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[jon.oman]

Dog Mountain, Washington by Austin Granger, on Flickr

Wonderful!

[tuco]

Sweet, Austin.

[austin granger]

Thanks Peter, Jon, Tuco. I got lucky on this one as I just happened to have my camera (an XPan) in my hands as the bird swooped past. I actually didn't think it would come out; the wind was blowing so hard I could hardly keep still.

[Corran]

Like that a lot as well!

In response, two photos of a Great Blue Heron from today. Or yesterday now I guess.

Leica M6, Voigtlander 50mm f/3.5, Kodak XX dev'd in Pyrocat:

[chassis]

Nice composition and sense of movement in the second image, Bryan.

[Jim Jones]

I prefer the first one, with the dramatic light heron against the dark background in contrast to the normally exposed foliage.

[Corran]

Thanks - you have both described what I like about each image. I was going for the "darker" feel in the second image as a counterpoint to the first.

Still trying to get a handle on XX film, but it's looking good with Pyro.

[jp]

Austin; the photo seems to show a feeling of being there, and it's very expressive too.

Bryan; I like the 2nd photo. The first photo the branches are only composition it seems to me. In the second photo, they are both composition and mood.

This is at a beach about 2 miles from my house just before sunrise. D600/Sigma35art.

_DSC9745 by Jason Philbrook, on Flickr

[Corran]

Bryan; I like the 2nd photo. The first photo the branches are only composition it seems to me. In the second photo, they are both composition and mood.

Interesting observation, thanks.

Your photo makes me feel cold again! It's finally warming up here. Apparently a couple days ago it was colder in Atlanta than Anchorage.

[tuco]

Flea Bay. it was advertised as in excellent mechanical condition but there is a lot, seemingly excessive, free-play in helicoid/lens. You can get a little "clunk" sound from it and see movement in the helicoid. It's like a slightly smaller diameter tube fitting inside a larger diameter tube kind of play. Does anyone know if that's normal?


New Gear by tuco, on Flickr