ron110n Posted July 2, 2006 Share #1 Posted July 2, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) I just got my boarding pass to this new carrier and I'm giving it a shot. Let's see what happens. M7, Summilux 35mm f/1.4 Asph, Fuji Velvia 100 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 2, 2006 Posted July 2, 2006 Hi ron110n, Take a look here Mohave Dessert . I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
andybarton Posted July 2, 2006 Share #2 Posted July 2, 2006 Listen up, Pop-Pickers... "Straight in at Number 1, Velvia Ron Mutuc with "The Screaming Rock in the Mohave Desert" " Superb shot that first one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gareth_c Posted July 2, 2006 Share #3 Posted July 2, 2006 Wow, all great shots. Beautiful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron110n Posted July 2, 2006 Author Share #4 Posted July 2, 2006 Thanks Andy and Gareth for stopping! I have a few more but I'm still trying to get familiar with this new server. #4 is a petrified log on a Lux 50 asph. Thanks again for visiting! -Ron Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleeson Posted July 2, 2006 Share #5 Posted July 2, 2006 Great pictures. Look a little oversaturated to me, but certainly still look good. Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr Posted July 2, 2006 Share #6 Posted July 2, 2006 Striking images; I never knew Velvia could be oversaturated Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron110n Posted July 3, 2006 Author Share #7 Posted July 3, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi Phi and John, Thank you for stopping. Velvia is among my favorite media for landscape. It could stretch a long way especially on a Leica glass. For some of the snaps, it was at 1:00 pm with the blazing sun. I was already at f/11 and I don't have my ND with me. I wasn't really planning to visit the place, but the last minute flight reservation I could get is by 7:00AM and my appointment is at 6:00 PM Call it killing time while having fun with my M and D2. =) Thanks again for visiting! -Ron Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chug Posted July 3, 2006 Share #8 Posted July 3, 2006 I have to say, the first shot in the first set is fantastic. Vibrant colours in that great looking shot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhanke Posted July 3, 2006 Share #9 Posted July 3, 2006 These shots are to my taste. Did you use a polarizer? Some of the pics look as if a polarizer had been used. Was it on straight Velvia 100? or Velvia 100 F? Velvia 100 Professional? Regards, Marcus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEd Posted July 3, 2006 Share #10 Posted July 3, 2006 Hi Ron, Good colors. The second one is my favorite. Great shots. Thanks for sharing. Ed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron110n Posted July 3, 2006 Author Share #11 Posted July 3, 2006 Hi Lucas, Marcus, and Ed, Thanks for stopping guys and I'm very delighted to your visit. Lucas, I'm glad that you and most of the rest like #1 and I will explain it to you later. Marcus, It's just plain lens and I wasn't prepared to do this shot. Therefore I left all my filters in Los Angeles. The Media is a straight Velvia 100 All shot's, my M7 was set on Aperture Priority and mostly on 1000 / 750 / or 500 / sec because of the blazing sun. Ed, That is my favorite too!!! #2 was snapped on a Summilux 50mm f/1.4 asph. It's a mini cave about 10 ft deep with a natural hole looking against "the parking lot". =) #1 is my most difficult shot. Coming from the Macarran Intl. Airport (Las Vegas, NV) on business. I was wearing "leather shoes with rubber sole". Below is a crop to show how I trecked down hill just to capture this shot. It was a tip from a 22 yr old lady photographer from South Africa, young enough to be able to climb and jump to "anything". Mid way down hill, I SLIPPED!!! Oh well, it's because of the wrong foot aparrel vs. the dry red dust covering the rocks. Of course making sure that my M don't get hurt. =) But that's no biggie... I only got red dust all over my clothes and my camera bag. Now here's the biggie... CLIMBING BACK UP!!! Dang! I have to stop 3 times to rest with a bottle of water left in my car rental. Parking lot is another 300 yds / meters when you reach the top. But it's well worth it, killing time for my 6:00 PM Appointment. Location: Valley Of Fire, Overton Nevada. 40 min North of Las Vegas. Take I-15 north from Vegas exit 74. $5 per vehicle at the gate. Everything is stunningly red! Owned and operated by the Nevada State National Park. Thanks for visiting! -Ron Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arne_s Posted July 3, 2006 Share #12 Posted July 3, 2006 Great Landscape, nice pictures, but for me a little bit oversaturated, too. Arne Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron110n Posted July 3, 2006 Author Share #13 Posted July 3, 2006 Thanks Arne for stopping! I'll bring my ND next time so my lens won't se so closed. -Ron Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r62 Posted July 12, 2006 Share #14 Posted July 12, 2006 Very colorful!! Only Leica just can do this!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicamann Posted July 12, 2006 Share #15 Posted July 12, 2006 Wow.. nicely worked out and some images are really visually resolved in harsh contrasty light. Love the whole color pallette. Thanks for sharing Cheers, JRM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rubidium Posted July 13, 2006 Share #16 Posted July 13, 2006 These are all beautiful shots, and for me they have the additional effect of taking me back in time to the late '80's when I lived in China Lake, CA and hiked these areas extensively. At the time, my R4 saw a lot of miles, heat, dust, roll after roll of film, and the rich blue skies and vibrant 'earth colors' of the high desert. Thanks for rekindling the memories. Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptomsu Posted July 13, 2006 Share #17 Posted July 13, 2006 will be one of my next destinations Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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