Sony Lounge Thread MKIII (All Sony cameras welcome)

MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #18663645
Haha! Wine and violins!
Young? I cant remember my 50s

well, we're in the same boat; I can't either

MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #18663657

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2864​kmJ Gannet and the snow starts by MedicineMan4040, on Flickr

Renata, this should prove my point, taken last month in NL

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/28UG​B5Q Windy Newfoundland - MedicineMan4040 by Poofadora, on Flickr

Hahaha. Hey, I'm probably in your age bracket but I don't have a beard
Can't post a picture of myself in this thread because I don't have a Sony camera but am thinking about getting just a little one for my big upcoming trip to Europe and Morocco next year. Thinking of getting the Sony A6500 or maybe I will splurge and get the 7r3. Don't know yet.
You can see some pics of me on my FB page which is included in my signature. I'm 66 So, who is older?
Inside I feel like a stupid teenager at times!

For my fun setup I really appreciate the IQ the E mount Sigma 24mm ART produces with my A7iii.

I will admit it's not a perfect lens but for my intended purposes and casual nature of this lens......I actually dig it!!

I'll use my 5dmk4 with 24Lmk2 for much faster AF and confident AF.

itsallart wrote in post #18663666
Hahaha. Hey, I'm probably in your age bracket but I don't have a beard
Can't post a picture of myself in this thread because I don't have a Sony camera but am thinking about getting just a little one for my big upcoming trip to Europe and Morocco next year. Thinking of getting the Sony A6500 or maybe I will splurge and get the 7r3. Don't know yet.
You can see some pics of me on my FB page which is included in my signature. I'm 66 So, who is older?
Inside I feel like a stupid teenager at times!

I guess I'm in trouble, my image I bet was with an Olympus--Poof uses the Oly most often. I'm afraid to look or I'll
be in trouble with the thread police.
Yeah, I'm a touch younger; just put up hard too many times.

MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #18663645
Haha! Wine and violins!
Young? I cant remember my 50s

And the scary part is I think I'm even older than MM.

EDIT: I posted too early. I'm a LOT older than MM. I'm 73 but remember, it's not the years...it's the mileage.

MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #18663678
I guess I'm in trouble, my image I bet was with an Olympus--Poof uses the Oly most often. I'm afraid to look or I'll
be in trouble with the thread police.
Yeah, I'm a touch younger; just put up hard too many times.

I wouldn't worry about the thread police.
here is mine, shot with a cell phone while painting live at a wedding.
Age is just a number ")

navydoc wrote in post #18663684
And the scary part is I think I'm even older than MM.

EDIT: I posted too early. I'm a LOT older than MM. I'm 73 but remember, it's not the years...it's the mileage.

I like the mileage....but wait, I have way too many miles if you consider my trips around the world...in years, I should be like 256 yo!

navydoc wrote in post #18663533
I viewed the first page of your first architectural firm, Gensler and noticed that most photographs of tall building were taken from a higher than ground level point of view. That would be to help mitigate the vertical distortions I presume.

As an aside, my construction background dealt with viewing detail drawings showing plan and profile views rather than artistic architectural views too.

Yes! You're absolutely correct that a higher vantage point can really address the problem. Unfortunately architecture can be an especially challenging subject. With people portraits you can have them move to a place that's more conducive to a more flattering lens. But buildings are big fixed subjects that usually have nearby obstructions (necessitating the use of a wide-angle lens) and you may or may not have access to a higher vantage point. If a higher view is possible, or if you can get back farther and shoot with a longer lens, then you really got it made. But too often you have space limitations to shoot in that you have to resort even to a TS-E 17mm lens (pretty extreme at that point).

What you typically won't see, with the exception of aerial/top-down type photos, is any images of buildings where the verticals aren't parallel. It can put the archtectural photographer between a rock (sometimes a literal rock!) and a hard place (industry standard requiring perfect parallel verticals).

This issue really just comes down to the annoyances of extreme wide-angle lenses with relatively close subjects. Whether it's a weird large looking nose on someone's face, or the stretched look at the bleeding edge of extreme wide-angle images (that is exactly what is happening when shifting a tilt-shift at the extremes.

Here is a rendering example from KPF that is eye-level with parallel verticals that has a similar optical illusion: https://www.kpf.com/pr​ojects/robinson-tower When sitting near my monitor the verticals appear to flare outward at the top, but when I step away from my monitor they look more settled.

itsallart wrote in post #18663687
I wouldn't worry about the thread police.
here is mine, shot with a cell phone while painting live at a wedding.
Age is just a number ")

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Lovely portrait.
Painting live, now that is a new take on a wedding.

MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #18663698
Lovely portrait.
Painting live, now that is a new take on a wedding.

Thanks.
Yes, it's the hottest thing right now and I've been enjoying it. Here is more https://www.tanamimuse​.com/liveevents.php

Macro'ing from 20 feet

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MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #18663657
Renata, this should prove my point, taken last month in NL

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/28UG​B5Q Windy Newfoundland - MedicineMan4040 by Poofadora, on Flickr

The beard game is strong with you!

TRhoads wrote in post #18663834
The beard game is strong with you!

Part of the Dynasty.