Photo of the day - April 2021

[Dockland]

I took my macro out for a walk yesterday after a light rain.

Canon EOS R5 - RF to EF mount adapter - Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L IS USM Macro

 

[stillcrazyman]

Turtles on a float

 

[44267547]

 

[Dockland]

Turtles on a float
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OMG how cute <3

 

[dimme]

Pacifica-210215-22.jpg by Charles Martorelli, on Flickr

 

[alsap]

3 months old pomeranian

 

[Captain Trips]

Sinclair on top of our bedroom dresser. He is the lord of all he surveys, even if his eyes are almost closed.

Camera on iPhone XR. Focal length 4.25 mm, F number f/1.8, Exposure time 1/40.

 

[MBAir2010]

cool blue heron juv by expo bill, on Flickr

 

[Ollé]

10/10
Fujifilm XPro3 - Voigtlander Nokton 50/1.1
IG: @greyghostphoto

 

[Darmok N Jalad]

Biggest woolly worm I've ever seen.

 

[OldMacs4Me]

Another from the Japanese Gardens in Lethbridge, 2005.

 

[MacorNothing]

2019, Before dropping our luggage in Page, here in Arizona, my breath was truly taken away as I reached a remarkable and magnificent viewpoint, Horseshoe Bend. But let me tell you about the staggering struggle to reach it:

Mom always studies ahead of a trip and she was assured that EVERYTHING on site would be done up for June 2019. She didn’t read between the lines that only the parking lot would be accessible. Parked, we are faced with a mini Dune of Pilat. Disgusted and disappointed, Mom drops: What do we do?

After having seen impressive pictures of this spectacular panorama on the web, I decide to go for it. And my Dad carries me up, dripping in sweat. As we reach a first aider equipped with a quad of sorts, my parents ask him for help. He retorts: “you are climbing at your own risk; I only intervene in case of emergency”.

Meanwhile, without having really paid attention to them, a Spanish tourist and his family approach us and, obviously witnessing my dad struggling, spontaneously offer their help to overcome this dune. It was, alas, just the beginning. We still needed to climb down on the side of the slope more or less equipped, passing by “disabled access in progress” signs on our left.

Following this misfortune, this fabulous and breath-taking Horseshoe bend finally reveals itself.

After 15 minutes of taking the view in, I already have a knot in my stomach just thinking about the way back down.
Reaching the in-progress disabled access again, Dad goes ahead to check it out. In the meantime, the incredible Spanish family, that had been following quietly, offer my dad to help on the way down.

Eduart, now a friend, advises that he will only do so on the public part of the path.
Dad:
Ok, I suggest we carry her, do you know the crossed-arms technique?
The Spaniard:
Course I do, I’m a firefighter!
Us:
LET’S GO!

But Mom almost faints under the trying 107° F, namely 40°C. Then, the first-aider’s quad comes to the rescue, and they get me on, with mom and my wheelchair. He takes us down to the car.

 

[decafjava]

Wow what a view @MacorNothing - what a story too. Thank goodness for the Spanish gentleman who helped your father. Pretty sad how much people forget about access for disabled people to such amazing sites.

 

[OldMacs4Me]

Great adventure @MacorNothing.
If I am reading it correctly the disabled access was under construction at that time? Kudos to everyone who helped you get there and back!

Not sure why I did not make the hike in to that viewpoint, but it was one that I missed on my Grand Canyon trip.

 

[oblomow]

10/10
Fujifilm XPro3 - Voigtlander Nokton 50/1.1
IG: @greyghostphoto
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nighthawks at the diner?

 

[Dockland]

nighthawks at the diner?

One of my favorite albums of all

 

[Clix Pix]

I don't post many images of my son. Sharing this for a couple of reasons.

Taken with a Sony A7R3 and Voigtlander 50/2 APO-LANTHAR @ f/5.6.

MF. Many people might think that MF isn't doable for pics of people/kiddos. It can be. Don't get me wrong, AF can be nice. Especially if it is accurate and repeatable AF. But MF shouldn't be ignored.

The Voigtlander 50/2 APO-LANTHAR is an amazing lens for Sony. It is *really* amazing. Better than any other 50mm prime for Sony. The only downside being MF, which isn't always a downside depending on subject.

Can't share a large enough version of this image that showcases the sharpness of the lens. But the rendering, the bokeh, the lack of common aberrations just blow me away. An amazing lens for the Sony mount if AF isn't critical.

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Very nice! Yes, a while back after reading your comments on the Voigtlander I decided to explore for myself, too, and bought the wonderful 110mm f/2.5 Apo-Lanthar macro lens. I wouldn't have done well with this kind of lens on a DSLR with an optical VF, but with the mirrorless Sony, Focus Peaking and the EVF, I have found that shooting in MF isn't as difficult as I had experienced in the past. I do also occasionally shoot MF when doing macro with my Sony lenses as well. I've been more than happy with the Voigtlander 110mm and eventually will be adding another Voigtlander to my lenses, the equally highly-praised 65mm macro Apo-Lanthar.

 

[Clix Pix]

Whatever the software, I just don’t really shoot that way. I’ll take a few if it’s birds or other animals but not usually that many. 400 of one scene? I’d sooner not do any photography than go through that lot!

It is easy to just keep firing away with the camera set on Continuous High and it can be kind of fun to look through the resulting images and see gradual shifts in position, the slow blink of an eye, the ever-so-slight movement in the twitch of an ear.....scroll through quickly and it looks like a movie! If I know I'm going to be shooting the wildlife I've got the camera set on Continuous High. If I'm going to be spending some time shooting macros or still life subjects, I'll put it on single shot and that's done.

 

[Clix Pix]

Sinclair on top of our bedroom dresser. He is the lord of all he surveys, even if his eyes are almost closed.

View attachment 1757662
Camera on iPhone XR. Focal length 4.25 mm, F number f/1.8, Exposure time 1/40.

It's interesting, isn't it, how one can have glass or ceramic objects on a shelf, counter or table, and a cat will be able to delicately walk around everything without knocking anything over or even shifting it a little.....

 

[AlaskaMoose]

3 months old pomeranian

Nice hair!

 

[Clix Pix]

 

[Captain Trips]

It's interesting, isn't it, how one can have glass or ceramic objects on a shelf, counter or table, and a cat will be able to delicately walk around everything without knocking anything over or even shifting it a little.....

Oh yeah, this one loves walking around and in between all of the stuff on top of the dresser and he rarely disturbs it.

 

[Apple fanboy]

2019, Before dropping our luggage in Page, here in Arizona, my breath was truly taken away as I reached a remarkable and magnificent viewpoint, Horseshoe Bend. But let me tell you about the staggering struggle to reach it:

Mom always studies ahead of a trip and she was assured that EVERYTHING on site would be done up for June 2019. She didn’t read between the lines that only the parking lot would be accessible. Parked, we are faced with a mini Dune of Pilat. Disgusted and disappointed, Mom drops: What do we do?

After having seen impressive pictures of this spectacular panorama on the web, I decide to go for it. And my Dad carries me up, dripping in sweat. As we reach a first aider equipped with a quad of sorts, my parents ask him for help. He retorts: “you are climbing at your own risk; I only intervene in case of emergency”.

Meanwhile, without having really paid attention to them, a Spanish tourist and his family approach us and, obviously witnessing my dad struggling, spontaneously offer their help to overcome this dune. It was, alas, just the beginning. We still needed to climb down on the side of the slope more or less equipped, passing by “disabled access in progress” signs on our left.

Following this misfortune, this fabulous and breath-taking Horseshoe bend finally reveals itself.

After 15 minutes of taking the view in, I already have a knot in my stomach just thinking about the way back down.
Reaching the in-progress disabled access again, Dad goes ahead to check it out. In the meantime, the incredible Spanish family, that had been following quietly, offer my dad to help on the way down.

Eduart, now a friend, advises that he will only do so on the public part of the path.
Dad:
Ok, I suggest we carry her, do you know the crossed-arms technique?
The Spaniard:
Course I do, I’m a firefighter!
Us:
LET’S GO!

But Mom almost faints under the trying 107° F, namely 40°C. Then, the first-aider’s quad comes to the rescue, and they get me on, with mom and my wheelchair. He takes us down to the car. View attachment 1757726

Fantastic view. Fantastic people.

 

[Apple fanboy]

 

[shanson27]