Posts for: Vienna74
Jul 14, 2023 20:50:47 #
Jul 14, 2023 20:33:20 #
Since Cartagena is about a 50 minute flight from Panama, last week we visited there for the second time and took our daughter. She was visiting from the States.
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Jul 10, 2023 12:33:47 #
I have similarly shot with a progression of Nikon bodies, starting with film in 1977, and in the last 20 years a series of DSLRs. For the past several years I have been shooting with a D850. I recently bought a refurb Z7ii from Nikon but kept my D850 inn case I still preferred it. I have not touched it for three months, except to remove the battery.
I did not anticipate several things in the move to a Nikon mirrorless. (Yes, I love the weight difference.) First, I am consistently amazed at how much lower I can go on shutter speed hand held. The advantage of having sensor-based stabilization is noticeable. Second, I purchased the 24-70 f4 S lens, and it is incredibly sharp.
I also bought the FTZ adapter so I could use my DSLR lenses, and I have done some of that with great results. To say I am pleased with this move would understate how I feel about it. I am getting much closer to selling the D850.
I did not anticipate several things in the move to a Nikon mirrorless. (Yes, I love the weight difference.) First, I am consistently amazed at how much lower I can go on shutter speed hand held. The advantage of having sensor-based stabilization is noticeable. Second, I purchased the 24-70 f4 S lens, and it is incredibly sharp.
I also bought the FTZ adapter so I could use my DSLR lenses, and I have done some of that with great results. To say I am pleased with this move would understate how I feel about it. I am getting much closer to selling the D850.
Jun 17, 2023 16:41:18 #
Thanks for all the comments. I need to practice more. I should also mention something about the PS beta generative AI. I think it is the most powerful removal tool I have ever used. I have not used it much to create something, but it excels if one simply selects what is to be removed, clicks on generative AI, but with out entering a commend just click on "generate." It is amazing.
Jun 16, 2023 20:02:13 #
Jun 16, 2023 18:25:56 #
These are four photos I have played with recently to experiment with taking a rather boring daylight photo and turning it into a night scene.
I took the first in Vienna in December 2018. It is a shot of Peterskirche, located where Graben is intersected by Habsburgergasse (I was standing near Habsburgergasse when I shot this). The scene had about 10 people in it which I used the new generative AI in the PhotoShop beta to remove. I also used that to create more street at the bottom. I had not left much there when I shot it.
The second shot was one I took last week while visiting my wife's sister and brother-in-law in Anton, Panama.
The third is another scene from Vienna in Dec 2018. It is in the oldest courtyard of the Hofburg Palace. The stairs lead to the court chapel, where the Vienna Choir Boys often perform in the Sunday Mass. There was only one lantern, and I thought it needed another.
The last is back to last week near Anton. It is on the highway between Anton and El Valle de Anton (a popular tourist place, a beautiful town located in the caldera of an ancient volcano). This is in one of the many tiny village along that road. I added two spotlights on the grass area to appear to illuminate the front of the building.
In each of them I used PS to do a sky replacement and clean up the scene generally. Then I used Lightroom to light the lights and reflections.
It will take a little more practice to make something look flawless, but I am pleased with these early results.
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I took the first in Vienna in December 2018. It is a shot of Peterskirche, located where Graben is intersected by Habsburgergasse (I was standing near Habsburgergasse when I shot this). The scene had about 10 people in it which I used the new generative AI in the PhotoShop beta to remove. I also used that to create more street at the bottom. I had not left much there when I shot it.
The second shot was one I took last week while visiting my wife's sister and brother-in-law in Anton, Panama.
The third is another scene from Vienna in Dec 2018. It is in the oldest courtyard of the Hofburg Palace. The stairs lead to the court chapel, where the Vienna Choir Boys often perform in the Sunday Mass. There was only one lantern, and I thought it needed another.
The last is back to last week near Anton. It is on the highway between Anton and El Valle de Anton (a popular tourist place, a beautiful town located in the caldera of an ancient volcano). This is in one of the many tiny village along that road. I added two spotlights on the grass area to appear to illuminate the front of the building.
In each of them I used PS to do a sky replacement and clean up the scene generally. Then I used Lightroom to light the lights and reflections.
It will take a little more practice to make something look flawless, but I am pleased with these early results.
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Jun 2, 2023 21:53:19 #
For several years I lived about an hour from Yosemite and managed to visit in several seasons. I cannot think of a place where black and white is more striking. Excellent photos!
May 22, 2023 12:38:47 #
I watched that a couple of weeks ago. Epic Tom Hanks!
May 21, 2023 09:39:47 #
Only dog owners can fully appreciate that. And we are crying with laughter.
May 19, 2023 10:48:02 #
There was a Boy Scout Camp on the opposite side of Spirit Lake from the mountain. One of the most beautiful places I have ever been. That was my scout camp two summers in a row in the late 60s. I remember having to capsize my canoe as part of earning that merit badge and how cold the water was.
When St. Helen's erupted, my wife and I were living in Eugene, Oregon. Our oldest son was 11 months old (he is now almost 44 and has 4 teenage boys). We had visited Portland just a couple of weeks before and looked at the mountain from there. There was a plume of smoke and ash on the snow, as the volcano had been active for a few weeks.
The morning of the eruption (a Sunday, I believe), my mother called to tell me to turn on the news on TV. A surreal experience that morning.
When St. Helen's erupted, my wife and I were living in Eugene, Oregon. Our oldest son was 11 months old (he is now almost 44 and has 4 teenage boys). We had visited Portland just a couple of weeks before and looked at the mountain from there. There was a plume of smoke and ash on the snow, as the volcano had been active for a few weeks.
The morning of the eruption (a Sunday, I believe), my mother called to tell me to turn on the news on TV. A surreal experience that morning.
May 10, 2023 12:40:57 #
Things like this are amazing, but I am much like her, being born in 1954.
I would point out that penicillin was available during WWII.
I would point out that penicillin was available during WWII.
May 6, 2023 11:09:51 #
OK, several wanted to see these shots in color.
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May 5, 2023 21:32:06 #
May 5, 2023 21:24:15 #
We have been up here from Panama visiting the kids and grandkids. While here I received delivery of my new Z7ii, so I had to go try it out. I shot in two places today: Mueller Park in Bountiful and out along the south shore of the Great Salt Lake. I didn't bring my tripod on this trip, so I had to hand hold the river shot.
I have no idea what the rocks in the water spell in the penultimate photo. Hopefully it is nothing too salacious!
Back home to Panama next week.
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I have no idea what the rocks in the water spell in the penultimate photo. Hopefully it is nothing too salacious!
Back home to Panama next week.
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Mar 11, 2023 12:48:13 #
OK, I failed to proofread before clicking on Send.
I will recommend the kale tip the next time my wife starts cooking some! Then I will find another place to sleep that night.
I will recommend the kale tip the next time my wife starts cooking some! Then I will find another place to sleep that night.