **6 Likes**

Taking in the magic of the temperate rainforests in Olympic National Park with the 15mm.

**Lloyd_Christmas** · 12-13-2022, 09:57 PM - **1 Like**

SOOC
f4.5

ISO 320

**cooks333** · 12-21-2022, 09:04 AM - **5 Likes**

Winter wonderland on the West Fork of Oak Creek outside Sedona with the 15mm.

**OzzRod** · 02-17-2023, 03:33 PM - **4 Likes**

Starscape "centred" on the South Celestial Pole as viewed from the NSW Far South Coast, Australia on 16 February 2023. The Milky Way is rising on the left; the Small Magellanic Cloud is descending on the right. The exciting (to me anyway

) feature is the pink glow from Aurora Australis or Southern Lights. Generally not visible to the naked eye at only 36.5 degrees South latitude, but partly discernible with averted vision on this occasion.

K1 + IRIX 15/2.4 (Blackstone) 30 seconds @ f2.8 ISO1600. Minor crop to adjust alignment of the bridge, which was lit for a few seconds with a small hand held torch.

**OzzRod** · 02-25-2023, 03:35 PM - **5 Likes**

And here's a view a bit later in the evening. The Earth's rotation has now brought the Milky Way into a nearly vertical orientation higher in the sky, while on the other side of the South Celestial Pole, the stars have descended further, with the Large Magellanic Cloud now in frame. The auroral glow has subsided.

K1 + IRIX 15mm f2.4 30 secs at f2.8 ISO 1600

09-01-2022, 11:36 PM	#424
e_nogueras Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Barceloneta Photos: Gallery Posts: 323	Great photos! Great photos! Originally posted by newmikey Today was one of those good old typical Dutch summer days.

10-11-2022, 10:01 PM - 5 Likes	#429
Weevil Pentaxian Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,119 Original Poster	Uncovered covered bridge of Saint-Placide-de-Charlevoix, Quebec 2022.10.09 One of the first good application I found for the Irix 11mm f4 (blackstone) Pont couvert découvert de Saint-Placide-de-Charlevoix EXIF on Flickr Last edited by Weevil; 10-12-2022 at 10:45 AM.

11-18-2022, 09:30 PM - 6 Likes	#431
cooks333 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Phoenix, AZ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 389	Hoh Rainforest Taking in the magic of the temperate rainforests in Olympic National Park with the 15mm.

12-13-2022, 09:57 PM - 1 Like	#432
Lloyd_Christmas Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 363	11mm Blackstone with K3.3 SOOC f4.5 ISO 320

12-21-2022, 09:04 AM - 5 Likes	#433
cooks333 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Phoenix, AZ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 389	Oak Creek Canyon Winter wonderland on the West Fork of Oak Creek outside Sedona with the 15mm.

08-01-2022, 01:32 PM	#422
wkraus Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Near Vienna, Austria Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,751	Originally posted by newmikey Today was one of those good old typical Dutch summer days. … Great series!

09-01-2022, 11:12 AM	#423
Weevil Pentaxian Join Date: May 2012 Location: Near Montréal, Québec Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,119 Original Poster	Saw that in FB, so FYI (Sorry I haven't found any external link to that event) Log into Facebook \| Facebook Description in FB: Quote: This is no ordinary September. It's MACRO SEPTEMBER �� Get ready for a whole month of some top-quality macrophotography taken with the Irix 150mm f/2.8 Macro 1:1 �� #irix150mm

09-04-2022, 04:20 AM - 7 Likes	#425
OzzRod Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Newcastle, N.S.W. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,299	Last daylight on a beach on the NSW Far South Coast. IRIX 15/2.4 Blackstone, ISO 800 1/50sec @ f4

09-04-2022, 02:52 PM - 5 Likes	#426
cooks333 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Phoenix, AZ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 389	Big Sky Country and the 15mm go together like peanut butter and jelly. Jewel Lake Pine Creek Meadow Pine Creek Falls

09-23-2022, 10:44 AM	#428
wkraus Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Near Vienna, Austria Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,751	Originally posted by newmikey Shot today with the KP and Irix 150mm/f2.8 - still love this lens. The sharpness and colour clarity are magic. You make the lens look good! And the bokeh appears to be extremely smooth, even for a macro lens.

10-28-2022, 09:13 PM - 2 Likes	#430
Lloyd_Christmas Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 363	K-3 mk III and the 11mm Blackstone. SOOC. Cropped only. I really like the contrast and color richness. Perhaps I should pick up the 150mm too?

02-17-2023, 03:33 PM - 4 Likes	#434
OzzRod Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Newcastle, N.S.W. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,299	Starscape "centred" on the South Celestial Pole as viewed from the NSW Far South Coast, Australia on 16 February 2023. The Milky Way is rising on the left; the Small Magellanic Cloud is descending on the right. The exciting (to me anyway ) feature is the pink glow from Aurora Australis or Southern Lights. Generally not visible to the naked eye at only 36.5 degrees South latitude, but partly discernible with averted vision on this occasion. K1 + IRIX 15/2.4 (Blackstone) 30 seconds @ f2.8 ISO1600. Minor crop to adjust alignment of the bridge, which was lit for a few seconds with a small hand held torch.

02-25-2023, 03:35 PM - 5 Likes	#435
OzzRod Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Newcastle, N.S.W. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,299	And here's a view a bit later in the evening. The Earth's rotation has now brought the Milky Way into a nearly vertical orientation higher in the sky, while on the other side of the South Celestial Pole, the stars have descended further, with the Large Magellanic Cloud now in frame. The auroral glow has subsided. K1 + IRIX 15mm f2.4 30 secs at f2.8 ISO 1600

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