[Geokaz]

[Eyewanders]

A couple favorites from a very rare occurrence - me agreeing a year ago to shoot two dear friend's wedding last weekend. Exceptions are sometimes made for extraordinary people.


P645Nii | 105/2.4 | CenturiaPro400 EI200


P645Nii | 105/2.4 | CenturiaPro400 EI200


P645Nii | 105/2.4 | HP5 Plus EI800

[TheDocAUS]

A photo from a remote part of Australia, the Calvert River in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Northern Territory, in Northern Australia. One of the remotest places I have visited.

Minimal post processing.

[eypandabear]

Just some shots from a local park. Taken with an original model 645, 75/2.8 lens, Kodak Portra 400 (EI 320).

[itshimitis]

Some from London around 7am in Kensington Gardens...

Pentax 645Z DA 28 - 45 all handheld

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[mikeSF]

from yesterday morning in Mono County, CA.

Long Legged Fly
Long Legged Fly
645Z & A120 Macro

[Eyewanders]

There are quite a few that complain about Ektar's underexposure blue shift... I quite love it personally, especially in moments like this.



Pentax 67 | 75/4.5 | Ektar 100 | V750 scan

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[LaHo]

A Mamiya 6x6 shot from Olšany Cemetery in Prague, Czech Republic. This place has a very special mood:

Camera: Mamiya C330 Professional
Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 65mm F3.5 (Seiko shutter)
Exposure: 1/125 @ F4 (YG filter + Pentax 49mm hood)
Film: Rollei Retro 400S dev. in Compard R09 Spezial

[BostonUKshooter]

I'm also a 58'er, Chris, and well remember the halycon days when every plane was a different shape. Living just a stone's throw from Manchester airport, it was my interest in aircraft that started my interest in photography....using an old Agfa Billy Record (which I still have)



I was very much on terra firma and the tree line is just out of shot. A tentative request to leave the spectator's enclosure, and position myself by the strip, was granted so long as I didn't get in the way......so refreshing these days.
1/1 is about my limit (without the benefit of image stabilsation) although a little slower would have improved the prop blurr. Today's often seen restrictions about display height and distance from the crowd line didn't seem to be enforced so things were much closer than you'd normally see.

Here's a couple more from the same shooting position....





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As there seems to be a smattering of interest in old planes then here's a few more from last weekend......all with the 67 M300/4 on the 645Z

Broussard (1950's French design for ariel observation)


Pilatus P-3 (1950's Swiss designed trainer) highlighting the need for a slower shutter speed than that of which I was capable.


OV-10 Bronco (US light attack and observation aircraft from the 60's)

OK - thanks the clarification....perspective gives the impression you were shooting from above the aircraft, and perhaps the angle of banking of the aircraft helps with the illusion. The choice of B&W suits the subject perfectly - great series of images!

[Bob L]

After last week's aviation themed offerings, I decided to try some equine subjects and made my first visit to a local trotting course. I pitted my MF skills with the 645Z and 67-M300/4 against my Canon 1Dx and stabilised 200/2....the 1Dx won by a greater distance than any of the competitors at the meeting.

Here's a couple where I managed to get DoF region close enough to look reasonable (at web sizes). Compared to other sports with a mechanical element, it's difficult to find a shutter speed that gives the impression of movement (wheel blur) without losing the definition of the horse's reciprocating legs.

645Z and 67-M 300/3 at 1/400 f/8

Heading down to the start


Around the final bend with 5,000 Euros beckoning for the winner......


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OK - thanks the clarification....perspective gives the impression you were shooting from above the aircraft, and perhaps the angle of banking of the aircraft helps with the illusion. The choice of B&W suits the subject perfectly - great series of images!

I believe that this type of display routine was common in the UK up until a few high profile accidents in the late 70's/early 80's (I visited shows on a weekly basis). Things were then tightened up with the minimum height and display line to crowd line being increased considerably resulting in a totally different perspective along with the need to ustilise much longer lenses.

Bob

[marcusyoung]

from yesterday morning in Mono County, CA.

Long Legged Fly
Long Legged Fly
645Z & A120 Macro

Nice and clean macro.

marcus

[photoptimist]

from yesterday morning in Mono County, CA.

Long Legged Fly
Long Legged Fly
645Z & A120 Macro

Another amazing composition with the arrangement of grass blades, droplets, bokeh, & fly. Very pleasing.

(May I ask: what did this image look like SOOC? I'm curious about your postprocessing.)

[mikeSF]

Another amazing composition with the arrangement of grass blades, droplets, bokeh, & fly. Very pleasing.

(May I ask: what did this image look like SOOC? I'm curious about your postprocessing.)

thanks!

here is a straight out of camera outtake. mainly some contrast and white balance adjustments.



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Nice and clean macro.

marcus

thanks very much!

[photoptimist]

thanks!

here is a straight out of camera outtake. mainly some contrast and white balance adjustments.



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thanks very much!

Thanks for the insight into your process.

[sugus]