Sony A7x lounge

Charlie wrote in post #17659957
unexpected amounts of birds in this thread, had to double check if I was in the right thread

That's what happens when you don't live close to the beach anymore.

Shots from last night with the A7r classic

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Cool sunset Charlie. Looks like Heisenberg's shadow in #5

the mystery man

MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #17659946
Mystik-fingers crossed on you 70-200 2.8II.....read on FM forum that the 100-400ii not so friendly with A7Rii+MBiv.

Gene that is a wonderful Mockingbird capture. Perfect focus/exposure but I love the composition even more....and that blue sky=wow, not a cloud in sight-what I'd give.

Still no one commented on the ISO 25,600 shot I posted up???? Seriously who needs A7S (though I've already starting a kitty fund for the A7Sii). I went back and Topaz DeNoised it RAW moderate and was amazed at how it cleaned up.

Puckman to answer your question. My contract with the hospital is week on and week off. That gives me 26 weeks off/year. If I take one week off it gives me 3 week off in a row. Using those 3 week chunks over the last 14 years I've hiked from Springer Mountain Ga. to Hanover NH on the AT, visited 368 units of the NPS in the US, 4 NPs in NZ, 5 in s.Africa, 4 in Chile, etc.etc. So not retired. I work 'full-time' and have to to keep up my camera kit and travel budget.

Very nice!

Charlie, I got pretty much the exact same pics you got..Not gonna bother posting them. I wasn't at all happy with the end results to be honest.

sunset was a bit of a bust, you do with what your delt with. On a brighter note, the CV 12 is coming in, going to grab my brother's 11-24 to see how wide the difference is with 11, 12, and 14, and also to see how the optics compare and if I can deal with the color cast via post (I would have to develop some presets for each aperture).

Tried my Canon 16-35 f4 IS and was very impressed with AF and IQ, also one thing that has turned out to be a big hit with me so far is the 5-axis IBS it works great.

So, I drove to the local botanical gardens to try different focus methods using my FE 90mm macro lens only to discover upon arrival that they are closed for the month of August.

Since I had to settle for my own small planter area, and I didn't want to just add more Skipper butterflies, I came up with this. I have no idea what kind of spider it is.

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navydoc wrote in post #17660068
So, I drove to the local botanical gardens to try different focus methods using my FE 90mm macro lens only to discover upon arrival that they are closed for the month of August.

Since I had to settle for my own small planter area, and I didn't want to just add more Skipper butterflies, I came up with this. I have no idea what kind of spider it is.

Shot using a Canon 580EXII mounted on the hotshoe with a mini softbox for diffusion.

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AAHHHH.. Kill it with fire!!

I like the concept of macros, but I cannot look through macro threads.. Flowers are good... bugs.. yyeeeeeeeesssshh.. No, gracias.

Anyway, not to take away from your very nice picture of a terrible, evil death creature.. Nice shot.

BrandonSi wrote in post #17660073
AAHHHH.. Kill it with fire!!

I like the concept of macros, but I cannot look through macro threads.. Flowers are good... bugs.. yyeeeeeeeesssshh.. No, gracias.

Anyway, not to take away from your very nice picture of a terrible, evil death creature.. Nice shot.

Lol, that was my first thought too

I hate spiders, but for some reason I really enjoy shooting them.

Spiders are absolutely revolting. But amazing capture nonetheless, Gene!

navydoc wrote in post #17660068
So, I drove to the local botanical gardens to try different focus methods using my FE 90mm macro lens only to discover upon arrival that they are closed for the month of August.

Since I had to settle for my own small planter area, and I didn't want to just add more Skipper butterflies, I came up with this. I have no idea what kind of spider it is.

Shot using a Canon 580EXII mounted on the hotshoe with a mini softbox for diffusion.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/x1uD​rq Some kind of spider by Gene, on Flickr

It's a UMS (Ugly Motherf*cker Spider).

BrandonSi wrote in post #17660073
AAHHHH.. Kill it with fire!!

I like the concept of macros, but I cannot look through macro threads.. Flowers are good... bugs.. yyeeeeeeeesssshh.. No, gracias.

Anyway, not to take away from your very nice picture of a terrible, evil death creature.. Nice shot.

EverydayGetaway wrote in post #17660077
Lol, that was my first thought too

I hate spiders, but for some reason I really enjoy shooting them.

If there's a spider in my bedroom and it's not a big, hairy one, I'll let it live and just go to sleep. If it's a big, hairy one, I will try to catch it in a small box. If I succeed, I will release it outside. The only 3 living creatures that should really be eradicated are wasps, ticks and mosquitoes.

^what blasphemy! Ha!
Just cleaned Spidy's cage yesterday--and we're going to be
grandspiderparants-
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Just listed all my canon lenses up for sale (except the TSE). First move towards the Batis

MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #17660085
^what blasphemy! Ha!
Just cleaned Spidy's cage yesterday--and we're going to be
grandspiderparants-
https://www.flickr.com …0343490072/in/d​ateposted/

Nope nope nope.. Not even clicking on that one..