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Post by John Parry on Jun 30, 2006 17:50:01 GMT -5
Walker,
Was about to reply to your last post - I understand that although the 'Japanese' Pentacons were fabricated in Japan, the glass was from Dresden.
Regards - John
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Post by John Parry on Jun 30, 2006 17:14:42 GMT -5
Peter,
I don't distinguish between the Meyer-Optik and Carl Zeiss Jena lenses - they are equally superb.
Regards - John
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Post by John Parry on Jun 25, 2006 6:02:54 GMT -5
Number 2's a superb shot Mickey - well done! Got a very strange effect scrolling up the screen on the third one - it looked as though the monitor had caved in (only worked with the mouse-wheel, not with the direction keys).
Did you do some manipulation on the sky in the first? Nice clouds.
Regards - John
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Post by John Parry on Jun 27, 2006 16:40:44 GMT -5
All those sailing yachts (schooner in John's case) and not a sail on any of them! Nice photographs though.
Nice to see you again Steve - no new avatar for the occasion? !!
Regards - John
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Post by John Parry on Jun 13, 2006 14:57:08 GMT -5
Better on a different monitor Peter - what does the tag in front of the main clump signify?
Regards - John
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Post by John Parry on Jun 13, 2006 9:46:35 GMT -5
There seem to be quite a few clumps in the picture, but it's a bit difficult to make them out as the sky is quite powerful. Did you get a shot with them against a darker backdrop to make them stand out?
Never seen these before - are they one of those plants that live in the desert and blossom quickly as soon as it rains?
Like the skyline in the photo.
Regards - John
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Post by John Parry on May 28, 2006 15:36:49 GMT -5
I like the jaywalker (a concept I've never been able to understand!)
You've captured the atmosphere perfectly in these Ron
Regards - John
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Post by John Parry on May 24, 2006 15:12:40 GMT -5
Excellent Gene,
Lovely shot, and continuing on the stump theme.... LOL
Regards - John
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Post by John Parry on May 5, 2006 15:42:06 GMT -5
Really nice DOF effects in both Gene.
Over here we call them catkins. They are actually flowers - you got a lady and a gent by the looks of things !
Regards - John
ps - For some reason my pc is having difficulty pulling up the first one - had to refresh 3 times before it appeared. Strange
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Post by John Parry on May 1, 2006 15:05:06 GMT -5
Nice Gene
Looks a bit like a fuchsia. Apparently we tried to grow one, but they are a bit delicate over here and it didn't take.
Seems like half our members are using the same dodge now - old lenses with adapters on new cameras. Obviously giving good results judging by the postings we've seen where people have tried it. Think Wayne is right - we can expect to see an upturn in good quality used lens prices as the youngsters catch on.
My experiments in that direction seem to be working - I bought an autofocussing teleconverter to use manual lenses with a Yashica AF camera. It gives me an 'in-focus' indication (which is what I was looking for), but the camera is confused by the apertures. I have it on AE, so I'm hoping the calculation will be correct even though the aperture indication is wrong. Going to send off the first roll tomorrow so we'll see.
Regards - John
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Post by John Parry on Apr 30, 2006 6:27:39 GMT -5
Hi Paul,
Really enjoyed these. I particularly like the framed statue (arches are brilliant). Mrs Parry wants me to get our garden looking like that - never mind photographing it!!
Not mad on the NT - they sold me a permit to sail on Crummock Water once. Turns out there was nowhere to launch the boat - ended up having to carry it down a flight of steps!
Regards - John
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Post by John Parry on Apr 17, 2006 5:08:41 GMT -5
Hi Randy,
Thought you'd missed out the link until I tried clicking on the picture itself, and there it was. I like the Biscotti's shot - I've had a few of those Wine Experiences, but you don't often see them advertised!
A nice set of documentary shots.
Regards - John
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Post by John Parry on Apr 16, 2006 17:52:24 GMT -5
Very nice Gene,
Looks as though you were a little short of light but you got them perfectly. Have been taking a few using a Yashica 35 - 105 macro, but it doesn't get in as closely as I'd like. Awaiting a converter to use my CZJ 24 & 50 as AFs. Watch this space!
Regards - John
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Post by John Parry on Feb 16, 2006 15:59:32 GMT -5
Lovely shot Gene,
I love to see the honkers, and just as much to hear them talking to each other as they fly overhead in perfect formation. Nicest of all is to hear them at night - you can't see them but they are letting you know they are there. I live in hopes that one night I'll be attempting to take one of my constant (usually pathetic !) attempts to shoot the moon, and can manage to catch a flight in passage across it.
They seem to be on the move here early this year, and in pretty random directions. Maybe they can't work out what the weather is playing at either !
Regards - John
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Post by John Parry on Jan 23, 2006 18:25:11 GMT -5
Hi Gene,
Noticed this post a few days ago, and meant to come back, but with so much activity on the board I'm afraid I'm very late. Very much like the first one -stark and (the bottom part anyway) crisp. Suspect you could have got a better DOF with this, with nothing to worry about in the background but notwithstanding, I like it very much.
The second one is too sad - nice picture, but the flowers are either too far past their sell-by date, or could have been given a couple of months to totally wrinkle.
The third is superb - the flowers have gone to seed, taking away the sadness in the feel of re-birth. The brown leaves give superb contrast, and the DOF is just right. Good, good, good.
Of the three though, it has to be the first. I'm rubbish at simplicity, but this is masterful.
Thanks for posting these.
Regards - John
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