Posts for: eye707
Feb 24, 2014 13:13:32 #
Maybe I should go and look at it. Adorama is a few blocks away from me (and so is B&H). I work in Manhattan.
Thanks for the info!
irene
Thanks for the info!
irene
Feb 24, 2014 12:44:18 #
Your shots are wonderful, Pebbles. Can't wait to get back over there and try my new camera!
Feb 24, 2014 11:53:22 #
Well a lot of them do survive miraculously. We just saw the Monument Men and they featured the Last Supper by daVinci in Milan. Fortunately, although the church was heavily damaged the wall with his fresco survived ( I'm seeing it in May but you can't take photos there).
Years ago we were in Coventry, and they never replaced the bombed out church there. It was quite a sad visit and just drove the point home of the horror of war and the price 'regular' people pay for it.
Years ago we were in Coventry, and they never replaced the bombed out church there. It was quite a sad visit and just drove the point home of the horror of war and the price 'regular' people pay for it.
Feb 24, 2014 11:28:56 #
Feb 24, 2014 11:27:38 #
It's incredibly skillful especially when you realize the stuff they had to work with. Paintings that are hundreds of years old! Lots of those churches were built over many successive generations, too. Absolutely astounding when you really think about it!
Feb 24, 2014 11:25:57 #
Feb 24, 2014 10:28:34 #
Feb 24, 2014 10:01:20 #
Thanks, Wylie. I wasn't actually trying to get a reflection (refraction), but I just happened to notice it when I was doing some cropping ... I noticed it in some of the icicles that I shot that were melting, too.
Nature is so amazing!
Nature is so amazing!
Feb 24, 2014 08:23:55 #
Feb 24, 2014 08:09:33 #
The European churches are so lovely, but this is still the best ceiling I've ever seen (Sistine). We just saw it again last spring and it's astounding. Sorry for the bad photo but you really can't take them in there...
Feb 23, 2014 22:56:50 #
They do give you that head-on stare once in awhile ... intimidation, I guess. That's why we keep the girls in the car. The birds flock around so fast and they're intimidating to little ones. The girls tend to freeze as they swoop in. At least when we feed the geese they're on the ground and we can always scoop the girls up; with the gulls they're just all over all at once!
Feb 23, 2014 22:53:17 #
It might be a good idea to give some pointers, too. I have a new NEX-7 and it's very intimidating after having used P&S cameras for the last few years. My last SONY was an F828 - which I still use, but the new one has so many bells and whistles it's got me shaking in my boots!
Feb 23, 2014 22:50:48 #
Well I have a lot of learning to do. I'm thankful that the cameras nowadays can do some of the thinking for me! I haven't fiddled with camera lenses etc., for so long that I forgot so much of the stuff I had taught myself in the 70s and 80s. Hopefully I won't be too overwhelmed with the new SONY.
So, in other words I could go for a macro lens and us a ring adapter to step down to the 49mm of the SONY, I'm assuming. Any recommendations?
So, in other words I could go for a macro lens and us a ring adapter to step down to the 49mm of the SONY, I'm assuming. Any recommendations?
Feb 23, 2014 21:06:43 #
What country (countries) were you in? I love photographing church interiors, especially in Europe!
Feb 23, 2014 20:59:44 #
And very forward, too. We are so used to them flying all over, but it's funny that when they get close you really appreciate their size. They're very crafty!