Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
10-03-2023, 11:27 AM
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I'm definitely liking the Halloween vibes in your set there ^^^
I could only dream of nice autumn weather down here
Here's a gypsum coated desert plant on a sand dune from a recent outing to White Sands NM Gypsum coated plant by Gabe D., on Flickr
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
08-23-2023, 06:14 AM
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From a recent midday walkabout. Yes it was hot with a 96F(35C) actual temp but due to the heat index and humidity(>90%) the feels like temp was a cool 110F(43C)...*sigh*...IDK what I was thinking :lol: Cypress grove IR by Gabe D., on Flickr
OOC jpg 720nm IR: converted X-T2 + Voigtlander 27mm f2.0
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
10-03-2023, 11:22 AM
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Lots of projects these days pulling me away from my hobby but that's life sometimes...anyways here are some samples from a trip last month to New Mexico using a Zeiss Touit 50mm/2.8 Macro. Cactus Fruits by Gabe D., on Flickr Dune flower gazing at the sun by Gabe D., on Flickr Tiny flower by Gabe D., on Flickr
Needless to say, I am back-logged with stuff to cull or process or whatever :lol:
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Forum: General Talk
10-05-2023, 05:16 AM
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Some Domke 11 and 15 inch protective wraps and a new Tenba camera bag insert
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Forum: General Talk
10-02-2023, 08:39 AM
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Thanks! That sounds interesting and could be useful in certain instances, I will keep it in mind :)
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Forum: General Talk
10-01-2023, 09:08 AM
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That's a nice color actually.
Question: Micro 4/3 "is" the lens mount standard right? So any m4/3 lens will work on any m4/3 body regardless of brand correct?
Been busy with a complete remodeling of 2 bathrooms (on my own) for my elderly parent-in-laws :) But still managed time to pick up a few things
* New phone...Galaxy S23Ultra since Samsung gave me $800 trade-in for my old phone (S22U) + free storage bump to 512GB + an additional discount via my education account
*** Set up a couple of trips for October
* Utah road trip for the big 5 national parks
* weekend getaway to Chicago
* And a new lens arrived about 2 weeks ago direct from Japan hot off its new release New Lens Day! by Gabe D., on Flickr
Just in time for my upcoming trips :)
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
10-01-2023, 09:12 AM
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The flowers may be fake but not that bokeh...very nice!
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
08-23-2023, 05:22 PM
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
08-24-2023, 02:00 PM
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Got sidetracked again with my "way back" machine and found a doorway...all the way back from 2016 :) There is a Doorway by Gabe D., on Flickr
720nm IR converted K-01 + DA 35mm/2.8 Ltd Macro <<<---------- one of my favorite lenses ever!
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
08-26-2023, 12:12 PM
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Alright, when do we get the satisfaction of seeing these grapes on a plate ready to eat with some brie, camembert or gouda...they must be ready to burst with flavor :lol:
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
08-23-2023, 08:11 PM
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I was organizing some areas of my gallery today and got caught up in a time warp looking through some of my past images...I found this from 2017 :)
There is indeed a road under there somewhere, I promise :lol: Somewhere in Saigon by Gabe D., on Flickr
K-1 + DA*55mm/1.4
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
08-24-2023, 01:49 PM
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Noice! How you digging that new toy? How many lens modules?
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
08-21-2023, 06:28 AM
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I miss the mountains and the wildflowers there, but hey we have flowers here in the subtropics...complete with profuse sweating even in the morning hours :lol: Plumeria in B&W by Gabe D., on Flickr
Fuji X-T5 + XF 23mm f1.4 @ f1.4 after an AM rainstorm
Nik Silver Efex Pro
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Forum: General Talk
08-22-2023, 08:53 PM
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:lol:
No worries that's definitely not a bad lens to have to settle with...even if its not a 120g pancake :lol:
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Forum: General Talk
08-22-2023, 12:48 PM
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Yep makes sense to me...although the XF 27mm/2.8 WR was a great lens, it just wasn't worth having as far as I was concerned but ~$160ish for something >90% or so as good for 40% of the price...well its hard not to add one and just have it there for those times. Your image bank definitely shows this and you even tested in in strong harsh lighting conditions in some cases, also it really seems to shine in close focus situations (which I like) in some of your examples too.
And you know as well as I, what makes the Voigtlander philosophy and thus experience what it is so I was thrilled to add this to my compact kit for traveling and indeed am very very happy.
Meike is a bit of a surprise, I picked up a 35mm/1.4 all manual lens not too long ago because I found some obscure information that it worked well for IR photography. Not only did I find it completely hotspot free at all apertures that I care about...but the build quality and image quality (non-IR) were really quite excellent. So for $90 it is a hit.
I think I will end up getting that TTA AF lens at some point bc its just too good of a deal to not have one around for those times.
I wouldn't consider it a moment of weakness haha...it is a Voigtlander after all and with that comes the beautiful manual experience with that amazing tactile helicoid focusing that is just wonderous to use and of course the amazing micro-contrast and gorgeous image rendering Voigtlander is known for. Of course we can't forget that lovely bokeh and the icing on the cake is having the benefit of full electronic contacts for meta data + seamless focus checking. Yes, I am a Voigtlander fanatic and it was a pain to sell my K mount 20mm/58mm/90mm Voigtlanders but I really like having those electronic contacts and CV has been rapidly producing X-mount lenses lately...in fact there is the 50mm/1.2 Nokton coming our way soon and it will complete my small compact travel kit nicely...so I definitely will be suffering from my own CV "weakness" soon :lol:
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
08-20-2023, 09:53 AM
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Life is busy at times, but I manage to break away once in a while :)
So here's a couple of out-of-camera jpegs with a relatively new lens acquisition...although I did do some minor minor cropping
First is a very small unidentified mountain flower along a hiking trail in CO Little mountain flower by Gabe D., on Flickr
Second is a large Plumeria bloom just steps from my front door...which is about as far as I care to venture down here at this time of year :lol: Plumeria by Gabe D., on Flickr
Both taken with X-T5 + XF 23mm/1.4 LM WR @ f1.4
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
08-20-2023, 06:57 PM
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This is an interesting thread I recently stumbled into so I'd like to contribute :)
Here's my first from a relatively recent trip...a "foot" road somewhere within Rocky Mtn NP heading into a thicket of trees A Rocky Mountains path by Gabe D., on Flickr
Nothing fancy, just gave the raw file a bit of Analogue Efex Pro treatment...for some reason it reminds me of a childhood memory
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