[SCGushue]

Well, here are the last of this past weekend mycology shoot. There are literally thousands of mushrooms in the woods around my house and dozens of different species. Here are just a few of the shots. It is interesting how difficult it is to actually find a mushroom that is actually, to some degree, photogenic. It seems that critters, perhaps slugs, Chipmunks, deer mice, or whatever else slithers through the underbrush during the night seem get there ahead of me and start to devour the crowns and gills in one way or another before I can document them. My Z likes the dry cabinet better than the forest floor.

Stephen

[susanb]

From this morning in San Rafael, CA

Solitude
645Z & DFA 55 w/9-stop ND

Oh my! That is absolutely beautiful.

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Lake Alpine
645Z & DFA 55

You are a master of nature’s composition and light.

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It's been quite a while since I posted anything of my own on here. These were taken last night with the Z and the Pentax 645 A 200. I really think the lens lineup could do with a modern design in and around 200mm, but this lens can produce acceptable results in post.

These two shots are of a estuary of the River Add flowing into Loch Crinan with the mountains of Mull in the distance.


During Golden Hour


45 minutes later

Outstanding color and composition on both!

[abruzzi]

Pentax 67, Delta 3200, 105mm f2.4, handheld:



Pentax 67, Delta 3200, 150mm f2.8, also handheld:



(The hardest part is getting focus correct at midnight when it’s very dark out...)

[BostonUKshooter]

The Winter of 2004/5 was the final time steam worked over the Jing Peng pass on the world's last steam-operated main line railway, the JiTong line in Inner Mongolia. Never again would we see large loads being hauled by steam hundreds of miles just as a 'job of work'... The end of an era in human history.

This is leaving Tunnel 4. A very hard picture to get right. Apart from having to climb a snowy mountain side in -30 (Celsius) temperatures, the trains ran to no timetable because they were freight trains running as required. The scene is lit properly from the side for about 30 mins a day in the Winter, so you had to be lucky to get a train in the right window. Even when you did, the prevailing wind was from the west, which would almost always ruin it by blowing the steam down over the train. Each attempt meant giving up several other easier pictures because of the climb up the mountain (if you chased it from the road and aimed for simpler locations, you could get a few pictures of a single train and do so avoiding the wind/sun angle problem). So it was a gamble - try for one awesome picture but probably fail, or try for numerous easier pictures that were likely to succeed. This was my very last day on the line before steam finished forever. I had attempted the shot often before and never succeeded. On this day, when we climbed the mountain, we were in cloud (but large sections of the line we could have been on were in sun)... So the gamble seemed even more reckless...

On this final attempt, it came together. Can you imagine the sight of a small group of men, wearing numerous layers, jumping up and down in excitement, knowing we had finally nailed this shot on the last morning we would ever be able to try?

Then I must mention that our friend, Ian, was at that very moment lying in a hotel bed because he had dislocated his knee, so he missed the shot. In fact, we would all have missed it had he not injured himself - we had been due to leave the area already, but had had to stay on slightly longer until he was fit to be moved. So we have Ian's knee to thank for this picture, even though he could not get it himself. That must have hurt more than the knee... Though he would never admit it.

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Pentax 67ii with 105mm lens, Velvia 100F.

Perseverance pays!...excellent stuff!

[sculptormic]

Calais
645Z 28-45

[littledrawe]

mycology shoot

Well did you taste any?

[mikeSF]

Oh my! That is absolutely beautiful.

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You are a master of nature’s composition and light.[COLOR="Silver"]
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Thanks so much, susanb!!

[SCGushue]

Well did you taste any?

Wellllllllll.......no. The only shrooms I eat can be bought at the grocery store or morels shipped in from the west coast.
Too dangerous to try these woodland bounties without a wealth of knowledge and experience.... both of which I lack.

Stephen

[itshimitis]

Some from sunset on the banks of Blea Tarn in the English Lake District

Z and FA45 - 85 Lee Landscape Polariser and 0.6 GND x 2 stacked

1.



2. Am 11.5 minute exposure as above but with 1 x 0.6 GND and Big Stopper



3.Twenty minutes



4. Last shot of the day...Just 0.6 GND

[simianminded]

Gorgeous photo @simianminded. I love that lens too. It is lightweight, great IQ and just works so often for so much.

Thanks so much @GreatFrog! Agree 100%

[simianminded]

645z + FA 150

I think this combo is my favorite, though I tend to have the 35 and 55 close at hand. I haven't tried the 75 yet, though very curious about it especially with the approachable price point.

[ivanvernon]

645z + FA 150

I think this combo is my favorite, though I tend to have the 35 and 55 close at hand. I haven't tried the 75 yet, though very curious about it especially with the approachable price point.

The D FA 90mm macro is great also, though the pricing point is not very approachable.

[itshimitis]

A few from Derwentwater this evening...

Z and FA 45 - 85

13 minutes



5 minutes

[jadeyphoto]

I wasn't a fan of the rendering of the 75, I think it's the lens that most needs an optical update.

645z + FA 150

I think this combo is my favorite, though I tend to have the 35 and 55 close at hand. I haven't tried the 75 yet, though very curious about it especially with the approachable price point.

[simianminded]

The D FA 90mm macro is great also, though the pricing point is not very approachable.

The 90 is definitely the most realized lens for the system. I continue to hold on to hope that Ricoh put that R&D into a new or updated lens for the portfolio. Having shot with the GFX, I find there is marginal image difference.