Evening Glow On Volcanic Rock

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SONY NEX-7 + Leica TRI-ELMAR-M 1:4/16-18-21 ASPH

[stuny]

K-H -

 

Lovely and subtle. Perhaps a touch stronger with a slight rotation to the right.

[pauledell]

K-H,

 

A lovely shot with a peaceful mood. Great colors and clarity.

 

Paul

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Stuart,

 

Thank you for your feedback. I always appreciate it.

 

The slope you see is actually the correct slope of the landscape.

I shot this image on a tripod with

SONY NEX-7 + Leica (WATE) TRI-ELMAR-M 1:4/16-18-21 ASPH,

paying particular attention to level the camera precisely.

The NEX-7 has the best virtual horizon of any camera I ever dealt with.

It lets you level the camera from left to right and from front to back,

both on the LCD and Viewfinder. It's a pleasure to use.

 

I find it even easier to use than the bubble level in the Leica Frankenfinder.

 

If you look carefully at the picture, in between the trees is a power line.

Their poles pretty much point straight up.

 

 

Paul,

 

Thank you. I am sometimes still struggling with the colors,

but I think this time the image reflects what I saw.

ACR's clarity slider indeed works extremely well, especially in CS6.

[leicamann]

You see, this can only HAPPEN in colour.. ... great shot..whats off in the sky top right? Is it a shooting star/ jet?

 

Thanks for sharing

 

Cheers, JRM

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You see, this can only HAPPEN in colour.. ... great shot..whats off in the sky top right? Is it a shooting star/ jet?

 

Thanks for sharing

 

Cheers, JRM

 

Hi JRM,

 

Thanks for your feedback. Yup, only in color.

I tried B&W, but in this case, whatever I came up with, couldn't compete in terms of visual impact.

 

Top right is a jet with its contrail, flying into the picture. I thought that added a nice touch.

So the picture covers the rocky material, blown from a nearby volcano just a few million years ago,

to the latest jet planes. Around here there are a lot contrails of jets crisscrossing the country, as you know.

 

BTW, I am really impressed with the WATE on the NEX-7.

I can't discover the slightest red edge when used with the NEX-7.

Of course, my NEX-7 shows a color cast with the 21/2.8, 28/2.8 and 28/2 Leica lenses.

http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/2032652-post46.html

http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/2033391-post51.html

 

If I want to go really wide, then I use my M9 with the WATE or a Nikon D3, (D800E in the future) with the 14-24/2.8.

However, with a crop factor of 1.5x,

16, 18, and 21 mm translate into an equivalent virtual field of view of

24, 27, and 32 mm of a full frame 35mm camera.

That's very useful as well.

 

If I did the math correctly, then the Nikon D800/E would need to have well in excess of

50 MP (57.1 MP to be exact) to match the pixel density of the NEX-7.

So, I am trying to avoid motion blur for the NEX-7 with the use of a tripod.

Of course, with the NEX-7 or NEX-5N one doesn't have to worry about mirror shake.

And focus peaking mostly works. If not, one can always use magnification on a tripod.

 

Thanks again for your feedback. I always welcome it.

[leicamann]

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The Pixel Real Estate and value per pixel coming from the Nikon D800E is absolutely stellar, its a fabulous camera..so I wouldn't brush it off that quickly, also there are many fine lenses that would marry with this camera and produce excellent quality results.

 

Cheers, JRM

[allamande]

I love the sense of space and time this image conveys so effortlessly (I agree that color plays a big role in this), and the jet flying (out to Cal?) over this marvelously mysterious landscape pulls it all to a higher dimension.

 

Ece

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K H, much enjoyed. My favorite time to shoot.

[vdb]

Another wonderful example with this kit K-H

My guess is you always get the math correct:)

[k-hawinkler]

The Pixel Real Estate and value per pixel coming from the Nikon D800E is absolutely stellar, its a fabulous camera..so I wouldn't brush it off that quickly, also there are many fine lenses that would marry with this camera and produce excellent quality results.

 

Cheers, JRM

 

 

JRM,

 

Thanks. I am glad you don't. Neither do I.

I pre-ordered my D800E from Amazon within 24 hours after the announcement.

That tardiness most likely will make me wait for months.

 

BTW, all my lenses that can focus to infinity on my Nikons can also be used that way on the NEXs.

But the reverse isn't true.

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Ece, Thank you. The jet could be flying to CA, but more likely to Phoenix, the way its headed. We'll never know!

 

Ben, Thank you. I agree. The magic hour is my favorite time to shoot as well.

 

Virgil, Thank you. Computers do the arithmetic correctly - most of the time. It's the conceptual errors I worry about.