Zeissimages

05-25-26

guga millet

Thank you very much. This is my own preset, but it changes so much from picture to picture that I think it more as a draft them anything else. I belive that most of the image is made in location. I pay attention a lot on light. Light direction, light intensity, light nature. And how forground and background comunicates.

05-25-26

JT

Incredibl PP. What are you doing to achieve this B&W look. Love it!

04-15-26

JT

I want one :)

04-04-26

admin

Your work is nothing short of amazing! Thanks for sharing!

04-04-26

fotographz

Jazz Drummer Elvin Jones

04-04-26

fotographz

Jazz Vocal Legend Jon Hendricks in NYC 1995

04-04-26

fotographz

Gordon Parks 1997 at WLCAC in Watts Los Angeles

01-29-26

mr.t

You made my day twice today, JT. Thanx 😊.

11-25-25

JT

thanks for the comments.

11-06-25

JT

Wow. Can't believe I missed this one. Beautiful capture.

08-19-25

JT

Wow. What a tree !

07-18-25

guga millet

It is always about the light!

Thank you for comment.

07-15-25

JT

What amazing rendering from that lens! Looks so vintage !

Love it !!!!

🙏

07-15-25

JT

It's all about the light!

Fantastic!

07-15-25

JT

Wow !

06-09-25

kwongphotography

Thanks JT.

I actually had to move and reshoot several times to get the timing right. When I started working on this shot, the sun was only about a quarter of the way down the power pole.

06-07-25

JT

Wow. Timing is spot on for the framing. Great capture!

06-02-25

JT

Wow. Awesome capture.

06-02-25

JT

Great tones.

05-25-25

pentaxpete

Too OLD and TOO ILL to make a Book now !

05-23-25

JT

This is amazing. Love it.

🙌

03-25-25

accelerando

Thank you JT!

03-22-25

JT

Wow. incredible detail, perspective and tones. Love it!

03-21-25

zoran

www.timeprints.com

01-03-25

JT

Yum. Love raspberry.

12-12-24

JT

I am a sucker for B&W. Love it!

12-05-24

JT

Awesome!

11-23-24

JT

Wow! I feel so small when I look at this.

11-22-24

zeissy

Beautiful!

09-30-24

pentaxpete

I was struggling at 1/125th second to capture the Horse in motion as well as enough Depth of Field

09-13-24

JT

I was just in the area a few weeks ago in Cornwall. Drove by Stonehenge. So impressive. Spent a week at Bude.

09-09-24

JT

Carnac ???

09-07-24

bajanexile

Several themes here and a nice B&W.

09-07-24

bajanexile

Beautiful light.

09-07-24

bajanexile

Nice light for this B&W.

07-10-24

JT

Run forrest, run!

05-05-24

JT

You should create a book of England. You have captured so much of it with a camera.

04-10-24

pentaxpete

I submitted this into a PDI Comp at Brentwood Photographic Club but it did not get anywhere ( as USUAL ! )

04-10-24

pentaxpete

Lot going on but the strong foreground figure is main attraction

03-22-24

JT

Love it.

01-17-24

kwongphotography

Very nice!

01-12-24

JT

Congrats! beautiful image.

01-07-24

celestron

Congrats. Well balanced contrast and light!

01-06-24

StudentR

Congratulations on your wonderful image!

12-14-23

StudentR

I applaud your patience. Fantastic image.

12-12-23

derekwin

Stunning. Love the light in the eyes and expression

12-11-23

ithappenedinthestreet

JT wrote: Awesome! You couldn't have had better timing ! Love it.

Thanks, JT!

12-11-23

JT

Awesome! You couldn't have had better timing ! Love it.

12-08-23

thkearney

This was taken at Silver Falls State Park. Silver Falls State Park is a state park in Oregon, located near Silverton, about 20 miles east-southeast of Salem. There are so many waterfalls and so much natural beauty in the Oregon/Washington region.

12-08-23

JT

This looks somewhat familiar. Columbia river gorge? I don't live too far from there :) If it is ion Oregon / Washington.

12-05-23

JT

fo-tik wrote: Love Alpenglow! Was this a vacation spot for you, or were you lucky enough to have this place as a 'backyard?' Just curious, did you experiment with tighter crops on the right side?

Lol. This is kind of the back yard in WA state. This up in Snow Lake just before the Enchantments. Camped there the night before heading up. Look up the Enchantments on Google when you get a chance. BTW, I was air lifted from up there after breaking my foot. https://www.zeissimages.com/gallery/1/med_U1.1701796291.0.jpg This was a pano. I should try some cropping. Thanks for the feedback.

12-05-23

fo-tik

Love Alpenglow! Was this a vacation spot for you, or were you lucky enough to have this place as a 'backyard?' Just curious, did you experiment with tighter crops on the right side?

12-02-23

JT

fo-tik wrote: JT wrote: What did you do on the processing? It looks intense. I like it.

I don't like Lightroom so I use Photoshop. Personal preference. I also only adjust 1 or 2 images from a shoot. I don't batch anything. For each color channel: R, G, B, C, M, Y, and each luminosity channel: Highlights, Midtones, Shadows, I adjusted contrast, saturation, brightness. Normally I lower saturation and raise contrast and brightness, but it's individually done for each channel as necessary. I find I use very little sharpening when adjusting contrast. The last thing is to disable visibility of the Background layer, merge all other layers that are visible, and then turn background layer back on. Stare and compare between background and top layer and adjust opacity of top layer accordingly. Usually down to about 66%. This process seems to add to the already 3D look from Zeiss lenses. But then... I'm annal about stuff like this! B=)

Thanks for sharing!

12-02-23

StudentR

Statement made!

12-01-23

mikepeters

JT wrote: Fantastic shot! This woman feels like she has nothing to hide and is proud to show it. Excellent capture!

Thank you!

11-29-23

fo-tik

JT wrote: What did you do on the processing? It looks intense. I like it.

I don't like Lightroom so I use Photoshop. Personal preference. I also only adjust 1 or 2 images from a shoot. I don't batch anything. For each color channel: R, G, B, C, M, Y, and each luminosity channel: Highlights, Midtones, Shadows, I adjusted contrast, saturation, brightness. Normally I lower saturation and raise contrast and brightness, but it's individually done for each channel as necessary. I find I use very little sharpening when adjusting contrast. The last thing is to disable visibility of the Background layer, merge all other layers that are visible, and then turn background layer back on. Stare and compare between background and top layer and adjust opacity of top layer accordingly. Usually down to about 66%. This process seems to add to the already 3D look from Zeiss lenses. But then... I'm annal about stuff like this! B=)

11-29-23

JT

What did you do on the processing? It looks intense. I like it.

11-27-23

fo-tik

Zeiss Distagon T* 21mm f/2.8 ZE on Kipon EF to GFX adapter

11-27-23

fo-tik

Zeiss Distagon T* 21mm f/2.8 ZE on Kipon EF to GFX adapter

11-24-23

StudentR

Canon F1/Kodak TMX 3200

11-20-23

StudentR

Thanks

11-20-23

JT

There is still something magical looking about film. Great shot.

11-20-23

JT

Nice. When I first saw this without my glasses I thought they were icebergs 🤓

11-20-23

StudentR

Canon F1/Kodak Portra 400

11-19-23

zoran

Mute Swans

11-10-23

JT

Agree👍

11-10-23

Suberk

Thank you so much, sevenm

11-10-23

sevenm

Looks proud of his bird. Sun flare and angle of view makes this picture great. Now I feel I have to get out and use my camera more often. Especially since I really like this style of photography.

11-10-23

kwongphotography

JT wrote: Awesome capture. Love it.

Thanks!

11-10-23

zoran

Yosemite Valley

11-10-23

zoran

Morning Delight!

11-10-23

zoran

Forum

11-09-23

JT

Stunning !

11-09-23

JT

I just saw this again in the Generating discussion section. I can see why. Awesome picture.

11-09-23

JT

Awesome capture. Love it.

11-07-23

kwongphotography

JT wrote: Nice. love the interaction.

Thanks!

11-07-23

JT

Nice. love the interaction.

10-29-23

sevenm

I love this photo. That dog looks like it needed a hot chocolate and not a cold beer. 😄

10-26-23

sevenm

Intense!

10-26-23

sevenm

I really like the lighting. Very nice.

10-25-23

JT

kwongphotography wrote: JT wrote: Wow. Don't even want to know what this man just saw. Great capture of human emotion.

The man was just told by authorities that they had found the body of his son in an office. Thanks for your kind words.

That news would be the end for me. How tragic. Sometimes, capturing that moment with a camera can be difficult .

10-25-23

kwongphotography

JT wrote: Love it !!!

Thanks!

10-25-23

kwongphotography

knownphotography: The man was just told by authorities that they had found the body of his son in an office.

Thanks for your kind words.

10-25-23

kwongphotography

Nicely done!

10-24-23

JT

Wow. Don't even want to know what this man just saw. Great capture of human emotion.

10-24-23

JT

Love it !!!

10-20-23

StudentR

Ordered busy! Very nice!

10-20-23

StudentR

Luv the mood of this image.

10-20-23

StudentR

Thank you

10-18-23

JT

Awesome shot . Love what you did with the processing as well.

10-16-23

JT

I love the painted hills. Have not been in a while. Not much out there other than that. But, amazing place to visit. Took this panorama a few years ago. https://www.zeissimages.com/photo/500487

10-14-23

JT

Wow. I remember years ago shooting the launch from CC. I was a stringer for UPI. I also remember shooting with the F2AS with the motor drive and using it as a hammer to unlock a stuck tripod. Can't do that these days with modern cameras!

10-12-23

cculver

Rusty old car in car junkyard

10-12-23

cculver

Audi S7 reflections. Like wet paint.

10-11-23

sevenm

That is some serious shallow DOF. Nice.

10-10-23

JT

Awesome capture. Love it.

10-09-23

Ken Rockwell

Shot mit HASSELBLAD 903 SWC mit ZEISS BIOGON T* 38mm f/4.5.

10-09-23

Ken Rockwell

Shot mit HASSELBLAD 903 SWC mit ZEISS BIOGON T* 38mm f/4.5.

10-09-23

Ken Rockwell

HASSELBLAD 903 SWC mit ZEISS BIOGON T* 38mm f/4.5.

10-06-23

bobriach

Thank you not an easy shot to capture

10-05-23

derekwin

Nice framing and light.

10-05-23

JT

This so awesome. Love it.

10-04-23

JT

I like this. I don't live too far from here and its always a great view!

10-04-23

derekwin

wow this is fantastic. I almost did not post after seeing it. Love the colors, the framing and the moment.

09-25-23

JT

Stormy weather. How are you liking the SL? I just took out my SL2-S yesterday for the first time in since April or May. I enjoyed the experience and did not realize how pleasant it was until I shot with it again.

09-24-23

remcor

JT wrote: Wow. They don't build them like they use to. What is interesting is that most of the grand structures were build over a period of hundreds of years yet the funding for them remained in place even after political landscape changes in the country they are built in.

Hi JT, it's a beast alright. The church is 137 m in length under 33 m high vaults. It is currenty under extensive repairs, that's why not many people know it is open. So nobody inside but me.

09-23-23

JT

Wow. They don't build them like they use to. What is interesting is that most of the grand structures were build over a period of hundreds of years yet the funding for them remained in place even after political landscape changes in the country they are built in.

09-11-23

JT

Looking at this again. It's mesmerizing. I love the two swirls!

09-11-23

JT

Still curious about the dog.

09-04-23

christian

This has such a nostalgic look to it.

08-29-23

JT

A little stressed out ??

08-28-23

JT

Last time I hiked Blanca lake was in the 90's. Love it!

08-28-23

JT

Is that dog alive?

08-12-23

JT

Yes. The focus is difficult with the 135. Shooting it on my older d3s or d4 was hit or mis. It was actually easier on the f6. But regardless, I love this lens.

08-09-23

iorik

Love so much this lens that I bought several adapters, to use it with Nikon Z, Fuji X and Leica TL! With an aps-c sensor it works amazing as a 75 mm portrait lens.

08-09-23

JT

The rendering on the planar is amazing. Just love it!

08-03-23

picman

JT wrote: Congrats on being the first to post an image on the revived site. Image number 1000000. 🥳🎉🍻

Jipie! 🤣

08-02-23

JT

Congrats on being the first to post an image on the revived site. Image number 1000000. 🥳🎉🍻

08-02-23

mr.t

JT wrote: I love Manarola. This shot at dusk is an incredible subject. Thanks for posting.

Hi JT and thank you for sharing your thoughts and for commenting my pic's, it's highly appreciated. I totally agree with you about Manarolo, this pic is probably the one l like the most from my trip to Cinque Terre. Thank you again for showing interest in my simple work. Sincerely; T.

08-01-23

JT

I love Manarola. This shot at dusk is an incredible subject. Thanks for posting.

08-01-23

JT

love these types of shots. A few colors, great contrast and nice DOF control.

08-01-23

JT

Beautiful !

08-01-23

yuriylux

walter2 wrote: Lovely light! Well done. I really hope that you are all right, Yuriy - life in brave UKRAINE must be very tough right now! Slava Ukraini - Glory to Ukraine! :o)

07-31-23

walter2

Lovely light! Well done. I really hope that you are all right, Yuriy - life in brave UKRAINE must be very tough right now! Slava Ukraini - Glory to Ukraine! :o)

07-14-23

JT

Trillium or Lost lake? I am guessing Trillium.

07-11-23

yuriylux

Очень интересный портрет, и композиция не характерная для портрета, но очень подходит к образу мужчины! Это один из примеров, когда неординарность работы создаёт шедевр!!!

07-10-23

beso

Yes, Hood River from the Washington side of the Columbia River.

07-02-23

shtarka1

Really Appreciate it, JT! Happy 4Th!

07-02-23

JT

Once again. An awesome capture. There is something about this mans face and expression that makes the photo. Not to mentio the B&W processing ads more depth and meaning to the expression. BTW, that 55 1.8 from Sony / Zeiss is an amazing best for its small size. Clincally sharp lens.

06-28-23

JT

It looks like two people are trying to push it over the edge 😆

06-18-23

JT

The rendering in this photo is fantastic. The transition from in and out of focus is splendid. The just has a classic look to it that digital is missing.

05-20-23

JT

rbfresno wrote: Proof, if any were necessary, that only women should wear ribbed undershirts.

Can't argue with that, Well said. 👍

05-18-23

JT

Nice camera. Coordinated colors with the photographer 😁

05-17-23

walter2

Thank you, photosphere42 - for the 'Like' and comment! :o)

05-15-23

photosphere42

Nice image Walter.

05-12-23

JT

The incredible Hulk!

05-11-23

walter2

Wonderful and powerful!! Like!!! :o)

05-11-23

mr.t

Love it !

05-08-23

JT

This is the very first picture to go into zeissimages hall of fame. I can't believe it has been so many years.

04-27-23

JT

I am a sucker for B&W. Love it!

04-27-23

JT

Wow. Look at that rendering. What a fantastic lens. Photo looks amazing too! Love the bokeh and lighting. Well done!

04-26-23

walter2

Thanks for the "Like" - cyra !!

04-21-23

shtarka1

Thanks JT🙏👊

04-21-23

JT

Rich!

04-16-23

JT

Looks more like Mt Rainier than hood. Impressive capture !

04-15-23

hyperfocal

Long legs!

04-11-23

JT

Wow. Brave standing there in front of those waves with such a nice lens .😱

04-09-23

JT

So glad I don't worry about looks.

04-09-23

JT

That is rich looking. The 1.7 is an amazing lens.

04-09-23

JT

This is a fantastic image! Colors, light, tones, sharpness, its allthere. And an excellent use of wide angle lens!

04-09-23

JT

Love the rendering in this image. Such a wonderful thing to be young. Beautiful shot!

04-08-23

JT

The rendering from this lens is amazing.

04-08-23

JT

Hard to beat! May be 50.

04-08-23

JT

A pretty smile in down town Portland. Something you don't see these days.

04-07-23

hyperfocal

Eyes to lose sleep over!

04-04-23

JT

I am a sucker for B&W. Love it!

04-04-23

JT

This is really nice. Such smooth transition of focus area.

04-04-23

JT

I am a sucker for B&W. Love it!

04-04-23

shtarka1

🙏🙏🙏🙏

04-04-23

shtarka1

Thank You All Very Much🙏🙏🙏

04-03-23

JT

Amazing colors!

04-03-23

JT

The more I look at this the more I want a monochrom again.

04-01-23

JT

I am a sucker for B&W. Love it!

03-29-23

laowai

Thank you very much, JT

03-28-23

JT

The more I look at this the more I like it :) Great shot Pete!

03-28-23

JT

Very rich looking. Love it.

03-13-23

ced

High priest of the blue beard clan! Superb!

03-10-23

A2D

Love the colors

03-10-23

cyra

Wonderful light!

03-08-23

cyra

like the drama!

03-07-23

JT

I am a sucker for B&W. Love it!

03-07-23

hyperfocal

Very painting-like...

03-07-23

JT

I am a sucker for B&W. Love it!

03-05-23

JT

Look at those colors. So alive.

03-05-23

cyra

what a view!

03-05-23

cyra

I like the processing style. Very distinct!

03-05-23

cyra

Love the abstraction, superb shot!

03-05-23

cyra

wonderful composition of the lines!

03-05-23

JT

Awesome!

03-04-23

JT

Awesome!

03-03-23

JT

Great lighting.

03-03-23

JT

Awesome!

03-01-23

cyra

exceptional and beautiful light!

03-01-23

cyra

thank you!

03-01-23

cyra

Wonderful light!

03-01-23

cyra

unusual!

03-01-23

cyra

Wonderful light!

03-01-23

cyra

what a character!

02-27-23

walter2

Thank you, very much, JT! :o)

02-27-23

JT

Awesome!

02-26-23

A2D

So much to see here. My eyes keep exploring!

02-24-23

JT

thanks man!

02-24-23

A2D

Powerful Portrait

02-22-23

JT

Love the tones and mood. It is now snowing outside and I could use a nice hot bath like this.

02-21-23

JT

Awesome!

02-20-23

fotographz

Hasselblad 503cw Konica Infra Red 120 film

02-20-23

fotographz

Hasselblad 503cw Zeiss 100mm Cfi f3.5 Kodak TMax 400 @ ei 200 Zeiss Softar 1 filter

02-20-23

A2D

This is why I love Black and White

02-20-23

JT

Awesome!

02-20-23

JT

Classic. Love it!

02-20-23

JT

Great lighting and framing.

02-16-23

JT

This is such a great shot! The lighting is spectacular and the framing is spot on!

02-16-23

JT

Wow. Awesome shot walter!

02-15-23

JT

Couldn't agree more.

02-15-23

photosphere42

NICE!

02-15-23

photosphere42

What's not to like?

02-12-23

cyra

great!

02-08-23

JT

This is simply fantastic. You managed to catch all the right elements in the right place at the right time! Superb!!!!

02-08-23

JT

OMG !!!! I Love TC!!! I can't get enough of the Yorkshire Pudding!

02-07-23

JT

Must be quite big now that its been a few years since you posted this.

01-26-23

nwphil

Lens: Vivitar Series 1 90mm 2.5 Macro.

01-09-23

walter2

Takk Geir! :o)

01-03-23

photosphere42

Lovely lady, Very nice image!

11-07-22

photosphere42

VERY nice!

10-20-22

JT

love this. very nice. I have not shot with my sl in 9 months. Been sop busy with other stuff :(

08-17-22

photosphere42

Nice.

03-31-22

photosphere42

Nice image.

03-26-22

photosphere42

That's a nice image.

03-26-22

photosphere42

Very nice.

03-17-22

photosphere42

Nice!

12-31-21

photosphere42

Very nice.

11-04-21

photosphere42

Wonderful image, exquisite values, well done!

10-30-21

remcor

Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 21mm F2.8

10-28-21

photosphere42

Nice!

09-03-21

JT

I like the flower pics. I have been bored to death lately. I have a new camera and a few lenses and nothing to photograph. So, I go in my garden and photograph the same flower over and over :) https://www.leicaimages.com/album/100020

08-07-21

JT

Beautiful tones and lighting.

08-06-21

remcor

Old church 12th century) of Marsum in The Netherlands. Pentax K-1 and Zeiss Distagon 21/2.8

07-27-21

JT

Love it! This dog reminds me of someone i know :) That look on the dogs face is just to funny.

07-18-21

thingy

Beautiful. It just confirms my high opinion of the quality of images the 100mm Zeiss Makro Planar is capable of, and this is a perfect subject for showing that.

07-14-21

JT

Awesome lighting

07-13-21

JT

Love the subtle colors of this shot. Thanks for posting.

06-01-21

JT

Love it!

05-04-21

JT

Hood River?

04-26-21

hyperfocal

Nice fading into distance landscape.

04-16-21

photosphere42

Great image.

03-18-21

photosphere42

Very nice.

03-06-21

photosphere42

Very nice image, I like the look!

02-17-21

JT

I really like this shot. Love the warmth under the portico and the overall balance. However, there is one minor thing that puts me off a little. It looks tilted to the right. A simple fix :)

02-12-21

JT

No signs of spring time yet :(

02-04-21

JT

Wow. Awesome shot !

01-30-21

photosphere42

Nice image.

01-23-21

hyperfocal

Nice. I wonder how would it look shot with a longer exposure time...

12-27-20

photosphere42

Wonderful image. Well done!

12-15-20

walter2

Thank you photosphere42 - once you get used to AF-lenses there is "no way back" - and you will discover a whole new world out there with new applications for motives you earlier did not get ... :o)

12-14-20

walter2

Thank you, Terence! Its a beast of a lens, sharp like non other I have tried, but heavy and cumbersome, as the small aperture-ring is right by the mount, and with thick fingers, a bit too close to the camera for my taste. It takes time to use this lens, as the manual focus is something I almost have forgotten about in the last 10 years of only AF-lenses. In the old days (when I started out in photography) all lenses were manual focus and one did not think about it so much, but most lenses had f/3.5 to start with, and we all closed down a few notches anyway. But this lens has a small DOF and perfect focus is crucial! B.T.W.: It is also an expensive pice of glass, and I use it only occasional (when I'm in a special mood!).I have had it for 3 years and I will pass it on to sombody new in the future, because I cannot afford to have it staying in the cupboard all the time :o)

11-21-20

photosphere42

Nice image Yuri. Looks like a race to me!

11-21-20

photosphere42

Nice.

11-13-20

photosphere42

Very nice>

11-10-20

photosphere42

Nice.

11-08-20

JT

very moody.

11-08-20

hyperfocal

Love it!

11-06-20

hyperfocal

Nice, moody landscape.

11-04-20

hyperfocal

Great capture. I love the back light.

11-03-20

hyperfocal

Great subdued light landscape.

11-02-20

remcor

Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar 35-70 F3.4

10-21-20

mr.t

Thank you again, I'm really glad you like it.

10-21-20

hyperfocal

\Serene composition. Great color palette.

10-17-20

hyperfocal

Minimalist and painterly...

10-14-20

hyperfocal

Great landscape.

10-13-20

photosphere42

Nice.

10-12-20

hyperfocal

Il like the backlight. Well exposed.

10-12-20

hyperfocal

Great light.

10-12-20

hyperfocal

Nice portrait. Vibrant colors. I like the shallow depth of field.

09-21-20

JT

This reminds me of formations in the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon. Where was this taken?

09-16-20

hyperfocal

Nice light filtering through the foliage. Well seen...

09-15-20

aquilan

I am glad You like it :) I should more use my Tele-Tessar F 350mm :)

09-14-20

JT

Love it !

08-23-20

photosphere42

Very nice.

08-19-20

laowai

Hi Rene, the exposure time is 30 s at f/2.8, ISO1600. This is a composite using StarStaX, about 150 exposures. Sorry for the dashed trails. This is because I cannot switch off the noise reduction for exposures over 1 s on the Leica SL. I think pretty much any other camera allows users to switch off noise reduction, the Leica SL does not. In other words, as much as I love the Leica SL, for long-time exposures of star trail the camera is essentially useless.

08-19-20

user1978

Hi, this is a cool picture. Do you know the exposure time, and why the trails are dashed? Thanks. René.

08-12-20

mr.t

Glad you like it (but it isn't all that impressive on location, just saying 😉).

08-12-20

hyperfocal

Great shot. Wish I was there.

07-16-20

pentaxpete

Not allowed to travel far for my 'Exercise' so all around my Town BRENTWOOD as usual ! I was sent the ORWO NP22 1992 dated film by a kind Gent in DENMARK and processed it in Crawley's Formula 'FX-4 1+1' for 8.5 Mins @ 20oC a local Garden with a few Graves . 1966 Carl Zeiss 'Werramatic' with 50mm f2.8 carl Zeiss TESSAR lens

07-16-20

pentaxpete

Not allowed to travel far for my 'Exercise' so all around my Town BRENTWOOD as usual ! I was sent the ORWO NP22 1992 dated film by a kind Gent in DENMARK and processed it in Crawley's Formula 'FX-4 1+1' for 8.5 Mins @ 20oC. Detail of a metal Sculpture at top of our High Road . 1966 Carl Zeiss 'Werramatic' with 50mm f2.8 carl Zeiss TESSAR lens

07-16-20

pentaxpete

Not allowed to travel far for my 'Exercise' so all around my Town BRENTWOOD as usual ! I was sent the ORWO NP22 1992 dated film by a kind Gent in DENMARK and processed it in Crawley's Formula 'FX-4 1+1' for 8.5 Mins @ 20oC. 'LOCKDOWN Effect' ! All the Parked Cars of Residents at home in Lockdown in Park Road, Brentwood. 1966 Carl Zeiss 'Werramatic' with 50mm f2.8 Carl Zeiss TESSAR lens

07-16-20

pentaxpete

Not allowed to travel far for my 'Exercise' so all around my Town BRENTWOOD as usual ! I was sent the ORWO NP22 1992 dated film by a kind Gent in DENMARK and processed it in Crawley's Formula 'FX-4 1+1' for 8.5 Mins @ 20oC. Monument to a 'Young Brentwood Martyr' 1966 Carl Zeiss 'Werramatic' with 50mm f2.8 Carl Zeiss TESSAR lens

06-26-20

aquilan

It looks great, 3D pop-up effect of scene..

05-14-20

JT

Wow. lots of detail and crispness. Love it!

04-14-20

bajanexile

A lovely image Yuri. Regards Steve

04-14-20

bajanexile

Thanks for leaving your comments on my image photosphere2 and Jorge, they are much appreciated. Regards Steve

04-13-20

JT

As always, fantastic and well documented. Love it!

04-12-20

photosphere42

Very nice, thanks for sharing. Happy Easter.

03-21-20

photosphere42

Nice image.

02-19-20

JT

I was at the museum in Oxford and its very similar. https://www.l-mountimages.com/gallery/4/med_U4.1570923009.0.jpg https://www.l-mountimages.com

02-17-20

JT

love the bokeh here. A busy background rendered pleasantly by a fantastic lens!

02-11-20

picman

Indeed, very nice image!

02-05-20

photosphere42

Nice image.

01-28-20

paul sinclair

Liam Botham at the 18th St Andrews Old Course. This was taken at The 2018 Dunhill Cup. You can see the depth of field by looking at the grass. Very shallow at f3.5. Regards Paul.

01-28-20

paul sinclair

Thank you. I had taken a lot of images of the Dive Ship which is owned by Technip FMC. My Eos 1 DS Mk 11 dose not have live view, and it can be difficult to get the focus spot on. I tend to bump up the ISO so I can use a smaller aperture. Regards Paul.

01-27-20

photosphere42

Very nice image.

01-27-20

paul sinclair

Timberlake and Keating at the Alfred Dunhill Cup 2019.

01-27-20

paul sinclair

Ice Bucket. Royal Yacht Britannia. Ocean Terminal. Leith Docks Edinburgh.

01-27-20

paul sinclair

Dive Support Ship in Leith Docks Edinburgh.

01-27-20

paul sinclair

Photo was taken at The Glamis vintage vehicle extravaganza Scotland.

01-27-20

paul sinclair

Photo was taken in Rose Street during the Edinburgh Festival.

01-26-20

remcor

Pentax K-1 with Zeiss Distagon 21mm F2.8

01-12-20

aquilan

nice composition and colours :)

01-10-20

picman

Thank you for your kind words Paul. And yes, the right light is everything!

01-09-20

paul sinclair

Beautiful Photograph, Amazing light with the suns rays through the clouds. Its great to be at the right place at the right time. Regards Paul.

01-09-20

JT

Wow. Very Golden view of the city :)

01-06-20

randysphotopics

Great image!

01-06-20

randysphotopics

Batis 85mm f1.8

01-06-20

randysphotopics

Batis 85mm f1.8

01-06-20

randysphotopics

Like!

12-26-19

zeissy

Autumnal Sunrise,Vancouver, BC

12-26-19

randysphotopics

Like!

12-24-19

JT

Great colors and wonderful bokeh. Very smooth. Also, FYI, I moved your comment to the photo notes where it will be better picked up by search engines.

12-22-19

paul sinclair

I did notice a complete lack of people using there mobile phones in this photo!

12-22-19

paul sinclair

Photo Taken at Princes Street Gardens Fair 10/12/2019. Lens is 135mm F2 Zeiss Apo-sonnar.

12-22-19

paul sinclair

Lens is 135mm F2 Apo-Sonnar. The depth of field at f2 is quite shallow, so I have a number of photos not quite in focus. Regards Paul.

12-21-19

paul sinclair

Lens is 35mm F2 Distagon.

12-21-19

paul sinclair

Lens is 35mm F2 Distagon.

12-21-19

paul sinclair

Lady shooting Leica with Zeiss 35mm ZM Lens. Edinburgh Cockburn Street. Thursday 19th December. Lucky Focus. Depth of field very shallow at f2.

12-21-19

paul sinclair

Nice Fiat Abarth taken on Cockburn Street Edinburgh Thursday 19th December. Zeiss 85mm F1.4 Planer. Can't afford an Otis lens yet, but still fantastic at f1.4. at high ISO.

12-21-19

paul sinclair

My Wife Fiona taken at Edinburgh Museum Chambers Street. 35mm F2 Distagon. Converted to black and white.

12-21-19

paul sinclair

The new Forth road bridge taken from underneath.

12-21-19

paul sinclair

Forth Rail Bridge taken from Underneath. North Queensferry Fife.

11-23-19

JT

Wow. Awesome!

11-23-19

JT

Get with the program! Love the look here. Excellent capture!

11-23-19

JT

Fantastic moment! Love the smile, the subject isolation and I love that it looks like film to me.

11-23-19

picman

Yes, I thought black and white suited the lonely mood :-)

11-23-19

JT

so lonely :(

11-22-19

JT

Is this skye?

10-21-19

JT

This looks like a classic old Kodachrome advert. Super!

10-21-19

JT

Nice balance!

10-12-19

photosphere42

Nice!

09-25-19

eriver

Thank you ! :)

09-23-19

JT

Wow. Interesting to see the transition in appearance over the years you have been posting photos of this model. She has definitely bloomed into "super" status. An AWESOME subject!

09-08-19

remcor

Zeiss T* 85/14 ZK on Pentax K-1

07-19-19

kanzer16

Thank you

07-18-19

photosphere42

Nice image!

06-22-19

photosphere42

Nice image of a pretty lady.

06-07-19

yuriylux

Delightful lens!!!

05-29-19

JT

Wow. That is some serious macro work!

05-01-19

dalth500

Late spring in Hood River - send me a message next time you are in Oregon and we can go out shooting together!

04-26-19

kanzer16

I've had it for a while, but I like it more every day. Thank you for your comment.

04-24-19

JT

Wow. The Batis sure renders beautifully. Love it !

03-31-19

frankmy

Bridge of the Gods, Oregon USA

02-27-19

stroop

Thanks Jorge, it's mind vehicle :)

02-26-19

JT

Alien planet. Please tell us how you got there :) Every time I look at this I am more impressed. Truluy an amazing photograph.

02-18-19

photosphere42

Very nice image. A man of simple pleasures, a pint, and some quiet time.

02-13-19

oddgeir

Many thanks, Jerry!

02-12-19

photosphere42

Wonderful image.

02-12-19

photosphere42

Great shot!

02-01-19

photosphere42

Very nice!

12-19-18

photosphere42

Nice!

12-19-18

photosphere42

Very nice image. I like the atmosphere.

11-18-18

claire_senft

Thank you. 4th & Mitchell st,Milwaukee, Wi USA

11-18-18

chriseeo

Impressive color and definition. Where is this mountaintop?

10-01-18

ronny olsson

Very nice !

09-18-18

JT

Unreal! Fabulous!

08-19-18

stroop

Senja :)

08-05-18

ronny olsson

Nice !! Senja ?

08-01-18

JT

wow. beautiful. love the warm tones.

07-02-18

derx

great shot)!

06-19-18

al69

yes, right! Tre Cime di Lavaredo.

06-19-18

walter2

I love the background, which must be in Südtirol by the Dolomite mountains "3 Zinnen" - I think it is called "Tre Cime di Lavaredo" in italian ...?

06-16-18

derx

wow8)

06-12-18

dalth500

You were there before all the other people and tripods started showing up - stunning image sir!

06-05-18

JT

What an amazing looking beast. Simply beautiful

06-05-18

JT

Interesting but very nice.

06-02-18

walter2

Thank you, frankmy - for your 'Like' to this image!

06-01-18

walter2

Thank you, Chriseeo, for the 'Like' to this image!

05-31-18

JT

Wow. I really love this shot. The lighting and subtle colors do it for me!

05-28-18

JT

Nice range of tones on this B&W conversion.

05-27-18

JT

This is absolutely stunning. I only wish you had a 4k version posted so I could set it as my desktop background :) The lighting and colors of this picture are spot on. It gives a sense of being there while the sun is setting. Again, Awesome!

05-27-18

JT

Brave man going out into the surf. The B&W adds drama to this shot. Well done!

05-27-18

JT

Love the back light and warm glow.

05-16-18

JT

I am going to guess Shi Shi, Rialto 3rd ..... ???? Beautiful image.

05-16-18

JT

Revisiting this image. What a standout photo in so many ways. Simply awesome !

05-14-18

JT

Breath taking photo!

05-14-18

JT

This is so pleasant to view. Wonderful image with great clarity and a soothing effect.

04-11-18

akul

Charles, Beautiful shot ! I know it is from 2011, but that makes no difference. It still is a beautiful shot.

03-30-18

hyperfocal

I have some images from Shi Shi., but it's too late to have it posted. You can never predict weather on the coast. It's finicky. I suggest rubber boots for the stretch of the trail between Makah Reservation and Shi Shi. It's 5 miles of mud even in the summer.

03-30-18

JT

Have anything from Shi Shi? Heading up to the peninsula tomorrow. Hope the weather cooperates :)

03-28-18

photosphere42

Very nice, well done!

03-25-18

bushwacker

Tnx bro

03-24-18

walter2

Thank you, hys and terence2 - this was quite a cute motiv, I passed on my way through the old town. Made it look like moonshine in the night.

03-22-18

walter2

A very ITALIAN red ..! Fiat with Abarth-body?

03-12-18

hyperfocal

I think your images would greatly benefit from a short description of physical location, like: "Lake Michigan", or "Upper Kenai Peninsula", so the viewer might appreciate location, and lengths you went to to get it...

03-11-18

jeroen

Thanks, Walter.

03-11-18

walter2

Nice leading lines and a beatiful scene!

02-09-18

jeroen

Nice framing.

02-09-18

jeroen

Thank, hyperfocal , that's what I liked about it too.

02-09-18

hyperfocal

I think the cropping is perfect. The out of focus trees in the background steer eye to the kid's figures.

02-09-18

hyperfocal

I like the silhouette-like quality of this image.

01-22-18

hyperfocal

Nice tonality.

01-21-18

ronny olsson

torralba wrote: Wow. this is really nice. beautiful bokeh without being overdone. Is this from the prize lens?\n\n\n Thanks Jorge ! Yes it's the prize lens... I'm very impressed by its performance :)

01-21-18

JT

Wow. this is really nice. beautiful bokeh without being overdone. Is this from the prize lens?

01-10-18

hyperfocal

Very lush image.I like geometry of it...

01-09-18

hyperfocal

I like this one. Even human figure off center contributes to the sense of scale of the image.

01-09-18

ronny olsson

Very nice shot !

01-09-18

ronny olsson

hyperfocal wrote: Great color contrast. Little bit too centered, but I like it...\n\n\n Thank you :)

01-09-18

hyperfocal

Great color contrast. Little bit too centered, but I like it...

01-08-18

walter2

Thank you, Nikon-Sam, for Your 'Like' to this image!

01-06-18

kanzer16

Good timing picked up

01-05-18

hyperfocal

I love the darkness of this image.

01-05-18

fotographz

Thank you so much! cheers

01-05-18

JT

this photo is just simply amazing. You are a master using film and you inspire me to dig out my film cameras!

01-03-18

picman

Thanks kanuck!

01-02-18

walter2

Thank you, Yuriylux - for marking this cannon-image with your 'Like' ! Happy New Year to you and your family!

01-02-18

bajanexile

Thanks Zeissy and a Happy New Year to you and yours. Steve

01-02-18

bajanexile

Nice B&W image, Steve

12-30-17

zeissy

Great mood

12-30-17

zeissy

Really like that soft subtle colour seeping through

12-29-17

walter2

Thank you, akul, for marking this image with your 'Like'!

12-28-17

fm.zeissimages.com

hyperfocal wrote: Great graphic image. I'd try to put the tree a bit off-center, though.\n\n\n I agree, but this is the only position to shot with a fixed lens and not a zoom. Thank you!

12-27-17

ahm998

lovely view , i love how wide this shot.

12-27-17

hyperfocal

Cheerful portrait.

12-27-17

hyperfocal

Great composition.

12-27-17

hyperfocal

Amazing textures...

12-27-17

hyperfocal

This photograph has great elements of semi-abstract image. The framing Is a bit off, but I guess there was nothing you could do about it.

12-27-17

hyperfocal

That's got to be Cuba... Some of your images could use descriptive (as to place they were taken) titles.

12-27-17

hyperfocal

Wonderful framing.

12-27-17

hyperfocal

Very elegant.

12-27-17

hyperfocal

Dreamy quality to this one...

12-27-17

hyperfocal

Calendar photo in good sense of the word.

12-27-17

hyperfocal

Great. I like the idea of sun not being dead in the center of the frame. You must've cropped some.

12-27-17

hyperfocal

Well executed landscape. The fog and alpenglow add aura of mystery.

12-27-17

hyperfocal

Great graphic image. I'd try to put the tree a bit off-center, though.

12-27-17

hyperfocal

Love the shallow DOF here.

12-27-17

hyperfocal

Great moment capture, nice framing.

12-27-17

i1rsv

great idea

12-26-17

nathanwestcott

Love the colors. Nice work!

12-26-17

fotographz

Beautiful. You have photographed a visual for the Robert Frost Poem: The woods are lovely, dark, and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.

12-26-17

fotographz

Nice work,this is in class by itself.

12-26-17

fotographz

WoW(!) well done

12-26-17

fotographz

It is not just how you managed to capture him looking at you but how everyone else around him are all unaware while going their individual directions. niceley done

12-25-17

contrelamontre

What a gaze! And what a superb timing ....

12-25-17

contrelamontre

GREAT street portrait and I particularly like the tight framing.

12-25-17

contrelamontre

Great perspective/POV.

12-25-17

contrelamontre

The juxtaposition of the two subjects (one lit, the other one in the shade) and their conflicting facial expressions against the blurred BG are simply ingenious.

12-25-17

contrelamontre

:-) Just superb!! A truly timeless capture.

12-25-17

contrelamontre

Great find and a superb implementation. Lovely shades of gray, too.

12-25-17

contrelamontre

Great facial expression, once again a story-telling portrait. And a congenial use of the lighting, too.

12-25-17

contrelamontre

Just lovely :-) And of course a perfect timing!

12-25-17

contrelamontre

Very well thought-out arrangement with the observing girl in the BG.

12-25-17

contrelamontre

A strikingly consistent and well-balanced composition. Plus the sepia treatment adds perfectly to the subject.

12-25-17

contrelamontre

Great find, superb use of the backlighting, the geometric patterns and as a result a strikingly consistent juxtaposition.

12-24-17

tivv

Ooh the lines and geometry in this are really compelling.

12-24-17

tivv

Ooh. Love the color blocking.

12-24-17

tivv

Great atmosphere

12-24-17

tivv

Love the lighting in this.

12-24-17

tivv

Really cool texture.

12-24-17

jhemp_00

This is the Middle Fork of the Gila River in the Gila Wilderness, NM.

12-24-17

tivv

Love this. The color and composition are great.

12-24-17

ronny olsson

blueclearsky wrote: beautiful\n\n\n Thank you ! :)

12-24-17

ronny olsson

btolley wrote: Awesome capture!\n\n\n Thank you ! :)

12-24-17

ronny olsson

pr_aero wrote: Amazing, well done\n\n\n Thank you ! :)

12-23-17

blueclearsky

beautiful

12-23-17

blueclearsky

fantastic

12-23-17

blueclearsky

reminds me of my time living in Vietnam

12-23-17

blueclearsky

nice

12-23-17

blueclearsky

nice tones

12-23-17

blueclearsky

nice lighting

12-23-17

kanuck

Interesting looking composition :)

12-23-17

kanuck

Agreed, lovely use of light :) Nice work

12-23-17

kanuck

I like the window patterns and your composition here

12-23-17

kanuck

Lovely scene, I really like the clusters of homes here :)

12-23-17

dalth500

When Zeiss says "It's apochromatic" they really can back it up. Difficult to find a better resolving 135mm.

12-23-17

photosphere42

Nice image, wonderful subject!

12-23-17

adelemb

Love this photo. It really captures the feeling of being in Glendalough.

12-22-17

hyperfocal

Great use of foreground.

12-20-17

atlantel

beautiful scenery

12-20-17

atlantel

nice tonality

12-20-17

atlantel

Excellent atmosphere.

12-20-17

atlantel

Nice country. Dongchuan is on my wish list.

12-20-17

atlantel

Spirals... Very nice.

12-20-17

bezdan

Thank you Nathan, glad you like it. Earlier, during the blue hour.

12-19-17

dannz

cool shot!

12-18-17

dikky

Beautiful !!

12-17-17

atlantel

Fairy tale scene.

12-17-17

A2D

Beautiful. Very captivating...so much in this image to see.

12-17-17

hyperfocal

I like the painterly quality of this image.

12-17-17

bushwacker

tnx, bro

12-17-17

A2D

Beautiful light.

12-17-17

A2D

Beautiful Eyes!

12-17-17

nathanwestcott

Nice B and W detail shot.

12-17-17

nathanwestcott

Great shot! Was the FG exposed with moonlight or simply taken earlier?

12-17-17

nathanwestcott

I like the color cast and mood of the image. Nice work!

12-17-17

atlantel

Nice composition.

12-17-17

atlantel

Svatoborice - Saint Barbara chapel

12-17-17

atlantel

Great atmosphere.

12-17-17

A2D

The yellow, green and blue really work well.

12-15-17

hyperfocal

Color!

12-15-17

hyperfocal

Amazing. I can see this one as 36x24 print hanging on the wall somewhere.

12-15-17

hyperfocal

Lovely color and texture.

12-15-17

hyperfocal

Lovely textures.

12-15-17

hyperfocal

I like this image. The contrast between tranquility of the human figure and stress of the environment is very symbolic.

12-15-17

hyperfocal

Nice environmental portrait.

12-15-17

hyperfocal

Great expression on boy's face. Selective focus works well with this subject.

12-15-17

hyperfocal

I like the tonality of this image. Was it shot in RAW?

12-15-17

hyperfocal

Amazing panorama.

12-15-17

hyperfocal

Great graphic image.

12-15-17

hyperfocal

Is it Virgin River and Zion? Nice textures.

12-15-17

hyperfocal

I love this one. If you could only have somebody look through the window...

12-15-17

A2D

Beautiful: It reminds me of the 1940's and 50's classic film noir movies.

12-15-17

hyperfocal

Great contrast between acid-green of Spring foliage and orange of Navajo sandstone...

12-14-17

A2D

Great light! Very nice portrait.

12-13-17

hyperfocal

Very nice. Tighter crop would focus the viewer attention on the flowing water.

12-13-17

hyperfocal

Amazing textures..

12-13-17

hyperfocal

I love this one. The color of submerged ice is amazing...

12-13-17

hyperfocal

love the subdued color. And the gull completes the image...

12-13-17

hyperfocal

Great setting.

12-13-17

hyperfocal

Very sensual...The depth of field could've even been shallower.

12-13-17

hyperfocal

The image has great person dynamic. Could've been darker, though...

12-13-17

hyperfocal

The image has a feel of hand-colored postcard.

12-13-17

hyperfocal

Sexy without being vulgar.

12-13-17

hyperfocal

Interesting foreground and good balence between density of foreground and the sky make this photograph for me.

12-13-17

walter2

Such a rad shot? Sorry - I am not quite sure what you mean with RAD exactly ...?

12-13-17

berto

Such a rad shot!

12-13-17

berto

Fantastic composition, mood, light and sky!

12-12-17

A2D

I love the light. Very beautiful.

12-12-17

hyperfocal

Wow. And I thought I have tooo many books...

12-07-17

ronny olsson

Lovely lens and model :)

12-07-17

kanzer16

Beautiful portrait and model

12-07-17

kurtbekar

The fescination lanscape

12-05-17

dannz

this is great!

12-05-17

dannz

so cool!

12-05-17

dannz

love this

12-05-17

dannz

beautiful light

12-04-17

stroop

Very good :)

12-04-17

adelemb

stroop wrote: Nice mood..\n\n\n Thank you.

12-03-17

stroop

Nice mood..

12-03-17

walter2

Thank you, slenz, for the 'Like' and your kind comment to this image.

12-02-17

stroop

Please vote :) http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/nature-photographer-of-the-year-2017/gallery/peoples-choice-all/1

12-01-17

stroop

Great mood :)

12-01-17

hyperfocal

Great moment expertly captured.

12-01-17

dannz

great shot

12-01-17

dannz

beautiful light

12-01-17

dannz

awesome shot!

12-01-17

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11-30-17

thom s

Great expression on an attractive women. I was scrolling through the photos and this image stuck with me - had to find the image again to comment. Very nice.

11-30-17

thom s

Lovely atmosphere - nice mood for the photo. Well done.

11-30-17

thom s

Title should be ... This is going to hurt! Nice capture.

11-30-17

chriseeo

Very nice, strong colors. Simple and effective composition.

11-29-17

walter2

Perfection in composition and the use of grayscale. Congratulations - this is "HOT"!

11-26-17

A2D

Great Image! Really like the mood that the torch and light bring.

11-23-17

grzesiek

thanks for visiting/liking laowai, picman...

11-23-17

dannz

very nice

11-23-17

dannz

beautiful light

11-23-17

dannz

beautiful reflection

11-22-17

kanuck

walter wrote: very good and interesting light!\n\n\n Thanks again :)

11-22-17

kanuck

walter wrote: Wonderful feeling of closeness to the Buddah-statue and serene atmosphere and warm mood.\n\n\n Thanks I appreciate it

11-22-17

kanuck

dannz wrote: Great capture\n\n\n Thank you :)

11-22-17

dalth500

Yes the D850 sensor and Zeiss glass are nearly perfect partners - this was literally the 200th image taken with the new body! I will repost it in 4K for you

11-22-17

JT

Wow. Amazing !!!!! Love the shades and tones. Can I get a 4k version for my computer background :)

11-22-17

hyperfocal

You have amazing images. Great work.

11-22-17

dannz

such an amazing shot!

11-22-17

dannz

love the moody light

11-22-17

dannz

Great capture

11-22-17

stroop

Very nice :)

11-22-17

walter2

very good and interesting light!

11-22-17

walter2

Nice landscape by the sea with smooth waters. I think I would crop about halve of the sky (as there is nothing spectacular there), to avoid the horizon being so close to the middle of the hight, Think more in lines of the "rule of thirds"... Best of luck!

11-22-17

walter2

Wonderful feeling of closeness to the Buddah-statue and serene atmosphere and warm mood.

11-22-17

walter2

Very prominent and fantastic sharp sun-star, as well as the stray-light on the frozen plants in the foreground. Solid komposistion and wonderful colours!

11-21-17

stroop

Nice light :)

11-21-17

kanuck

berto wrote: Excellent work , impressive light!\n\n\n Thanks a lot for taking a look :)

11-21-17

kanuck

rrichards369@aol.com wrote: shutter speed?\n\n\n On a tripod obviously, I believe around 4 secs

11-20-17

berto

Very cool!

11-20-17

berto

Breathtaking scene.

11-20-17

berto

Excellent work , impressive light!

11-20-17

kanuck

geoffmurray wrote: Beautiful image. \n\n\n Thanks a lot! :)

11-20-17

geoffmurray

Beautiful image.

11-20-17

stroop

Great light!

11-20-17

jjpaque03

Very good capture. The three red doors and tacks - what a great find.

11-20-17

jjpaque03

Very good work.

11-20-17

jjpaque03

The photo capture of the skin, hair and the eyes are very pleasant. Very good work.

11-19-17

chriseeo

Thank you fe2cruz. Yes it was cold down there, and I had to develop at 19 degrees celsius with Rodinal diluted 1+25.

11-19-17

stroop

Very nice :)

11-19-17

stroop

Great place :)

11-18-17

fe2cruz

camo yin yang

11-18-17

fe2cruz

nice subtle tones

11-18-17

fe2cruz

perfect backlight

11-18-17

fe2cruz

It's On!

11-18-17

fe2cruz

shiny tones!

11-18-17

fe2cruz

Lovely presentation of serene subject.

11-18-17

fe2cruz

Lines composed perfectly on empowered subject.

11-18-17

fe2cruz

cool 100

11-18-17

fe2cruz

lovely building

11-18-17

fe2cruz

beautiful interior

11-18-17

fe2cruz

Dreamy wash of tones hair and expression.

11-18-17

fe2cruz

Great view and timeframe for this.

11-18-17

fe2cruz

Ahh Ilford HP5, I can smell the stop & fixer in the cold darkroom now.

11-18-17

fe2cruz

Nice framing

11-18-17

fe2cruz

Great lines and tones

11-18-17

bajanexile

Thank you Aryal your comment is much appreciated. Regards Steve

11-18-17

grzesiek

Thanks for visiting and the comment, slenz!

11-17-17

stroop

Faroe Islands

11-17-17

jamiewednesday

Superb. Be proud of that.

11-17-17

bezdan

Full Moon rising over the Treskavica Mt, Bosnia and Herzegovina. 10 sec exposure, ISO 640 at F2,8.

11-17-17

dannz

so much drama!

11-17-17

dannz

great expression!

11-17-17

grzesiek

Thanks for visiting slenz..

11-17-17

jamiewednesday

Great image and composition

11-17-17

jamiewednesday

Beautiful image, really nice

11-17-17

jamiewednesday

Uber cool

11-17-17

jamiewednesday

Uber cool

11-17-17

jamiewednesday

Great timing, like this.

11-17-17

jamiewednesday

Nice timing, great pic

11-17-17

jamiewednesday

Cool, like that

11-17-17

jamiewednesday

Cool, like that

11-17-17

jamiewednesday

Fantastic, image great light

11-17-17

slenz

Stunning B&W capture!

11-17-17

slenz

Beautiful atmosphere!

11-17-17

slenz

Awesome composition and the long exposure creates an amazing atmosphere!

11-17-17

slenz

An amazing street capture with vibrant colors and a good composition!

11-17-17

slenz

Amazing city night capture with good composition!

11-17-17

slenz

Amazing point of view!

11-17-17

walter2

Love the perspective here! Good "out of the box"-thinking! Well exposed picture!

11-17-17

slenz

Amazing portrait!

11-17-17

slenz

Nice close-up image with lovely bokeh

11-17-17

slenz

Beautiful capture of this Bee in motion!

11-17-17

walter2

What great dynamic in the 2 trees in the foreground, especially against the blue backdrop of the mountains. Well exposed winter-scene in harsh sunlight. I can feel the cold ...!

11-17-17

slenz

Amazing macro with lovely details and light

11-17-17

slenz

Amazing long exposure!

11-16-17

slenz

Amazing capture against the sun! Creates beautiful silhouettes

11-16-17

slenz

Amazing play with light and shadows!

11-16-17

slenz

Amazing capture with nice bokeh in the background. Good composition!

11-16-17

slenz

Nice capture and beautiful composed!

11-16-17

slenz

Beautiful sunstar and nicely composed!

11-15-17

calatayud

Auschwitz

11-12-17

dalth500

Hand held - the D850 has an amazing sensor and when coupled with a Zeiss lens it is probably as good as full frame can get. This is literally the 15th image taken with the new D850 for me.

10-29-17

JT

Wow. Love this type of shot. Great bokeh and warm tones. Not to mention great lighting!

10-17-17

walter2

Thanks photosphere42! Much appreciated both the comment and the 'Like'!

10-16-17

walter2

Thank you for your 'Like' to this image, hys!

10-14-17

bajanexile

Thanks for leaving ypur comment Walter, much appreciated. Steve

10-14-17

walter2

Great quality and superb sharpness! Inspiring image.

10-02-17

dikky

great shot !

09-26-17

walter2

D'ACCORD. Je suis désolé d'avoir commis cette erreur. J'étais sûr que c'était d'un endroit où je me suis rendu visite, il y a quelques années. Comme vous l'avez dit, beaucoup d'îles se ressemblent! Merci pour le rappel!

09-26-17

adphotography.be

Bonjour WALTER ! Les îles grecques se ressemblent ... Ici, il s' agit de l' île de PAXOS ( près de CORFOU ) .

09-26-17

adphotography.be

Thanks WALTER ! The picture was taken in the ieland of PAXOS ... Best regards from Belgium

09-24-17

walter2

Very nice! Good composition, light and colors. Also excellent sharpness. I have been sitting on this very table, eating lunch with my wife, in Kokari / Samos island / Greece - about 5 years ago ...! Thanks for the look. Best regards from Norway. Walter

09-24-17

walter2

Very good greek landscape with dynamic cotrast and colors. This looks a lot like the village Kokari on Samos Island ...?

09-17-17

photosphere42

Nice image.

09-16-17

walter2

Fantastic perspective!

09-06-17

walter2

Thank you, Aquilan, for your 'Like' to this image!

09-06-17

walter2

Thank you, Torralba, for the 'Like' to this image!

09-04-17

walter2

Thank you, photosphere42 - for your kind comment and the well appreciated 'Like' to this image.

09-01-17

celestron

Now she is back in Hamburg.

08-25-17

walter2

Thank you, hys - for the well appreciated *Like* to this image.

08-13-17

eriver

We live in the same city, not far from each other =) But, she uses this service too.

08-13-17

JT

You use this model quite regularly. Is she part of a modeling service like modelmayhem?

08-09-17

pentaxpete

testing my 180mm f4 Cfi Sonnar T* -- I still think the 135mm f4.5 'Blue Dot' Sekor set on my C220 beats it.

06-30-17

adphotography.be

C' est un super beau chien !!! J' adore ....

06-29-17

JT

Wow. What lurks in those woods? Great shot !

06-22-17

JT

That lens is insanely sharp !

06-21-17

pentaxpete

I got that lens for £10 at a 'Car Boot Sale' here in England. It is marked 'made in Japan under licence from Carl Zeiss Jena. '

06-20-17

camjones

Ah, that old film look. I have forgotten what that looks like. What is a Zeiss Jena? I used to own a ME Super. I enjoyed that camera.

06-20-17

andyandrews

The Vancouver Chamber of Commerce could well utilize your output. Bravo!

06-06-17

btolley

MV Europa docked at Canada Place , Vancouver, BC

06-06-17

damessenjah

I did a quick overview on the lens on Wikipedia. Then I went to B&H to see if it is available and read the reviews. It appears that the Takumar design has been discontinued but they are still available on ebay (and reasonable priced at that) . But I need to read up more on this before I can make any kind of decision. On B&H the few reviews that I read on the Pentax are saying that the 100mm struggles with CA, which was my struggles with this photo. I did find some Groups on Flickr that feature Takumar and will peruse it some later this evening. Sell me on it. Why Pentax SMC Takumar?

06-05-17

pentaxpete

Use PENTAX SMC Takumar lenses !

06-01-17

dalth500

No star filter - When it is stopped down to 5.6 or higher the Zeiss 28mm delivers the 9 pointed stars naturally. Thanks for your question!

06-01-17

donuss

i like this lights you use a Star Filter? Donat

06-01-17

donuss

i like this composition

05-18-17

damessenjah

It happened a few weeks before we were there. I was wondering if this was the actual bridge.

05-18-17

damessenjah

I was amazed at the detail that the camera caught behind the transparent drapes that were red. What I was seeing, and what came out in the color shot (https://www.flickr.com/photos/damessenjah/34335502412/in/dateposted/) was just the red with very little detail of what was behind the drapes.

05-18-17

damessenjah

I agree. I think my mistake was made at the time I took the shot. I should have point metered instead of averaging. I tried adjusting in post but to no avail.

05-18-17

damessenjah

That was what I was trying for. The girl is my daughter and the guy her 4th grade crush. I was trying to document the moment and pull out a subject in the midst of a crowd.

05-18-17

rhd

Thanks. Very helpful comment. I agree with your comment.

05-18-17

pentaxpete

Bit better here -- the RED trousers catch the eye.

05-18-17

pentaxpete

Could also have been a 'Busy' Picture BUT the couple in the middle catch the eye well.

05-18-17

pentaxpete

The White surround means the people are too dark.

05-18-17

pentaxpete

yes -- that is a good use of B&W and the silhouette .

05-18-17

pentaxpete

Westminster Bridge London -- I hope you MISSED the Isis Terrorist Attack !

05-18-17

pentaxpete

looks like LONDON -- can see Lambeth Palace tower on the left-- many Chinese get wedding photos taken in London but when I did weddings all they wanted to do was to get to the BAR and FOOD and not worry too much about PHOTOS!!

05-18-17

pentaxpete

Wow !! A COMMENT at last !! I never get any 'comments' on this site -- I was thinking it was a waste of time posting ! In reply : the LENS used is WRONG somehow in the details -- it was my 180mm f4 CFi Sonnar T* NOT the 80mm so I was further away than 3 meters. Regarding COLOUR -- it was on E6 transparency film which I do NOT process myself so take it to a lab. I DO process a lot of my C41 to 'Exhibition Size' 16x12 inches but for small 6x4" I take films to a lab on our town main street where they do an excellent job with colour balance and C41 negative quality. In Philippines, Cebu Images Camera Club friends use labs in Cebu City -- I had some E6 done once many years ago but their C41 quality is not so good !

05-17-17

damessenjah

Nice candid (nice colors as well- its subtlety dark). For me, I am starting to think that street photography could be more natural with a longer lens. Everyone says 35mm or 50mm. I only own two lenses and once you compute the crop factor I basically am shooting with a 50mm and a 135mm (the lenses are a 35mm and a 100mm on a 1.6x sensor). I keep wondering what it would be like shooting the streets with something between 70-90mm. You were standing - I’m guessing - about three meters from the subjects in this shot? I do have a second question for you here, Pete. You shot color film, do you process your own film? Or do you send out? I’m actually thinking of buying a film camera (M7) and I see a lot of write ups on processing B&W but nothing on color. I am fine if it were just B&W but if I ever picked up a roll of Color I worry I would not be able to process it here in the Philippines (especially in the remote part where I live).

05-09-17

jjpaque03

Beautiful. The photo has such a nice softness with the muted colors and the fog.

05-03-17

jeroen

Thanks, adphotography.be

04-30-17

jeroen

When a well-known Brasilian landscape photographer is visiting you, the least you can do is to show him the surroundings of you'e homepace. With thanks to Paulo Stein.

04-28-17

adphotography.be

J' aime beaucoup .... Félicitations JEROEN !

04-21-17

adelemb

This is a fantastic and very unique image. I don't think that I have ever seen anything like it.

04-18-17

adelemb

Wonderful capture!

03-31-17

dan ortego

Outstanding composition and very good lighting.

03-24-17

hmhungai

This is not B & W Photo.

03-23-17

mariofours

Gorgeous

03-14-17

adphotography.be

Fantastique !!!

03-03-17

hys

Nice picture!

02-15-17

JT

zheckav wrote: Thanks for the comments...Ok, here goes The photo was taken in one of Melbourne's city theatre/club "The Butterfly" https://thebutterflyclub.com The girl is a model, while a guy was one of the waiters, who kindly agreed to pose for a shot or two.There was one whireless speedlight/umbrella to the left of the setting. Hope this helps :)

Thanks for the reply. For the longest time I imagined it a waiting room in a brothel or some other place. Although this was staged, it looks like a scene captured spontaneously. Great shot !

02-13-17

zheckav

Thanks for the comments...Ok, here goes The photo was taken in one of Melbourne's city theatre/club "The Butterfly" https://thebutterflyclub.com The girl is a model, while a guy was one of the waiters, who kindly agreed to pose for a shot or two.There was one whireless speedlight/umbrella to the left of the setting. Hope this helps :)

02-11-17

JT

Wonderful shot. Love the lights and sky. I live near there and always looking for prime opportunities to photograph the falls. Great industrialscape.

02-10-17

JT

Could you provide a little story behind this photo? It's such an interesting picture. I am trying to figure out if it is a staged shooting or a real setting.

02-07-17

chriseeo

This film look, subtle grain, and overall feeling is unsurpassable.

01-29-17

yuriylux

Allen and Jorge, thanks for your comments!

01-28-17

yuriylux

Photosphere42, thanks!

01-28-17

JT

Love this shot. Perfect light and tones. great mood setter.

01-28-17

adphotography.be

Super !!!

01-27-17

photosphere42

Nice!

01-27-17

adphotography.be

J' aime beaucoup !!!!

01-25-17

btolley

torralba wrote: Она красива и потрясающий! Отправить привет ей мои с этой стороны мира. :)\n\n\n She is very stunning! Olga and Lydia are two of my favorite's

01-24-17

btolley

07:00 Sunday Morning. Still fairly quiet.....

01-22-17

adelemb

walter2 wrote: I like the way you "tamed" the harsh light on the white snow. Good exposure!\n\n\n Thanks, Walter. In all honesty, the light on the white snow was soft, so I did not have to do much to make it look reasonable. Thanks for taking the time to comment - I appreciate it!

01-22-17

adelemb

walter2 wrote: A charming motive. Good harmony in colors here. Well exposed and solid composition. I like this one very much!\n\n\n Thank you, Walter!

01-22-17

mibu

it's Plitvice, in Croatia

01-21-17

JT

Where is this place? I want to go !

01-20-17

photosphere42

Sweet!

01-18-17

walter2

A charming motive. Good harmony in colors here. Well exposed and solid composition. I like this one very much!

01-18-17

walter2

I like the way you "tamed" the harsh light on the white snow. Good exposure!

01-16-17

JT

Excellent shot!

01-07-17

JT

Beautiful. Looks like another world!

01-02-17

photosphere42

Very nice! A place for reflection?

01-02-17

JT

Awesome capture! Love the colors.

01-02-17

jhemp_00

Nice!

01-01-17

rick perry

Just Great!

12-31-16

grzesiek

thanks for visiting/liking kanzer16, cyra, foongkwonghoi, michal1980, fotolka, torralba, ct999.....

12-30-16

west

w0werine wrote: Very nice. Wish it was f2\n\n\n Me too

12-30-16

west

torralba wrote: Beautiful rendering.\n\n\n Thanks!

12-29-16

joelr

Very nice portrait. Nice lighting and staging. Geek note: sonnar bokeh really shines at that distance

12-29-16

joelr

Thanks ct999

12-29-16

w0werine

Very nice. Wish it was f2

12-29-16

lucabenini

thk so much :D

12-28-16

JT

Beautiful rendering.

12-27-16

ct999

so creamy and smooth, yet sharp where it needs to be! look the colors!

12-27-16

JT

Awesome shot.

12-26-16

btolley

Absolutely amazing beast, especially coming from A850. Every lens just got 30%+ sharper..

12-26-16

JT

Drooooool! Oh she is beautiful!

12-26-16

btolley

My new "baby" with my Zeiss 2470F28Z lens attached.

12-26-16

frs6co

I'm in the middle of the place, face of the tower and there is work on the left. Thank you Stefan

12-26-16

hearst

What if you centered the tower?

12-26-16

zermie

ct999 wrote: wow, how are all the buildings red and orange, too?! looks so marvelous! what was the shutter speed?\n\n\n Thanks a lot! It was 30sec. Played a bit with the white balance during post processing.. =)

12-26-16

maurizio.verdecchia

great photo.

12-26-16

lucabenini

thk you so much

12-25-16

ct999

Such a Zeiss shot! love the feeling conveyed here.

12-25-16

guidoforrier

composition , a bit surrealistic

12-25-16

guidoforrier

young and old

12-25-16

ct999

Thanks, guidoforrier! Yea, the light was from the fire which was just out of frame. We had no electricity, and although the weather was generally warm, at night we had to sleep w/ tons of blankets.

12-25-16

guidoforrier

rich colors , moody light

12-25-16

ct999

ah, what a great, quintessential zeiss shot! looks exactly like how zeiss' are greatly known to perform -- all warm and extra sharp w/ micro-contrast! great lighting!

12-25-16

w0werine

Jes Bahasa is fun :D learned a couple of words myself

12-25-16

ct999

Ah, yea my first time out of the USA was to Java, Indonesia in 2008, then 2009 and most recently 2016 :-) Indonesia is one of my favorite countries. The people are great,and the language is like the easiest to learn in the world!

12-25-16

ct999

Ah, thanks for the fast response. I was just there in September and loved it! Saw an amazing display of the Northern Lights, while I'll upload on here soon! I see you're from Sweden -- I want to move there.

12-25-16

w0werine

Java, Indonesia :) people are extra nice there.

12-25-16

w0werine

Bali, Indonesia. I will post the reedit soon :)

12-25-16

w0werine

Hi! I used minor Lightroom color adjustments, no photoshop. The raw image looked almost like this ;)

12-24-16

ronny olsson

Awesome shot from HAMNØY Lofoten ! ( Norway ) Can't wait .. I going there in February next year :)

12-24-16

ct999

wow, how are all the buildings red and orange, too?! looks so marvelous! what was the shutter speed?

12-24-16

ct999

oh wow, where is this?! norway, sweden, or finland maybe?

12-24-16

ct999

hahaha, this guy is awesome. Reminds me of tik-tok from Wizard of Oz II!

12-24-16

ct999

Whoa, very fairy-tale-ish! The near tilt-shift effect makes it even more dreamy. It truly is like something from a dream -- love what you created here.

12-24-16

ct999

Haha, reminds me of the minion characters!

12-24-16

ct999

Cool, where was this? Sapa Vietnam?

12-24-16

ct999

Really interesting hues! Was that all natural and/or only white balance adjustments? I'm curious how you achieved the purple/blueish nice hues -- was it adjusting the tint and/or hues/luminance?

12-24-16

ct999

Haha, I love the story here

12-21-16

ct999

Nice! I would have guessed it was at least 100mm!

12-21-16

ct999

whoa, how did you get this shot?! and how is the backdrop completely black? was that post-processing or was it just dark out and you had a flash?

12-21-16

ct999

whoa, how did you get this shot?! and how is the backdrop completely black? was that post-processing or was it just dark out and you had a flash?

12-21-16

ct999

Ah, I think you way over-saturated this one, along w/ the vibrance being too high.

12-21-16

ct999

I love the composition and tones in this one!

12-20-16

zeissy

Super image in black and white! Since I am late on the scene of this photo - I am wondering if you did the ISO test and what results Steve?

12-20-16

nathanwestcott

Nice shot!

12-19-16

guidoforrier

dramatic

12-17-16

JT

What a great picture. boy that is sharp too!

12-17-16

dannz

Thank you! The Lens info is unfortunately not correct, was the Samyang 14mm 2.8

12-15-16

photosphere42

Very nice!

12-14-16

nathanwestcott

Great timing!

12-14-16

lucabenini

thk so much

12-14-16

adphotography.be

Super beau !!!

12-10-16

jhemp_00

Perfect!

12-10-16

adphotography.be

Super !!!!

12-09-16

JT

Wow. Looks like a time travel scene. Very cool looking.

12-08-16

hyperfocal

Looks a bit like a silk embroidery reproduction of a photograph (see; Robert Glenn Ketchum). I like it a lot.

12-07-16

adphotography.be

Fantastique !!!

12-07-16

alpav72

Fantastic mood and gentle colors. Very cool.

12-07-16

alpav72

Beautiful portrait!

12-05-16

jennikupelian

Interesting light...

12-05-16

jennikupelian

beautiful! I know know very much about stitching images together..interesting..

12-04-16

JT

beautiful! love the colors and mood of this photo.

12-04-16

JT

I like this landscape shot. Can't seem to be exact with what it is but I enjoy looking at this.

12-03-16

erol

Thank you so much!

12-03-16

photosphere42

Very Nice...well done!

12-01-16

bezdan

Many thanks for taking a time to comment, much appreciated!

11-29-16

photosphere42

Nice.

11-29-16

atomicpunk

DaMessenjah wrote: Surreal. \n\n\n Thanks

11-29-16

atomicpunk

adphotography.be wrote: Fantastique !\n\n\n Thanks

11-29-16

adphotography.be

Fantastique !

11-28-16

damessenjah

Surreal.

11-27-16

bezdan

greatly captured Zek, my compliments

11-25-16

eodinski

Love the eyes!

11-25-16

zek

Merci beaucoup...

11-24-16

grzesiek

Thank You for visiting/liking torralba...

11-24-16

thomas

you captured a wonderful mood of light. Very nice!

11-24-16

bajanexile

Definitely bringing it home.

11-23-16

subtilior

Sharp, detailed texture and subtle tones. Superb!

11-23-16

adphotography.be

fantastique ! Félicitations !!!

11-23-16

adphotography.be

Fantastique ce X-PRO2 . FUJI + ZEISS, j' en rêve ... Très belle photo ! Cadrage original !

11-22-16

JT

I really like the composition and balance in this photo. The grouping of the people is just right as all faces are visible showing the fruits of their labor. However, This is not criticism of an excellent photo. But, I find the processing is lacking in some contrast or whites thus creating a dullish look. Was it the actual lighting condition that give this look or is there room to work with the whites and black in order to give it some more pop? None the less, its a great shot.

11-21-16

grzesiek

Thanks for visiting/liking geoff, torralba...

11-21-16

grzesiek

thanks for visiting laowai, subtilior, torralba, shapencolour...

11-20-16

grzesiek

thank you for visiting/liking simplyangle...

11-20-16

f.hayek

Very moody look!

11-19-16

grzesiek

Thanks for visiting+liking subtilior...

11-18-16

simplyangle

Fantastic capture!

11-18-16

grzesiek

thanks for visiting laowai, alpav72, subtilior...

11-15-16

subtilior

I like the heart shaped gap.

11-15-16

bdrc

Amazing!

11-15-16

JT

I wanted to visit Skye when I was in the UK this summer. But the wife insisted I visit the in-laws instead in S. Yorkshire :(

11-14-16

blueclearsky

Very nice

11-14-16

dalth500

Johnlarson - Thank you for taking a look and commenting. It was 10 days of trekking to get up to the Annapurna Base Camp. Most of the trek is through beautiful tropical and sub-tropical forest until you reach 2500 meters then it turns into Alpine terrain without trees. This small village with its tea houses is typical along this route.

11-14-16

grzesiek

thanks for visiting subtilior...

11-13-16

west

photosphere42 wrote: Nice image...Pretty lady!\n\n\n Thanks a lot!

11-12-16

hendraxu

Amazing and unique landscape!

11-11-16

subtilior

Wonderful filigree twigs and branches.

11-11-16

subtilior

Lovely spectrum of Hydrangea colours - it would make a decorative texture.

11-11-16

vic tor

awesome colors!

11-11-16

JT

Great picture. If I would do anything to it is to bring out some shadow detail in some of the faces under the hats.

11-10-16

grzesiek

thanks for visiting photosphere42, johnlarsen...

11-09-16

damessenjah

The black speck in the upper right corner is the baited hook being flung.

11-09-16

johnlarsen

Wow, great shot, exposure and place to be. I envy you :-)

11-09-16

johnlarsen

I like the content and the way you have chosen to expose. But even if I do not always believe in old rules it disturbs my mind to see the lighthouse horizontally centered.

11-09-16

minoltazeiss

Fantastically composed, and great pop to the image

11-08-16

photosphere42

Very nice image..Well done!

11-06-16

chriseeo

Nice composition, lovely model, film-like color rendition. Very good overall!

11-06-16

photosphere42

Nice image...Pretty lady!

11-06-16

photosphere42

Very nice!

10-29-16

magiclight

Thanks Jorge. I was staying in one of the small houses on the cliff and watched the storm roll in. Great fun !

10-28-16

JT

Wow. Great shot. I was just there this summer and the sea was much calmer. I can't wait to go back. http://www.sonyalphaimages.com/gallery/4/med_U4I1467832347.SEQ.1.jpg

10-24-16

photosphere42

Beautiful image!

10-18-16

grzesiek

thank you for visiting torralba...

10-16-16

razuu.com

Very nice...cheers

10-14-16

lilia

Beautiful lady, photographed well! Lilia

10-14-16

JT

I love everything about this photos. Especially the B&W and contrast.

10-13-16

grzesiek

thanks for visiting energytouch, torralba..

10-10-16

JT

Nice classic look.

10-10-16

JT

you capture the model really well and it shows with all the other pictures of her.

09-29-16

grzesiek

thanks for liking laowai...

09-12-16

photosphere42

Very nice!

09-08-16

JT

Wow. Perfect timing and capture! Well done. Love it!

08-31-16

bushwacker

torralba wrote: nice. Where is this? UK?\n\n\n Where? This is Glendalough, Ireland. and yeah it's almost UK. lol

08-31-16

bushwacker

Where? This is Glendalough, Ireland.

08-31-16

JT

nice. Where is this? UK?

08-11-16

ced

ranahki, Thanks!

08-08-16

photosphere42

Nice image!

08-04-16

JT

Love it. I might head there this weekend or Mt Adams. Lets hope the weather holds up. That 25 f2 is a great lens. I have that in Nikon mount as well but use it on the Sony now. Oh, its my background image now :)

07-31-16

akul

The color is incredible. Gorgeous shot. Luka

07-27-16

grzesiek

thank you for visiting camjones...

07-13-16

zermie

Thanks a lot mate!

07-13-16

JT

Beautiful! So relaxing to view. This is a calming image.

07-06-16

camjones

Wonderful portrait. How did you fit the Zeiss onto the GF-1?

07-06-16

bajanexile

Top shot.

07-05-16

bajanexile

Sorry that I am so late thanking you for your comments Yuri, shapencolour and Carol, I have not visited this Website for sometime. Regards Steve

07-04-16

yuriylux

I think the Zeiss should give You a reward for the excellent advertising of their products! These pictures are really inspiring!

07-01-16

shapencolour

That's outstanding Steven.

06-30-16

zeissy

Inspired image Steve!

06-29-16

dannyburk

Canon 60D converted to 850nm infrared

06-26-16

jym

Thanks rds and sol

06-25-16

foongkwonghoi

sorry ! it taken with Sony 7Rll

06-25-16

hyperfocal

I love this.

06-25-16

jym

Thanks so much itus49, ndr3n, mitresg and hasse58 for your likes mitresg the old and dusty glass became very soft light

06-24-16

yuriylux

Shapencolour and Anatoly, thanks for comments! Birds-berkuts.

06-24-16

shapencolour

Excellent.Those flying birds - are they rooks or ravens?

06-24-16

yeh

my father painting in national art gallery,Singapore.

06-24-16

yeh

my father painting !

06-23-16

anatoly15

Five Stars ! Sincerely, Anatoly

06-23-16

alpav72

Thank you, yuriylux!

06-23-16

yuriylux

Extremely air image! Lovely watercolor!

06-21-16

yeh

Nice picture !

06-17-16

JT

lovely tones and warmth to this.

06-10-16

mr.t

Fantastic !

06-09-16

michal1980

Thanks for visiting! Michal

06-09-16

jean-ber52

SUBLIME

06-08-16

JT

This is amazingly to h and beautiful.

06-03-16

oddgeir

Who needs 3D when you have an Apo Sonnar? (Paul Newman was once asked why he didn't help himself to some of the starlets swirling around him on the sets. "Who would go out for a burger, when you can have a steak at home," was his reply . . .)

06-03-16

JT

You want 3D? :)

06-01-16

hyperfocal

I love the light on the foreground bushes, and the sky.

05-31-16

michal1980

Thanks Jorge M.

05-30-16

JT

Nice moment and great balance!

05-30-16

JT

So proud. :)

05-29-16

JT

Magnificent! I really like this. Colors, composition, subject, processing and mainly real time instead of long exposure works here very well.

05-29-16

zek

torralba wrote: You just have to love the bokeh from Zeiss. Nice capture!\n\n\n Thanks!

05-29-16

JT

You just have to love the bokeh from Zeiss. Nice capture!

05-28-16

JT

Love what you did here with the processing. This B&W looks amazing.

05-27-16

photosphere42

Nice image. Great face.

05-26-16

photosphere42

Nice.

05-26-16

JT

I would encourage people to click on the Full Size link to see this picture. Pretty impressive!

05-24-16

bajanexile

Nice.

05-23-16

philbishop

Used a PN-11 extension tube with the 135mm lens. Taken at Noar Hill Hampshire.

05-23-16

geoffmurray

No, Tasmania. Much the same latitude as New Zealand. But magical, yes :)

05-23-16

hyperfocal

Looks magical. Is it New Zealand, then?

05-23-16

JT

Well balanced image . That is one big looking wheel :)

05-23-16

JT

Where is the 3 eyed raven? :)

05-21-16

JT

This looks like the Ferrari of lawn mowers :)

05-21-16

philbishop

Lovely image

05-19-16

JT

This shot is on fire! Awesome.

05-19-16

JT

Ok Dalton, I want some of your frequent flyer miles :) You have done an amazing job of documenting the world in your travels. Well done. Love the crispness and details in your photos!

05-19-16

JT

This is my turf :)

05-19-16

JT

I love these types of portraits and this one is great. Love the processing and colors too!

05-18-16

JT

When will you be in South Yorkshire? I would love a picture like this of where I was married in Ecclesfield.

05-15-16

JT

Same girl from "My pre wedding hair" ? http://www.zeissimages.com/gallery/3340/sml_U3340I1446854071.SEQ.0.jpg http://www.zeissimages.com/photo/46049 Amazing! Great capture.

05-15-16

JT

Brilliant colors!

05-14-16

JT

A feel good picture!

05-14-16

JT

Wow. This is sop crisp!

05-08-16

JT

Superb! The lighter in his hands is the finishing touch!

05-07-16

ronny olsson

Really cool and Nice shot Ronny //

05-07-16

ronny olsson

torralba wrote: This dog should be in movies! Was this natural light? Its a great capture!\n\n\n Thanks Jorge:) Yes it's natural light...was a bit dramatic weather with fine dark clouds and some sun :) C / Y 28mm Hollywood is fantastic for close-ups ... worse on Sony A7 for landscapes, etc. edge sharpness is not so good even on lower aperture (My opinion)

05-07-16

JT

This dog should be in movies! Was this natural light? Its a great capture!

05-06-16

photoman888

Not far southwest of Philadelphia.

05-05-16

JT

Where is this? Beautiful looking place.

05-03-16

photoman888

Thank you.

05-03-16

JT

Wow. So cool. Looks amazing!

05-01-16

bajanexile

I like tis image.

04-30-16

bajanexile

Thanks adphotography. Regards Steve

04-30-16

bajanexile

Nice image.

04-29-16

adphotography.be

Magique ! Bravo !

04-28-16

bajanexile

Lovely shot.

04-28-16

bajanexile

Nice.

04-27-16

photosphere42

Very Nice, well done, pretty lady.

04-21-16

chriseeo

Nice shot. Black and white shades close to the old film feeling.

04-21-16

JT

I like the geometry of this picture.

04-20-16

dannz

Actually wasn't a drone. I was in a balloon myself when the other one drifted right below us ;-)

04-18-16

petergruener

torralba wrote: Love the lighting. Glad to see another D5 :)\n\n\n Thanks. The light is all natural and the D5 is getting more and more loved. It will be probably my primary camera for these kind of shootings.

04-18-16

JT

Love the lighting. Glad to see another D5 :)

04-15-16

camjones

How did you get that A7II plus the 55mm Sonnar up there? Must've been a larger drone. Larger than those puny little DJI Phantoms.

04-13-16

akul

Thank you Philippe. I know, it is a bit barrely eh.

04-13-16

philber

Lovely picture, Luka! But I see lens distortion...:-)

04-07-16

yeh

谢谢你Kwong Hoi foong

04-05-16

yeh

Thanks shapencolour

04-04-16

yeh

Thankyou anatoly15 !

04-02-16

bajanexile

Thanks Yuri and I back to an old camera body.

04-01-16

yuriylux

As always - wonderful composition and masterfully done!

04-01-16

foongkwonghoi

Australia/Melboure/Great Ocean Road

03-31-16

JT

walter2 wrote: Man! The Brand-New D5? How does it feel? And a totally unknown (to me!) Zeiss-lens to go with it...you are one lucky guy! get to try all the latest stuff. Congrats, Jorge. :-)\n\n\n Walter, the D5 is big and heavy. I still can't decide if its for me or not. The Zeiss glass is about as heavy as the camera :) Today I purchased an inexpensive 50mm 1.8 that weighs as much as a bottle cap and I am very impressed.

03-31-16

walter2

Man! The Brand-New D5? How does it feel? And a totally unknown (to me!) Zeiss-lens to go with it...you are one lucky guy! get to try all the latest stuff. Congrats, Jorge. :-)

03-28-16

zeiss_zoom_lens_hire

Great.. Love the outfits and the hats..

03-25-16

JT

Wow. Beautiful. Where is this ?

03-18-16

akul

Philippe, adphotgraphy - Thank you so much !

03-18-16

philber

Wow! Elegant simplicity at its best. Great work, Luka!

03-14-16

rbeesonjr

Beautiful Lighting / Capture!!!

03-12-16

geoffmurray

Great image. Is it focus stacked?

03-12-16

adphotography.be

Super !!!

03-11-16

yuriylux

Steve,thanks for the comment!

03-09-16

camjones

Is good.

03-09-16

bajanexile

Very nice B&W and PP. Regards Steve

03-08-16

rhd

Sony Zeiss FE 55 1.8

03-07-16

anatoly15

Thanks for your comment. Sincerely, Anatoly

03-07-16

anatoly15

Thanks for your comment about fog at night. Sincerely, Anatoly

03-07-16

dalth500

I am really enjoying your compositions of iron and organic elements - fascinating use of found objects!!

03-07-16

dalth500

I really like your use of the fog in this image - well done sir!

03-07-16

ashishwakhlu

This picture was made from the back seat of a car traveling at 60 mph, through the glass window, something about the capabilities of the Leica M8!

03-07-16

rhd

Zeiss Batis FE 85 1.8

03-07-16

yuriylux

Amazing!

03-07-16

fotolka

даже на птицу похожа

03-07-16

yuriylux

Resembles a theatrical stage. Memorable photo!

03-06-16

anatoly15

Thanks Donat.

03-06-16

JT

Beautiful !

03-06-16

bajanexile

Lovely image, nice POV.

03-06-16

bajanexile

Nice interior.

03-06-16

geoffmurray

Yes Donat, very happy. But the lens requires perfect technique to reward properly. Always with a good tripod, Liveview (magnified with a loupe) , remote release, mirror lock up and careful focussing.

03-06-16

donuss

Great image and idea. Donat

03-06-16

donuss

Great composition Donat

03-06-16

donuss

Great composition and colors. Donat

03-06-16

donuss

Beautiful,you are happy with the new Milvus? Donat

03-06-16

yuriylux

Anatoly, thanks, Yuri

03-05-16

adphotography.be

Super !!!

03-03-16

anatoly15

I am collecting for years "old rusty staff". Thanks for the interest in my experiments. Sincerely, Anatoly

03-03-16

grzesiek

Anatoly...where are you finding all this junk?...I like your ideas and executions, they are very eye catching ;)

03-01-16

anatoly15

The Best!

03-01-16

photosphere42

Nice image.

02-29-16

anatoly15

Hello Steve! Thanks for your interest in my work. Sincerely, Anatoly

02-29-16

bajanexile

I like your recent "Still Life" work. Excellent and now your speciality. Steve

02-28-16

grzesiek

thank you for visiting/liking angelo, michal1980, yuriylux...

02-28-16

bushwacker

tnx man

02-28-16

michal1980

Thanks Chris, glad you like it!

02-27-16

photosphere42

Nice image.

02-26-16

grzesiek

thank you for visiting/liking shapencolour, angelo...

02-26-16

grzesiek

thanks for visiting zeissy, aquilan...

02-25-16

bajanexile

This works well Anatoly!

02-25-16

anatoly15

Definitely success! 135 mm was used "organically" in classic sense. Color and light just "right". Sincerely, Anatoly

02-24-16

simonphoto007

Wonderful Sybokscape

02-24-16

grzesiek

thanks for visiting laowai, shapencolour...

02-24-16

michal1980

Thanks Wojtek!!

02-24-16

angelo petrozza

excellent macro photo

02-22-16

philber

Superb composition, Luka!

02-21-16

grzesiek

dog: "hmm...I wish I had one of those brewski's again..."

02-21-16

grzesiek

thanks for visitng laowai...

02-21-16

philber

One of my favorites, with a dark, threatening mood!

02-21-16

philber

Creative, original, aesthetically pleasing... Super work, Carol!

02-21-16

philber

Creative, original, aesthetic

02-21-16

dalth500

Perfection!

02-21-16

anatoly15

Thanks for all posted images. Absolutely astonishing! Sincerely, Anatoly

02-21-16

ronny olsson

Lovely shot !

02-21-16

ronny olsson

Superb shot !

02-21-16

anatoly15

I am glad you like it. Thanks for the comment. Sincerely, Anatoly

02-21-16

stroop

That's the point :)

02-21-16

bajanexile

Nice composition. I like the juxtaposition of the red and black with the grain of the wood. Nice!

02-21-16

bajanexile

Interesting but slightly unsettling perspective in Portrait mode. I had to look at the image several times.

02-21-16

bajanexile

Yet another Killer image! Nice.

02-21-16

bajanexile

Different!

02-21-16

bajanexile

Classy image in B&W.

02-18-16

grzesiek

thanks for visiting/liking, west, michal1980, akul, shapencolour, torralba...

02-18-16

akul

Thank you Philippe. Now I think of it, I was remembering about your beautiful series of skeletons/ fossils shot with Otus the other day. That might have gotten into my thinking.

02-18-16

philber

Excellent, Luka!

02-17-16

photosphere42

Nice image!

02-17-16

michal1980

Wonderful colors and tonality. Michal

02-16-16

michal1980

Ron thanks for visiting! Regards Michal

02-16-16

michal1980

Braulio - thanks!

02-16-16

grzesiek

thanks for visiting/liking laowai, rock64...

02-16-16

bajanexile

Lovely B&W.

02-15-16

JT

Wow. Great capture. Perfect timing and framing. A look in the mirror of the future!

02-15-16

grzesiek

thanks for visiting rock64, akul...

02-14-16

JT

Photographer in the making :)

02-14-16

michal1980

Thanks Chris!

02-14-16

michal1980

Nice shot, nice colors - like it! Michal

02-14-16

michal1980

Thanks Robert!

02-13-16

michal1980

Luka, Piotr - thanks!!!

02-13-16

akul

Thank you so much !!

02-13-16

akul

Philippe - Thank You !!!

02-13-16

michal1980

Thanks Grzesiek!

02-13-16

michal1980

Thanks Chris!!!

02-13-16

philber

Really nice, Luka!

02-13-16

michal1980

Thanks Piotr Michal

02-12-16

michal1980

Thanks Robert Michal

02-12-16

grzesiek

thanks for visiting, rock64, akul, michal1980...

02-12-16

michal1980

Thanks Jorge :)

02-12-16

michal1980

Thanks Jorge :)

02-12-16

michal1980

Thank you fir visiting! Michal

02-12-16

michal1980

Grzesiek - great shot! Very interesting light! Michal

02-12-16

michal1980

Thank you Grzegorz, I'm glad you like it! Michal

02-11-16

photosphere42

Very nice image!

02-11-16

michal1980

Wa-pno - thank you Michal

02-09-16

JT

Just wonderful.

02-08-16

chriseeo

Super! The red light making the difference.

02-07-16

anatoly15

Five Stars!!!

02-06-16

philber

Thanks, Steve!

02-06-16

philber

Thanks, Steve!

02-06-16

bajanexile

Nice composition.

02-06-16

bajanexile

Interesting exterior.

02-05-16

dirkjankraan

Spooky

02-05-16

dirkjankraan

Pin sharp. Great photo.

02-04-16

dirkjankraan

Great Depth of view. Magical

02-04-16

dirkjankraan

Wow. Don't fall. :)

02-03-16

dalth500

He was one cold and miserable dog after the mushroom hunt!!

02-03-16

dalth500

Thank you Steve - it's been awhile since I captured the original image and I ran it through a new filter package in CS6 - not quite as advanced/sophisticated as the tone mapping you are using however. Thanks for the nice compliment!

02-03-16

chriseeo

The right time, the right place, the right equipment and the right photographer!

02-01-16

yuriylux

michal1980 and shapencolour thanks for the comment and like!

02-01-16

grzesiek

Spasiba derx...dzieki rock64...for visiting

02-01-16

bajanexile

I like this composition and B&W conversion. Nice image. Steve

02-01-16

bajanexile

Thanks.

02-01-16

bajanexile

Jorge. I still own two Canon EOS 5D Mark 1's, With the exception of the Sonnar T* FE 35mm f/2,8, all of the other lenses have a ZE Mount and fit straight on the 5D. The 5D's are worth nothing these days so I am keeping both of them. If necessary, one can be cannabilised for spare parts later on. They sill are capable of taking excellent images. I thought of trading in my Sony Alpha 7R Mark 1 but the secondhand value is so poor that I have not bothered. The Sony Alpha 7R Mark II has 5 Axis Image Stabilisation and a lower vibration Shutter, but most of my images are shot from a tripod so that IS would not be enough on its own for me to take that large a financial hit. My gut feeling is that Sony cameras will be like Japanse Hi-Fi, worth next to nothing after 12 months. Resale value is so poor. Steve

02-01-16

philber

Cool! Nicely done in adverse lighting conditions.

02-01-16

philber

One of your very finest, Steve!

01-31-16

michal1980

Piotr, thanks :)

01-31-16

JT

Have you abandoned DSLR's all together now that the A7 series has come so far? This looks amazing!

01-31-16

bajanexile

Thank you both for leaving comments.

01-31-16

stroop

YES, and it was very good move.

01-31-16

ronny olsson

michal1980 wrote: What a light ..... stunning! Michal\n\n\n Thanks:)

01-31-16

ronny olsson

michal1980 wrote: What a light ..... stunning! Michal\n\n\n Thanks:)

01-31-16

ronny olsson

fotojo wrote: Your work is an inspiration!\n\n\n Thanks :)

01-31-16

ronny olsson

camjones wrote: It looks like from a different planet.\n\n\n Thanks :)

01-31-16

ronny olsson

torralba wrote: Amazing stuff Ronny.\n\n\n Thanks Jorge :)

01-31-16

JT

Amazing detail and clarity. Have you now given up on the DSLR's and have made the big jump to Sony ?

01-31-16

JT

Amazing stuff Ronny.

01-31-16

anatoly15

Classic!

01-31-16

michal1980

Thanks Piotr! Michal

01-31-16

michal1980

What a light ..... stunning! Michal

01-31-16

anatoly15

Excellent use of "long" lens in interior photography. Sincerely, Anatoly

01-29-16

grzesiek

thanks for visiting anatoly15...

01-29-16

JT

You gotta love this picture. It's a great capture.

01-29-16

bajanexile

Like the POV.

01-29-16

hyperfocal

Yes. I was there in March last year.

01-29-16

luca.f

hyperfocal wrote: Is it Lago Pehoe?\n\n\n Very close, is the way to Mirador Cuernos, close to Salto Grande. Did you visited Torres del Paine? ;)

01-29-16

bushwacker

@ f/2

01-28-16

JT

Wow! Love this.

01-28-16

michal1980

Glad you like it. Thanks! Michal

01-28-16

michal1980

Thanks Alexander :)

01-28-16

hyperfocal

Is it Lago Pehoe?

01-26-16

akul

Just a closeup with 25/2.8

01-26-16

akul

This one is also at minimum distance, but 3D object works better. As focus move rearward away from the center.

01-26-16

akul

This one is on flat subject. At minimum distance, field curvature is quite visible.

01-26-16

michal1980

Thanks Joe :)

01-26-16

grzesiek

thanks for visiting laowai, anatoly15...

01-26-16

camjones

The banks of the Dnepr?

01-26-16

michal1980

Very nostalgic, very nice! Michal

01-26-16

michal1980

Stephen, Joe, I'm glad you like it Regards from Poland Michal

01-26-16

michal1980

Thanks Peter! Michal

01-25-16

michal1980

Grzegorz, Peter Thanks Michal

01-25-16

anatoly15

It is better and better! Thanks. Anatoly

01-25-16

michal1980

Piotr, Peter , Kevin - thanks!! Michal

01-25-16

yuriylux

Shapencolor, michal1980, anatoly15,Takeo,thank you very much for the comments!

01-25-16

michal1980

grzesiek, anatoly, massimo - thanks! Michal

01-24-16

anatoly15

It is the BEST !

01-24-16

michal1980

Nice colors, great mood! Michal

01-24-16

michal1980

Very interesting! Michal

01-24-16

JT

Great! That's just how I feel :)

01-24-16

shapencolour

Beautiful.

01-24-16

grzesiek

thank you for visiting anatoly15, michal1980...

01-24-16

derx

Thnx to everyone who pointed*)

01-24-16

eao197

@angelo petrozza: thanks!

01-24-16

angelo petrozza

excellent shot

01-24-16

bajanexile

Thank you Kanzer.

01-24-16

bajanexile

Thank you for commenting Philippe. best regards Steve

01-23-16

photosphere42

Nice!

01-23-16

hawkowl

Wow. Very intense! Great shot.

01-23-16

philber

Magnificent!

01-23-16

grzesiek

thank you for visiting wa-pno, shapencolour, michal1980...

01-23-16

chriseeo

Lovely. Great tonality.

01-23-16

bajanexile

Keep that Vinyl turning.

01-23-16

bajanexile

Nice night shot.

01-22-16

michal1980

Interesting colors! Michal

01-22-16

JT

Love it when people upload images captured on film! Great !

01-22-16

btolley

Awesome capture!

01-22-16

michal1980

Great mood :)

01-22-16

michal1980

Beautiful job! Gratulacje! Michal

01-21-16

btolley

Olga! She is a stunning model. Really nice work Maksim!

01-21-16

michal1980

Thanks Peter Michal

01-21-16

kanzer16

Nice picture

01-21-16

kanzer16

I love processing

01-21-16

zermie

Thanks a lot!

01-21-16

JT

zermie wrote: If an admin reads this; Could you add the Loxia 21mm f/2.8 to the lens list, please? Thank you!\n\n\n It has been added.

01-21-16

angelo petrozza

excellent shot Patric

01-21-16

hyperfocal

tHHE FACT THAT SHE'S AIRBORNE MAKES THIS IMAGE FOR ME.

01-21-16

hyperfocal

Simple, elegant composition. Just crying for a human figure...I like it.

01-21-16

michal1980

Alain thank for visiting, I'm glade you like it. Regards Michal

01-21-16

adphotography.be

Féérique !!! Félicitations !

01-20-16

JT

Dang. That is nice. I am adding Loxia 21 to the list now !

01-20-16

zermie

If an admin reads this; Could you add the Loxia 21mm f/2.8 to the lens list, please? Thank you!

01-20-16

michal1980

Piotr, Joe - thanks. Michal

01-20-16

michal1980

Anatol, Anatoly, Jerzy, LEV20000, thank you for visiting! Regards Michal

01-19-16

michal1980

Thx Piotr, I'm glad you like it! Michal

01-19-16

michal1980

Thanks Piotr. Michal

01-19-16

JT

Wow. Can't believe you captured face detail with this lighting. Awesome!

01-19-16

michal1980

Very interesting, nice mood! Michal

01-19-16

michal1980

Thanks Anatoly! Michal

01-19-16

michal1980

Thanks Radoslav. Michal

01-19-16

michal1980

Thanks Peter, I'm glad you like it! Michal

01-19-16

michal1980

Nice!! :) Michal

01-18-16

JT

I like this. But I think I would like it even more if she did not have the building behind her. The B&W looks nice too.

01-18-16

derx

awesome

01-18-16

grzesiek

thanks for visiting akul, rock64...

01-17-16

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting Jeorge. Best regards Steve

01-17-16

JT

this is so real i can touch it. Wonderful 3D look!

01-17-16

JT

Wow. you are the master of using light! Fantastic!

01-16-16

oddgeir

Thanks, JT - on behalf of the great Master of Light . . the Sun . . low winter sun which shines in through a window in the other end of the room, and the soft light from left is another, very close window with translucent fabric . . she isn't even posing; she's in the middle of a conversation, not noticing the old dad fumbling with his new toy; the 135/2. :-)

01-16-16

JT

This is beautifully serene !

01-16-16

JT

Beautiful lighting!

01-15-16

michal1980

Great picture! Michal

01-15-16

michal1980

Great mood Przemek! Michal

01-15-16

JT

What a great lens and underestimated. I own one and love it! Have a look at this jorgetorralba.com/2014/08/06/the-overlooked-50/]Article / Review

01-15-16

photoman888

Thank you

01-15-16

JT

Wow. This is beautifully done!

01-14-16

michal1980

Thanks Grzegorz! Michal

01-13-16

michal1980

Thank you Anatoly Michal

01-13-16

michal1980

Thank you Peter. Michal

01-13-16

michal1980

Thanks Steve :). Michal

01-13-16

michal1980

Hi Piotr. Yes - Krakow Planty :)

01-12-16

derx

fantastically

01-12-16

derx

stunning portrait

01-12-16

derx

Incredible

01-12-16

michal1980

Thanks Paul. Michal

01-11-16

derx

great

01-11-16

photosphere42

Very Nice.

01-11-16

pferzoco

Wonderful shot, great composition and texture.

01-11-16

michal1980

Thanks, glad you like it. Michal

01-11-16

michal1980

Nice photo! Michal

01-11-16

michal1980

Thanks Anatoly15. Michal

01-10-16

oddgeir

I have severe problems, trying to find flaws with the Batis 25 . . .

01-10-16

yuriylux

Good shot, creates positive tendency!

01-10-16

alexfoong

Nice leading lines.

01-09-16

derx

great shot

01-09-16

west

Александр, спасибо! Это Тбилиси.

01-09-16

derx

Очень). Похоже на пирамиду. Какой город на снимке?

01-09-16

derx

beaty)

01-09-16

angelo petrozza

excellent shot....capture the fog is very difficult ...

01-09-16

derx

not enough jazz)

01-09-16

derx

volcano)

01-09-16

michal1980

Thank you fotolka! Michal

01-09-16

michal1980

Thanks Alexander! Michal

01-08-16

pferzoco

Hi. Thanks for the like. It actually is Infrared, 720nm BW.

01-08-16

JT

This is good in so many ways. Excellent shot.

01-08-16

rhd

This works very well in black & white. I thought from the thumbnail that this might have been an IR image.

01-08-16

derx

beaty

01-08-16

derx

Very lively men)

01-08-16

derx

Красиво и романтично)

01-08-16

derx

very interesting expression

01-08-16

derx

Yes, a good lens. I'd like to try the old lenses. QBM bayonet and rare instances of very encouraging. Thank you for like) Michal

01-08-16

michal1980

Interesting, with lot of elements, sharpness and colors. I see Distagon 21 is doing great job! Regards Michal

01-08-16

michal1980

This one is nice shot, sharp, with nice focus depth (not to much blur). Planar 50/1.7 is on my list for a long time :). Regards Michal

01-08-16

michal1980

derx, philipbrindle - thank you for visiting, I'm glad you like it. philipbrindle, the lens is amazing, that is truth! Regards Michal

01-07-16

philipbrindle

Great shot, looks great, keep up the good work...actually my favorite lens is the Zeiss 21mm...

01-07-16

derx

excelent view

01-07-16

hyperfocal

Did you had to ask for permission to photograph the monks?

01-06-16

JT

camjones wrote: It looks like there is some pixelation in the background. Instead of smooth textures, the background appears to have some rather unpleasant artifacts. It could just be the site magnifying the image more than its normal size.\n\n\n We don't compress or magnify the images you upload here. However, I do see what you are referring to. I am guessing it is a window or door screen of some sort in the background. Good catch.

01-06-16

camjones

It looks like there is some pixelation in the background. Instead of smooth textures, the background appears to have some rather unpleasant artifacts. It could just be the site magnifying the image more than its normal size.

01-06-16

derx

birds

01-06-16

derx

great geometry

01-06-16

tim forcade

Many Thanks hawkowl.

01-06-16

ronny olsson

fotojo wrote: Your work is an inspiration!\n\n\n Thanks :)

01-06-16

ronny olsson

camjones wrote: It looks like from a different planet.\n\n\n Iceland is amazing :)

01-06-16

derx

Holo effect

01-06-16

fotojo

Your work is an inspiration!

01-06-16

hawkowl

Extraordinary image! Very inspirational, with a great feel. Congratulations!

01-06-16

frs6co

wow !!! nice shoot

01-06-16

hawkowl

Incredibly 3 dimensional experience. The light/shadow, depth of field, use of color all creates a really dynamic push/pull.... great balance too. Supercool.

01-05-16

bajanexile

Thank you for leaving your comment Stephen, much appreciated.

01-05-16

shapencolour

How nice to see the Christmas Fair in the good old Lwów/Lviv.

01-05-16

etrs

Wow! you've taken a fairly average subject and moved it to the next level with light and composition. Excellent photographic craft. Beautiful! etrs

01-04-16

JT

ericgl wrote: Now that's "Pop". Superb shot...I just love this lens. Hope I get to own it one day.\n\n\n This is the ideal time to buy. popflash.com has some great deals on them and you won't find a better 135.

01-04-16

JT

My son and the dog Freya !

01-04-16

grzesiek

thanks for visiting laowai, shapencolur, joecan, aquilan, fotolka, hawkowl, torralba....

01-04-16

JT

Yeap. The one on the way to Enchantments was the one I was talking about. Grueling hike !

01-04-16

hyperfocal

This one is 4 miles off Snoqualmie Pass. I think you mean the one on the way to Enchantments.

01-04-16

JT

Which snow lake is this? The one just past Nada Lake? If so, I have been there many times :) This was my way out last time I was there http://www.zeissimages.com/gallery/4/med_U4I1451947593.SEQ.0.jpg

01-04-16

derx

Thnx 8). Cat is very nice and clever. Most Zeiss lenses are great.

01-04-16

borys las-opolski

Hey ! Thanks for Hall of Fame :-) !

01-03-16

grzesiek

thank you yuriylux, fotolka...

01-03-16

JT

What an insanely sharp and beautiful lens. This picture is wonderful and the APO delivers!

01-03-16

JT

Just saw this again after looking at my favorites. This is really a fantastic picture where the light does it's magic.

01-03-16

JT

The 50 1.7 is probably one of the best 50 in the Zeiss line up. It is a spectacular lens. Nice cat :)

01-03-16

takéo

Magnificent, I love it too !

01-02-16

camjones

It looks like from a different planet.

01-02-16

JT

What a beautiful capture masterfully processed.

01-02-16

camjones

Nice shaded view. Where is this place?

01-02-16

derx

cool aim)

01-02-16

zermie

Thank you very much! I was going there just to capture that view =)

01-02-16

grzesiek

anatoly15, pr_aero, shapencolour, mediazoomhd, torralba, derx, riverguy....thank you for visiting

01-02-16

JT

It truly is a fiery night! Good thing you had your camera :) I always miss great shots because I leave the camera at home :(

01-01-16

JT

I just had to comment on this photo again. This is one of those that keeps me coming back to look at it. It's great !

01-01-16

derx

great picture

01-01-16

ronny olsson

takéo wrote: Superb, a great one !\n\n\n Thanks :)

01-01-16

ronny olsson

takéo wrote: Magnificent, I love too !\n\n\n Thank you :)

01-01-16

ronny olsson

torralba wrote: Spectacular! Colors, light everything. \n\n\n Thanks Jorge :)

01-01-16

JT

Wow !

12-31-15

photoman888

Thank you.

12-31-15

JT

Spectacular! Colors, light everything.

12-31-15

JT

Crisp! Love the colors and that 3D look !

12-31-15

takéo

Superb, a great one !

12-31-15

takéo

Magnificent, I love too !

12-30-15

ronny olsson

Congrats on winning the contest with such a great photo! Ronny //

12-30-15

takéo

Thank you so much Eric

12-30-15

bajanexile

Winter wonderland but no snow?

12-30-15

derx

great shot

12-30-15

derx

superb)

12-29-15

bushwacker

Bro congratulations.... I knew it that's Iceland!!! i was asking myself ---that looks familiar.

12-29-15

rick perry

Marvelous! Congratulations - well deserved!

12-29-15

derx

beatiful

12-29-15

stroop

And this is Iceland, of course.

12-29-15

derx

super)

12-29-15

derx

Cool)

12-29-15

derx

great picture!

12-29-15

derx

great!

12-29-15

derx

great view

12-29-15

ericgl

Lovely colors here.

12-29-15

stroop

Thanks very much for all congrats :) I'm very happy.

12-29-15

bajanexile

Thank you Yuri.

12-28-15

iluvatar

Congratulations! :)

12-28-15

JT

Blanca lake. Amazing 4 mile hike :) Been there many times.

12-28-15

erikjnainggolan

love it!

12-28-15

erikjnainggolan

Nice moment, story, composition, color tones!

12-28-15

JT

I wish my dog were as mellow as this one looks :)

12-28-15

adelemb

Congratulations on your win! Well deserved!

12-28-15

shtarka1

Thanks Brotha!

12-28-15

yuriylux

Beautiful night shot, and as always technically perfect! My deep respect for Steve!

12-28-15

yuriylux

Very, very picturesque!

12-28-15

kanzer16

Nice picture. My sincerest congratulations.

12-28-15

bajanexile

Nice warm colours.

12-28-15

JT

As always, your photos never disappoint :)

12-28-15

hyperfocal

Awesome.

12-28-15

shtarka1

Honored for the HOF!

12-28-15

shtarka1

Magnificent!!! Big Congrats!!!!

12-28-15

andyb

What a wonderful image...congratulations

12-28-15

pferzoco

Great shot, wonderful tones, shadows. Where is this?

12-28-15

takéo

Thank you so much Steve Briant

12-28-15

zermie

Congratulations, well deserved! It's an awesome image!

12-28-15

baz

A worthy winner, very nice processing indeed and congratulations. Baz.

12-28-15

stjepan

very nice composition, great amount of detail, a lot to look at in this photograph. nicely handled DR, which is huge. congrats on winning the contest, well deserved!

12-28-15

bajanexile

Well done!

12-28-15

jonny

Congratulations, great shot !!

12-28-15

stroop

Can't believe it! :)))

12-27-15

west

Congratulations!

12-27-15

ericgl

Congratulations on winning the contest. Truly awesome shot!!

12-27-15

danredwing

Congratulations! Great shot and really nice processing.

12-27-15

philber

Very nice shot! Not only because you were at the right time at the right place, but because of what you made of it.

12-27-15

beso

Congratulations! Your winning image is well deserved. Great composition, nice display of light and shadows, interesting and varied textures. Wonderful landscape.

12-27-15

luther

Beautiful "shooting into the light" photograph

12-27-15

fotojo

Outstanding

12-27-15

atomicpunk

Congratulations!

12-27-15

JT

Congrats on winning the contest with such a great photo!

12-27-15

nomad

Congrats! Excellent magic hour lighting and beautiful use of shadows to create depth and texture!

12-27-15

grzesiek

thank you for visiting...shapencolour, donuss, hyperfocal...

12-27-15

borys las-opolski

Thanks !!!

12-26-15

hoverace

The camera was found on the floor of a photography store. Managed to bargain them to $15. An adapter cost an additional $49 to use the lens on my Sony A6000. Unfortunately the timer on the camera is kuput so I have not shot any film. If it worked I would though. John

12-25-15

donuss

its a beautiful place the Golzernsee special with the sound of Alphorns here you get one from carbon. great idea. Donat

12-24-15

dalth500

Where's Waldo though? haha

12-24-15

p.s.zoeller

cool shot!!

12-24-15

JT

Yes. Very busy. Keeps me looking at all the fine detail.

12-24-15

adphotography.be

Magique !!!

12-23-15

yuriylux

In this phantasmagoria there is its aesthetic beauty. Impressive work! Sorry that I didn't see it before my deep respect!

12-23-15

p.s.zoeller

Cool Shot!

12-23-15

mr.t

ericgl wrote: Clarity & noise are a bit high, but I like it.\n\n\nHi and Thanx for your comment ! The reason for the defects you`re pointing out, could probably be found in the processing . This picture is processed on a non- calibrated laptop in Nik HDR-EFEX 2 software, and my first (and so far) only serious attempt to process in a NIK-software. Anyway, Thanx for stoppning by and share your reflections with me (and other wiewers in the futute). Regards; Mr.T

12-22-15

ericgl

This is a great composition and framing. The sharpening is a little too much, though.

12-22-15

ericgl

Good shot. Lovely body+lens combo. Wish I could afford it.

12-22-15

ericgl

Clarity & noise are a bit high, but I like it.

12-22-15

ericgl

Would have been cool if you captured it "freezed" in mid spin...hehe

12-22-15

JT

Did you shoot this in APSC mode?

12-22-15

JT

Very nostalgic and classic looking.

12-21-15

nathanwestcott

Great mood. Nice vertical composition.

12-21-15

west

Jorge and Sid, Thank you!!!

12-21-15

west

Many thanks Christian

12-20-15

augustaur

Historical.

12-20-15

exfictitiouz

Agoraphobia in me is standing with shaking legs

12-20-15

energytouch

Magic

12-19-15

lightcraftsman

This took my breath away. There is a lot to look at here. I especially like the reflection in the water.

12-19-15

andy s.

nice colors :)

12-19-15

visu

Great lighting and composition!

12-19-15

hyperfocal

Great take on The Wave.

12-19-15

kobranrafal

Great

12-18-15

zaret

Excellent capture, good dynamics to capture interest and background blur to keep focus on front.

12-18-15

hyperfocal

Luminous!

12-17-15

visu

Excellent work!

12-17-15

gabeborder

This is great!

12-16-15

stjepan

Very nice lightning and nicely captured mood. That lens is amazing, want one! :)

12-15-15

celestron

Friends, I have to be honest: This was not my dog. It was during fantastic sundown on peninsula Quiberon/France. Same day as picture with the 2.8/28 Distagon. If I would have a dog, it would be like this.

12-15-15

kobranrafal

Great

12-15-15

nathanwestcott

Nice shot! Love the light on the building. It really creates a great shape.

12-15-15

johncecilian

certainly looks glamorous

12-15-15

photosphere42

Very nice.

12-14-15

chrispepe

What can I say, this is awesome!

12-14-15

borys las-opolski

Hey thanks ! For my pictures with the Zeiss Apo Sonnar 2/135 I used a Nikon D800 10/2013-07/2014 and a D810 from 07/2014 till now. Best choice for this lens ! (Ok, didn't tried a 5Ds/r yet... A7RI+II was a little bit unbalanced)

12-14-15

bajanexile

Nicely composed Philippe. Regards Steve

12-13-15

sharpeye

Thank you! Yes, my little daughter is getting used to serious gear :)

12-13-15

yuriylux

Lovely colorful shot! Positive mood!

12-13-15

iluvatar

Lovely photo.

12-13-15

harrywou

After driving an abandoned mining road and hiking in mud another mile, got to this photographic gem. So fortunate to be there and capture this moment...

12-13-15

philber

La Géode, parc de la Villette, Paris

12-13-15

mmisanko

Love the juxtaposition in this photo.

12-13-15

mmisanko

Wow - I love this.

12-13-15

nathanwestcott

Nice shot and nice leading lines!

12-13-15

sharpeye

Thank You all!

12-13-15

stjepan

Nice view of the famous location, and extraordinary light to boot. Well done!

12-13-15

stjepan

Very nice composition and I like the image processing in particular. Plenty of details to have the eyes wander through the image. What are those plants in the middle of the picture, to the right? Trees of some sort?

12-12-15

victorboc

Great timing!

12-12-15

domlester

Thanks Julian!

12-12-15

comunick

Thanks hyperfocal

12-12-15

jean-ber52

Excellent BRAVO

12-12-15

ecarql

This is a spectacular image, congrats!

12-12-15

alpav72

Thank you very much, Edgar.

12-12-15

ecarql

Wow! I like the contrast between light and dark. Nice capture!

12-12-15

julian

great long time exposure!

12-12-15

JT

Amazing clarity and colors. We know the lens. What camera ?

12-12-15

hyperfocal

I like it how the long exposure smooths out the water.

12-12-15

dmq

beautiful shot, love the color contrast

12-11-15

JT

I double like this one :) Amazing clarity and depth!

12-11-15

JT

And also with you. Wonderful and a Merry Christmas to all.

12-11-15

bajanexile

Thanks for your comments Philippe. Best regards Steve

12-11-15

philber

Excellent, Steve! Congratulations!

12-10-15

akul

Thanks ! Studying what sort of PP works with this lens...

12-10-15

bushwacker

Tnx man!

12-10-15

ecarql

Really sharp and nice colors. I like the way it makes me understand the situation and feel as the dog feels. Nice!

12-10-15

ecarql

Wow, stunning shot! Really like that light

12-10-15

ecarql

Nice colors!

12-10-15

ericgl

Now that's "Pop". Superb shot...I just love this lens. Hope I get to own it one day.

12-10-15

ericgl

Superb catch.

12-10-15

borys las-opolski

Thank you !

12-09-15

adelemb

Sorry for the late reply, luca.f. This image was taken at Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.

12-09-15

JT

Fantastic portrait with amazing lighting, detail and colors. The 135 APO is truly a gem!

12-09-15

yuriylux

Fabulous!

12-08-15

JT

Wonderful series of photos.

12-08-15

ecarql

Amazing landscape, love the contrast between the clouds and solar light, and the tonal contrast green-gray. Excellent!

12-08-15

ecarql

The composition is amazing and the colours are so natural, well done!

12-08-15

ecarql

Wow! Incredible photo! Love the colours and the light. No words for the composition. Congrats :)

12-08-15

jonny

Thank's sidaths, yes of course, positioning the subject laterally the sun wasn't aligned

12-08-15

inagitation

Great location!

12-08-15

jimd

I've been using my 55mm as a walk-around lens, shooting a multishot pano when I need to go wider. This took two rows of 3 verticals to showcase The Mountain Loop valley with Three Fingers and Whitehorse mountains behind.

12-08-15

stjepan

Very precise execution, timed beautifully!

12-08-15

stjepan

Very cool capture of the Eiffel, the bokeh is quite pleasing and compliments composition nicely.

12-08-15

etrs

Very nice! Some day I hope to get back to the west. Couple more years til retirement and that's definitely on my bucket list. Have to settle for the Adirondacks, Catskills and the Berkshires for the time being.

12-08-15

etrs

Big fan of waterfalls

12-08-15

etrs

Love the light

12-08-15

yamin

Great capture, really like the mood

12-07-15

JT

dswood wrote: Jorge, I'm currently shooting the D810. Thanks for sharing that link: nice writeup and wonderful images. The bokeh from the 85 is just beautiful! The 85 is surely a big, heavy piece of glass, but getting the very best images one can make is, IMO, more important than weight considerations. I'll bet that you'll love the 50/1.4...fantastic lens! -Doug\n\n\n I'm still waiting. I can't believe you got your Nikon mount version so soon. I'm jealous. But yes, bokeh from these lenses look amazing!

12-07-15

photosphere42

Very well done! Nice image.

12-07-15

JT

I love this lightning. Fantastic mood setter.

12-06-15

bushwacker

Sidaths.... it's shot wide open. f/1.4

12-06-15

bajanexile

Nice.

12-06-15

bajanexile

I like this, a quality image and from a 12.2 Megapixel sensor. More Megapixels does not necessairly translate into better images.

12-05-15

wolongshan

Thanks. It was a wonderful sunset. rhclphoto wrote: A beautifully crafted image. Wonderful sense of light.\n\n\n

12-05-15

wolongshan

Thanks very much for your comments. jean-ber52 wrote: Waahou !!! Quelle SUPERBE Image , Wolongshan mes compliments \n\n\n

12-05-15

wolongshan

Thank you. quote]danredwing wrote: Wow! Great find! Love the colors and comp\n\n\n

12-05-15

bushwacker

That's 5DMK2

12-05-15

JT

Look at that creamy bokeh. Can't wait for my 50 to arrive. Is yours Canon or Nikon mount?

12-04-15

iluvatar

Pleasant abstraction: geometry, textures, lines, colours; everything is here :)

12-04-15

iluvatar

Beautiful expression.

12-04-15

zeissy

Thanks Steve!

12-04-15

JT

Great portrait and subject. The Otus really shines! Olga ! Я влюблен!

12-04-15

west

Thank you Jorge

12-04-15

future2001

Great eye

12-04-15

bajanexile

Wonderful image.

12-03-15

JT

Insanely sharp! Great portrait!

12-02-15

chf

Great expression!

12-02-15

rhclphoto

A beautifully crafted image. Wonderful sense of light.

12-01-15

zermie

Thank you very much! Very glad you like it! Just started with the Sony and the 55, but i am very satisfied with the lens right now.

12-01-15

unsean

Thank you

12-01-15

hyperfocal

Very painterly style. I like it...

11-30-15

yuriylux

Thank jhemp-00!

11-30-15

jonny

Thank Tomapaul :)

11-30-15

chf

I love how happy and spaced out she looks!

11-30-15

chf

Thanks :)

11-30-15

JT

Beautiful image ! The 55 is simply an amazing lens!

11-30-15

ericgl

Beautiful shot!

11-29-15

tomapaul

Beautifull!!!

11-29-15

tomapaul

@torralba :)) @sidaths Thanks!

11-29-15

stanley

One of my favorite from my series Paris by Night hope you'll enjoy it :)

11-29-15

alpav72

Thank you very much. This place is magnificent.

11-29-15

JT

Wow. This looks like a painting. Beautiful!

11-29-15

alpav72

Thanks for likes

11-29-15

alpav72

Thanks to all for your likes

11-29-15

mikeyp

thanks bud!

11-27-15

JT

Amazing shot ! Clouds really make this happen.

11-27-15

JT

Great shot !

11-27-15

woodsworth

Thank you, torralba - the 135 mm is a great lens, and almost better, I think, for close-up rather than distance shooting

11-26-15

4zarts

really amazing! fantastic view

11-26-15

JT

Thanks for the Like !

11-26-15

zermie

This is simply amazing! The light play is so beautiful within you composition! Absolutely excellent job!

11-26-15

west

Thank you Christoph

11-26-15

JT

Beautiful rendering from that lens !

11-26-15

JT

Great shot. I like how you defocused surrounding to emphasize the main subject,

11-26-15

camjones

That looks like a good one.

11-26-15

borys las-opolski

ericgl wrote: Very good shot. You certainly have a nice body+lens combo....you lucky bas***d. Wish I could afford such a setup.\n\n\n Yeah sure... some guys have cars... I have a camera ;-)

11-25-15

JT

How do you like the RX100? I thought about getting one but have been on hold since I have such a variety of lenses which makes buying a body so much more complicated :(

11-25-15

photosphere42

Nice image!

11-25-15

JT

Impressive looking storm!

11-25-15

JT

Lonely looking place :)

11-25-15

justinskc

Love the almost opposite colours from the buildings and road!

11-25-15

chf

Great motive!

11-25-15

zeissy

Classic scene

11-25-15

west

Thank you! I was twice in this train (Zurich airport) and only on second time I finally did this shot.

11-25-15

inagitation

Very very nice!

11-25-15

hawkowl

That's way cool. Simplicity plus movement plus great compositional balance! You nailed it!

11-25-15

hawkowl

That's breathtakingly cool. Love the subtle foreground incoming wave. Elegant work!

11-25-15

yamin

OMG !! it's really breathtaking picture

11-24-15

shtarka1

Thanks JT!

11-24-15

contrelamontre

Thank you all for your comments and the "likes", it's very much appreciated!

11-24-15

shtarka1

Thanks Hermann!

11-24-15

contrelamontre

WOW, that's a lovely portrait, Steve!

11-24-15

gabeborder

Fantastic

11-24-15

jean-ber52

Waahou !!! Quelle SUPERBE Image , Wolongshan mes compliments

11-24-15

ericgl

Very good shot. You certainly have a nice body+lens combo....you lucky bas***d. Wish I could afford such a setup.

11-24-15

yuriylux

Mikey Pillero and slingers thanks for comments!

11-24-15

yuriylux

Massimo Feliziani and ao line thanks for comments!

11-24-15

mikeyp

cool shot

11-23-15

photosphere42

Very nice!

11-23-15

danredwing

Wow! Great find! Love the colors and comp

11-23-15

jimd

Thanks for the comments and likes. This shot is a good example of when a 55mm standard lens can step in as a wide angle if you shoot a pano. I made this one from a vertical series to create a very high resolution image that I can print large on my Epson 7900.

11-23-15

bajanexile

Love this one.

11-23-15

photosphere42

Nice image!

11-23-15

stcx

Amazing.

11-23-15

jimkastner

Thank You Hawkowl! I agree and aim to use HDR as an aid to further understanding rather than as an end in itself.

11-23-15

stcx

hyperfocal wrote: Great twilight image.\n\n\n Thank you!

11-23-15

photosphere42

Great image!

11-23-15

fm.zeissimages.com

Superb light.

11-23-15

fm.zeissimages.com

Surreal and so sharp.

11-23-15

fm.zeissimages.com

Great catch.

11-23-15

danredwing

Love the colors!

11-23-15

danredwing

What a beautiful set of colors!

11-23-15

hyperfocal

Great twilight image.

11-23-15

west

Lovely light and composition

11-23-15

ao line

Юрий!! Шикарно!!! Давно не видел таких кадров!!!

11-22-15

jean-ber52

WAAOH !!! quelle superbe lumière

11-22-15

pferzoco

Wonderful composition, toning. Love it!

11-22-15

slingers

This is fantastic

11-22-15

JT

Beautiful flow!

11-22-15

sebmegizle

Super beautiful light!

11-22-15

jonny

Thank you , i'm happy that you like it

11-22-15

chf

Amazing!

11-22-15

4zarts

Incredible landscape!

11-22-15

4zarts

Very nice composition

11-22-15

ericgl

Hehe...what a place to offer a ring.

11-22-15

ericgl

The detail is wonderful.

11-22-15

exfictitiouz

so calm

11-22-15

gabriel

Very nice job . I love your grey scale.

11-22-15

takéo

Thank you so much gabriel

11-22-15

takéo

Thank you Eraserhead .

11-22-15

takéo

Magnificent !

11-22-15

007baerchen

good composition

11-22-15

jackcmanley

Any reason why you did not crop out the block on the lower right corner? Otherwise, stunning photo.

11-21-15

seelenpfluecker

Wunderschöne Aufnahme!!

11-21-15

dalth500

The world we live in - perfect juxtaposition of soldiers and the graffiti

11-21-15

dbubis

Beautiful capture!

11-21-15

dbubis

Excellent!

11-21-15

harrywou

Thank you Dan

11-21-15

danredwing

Well done Harry!

11-21-15

danredwing

I love this light! Great job!

11-21-15

jhemp_00

very nice

11-21-15

grzesiek

thanks for visiting and liking…joecan, shapencolour, drezac, bspea...

11-21-15

JT

Now, now boys. No exhibition of jealousy here. Although there are quite a few photos on this site that make me wish I was 20 years younger !

11-21-15

harrywou

“I really don't know why it is that all of us are so committed to the sea, except I think it's because in addition to the fact that the sea changes, and the light changes, and ships change, it's because we all came from the sea. And it is an interesting biological fact that all of us have in our veins the exact same percentage of salt in our blood that exists in the ocean, and, therefore, we have salt in our blood, in our sweat, in our tears. We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea - whether it is to sail or to watch it - we are going back from whence we came." -John F. Kennedy

11-21-15

klipsen

French icon for the victims of religious intolerance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois-Jean_de_la_Barre

11-21-15

tomapaul

No. Why? :)

11-21-15

kyorin

Who is that? Your wife?

11-21-15

fototripper

Excellent concept and timing.

11-21-15

photosphere42

Nice!

11-21-15

photosphere42

Cute!

11-20-15

mikeyp

Really nice shot. Love the muted colors.

11-20-15

photomadnz

Lovely tonality...

11-20-15

grzesiek

glad you like it, philber..

11-20-15

unsean

Thanks. No it's an HDR effect

11-20-15

dehidding

Thanks, Hawkowl. There's no way I'd do that hike with a 4x5...uggh. I was certainly dead by the end of the day carrying a backpack with my DSLR and several lenses. Although, for all I know, the weight was the same. Anyways, thanks for the comment.

11-20-15

inagitation

Beautiful!

11-20-15

JT

Lovely shot and a great example of what this lens can do!

11-20-15

hyperfocal

Balancing the alpenglow on the background peaks makes this image.

11-19-15

alphega

Nice image!

11-19-15

alphega

Great work!

11-19-15

inagitation

Beautiful tonality!

11-19-15

inagitation

Lovely colours!

11-19-15

inagitation

Lovely colour!

11-19-15

eraserhead

Exceptional, love it!

11-19-15

shtarka1

Sehr Gut!!!

11-19-15

shtarka1

My Friend!!!!! How Are You? :-)

11-19-15

contrelamontre

Nice to meet you here, Steve! And a lovely capture as well.

11-19-15

hawkowl

Beautiful composition, nice rendering of dynamic range without being too over the top HDR. But that's just my opinion...... others seem to really like a strong HDR look.

11-19-15

hawkowl

Congratulations David! Great shot. I've hiked in there with 4x5 equipment and it about busted my tail!! I shot too long in the Subway and had to hike out in the dark, got temporarily disoriented (lost), but finally made it out. Was so tired & hungry, drove straight to a Mexican restaurant in Springdale and stuffed myself with food & beer. Hope you rewarded yourself with something similar! Cheers!

11-18-15

inagitation

Beautiful shot!

11-18-15

grzesiek

thanks for visiting bspea, joecan, shapencolour, eriver, akul, drezac......

11-18-15

grzesiek

thanks for visiting anatoly15, aquilan, laowai, jean...

11-18-15

luca.f

Hi Adele, compliments for the great picture! Where is this place? Looks like North of Canada or Patagonia...that's right?

11-18-15

luca.f

frs6co wrote: great pictures. like the colors\n\n\n Thank you!

11-18-15

luca.f

eraserhead wrote: Great capture. Love the sun rays!\n\n\n Thank you, it was a great moment, Julierpass is one of the best place for photography, do you know it?

11-18-15

luca.f

danredwing wrote: I think that desaturation works really well here! Love it!\n\n\n Thanks a lot!

11-17-15

michal1980

Very clean, aesthetic photo, with beautiful model, background and color! Regards Michal

11-17-15

eraserhead

Beautiful photo. Love the soft background.

11-17-15

frs6co

great pictures. like the colors

11-16-15

jean-ber52

Quelle SUPERBE Image BRAVO Jonny

11-16-15

jean-ber52

Votre Superbe image Pour honnoré la mémoire des victimes de Paris BRAVO Carl pour cette photo

11-16-15

grzesiek

thanks for visiting dalth500, aquilan, yuriylux, ekobi...

11-16-15

inagitation

Gorgeous!

11-16-15

nwphil

Thanks you both - if ever visiting Oregon, aim to be at some great POV 's from the east side - aka high desert, or Christmas Valley area ( know for the best sunsets ever, everyday) The previous day the reds were even more intense, but I was far away from any worthy viewing spot.

11-16-15

gabriel

Très immersif.

11-16-15

gabriel

Thank You.

11-16-15

eraserhead

I like the mood in this. Great focus.

11-16-15

eraserhead

gabriel wrote: This picture is very sharp and has beautifull color\n\n\n Thank you, glad you like it!

11-16-15

gabriel

Magnifique instant

11-16-15

gabriel

There is beautifull contrast. Good job.

11-16-15

gabriel

This picture is very sharp and has beautifull color

11-16-15

eraserhead

Great one! Love the sky.

11-16-15

eraserhead

Beautiful light and smile!

11-16-15

eraserhead

That's a seriously red sky :)

11-16-15

eraserhead

This looks almost 3D... well done.

11-16-15

eraserhead

Great capture. Love the sun rays!

11-16-15

danredwing

I think that desaturation works really well here! Love it!

11-16-15

grzesiek

thanks for visiting and liking, akul...

11-16-15

luca.f

hawkowl wrote: Stunning light! Looks like you desaturated the colors intentionally?\n\n\n Hi, thank you. Yes, I desaturate the colours very often to give a deeper effect to my pictures.

11-16-15

hawkowl

Gorgeous light; very subtle & really shows the "Zeiss look & feel"

11-16-15

hawkowl

Stunning light! Looks like you desaturated the colors intentionally?

11-16-15

hawkowl

Beautiful shot.... the guy taking the selfie adds a modernity to the scene; sort of makes you think how connected we are, or try to be, even in remote locations. Thanks for posting!

11-15-15

dswood

Jorge, I'm currently shooting the D810. Thanks for sharing that link: nice writeup and wonderful images. The bokeh from the 85 is just beautiful! The 85 is surely a big, heavy piece of glass, but getting the very best images one can make is, IMO, more important than weight considerations. I'll bet that you'll love the 50/1.4...fantastic lens! -Doug

11-15-15

JT

Doug, What camera did you shoot this with? I have been shooting the 85 with the A7RII and it's a monster. Yea. I'm getting the 50 next. Looks amazing ! Have a look at this : http://jorgetorralba.com/2015/11/15/zeiss-85mm-milvus-and-sony-a7rii/

11-15-15

unsean

Nice interesting shot

11-15-15

dswood

Thanks torralba. The Milvus 50/1.4 is an outstanding optic. I recently picked up the 35 too. I'm still getting used to the rubber focus ring on these lenses and they're a bit stiffer than my 'classic' Distagon 21/2.8 but all in all, the Milvus lenses are great. The 85 is on my wish list.

11-14-15

JT

Beautiful shot. How are you liking the milvus? I just got the 35 and 85 today and have not been able to shoot anything yet. But the glass is simply the best ey candy I have seen in a while.

11-14-15

grzesiek

Looks great, Sergey……do you have one with the background in focus?

11-14-15

ekobi

Very painterly.

11-13-15

inagitation

That's a very nice shot!

11-13-15

grzesiek

thanks for visiting bspea, adelemb, shapencolour, eao197, foongkwonghoi.....

11-13-15

bajanexile

Thanks for viewing and leaving your comments Phillipe. Regards Steve

11-13-15

bajanexile

Thanks Philippe and Piotr. Without your support over the years I would probably have stopped posting images to this Website. Thanks for viewing my image and commenting. No Phillipe, this is not my daughter but a model. My local independent camera shop, Clifton Cameras at Dursley, Gloucestershire had an open day with Elinchrom lighting and a model. I was invited along. I have never shot this type of image before. I actually really enjoyed it. The lighting was expensive but affordable and I enjoyed the day. The problem is where do you get people to photograph? Best regards Steve

11-13-15

jean-ber52

MAGNIFIQUE Macro BRAVO Martha

11-12-15

anatoly15

The Best! Sincerely, Anatoly

11-12-15

dalth500

Interesting use DOF

11-12-15

inagitation

Lovely shot!

11-12-15

philber

Ms Watson, I presume?

11-12-15

philber

Perfect catch, Steve! Lovely moment, impeccable execution.

11-11-15

jhemp_00

GREAT image! But I'd love to see the horizon leveled.

11-11-15

yuriylux

Thank you very much dalth500, photosphere42, ajitmenon, for comments !

11-11-15

inagitation

Curiously interesting image.. I like the strangely vertical clumps of grass and the strangely wispy/ active clouds. :)

11-11-15

takéo

Thanks a lot , hawkowl, much appreciated .

11-11-15

hawkowl

This is just elegant. Brilliant composition.

11-11-15

ronny olsson

ajitmenon wrote: Gorgeous colors and tonality!\n\n\n Thanks :)

11-11-15

takéo

So glad you liked this one, thanks Ronny .

11-11-15

ronny olsson

hyperfocal wrote: Great inclusion of movement in the static landscape.\n\n\n Thanks :)

11-11-15

ronny olsson

Great shot !!

11-11-15

hyperfocal

Great inclusion of movement in the static landscape.

11-11-15

takéo

Thanks a lot Ajit

11-11-15

takéo

Thank you so much Ajit .

11-11-15

inagitation

Gorgeously image! Love the calmness of it!

11-11-15

inagitation

Lovely mood!

11-11-15

eriver

Thank you ! I will send the hello from you ;)

11-11-15

borys las-opolski

Thanks guys !

11-10-15

michal1980

Thanks fotolka for visiting! Michal

11-10-15

fotolka

the best composition !!!

11-10-15

nwphil

Thanks AJ - yes, and the light was changing fast. This POV was "found" at last minute - pun intended. After half dozen shots the color was gone

11-10-15

inagitation

Very nice! Wish you had levelled the horizon a bit though - but lovely light and tonality!

11-10-15

photosphere42

Very nice!

11-10-15

photosphere42

Very nice!

11-10-15

photosphere42

Nice image!

11-10-15

photosphere42

Very well done, nice image.

11-10-15

dalth500

Superb work

11-10-15

inagitation

Pretty darn neat! 'nuff said!

11-10-15

inagitation

It's a pretty cool view... I feel though that it might have been stronger to keep the foreground flowers in focus. But I imagine you were handheld and didn't have too much choice to close down.

11-10-15

inagitation

Nice light!

11-10-15

unsean

What a cracking render.

11-10-15

unsean

Very Nice shot

11-10-15

unsean

I love this lens it's one of my favorites, it gives such a peinted look, beautiful rendering.

11-10-15

unsean

Great 3d shot, super feel to it.

11-10-15

hyperfocal

Radiant portrait. Makes me want to use my Carl Zeiss ZF glass more often.

11-10-15

inagitation

Very nice shot and geometrical composition!

11-10-15

adphotography.be

Superbe !!!

11-10-15

bajanexile

Always did like this lens. Hardly mentioned anymore now that everyone seems to be rushing to buy the latest and greatest. Could be a super buy secondhand. Steve

11-09-15

JT

Она красива и потрясающий! Отправить привет ей мои с этой стороны мира. :)

11-09-15

tway

I like this a lot. Nice strong simple composition.

11-09-15

tway

Thank you AJ. It is the most amazing place.

11-09-15

hawkowl

Contrast eaten up by the dense fog.... in fact I had to add some to make it look as you see it. I also used ETTR, but no clipping. Thanks for the comments.

11-09-15

grzesiek

thanks for visiting akul, hawkowl, yuriylux...

11-09-15

minoltazeiss

Magical !!!!

11-09-15

akul

Your description seems accurate.

11-09-15

philipbrindle

wow, great shot, I really like... good for you...

11-09-15

philber

Well, I guess my meaning wasn't clear to you. That only one flower is in focus was/is intentional, just like some of Claude Monet's paintings that are "fuzzy" in parts.

11-09-15

westonbernard

it looks a bit out of focus.

11-08-15

westonbernard

so you're posting a photo of a guy walking on the parking lot?

11-08-15

satrycon

i have wider shots... this is the best as she just got married but was giving me a flirty look

11-08-15

grzesiek

thanks for visiting hyper focal, jean, yuriylux...

11-08-15

hawkowl

Wow. Brilliant photograph.... color & bokeh work beautifully together.

11-08-15

hawkowl

Oh yeah! Anyone up for adventure?

11-08-15

hawkowl

Outstanding! Great use of bokeh. Great atmosphere to the photo.

11-08-15

hawkowl

Fantastic image.... one of the very best I've seen of this subject matter. Congratulations!

11-08-15

camjones

What happened to all the contrast?

11-08-15

hawkowl

Incredible shot!

11-08-15

hawkowl

Elegant!

11-08-15

bajanexile

Thanks for your comment ajitmenon.

11-08-15

bspea

Great photos using the Otus lenses. Please also post your camera settings.

11-08-15

inagitation

Very pretty!

11-08-15

inagitation

Yes indeed! :)

11-08-15

adelemb

Thank you, hawkowl. This was shot at a tree farm outside of Boardman, Oregon. For this final image, I stitched together seven shots taken in portrait orientation.

11-08-15

hawkowl

Beautiful framing & balance! Where is this place?

11-08-15

ronny olsson

Great shot ! Lofoten ?

11-08-15

ronny olsson

Very nice from Stokksnes and Vestrahorn !

11-08-15

inagitation

That's a nice angle of the Vik rocks... I assume just before Dyrohlaey! I wish you had swung the camera to the left with less sea on the right and brought the Reynisfjara rocks a bit more into the frame.

11-08-15

dswood

thank you, ajitmenon

11-08-15

dswood

thanks, ajitmenon

11-08-15

dswood

thanks, ajitmenon

11-08-15

inagitation

That's a great moody cloud over Vestrahorn!

11-08-15

inagitation

Good old Jokullsarlon! :)

11-08-15

inagitation

Lovely outdoor portrait!

11-08-15

inagitation

Lovely tones!

11-08-15

inagitation

Another nice one! I like that there is eye contact in here but seeing her dress which looks roughly like a wedding dress or so, I would have loved to see a wider view to get a sense of context!

11-08-15

inagitation

Interesting but would have been nice to have some eye contact!

11-08-15

inagitation

Interesting shot!

11-08-15

inagitation

Nice milky way shot!

11-08-15

inagitation

Gorgeous colors and tonality!

11-08-15

inagitation

It's a cool shot but wish a few more of the firls were looking at the camera or at the least, didn't have their eyes shut!

11-08-15

inagitation

Nice cinematic portrait!

11-08-15

inagitation

That's a nice one of the Quirang!

11-08-15

inagitation

Beautiful tonality!

11-08-15

inagitation

Lovely tonality in the shot!

11-08-15

inagitation

Nice shot!

11-08-15

inagitation

Gorgeous!

11-08-15

fotolka

juicy makeup -очень сочно!

11-07-15

jean-ber52

Excellente Image BRAVO Grzesiek

11-06-15

nwphil

beautiful shot - if anything, maybe just a slight lower POV, but it's already perfect as it is

11-06-15

photosphere42

Nice image.

11-05-15

mustaffaaziz8

Thank you guys

11-05-15

mustaffaaziz8

Thank you guys

11-05-15

hyperfocal

I think it would/ve been great image with human figure leaning on the post.

11-05-15

hyperfocal

I like it. Graduated ND , or just plain ?

11-05-15

eriver

Thanks to all of you ! =)

11-03-15

ronny olsson

adphotography.be wrote: Super beau ! Félicitations !\n\n\n Thanks :)

11-03-15

adphotography.be

Super beau ! Félicitations !

11-03-15

adelemb

Thank you, Ronny!

11-03-15

ronny olsson

Great shot Adele :)

11-03-15

bajanexile

Great take!

11-03-15

photoman888

Thank you for your comments.😊

11-02-15

michal1980

Yuriylux glad you like it :). Regards Michal

11-02-15

michal1980

Thanks akul. Michal

11-02-15

jhemp_00

Good one!

11-02-15

philber

Thanks, Jorge!

11-02-15

JT

Look at that rendering! Amazing!!! Great job !

11-02-15

JT

Wow. just wow !

11-02-15

JT

Wow. What a gorgeous shot. I have hiked to Blanca lake several time in the past when I use to live in WA. It is an interesting trek but worth the visit. I need to dig up some old shots.

11-02-15

bajanexile

Nice light on this one.

11-01-15

grzesiek

thanks for liking akul..

11-01-15

bajanexile

High quality image.

10-31-15

dalth500

Camjones - the D800e platform has large megapixel sensor and when coupled with Zeiss glass it can deliver images that approach larger medium format equipment such as Hasselblad - I have found that the dynamic range of the camera is as or perhaps more important that absolute sensor megapixel size. The D800e has superb dynamic range that allows for incredible flexibility in high contrast settings like high key mountains and dark shadows in the forests. Thanks for taking a look at my work!

10-31-15

philipbrindle

great shot, nice model also... nice job, good for you!

10-31-15

philipbrindle

Nice shot for sure...great work, keep it up...

10-31-15

photosphere42

Nice image, pretty lady!

10-30-15

camjones

That looks almost like it was shot with a MF camera.

10-30-15

angelo petrozza

excellent shot...

10-30-15

grzesiek

thanks for visiting donuss, michal1980, shapencolour

10-29-15

photosphere42

Great image!

10-29-15

philipbrindle

Nice shot, really looks good....

10-28-15

shtarka1

Gorgeous!!

10-28-15

jean-ber52

SUPERBE composition et éclairage BRAVO Beso

10-28-15

michal1980

Thanks Grzesiek! I hope you will visit this place again! Michal

10-27-15

grzesiek

I walked through this park in the past... ;)

10-27-15

michal1980

Thanks Joecan. Michal

10-27-15

philber

What an unexpected find: a rhinoceros head! Nice catch!

10-25-15

hyperfocal

I know, from the distance it looks easy. But I was lucky that they just ignored me.

10-25-15

pentaxpete

you could have offered to cuddle them up and use your 'Body Heat' to warm them --- unless you had a WIFE watching --- !

10-25-15

philber

Actually, that was with the ZP 35 f:1.4, which I rarely shoto wide open. I could have shot it with the Otus 55 wide open, and THAT would have been shallow DOF...:-) But I felt I needed some background for the shot to work.

10-24-15

chriseeo

Amazing quality. Color and sharpness are top. The model very sweet.

10-23-15

JT

Can you say shallow DOF? Wow. Amazing!

10-22-15

nwphil

:) thanks guys

10-22-15

nwphil

:) Thanks eriver

10-22-15

JT

Beautiful rendering!

10-21-15

jjpaque03

Very nice photo.

10-21-15

hyperfocal

These images of Iceland are amazing. And it takes extra effort to shoot in snow.

10-20-15

ronny olsson

hyperfocal wrote: I think giving descriptive titles to your photos would enhance experience.\n\n\n Thanks .. I have giving descriptive titles now :)

10-20-15

hyperfocal

I think giving descriptive titles to your photos would enhance experience.

10-20-15

ronny olsson

torralba wrote: Breath taking! Amazing shot. I can't wait for the new 42MP version of this camera !\n\n\n Thanks Jorge :) 35f2 sonnar is a great lens :)

10-20-15

adphotography.be

C' est très aimable à vous !

10-19-15

eriver

Thank you ! =)

10-18-15

JT

Awesome! Amazing clarity and colors!

10-18-15

JT

Breath taking! Amazing shot. I can't wait for the new 42MP version of this camera !

10-18-15

pferzoco

I like everything about it. Great shot.

10-18-15

ronny olsson

zeissy wrote: 3D…couldn't be better!\n\n\n Thanks :)

10-18-15

zeissy

3D…couldn't be better!

10-18-15

michal1980

Shapencolour thanks for visiting..! Michal

10-18-15

michal1980

Donuss, Shapencolour thanks! Michal

10-15-15

dalth500

I like the atmosphere !

10-15-15

michal1980

Joecan thnaks! Michal

10-14-15

rbfresno

Really well done!

10-13-15

michal1980

Thanks shapencolour! Michal

10-13-15

michal1980

Thank you grzesiek! Michal

10-13-15

michal1980

Thank you grzesiek! Michal

10-12-15

photosphere42

Nice image!

10-12-15

hyperfocal

I like the saturation of the foliage here. Did you use a polarizer?

10-12-15

angelo petrozza

scatto stupendo....

10-11-15

michal1980

Thanks joecan. Michal

10-11-15

michal1980

Thanks for comment, I prefer B&W version too. Michal

10-11-15

aquilan

Nice it's very clean one, out of noise :)

10-11-15

aquilan

I like the B&W development more :)

10-11-15

michal1980

Thanks aquilan :) Michal

10-11-15

JT

I tend to like B%W more than color for this type of photography.

10-11-15

donuss

Wich version u like more the color or the B/W? Donat

10-08-15

pentaxpete

We had a show of this very area by a Husband and Wife team who came to Brentwood Photographic Club last Friday !!

10-05-15

photosphere42

Nice values.

10-05-15

grzesiek

Glad you like it, Jean + shapencolour…thank you.

10-05-15

akul

Trying to get a little more detail on clouds… ( previous version deleted) Donus, - thank you for your like though!

10-03-15

calatayud

well done

10-02-15

akul

Thank you very much. Yes, Acadia is such a beautiful place. It was our second visit, and I know many more to come.

10-02-15

hyperfocal

I like that coast very much. Spent a lot of time photographing Acadia and Isle Au Haut/ Stonington with a view camera in different seasons.

09-27-15

jean-ber52

SUPERBE IMAGE, je connais très bien cette magnifique Fête du Costume en Arles , je demeure à 23 Km d'Arles , BRAVO Woodsworth

09-26-15

woodsworth

Thank you!

09-26-15

shapencolour

What a nice provencal little girl.And the whole picture resembles the XIXth century realistic painting.

09-26-15

photosphere42

Nice image!

09-26-15

photosphere42

Very well done.

09-25-15

grzesiek

grzesiek wrote: Thanks for visiting, photosphere42, philber, jean, philip

09-23-15

ronny olsson

jean-ber52 wrote: Sublime macro RESPECT \n\n\n Thanks :)

09-23-15

jean-ber52

Sublime macro RESPECT

09-21-15

grzesiek

thanks for visiting Michal, Jean..

09-21-15

jeroen

You're right! Madagascar is amazing. Jorge, don't wait, just go. Jeroen

09-21-15

jeroen

Thanks

09-21-15

JT

Great lighting and colors!

09-19-15

adelemb

Thanks so much, Ronny!

09-19-15

ronny olsson

Really like this one.. Great work ! :)

09-19-15

adelemb

Thanks, Jorge!

09-19-15

JT

Thanks, She takes after her dad!

09-19-15

JT

Wow. What a scene! Gorgeous!

09-18-15

JT

The is my Sony a6000 with a leica 50mm summilux asph lens. New lens made to look old :)

09-18-15

hyperfocal

Do you care to comment what it is?

09-17-15

calatayud

Thanks a lot

09-17-15

gobedo

I like it alot

09-13-15

eao197

camjones wrote: I only wish that you added more color to her face/skin. I know it's in Belarus, but she looks a bit pale. :)\n\n\n This is intentional. With natural colors the photo looks ordinary. But I shot it in during a fest of reconstruction of history and wanted to show a spirit of ancient times in the photo.

09-13-15

camjones

This is a great portrait with the amazing background melting away. I only wish that you added more color to her face/skin. I know it's in Belarus, but she looks a bit pale. :)

09-13-15

stan.lewis25

Thank you.

09-13-15

calatayud

Thanks a lot

09-13-15

dalth500

This images demonstrates the ability of the 135mm APO to exceed the Nikon D800e sensor resolution even with marine haze. Perhaps at some point camera sensor technology will catch-up with the optical capacity of this lens. Zoom in to see how this lens resolves fine detail beyond what the sensor can deliver.

09-12-15

kanuck

Lovely details, well done :)

09-12-15

kanuck

Beautiful light, colors, and reflections here :)

09-07-15

michal1980

Thanks Photosphere42! Rendering style of Zeiss 135 APO is amazing, even when subject is't perfectly in focus (manual focusing with DSLR is tricky in some cases), overall experience is quite nice! Michal

09-06-15

photosphere42

Nice!

09-06-15

michal1980

Very interesting photo! There is so much elements in there! My eyes wants to study every detail. Like it! Michal

09-04-15

zeissy

Beautiful!

09-04-15

kanzer16

Good portrait

09-04-15

JT

Wow. Awesome shot!

09-04-15

kanzer16

Beautiful light and beautiful model

09-03-15

photosphere42

Nice Image!

09-03-15

calatayud

super

09-01-15

photosphere42

Very nice!

08-31-15

rhd

I packed a polarizer but neglected to use it. I have not used polarizers in the rain, but I think it is a very useful suggestion for the next opportunity

08-31-15

hyperfocal

Have you tried to shoot scenes like this one with a polarizer? It would cut reflection in the water and bring the submerged stones out.

08-31-15

zeissy

Love it, and that processing is just perfect!

08-29-15

kanuck

Beautiful :)

08-27-15

andyandrews

Thank you, Jorge! At 90, Ofelia has nursed thousands of patients back to health. I hope I'll still be singing along at that age!

08-27-15

JT

Happy pair. A feel good picture :)

08-25-15

rick perry

Thank you for noticing Philippe.

08-25-15

alan

Everything in this photo holds together so well - the tones, the light, the composition. You are drawn in by those eyes!

08-25-15

alan

Perhaps the left arm is a little heavy, but this is a lovely photograph, sharp and clear with the model isolated from the background and it works so well in black and white.

08-25-15

philber

Lovely shot, Rick!

08-24-15

zeissy

Great composition and lovely toning!

08-24-15

zeissy

Amazing!

08-24-15

alan

Beautiful tonality and well composed.

08-24-15

hyperfocal

I love this; one is to guess where reality ends and reflection begins...

08-23-15

akul

Thank you very much for your comment.

08-23-15

zeissy

So classy!

08-23-15

JT

Nice capture! I want to try and use my 1.8 Zeiss more these days. This is encouraging.

08-21-15

andyandrews

My favorite scenics have a "stepping stone" in the foreground for the eye to light upon and then the viewer is drawn into the composition, experiences it by being transported by leading lines and comes out again. A circular route, as in this case, has a calming effect. Well done, Akul!

08-21-15

pferzoco

Appreciate the comment but pulling the fence would not leave enough space at the bottom. To me the subject hillside trees need to be higher. Also, the fence is part of a leading lines system - from lower left to middle right joining the bottom edge of the [subject tree line that points to upper left. From there up everything becomes this "woosh" upward as clouds meet sky. Hope I explained that properly. It's not your typical leading line. Thanks for your like and comment. I've posted a similar shot (same day, same hill) that you may find more to your liking. I didn't post it here as I had already posted the one above and I was reserving it for the World Photography Contest: https://www.flickr.com/photos/walnut186/20065720134/in/dateposted-public/.

08-20-15

hyperfocal

Well exposed, with eye-drawing vanishing point image. I love those Polish country roads with shade-giving trees close to the sides.

08-20-15

adphotography.be

Super !!!

08-19-15

hyperfocal

Very dramatic. I wonder how would it look if you come closer and took a shot without the fence...

08-18-15

andyandrews

My 100mm f/3.5 Sonnar T C/Y arrived from Japan today and I'm anxious to try it out. This capture whets my appetite for getting out into nature with improved tools and seeing, at 80, if I can keep up with the real artists like Samuli! I must hurry. My shutter hasn't got that many more clicks in it!

08-18-15

andyandrews

My wife and son and I were making a travel film "Norwegian Summer" in 1976. It was a beautiful day, the gulls were flying alongside the ferry, the sky was deep blue and the Seven Sisters were cascading long tresses of crystalline glacier melt into the fjord. Everyone was in great spirits that day. SAS and Videroe Airlines loved the film and so did our audiences. This lovely scene evokes fond memories and that's what a well-planned, perfectly executed picture is supposed to do. Tak, J-B!

08-17-15

grzesiek

thanks for visiting, philber...

08-17-15

hyperfocal

It's Velvia 50. I was concerned in the begining that it would be too contrasty in the slot canyons. But it behaved wonderfully.

08-17-15

philber

Thanks, Jorge!

08-16-15

JT

Philippe, I am jealous :) You have the ZM 35 1.4. Amazing glass and great flower pics!

08-14-15

andyandrews

Samuli, your artistry takes my heart back to the 20 summers I spent in Northern Minnesota. Ah, to be out on the lake with Mother and Father and a few friends, waiting for that tug on the line to set the hook!

08-14-15

andyandrews

An ethereal, autumnal masterpiece. I'm changing all my primes to Zeiss on the a7R. CZ glass and Sony sensors are a match made in heaven!

08-14-15

charles2

Excellent exposure for controlled drama. Which film?

08-13-15

aquilan

I will try to find it out with next Sony Camera Event :) I currently own only A7 so I don't have silent shutter mode to use my Hologon lens. Yesterday I got a message (here at Zeissimages) from Kolari Vision, it looks they want to help me to convert my camera again. This could prevent me to buy next camera for a while ;)

08-13-15

hyperfocal

What if you focused 2/3 out from the center? Would depth of field cover the entire image area?

08-12-15

donuss

a Great serie

08-12-15

donuss

Great composition

08-12-15

donuss

Beautiful Flower and colors

08-12-15

charles2

f/4.5

08-12-15

aquilan

I believe that it's better to focus at edges. When edge is sharp, centre is less blurred, in comparison to measure of blurriness in edges, when sharpness is focused in centre. With my Distagon 2.8/15mm ZE and my A7, I use the same strategy. I believe it best advice with super-wide-angle lenses and thick sensor filter.

08-12-15

hyperfocal

Interesting test. What's your judgement, then?

08-10-15

andyandrews

Bravo! I see you haven't forgotten the Rule of Thirds or Golden Section placement to create a composition in which primary and secondary subjects waltz in perfect harmony. And I can smell the mixture of pine forest and chill fog, best followed by two cups of glogg next to a cheery fireplace!

08-10-15

koolbeep

thanks :)

08-06-15

anatoly15

Thanks for interesting in my photo. Sincerely, Anatoly

08-06-15

JT

Love it !

08-06-15

JT

I thought about going there this weekend. Just got back from Yellowstone and have a few more days off.

08-06-15

hyperfocal

This is part of Olympic National Park, on the West Coast, just below Makah Indian Reservation. There's a trail that follows the coastline sometimes leading through exposed on low tide beaches, sometimes skirting the headlands through coastal forest.

08-06-15

donuss

Great lights and colors.

08-06-15

donuss

Great this composition with the colors.

08-06-15

donuss

great i like the Bokeh.

08-06-15

donuss

Great macro

08-06-15

donuss

Great scene

08-06-15

donuss

very spectacular where is this? Donat

08-06-15

donuss

Beautiful composition.

08-05-15

ced

Rana, Thanks!

08-04-15

ced

Jerry, Thanks!

08-03-15

photosphere42

Nice image.

08-03-15

ced

D, Nice Landscape!

08-02-15

philipbrindle

really sharp, love the detail....

08-02-15

philipbrindle

great shot, nice composition, good for you...

08-01-15

jhemp_00

I love it!

08-01-15

photosphere42

Nice image.

07-29-15

adphotography.be

Merci pour votre réponse . Comme je me renseigne pour un éventuel voyage en NORVEGE, serait-il envisageable de partager vos expériences au sujet de ce périple ? D' avance, grand merci !!! Mon e-mail >> photoadoumont@skynet.be

07-27-15

grzesiek

thanks for visiting, shapencolour

07-27-15

picman

Yes Jorge, same here, this is one lens I will never part with! Cheers, Bob.

07-27-15

JT

There are several reason why I love this lens! This shows many of them.

07-27-15

picman

Yes! Narrowfjord at Backa near Flam.

07-27-15

adphotography.be

SUPER !!! Norway ???

07-25-15

chriseeo

Thank you for your likes and comments.

07-23-15

ronny olsson

chriseeo wrote: Frogeye! The photographer is mirrored in the frog's eye! Really good shot.\n\n\n Thanks :)

07-23-15

JT

Beautiful capture. Excellent exposure and DOF control.

07-23-15

ronny olsson

Very nice shot Cyra :)

07-23-15

chriseeo

Frogeye! The photographer is mirrored in the frog's eye! Really good shot.

07-22-15

donuss

Great colors and scene.

07-22-15

JT

You just gotta love living in the NW. I am in Portland and can't wait to get to the Enchantments this year! Robin lake is nice.

07-21-15

JT

Superb image quality. But man is it creepy looking :)

07-20-15

photosphere42

Great image, well done!

07-20-15

ronny olsson

torralba wrote: Pretty damn awesome ! Amazing colors.\n\n\n Thanks Jorge :)

07-20-15

JT

Pretty damn awesome ! Amazing colors.

07-20-15

itti

Nice picture with a soft bokeh. The botanic name is hydrangea. This is an old plant from north America

07-20-15

shapencolour

The quintessence of sunny,colorful autumn day.Beautifull.

07-19-15

JT

Amazing colors! What a great camera / lens combo!

07-19-15

dr. harout

Superb shot!

07-19-15

JT

This is beautiful. Those colors and blue sky are amazing! Nice shot!

07-18-15

JT

Thanks for the Likes!

07-18-15

adphotography.be

Efkaristo polli , CHRIS Et beaucoup de courage for the greek people !

07-17-15

photosphere42

Very nice image.

07-16-15

dalth500

Nice image and a very challenging shooting situation with the extremes between the shadow and highlights !

07-16-15

rick perry

Very nice looking amps Steve

07-16-15

zeissy

Such lush shades of yellow…nice image Rick

07-16-15

zeissy

Great shot Rick… always like these seaside shots. Thanks for your comments on my page.

07-15-15

JT

This looks like a larger version of where I was married. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St._Mary,_Ecclesfield

07-15-15

rick perry

Hi Carol, Glad to see you are still posting fantastic photos here. Cheers, Rick

07-13-15

photosphere42

Very nice Lilia, great image.

07-13-15

dalth500

Jorge - I went back and studied the DNG files and I think this "safety" shot addresses your earlier observations. I am now a bit curious about the image degradation when the lens is stopped down. So much for the old masters who would shoot at f64 or even f128 !! I think the consensus with today's shooters is that medium f stops are optimal - I will play around with this a bit more and also on my way to Pro Photo to get a set of ND filters for the M mount lenses so I don't have to stop down so much to blur the water - thanks for your comments earlier!

07-13-15

dalth500

Jorge - Here is a second version of the earlier horizontal shot. Both were shot at f22 with a hyperlocal setting however the horizontal was skewed towards the foreground. Thanks for your observations and comments they are very helpful and constructive - I think I will play around with various hyperfocal settings. As I understand the theory everything within the hyperfocal range should be in focus.

07-12-15

cyra

I like the mood you gave this and the perspective.

07-12-15

rick perry

Thanks you Steve and Philippe . All new to me equipment.. This was one my first shots .. Love the Loxia manual focus on A7.

07-12-15

rick perry

Thanks Steve, New camera .. a7. .. New lens ..50 mm Loxia .. Just learning how to effectively use it. Cheers, Rick

07-12-15

rick perry

Great Eye ... Wonderful composition.

07-10-15

jhemp_00

This was a single exposure. I over exposed by one stop on the A7r, as I find every Sony camera I have ever had underexposes by .75-1 stop. Then I really pushed the shadows in LR and got the image to my liking. Then I dumped it into Color Efex pro 4 and used Tonal Contrast to finish the image out. I only applied Tonal Contrast from about the horizon down. I find Color Efex can cause some serious banding and posterization in blue skies if your not carful. If you inspect the image at 100% you'll find some noise in my wife's dress because of the aggressive shadow pushing, but it looks fine on screen and prints good to 17x22, but I wouldn't print it any bigger than that.

07-10-15

JT

Nice series. I really like your B&W work.

07-10-15

cyra

It was shot with the 35/2.0. This is what I posted with it. If Exif data says otherwise it is wrong, I sometimes forget to change the number of lens (this is a F lens, not F.2) on the camera and end up with wrong Exif data. I had 3 lenses with me, 21, 35 and 100, and this ought to be 35. You are right :-)

07-10-15

hyperfocal

Are you sure this was shot with 100mm lens? The perspective looks like a wide angle (35?) to me.

07-10-15

fm.zeissimages.com

Superb composition and sharpness.

07-09-15

ced

Jim, Love this B&W and the dark tone of the sea!

07-08-15

ced

BB, You have a sharp eye! Thanks!

07-08-15

oddgeir

My eyes are drawn to the green moss, far left

07-08-15

hyperfocal

shapencolour wrote: This is outstanding.Too bad that 21/2.8 Biogon is not usable on digital FF.\n\n\n Actually dirk@japanexposures.com converts the G lenses, including 21 to M (Leica ) mount, as well as sells already converted lenses.

07-07-15

friedeye

Thanks, root4. This is my favorite, as well.

07-07-15

friedeye

Thanks so much, guys. This is an ongoing project that began with my Rolleiflex, hence the square frames. More to come.

07-07-15

shapencolour

This is outstanding.Too bad that 21/2.8 Biogon is not usable on digital FF.

07-07-15

dalth500

Nice ice cave- with the drought situation here in the Western US this kind of opportunity may become more and more rare

07-07-15

hyperfocal

6-7 feet.

07-07-15

JT

Way cool. How deep was the cave?

07-06-15

unicomichael

So much going on, it's fun to behold. Fantastic light and colours.

07-05-15

JT

Superb!. Amazing detail and clarity!

07-04-15

hyperfocal

Great portrait. I like the catchlights in her eyes.

07-02-15

JT

Great photos. Love the looks on the faces. Classic looking.

07-02-15

JT

I love this shot!

07-02-15

zeissy

What a peaceful scene

07-01-15

JT

Gotta love living in the Pacific NW. :)

07-01-15

JT

Exactly what I was going to say :)

07-01-15

adphotography.be

Un vrai MONET ! Félicitations !

06-30-15

cyra

It was photographed from a ship, but I do also carry that lens in the mountains. It is to good to leave behind ;-). Thanks for your comments!

06-30-15

hyperfocal

Great semi-abstract.

06-30-15

hyperfocal

That's a hefty set-up to carry in the mountains...

06-30-15

hyperfocal

I like the way the floating ice brings the abstract of reflection back to reality.

06-30-15

aquilan

Great perspective and DoF, Amazing Colours ;)

06-29-15

adelemb

Thank you! Yes, I agree - there could be more opportunity for composition. Actually, I had to crop out a little on the right side because of an ugly metal barrel, which altered the composition somewhat.

06-29-15

aquilan

I like chiaroscuro this photo much. Additionally I believe there is still a chance for another composition :)

06-29-15

grzesiek

thanks for visiting torralba..

06-29-15

adelemb

Thank you! The Painted Hills are really a treat to visit and photograph. I am hoping to go back within the year and photograph there again.

06-29-15

unicomichael

This is lively and colourful. The Pacific N.W. must be a great area to experience the natural world

06-29-15

hyperfocal

Amazing colors. Great composition.

06-29-15

operagrafica

Thanks, Jorge.

06-28-15

JT

How the heck did you manage this one without any special gear ?

06-28-15

JT

Beautiful B&W work. so nicely processed.

06-28-15

zeissy

Splendid and dramatic!

06-28-15

operagrafica

Always a classic, thanks zeissy.

06-28-15

operagrafica

I really appreciate your comment, Zeissy.

06-28-15

operagrafica

Thank you both!

06-28-15

zeissy

Wonders of the world

06-28-15

zeissy

Beautiful

06-28-15

zeissy

Superb image, great tones and 3 dimensional feel!

06-28-15

hyperfocal

It's an abstract painting!

06-27-15

pferzoco

Beautiful. Clouds are superb, comp is great.

06-27-15

adelemb

Wonderful!

06-27-15

charles2

Nicely done, and lets me read a mood into it.

06-27-15

adelemb

The high altitude really comes through in this image. Incredible.

06-27-15

hyperfocal

I like the full tonality of this image.

06-26-15

eao197

@pr_aero: thanks!

06-26-15

pr_aero

Nice colors, and amazing eyes!. Sometimes miss the D700, its just somehow always was performing so well.

06-26-15

eao197

@torralba: thanks!

06-26-15

JT

Beautiful dog and amazing detail in the image. great shot.

06-26-15

frs6co

nice picture. remain to level the horizon.

06-26-15

frs6co

thank you photosphere !

06-25-15

photosphere42

Very nice image.

06-25-15

photosphere42

Great image as is!

06-25-15

hyperfocal

I like how you captured full range of densities with this image.

06-25-15

JT

Love this shot. Really makes me ask why there is what appears to be a stove on the porch :) Great composition and tones. Although I would like to see it in pure gray tones.

06-24-15

eao197

@bajanexile: thanks!

06-24-15

bajanexile

Nice B&W.

06-23-15

bajanexile

Nice image Rick.

06-23-15

bajanexile

Nice composition and levels of detail here.

06-23-15

grzesiek

thank you for visiting torralba, philber....

06-22-15

philber

I like it, Rick! Well done!

06-21-15

JT

Really great what you have done capturing dramatic skys.

06-21-15

philber

Thanks, Steve!

06-21-15

bajanexile

Thank you Kanzer16. Best regards Steve

06-21-15

kanzer16

Nice B&N

06-20-15

philber

Thanks, Jorge, Rick!

06-20-15

JT

Nice. Good thing they are nothing bit bones now :) That 85 is magical !

06-20-15

philber

Thanks, Steve!

06-20-15

philber

Thanks, Rick!

06-20-15

rick perry

I Love this one Philippe!

06-20-15

bajanexile

Nice composition.

06-20-15

bajanexile

What a collection!

06-20-15

bajanexile

Nice Set Philippe.

06-19-15

jamesmd

luther wrote: Beautiful tones in the highlights! Did you process in lightroom?\n\n\n Sorry , just saw this , , thanks , I use Capture 1 . And all the sharing and keeping in LR , but C1 for raw and processing .

06-18-15

zeissy

Beautiful!

06-18-15

grzesiek

thanks for visiting shapencolour...

06-17-15

kanzer16

I like editing

06-17-15

luther

Beautiful tones in the highlights! Did you process in lightroom?

06-15-15

grzesiek

thanks kanzer16, beso...

06-15-15

kanzer16

Beautiful sky

06-15-15

kanzer16

Amazing view !!

06-15-15

kanzer16

Thank you very much for your comments and liked. Respect to think where would arrive the elevator gave that day, and more with fog. ;)

06-15-15

dalth500

Aquilan - This was shot at f8, 25 seconds, ISO 100. I used a Metabones adaptor to fit the M mount to Sony A7r E mount. There are no mods to the A7r body. The lens is actually a Zeiss Biogon 2.8/21mm (not sure if they also make it with a Contax brand name) Generally I am happy with the Zeiss M mount lenses except for the inability to link them to modern digital bodies (like Leica M240 or the A7r) which causes the purple fringing discussed earlier here. Thanks for the nice comment!

06-15-15

akul

Kanuck Thank you !

06-15-15

aquilan

It looks fantastic for Contax G Biogon 2.8/21mm and Sony A7R. Could I ask You what apperture have You used and have You modded Your camera or lens to achieve this effect?

06-14-15

JT

You gotta love film !

06-14-15

JT

Great shot and processing. Love the B&W !

06-14-15

jazzman

Thnx Zeissy, film photography, not B&W from a converted digital color file.

06-14-15

JT

This is really a great shot. Just wonderful. I do have to ask .... Is Jon Snow at the top :)

06-14-15

JT

Wow Philippe, you have the ZM 1.4. I am jealous! I hear nothing but great things about that lens. I have the FE 35mm 1.4 which as you already know is a beast. I have been thinking of the ZM but the comments about vignetting have put me off a little especially since I would only use it on the A7 bodies. Do you have any thoughts on the matter? If you had a choice between the FE and ZM 1.4 which one would it be? JT

06-13-15

philber

Simply wonderful!

06-13-15

JT

I just noticed the helicopter in the sky :)

06-13-15

kanzer16

I like the edicion

06-13-15

kanzer16

Pretty colors

06-12-15

JT

This is beautiful. But :) I think you need to level the horizon .

06-12-15

shapencolour

When I first saw Lake Huron's shores 22 years ago,I was a little bit confused.I knew this was a lake,but it was so much similar to the northern bays of the Baltic Sea in Sweden and Finland.That kind of feeling was continued when I saw other big lakes situated between Canada and the US.(-:

06-12-15

grzesiek

thanks for visiting mediazoomhd, shapencolour....

06-11-15

kanuck

Just like the scene in Shawshank redemption with the buried tin. Beautiful scene here :)

06-11-15

kanuck

Interesting shape here :)

06-10-15

kanuck

Thanks guys :)

06-10-15

mediazoomhd

Outstanding image!

06-09-15

dalth500

You are nailing it!!

06-08-15

anatoly15

Classic!

06-08-15

merrill

Spectacular.

06-08-15

merrill

A photographer, and a lens, showing how good they can be!

06-08-15

merrill

Best of an excellent series.

06-08-15

merrill

Wonderful contrast in textures.

06-08-15

merrill

Delightful composition. The lighthouse far left and the shipping far right add considerably to it.

06-08-15

kanuck

An Interesting scene here, thanks for sharing :)

06-07-15

JT

Very proud looking. I like it :)

06-07-15

gallapa

Very dramatic and well-lit. Very good composition

06-06-15

kanuck

Really like this one in the serious a lot :)

06-06-15

pferzoco

You used that Zeiss pop to full advantage. Very nice shot and great choice of toning.

06-06-15

JT

Love the 3D depth this image has. Great job with the processing!

06-05-15

kanuck

Beautiful capture with nice warm tones well done :)

06-05-15

kanuck

Magical! :)

06-05-15

grzesiek

thank you kanuck, torralba, kanzer16....

06-05-15

anatoly15

Thanks for Comments Sincerely Anatoly

06-05-15

kanuck

Wow now those are some serious tones! Beautiful :)

06-05-15

kanuck

Lovely bokeh and crispness :)

06-05-15

kanuck

Yes I agree although my editor ultimately said that she liked the lanterns straight so this was the way it was presented...

06-04-15

zeissy

Fascinating!

06-04-15

zeissy

What a great series! This one is my favourite.

06-04-15

zeissy

Wonderful flavour!

06-04-15

zeissy

Thank you JT, it was taken just at the twilight hour.

06-04-15

JT

Dramatic.

06-03-15

JT

There must be something interesting on that rock. Thats is a fancy bridge for such a small island. :)

06-03-15

JT

Great shot. I love to see detail in these type of architectural photos and this one certainly has it!

06-03-15

JT

You gotta love that star flare! Plus this is sharp !!!

06-03-15

ced

K, Very nice night shot!

06-03-15

adelemb

Love the three-dimensionality on this.

06-03-15

adelemb

Thank you, Jorge!

06-03-15

adelemb

Thank you, unicomichael!

06-03-15

JT

Wow. Really nice macro shot.

06-03-15

adphotography.be

SUPER !!! Vous avez l' oeil !

06-02-15

unicomichael

Wonderful landscape

06-02-15

unicomichael

Thanks for your kind comments, a case of being there at the right time :)

06-02-15

grzesiek

thanks michal, anatoly, bajanexille, torralba...

06-02-15

adelemb

Very beautiful photo. It has a lovely dreamy feel.

06-02-15

adelemb

i1rsv wrote: this explain why the makro planar was designed\n\n\n Yes indeed. The makro planar is incredible for being able to reveal fine detail. It is an amazing lens in my opinion. Thank you!

06-02-15

i1rsv

this explain why the makro planar was designed

06-02-15

bajanexile

Nice.

06-02-15

dalth500

Beautiful shot - I captured a similar factory (M240 with Zeiss 21mm) but I had to shoot from the other side of the street. I must say I like your composition and camera angle better - also you have a much cooler factory to shoot in Ulsan than I found in LA. Keep up the good work!

06-01-15

JT

Mystical photo. Very beautiful.

06-01-15

dalth500

Thanks Gip - it is very compressed greyscale but I think it conveys the feeling on the street corner as the sun was setting

06-01-15

bajanexile

Thanks Jorge.

06-01-15

dalth500

Black and white work-around to address the dreaded purple fringe from the uncoded lens

06-01-15

JT

Stunning work. Now just need you to photograph the church in Ecclesfield which is where I was married.

06-01-15

JT

Your new camera seems to be a lovely performer. Always a joy to view your work.

06-01-15

bajanexile

Thanks Philippe.

05-31-15

bajanexile

Thanks for your opinions. Steve

05-31-15

bajanexile

Thanks for your comments Philippe, they are much appreciated. Steve

05-30-15

philber

The true photographer's talent: the dedication to be when and where it matters, the "eye" to "see", and the skill to execute. A classic!

05-30-15

philber

Steve, for me the superiority of the A7R over my previous Canon 5D II and III is in the lighter weight and smaller form factor. Thanks to which I take my bag with me everywhere every time, including to professional meetings, with no-one the wiser, and it has given me countless keeper shots which I wouldn't have today because I would have left my Canon at home. Superior DR and higher resolution from the A7R are just welcome bonuses. That said, I agree with everything you've written.

05-30-15

philber

Nice capture!

05-30-15

philber

I love it all the more as I would definitely have shrunk away from such a counter-intuitive composition!

05-30-15

philber

ml,lm

05-29-15

bajanexile

I would agree shapencolour. There is far too much importance placed on Megapixels. In reality, even the DxO Ratings are now suspect to me, Too many people just follw these ramblings. Yes, a Such and Such lens or Sensor measures better, but does it really make any difference to the average photographer/ I am sceptical simply becuse in my own personal experience, it really is a small part of ACTUALLY producing a quality image. Regards SteveRegards Steve

05-29-15

shapencolour

Well,12MP is more than enough in skilled hands.Even for landscapes.

05-28-15

augustaur

Thank you for your comment. You might be right. I was not very happy with the in-the-focus background, the iron doors and the pipes, and tried to minimise those distractions.

05-28-15

bajanexile

One last thing Jorge, I have changed the Focusing Screen. When I bought the Camera Body I ordered the Canon Ee-S Focusing Screen to replace the Jack of All Trades one supplied. It is optimised to aid manually focusing lenses with aperatures > f/2.8. A worthwhile upgrade for those without Live View or Focus Peaking IMHO.

05-28-15

unicomichael

Well said Steve.

05-28-15

bajanexile

Nicel separation of the foreground from the background. I just love the Makro-Planar T* 2/100 ZE.

05-28-15

bajanexile

Atmospheric image.

05-28-15

bajanexile

To be honest I have come to the conclusion that I can produce just as good images with the Canon EOS 5D Mark I. Pixel Peeping in PP software at 100% does show a bit more detail, but at the end of the day, this is not nearly as important unlees you make very large prints. Most people shown a 329 mm X 483 mm print shot with the two cameras will probably notice very little difference. Cameras and Lenses are a "Man Thing" i.e. having the newest and latest. If you can afford it then indulge yourself, but you can rest assured that if you have not mastered your current Camera System, then just upgrading will be unlikely to lead you to better images. Spend the money on good quality lenses and software. Camera Bodies come and go, lenses can be forever. The soon to be launched 50 Megapixel Canon cameras will be very difficult for Joe Public to use. The more Megapixels, the better your camera technique needs to be. With 50 Megapixels you are essentially buying the equivalent of a Medium Format Camera. These produce superb studio images but were never designed IMHO to be used as Point and Shoot, A tripod would be a minimum requirement. The Canon EOS 5D Mark I is a Classic Camera. If it had a large rear LCD, Live View and Focus Peaking, it would be perfect for me. In the mean time I am more than happy to use it and it is so, so inexpensive to purchase second hand. For Nikon users you can pick up the Nikon D700 at give away prices. The Canon Service Centre in the UK offers an excellent service and will repair pretty much any piece of Canon equipment if there is a fault. I have no experience of Nikon, but I would be surprised if their service was not equally as good.

05-28-15

JT

Wow. After using the Sony and now the old Canon, which do you prefer? Just curious. This is a beautiful photo you posted.

05-28-15

aquilan

It has unmatched deep of field and sharpness at f/5.6 :)

05-27-15

aquilan

Great catch, I wish to see with more details in lover part of photo. Halved Purse doesn't persuade me much, I believe it could be better with more of content there :)

05-27-15

aquilan

Lovely model and mood :)

05-27-15

aquilan

Thanks Jorge for Your kind comment. Thanks Augustaur and Bajanexile for Yours attention.

05-27-15

JT

Very pretty.

05-27-15

JT

I hear so many people talking about their Leica Monochrom being the best there is for B&W. However, I have seen some amazing B&W from other cameras which are just as good if not better than what I have seen from Monochrom Leicas. This picture clearly is one example.

05-26-15

JT

Striking photograph!

05-26-15

JT

Wow. truly impressive detail and colors here. Well done!

05-26-15

anatoly15

The Best!

05-25-15

JT

Awesome! Just awesome!

05-25-15

JT

That looks like a nice tranquil dog. My dog is a maniac!

05-25-15

JT

Very nice. Love the different shades of green with the nice blue sky.

05-24-15

JT

Crisp and Vivid. Love it.

05-23-15

JT

This is amazing work you have been doing. Inspiring. makes me want to get out there and shott!

05-22-15

nomad

Thx JT!

05-21-15

JT

I like the industrial look blended with the vivd red.

05-21-15

JT

I want to visit this place one day.

05-21-15

pr_aero

What a great composition and story. You can keep looking for more, and you find it. Well done. I quess its a .ZF2, it shines as well

05-20-15

JT

Wow. So vivid. Love it.

05-20-15

JT

Wow. So vivid. Love it.

05-20-15

JT

Nice capture!

05-20-15

JT

Oh. This makes me so hungry !

05-20-15

JT

You really have mastered the Monochrom and lighting. Well done !

05-20-15

JT

Just stumbled upon this again. What a great shot!

05-20-15

JT

Wow. Spectacular.

05-20-15

JT

I love rich colors like this. Really makes for a nice photograph.

05-19-15

pentaxpete

Today I was out in Brentwood High Street and the Gent on the LEFT of the pic was there on that same seat talking to another friend in a wheelchair -- I told him the photo was 'Online' and I got some good comments and he was pleased -- I offered to do him a print but he declined.

05-18-15

JT

What you can do is encode the lens yourself. I did it with my Older non encoded lenses. I think there may even be a kit out there for DIY 6 bit lens encoding :) http://www.matchtechnical.com/Pages/coderkit.aspx

05-18-15

dalth500

This is a wonderful image - it is difficult to beat the RX1 with the Zeiss 35 Sonnar!

05-18-15

dalth500

Are you noticing any purple fringing with the Zeiss 21 on the M 240? I would be interested in your experience with this combination. I have experienced some fringing using the Zeiss 21 and M 240 - but interestingly the fringing seems to occur only when there is non-complex, somewhat neutral grey subject matter. Nice image BTW!

05-18-15

dalth500

Thanks Jorge and Aquilan, I knew there would be the technical expertise here. It all makes sense to me now. I will work some more with both the Leica and Sony bodies with the wider Zeiss lenses (both 28 and 21) It may be I either have to go back to film or step up to Leica 6 bit linked glass - there goes the summer travel budget! Thank you again!!!

05-18-15

aquilan

There is something, which is called sensor stack issue. Sony uses quite thick layers over sensor, much thicker than Leica in their M240 model. When ray of light hits sensor outer layers with different angle than 90 deg, the ray is being shifted. Different wave lengths are being shifted differently. It results with purple fringing on sensor via sensor stack. Despite correction with Leica software, Leica has used one of most thinner sensor stack. It helps to pull purple fingering down. There is a company called Kolari Vision, which is specialized in IR-conversion of camera sensors. Aside their main activity, they prepared special procedure to replace sensor stack for A7 (mk1), A7R and A7S owners. This reduces the thickness of sensor stack and improves corner performance with film-optimized lenses. The results aren't highly spectacular but I still believe it is worth it to convert own camera, aside You loose only Sony warranty. I am going to send my A7 to KolariVision within next two months. I may provide some photos after conversion but You may Google some images provided with other customers of KolariVision. I am very grateful to Hiepphotog (ZeissImages Friend), who shared with me the information about KolariVision and their special service to A7/A7R/A7S users.

05-18-15

JT

This is a known issue. I can't give you the exact scientific details. But for the most part, any wide M lens on a Sony will yield this fringing and vignetting issue. It has to do with the sensor and traditional M mount lenses not designed for a perfectly flat sensor. The way Leica gets around this with their lenses is that they include the 6 bit coding on the lens mount. The digital M camera which ever it may be, identifies the lens based on the code and applies the necessary correction to address this. I know its not what you wanted to hear but it is well documented. I ended up with A7 series camera and native lenses and am anxiously awaiting the Batis 25mm f2 due next month.

05-18-15

dalth500

I posted this image in hopes someone can help me diagnose the purple/magenta fringing that with my Zeiss G Biogon 21mm f2.8. It occurs with both a Leica M (type 240) and on my Sony A74 using a Metabones adaptor. I contacted Metabones at first because I first noticed the fringing after using the M mount on the Sony. Metabones said the problem was due to the short focal length and the Sony not being able to identify the type of lens because the adaptor did not allow for "communication" between lens and body. I noticed the problem was also evident using the Leica M 240 -anyone here have similar experience and/or been able to fix the issue? I love the 21mm but with this issue my choice is to either crop around the fringing or post process as B&W --- Help!!

05-17-15

dalth500

Oooops clicked the wrong box!! this was shot with the Zeiss 21/2.8 Biogon M which is an amazing lens - EXCEPT as noted in my next posting.

05-17-15

kanuck

Hi, thank you. Yes I use the Zeiss external viewfinder otherwise composing would be impossible for me.

05-17-15

JT

Gorgeous colors and separation. You just gotta love that 21!

05-17-15

dalth500

Great focal length do you use a separate viewfinder with the 15mm?

05-17-15

pr_aero

Well done!

05-17-15

dalth500

Kanuck - thanks for the kind comment. As someone observed long ago about photography: "Sometimes the magic works, sometimes it doesn't!"

05-17-15

kanuck

Perfect frame this is magical! :)

05-16-15

JT

Wonderful portrait! Very moody. I love it!

05-15-15

zeissy

Wonderful zen tones!

05-12-15

eao197

@torralba: it is not my dog and (afaik) it is a girl :) This is just one shot from a dog show in my town.

05-12-15

JT

Beautiful dog! He needs a mate. My Freya is available :) http://www.sonyalphaimages.com/photo/34176

05-12-15

pr_aero

Thats nice, again. /pr

05-11-15

eriver

It's film "ILFORD XP2 Super 400" C41 Thank you all for your comments =)

05-11-15

laowai

Thank you very much Merrill for the kind comment

05-10-15

anatoly15

The best!

05-10-15

anatoly15

Thanks for comment. Sincerely, Anatoly

05-10-15

JT

Very classic looking.

05-10-15

dalth500

Another masterpiece Sir! You have thoroughly utilized this magnificent lens' capabilities!!

05-09-15

eao197

@photosphere42: Thank you!

05-09-15

photosphere42

Great image!

05-09-15

merrill

Wonderful photograph.

05-08-15

dalth500

This image has a film-like quality that reminds me of the old Tri-X days - nice work!

05-05-15

zeissy

Thanks everyone!

05-05-15

shapencolour

Superb!

05-04-15

operagrafica

I am missing for some time and I'd lost this. It has the strength of an abstract painting.

05-04-15

yuriylux

Great!

05-02-15

zeissy

Hi everyone and thanks for all the comments - much appreciated! In answer to Operagrafica, the photo is not stitched and no extreme post, actually a bit of softening applied for mood.

05-02-15

grzesiek

shapencolour, thanks for visiting..

05-02-15

operagrafica

Zeissy, in the picture there is something strange that I thought it was the wave vaporized, but the line is too sharp. It is a stitched image? Giuseppe

05-02-15

shapencolour

Tremendous!

05-02-15

photosphere42

Great image, well done!

04-30-15

philber

Donat, it is not perfect. It vignettes quite a bit wide open, it has some CA wide open, and, on the A7R, corners are not perfect wide open. But it has such qualities that Lloyd Chambers calls it the best lens ever for Leica M. Even compared to my new Otus 55, its art of colouring is peerless. I call my Otus Bertha, after Big Bertha, the greatest cannon that ever was, because that is how it feels, the biggest and baddest. And I call my ZM Audrey, for Audrey Hepburn: wonderful grace and elegance.So good to have both...

04-30-15

donuss

its look like a great lens, you love it?

04-30-15

donuss

Great composition and detail.

04-30-15

donuss

Great portrait

04-30-15

donuss

Great scene and tones

04-30-15

donuss

Great image with a special mood.

04-30-15

donuss

Great macro

04-27-15

JT

I hear you. I loved my A99 and regret selling it. At least I have my ZA glass with the adapter on the A7II :)

04-27-15

chriseeo

Very nice portrait. I like the film quality.

04-27-15

jhemp_00

Thanks Torralba! Every time I start thinking of selling the A99 and most of my A-mount glass to switch over to the FE mount system I remember that the A99 is a wonderful system. With the right lenses(Zeiss) you can produce world class images. I'm sure the day will come when I jump full boar into the small mirrorless world but for now I'll keep the A99 awhile longer.

04-27-15

JT

Love it!

04-25-15

grzesiek

thank you dalth500, torralba for visiting and commenting..

04-25-15

dalth500

Great composition and use of a classic Zeiss lens

04-25-15

dalth500

This is the Durbar section of Katmandu that was seriously damaged by the recent earthquake in Nepal

04-25-15

dalth500

I suspect this 1,000 year old Buddhist Stupa was damaged by yesterday's earthquake in Nepal - it is a UNESCO Heritage site

04-24-15

philber

Gréât picture, Donat!

04-24-15

philber

I find it a great, really great lens. It set new standards for me, until I tried out the Otus 55, which I should be getting any day now. Having both in my bag will be fantastic

04-24-15

JT

How do you like the distagon? It rocks !

04-24-15

dalth500

I was a bit skeptical of the RX1 at first but after using it in challenging conditions like Everest I am convinced of its capabilities. Choosing between my D800e or Leica M (both with Zeiss glass) I would pack the Sony RX1 first next time in the Himalayas !

04-24-15

JT

I love this shot. It holds together really well. Fantastic shadow detail and colors. What can I say, the RX1 is a solid beast and perfect for such a trip!

04-24-15

aquilan

Nice perspective and composition of View :)

04-24-15

anatoly15

Congratulation ! Definitely SUCCESS. Sincerely, Anatoly

04-24-15

kanuck

Fantastic work! :)

04-23-15

adelemb

Dalth500, yes, I do live in Oregon. I live in eastern Oregon and was on a photo weekend with a group from Oregon City. We found our way into Wasco along some of the backroads. This was shot in the afternoon and was in the shade, exactly as you described. In the unprocessed image, the colors are quite subtle. I put it through a single image HDR processing (not too heavy handed) and then worked on individual colors to bring them out. Thanks for your compliments on this shot - I really appreciate it, especially from someone who is familiar with the exact location! You must know a lot of great places to shoot around the area. There are some really cool old buildings for sure.

04-23-15

dalth500

You must live here in Oregon - nice image of this old sign. It is hard to develop that kind of contrast and color saturation due to its easterly facing location. Either its blown out by the direct sun or then it falls into full shade. I have been shooting up in that area since I was 14 years old !! Thanks for posting!!

04-23-15

JT

Wow/ So rich in color. Great Photos Donuss!

04-22-15

dalth500

Thank you Anatoly - More Himalaya photos coming!

04-22-15

photosphere42

Nice symmetry, great values, nice image.

04-21-15

grzesiek

adelemb, aquilan…thanks for visiting

04-21-15

adelemb

Looks yummy!

04-21-15

anatoly15

Very Impressive. I wish we will see mere from Himalaya. Sincerely, Anatoly

04-21-15

anatoly15

Thanks for comments. I wish we will see mere from Himalaya. Sincerely, Anatoly

04-21-15

dalth500

Mysterious mood!

04-21-15

dalth500

One of your best sir!!

04-21-15

aquilan

Mniam :)

04-18-15

adphotography.be

Bravo pour la graphisme !

04-17-15

adelemb

Thanks, Zeissy!

04-17-15

zeissy

Great nostalgia feel

04-17-15

zeissy

Wonderful ambience

04-17-15

zeissy

Nice set of images…that lens is superb!

04-17-15

dalth500

With any gear there are always trade offer and I have to agree with the you on the Leica sensor - it is unusually noisy in low light situations that call for long exposures. Frankly I am disappointed with this limitation along with the inability of the M to accommodate exposures longer than 30seconds - perhaps the Leica designers realized the sensor's limitation set the firmware to limit time exposures. Thank you for the comments regarding the noise levels in low-light exposures.

04-17-15

aquilan

Very nice geometrically, only if Leica has a lower noise at those lighting conditions... :)

04-16-15

adelemb

Thank you!

04-16-15

adphotography.be

Félicitations !!!

04-15-15

grzesiek

wa-pno, jhemp_00, yuriylux, shapencolour…thanks for visiting

04-15-15

michal1980

Thank you Photosphere42, I can't stop using 135 APO :). Michal

04-15-15

photosphere42

Very nice image.

04-15-15

yuriylux

Surreal! Cool!

04-14-15

adelemb

joecan wrote: You made me hungry!\n\n\n It was a good loaf! Thanks!

04-14-15

michal1980

grzesiek, Shapencolour thx for visiting. Michal

04-12-15

JT

perché sono donne italiane così bella

04-12-15

reds

It's my favourite headshot lens in the studio :) Zeiss colour rendering - can't beat it :)

04-12-15

JT

Awesome image! Great colors and lighting. I regret selling this lens. I may just have to pick one up again.

04-11-15

pr_aero

Very beautiful.

04-11-15

JT

These colors are unreal! Love it so much! Perfect balnce too.

04-11-15

pr_aero

Beautiful capture.

04-10-15

dalth500

Correct Jorge - the peak (Ama Dablam) at 22,349 ft is almost twice as high as Mt. Hood!!

04-10-15

dalth500

Larch Mountain viewpoint - take the road off the Old Columbia River Hwy just past the Woman's park viewpoint but before Crown Point - its about 15 miles up to the parking lot and then another 10-15 hike up to the viewing area. They usually close the road after the first snow so the gate may still be locked (but with the almost non-existant snowfall this year I can't imagine why) - Good luck and don't forget to bring the $5.00 for the Forest Service parking/use fee unless you have annual Forest pass.

04-10-15

JT

Can you say WOW !!!! ? Where was this taken from? I want to head out there and try this shot.

04-10-15

grzesiek

ah! fresh air!

04-10-15

grzesiek

anatoly15…thank you for visiting

04-10-15

anatoly15

Super!!!!!!!

04-10-15

JT

Wow. makes you feel so small looking at his.

04-09-15

aquilan

You made it very well :) I thought that the distance was sooo far ;) even I know it is pano, I am still after Your HDR abilities and rendering of the lens :)

04-09-15

JT

What a peaceful scene.

04-09-15

JT

A magical scene.

04-09-15

JT

Looks like the end of the world.

04-09-15

JT

Love it!

04-09-15

hiepphotog

Thank you. But it's hard to use lower ISO while handheld and stitching at this light level. Tripod was not possible where I was shooting from.

04-08-15

dalth500

Nice composition and light. The image would have benefited from a lower ISO guide number -- less noise and better resolution of fine surface detail of bridge masonry/ buildings and cables and guy wires.

04-08-15

JT

that is one rare lens.

04-08-15

hiepphotog

Thank you :D. This was shot at f/5.6. It's a multi-row HDR pano to get roughly a 30mm FOV.

04-08-15

aquilan

I like this landscape much: colours, microcontrast, postproduction...what aperture has You used here? :)

04-05-15

paqart

This is from last summer, reprocessed in C1.

04-05-15

paqart

This is from last summer, reprocessed in C1.

04-03-15

grzesiek

Jean, anatoly15..thanks for visiting..

04-02-15

shtarka1

Thanks JH!

04-02-15

jhemp_00

GREASY! I like it.

04-02-15

JT

Stare down !

04-02-15

grzesiek

michal1980, anatoly15, eao197…thanks for visiting...

03-31-15

grzesiek

true ;-)

03-29-15

michal1980

grzesiek, kanzer16 - thanks for visiting my gallery! Michal

03-27-15

grzesiek

thank you both

03-25-15

adelemb

A fine portrait. Everything about this seems to have captured this man's soul. Great job!

03-25-15

jhemp_00

This lens single handedly got me interested in portrait work. You are correct when you say this lens is 'unreal'.

03-25-15

bajanexile

Thanks grzesiek.

03-24-15

JT

Superb. That lens is unreal and the eyes just pop on this one. Love the bokeh and rendering!

03-24-15

grzesiek

right location, right time of the day, right lens!

03-23-15

bajanexile

Thanks Jorge. Best regards Steve

03-23-15

JT

Spectacular capture and lighting. Please provide details on your lighting technique. It is something I would love to learn!

03-23-15

JT

Amazing colors and detail. Love it.

03-23-15

grzesiek

thank you

03-23-15

bajanexile

Nice composition and colours.

03-23-15

bajanexile

Nice image.

03-22-15

iluvatar

This is composite image taken during solar eclipse 20.3.2015. Solar disk size is unchanged in relation to original individual photos.

03-15-15

photosphere42

Nice image!

03-14-15

dalth500

Wonderful work - love the clouds

03-13-15

nomad

Yes awesome!

03-13-15

JT

love the use of f2 in this scene

03-13-15

paqart

Beautiful!

03-13-15

paqart

Gorgeous!

03-12-15

aquilan

It looks like Ansel Adams but it's better ;)

03-12-15

kanzer16

Very nice

03-10-15

aquilan

I like more photo with the ship because I feel this one could be cropped too much from the bottom but both has amazing dynamic range and details ;)

03-07-15

photosphere42

Very nice image, well done!

03-06-15

anatoly15

Thanks for info. Sincerely, Anatoly

03-06-15

dalth500

A big thanks to Anatoly for his observations of this image earlier - I believe the mysterious dark circles in the sky have been corrected - I suppose I could blame it on UFOs but the circles were simply sloppy post production technique on my part - thank you to Anatoly for the keen eye and keeping the visual standards high on this site!!

03-03-15

dalth500

For me yes...going back up to Everest at the end of the month and need to get the legs and lungs in shape!

03-03-15

JT

Is it hiking season already ?

02-28-15

photosphere42

Nice image.

02-26-15

michal1980

Thank you all for comments! I decided to convert this photo to b&w because there was no light, no color that day. But in b&w this shot looks interesting in my opinion.

02-26-15

adelemb

This is a beautiful photo.

02-25-15

yuriylux

Beautiful landscape!

02-25-15

michal1980

Thank you Shapencolour, glad you like it. Michal

02-23-15

sancho.329

It was 20 seconds.

02-23-15

bajanexile

Thanks Aquilan.

02-23-15

aquilan

Very nice sky and shaprness of cityscape... what shutter speed have You chosen for this photo?

02-23-15

aquilan

I like the contrast and sharpness of this photo ;)

02-22-15

dalth500

This image was taken with a Sony A7r right out of the box - I have to say the Zeiss Vario Tessar is a tack sharp piece of glass and when combined with the Sony sensor the A7r is a formidable camera in a vey compact package.

02-21-15

ying1109

Great!

02-20-15

photosphere42

Very Nice!

02-20-15

photosphere42

Great Image!

02-20-15

JT

Fantastic work! Amazing colors.

02-20-15

michal1980

Thank you kanuck for your comment, glad you like it. Michal

02-20-15

kanuck

Astonishing! Wow :)

02-19-15

michal1980

Thanks anatoly15 for your rating! Regards Michal

02-18-15

chriseeo

Excellent landscape. Color and composition top.

02-18-15

donuss

Great colors

02-18-15

donuss

Great light

02-17-15

anatoly15

Very impressive color. I can feel the space. Car is definitely helpful. Sincerely Anatoly

02-17-15

nwphil

Thanks for selecting my photo - was quite an adventure to circumnavigate the crater on snowshoes while pulling a sled; we were blessed with 4 out 5 sunshine days

02-17-15

nwphil

Thanks Torralba - keeping my fingers crossed for no more snow (I love to hike and camp in alpine terrain)

02-17-15

JT

Nice. Can't wait to get up there is spring and summer for some hikes.

02-16-15

dalth500

Superb image

02-16-15

michal1980

This one is interesting! World behind the window during heavy snow-storm is different ...

02-14-15

eao197

I like the feelings of the shot. But I think it will be more expressive if cut out 1/5 of very bottom of the photo.

02-12-15

photosphere42

Beautiful image! Well done.

02-12-15

JT

Nice. Like the balance created here. soft light and colors work well.

02-10-15

photosphere42

A really nice image.

02-07-15

eriver

Thank you ! =)

02-06-15

pr_aero

That nice:), well done

02-02-15

adelemb

Lovely candid portrait.

02-02-15

ced

Tim, Very nice portrait!

01-31-15

akul

Philippe Gorgeous shot. Perfect light and composition. Bird too in the perfect place.

01-30-15

philber

Thanks, Donat, Jorge!

01-30-15

donuss

Beautiful this reflections from the tree and the Boat

01-30-15

donuss

Very Beautiful this Notre Dame Image.

01-30-15

JT

Philippe, Beautiful shot! Fantastic light.

01-30-15

fotolka

нееТ, Маша-кормилица

01-29-15

fotolka

From Kodak Pro slr/n ... Camera's old CCD

01-29-15

shtarka1

Thanks Alex!

01-29-15

tccin3d

how do you get those colors? very nice..

01-29-15

tccin3d

Маша и медведь? :)

01-29-15

photosphere42

Wonderful Image! Well done.

01-28-15

donuss

Beautiful little Detail.

01-28-15

donuss

Beautiful where is this?

01-28-15

donuss

Great composition i like this scene.

01-28-15

donuss

Nice tones

01-28-15

chriseeo

Nice contrast between the red garment and the white background. Alexandra gives the final touch.

01-28-15

aquilan

Very nice mood :)

01-28-15

JT

That is great performance for a camera that so many look down on as a poor high iso performer. I have one and love my A99. It is the best ergo friendly camera I have ever owned. The photograph is superb and the lighting just makes it classic. Well done!

01-28-15

JT

bajanexile wrote: Just plain gorgeous. Wish I could have shot it. Steve\n\n\n That makes two of us. :) Would love to see more work from Frank.

01-28-15

eriver

Thank you ! =)

01-28-15

adphotography.be

Beau portrait ! Félicitations !

01-27-15

jhemp_00

Thanks Aquilan, I love the high ISO on the Sony A99. I love the feel of the noise after 3200 and up to ISO 8000. This shot was at ISO 8000.

01-27-15

aquilan

I like those lighting and grain :)

01-26-15

aquilan

Nice point of view :)

01-25-15

aquilan

Amazing Capture :)

01-25-15

photosphere42

Very Nice!

01-23-15

photosphere42

Very Nice!

01-23-15

JT

Beautiful ! Well done.

01-23-15

alexfoong

Thank you Torraiba, Vietnam has many out of the ordinary photographic scene. I hope to return again soon.

01-22-15

jhemp_00

Thanks Torralba! I'm really liking the lens so far. It has the best flare control of any lens I've used. It's the best landscape lens solution for the sony A series cameras right now.

01-21-15

JT

Wow. That 16-35 is really a nice lens. Love the way it handles the sun rays. Good capture and exposure balance.

01-21-15

JT

Beautiful Sunset colors.

01-21-15

JT

Oh no. Waiting for the tide :) Good capture. Like the 3D look.

01-21-15

JT

Another great example of what this lens can do in the right hands.

01-21-15

photosphere42

Nice image!

01-21-15

riverguy

Great idea for composition. Just the right amount of partial focus on the girl with the brush.

01-21-15

aquilan

Thanks Photosphare42 :) I like this photo too...

01-20-15

somoon

wow, what a eye! Amazing

01-20-15

photosphere42

Very nice. Congrats!

01-20-15

photosphere42

Nice image. Really like the 50mm f2.0 images. Seem more ...pure?

01-20-15

aquilan

Amazing close-up :)

01-20-15

aquilan

Beautiful Sunset...

01-20-15

JT

You just gotta love the rendering from this lens. Amazing glass never fails to produce amazing images. Beautiful shot!

01-20-15

pr_aero

Well done, also good balance of exposure and iso to keep stars round /pr

01-20-15

yuriylux

Great shot

01-19-15

adelemb

This image really draws you in! It has a Tolkien kind of feel.

01-19-15

JT

Excellent shot. This style is really classic!

01-16-15

chriseeo

A very good portrait. Nice lens.

01-16-15

JT

Woa! Mysterious woods. This is awesome. What is lurking in there? Great scene !!!

01-16-15

JT

i like the feeling from this that I am on top of the world. Nice shot with good flare control.

01-16-15

akul

Thank you JT. It is from the gorge of buttermilk falls in Ithaca NY.

01-15-15

JT

Wow. beautiful. Where is this ?

01-15-15

JT

Beautiful! Can't beat that blue. How were the road conditions? I though of going recently but never got around to doing so.

01-14-15

beso

Well done.

01-14-15

beso

Beautiful image.

01-13-15

adphotography.be

Super !!!

01-12-15

JT

yes indeed. Very nice.

01-12-15

dierk

photosphere42 wrote: This is the best of the series. Clean, flows smoothly, good values. Nice image.\n\n\n thanks very much :-)

01-12-15

photosphere42

Best as abstract view.

01-12-15

photosphere42

This is the best of the series. Clean, flows smoothly, good values. Nice image.

01-12-15

dierk

thanks, canicuss! it is my favorite too.

01-12-15

canicuss

What a beautiful set of photos. I especially like this one, it looks like a seashell.

01-11-15

JT

Excellent!

01-11-15

JT

Just clicked on my Favorites and this popped up. This is such a wonderful shot. Absolutely love it.

01-11-15

JT

Love this shot!

01-11-15

j-b

Thanks everyone!

01-11-15

dierk

thanks for the 16-35 I reached my limit for today more to come tomorrow.

01-11-15

dierk

thanks very much, Jorge! Leica is a long story. I got my first Leica, the M9 in 2009 with a defect sensor, got another sensor change last year and will sell it soon. I love the M Monochrom, it simply is a beauty! The puristic design of the camera is the best I know, the files are great to work with. And I like the Leica lenses. but I use the Sony A7R almost 100% since I got it. This is a universal camera for my needs and wishes. I use any lens on it like Nikon, Canon, Leica M, Leica R and enlarging lenses. Focus for the OTUS or the Zeiss 100/2 for example is easy and perfect. Let's see, what we will get soon this year :-) more than 400 portraits are in my flickr album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dierktopp/sets/72157627967118544/

01-11-15

JT

The Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS has been added to the database. Great portrait.

01-11-15

dierk

Jorge, I did not find the lens in the database - ups, sorry, just found it :-) but not the new 16-35 FE too?

01-11-15

JT

Dierk, you portrait work is first class and amazing. Have you been commissioned yet by some high profile person? Just wonderful! How do you like the Sony compared to the Leica? I have given up on everything else I have owned and am 100% Sony now. Well, 99% :) I still have a Nikon F6 for film work that I just love.

01-11-15

dierk

sorry, I missed that question long time ago :-( these are stitched images from 9 images of NEX6 with the Rhinocam adapter from fotodioxpro.com with Hasselblad medium format lenses Zeiss Distagon 4/40mm and Zeis Makro-Planar 4/120mm resulting in about 85 MPix. you find many more images on my flickr here https://www.flickr.com/photos/dierktopp/sets/72157634801332367/

01-11-15

dierk

in that case the eyes would be in the middle of the image and I like it better this way. The other images shows more of the head.

01-11-15

pentaxpete

Good lighting and exposure but I wish you had not cut off the top of his head.

01-10-15

JT

This is insanely sharp and detailed not to mention processed perfectly. You just gotta love that otus with the A7R.

01-10-15

aquilan

I like the exposure :)

01-10-15

JT

Wow. Amazing colors and detail. Great shot!

01-10-15

unicomichael

Well done! Great sense of recession into the mist.

01-10-15

unicomichael

Ethereal light, well done!

01-09-15

ibbz

torralba wrote: Awesome picture. It has such a classic look that can only be achieved with film. This has inspired me to shoot some film this week if the weather improves.\n\n\n Thank you my friend! I was lucky with the light,

01-09-15

frs6co

thank you !! As you know, Siena is UNESCO's world heritage. Superb medieval city of Toscana - Italia. One hour from Florence ( Firenze). you should go !

01-08-15

sajinsa

torralba wrote: Very nice. Love the tones and the motion effect. Impressive clouds. Well done !\n\n\n Thank you :D

01-08-15

JT

Very nice. Love the tones and the motion effect. Impressive clouds. Well done !

01-08-15

JT

Vivid! You just gotta love that lens!

01-08-15

francosphotography

Awesome shot, Magic!

01-08-15

JT

dierk wrote: thanks, Jorge :-) if you want to get a feeling about the full resolution look here at a 1:1 crop: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dierktopp/15369399789/ \n\n\n Dierk, That is mind blowing impressive. The detail is out of this world!

01-08-15

JT

Awesome picture. It has such a classic look that can only be achieved with film. This has inspired me to shoot some film this week if the weather improves.

01-08-15

dierk

thanks, Jorge :-) if you want to get a feeling about the full resolution look here at a 1:1 crop: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dierktopp/15369399789/ The image is about 16.000x11.000 pixel= 170 MPixel. these images get alive on a big screen or better on a big print. You can print it 3m wide with 140 DPI!

01-08-15

JT

shtarka1 wrote: George, Your Son Is Growing Up Too Fast! Great Camera For Sure! Im Loving The A7II as Well! Have You Picked One Up Yet?\n\n\n Yeap. My favorite camera so far. Really digging the slightly larger body and compact size. I am so done with the old dinosaurs from Nikon and Canon.

01-08-15

JT

This is a wonderful image with amazing detail in the bark and beautiful bokeh. It is my favorite of the ones you posted in this series because it does not show the paint on the trees or the big lump you see in the other photo. I really like the greens and mossy look of this photo.

01-08-15

dierk

stitch of 9 images open with f/1.4 to get even more bokeh, known as Brenizer method

01-08-15

j-b

Stunning!

01-08-15

JT

I like this. It makes me feel like spring is just around the corner!

01-08-15

JT

This is magnificent! I especially like the lack of long exposure to smooth out the water. I much prefer this natural look. Spectacular lighting.

01-08-15

JT

Awesome shot. Love what you did here. How do you like the 50 Loxia. I am waiting for delivery today on my 50 from popflash. Can't wait to head downtown with it.

01-08-15

JT

Wow. Beautiful! I feel like I have just been transported back in time. Excellent!

01-08-15

photosphere42

Very nice image.

01-08-15

pr_aero

Well done sir, and well deserved indeed

01-08-15

dierk

perfect!

01-07-15

kanzer16

Congratulations on such a good job

01-07-15

beso

Outstanding image!

01-07-15

JT

Love this.

01-07-15

luther

Beautiful photograph!

01-07-15

shtarka1

Congrats Jochen! Brilliant Image!! Well Deserved!

01-06-15

jhemp_00

This is Western New Mexico University (WNMU) in Silver City, NM. Great little town!

01-06-15

JT

Winter Postcard. Where is this?

01-05-15

akul

Beautiful shot with misty air .

01-05-15

adelemb

Thank you, donuss!

01-05-15

anatoly15

Thanks for comment

01-05-15

aquilan

I like the subtraction of view with clear aerial perspective :)

01-04-15

akul

Beautiful image.

01-04-15

akul

Wow gorgeous shot. Amazing light!

01-04-15

akul

Donat, Anotoly - thank you. Donat - it is from Missoula Montana

01-04-15

juleha

beautiful

01-03-15

philber

Thanks, Donat!

01-03-15

donuss

Great sharpness on the right point

01-03-15

donuss

Great color and idea

01-03-15

donuss

Beautiful like this ice crystal on the plan

01-03-15

donuss

Great idea

01-03-15

donuss

Beautiful Landscape where is this?

01-03-15

donuss

Great composition.

01-03-15

anatoly15

It is "painting"!

01-03-15

anatoly15

I love color and "simplicity". Sincerely Anatoly

01-03-15

michal1980

Incredible Photo with amazing combo :):)

01-03-15

dalth500

Amazing shot - this really is pushing the limits of optical technology and resolution with fantastic results!

01-02-15

senicphoto

Fantastic capture ...

01-02-15

michal1980

Beautiful Photo, I love cats!

12-31-14

labbai

Beautiful! Everything in this photo is... well, you can almost hear it...

12-31-14

adphotography.be

Féérique !!! Félicitations !

12-30-14

jabberwonky

Thanks. We are indeed.

12-30-14

shtarka1

Appreciate it Alex!!

12-30-14

shtarka1

Thanks Alex! Happy New Year!

12-30-14

zek

Because sunset @ snow, thank you!

12-29-14

JT

Wow. Stunning. We (mankind) are so small in the big picture.

12-29-14

anatoly15

Very interesting color.

12-29-14

JT

This makes me think of the phrase, " Running around like a bunch of chickens with their heads chopped off" :) I like the look of confusion and dysfunction you captured here.

12-29-14

mict

anatoly15 wrote: It is "classic" !\n\n\n Ararat! We filmed beautiful wedding there!

12-28-14

anatoly15

It is "classic" !

12-28-14

sjackson

A good group to photograph. Some people just make it easy. Thanks.

12-28-14

JT

Nice capture. Love the tones and the smiles. Goof one :)

12-28-14

bajanexile

Just plain gorgeous. Wish I could have shot it. Steve

12-28-14

JT

Still one of my favorites. IMHO, a classic Life magazine cover photo. Not to mention, this is one of those photos where you can see the clear advantage of film over digital. This image has soul. I think that look and feeling would have been missed with a digital shot.

12-27-14

ibbz

magical look to this!

12-25-14

augustaur

Lovely.

12-25-14

augustaur

Splendid composition.

12-25-14

augustaur

Hello. Merry Christmas . Such a wonderful encouragement on Christmas. Thank you.

12-24-14

yuriylux

Great!

12-24-14

aquilan

There is a lot of high definition and three dimensional look after rain :)

12-24-14

aquilan

I like those photos with Your new lens :)

12-24-14

jeroen

Thanks Jorge, Jeroen

12-24-14

draniki

thanks yuriylux. I think you're right. I crop the photo.

12-24-14

yuriylux

Beautiful photo, very artistic, but would look better if you crop the photo on the upper branch.

12-23-14

anatoly15

The best out of three.I

12-23-14

anatoly15

Definitely success in lighting.

12-23-14

anatoly15

I am very impressed. "Simplicity" at the best. Sincerely, Anatoly

12-23-14

JT

Amazing in so many ways. This is awesome!

12-23-14

JT

una bella foto di una bella donna.

12-23-14

wildsong

Kitty in the concrete jungle. He looks so alone, but dignified at the same time, through all that scruff. He's a survivor. I like that this image tells me all of that. It has a story that the author is enhancing with depth of field, light, composition. Very nicely done.

12-22-14

JT

This is just breath taking!

12-22-14

adelemb

This is a powerful capture, in my opinion. The kitten looks like he has a hard life.

12-22-14

JT

Nice to revisit these great images. You just have to love this! Steve is a master!

12-22-14

unicomichael

Fantastic cow portrait

12-22-14

dukenuken

Muchas gracias ! :)

12-22-14

kanzer16

¡¡Qué ojazos!! Me gusta el B&N

12-22-14

tccin3d

thats a one big cow (strange scale), nice

12-20-14

JT

Great capture. The B&W conversion adds to the mood. Looks like the cover of a Life Magazine edition. Excellent !! After looking at your other images from your portfolio, I feel you may benefit from a rangefinder camera or one of the new mirror less cameras like a Sony A7 series or Fuji XT series. They are made for your style of work.

12-20-14

JT

Incredible! The colors, detail and everything is just outstanding!

12-20-14

JT

Tim, have not seen you around here in a while. Your glamour shots are superb!

12-20-14

fe2cruz

Like the Hue

12-20-14

fe2cruz

I want this one to WIN!

12-20-14

shtarka1

George, Your Son Is Growing Up Too Fast! Great Camera For Sure! Im Loving The A7II as Well! Have You Picked One Up Yet?

12-20-14

kanzer16

Thank you very much for your comment

12-19-14

JT

Time warp! Nice special effect! I can't believe you get these in focus. :)

12-19-14

JT

A6000. One of my favorite cameras now. Small, inexpensive and superb image quality and features.

12-19-14

JT

Awesome ! LOve the dog, love the breed, love the shot!

12-19-14

JT

Awesome. Love these type of shots with low and focus light!

12-19-14

photosphere42

Wonderful image!

12-19-14

JT

Love how you have mastered the lighting in this series. Awesome work.

12-19-14

photosphere42

Very nice image!

12-19-14

shapencolour

Wilde!

12-19-14

shapencolour

Beautiful model looks as if of slavic origin.

12-18-14

JT

Wow stunning model and detail. Otus shines !

12-18-14

photosphere42

Very nice. well done.

12-18-14

photosphere42

Nice image!

12-17-14

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting Riverguy. Best regards Steve

12-17-14

riverguy

Great Image. I'd love to go back and see more trust land.

12-17-14

adphotography.be

SUPER !!! Bravo, JEROEN !

12-16-14

JT

So peaceful and calm looking.

12-16-14

photosphere42

Nice image.

12-16-14

aquilan

I usually don't like photos with strong saturation but this effect is very pleasant to me :)

12-16-14

aquilan

Thanks Foongkwonghoi, Steve and Adelemb :)

12-16-14

aquilan

I like very much Your guess, very nice dynamic range.

12-15-14

bajanexile

Nice use of a small aperture and long exposure.

12-14-14

yuriylux

Beautiful sea black and white landscape!

12-14-14

aquilan

I like the pastel colours :)

12-14-14

photosphere42

Great image!

12-14-14

bajanexile

Thanks Philippe.

12-14-14

jeroen

Thanks Anatoly

12-14-14

jeroen

Thanks, Countrylife in Bhutan is hard work. Jeroen

12-13-14

adelemb

This is amazing!

12-13-14

nikkor105

Superb image!

12-12-14

photosphere42

Nice image.

12-12-14

JT

It's one of those pictures you see with no start or ending. I love it !

12-11-14

dlee723

Thanks!

12-11-14

adelemb

Really nice! What a lovely balance between the static and moving parts of the scene.

12-11-14

anatoly15

Color!!!

12-11-14

bajanexile

Like it.

12-11-14

unicomichael

Quirky and interesting image. I like it.

12-11-14

unicomichael

A lovely story in a beautifully lit scene!

12-10-14

jeroen

Thanks, In Bhutan you are Monk for life. There are not many that decide to quit. Jeroen

12-10-14

jeroen

Thanks Cyra, This was inside the The Punakha Dzong. Jeroen

12-10-14

philber

Another classic Watsonian beauty!

12-10-14

bajanexile

Thanks Jorge. Regards Steve

12-10-14

bajanexile

Ethereal! Steve

12-10-14

bajanexile

Nice image. Steve

12-10-14

shapencolour

I like the mood.

12-10-14

jeroen

Thanks Anatoly, How do you like your Zeiss Apo Sonnar f2 135mm? Jeroen

12-10-14

jeroen

Thanks Aquilan and Anatoly, The Punakha Dzong is the second oldest and second largest dzong in Bhutan. Jeroen

12-10-14

jeroen

Nice colors. Like the framing too. Jeroen

12-10-14

jeroen

Thanks Anatoly. Jeroen

12-10-14

anatoly15

Exelent color and light. Sincerely, Anatoly

12-10-14

anatoly15

Thanks for giving us opportunity of seeing your landscapes. Anatoly.

12-10-14

anatoly15

All technical aspects works for result together. Sincerely, Anatoly

12-10-14

anatoly15

Hello Alan! Speechless! Poetical result in minimalistic approach. Anatoly

12-10-14

anatoly15

Beautiful in classical traditional. Thanks for sharing with us. Sincerity, Anatoly

12-09-14

JT

This is good in so many ways its hard to be specific. You truly are a master. Love your details. Just waiting for the book.

12-09-14

adelemb

You seem to have captured the soul of this cat.

12-09-14

adelemb

Love this!

12-08-14

aquilan

I like the mood and composition..but I believe that aperture was a little higher :)

12-08-14

unicomichael

Thanks!

12-08-14

cyra

love the athmospere!

12-08-14

dalth500

The persistent forest for the trees issue - I think this is a successful composition

12-08-14

dalth500

15 shot composite in CS6

12-07-14

cyra

impressive!

12-07-14

cyra

nice little story

12-07-14

cyra

wow, what an athmospere!

12-07-14

cyra

nice colour rendering!

12-05-14

alexfoong

Thanks for the Likes.

12-05-14

jamesmd

photosphere42 wrote: Very well done, nice image!\n\n\n Thanks ;-)

12-04-14

photosphere42

Very well done, nice image!

12-04-14

bajanexile

Nice image.

12-04-14

JT

Yes. Beautiful image.

12-03-14

pr_aero

Nice capture:)

12-03-14

adphotography.be

Fantastique ! Le poids de la tradition sur de frêles épaules ..

12-03-14

filipejsbrandao

Beautiful colour contrast (blue/orange) and great mood!

12-02-14

jhemp_00

This shot was taken in the Lordsburg Playas in south western New Mexico. You can see it on google maps.

12-02-14

jeroen

Very nice! Where is this one taken? Jeroen

12-02-14

jeroen

Thanks all! This man was praying at Jambay Lhakhang. Jambay Lhakhang is located in Jakar in Bhutan, and is said to be one of the 108 temples built by Tibetan King Songtsen Gampo in 659 AD on a single day, to pin down an ogress to earth forever. Jeroen

12-02-14

jeroen

Thanks Anatoly, Jeroen

12-02-14

leviathor

Thanks for the feedback, Jeroen--I never noticed how much that green patch stuck out before, but it's a pretty intense little anomaly, now.

12-01-14

jeroen

Like the composition and the mood of this one. I would make the green a little less dominant, because my eye keeps going to the green fields on the right. Nice one! Jeroen

12-01-14

JT

Thanks! Excellent feedback. Just what I am looking for. Now It's just a waiting game.

12-01-14

philber

I really like the Loxia 50mm f:2.0 very much indeed. It suits my A7R to a T. Construction quality is excellent, haptics are great, with the auto-magnification feature when you focus. IQ is very good indeed. Colours and contrast are world-class. Lots of detail. Some loss of sharpness wide open, as in all lenses. I wish it were a tad more flare-resistant, and bokeh can be busy if you have light-sources in the frame. So it is not an Otus-killer, but then, for the money, what is? I was quite happy to sell my FE 55 and keep the Loxia.

12-01-14

JT

Philippe, This is one hard lens to get. I am glad you are using it and it seems like you are enjoying it too. Any thoughts on performance ?

12-01-14

ao line

Isch Guet!!

12-01-14

pentaxpete

Rolleiflex 2.8F Planar, 07/1991 dated Agfa Pan 100 rated 64 ASA in Rodinal 1+50 14 mins

12-01-14

bajanexile

Nice image. Steve

12-01-14

bajanexile

Wonderful.

12-01-14

catracy

Captures the mood!

12-01-14

bajanexile

Thanks Joe.

12-01-14

adphotography.be

Belle photo, JEROEN !!! Et super courageux de faire un tel treck, avec une optique si lourde ... Tu es un sportif de la photo ... Félicitations !

11-30-14

aquilan

I am 2nd after Steve :)

11-30-14

aquilan

I like the lighting very much ;)

11-30-14

pr_aero

Thanks for both your comments bajanexile and donuss / pr

11-30-14

pr_aero

Thanks for commenting aquilan and bajanexile, /pr

11-30-14

bajanexile

Nicely toned.

11-30-14

bajanexile

Thanks Joe.

11-30-14

aquilan

I like the sharpness too :)

11-30-14

bajanexile

Top shot! Great composition and I like the overexposure. Steve

11-30-14

bajanexile

Lovely B&W and great POV. Steve

11-30-14

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting pr_aero. Best regards Steve

11-30-14

pr_aero

Excelent work, again /pr

11-29-14

bajanexile

Lovely.

11-29-14

bajanexile

Thanks aquilan. Regards Steve

11-29-14

aquilan

It has very nice details :)

11-29-14

aquilan

Nice composition :)

11-28-14

bajanexile

Nice composition. Steve

11-28-14

bajanexile

Thanks jhemp_00 and Anatoly.

11-28-14

anatoly15

Very impressive image. Thanks for information about building. Sincerely ,Anatoly.

11-27-14

ced

Bill, Thanks!

11-27-14

ced

Ron, Lilia & Dave Thanks!

11-26-14

handgun

Very nice

11-26-14

lilia

Lovely!

11-26-14

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting Philippe. I just thought that I would make it look a bit different for a change. I could really have used a Distagon T* 2/15 as the ceiling is just so high that I could not get the scene in without tipping the camera up. Steve

11-26-14

philber

Superlative shot, Steve! Just one question: why did you, fastidious to the last, decide to leave the shot as is instead of straightening out the verticals?

11-24-14

chriseeo

Excellent. Bravo.

11-24-14

sajinsa

jeffsd) Thank you. :D

11-24-14

bajanexile

Thank you Yauheni. Regards Steve

11-23-14

dalth500

Nice composition and color rendition - I can almost taste the old school coffee in there!

11-23-14

jeffsd

Patolog, beautifully done!

11-23-14

jeffsd

Sajinsa, lovely photograph!

11-23-14

zeissy

Beautiful!

11-23-14

zeissy

Stunning shot!

11-23-14

zeissy

thanks Rainer

11-23-14

bajanexile

Nicely corrected geometry and I like the textures. Steve

11-23-14

bajanexile

Nice scene.

11-23-14

bajanexile

Nice image.

11-23-14

bajanexile

Thanks Jhemp_00. Regards Steve

11-23-14

zek

Thanks!

11-23-14

yuriylux

Very dramatic and expressive!!!

11-23-14

aquilan

I like very natural approach of this portrait and the art of finish

11-23-14

aquilan

I like the both :)

11-23-14

bajanexile

Nice light. Steve

11-23-14

bajanexile

Like this.

11-23-14

eao197

@z-enthusiast: Thanks! I completely agree with you :)

11-23-14

opal

Very nicely seen! *****

11-23-14

opal

Nice amateur model, but still a little stiff!

11-23-14

opal

KUDOS, this is really an eye catcher!

11-22-14

eao197

@zeissy: Thanks!

11-22-14

zeissy

Wonderful tones and contrast Rick

11-22-14

zeissy

Super tones…fascinating composition

11-22-14

zeissy

Super capture! That's dedication!

11-22-14

jeffsd

Andreas, lovely work!

11-22-14

jeffsd

Very nice shot Dino. The character of the door, the shutters and the stonework really come through.

11-22-14

bajanexile

Nice B&W.

11-22-14

shapencolour

That's great!

11-21-14

yuriylux

Very beautiful composition and wonderful tones!

11-21-14

photosphere42

Nice image.

11-21-14

bajanexile

My favorite Zeiss ZE lens. Nice shot. Steve

11-21-14

bajanexile

Nice work. Steve

11-21-14

aquilan

Nice, it looks like image with enhanced dynamic range :)

11-20-14

jeffsd

Italy74, thanks very much for your kind comment! Jeff

11-19-14

photosphere42

Very nice image, well done!

11-18-14

photosphere42

Great image!

11-18-14

sajinsa

pr-aero Thank you :D

11-17-14

aquilan

Nice outcome :)

11-17-14

mibu

great shot! congrats!

11-17-14

italy74

Original and colorful subject

11-17-14

pr_aero

Wow, well done /pr

11-17-14

italy74

Diana, Son Kul lake camp, Kyrgyzstan, August. Just as Rabya, this lovely girl lived aside a lost lake of Central Asia. Her family guested us in a yurt . As soon as I can, I'lll post other pictures of this one of a kind trip.

11-17-14

italy74

Rabyà, Karakul, Tajikistan, August 2014. This 5 yrs old girl travelled with us from Murghab to Karakul ( abt 100 miles ) to go back home in a very remote area of eastern Tajikistan. Despite her young age, she needed a dentist, not available in her home village, so someone first escorted her to Murghab at her uncle, yet someone had to escort back home in an area where cars and vehicles of any kind are very rare. The hotel receptionist where we stayed in Murghab thankfully knew our driver and subsequently decided to ask him a favour. By chance, Rabya's mother was our next guest house owner in Karakul, one of the very most ghost towns i have ever seen.

11-15-14

jeffsd

Soncek, thanks very much for your comment!

11-15-14

horst

Hello aquilan and dalth500, thanks all for like and comment. Sorry, I do not know details about the Zeiss Loxia 50mm.

11-14-14

ced

Solo, Thanks!

11-14-14

dalth500

Very simple and clean composition - a credit to the Zeiss glass

11-14-14

aquilan

I believe that Planar 2/45's performance is very close to performance of Loxia 2/50mm, even if it isn't optimized to digital sensor with thick filter glass. Nice details :)

11-14-14

ronny olsson

donuss wrote: Great mood \n\n\n Thanks :)

11-14-14

ronny olsson

adphotography.be wrote: Ambiance mystérieuse ... bravo !\n\n\n Thanks :)

11-14-14

ronny olsson

jeffsd wrote: Ronny, excellent photograph! I've enjoyed your work at the FM Nikon Manual Focus thread and look forward to following your Zeiss images here. Regards, Jeff\n\n\n Thanks Jeff :)

11-14-14

ronny olsson

anatoly15 wrote: Very impressive atmosphere. 9\n\n\n Thanks :)

11-14-14

jeffsd

Ronny, excellent photograph! I've enjoyed your work at the FM Nikon Manual Focus thread and look forward to following your Zeiss images here. Regards, Jeff

11-13-14

anatoly15

Very impressive atmosphere. 9

11-13-14

anatoly15

Impressive color palette!

11-13-14

aquilan

Nice point of focus :)

11-12-14

donuss

Beautiful with with this reflections

11-12-14

donuss

Great mood

11-12-14

donuss

nice car

11-12-14

adphotography.be

Ambiance mystérieuse ... bravo !

11-12-14

pr_aero

Thank you Steve, pr

11-12-14

pr_aero

Thanks for comment / pr

11-12-14

photosphere42

Excellent values, nice image.

11-12-14

cyra

thank you!

11-10-14

bajanexile

Beautiful image.

11-09-14

zeissy

Wonderful blending of soft tones

11-09-14

bajanexile

Nice B&W. Regards Steve

11-08-14

koolbeep

thank you :)

11-08-14

bajanexile

Like the bokeh on this image. Creamy background. Steve

11-08-14

bajanexile

Thanks pr. Best regards Steve

11-08-14

ronny olsson

pr_aero wrote: Beautiful captured and very pleasant job, well donn (pr\n\n\n Thanks :)

11-08-14

pr_aero

WOW, again!. Amazing job, welle done /pr

11-08-14

pr_aero

Beautiful captured and very pleasant job, well donn (pr

11-08-14

bajanexile

Very beautiful. Steve

11-08-14

bajanexile

LOvely use of the restricted DOF with this lens. Steve

11-08-14

bajanexile

Nice skin tones on this image. Lovely portrait. Steve

11-07-14

photosphere42

Good image!

11-07-14

bajanexile

I like this. Steve

11-07-14

bajanexile

Nice image.

11-07-14

bajanexile

Thanks for viewing and leaving comments aquilan, much appreciated. Steve

11-07-14

aquilan

Interesting composition :)

11-07-14

aquilan

Nice colours and details :)

11-06-14

bajanexile

Thanks Rick. Best regards Steve

11-06-14

rick perry

It is good to see you working in color Steve... Nice shot! Rick

11-06-14

bajanexile

Thanks Rick. Best regards Steve

11-04-14

bajanexile

Thanks Philippe. Best regards Steve

11-04-14

philber

Another cracker of a shot with all the hallmarks and attributes of your fine work, Steve! Almost ruthless composition and attention to detail, great B&W conversion. Excellent!

11-03-14

photosphere42

Like the silky, creamy values...Well done...great portrait!

11-03-14

pr_aero

Very nice shot and amazing lightning, congrats /pr

11-03-14

pr_aero

Thanks bajanexile /pr

11-03-14

philber

Your appreciation is much appreciated! :-)

11-03-14

philber

Thanks, Steve!

11-03-14

bajanexile

Lovely composition and light. Steve

11-03-14

bajanexile

Love all the geometric shapes.

11-03-14

bajanexile

Wonderful composition Philippe. Regards Steve

11-03-14

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting Philippe. Best regards Steve

11-03-14

philber

Another inspiring winner, Steve!

11-03-14

bajanexile

Nice B&W toning. Steve

11-02-14

bajanexile

Thanks Jorge. Regards Steve

11-02-14

pr_aero

Thanks bajanexile:) /pr

11-02-14

yuriylux

Thanks aquilan, for your comment!

11-01-14

aquilan

It looks like one of the best in HDR techinque :)

11-01-14

aquilan

Beautiful Pocket-Tiger :)

10-31-14

JT

So serene. Makes me want to have a picnic there :) beautiful colors and tones. Great processing

10-31-14

s_peter

Thanks Ibbz!

10-31-14

bajanexile

Wonderful!

10-31-14

pr_aero

Thank you z-enthusiast /pr

10-31-14

opal

EXCELLENT!!!!!!

10-30-14

bajanexile

Thanks for your comments adlemb. Regards Steve

10-30-14

adelemb

The composition here is wonderful. Dolmens are not particularly easy to get good shots of, and you did a really nice job. There seems to be a perfect balance of the heavy groundedness of the vertical stones, with a light, floating feeling from the suspended stone. Trees in the background frame the dolmen perfectly. Great job!

10-30-14

bajanexile

Nice B&W portrait. Steve

10-30-14

rick perry

Thanks for noticing Steve. I have been away from Zeiss for awhile, but am striving to go out with my last Zeiss lens.. 24 f2 ZA . I miss you guys here on Zeissimages. Rick

10-30-14

bajanexile

Thanks Philippe, your comments are much appreciated. Steve

10-29-14

philber

And another winner IMHO! The picture's elegant simplicitiy understates how difficult it must have been to achieve good composition. Great B&W treatment as usual from Mr Watson. Congrats, Steve!

10-29-14

bajanexile

Nice shot Rick.

10-29-14

pr_aero

Thanks for the nice comments /pr

10-29-14

pr_aero

Great composition

10-29-14

pr_aero

Wow, that is well done, really like this

10-29-14

adelemb

Quite an interesting perspective on this image. I like it a lot.

10-28-14

photosphere42

Very nice.

10-28-14

JT

very nice indeed!

10-28-14

aquilan

I believe this one is the best of series :)

10-27-14

brettz92

I love this.

10-27-14

ced

Dave, Thanks!

10-27-14

handgun

Perfect timing, great capture. Dave

10-26-14

zak

Awesome

10-26-14

zak

Simply very nice!

10-26-14

zak

Very nice

10-25-14

pr_aero

Amazing, well done

10-25-14

pr_aero

THAT´s well done, awesome B&W

10-25-14

pr_aero

Good expression, relaxed thoug intense, good job

10-25-14

adphotography.be

J' aime beaucoup ... Félicitations !

10-24-14

rick perry

Really Fabulous Carol!

10-23-14

umbe1958

Thanks a lot for your comments. I really appreciate contructive criticism: it's what everybody needs to improve. I know the focus is not perfect (it was reaaly difficult to focus properly in low artificial light with a makro-planar) but the result seemed to me nice after all. z-enthusiast wrote: I would like it better, if the model would look with her big eyes, straight into the camera! That the eyes not in crisp focus, is not disturbing, at least for me!\n\n\n

10-23-14

aquilan

Moving landscape IMHO :)

10-23-14

opal

I would like it better, if the model would look with her big eyes, straight into the camera! That the eyes not in crisp focus, is not disturbing, at least for me!

10-22-14

pr_aero

Thanks for commenting my picture. Yes for sure its much easier to make nice pictures when subject is already nice to begin with:) And I also enjoy it even more when my viewing frame is nice whatever this may be a beutiful woman, flower, car, landscape.... regards pr

10-22-14

augustaur

Hi, Wojtek, thank you.

10-22-14

umbe1958

Grazie Jorge, mi fa piacere che ti piacciano sempre le mie Modelle. A me piace molto il tuo sito e le tue recensioni.

10-21-14

JT

WOW ! che è una bella donna

10-21-14

opal

It is quiet easy to make good portraits from such an beauty!

10-21-14

adphotography.be

Beau portrait . Félicitations !

10-20-14

dalth500

Shot hand held ISO 6400 - the Zeiss Sonnar and Sony RX1 sensor is a very powerful combination - amazing to achieve this image quality without a tripod under these lighting conditions - note foreground detail

10-20-14

aquilan

Great colours and sharpness :)

10-20-14

cyra

so airy!

10-19-14

augustaur

Thank you.

10-17-14

philber

Another nice one!

10-17-14

philber

Great composition, Donat!

10-17-14

philber

Thanks, Donat!

10-17-14

donuss

Great City image

10-15-14

jeroen

Like it!Nice composition too.

10-15-14

eriver

This is the old Finnish cemetery.

10-15-14

adphotography.be

KALA !!! J' aime beaucoup ...

10-14-14

riverguy

Nice mood....Do you know what the 4 crosses on the right of the path signify?

10-14-14

handgun

Very nice Jim, M2 is my favourite film camera Dave

10-12-14

mict

lightcatcher wrote: For me, a very romantic image. Like it.\n\n\n Thank you!

10-11-14

adphotography.be

DANKE ! 10.000 ISO ...

10-10-14

cyra

wonderful contrast and framing

10-10-14

photosphere42

Very nice image.

10-08-14

photosphere42

Nice image.

10-07-14

adphotography.be

EFKARISTO POLLI, CHRISEEO It is take at CHORA of KYTRHIRA ...

10-06-14

adelemb

Thank you!

10-06-14

umbe1958

Wonderful "stolen" portrait!

10-06-14

chriseeo

Real adphotography!

10-04-14

ced

mistahlee, Thanks!

10-04-14

cyra

very emotional, well done!

10-03-14

adphotography.be

Merci pour votre commentaire. C' est très aimable à vous !

10-03-14

jjpaque03

I really enjoy this kind of photo. I have enjoyed a number of your others. Very nice work.

10-03-14

jjpaque03

Very nice colors and textures.

10-03-14

augustaur

Thank you. It's a great encouragement.

10-03-14

JT

Wow. Looks like the sky and ocean are on fire!

10-03-14

adphotography.be

Merci !

10-03-14

adphotography.be

C' est très aimable ! MERCI !

10-02-14

cyra

what intense colour!

10-02-14

cyra

what colour!

10-02-14

cyra

nice :-)

10-02-14

cyra

lovely colours and theme!

10-02-14

cyra

another great one!

10-02-14

cyra

love the colour and mood!

10-02-14

ced

Dave Thanks! More Fields...

10-02-14

handgun

Very nice Ced, makes you wonder what is over the hill ! Dave

10-02-14

ced

ndr3n, Thanks!

10-01-14

ced

Lilia, Thanks! The owner is a bit of an artist (sculptor).

10-01-14

ced

Lilia, Thanks!

10-01-14

ced

Ron & Italo, Thanks!

10-01-14

bahnhof

simple, stunning, beautiful bokeh!

09-30-14

lilia

Beautifully captured.

09-30-14

lilia

Like the texture of the house against the greenery.

09-30-14

hiepphotog

Thank you!

09-30-14

hiepphotog

Thank you for kind words guys! I missed the sunset opportunity but this one turned out better than I hoped.

09-30-14

hiepphotog

Thank you!

09-30-14

merrill

Crop the wall from the right hand side - as we look at it - and I think a good photograph becomes a great one.

09-30-14

merrill

Zek, both are great portraits but I prefer the amount of detail in the skin tones in this one.

09-28-14

cyra

wonderful mood

09-28-14

cyra

lovely, well done!

09-28-14

cyra

looks like a scene from a fairytale. Love the sky with so many stars and trace of clouds.

09-28-14

cyra

what a rainbow!

09-28-14

cyra

merci beaucoup!

09-27-14

jean-ber52

Superbe image Abstraite , j' adore , compliment Iluvatar

09-27-14

jean-ber52

Magnifique Image , j' adore , BRAVO Cyra

09-27-14

jean-ber52

Superbe composition , superbe image BRAVO Rbfresno

09-27-14

jean-ber52

Formidable image , j' adore BRAVO Gregg

09-26-14

cyra

thank you!

09-26-14

JT

Beautiful. Love the demarcation by the fog.

09-26-14

aquilan

Thanks You :)

09-26-14

photosphere42

Nice!

09-25-14

aquilan

I like it ;)

09-25-14

aquilan

Very nice contrast between foreground's sharpness and background's bokeh :)

09-24-14

augustaur

Thank you.

09-24-14

tccin3d

That is why you can not say that otus are better lenses than those non apo.. it is a different class with different character (apple and oranges). Zeiss say they didnt put cost limit on otus line, but in reality they are just made for 36mp sensors like (D800), they have high resolving power and better correction. It has different oof disc with halo, apo elements show signature in oof area - circular polishing, different blur transition... There is no perfect lens, just some attributes are better in one than in other.

09-23-14

photosphere42

Wonderful image!

09-23-14

jean-ber52

Excellente et grande image BRAVO Dalth

09-23-14

cyra

love the framing and monochrom vs colour effect!

09-23-14

cyra

I agree that the bokeh is pleasant, I do these shots mainly to enjoy the wonderful Zeiss bokeh. :-)

09-23-14

aquilan

IMHO Planar is Stellar performer, maybe sharpness is inferior but its bokeh is more pleasant for me than bokeh of Apo-Lenses. Zeiss Otorum Bokeh remind me effect of adapting apodization filter. It has been provided by Fuji in their new version of Fujinon 56mm and it's a little psychological effect, when You blur the background more the first plane is judged to be more sharp in opposite. Bokeh of (no-Apo) Planar is most favorite for me :)

09-22-14

reds

Hi JJ - thanks :) Lighting was indeed a beauty dish. A small (18") white Elinchrom dish only just out of shot above her and a lastolite Triflector in front to throw some light back in to her chin and around her face. No backlight - just a simple radial gradient in Lightroom. There's a little more post/re-touching on this shot than I'd normally do - that was the kind of look we were after :) Cheers, Nick.

09-22-14

jjpaque03

very nice portrait. Would you let me know how you set your lights? I will guess, beauty dish and back light .

09-21-14

yuriylux

BEAUTIFUL PORTRAIT!

09-21-14

reds

Thank you :) The 135 is by far my favourite portrait lens. I only wish I had a room long enough to use it for 3/4 & full length shots! But for headshots - it's ideal. Has that Zeiss magic for colour & skin tone.

09-21-14

photosphere42

Very, Very nice work! Congrat's

09-21-14

yuriylux

Thanks for aquilan the comment. It really Kherson.

09-21-14

aquilan

Nice one, is it taken at Херсо́н ?

09-20-14

aquilan

Very nice lighting, IMHO (it's little tone-mapped ;) )

09-19-14

oddgeir

Needs a wee bit more contrast; appears a little greyish

09-19-14

aquilan

Great performer - Beautiful output :)

09-18-14

anatoly15

Beautiful. Car is not moving.Combination stars and clouds are 3D.Thangs.

09-15-14

dalth500

This is a second image taken with a 21mm Distagon the earlier image was captured with a Sony RX1 and 35mm Sonnar

09-15-14

koolbeep

thanks for liking it ^_^b

09-15-14

horst

Hello AQUILAN, I thank for your comment. Horst.

09-15-14

aquilan

I like the bokeh of simple planar design in compare with Apo-designed lenses. Here i like it much :)

09-14-14

aquilan

I like this portrait too :) I could image that this colour of lighting could be connected with unforgiven mood of that moment...

09-14-14

alexfoong

Nice composition and contrast!

09-14-14

aquilan

Great shot at f/5 and preselected aperture, other hand Mini is one of my favorite moving vehicles :)

09-13-14

aquilan

Most photos taken at f/11, they look so great and this one confirms this observation :) Very nice control of flare by this lens. There is unique mood within :)

09-13-14

dan ortego

Thanks for the comment I appreciate it!

09-13-14

cyra

wonderful colour!

09-13-14

adphotography.be

Très beau chien et belle photo !!!

09-12-14

adphotography.be

Fantastique !!!

09-12-14

kanzer16

Very good capture

09-11-14

yuriylux

Dynamic and very beautiful night sky!

09-11-14

anatoly15

Very impressiv

09-11-14

shtarka1

Thanks Mr. Sphere!

09-11-14

photosphere42

Great Frame!

09-10-14

cyra

thank you, it is a very idyllic place :-)

09-10-14

draniki

...and even wind helped take picture. Since the bridge is high. Thanks for your opinion, aquilan.

09-09-14

aquilan

It is very idyllic picture :)

09-09-14

aquilan

Thanks :)

09-09-14

aquilan

Nice play with DoF and lighting :)

09-09-14

aquilan

Thanks a lot of for You comment. I believe that Cats' photos are truly readable to people who live between them :)

09-09-14

adelemb

These photos of your cat are sweet. I really enjoyed them.

09-09-14

koolbeep

hehe.. its you bro :)

09-09-14

koolbeep

thanks jj/cyra.. appreciate it ^_^b

09-08-14

akositric

Pefect timing. :-)

09-08-14

jjpaque03

i really like your photo. I like the use of dark and bright areas.

09-08-14

jjpaque03

very nice photo, very good lighting.

09-08-14

cyra

wonderful portrait!

09-08-14

cyra

very interesting composition

09-06-14

zeissy

thank you Cyra, it is kelp that came in with the tide

09-06-14

cyra

don't know what it is, but like the image a lot!

09-06-14

pentaxpete

I changed the door foam in two places and door fits well and NO light leaks and it cost pennies !

09-06-14

pentaxpete

I found the Contax RTS II Quartz had some 'light leaks' such as the reddish area on THIS photo -- I had already replaced the rotten mirror bumper foam so now i had to take off the door and replace two strips of foam there -- door now fits well and NO light leaks !

09-06-14

philipbrindle

great shot, well done...i always like the mood in train stations, and i can see that in your photograph...

09-04-14

jean-ber52

Excellente Image du grand ART BRAVO Zeissy

09-04-14

vaperture

Thanks JT! You can almost feel the warm sun on her face...

09-04-14

JT

really love the lighting on this picture. Well captured and focus is drawn to the subject easily.

09-04-14

adphotography.be

Fantastique lumière !!!!

09-03-14

jean-ber52

Magnifique effet en N&B , du grand travail , BRAVO Zeissy

09-02-14

zeissy

thank you adelemb, joe and soncek

09-02-14

cyra

very well done!

09-02-14

cyra

lovely mood and colours

09-01-14

zeissy

Beautiful view

09-01-14

zeissy

Stunning as an abstract …the light and textures are deluxe!

09-01-14

zeissy

This is delicious!

09-01-14

zeissy

Beautiful!

09-01-14

adphotography.be

Superbe lumière ! Fantastique photo ! Félicitations !!!!!

09-01-14

koolbeep

thank you folks.. yeah i did that.. modified the contrast but i dont know for some reason i did like this original one from my camera :)

09-01-14

aquilan

Great colours. I like them much :)

08-31-14

donuss

Great composition

08-31-14

donuss

Beautiful scene and docu like this.

08-31-14

adelemb

This has a nice 3D effect, especially when viewed as a larger image. Nice job!

08-31-14

aquilan

Almost all of sunsets are so melting...

08-31-14

aquilan

I like the outcome :)

08-31-14

adelemb

Thank you for your kind comment, donuss!

08-31-14

philber

A great shot, Donat! And not only that, but a far from easy or obvious one, too! I love the composition, and the way you could create a real moodiness despite the not-so-favorable light.

08-31-14

donuss

Great scene.

08-31-14

philber

Guys, thanks for the kind words. They are always much appreciated!

08-31-14

donuss

Great and how he look like when he is a butterfly?

08-31-14

donuss

Beautiful portrait special with this blue tones and the clarity in her eyes.

08-31-14

donuss

Great image the boy sharp and the dog already out of focus

08-31-14

donuss

Great composition and tones

08-31-14

donuss

great perspective

08-31-14

donuss

Great macro i like this kind of macro

08-31-14

donuss

Great view

08-31-14

donuss

Great composition like this

08-30-14

adelemb

Agreed, it is Escher-like. Nice use of curves and space.

08-30-14

adelemb

Great B&W image. This is one that makes people smile.

08-30-14

labbai

Nih, helevetti...

08-30-14

labbai

As shot. Just some clear waters of lake Alakitka...

08-30-14

labbai

As shot. Just some clear waters of lake Alakitka...

08-30-14

photosphere42

Great Image!

08-30-14

yuriylux

Thank you very much Zeissy, for Your comment!

08-30-14

kanzer16

Beautiful portrait and model

08-29-14

zeissy

Fantastic image!

08-29-14

aquilan

Your work is supported with very beautiful model. IMHO it could gain a little with modification of contrast, only if it isn't a high key imaging.

08-29-14

adelemb

Thank you, aquilan. I love the rich color rendition of this lens.

08-28-14

aquilan

It looks very nice, I feel a scale of reproduction :)

08-28-14

adelemb

Obviously, the image was not shot at f/3.3. The lens does not provide the aperture information to the camera, so the camera just used the f number provided for the non-AI lens setting.

08-28-14

JT

Great shot Love the use of the sonnar and its beautiful bokeh as clearly seen here.

08-27-14

aquilan

Lovely place :)

08-27-14

beso

Great image and wonderful tonality.

08-27-14

beso

Excellent sharpness, great reflection and wonderful subject highlights. Well done!

08-26-14

ronny olsson

Thanks Guys :)

08-26-14

aquilan

Thanks Kanzer and Paquart :)

08-26-14

kanzer16

Good sharpness and great bokeh

08-26-14

kanzer16

Precious takes

08-26-14

kanzer16

A nice moment with a lovely revealed

08-26-14

kanzer16

All outstanding. Very well caught.

08-26-14

kanzer16

I like the B & N

08-25-14

aquilan

Nice moment, was it taken with f/1.7 ? :)

08-25-14

merrill

A wonderful set.

08-25-14

merrill

Superb

08-24-14

JT

Look into my eye!

08-24-14

JT

Wow. Perfectly framed!

08-24-14

JT

Awesome capture !

08-24-14

aquilan

Amazing picture :)

08-24-14

shapencolour

I'm still hunting for my copy of the 100-300 VS,but wasn't yet lucky.

08-19-14

aquilan

Thanks Peter for Your comment :) Thanks Joe for Your comment too, this red boat is for a safety reasons. Dragon is cruise ship, so it need at least one life raft. I would be happier too if it would be stylized with age of sails :)

08-19-14

aquilan

Nice composition :)

08-17-14

shapencolour

This must by our navy's newest battleship.:-)

08-17-14

aquilan

I usually don't like the bokeh of Sonnar 55mm but this one looks very nice. I like 3D rendering of scene by DoF and reflections :)

08-17-14

photosphere42

Nice shot.

08-16-14

adelemb

This is beautiful. I like the way that you cropped it.

08-16-14

draniki

This crop. I have a full picture in which this butterfly is completely visible. Original picture in the same quality and this butterfly whole. Her wings or other parts of a body aren't cut off. But you see the crop. I think this better variant. It's watchable variant my original picture. Thanks for sharing opinion.

08-16-14

rhd

Zeiss Sonnar 55 1.8 FE ZA Sony A7r

08-16-14

aquilan

Amazing close up :) Have You merged this with two frames or did You cropped it a little?

08-16-14

shtarka1

Thanks Photosphere!

08-15-14

photosphere42

Nice image!

08-15-14

oddgeir

Truly fine art!

08-14-14

paqart

Thanks for the comment. The model is looking directly into a reflector held by my daughter off camera.

08-14-14

minoltazeiss

Awesome !!!! I love the costume.... lighting is amazing as well

08-13-14

aquilan

Thanks Peter, it was exactly that time :)

08-13-14

shapencolour

I remember well this unusual storm with hail and rain a week back.

08-10-14

unicomichael

Fantastic. I love the expansive forest with the glowing mountain in the background - it draws me in and holds my interest

08-09-14

merrill

Lilia is correct - this is wonderful work.

08-09-14

merrill

Superb !

08-09-14

shapencolour

Looks like a footbridge over Zurichsee near Rapperswil.

08-08-14

yuriylux

Beautiful view!

08-08-14

photosphere42

T, Very nice image. I really like some of the images taken with the 50/f2. I Have a Nikkor 50/f2, that serves me well. By the way, your portrait lighting is very well done! It's nice to see someone else knows the ropes. P

08-08-14

lilia

One of my old favorites! Lilia

08-08-14

lilia

Superb!

08-08-14

lilia

Your macro work is spectacular! Lilia

08-08-14

philber

Gret feeling of "I am there!" And you resisted the trend to make running water look like capuccino foam. Great stuff, Donat!

08-07-14

shtarka1

Thank You My Friend!

08-07-14

JT

Superb! Bound to be a classic!

08-07-14

shtarka1

Killer IQ & Shot, Jorge!

08-07-14

augustaur

Please forgive my ignorance. And so far I have known post production only in Lightroom.

08-06-14

aquilan

Nice contrast :)

08-06-14

JT

Thanks!

08-06-14

loosbroos

Me too!

08-05-14

adelemb

Nice portrait of your son. I like this black & white version.

08-04-14

zeissy

Excellent!

08-04-14

zeissy

Thanks Michael, its simply processed in Adobe Camera Raw from a raw image and some contrast /colour enhancements done in PS and Nik Colour FX.

08-04-14

adelemb

Mine too, Aquilan. This is a lovely image.

08-04-14

adelemb

What a cute photo! Love it.

08-04-14

unicomichael

I really like the shapes and shadows here. The textures and colour are beautiful too - how did you process to achieve this?

08-04-14

cyra

wonderful image! Also like the B/W.

08-04-14

JT

Beautiful capture. Very sharp to for shooting it wide open.

08-04-14

aquilan

She is very beautiful :)

08-03-14

JT

Beautiful!. Very fluid and serene.

08-03-14

JT

Wonderful B&W work!

08-03-14

dalth500

Thanks Aquilan - there have been a lot of forest fires in the region so the atmosphere cooperated at sunrise. I was just lucky to capture it!

08-03-14

aquilan

Amazing colours :)

08-02-14

photosphere42

Very nice image!

08-02-14

adelemb

Thanks, Cyra!

08-02-14

cyra

very nice portrait

08-02-14

cyra

well done!

08-02-14

zeissy

Great shot!

08-02-14

zeissy

Fascinating view with all those broken windows surrounding the graffiti

08-02-14

zeissy

such a fascinating photo!

08-02-14

zeissy

Nice image

08-02-14

zeissy

Wonderful!

08-01-14

yuriylux

Very High-Motion Scene!

08-01-14

aquilan

I meant a VIS as the spectrum range between IR an UV :) Please forgive me not to write obviously

07-31-14

augustaur

I'm sorry. What is VIS? FYI, the picture was taken in Kaohsiung.

07-31-14

lilia

I like this. Are those lights or paint on the logs?

07-31-14

aquilan

Nice colours :)

07-31-14

aquilan

It's great :) Is is taken in VIS?

07-31-14

ced

Jim, Nice set with lots of restrictions, It's over my head... :-)

07-31-14

jeroen

Thanks for the comment, Jeroen

07-31-14

jeroen

Thanks, Jeroen

07-31-14

cyra

very nice colours in this series

07-31-14

cyra

well done, I like the lighting and the grainyness

07-31-14

cyra

impressive image!

07-30-14

lilia

Wonderful series. Like this one the best because of great diagonal lines.

07-30-14

JT

come tutte le donne italiane, lei è una bella donna. È la foto dovrebbe essere lateralmente?

07-30-14

tccin3d

Nice!

07-30-14

umbe1958

Thank you Filipeb. No excessive post-processing: just the film and the light.

07-30-14

adelemb

Beautiful portrait!

07-30-14

filipejsbrandao

Her face looks almost like a statue, beautiful BW treatment!

07-29-14

opal

With a nice nude on the bridge, it would be even better! KUDOS!

07-29-14

koolbeep

thanks for the like ^_^b

07-29-14

koolbeep

thanks for likes ^_^b

07-29-14

aquilan

WoW :)

07-27-14

lilia

exquisite!

07-27-14

dan ortego

Thanks for the comments. I had set-up my camera and tripod to photograph the flower when the Bee and the Hummingbird arrived. Sometimes, things simply fall into place and I was quite happy.

07-27-14

adelemb

This is a sweet photo. It has the feeling that she is in her favorite spot.

07-26-14

adelemb

Thanks so much, Manuel!

07-26-14

adelemb

Thank you, Aquilan.

07-25-14

aquilan

Excellent rendering (IMHO) :)

07-25-14

adelemb

I really like this image a lot. It feels very welcoming.

07-25-14

dalth500

Flowers are pleasing to photograph, and wild Foxglove is not exception but the purpose of posting this image was to demonstrate the superb fine detail and resolution of the Zeiss Sonar fitted to the RX1 - note the fin cilia on the center flower and the near lack of chromatic aberration or fringing on the edges - amazing visual tool even when hand held -

07-25-14

adelemb

Beautiful! Love the gradation in color.

07-25-14

JT

Really beautiful! Love the colors and light.

07-25-14

JT

Stunning. I need to get out there this weekend :)

07-24-14

shapencolour

I've never seen such dramatic sky over Venice (Venezia).

07-23-14

adelemb

Love this. Funghi are just beautiful.

07-23-14

adelemb

No kidding, aquilan. That's quite a cloud.

07-23-14

adelemb

Love this photo! It really takes you there. Great job.

07-23-14

JT

This is a wonderful photo. Love it. Colors, saturation and lighting are exceptional. My only criticism would be the really big white border which for me is a big distraction from the photo.

07-22-14

aquilan

Interesting Weather :)

07-22-14

JT

It looks like he is dancing. Great shot!

07-22-14

zeissy

thanks Aquilan

07-22-14

aquilan

I like the palette of colours (within the contrast) :)

07-22-14

aquilan

I like the intelligent distortions :)

07-21-14

matteo morino

Thanks for visit and comment. Matteo

07-21-14

zeissy

Fabulous!

07-21-14

JT

Fantastic capture!

07-21-14

aquilan

I am 2nd after Rainer :)

07-21-14

opal

Hej, SUPER captured! Kudos!

07-20-14

yuriylux

Thanks bajanexile, shapencoulour, photosphere42, aguilan, for your comments!

07-20-14

bajanexile

Lovely portrait.

07-20-14

shapencolour

Very good portrait.

07-20-14

photosphere42

Nice Image....

07-20-14

photosphere42

Very Nice! Pretty little lady!

07-20-14

opal

Very nicely capurted!

07-19-14

aquilan

Excellent rendering ;)

07-19-14

adelemb

The simplicity is really nice in this image.

07-19-14

adelemb

Very nice.

07-19-14

unicomichael

Fantastic casual looking portrait, the image is as captivating to us as the book appears to be to her.

07-18-14

aquilan

Unique colours :)

07-18-14

zeissy

Excellent!

07-17-14

cyra

just come ;-)

07-15-14

riverguy

Good depth of color, good bokeh.

07-15-14

aquilan

Thanks for Your attention and warm comment Joe :) it is challenge for me to tame Distagon 15mm.

07-15-14

eao197

I like the color tone.

07-15-14

adphotography.be

Merci ! Thank you ! Efkaristo polli ! The beautiful light of GREECE and the " magical" of ZEZISS lenses ...

07-14-14

adelemb

Beautiful...you are really making me want to go back to Austria.

07-13-14

aquilan

I like the colours of this too :)

07-13-14

aquilan

Very smooth bookeh and nice colours :)

07-11-14

nomad

Very nice!

07-11-14

jjpaque03

very good photo. I enjoy scenes like this very much.

07-11-14

chriseeo

Nice shot. The light makes the colours stand out, giving at the same time a three dimensional feeling.

07-10-14

zeissy

thanks everyone!

07-10-14

ronny olsson

Thanks Guys :)

07-09-14

yuriylux

Laconic and beautiful still life!

07-09-14

adelemb

You've done it again! Wonderful capture.

07-09-14

adelemb

Yes, it does look like a painting. Love the subtle yet defined nature of this photo

07-09-14

adelemb

Colors are beautiful. The image gives a nice flowing feeling.

07-09-14

cyra

wonderful, it looks like a painting!

07-09-14

aquilan

I like the sound of those pets :)

07-09-14

aquilan

Thanks Carol :) I was also surprised with DoF and Distagon 2/24 ZA at f/2. It is also first time when I chose build in color temperature preset over ABW - it looked better that way.

07-09-14

JT

Unreal. Beautiful image Ronny! incredible colors and DOF.

07-09-14

cyra

thank you

07-09-14

zeissy

Nice one!

07-09-14

zeissy

Beautiful!

07-09-14

zeissy

Nice clarity

07-09-14

zeissy

Great tones

07-09-14

shapencolour

Lovely!

07-08-14

dalth500

I just got it a week ago - It is an amazing system and I can't wait to shoot some more with it! - thanks for the comment!

07-08-14

jjpaque03

Beautiful photo and such a good subject. Young girl, clear eyes and the future wonders in her life.

07-08-14

JT

Superb image from a superb camera!

07-08-14

paul jones

Looks stunning

07-08-14

JT

Thanks for the reply in your PM. Considering you don't use artificial light, this is masterful. Really amazing stuff!

07-08-14

cyra

yes, I wish I could have stayed there longer!

07-08-14

shapencolour

Fragrant herbs!Yummy!

07-08-14

shapencolour

Atmosphere of the oriental suk is something that I like very much.

07-08-14

aquilan

I see :) thanks for explanation, it looks interesting :)

07-07-14

JT

I love this entire series. Everything about them is simply superb. Tones, composition, lighting and needless to say the B&W. The Sonnar really excels in this type of work. Love it !

07-07-14

ronny olsson

aquilan wrote: Do You know what happen here? Why part of image is dark? \n\n\n it is because in the background on the right is the trees ... and hower fly is against the clear sky...I think :)

07-07-14

aquilan

Do You know what happen here? Why part of image is dark?

07-07-14

cyra

very nice rendering!

07-07-14

cyra

love the esthetics and the colour, nice little series.

07-07-14

flexeflix

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07-05-14

aquilan

I am happy that You like it. I am shooting with Tele-Tessar 4/350mm FE with permanently mounted Leica Griffschale (for R-lenses). It is very comfortable to use then, but I lacked a grip. If shooting vertically (especially with such large lens) it have to be very useful, as You refereed to me.

07-05-14

opal

Super, how did you get the snail to salute!

07-05-14

opal

Very nicely captured! Which tripod you're using for this heavy telephoto lens?

07-04-14

adelemb

Really nice photo...it is very different from anything that I have seen.

07-04-14

aquilan

I like every details of this photo :)

07-04-14

cyra

thank you donuss

07-03-14

donuss

Great composition and B/W tones

07-03-14

donuss

Great this colors like this

07-03-14

donuss

Great like this tones

07-03-14

donuss

Great scene this fight for the flower

07-03-14

donuss

i made a color image and process in Photoshop with Nik Silver Efex take red Filter and a neutral graduate filter and more contrast and clarity.

07-03-14

JT

I love this! Please let us know how you did the processing. The B&W is perfect!

07-03-14

mict

ibbz wrote: excellent I must say.\n\n\n thank you, but I must admit that this photo was taken in Crimea, Ukraine =P it is hard to stay out of politics here today.

07-03-14

cyra

thank you

07-02-14

aquilan

Very nice colours of hour :)

07-02-14

ibbz

torralba wrote: Your portrait work is simply outstanding! There is so much to read into each face you put up here. Love them all !\n\n\n Thanks man, I really appreciate the positive feedback

07-02-14

ibbz

excellent I must say.

07-02-14

ibbz

cyra wrote: very nice composition and high key processing\n\n\n Thank you my friend

07-02-14

mict

jjpaque03 wrote: Wow!! Very good lighting. As above soft and Creamy. Wonderfully sharp eyes....\n\n\n thats why i love 85ZA =) I hope sony will upgrade it with SSM

07-02-14

vaperture

Thanks Zeissy! This space is normally packed with people, so i had to get here really early to make this shot happen.

07-02-14

cyra

very nice composition and high key processing

07-02-14

cyra

impressive clouds

07-02-14

zeissy

See forever tones...

07-02-14

zeissy

nice pairing Mict

07-02-14

zeissy

So wonderful…as Joe says, feels real

07-02-14

zeissy

I like the simplicity of the composition and the tones with that dash of flavour and movement; nice work

07-02-14

zeissy

Fabulous!

07-02-14

zeissy

Its a very fine shot!

07-02-14

jjpaque03

Wonderful pose and lighting. I agree with Joe.

07-02-14

jjpaque03

Beautiful

07-02-14

jjpaque03

very good B&W.

07-02-14

jjpaque03

Wow!! Very good lighting. As above soft and Creamy. Wonderfully sharp eyes....

07-02-14

shapencolour

Great portrait of the lovely girl.

07-02-14

shapencolour

I share Joe's point of view.:-)

07-02-14

paul jones

nice blend into blure

07-02-14

opal

Soft and creamy, the perfect way of an excellent portrait! EXCELLENT!

07-02-14

cyra

Salzburg is about 2h drive or train ride from Innsbruck. We have plenty of Alps too. ;-)

07-01-14

ibbz

superb!

07-01-14

adelemb

The Lofotens may well become the destination of my next trip. We have been thinking about going there for a few years. These images may just have sealed that decision! Thanks.

07-01-14

ibbz

cyra wrote: Thank you. It is shot on Untersberg near Salzburg, Austria. The range you see in the distance is Watzmann in Germany. \n\n\n thanks man, is a beautiful place. How far is innsbruck?

07-01-14

ibbz

wow! amazing!

07-01-14

adelemb

Really spectacular photo! You can ignore my question on one of the other Lofoten images on where - I did not see the location when I first saw that photo. This whole series is incredible.

07-01-14

taz_k

Thanks! Photo is taken at Lofoten, Norway. Close to Reine.

07-01-14

adelemb

Truly amazing image. Where was it taken?

07-01-14

mict

ibbz wrote: Come now Mict, you know what you wrote, and in the context you've called me a Dick, and you've unashamedly and intentionally done so again, and are at the same time denying it? To make matters worse you have had the bare faced cheek of calling ME a Liar! You jest! Surely you're command of written English isn't that poor that you haven't realised that you've insulted me repeatedly, and all because I've harmlessly objected to the political overtones? If this is your attitude, you're displaying your age. I tire of this tit for tat and will no longer respond to you. \n\n\n Cry somewhere else ;)

07-01-14

cyra

Thank you. He was quite cheaky :-)

07-01-14

mict

we will be in Barcelona 10-17 July. interested in cooperation

07-01-14

adelemb

Nice! You did a good job of capturing this fellow.

07-01-14

cyra

yes, same place as the other one, this is better though ;-) thanks for your comments.

07-01-14

aquilan

It looks like photoid=39124... Still very good :)

07-01-14

ibbz

mict wrote: hold your horses, cowboy. you are a liar. I never said you are a dick. making yourself a dick is your own thought. very precise conclusion, I admit.\n\n\n Come now Mict, you know what you wrote, and in the context you've called me a Dick, and you've unashamedly and intentionally done so again, and are at the same time denying it? To make matters worse you have had the bare faced cheek of calling ME a Liar! You jest! Surely you're command of written English isn't that poor that you haven't realised that you've insulted me repeatedly, and all because I've harmlessly objected to the political overtones? If this is your attitude, you're displaying your age. I tire of this tit for tat and will no longer respond to you.

07-01-14

aquilan

IMHO Great sharpness and DoF :)

07-01-14

aquilan

I like the photo and lens' rendering, do You remember about aperture what could be used here? PS. I agree that I had some problems with Ibbz's political sensitiveness but I like his photos too.

07-01-14

shapencolour

Mict,don't feed it.Just leave him with his complexes and frustration,telling the rest of the world to go to school and/or bedroom.

06-30-14

mict

ibbz wrote: I don't recall swearing at you, but you've called me a Dick, which means you also need to go into your bedroom and have a long hard think about needlessly swearing. And I take it take you mean to say I'm impolite and uneducated. Perhaps. Anyway, I guess this strange political statement and photo of an armed Militia performing weapon training will make it into the HoF as it seems to have a lot of comments! \n\n\n hold your horses, cowboy. you are a liar. I never said you are a dick. making yourself a dick is your own thought. very precise conclusion, I admit.

06-30-14

cyra

thank you!

06-30-14

cyra

Thank you. It is shot on Untersberg near Salzburg, Austria. The range you see in the distance is Watzmann in Germany.

06-30-14

ibbz

splendid scene± Where is this taken?

06-30-14

ibbz

mict wrote: ibbz wrote: The man with a gun is a travel portrait of a Policeman in his home and is not and can never be a a political statement - these two different things. if you fail to understand this then i think you'd best head back to school or go to your bedroom and have a nice think.\n\n\n you try to teach all us again. isnt it rude to speak like a dick? educated and polite people definitely do not act this way.\n\n\n I don't recall swearing at you, but you've called me a Dick, which means you also need to go into your bedroom and have a long hard think about needlessly swearing. And I take it take you mean to say I'm impolite and uneducated. Perhaps. Anyway, I guess this strange political statement and photo of an armed Militia performing weapon training will make it into the HoF as it seems to have a lot of comments!

06-30-14

mict

ibbz wrote: The man with a gun is a travel portrait of a Policeman in his home and is not and can never be a a political statement - these two different things. if you fail to understand this then i think you'd best head back to school or go to your bedroom and have a nice think.\n\n\n you try to teach all us again. isnt it rude to speak like a dick? educated and polite people definitely do not act this way.

06-30-14

stimp

Incredible atmosphere!

06-30-14

adelemb

Beautiful creature! The wings look like velvet.

06-30-14

ibbz

shapencolour wrote: ibbz, Openly speaking,I find your latest posts a bit annoying.Self imposed role of a censor here is just inappropriate.I don't think you are the right person to judge whether somebody else's image is a political statement or not.The first picture in your gallery shows a man with the gun,so how can you blame the others publishing similar photographs?And feel free to present anti-EU or pro-Russian pics if you manage to take some.\n\n\n The man with a gun is a travel portrait of a Policeman in his home and is not and can never be a a political statement - these two different things. if you fail to understand this then i think you'd best head back to school or go to your bedroom and have a nice think.

06-30-14

cyra

well done series!

06-30-14

cyra

incredible butterfly!

06-30-14

umbe1958

Art and nature: I have shot something similar with dance and nature. If you wish you can look at: Umberto http://umbe1958.leicaimages.com I particularly like the this "dittico" and the first image.

06-30-14

adelemb

This set of photos with the cello are beautiful. Very nice work!

06-30-14

mict

shapencolour wrote: Openly speaking,I find your latest posts a bit annoying.Self imposed role of a censor here is just inappropriate.I don't think you are the right person to judge whether somebody else's image is a political statement or not.The first picture in your gallery shows a man with the gun,so how can you blame the others publishing similar photographs?And feel free to present anti-EU or pro-Russian pics if you manage to take some.\n\n\n my mistake =) thanks to you

06-30-14

mict

for ibbz: "dont teach others what to do and they wont say were you should go"

06-30-14

shapencolour

ibbz, Openly speaking,I find your latest posts a bit annoying.Self imposed role of a censor here is just inappropriate.I don't think you are the right person to judge whether somebody else's image is a political statement or not.The first picture in your gallery shows a man with the gun,so how can you blame the others publishing similar photographs?And feel free to present anti-EU or pro-Russian pics if you manage to take some.

06-29-14

mict

ibbz wrote: this is zeiss photograph made with 50ZA. you may post if it doesnt violate rules of this society. I recommend to visit Ukraine or Russia. Couple of month may change your opinion radically. i wish you no buttheart at all =) This girl gets her initial weapons training at shooting range near Kyiv. She accompanied one of the recruits to Ukrainian antiterroristic military forces. 4 months ago Ukrainian president was occused in total corruption and ran to Russia.\n\n\n Let's not get into this political nonsense. I just asked about the girl. Is this supposed to represent a Zeiss photograph? or a political statement? If political statements are allowed here can I include some anti-EU stuff please? or can I post some Pro-Russian photographs?\n\n\n

06-29-14

photosphere42

Nice image.

06-29-14

aquilan

I like composition :) (I also agree that bokeh isn't strong point of this lens)

06-29-14

aquilan

I like a DOF of Sonnar 3.5/135mm :)

06-29-14

aquilan

Nice composition :)

06-29-14

adelemb

Spectacular! Perfect capture.

06-29-14

philber

Congratulations on your Otus, Donat!

06-29-14

ibbz

beautiful tranquil!

06-29-14

adelemb

Thank you!

06-29-14

paqart

Gorgeous!

06-29-14

donuss

Great this flower

06-29-14

donuss

Great composition and light

06-29-14

donuss

Great this Enzian

06-29-14

donuss

Great effect

06-29-14

donuss

Great this sharpness and colors

06-29-14

yuriylux

Wonderful picture! One of the best on this site! It's a pity that the small size, want to see in full size to fully enjoy this masterpiece!

06-28-14

riverguy

Great angle on this one.

06-28-14

riverguy

You got them snails well trained.....

06-28-14

JT

Incredible macro work. Not too much. Just the right amount of magnification with subtle lighting and background !

06-28-14

ibbz

Beautiful girl, alluring and captivating!

06-28-14

dan ortego

Not sure if it's the lens or the subject that makes this shot work so well. Either way, the lighting is perfect and this lens is on my wish list.

06-28-14

ibbz

Thank you my friends. The G2 and 45mm Planar combo is so versatile and brilliant for portraits especially travel ones. It focusses close so negates the need for a portrait lens at times. And Mr Sharif was my mother's childhood friend.

06-28-14

ibbz

chriseeo wrote: A very nice portrait. Reminds of our own monk elders. \n\n\n Thanks, very much so, also reminiscent of Jogis from Indian along with Latin Americans.

06-28-14

ibbz

zeissy wrote: Its so wonderful how you've just caught enough light…creating a wonderful portrait!\n\n\n Cheers, the original was in colour, but I thought it'd work better in BW because of the shadow and light

06-28-14

ibbz

fotosdirk wrote: beautiful portrait\n\n\n Thanks!

06-27-14

photosphere42

And yet he lives on through this image......nice.

06-27-14

adelemb

Thanks! That sky was amazing, but only lasted for a few minutes.

06-27-14

cyra

impressive!

06-27-14

adelemb

I agree wholeheartedly - you are a master at portraiture! Beautiful work!

06-27-14

adelemb

Thanks, ibbz!

06-27-14

JT

Your portrait work is simply outstanding! There is so much to read into each face you put up here. Love them all !

06-27-14

ibbz

Wonderful magical and beautifully captured!

06-27-14

ibbz

lovely! Cute! And very nice capture!

06-27-14

adelemb

Thank you!

06-27-14

aquilan

Great portrait, I like it much :)

06-27-14

ibbz

merrill wrote: Fantastic. Your camera and that part of the world go very well together.\n\n\n Thanks Merrill!

06-27-14

ibbz

a Staff?? silly me, it's a Pit Bull!

06-27-14

ibbz

nice scene!

06-27-14

ibbz

love poppies and you've captured them nicely!

06-27-14

merrill

Fantastic. Your camera and that part of the world go very well together.

06-27-14

merrill

Great composition

06-27-14

merrill

The colour in the web and on the spider is just fabulous.

06-27-14

picman

Thanks a lot mnd!

06-27-14

mnd

Splendid picture.

06-26-14

adelemb

Absolutely gorgeous!

06-26-14

ibbz

lovely scene and light. nice series

06-26-14

ibbz

excellent!

06-26-14

ibbz

love this!

06-26-14

ibbz

This girl gets her initial weapons training at shooting range near Kyiv. She accompanied one of the recruits to Ukrainian antiterroristic military forces. 4 months ago Ukrainian president was occused in total corruption and ran to Russia.\n\n\n Let's not get into this political nonsense. I just asked about the girl. Is this supposed to represent a Zeiss photograph? or a political statement? If political statements are allowed here can I include some anti-EU stuff please? or can I post some Pro-Russian photographs?

06-26-14

eao197

Just beautiful! But I suppose that f=5.6 or f=8 would be more appropriate for that kind of portrait :)

06-25-14

paqart

This is a gorgeous shot, timeless

06-25-14

mict

ibbz wrote: ??? What's the story here?\n\n\n This girl gets her initial weapons training at shooting range near Kyiv. She accompanied one of the recruits to Ukrainian antiterroristic military forces. 4 months ago Ukrainian president was occused in total corruption and ran to Russia.

06-25-14

umbe1958

Thanks a lot. adelemb wrote: I am really enjoying these images from Chamonix.\n\n\n

06-25-14

adelemb

I am really enjoying these images from Chamonix.

06-25-14

JT

Beautiful. Dog can have such wonderful expressions. You captured a good one here. Reminds me of my dog :)

06-25-14

JT

love the soft light and glow from this. Well done.

06-25-14

ibbz

chriseeo wrote: Superb. Can film be surpassed? \n\n\n Chris, thanks, I reckon Film aint that good for low light, but I think I had steady hands!

06-25-14

ibbz

rrichards369@aol.com wrote: Color is excellent.\n\n\n Thanks man!

06-25-14

ibbz

nice!

06-25-14

chriseeo

Superb. Can film be surpassed?

06-24-14

aquilan

I like the Girl version either. IMHO It looks like a shooting range during a training.

06-24-14

ibbz

adelemb wrote: Wonderful portrait. You captured a real feel of authenticity in this. Thanks for posting.\n\n\n thank you my friend!

06-24-14

ibbz

??? What's the story here?

06-24-14

ibbz

Great dog portrait!

06-24-14

ibbz

lovely!

06-24-14

adelemb

Wonderful portrait. You captured a real feel of authenticity in this. Thanks for posting.

06-21-14

cyra

wonderful

06-20-14

jeroen

Thanks Aquilan, Havanna is a nice city, with nice people. Jeroen

06-20-14

aquilan

It looks warmly ;)

06-19-14

aquilan

Nicely done :)

06-19-14

eao197

I like composition and colors!

06-18-14

aquilan

Your daughter is probably loving You more after posting this shot.. but those eyes are beautiful :)

06-18-14

aquilan

I like this shoot too...Pancolar 1.4/55 is my favorite 55mm lens :)

06-18-14

aquilan

Yes, I like Sony lens caps much. I made some stock of ALC-F62Z, ALC-F72Z and ALC-F77Z. With other diameters I prefer ALC with A ending (like ALC-F49A, ALC-F55A and ALC-F67A) over other lens cap brands. With diameter of 58mm I have no other option than to use Zeiss 1416-136 :) The same with 46mm and 82mm. With 95mm I chose Hasselblad front lens cap 95mm. I am currious about touit 67mm and 52mm lens caps...i tried already to ordered them :) Thanks for Your comment JT.

06-18-14

ase

thanks Merrill.

06-18-14

JT

Lovely B&W conversion!

06-18-14

JT

Lensporn! Beautiful stuff. I see the Sony lens caps on there :)

06-18-14

chriseeo

Nice High Key photo.

06-18-14

JT

Wow. This looks like a great combo. Excellent rendering and you gotta love those colors!

06-18-14

pentaxpete

Sadly Bart died two weeks ago -- fitting that the last photo taken of him was with the Rolleiflex he gave me with the Zeiss Planar lens.

06-17-14

JT

Love it. Separation is great while retaining detail. Plus the B&W looks amazing!

06-17-14

merrill

Majestic.

06-17-14

merrill

Great series of shots, Ase.

06-17-14

riverguy

Wonderful composition and processing. I remember the incredible collection of paperweights at the Corning Museum.

06-16-14

adelemb

Thanks!

06-15-14

esl

great picture, well looked

06-15-14

mict

why retro? =)

06-14-14

zeissy

Wonderful retro and romantic feeling..

06-14-14

mict

thank you!

06-14-14

adelemb

Thank you! This is one of the very first photos that I took with the 100mm makro-planar which I purchased very recently. I am new to macro photography and hope to improve my skill and technique.

06-14-14

kanzer16

I think it's a great photo, and development in B & N very successful.

06-14-14

zeissy

Nice portrait JT…beautiful daughter

06-13-14

friedeye

Thanks, all. Ruby would much rather have the chicken on the plate than the pat on the head. Trust me.

06-13-14

JT

Fantastic lighting and conversion!

06-12-14

lilia

I LOVE this one!

06-12-14

aquilan

I like sharpness and bookeh :) it is well rendered IMHO

06-12-14

aquilan

I like this close-up and colours :)

06-11-14

adphotography.be

Très belle composition !!! Félicitations !!!

06-10-14

aquilan

Nice mood and colours :)

06-09-14

kanzer16

Simply, spectacular

06-09-14

kanzer16

Very nice. I really like the light we have.

06-09-14

kanzer16

Good play of light and shadows. I really like the choice of development in B & N

06-08-14

aquilan

Nice exposure of details :)

06-08-14

fotosdirk

very nice detailed photo

06-07-14

yuriylux

Beautiful series industrial photographs with the creative post-processing!

06-07-14

JT

This is so industrial. Love the B&W conversion masterfully processed.

06-07-14

shapencolour

I like the way the water lily stands out of the nicely blurred background and light enhancing this expression.

06-06-14

kanzer16

No, a SEAGATE Barracuda 250Gb. Thank you very much for the comment.

06-06-14

aquilan

Excellent colours and sharpness, I like the mood :)

06-05-14

aquilan

Was it a Western Digital Caviar drive?

06-05-14

aquilan

Very nice makro-catch up :)

06-04-14

JT

Gorgeous!

06-04-14

eao197

@torralba: thanks you! Totally agree about D700 :)

06-03-14

JT

Wow. Spot on focus! Love the B&W conversion here. I wish I had never sold my D700. One of the best cameras ever made !

06-03-14

JT

Wow. Beautiful example of what this lens can do. Have you done any portrait work with it yet ?

06-03-14

cyra

lovely mood

06-03-14

cyra

love the light in the leaves and the overall mood. Well done!

06-02-14

cyra

thank you!

06-02-14

cyra

thank you all

06-01-14

aquilan

I like the mood too :)

06-01-14

aquilan

Great, You did it :)

06-01-14

ibbz

love the light

06-01-14

ibbz

cyra wrote: interesting series\n\n\n Tha nks man, it was a very nice place

06-01-14

cyra

interesting series

06-01-14

cyra

beatiful sky and mood and interesting topic. I like it.

06-01-14

cyra

Thanks Hilmar for the detailed comments. I have been traveling :-)

05-31-14

yuriylux

Very beautiful work!

05-30-14

dariun

WOW!!!! Excellen shot

05-28-14

aquilan

I see more photographed object than special effect :) I like it more than previous one ^_^

05-27-14

aquilan

Nice effect, it looks very well :)

05-27-14

aquilan

Very pleasing composition :)

05-27-14

aquilan

It is very plastique one :) I was told by You it is called 'water colours'. Nice outcome

05-26-14

ibbz

wow! Beautiful!

05-26-14

vaperture

Ohhhh, that makes sense. I didn't realize it was a scan. Knowing that makes the grain work just fine. Beautiful image!

05-25-14

zeissy

Great line of shadows ~ 3 solitary bricks are wonderful here

05-25-14

lilia

Great expression & tones.

05-24-14

JT

I much prefer the color version to the B&W one you posted. Although it is in color, it looks more nostalgic than the B&W one. Almost like an old faded transparency.

05-23-14

JT

Just beautiful. Tone, colors, lighting, composition. you name it, it blends well. Now I need to see a mermaid pocking her head out of the misty water.

05-22-14

yuriylux

Thanks aquilan for the comment!

05-22-14

aquilan

IMHO Ideal colours, sharpness and DoF :)

05-22-14

aquilan

Dramatic mood, interesting dynamic range ;)

05-22-14

aquilan

Stunning DoF, foreground sharpness and background bokeh :)

05-22-14

ibbz

aquilan wrote: Interesting moment of capture \n\n\n Thanks man

05-21-14

aquilan

I would rather to crop it a little :)

05-21-14

aquilan

Thanks Joe and Carol, I tried my best :)

05-21-14

aquilan

I like the narration of both images, I am moved with Your expression and language :)

05-21-14

aquilan

I like the outcome too :)

05-21-14

aquilan

Interesting moment of capture

05-21-14

ibbz

excellent picture

05-21-14

ibbz

lovely composition

05-21-14

ibbz

lovely

05-21-14

ibbz

lovely tones and montage and interesting theme

05-21-14

ibbz

Amazing picture±

05-21-14

umbe1958

vaperture wrote: Lovely composition! Wish it has a little less grain...\n\n\n Thank you! I think the grain is the combined result of the harsh light, the lens and probably the scan I did some years ago (maybe I should try to do it again).

05-21-14

JT

Stunning! Amazing capture. Love what you did with the B&W conversion.

05-21-14

vaperture

Lovely composition! Wish it has a little less grain...

05-20-14

shapencolour

I like composition,colours and the mood.

05-20-14

luther

Beautiful tones and lines!

05-20-14

zeissy

Superb, the subtle grey of the stone really is beautiful with the soft sunset ...

05-20-14

zeissy

Wonderful

05-19-14

shapencolour

Excellent subject,mood and lighting.

05-19-14

zeissy

Fabulous photography!

05-19-14

zeissy

totally intriguing!

05-19-14

zeissy

Wonderful capture!

05-19-14

adelemb

Stunning imagery!

05-19-14

ibbz

I was VERY impressed by the exposure here. metered using a Minolta Autometer IV incident meter. f8 1/60 And Nanga Parbat defeated my Fuji Velvia film AND my Digital camera sensor utterly - but this managed to capture it's white magnificence!

05-19-14

ibbz

torralba wrote: Beautiful capture. Natural looking in every way. In my opinion, this is the type of photography that is best done with film.\n\n\n Thank you my friend

05-19-14

vaperture

Thanks much Zeissy!

05-19-14

vaperture

Aren't they? Feels like a little bit of Europe in the middle of NYC :)

05-19-14

zeissy

A dreamscape….

05-19-14

zeissy

Wonderful and artful!

05-19-14

zeissy

Like the dramatic tones and perspective

05-19-14

zeissy

wonderful image!

05-19-14

zeissy

Nice visual

05-19-14

zeissy

Those buildings are so beautiful!

05-19-14

zeissy

Nice perspective and drama

05-19-14

aquilan

I like the perspective :)

05-19-14

ronny olsson

Thanks everyone :)

05-18-14

pantoja

Beautiful light and composition!

05-18-14

eao197

I like composition and details

05-18-14

eao197

Great shot!

05-18-14

aquilan

Indeed, very nice composed :)

05-18-14

aquilan

Thanks Yuri :)

05-18-14

yuriylux

The presence effect is great!

05-18-14

JT

This is a beautiful capture. Colors are amazing and composition is spot on!

05-18-14

stimp

This is what I call lovely photography.

05-18-14

stimp

Nice photo!

05-18-14

operagrafica

This... of the whole series. It have "je ne sais quoi".

05-18-14

aquilan

Nice rendering and composition :)

05-18-14

adelemb

Beautiful capture!

05-18-14

aquilan

Great sharpness and lighting :)

05-18-14

aquilan

Nice performance at f/10 and colours :)

05-18-14

aquilan

Lovely like the Princess should look like :)

05-18-14

ronny olsson

That's a great looking dog :)

05-18-14

ronny olsson

Thanks Jorge and Philber Used a LEE GRAD.ND 0.9 SOFT I had pulled down over the Lensen and it was so bright that I could not have larger aperture ... got too bad the shutter speed :)

05-18-14

philber

Great shot, Ronny! Perfect speed, as I don't like overly slow shutters to "white out" the water. For my information, why didn't you use a larger aperture, maybe with a ND filter?

05-18-14

augustaur

Fantastic perspective creating an amazing shot.

05-18-14

augustaur

Marvelously posing colours.

05-17-14

JT

Beautiful capture. Natural looking in every way. In my opinion, this is the type of photography that is best done with film.

05-17-14

JT

Spectacular work Ronny! Love the saturation and colors. It does not look unnaturally overdone. It looks real :)

05-16-14

aquilan

Lovely Bokeh and Sharpness:)

05-16-14

aquilan

I like this snail, only eyes are little blurred :)

05-15-14

aquilan

It's almost circular symmetry, DOF is good and background is interesting too... I really like it :)

05-15-14

aquilan

Amazing Green at foot of skyscrapers :)

05-15-14

aquilan

I like the colours much here :)

05-15-14

shapencolour

You were able to convey the spirit of this place very well.

05-15-14

shapencolour

Beautiful picture.Carpet of blooming bluebells,that one can find only in the UK in this amount,fresh,green leaves,repeated pattern of tree trunks ,softened by shallow DOF and mist.Focus on the branch.

05-14-14

zepedro

d.ortego wrote: Not sure if it gets any better than this\n\n\n agree

05-14-14

aquilan

Great colours :)

05-13-14

riverguy

Now that's a different angle/composition than we usually see. Nice.

05-13-14

paul jones

Beautiful shot

05-12-14

adphotography.be

Un beau garçon !!!

05-12-14

dalth500

I was trekking there for nearly a month - highly recommended experience!

05-12-14

dalth500

Moonlight at 15,000 feet - unique color spectrum

05-12-14

unicomichael

I enjoy the composition a lot. The band of light in the water lifts things a lot - well done!

05-11-14

eao197

@aquilan: He is one of a very few live soldiers of World War II. In our country people like he are Heroes. It is a miracle that there are live eyewitnesses who could tell a truth about real war and he is one of them. He is probably about 90 years and it was very pleasant to see he is dancing with young woman during celebration of Victory Day.

05-11-14

vaperture

Thanks Aquilan! The sunlight did all the work. I just happened to be there at the right time :)

05-11-14

aquilan

Sincerely main character of this photo scares me :( I could image it is a positive image with happy people within but this ancient uniform brings memories of previous times...

05-11-14

aquilan

Very nice composition :)

05-11-14

aquilan

It reminds me old times with Whistler. I like contrast within as strong point of this photo :)

05-11-14

paqart

Very pretty shot. Not easy to pull off an image like this so it doesn't look like every other landscape.

05-11-14

vaperture

Such wonderful muted colors

05-11-14

yuriylux

Beautiful palette!

05-10-14

umbe1958

Fantastic portrait. Why not trying it square: cutting part of the window would give more importance to your wife?!?

05-10-14

umbe1958

Beautiful ambiented portrait.

05-09-14

vaperture

wonderful composition

05-09-14

jeroen

Thanks paul, Jeroen

05-09-14

paul jones

Nice light

05-08-14

dalth500

Thanks for the invitation to post on your new site - my astro photography experience/capability is still very much a work in progress however!

05-08-14

anatoly15

Movements of water is very good.

05-08-14

JT

Dalton, I a settingp an astrophotography site which will be online shortly. Would love it if you posted a few shots there. Will let you ALL know when its up and running.

05-08-14

drbrown

Great Depth of Field

05-08-14

eao197

I like separation to foreground, main object and background. Great shot!

05-07-14

aquilan

Nice colours and long time of exposure :)

05-07-14

yuriylux

Great shot!

05-07-14

dalth500

The scale of this place is difficult to grasp... this photo was taken while standing at 15,000 feet with all of the peaks well over 20,000 feet or more than twice as tall as Oregon's Mt. Hood. Some of these peaks are virtually unclimbable because of the degree of technical climbing and the high altitude makes physical effort very difficult

05-06-14

dalth500

It was taken at about 4,500 meters/15,000 ft elevation in Nepal after the moon had set and 2 hours before sunrise - very clear viewing conditions with minimal pollution and haze - it would be a good place to site and observatory if there was a road to get there!

05-06-14

merrill

Don't know how you did it but it is very impressive!

05-06-14

JT

This really shows the scale of the area. very impressive.

05-06-14

dalth500

Interesting white balance challenge - great to see your work again Sir!

05-06-14

dalth500

It is the Himalayas - in the Khumbu Valley of Nepal on the way to Mt. Everest base camp - it was an amazing 18 day trek among the most majestic mountains on Earth!

05-06-14

merrill

Wonderful series of images. I hope there are more to come.

05-06-14

paqart

How long were you in Nepal? It looks like a lot of fun.

05-06-14

paqart

Gorgeous shot! Where is this? Chile?

05-06-14

paqart

Great shot, and scary--to see all those fragile little tents beneath that sky and ragged mountains...

05-06-14

paqart

Where is this? The Andes? The Himalayas? Somewhere else? It is beautiful and looks like an amazing trip. AP

05-05-14

dalth500

The most important part is DARK skies- this was taken 100 miles from the nearest street light

05-05-14

JT

Amazibg! I am just starting to get into astro photography. This is encouraging.

05-05-14

aquilan

It looks like beyond 1:1 reproduction ratio :)

05-05-14

philber

Brilliant capture! Simply awesome, and awesomely simple!

05-04-14

philber

Thnaks, Carol!

05-04-14

zeissy

Unbelievable natural sculpture…lovely tonal contrasts!

05-04-14

zeissy

Beautiful

05-04-14

philber

Thanks, Jeroen, Richard, Aquilan!

05-04-14

merrill

Spectacularly good.

05-04-14

merrill

Great capture - I love it!

05-04-14

jeroen

WOW!, nice captured, Jeroen

05-03-14

aquilan

Great complexity of Touit Macrolens reproduces amazing images :) I like this image too

05-03-14

philber

Simple, yet elegant and beautiful!

05-03-14

shtarka1

Thanks Zeissy!

05-03-14

zeissy

Fascinating image…incredible light!

05-03-14

zeissy

Just amazing!

05-03-14

zeissy

Excellent work!

05-03-14

zeissy

Wonderful!

05-03-14

merrill

Wonderful series.

05-02-14

aquilan

It is so crisp and colourful :)

05-02-14

aquilan

Thanks Merrill for expressing an affirmation to my photo :)

05-02-14

zeissy

thanks everyone for commenting

05-02-14

merrill

Fabulous colour.

05-02-14

picman

Thanks a lot JT. Much appreciated!

05-02-14

JT

This is such a beautiful photo. Well done !

04-30-14

aquilan

Nice :)

04-30-14

draniki

nice picture

04-30-14

draniki

nice picture

04-30-14

draniki

nice picture

04-29-14

augustaur

Hello. My poor skill allows me to work only in Lightroom. I just pulled those adjustment sliders and did a little dodging and burning. And that's the best I could do. Sorry if it did not suit you.

04-29-14

aquilan

It looks great, did You use tone mapping here?

04-28-14

aquilan

Amazing details at f/2.8 :)

04-28-14

JT

Great capture. love the way you bring attention to main subject while still leaving surrounding in place just enough to tease.

04-26-14

aquilan

Amazing sharpness and contrast settings :)

04-26-14

cyra

thank you. I visited Jerusalem briefly. Interesting city.

04-25-14

kanzer16

Nice mix of colors.

04-25-14

opal

The left arm is for my taste to heavy in this nude Image!

04-25-14

jeroen

Love the light, works very well in BW. Jeroen.

04-25-14

jeroen

Thanks Vaperture. Jeroen

04-24-14

satrycon

Seoul, South Korea.

04-24-14

vaperture

what a fun shot!

04-24-14

paqart

Where is this?

04-24-14

jeroen

Greate one! Jeroen

04-24-14

jeroen

Thanks Shapencolour, Jeroen

04-23-14

jeroen

Thanks Stef. Cub is great. Jeroen

04-23-14

stefdevos

Nice Cuba album!

04-22-14

JT

Love to see G images !

04-22-14

paqart

Beautiful

04-22-14

zeissie

Very nice picture.

04-22-14

zeissie

Nice shot, great lightning of the flower.

04-22-14

zeissie

Beautiful B/W picture, beatiful light.

04-22-14

ced

Ellie, Thanks!

04-21-14

zeissie

Very nice picture.

04-21-14

jeroen

Thanks Shapencolour, Jeroen

04-21-14

JT

before and After :) http://zeissimages.com/gallery/4/sml_U4I1384725211.SEQ.2.jpg http://zeissimages.com/showphoto.php?photoid=33616

04-21-14

jeroen

Thanks Tccin3d, Jeroen

04-21-14

jeroen

Thanks Samuli

04-21-14

aquilan

Very suggestive :)

04-21-14

cyra

thank you!

04-21-14

aquilan

I like Your tulip much :)

04-21-14

jeroen

Thanks Lightcatcher!

04-20-14

tccin3d

Another master piece :)

04-20-14

jeroen

Thanks Nomad.

04-20-14

jeroen

Thanks Merrill. Cuba is great for photography. the people are verry kind. Jeroen

04-20-14

jeroen

Thanks, Merrill

04-20-14

jeroen

Thanks, Lightcatcher

04-20-14

chriseeo

Your photos are "Klasse". Top quality.

04-20-14

cyra

thank you. I thought they looked a bit like Shreks donkey.

04-20-14

zeissie

Very funny picture.

04-20-14

damessenjah

I'm looking foreword to what you will do with this 6D, especially at the higher ISOs. This ISO 500 shot has no noticeable noise. Let's see some Hong Kong at night.

04-18-14

JT

Woa! Amazing sky. Well done !

04-18-14

JT

Would love to see a little bit cropped off th etop.

04-18-14

ibbz

merrill wrote: Great to see one of my old hunting grounds again.\n\n\n Thanks man, shame this beautiful area is off limits now. I'm off to Hunza on Saturday week!!!

04-17-14

bubo

Thanks a lot / merci bien Richard & Alain!

04-17-14

merrill

Great to see one of my old hunting grounds again.

04-17-14

merrill

Great composition and dof.

04-17-14

merrill

Great set of shots from Cuba. I enjoyed your album enormously.

04-17-14

ced

J-M, A lovely set of rural B&W's!

04-17-14

ced

J, Superb!!

04-17-14

aquilan

I like it very much :)

04-17-14

adphotography.be

Fantastique !!!!

04-17-14

adphotography.be

Félicitations SANDRA, c' est très beau ! Tout comme ton site internet ...

04-16-14

sirfishalot

Great shot Aso!

04-16-14

merrill

Great series of shots

04-16-14

aquilan

Amazing Macro Photo :) I like details very much...

04-16-14

aquilan

Great colours :)

04-16-14

shtarka1

Appreciate the HOF induction!

04-16-14

shtarka1

Gorgeous!!!!

04-16-14

aquilan

I love velvet of black and bookeh :)

04-16-14

aso nihad

Thank u very much its a region in Iraq - with no government or anything just some tribes protecting the region with a very high hospitality

04-16-14

merrill

If ever I saw a dog pose for the camera - this is it!

04-16-14

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Il devient super beau avec de belles couleurs .... Cordialement !

04-15-14

aquilan

Very nice aerial perspective :)

04-14-14

riverguy

Great use of the Otus

04-14-14

wa-pno

Nice colors

04-14-14

ced

F, Congrats Indeed Jim!!

04-13-14

aquilan

Thanks for Your comments, Kanzer16 and Wa-pno :)

04-13-14

yuriylux

Very beautiful cityscape and outstanding quality!

04-13-14

kanzer16

Nice colors and bokeh.

04-13-14

JT

This is amazingly sharp and full of detail.

04-13-14

JT

Great shot and processing.

04-13-14

aquilan

Well done tone-mapping :)

04-13-14

aquilan

Interesting but a little damaged area :(

04-13-14

oddgeir

First time I see a fontanelle showing in a silhouette . . amazing! More important, though; an exceptionally beautiful shot . . . lovely!

04-13-14

oddgeir

Magic hour (or rather, magic 5min)

04-13-14

aquilan

Nice :)

04-13-14

aquilan

Happy Ester to You too, Rainer :)

04-13-14

aquilan

Nice pastel colours :) I wish to see it in higher resolution :)

04-12-14

lilia

Congratulations! Wishing all your family much joy and happiness for this beautiful child. Lilia

04-12-14

aquilan

Those leafs remind me fingers of human :)

04-12-14

adphotography.be

Félicitations !!!!

04-11-14

ibbz

wonderful dreamlike picture

04-10-14

aquilan

IMHO You used creatively miss-focus to smooth skin of model. It is clever solution :)

04-10-14

JT

Wow. Congrats Steve. We are privileged to see your work here as well. Awesome!

04-10-14

bajanexile

Thanks Philippe. Best regards Steve

04-10-14

philber

Congratulations, Steve! Not only one great prize, but also multiple commendations. All richly deserved IMHO!

04-10-14

bajanexile

Thanks Aquilan, much appreciated. Steve

04-10-14

aquilan

Great interior :) Distagon 2.8/21 is great performer, even at A7 :) Congratulation on Best Picture 2014 Founder' Cup ^^

04-09-14

aquilan

I like this photo, I am not really sure how to refers main character of this photo, who personalizes calamity, composure and extreme beauty ^_^ additionally image is supported with green, optimistic background and addition of Sunflower too ^_^

04-08-14

aquilan

Charlie is back :)

04-07-14

zeissie

Nice reflection in the water.

04-07-14

augustaur

Dear aquilan, The so called agreement was signed almost a year ago. The approval rate of the president of this government was 9%... Best regards.

04-07-14

aquilan

Do the people of Taiwan protest against an agreement between Taiwan and mainland China that was made last month? Don't You believe in Your government anymore?

04-06-14

aquilan

Very nice postproduction :)

04-06-14

aquilan

Very nice framed :)

04-06-14

mict

good architectural work. in early june i will also be there =)

04-06-14

techdoctor

Spectacular!

04-04-14

philber

Great subject and composition, Donat. Love the colours and texture!

04-04-14

philber

Yes, nice shot indeed!

04-04-14

lilia

Wonderful, intimate shot.

04-04-14

lilia

Exquisite photo! Spending most of my time on LeicaImages. Will try to look here more often. Have fun! Lilia

04-03-14

aquilan

I like this composition the most :)

04-03-14

aquilan

'Sakura saku' looks great IMHO :) (and this photo has less color fringing than 'Old Villas' one)

04-03-14

aquilan

Why haven't You signed it as '24mm F2 ZA SSM' in Zeiss lens selection? :)

04-02-14

aquilan

I like composition and colours :)

04-02-14

dvg

Nice ambience. One of the most photogenic sites of London. Dimitris V. Georgopoulos Athens, Greece

04-01-14

JT

Amazing rendering from the 135. Great shot and processing!

03-31-14

aquilan

Great bokeh and documentary effect :)

03-31-14

aquilan

Yes, it is tone-mapped photo with Photomatrix Pro. Six pictures of last published series are fused with Photomatrix and remaining seven of those are traditionally developed with Camera Raw only.

03-31-14

aquilan

Yes, indeed but it is property of largest Polish state-controlled company, which deals with the exploration and production of natural gas and crude oil, natural gas import, storage and distribution and sales of natural gas and crude oils. Due to strategic meaning of operational process of this company, it is forbidden to take photos outside museum area. During taking this photo, I was interrupted by security agent and I was asked to leave immediately the visitor's area.

03-31-14

draniki

thanks eastside mike.

03-31-14

adphotography.be

Fascinant !!!

03-31-14

aquilan

Very nice bookeh :)

03-30-14

paqart

The protest was conducted in two languages I don't speak: Thai and Nederlands. However, I had the impression they were complaining about a prome minister who had embezzled funds from the government or who had been falsely accused of doing the same. They either wanted to punish or exonerate him, not sure which. AP

03-30-14

zeissy

Its a very interesting place to photography

03-30-14

zeissy

Fascinating

03-30-14

zeissy

Its a beautiful image as I do enjoy industrial images.. and the light is wonderful

03-30-14

aquilan

I like those details :)

03-30-14

aquilan

Do You remember what they protested against ?

03-30-14

aquilan

Do You remember what they protested against ?

03-30-14

JT

Love the colors and tone you captured here. Lighting is perfect

03-30-14

bajanexile

Lovely interior. Steve

03-30-14

philber

Wow! Thanks for your comment, Donat!

03-30-14

aquilan

I like this set too. I feel that asymmetry composition here is most interesting to me :)

03-30-14

zeissy

thanks Joe

03-29-14

bajanexile

Lovely POV. Steve

03-29-14

bajanexile

Lovely set of images of this Symphony Hall. Steve

03-29-14

bajanexile

Thank you both for your comments. Steve

03-29-14

zeissy

thanks donuss

03-29-14

donuss

Great colors

03-29-14

donuss

Great Ice shot

03-29-14

donuss

Great perspective and colors. Donat

03-29-14

donuss

Great Tones Like this

03-29-14

zeissy

so strong, very commanding, the deep tones have a lot to say

03-29-14

italy74

Wonderful, bravo !

03-29-14

mict

aquilan wrote: Very nice post-production IMHO :)\n\n\n thanks tried to minimise corrections. a bit contrast and grain =)

03-29-14

mict

aquilan wrote: Huh..You are the King :) What kind of camera did You choose to take those photos? With 'R' letter or without? :)\n\n\n this one is from a7r. awesome combination. also want to test 55 but we have here no in stock (

03-28-14

aquilan

Huh..You are the King :) What kind of camera did You choose to take those photos? With 'R' letter or without? :)

03-28-14

aquilan

Very nice post-production IMHO :)

03-26-14

shtarka1

Gorgeous!

03-26-14

ronny olsson

torralba wrote: Man, I would love to mate your dog with my dog. Would produce some amazing pups. How much does he weigh ? I am guessing my dog will tip the scale at around 36 or 37kg. She is big. \n\n\n Thank you .. he is a small male .. smooth and compact around 36-39 kg short and straight back

03-26-14

kanzer16

Thank you very much for your comment.

03-26-14

aquilan

This time wide range of light' temperature isn't a problem :)

03-26-14

aquilan

It a little bit scary to me but also worth a lot of attention :)

03-26-14

aquilan

I like the bokeh and detail of the foreground :) It resembles me a render of Carl Zeiss Jena lenses before a division company to East and West ones.

03-26-14

aquilan

I like the bokeh and detail of the foreground :) It resembles me a render of Carl Zeiss Jena lenses before a division company to East and West ones.

03-26-14

aquilan

Nature is getting up :)

03-26-14

aquilan

Amazing performance..it is indeed great lens (previous Vario-Sonnar 4/80-200 is stunning too :)

03-26-14

aquilan

Great workshop, You caught him/her inline :)

03-26-14

mict

I had problems with my A99. Bought 2. Both were couple of times in service but overall Sony moves in the right direction.

03-26-14

mict

EVF is just fine. If you are using 1.4 it is even better then regular focusing screen

03-25-14

JT

Man, I would love to mate your dog with my dog. Would produce some amazing pups. How much does he weigh ? I am guessing my dog will tip the scale at around 36 or 37kg. She is big. http://www.sonyalphaimages.com/gallery/4/sml_U4I1394581852.SEQ.0.jpg

03-25-14

JT

I have revisited the A99 and am glad to say I have converted 100% from Nikon and manual focus Zeiss to the A99 with the full range of auto focus Zeiss glass :) Never been happier :)

03-25-14

damessenjah

Taken at a feeding program for under nourished children living in a squatter community. The two guys are volunteers from the community and as it is a program sponsored by a church the guy in red must have felt compelled to wear a religious shirt. It is not uncommon to see guys wearing lipstick but it is uncommon to see it in a religious setting, thus the picture (and now you know).

03-24-14

bajanexile

Nice little B&W image Paul. Regards Steve

03-24-14

taz_k

Thanks, it was an amazing morning! It's from Reine at Lofoten, taken in late february.

03-24-14

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Quelle lumière ! Quelle transparence ! Iles LOFOTEN ?

03-24-14

adphotography.be

Quel spectacle !

03-24-14

adphotography.be

Fascinant ! Belle lumière ! BRAVO !!!!

03-23-14

aquilan

Congratulation on Your ILCE-7 :)

03-23-14

taz_k

Thanks for your kind comments. It's taken in Reine (Lofoten), Norway. Saw a weak northern light from the room where I was staying and decided to go outside. It then intensified quite a bit. Picture is one exposure, tripod, 30s, f2.8. I think longer exposure would have ruined the nice patterns. This is suppose to be a fairly common sight in northern Norway/Sweden during winter. Go there!

03-23-14

taz_k

Thanks. Lofoten is an amazing place. This one is taken at Unstad.

03-23-14

taz_k

Thanks Donuss. It was a pretty common sight.

03-22-14

donuss

Fantastic this Mood from the Water and the cloud

03-22-14

donuss

Great composition

03-22-14

JT

wow. mind blowing. I just love my juvenile comments. This is really amazing. Please provide some details on how you captured this. Set up, hdr ? etc ....

03-22-14

paul jones

Looks ace, just love how the colour follows through to the water line

03-21-14

JT

simply out of this world! Thanks fr sharing!

03-21-14

adphotography.be

BRAVO !!!

03-20-14

JT

Wow. Beautiful. That 15 really shies!. Love the tones in this photo.

03-20-14

operagrafica

I completely agree with merrill!

03-19-14

ced

Heinz, Thanks!

03-19-14

merrill

The light is magnificent and the swan in the foreground adds to the shot.

03-19-14

yuriylux

Each shot, Merrill approach very carefully. Wonderful composition,and postprocessing is beautiful! With great respect, Yuri.

03-17-14

JT

Gorgeous tones and colors.

03-17-14

vaperture

Thanks so much Merrill!

03-17-14

merrill

Magical. I like it a lot.

03-17-14

merrill

There's a story here. You've got me thinking. Excellent.

03-17-14

zeissy

Very beautiful and dreamy…the tones really work well with this

03-14-14

ronny olsson

adelemb wrote: Wonderful photo...all of the snail series are beautiful. Great work! \n\n\n Thank's :)

03-14-14

ronny olsson

shapencolour wrote: That's great!\n\n\n Thank's :)

03-14-14

donuss

Spring is coming :) Great

03-14-14

donuss

Nice Macro like this color

03-12-14

adelemb

Wonderful photo...all of the snail series are beautiful. Great work!

03-12-14

vaperture

Me too. I thought that the three of them would make a really nice series to display on canvas, but I like the B&W the best too.

03-12-14

JT

Love this shot. Excellent. He looks lik epart of the landscape :)

03-12-14

vaperture

mine too :)

03-12-14

aquilan

It is my favorite out of series :)

03-11-14

aquilan

Very nice colours and DoF :)

03-11-14

shtarka1

Thanks Jorge!

03-11-14

shtarka1

Thanks a lot Jorge!

03-11-14

JT

Incredible comp and conversion. outstanding!

03-11-14

JT

Wow. out of this world !

03-11-14

shtarka1

Thanks Richard!

03-11-14

shtarka1

Thanks a lot Richard!

03-11-14

shtarka1

Merci Beau-coup!

03-11-14

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Très belle maîtrise photographique ! BRAVO !!!!

03-09-14

jeroen

Thanks George, Jeroen

03-09-14

jeroen

Thanks for the comments! Jeroen

03-09-14

gpandel

thank you George

03-09-14

vaperture

Beautiful colors! Well done. Love the 1:1 format too.

03-08-14

bajanexile

Nice sceme. Steve

03-07-14

yudhi

thanks ibbz

03-07-14

ibbz

fantastic

03-05-14

yudhi

thanks guys

03-05-14

rhd

About ½ mile from subject. Contax G 90 2.8 converted to M mount

03-05-14

bajanexile

Thanks for leaving a comment Joe. Regards Steve

03-05-14

gpandel

VERY NICE INDEED MY DEAR

03-05-14

bajanexile

Like this. Steve

03-05-14

gpandel

love the image nicely done George

03-05-14

kanzer16

Beautiful light and capture.

03-05-14

kanzer16

Thanks for the comment.

03-04-14

ced

John, Thanks!

03-04-14

bajanexile

Lovely portrait. Steve

03-03-14

shapencolour

That's great!

03-03-14

ronny olsson

cyra wrote: I am a fan of your snail pictures :-)\n\n\n Thank's Cyra :)

03-03-14

philber

Thanks, Carol, Steve!

03-03-14

bajanexile

Stunning design! Steve

03-03-14

bajanexile

Thanks Philippe and gpandel.

03-03-14

philber

Flawless and inspiring, as ever!

03-02-14

riverguy

One of the best images you've ever posted.

03-02-14

riverguy

One of the best images you've ever posted.

03-02-14

cyra

I am a fan of your snail pictures :-)

03-02-14

gpandel

well done love the image George

03-02-14

gpandel

LOVELY IMAGE George

03-02-14

cyra

wow! well done, Samuli!

03-02-14

cyra

gorgeous!

03-02-14

aquilan

Слава в Україні !

03-02-14

JT

This is beautiful.

03-02-14

takéo

Great one, I love it too !

03-02-14

cyra

thanks both of you!

03-02-14

cyra

thanks everybody!

03-02-14

bajanexile

Thank you both for your comments. Regards Steve

03-02-14

opal

Excellently captured! Kudos!

03-02-14

aquilan

I think it is good direction :)

03-01-14

ronny olsson

Wow ! Awesome shot Samuli :)

03-01-14

ronny olsson

hkburk wrote: Well done!\n\n\n Thank's :)

03-01-14

ronny olsson

patolog68 wrote: Lovely\n\n\n Thank's :)

03-01-14

ronny olsson

donuss wrote: Great Scene and light\n\n\n Thank's :)

03-01-14

saxbike

Nice textures and subtle color transitions.

03-01-14

patolog68

Lovely

03-01-14

yudhi

thanks guys ^^

02-28-14

donuss

Like this have a special mood for me.

02-28-14

donuss

Great Scene and light

02-28-14

donuss

Great colors

02-28-14

JT

Beautiful. Love the way the one flag stands out.

02-27-14

philber

Thanks Jorge!

02-27-14

JT

Why didn't I see this 3 years ago ? Superb !

02-27-14

gpandel

Very nicely done love the shadows and out of focus.. lovely George

02-27-14

bajanexile

Beautiful. Regards Steve

02-26-14

JT

Wow. great portrait. Incredible colors!

02-26-14

anatoly15

Thanks! Impressiv.

02-26-14

lilia

Well done.......as always!

02-26-14

draniki

thanks lightcatcher.

02-26-14

draniki

thanks lightcatcher.

02-25-14

akositric

Wow! I love it!

02-25-14

ibbz

brilliant

02-25-14

ibbz

excellent series! superb portraits tones

02-25-14

ibbz

superb!!!!

02-25-14

JT

Wow. Superb series!

02-25-14

ced

F, Love the weather vane through the centre pane!

02-24-14

zeissy

Ethereal feeling to this wonderful architecture!

02-24-14

philber

I lke the light and composition

02-24-14

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02-24-14

philber

Thanks, Wojciech, Carol, Steve! Much appreciated!

02-23-14

yuriylux

Awesome lens!

02-23-14

zeissy

Most amazing light Philippe!

02-23-14

sjackson

I agree completely with your feelings.

02-23-14

cyra

thanks Steve

02-23-14

cyra

thank you Steve

02-23-14

rick perry

Absolutely Gorgeous!

02-23-14

bajanexile

Thanks Philippe.

02-23-14

bajanexile

Impressive castle on the hill. Steve

02-23-14

bajanexile

Very atmospheric.

02-23-14

bajanexile

Wow! Like two tunnels joined together. Steve

02-23-14

bajanexile

Lovely image Philippe.

02-23-14

aquilan

Amazing shot :)

02-22-14

philber

Is that your setup, Steve?

02-22-14

philber

Another brilliant shot! Your B&W are just so inspiring...

02-22-14

cyra

very nice

02-22-14

zeissy

Such a stunning portrait and well done!

02-21-14

JT

Absolutely beautiful! Nice picture too :) I like the way the 24 renders.

02-21-14

bajanexile

Thank you both for viewing and leaving comments on my image. Steve

02-21-14

aquilan

It looks like an output of Distagon 2/35 at f/5.6 :) Fabulous :]

02-20-14

minoltazeiss

Nice System !

02-20-14

cyra

I like the mood!

02-20-14

aquilan

Nice lighting :)

02-20-14

yudhi

thanks Ibbz^^

02-19-14

ibbz

fantastic and magical

02-19-14

cyra

awesome!

02-19-14

samuli vahonen

16:9 crop of top?

02-18-14

wym58

nice pictrue

02-18-14

cyra

it's not so lonely, usually there is plenty tourists walking up to the fortress. I was just late ;-)

02-18-14

cyra

very nice series!

02-18-14

cyra

lovely

02-18-14

cyra

well done!

02-18-14

cyra

I like this image

02-18-14

cyra

Great!

02-18-14

JT

Looks like a lonely place.

02-17-14

JT

Nice! just in time for the drop. That 135 is one of my favorite lenses.

02-17-14

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting Richard.

02-16-14

matteo morino

Suggestive!

02-16-14

matteo morino

Very very good!

02-16-14

cyra

oh, I didn't even think of feet, just found this in the forest and liked the symmetry of the two pieces. thank you.

02-15-14

yuriylux

Well transferred to the mood of nature. Wonderful landscape!!!

02-14-14

patolog68

Like somewhere on ... dyxum.

02-14-14

bajanexile

Thanks Philippe.

02-14-14

bajanexile

Thanks.

02-14-14

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting Philippe. Best regards Steve

02-14-14

philber

Top-notch, Steve! One of my favourites out of all your work! It looks like a picture from a cross of Fritz Lang and Alfred Hitchcock movies...

02-14-14

philber

Great picture, Steve! Moody, inspiring, simple yet rich....

02-14-14

cyra

funny!

02-14-14

cyra

well done!

02-14-14

cyra

wow, terrific colours!

02-14-14

donuss

Great tones

02-14-14

donuss

Great portrait and tones

02-14-14

donuss

this is incredible

02-14-14

donuss

Great tones and reflections

02-14-14

donuss

waiting for the right light like this.

02-13-14

operagrafica

Majestic views. Regret for the beheading of the shadow.

02-13-14

bajanexile

Nice.

02-13-14

bajanexile

Interesting image, nice colours. Steve

02-12-14

yudhi

thanks guys^^

02-12-14

bajanexile

Lovely B&W image. Steve

02-12-14

bajanexile

Just wonderful. I always loved my Canon EOS 5D. Colours to die for!. Regards Steve

02-12-14

opal

A real beauty!

02-12-14

bajanexile

Wonderful! Steve

02-12-14

cyra

nice shot!

02-12-14

ibbz

Such a nice photo! magical! I bet she'll treasure this for life!

02-12-14

yuriylux

Lovely tone and beautiful image!

02-11-14

baz

Just love it, my type of photo, beautiful low key capture, so good. Baz

02-11-14

cyra

very nice!

02-11-14

yuriylux

Beautiful tonality,photo creates a festive mood. A fairy tale!

02-10-14

bajanexile

Thanks for viewing and leaving a comment Cyra.

02-10-14

paul jones

great light

02-10-14

cyra

Thanks for your comment. It is Kapuzinerberg. The house on the left is built on the rock.

02-10-14

cyra

come in summer, when there are many concerts, not only Festspiele...

02-10-14

cyra

composition makes this image really impressive

02-10-14

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02-10-14

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting Donus. Best regards Steve

02-10-14

bajanexile

Excellent B&W! Steve

02-10-14

bajanexile

Nice Night shot. Steve

02-10-14

bajanexile

Wonderful detail and colours. Steve

02-10-14

handgun

donuss wrote: Great place where is this? \n\n\n Guadalupe, Extremadura, Spain. Dave

02-10-14

donuss

Great composition

02-10-14

donuss

I have to visit one time with my kids they play violin and want to see the Mozart city.

02-10-14

donuss

Great place where is this?

02-10-14

donuss

Great. you like the Otus?

02-10-14

donuss

Great scene and moment

02-10-14

donuss

Great Citypart

02-09-14

ibbz

zeissy wrote: His eyes are amazing!\n\n\n Thanks man

02-09-14

bajanexile

Thanks for leaving a comment hkburk. Best regards Steve

02-09-14

vaperture

Thanks riverguy! it was easy to get a good shot with such beautiful subject matter. The hardest part was shooting handheld at 1/15 in the low light.

02-09-14

cyra

this lens is so contrasty, much different from the ZF/ZE 28/2, like the image!

02-09-14

riverguy

Very nice. Foreground leading into the heart of the image works well.

02-09-14

bajanexile

Beautiful! Regards Steve

02-09-14

kanzer16

Thanks, bajanexile.

02-08-14

draniki

thanks donuss.

02-08-14

cyra

thanks guys :-)

02-08-14

cyra

thank you!

02-08-14

cyra

thats right :-)

02-08-14

ronny olsson

Great shot Cyra :)

02-08-14

bajanexile

Like it. Regards Steve

02-08-14

bajanexile

Lovely rendition. Steve

02-08-14

kanzer16

It is a carving on wood, bought my wife on our honeymoon trip in Ngorongoro.

02-08-14

donuss

Thats a great composition what can tell a story

02-08-14

donuss

is this Salzburg?

02-08-14

donuss

nice light and shadow game

02-08-14

donuss

i like this with and the blue sky

02-08-14

donuss

Great ice i like this little ices too

02-08-14

donuss

Great can you tell more about this figure?

02-08-14

donuss

Great scene

02-08-14

draniki

thanks hkburk.

02-08-14

draniki

thanks hkburk and eao197.

02-08-14

eao197

Super!

02-07-14

photosphere42

Very Nice!

02-07-14

draniki

thanks shapencolour.

02-07-14

shapencolour

Starlings are supposed not to stay in the same palce over winter,but such behaviour is reported more often recently.

02-07-14

paul jones

Thanks Steve, think my monitor is ok its a Dell 27" ultra which is calibrated for RBG by Dell unlike some. I use IE as my browser and when viewing in LR it does show a little more detail in the shadows - I did boot the shadow area more but didn't like the look as much.

02-07-14

bajanexile

"Also guys it looks a little darker than it actually is on the ZeissImages site." Two possible reasons: (1) Incorrect calibration on the Monitor (uncalibrated Monitors are nearly always set too bright and too saturated) (2) The Browser that you are using to view the image (Firefox and Safari give the best rendition of an image and are Colour Space Aware) Steve

02-07-14

bajanexile

Oh, I like this! Steve

02-07-14

paul jones

Also guys it looks a little darker than it actually is on the ZeissImages site.

02-07-14

draniki

thanks bajanexile.

02-07-14

paul jones

After much thought Cyra and Steve re processing I found this to be the most pleasing result for me.

02-07-14

paul jones

bajanexile wrote: Beautiful!. I like both of these. I might have been tempted to recover just a tad of detail in the very dark areas but that is personal. Very nice all the same. Great IQ. Regards Steve\n\n\n Hi Steve, Thanks for your comments I did play around with dark area's but found this to be the most pleasing to me - as you say its a personal choice which might not suit everyone.

02-07-14

bajanexile

Lovely landscape. Regards Steve

02-07-14

cyra

I agree: dark parts a tad up, I like the dark mood though

02-07-14

bajanexile

Beautiful and lovely use of restricted DOR. Best regards Steve

02-07-14

bajanexile

My comments left on the first image really apply more so to this one. Regards Steve

02-07-14

bajanexile

Beautiful!. I like both of these. I might have been tempted to recover just a tad of detail in the very dark areas but that is personal. Very nice all the same. Great IQ. Regards Steve

02-07-14

draniki

thanks cyra.

02-07-14

draniki

thanks cyra.

02-07-14

draniki

thanks cyra.

02-07-14

draniki

thanks cyra.

02-06-14

cyra

Schönes Licht im Gesäuse! :-)

02-06-14

cyra

very nice!

02-06-14

cyra

superb!

02-06-14

draniki

thanks cyra.

02-06-14

bekaraydin

Nice landscape

02-06-14

picman

Thanks river guy, it was indeed one of those magical misty+sunny days

02-06-14

draniki

thanks riverguy.

02-06-14

riverguy

OK, this is really nice. Didn't realize how great the lighting was until I opened up the full image.

02-06-14

lilia

Beautifully photographed (Jim), and lovely setting (Diane)!

02-06-14

JT

Outstanding!

02-06-14

ced

F, Very nice ambiance!

02-06-14

ibbz

like this a lot

02-05-14

cyra

like the mood

02-05-14

JT

Beautiful. That A7r coupled with a Zeiss is amazing!

02-05-14

cyra

great composition

02-05-14

JT

Beautiful! Love the angle of view and what you did with the off center.

02-04-14

photosphere42

Very Nice! Really like the spatial quality!

02-04-14

nomad

Very nice Ronnie!

02-04-14

cyra

thanks everybody for the likes and comments!

02-04-14

lilia

Beautiful! This should be framed and hung in your home.

02-04-14

bajanexile

Nice B&W. Steve

02-03-14

akul

Great light

02-03-14

bajanexile

Like this image. Regards Steve

02-03-14

ced

P, Thanks!

02-03-14

cyra

lovely!

02-03-14

cyra

thank you all, it was very foggy, so I am happy with the outcome :-)

02-02-14

yuriylux

The majestic landscape !

02-01-14

akul

Gorgeous shot!

02-01-14

vaperture

Beautiful tones!

01-31-14

ibbz

vaperture wrote: gorgeous colors!\n\n\n Thanks man!

01-31-14

photosphere42

Very Nice!

01-31-14

zeissy

Fascinating scene and nice colours Steve

01-31-14

zeissy

thanks Steve and Nomad

01-31-14

zeissy

Superb composition with such wonderful light and contrast!

01-31-14

zeissy

Its a wonderful portrait Dan

01-31-14

zeissy

thank you Dan for your comments!

01-31-14

photosphere42

Nice!

01-31-14

photosphere42

Great image!

01-31-14

ced

Dave, Thanks!

01-31-14

bajanexile

Thanks.

01-31-14

bajanexile

Lovely Macro. Steve

01-31-14

pablotam

Thanks, greatly appreciated.

01-31-14

handgun

A Time capsule of life ! Dave

01-31-14

nomad

A classic 2824-2 ETA Movement. A great workhorse with an excellent track record. One of the best in terms of bang for the buck too. Hats off to the Swiss for this superb mechanical creation! Nice macro shot Donuss!

01-31-14

vaperture

gorgeous colors!

01-31-14

paul jones

bajanexile wrote: Nice B&W Paul. Displaying my ignorance, what are the advantages of the M MONOCHROM VS the conversion of a Colour File to B&W? Steve\n\n\n Hi Bajanexile, the advantages of the Monochrom are much more detail to the files and also the files are much more pliable in lightroom except for the hi lights if the hi light is blown its not recoverable unlike a colour converted file where you can usually recover one of the red green or blue channels as usually not all of those channels will be blown. Hope this helps.

01-31-14

bajanexile

Thanks Paul. Regards Steve

01-31-14

bajanexile

Nice B&W Paul. Displaying my ignorance, what are the advantages of the M MONOCHROM VS the conversion of a Colour File to B&W? Steve

01-31-14

paul jones

vaperture wrote: Hi Paul, what's it like focusing a wide angle lens on a rangefinder? Do you have to use an external VF?\n\n\n Hi Vaperture, the Zeiss Distagon 15mm is not rangefinder coupled for focus so you just have to guess but with such a wide angle its not really necessary only on subjects less than 7ft and then only if you're shooting wide open at f2.8 as everything will be in focus from 1ft to infinity if you set the lens to say f8. All of the photo's in my profile shot with this lens have been taken without a tripod and without the 15mm finder I only use the finder for people shots. Hope this helps, by the way I love this lens and could shoot all day and every day with it its such a first class and interesting lens to work with. ;-)

01-31-14

vaperture

Hi Paul, what's it like focusing a wide angle lens on a rangefinder? Do you have to use an external VF?

01-31-14

bajanexile

Nice image Carol. Regards Steve

01-31-14

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01-30-14

zeissy

Intriguing image!

01-30-14

zeissy

Beautiful and the tones are great!

01-30-14

zeissy

Nice work!

01-30-14

zeissy

Beautiful clean and pure ambience!

01-30-14

ibbz

stark! And beautiful!

01-30-14

ibbz

great view and vision

01-30-14

fotosdirk

Beautiful blach and white conversion

01-30-14

JT

Nice lighting. Sets a good mood.

01-30-14

cyra

Thank you Dan!

01-30-14

ibbz

Magnificent !

01-30-14

ibbz

excellent shadow work and mood

01-30-14

vaperture

Really interesting shot. Very nice.

01-29-14

dr. harout

There is a plate near the trees which says that they are 6000 yrs old. I checked in the net and it was indeed so. see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisters_Olive_Trees_of_Noah

01-29-14

kanzer16

Beautiful picture, with a dramatic sky.

01-29-14

lilia

You take an ordinary scene and make it extraordinary!!!

01-29-14

shapencolour

This olive tree is about 800-1000 years old at a glance and may be even older.Great find!

01-29-14

riverguy

Composition, exposure, everything about this is nice.

01-29-14

bajanexile

Lovely old tree. Steve

01-29-14

paqart

Excellent color!

01-28-14

ibbz

Another glorious steam train!

01-28-14

ibbz

both versions are superb - great BW conversion too on the other.

01-28-14

ibbz

beautiful and gentle

01-28-14

ibbz

fotosdirk wrote: beautifull\n\n\n Thank you my friend!

01-28-14

fotosdirk

perfect colors

01-28-14

fotosdirk

beautiful portrait

01-28-14

fotosdirk

beautifull

01-28-14

riverguy

Really one of the best images I've seen on ZI. Compositon, choice of aperture. (f 2 wouldn't work here, but many purists would have done it anyway). Colors are perfect. Very good work.

01-28-14

ibbz

lovely vintage look

01-28-14

ibbz

s_peter wrote: I really like that one - I think this would be stellar as large print!\n\n\n Thanks man! It helped that the pony was so lovely

01-28-14

ibbz

This is superb! Like a drop into the abyss...

01-27-14

filipejsbrandao

I believe your mistaken on the scale. The balloon must actually be small and close to the photographer, hence the out of focus background.

01-26-14

augustaur

Thank you.

01-26-14

tccin3d

Thank you!

01-26-14

akul

Thank you so much !

01-26-14

cyra

like the composition, very nice series!

01-26-14

cyra

very nice series!

01-26-14

cyra

interesting creature, well done

01-26-14

cyra

awesome shot

01-26-14

cyra

you have a good eye for motives! Very creative, I agree

01-26-14

cyra

depth of field is perfect, and nice mood, I want to adopt the little thing!

01-26-14

cyra

smooooth! :-)

01-26-14

cyra

very special composition!

01-26-14

cyra

thank you!

01-26-14

zeissy

thanks Steve, appreciate your comments

01-26-14

fotosdirk

wonderful composition

01-26-14

fotosdirk

Verry special

01-26-14

cyra

thanks everybody, I loved that little guy, unfortunately other people where getting in the frame all the time...

01-26-14

cyra

thank you, still experimenting on this kind of thing...

01-26-14

cyra

thank you!

01-26-14

horst

Thanks for LIKE, italy74 !

01-26-14

fotosdirk

Beautiful

01-26-14

italy74

Bella, I've always loved these photos full of colors, people and life !

01-26-14

fotosdirk

the attentive gaze of the child is beautiful

01-26-14

fotosdirk

the conversion is beautiful

01-26-14

cyra

very strong image1

01-26-14

cyra

I like the tones of this image

01-26-14

italy74

No special effects applied, straight out of camera this way. No idea what I did to make it (this is not "simple movement blur"), yet I like it.

01-26-14

rick perry

Great subject - wonderful treatment. Nicely done!

01-26-14

fotografz

Two very hard subjects to "wrangle"together. Well done! - Marc

01-25-14

cyra

great light and composition!

01-25-14

cyra

very nice composition and colours!

01-25-14

ibbz

merrill wrote: Great to see that you're still using the G2 so successfully. Love the composition.\n\n\n Cheers man! April I'll be back in the Karakoram (fingers crossed) with my G2 ! It's going strong.

01-25-14

zeissy

thanks very much Steve, Luka and photosphere

01-25-14

merrill

Great to see that you're still using the G2 so successfully. Love the composition.

01-25-14

merrill

Can't quite work out why I like this shot - but I've kept returning to it.

01-25-14

ibbz

stunning scene!

01-25-14

mict

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTYYSCMmPhM#t=25

01-25-14

mict

Ukrainians riot against president-mobster after months of peacefull protests. For 2 months president ignored million protestants. police acts violently and torture captives. ukrainians fight for freedom continues

01-25-14

paqart

What is the story behind this?

01-25-14

bajanexile

Like this Night Shot very much Carol.

01-25-14

cyra

like the angle and the contrast between road and snow

01-25-14

cyra

amazing!

01-24-14

bajanexile

Quality image. Steve

01-24-14

ibbz

cheers for the likes

01-24-14

cyra

thank you!

01-24-14

merrill

Colours are outstanding.

01-24-14

merrill

The figure in this one 'makes' it.

01-24-14

merrill

Nice black and white series. I like this one particularly.

01-24-14

vaperture

Thanks Zeissy! This is a section of a painter's workbench. Particularly lovely colors and even though it was a mess, it was still pretty fascinating.

01-24-14

patolog68

Full size view recommended.

01-23-14

zeissy

thanks aperture

01-23-14

bajanexile

Lovely B&W. Steve

01-23-14

zeissy

Fascinating image!

01-23-14

zeissy

Great artistic feel!

01-23-14

bajanexile

Thanks for your comments Carol. Regards Steve

01-23-14

zeissy

thanks for liking this image… and daniki, nomad and Steve thanks for your comments always much appreciated!

01-23-14

zeissy

Superb scenic tones and the cloud shadows are wonderful Steve

01-23-14

zeissy

thanks Steve, appreciate your comments

01-23-14

vaperture

Great shot! Love the 100mm Makro... wonderful lens.

01-23-14

vaperture

Gorgeous!!!

01-23-14

vaperture

Love this!

01-23-14

bajanexile

Well captured. Steve

01-23-14

bajanexile

Looks cold!

01-23-14

bajanexile

Great use of the shallow DOF of this lens with lovely background. Steve

01-23-14

bajanexile

Nice B&W.

01-23-14

bajanexile

Thanks for viewing my image and leaving a comment Donus. Best regards Steve

01-23-14

donuss

Great mood and scene

01-23-14

donuss

Great clear composition like this

01-23-14

donuss

nice composition with this glasses and lines.

01-23-14

donuss

Great with this ice

01-22-14

vaperture

Fantastic shot. congratulations on this one for sure.

01-22-14

JT

Nice. Beautiful rendering from that lens.

01-22-14

riverguy

Seems this could be used in some sort of promotional way. Foreground to distance lighting and detail are really nice.

01-22-14

samuli vahonen

bajanexile wrote: Nice POV. Which make of Adapter are you using for the Distagon T* 2.8/21?\n\n\n Thx. Metabones MkIII for all ZE-lenses.

01-22-14

bajanexile

Thanks for leaving a comment Carol. Regards Steve

01-22-14

bajanexile

Nice POV. Which make of Adapter are you using for the Distagon T* 2.8/21?

01-22-14

bajanexile

Thanks for viewing and leaving your comments Merrill and Jorge. Best regards Steve

01-22-14

JT

Wow. That is one clean looking road way.

01-22-14

merrill

Spectacular sky!

01-22-14

JT

What amazing tones. This is beautiful.

01-21-14

zeissy

thank you kanzer and burke

01-21-14

cyra

thanks Ronny!

01-21-14

kanzer16

Thank you very much for your comment.

01-21-14

kanzer16

Thank you very much for your comment.

01-21-14

JT

Ok. I see both hands on the bar :) How did you grab this shot?

01-21-14

samuli vahonen

Great location for next summer to shoot with 28/35

01-21-14

ronny olsson

Cool shot :)

01-21-14

ronny olsson

Amzing shot Samuli :)

01-21-14

paqart

Awesome image!

01-20-14

friedeye

Terrific capture/moment.

01-20-14

JT

Awesome!

01-20-14

JT

Superb! Amazing how good that T3 is.

01-20-14

ced

John, Thanks!

01-20-14

rick perry

Thanks Carol and Steve .

01-20-14

s_peter

What a mountain!

01-20-14

draniki

thanks hkburk.

01-20-14

jeroen

Thanks Peter, Jeroen

01-19-14

photosphere42

Very Nice touch!

01-19-14

JT

Beautiful!

01-19-14

bajanexile

Terrific!

01-19-14

bajanexile

Great detail and colours.

01-19-14

bajanexile

Lovely light Rick.

01-19-14

matteo morino

Many thanks for visit my photo. Well, this is the Sirio Lake in Piedmont - Italy near Ivrea. mountains in the background are the entrance door to the Valle d'Aosta. Matteo

01-19-14

bajanexile

Super shot Rick. Regards Steve

01-19-14

ibbz

Dramatic, and such moody tones and feel!

01-19-14

ibbz

splendid shot. classic "Nanga parbat pilgrimage' cover look again!

01-19-14

ibbz

very nice, where is this?

01-19-14

zeissy

Great comp Rick…the contrasts of the shapes and tones are wonderful!

01-19-14

grosema

I cant understand why it's taking them so long to get them out??? Sigma is really going to hurt them with the 50 art I got the 135 apo f/2 coming in the mail tomorrow

01-19-14

pr_aero

Nice balance and colours. Still cant wait to get mine, waiting for ages it seems br Peter René

01-19-14

draniki

thanks shapencolour.

01-18-14

augustaur

Thank you, aquilan.

01-18-14

budiboyo

torralba wrote: My wife would like you to ask the model where she found her scarf :D\n\n\n I will ask her if i see her again :D

01-18-14

bajanexile

Lovely Carol.

01-18-14

cyra

nice capture!

01-18-14

zeissy

thanks JT

01-18-14

JT

My wife would like you to ask the model where she found her scarf :D

01-18-14

cyra

superb!

01-18-14

JT

Wow. Looks unreal!

01-17-14

eao197

@zeissy: thanks!

01-17-14

bajanexile

Thanks Carol.

01-17-14

s_peter

Thanks, Ibraar! One of my favourits - looks so stunning in print! The detail in it is incredible (like the little bird on top of the pavillon).

01-17-14

vaperture

Thanks Torralba! I was even surprised at the amount of detail this lens pulled out of this scene at f/4...

01-17-14

s_peter

I really like that one - I think this would be stellar as large print!

01-17-14

JT

Super shot! great detail and the B&W looks great.

01-17-14

JT

Superb. Excellent use of 1.4 aperture !

01-17-14

patolog68

A bit wider. http://onephoto.net/?id=772758#772758

01-17-14

ibbz

esxcellent portrait

01-17-14

zeissy

Just superb!

01-17-14

zeissy

Wonderful portrait, lovely young lady

01-17-14

zeissy

A beauty Steve…the light is fabulous!

01-17-14

draniki

I already learn your pictures, without looking at the signature. And they are pleasant to me like it's picture.

01-17-14

cyra

thanks Samuli! I appreciate a like by the master of tree photography!

01-17-14

nomad

Agreed, that red core surrounded by a golden glow wrapped in blue would make Johannes Itten smile. You have a superb eye Carol!

01-17-14

bajanexile

Thanks for your kind words Philippe they are greatly appreciated. The architecture inside this 18th century chapel is "minimalist" in the extreme. There was not even a crucifix to be seen nor any stained glass or paintings. Steve

01-17-14

bajanexile

Nice colours Carol. Regards Steve

01-17-14

ced

F & H, Thanks!

01-16-14

friedeye

Great colors.

01-16-14

adelemb

Remarkable!

01-16-14

philber

Steve, you know I am a card-carrying member of your fan-club. But this is, if not your finest shot IMHO, one of the very finest. I am green with envy and you must be so chuffed! And deservedly so! I petition Master Jorge for instant admission to the Hall of Fame!

01-16-14

ced

Terry, Thanks!

01-16-14

ibbz

Sci Fi look is great!

01-16-14

ibbz

wicked!

01-16-14

ibbz

Dramatic portrait, full of action and adventure and the BW works great

01-16-14

ibbz

I remember this from the G site! Wonderful 3D effect and colour

01-16-14

ibbz

classic shot Peter!

01-16-14

ibbz

s_peter wrote: Ibbz, such a classic image - I am glad to see it here again! \n\n\n Peter, thanks ever so much!

01-16-14

s_peter

Ibbz, such a classic image - I am glad to see it here again!

01-16-14

JT

Awesome !

01-16-14

JT

Wonderful shot. Love the motion on the blades. processing is great.

01-16-14

cyra

merci!

01-16-14

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Félicitations ! Bien vu avec cette couleur dorée dans les cheveux du gamin !!!

01-16-14

anujanfotopro

The lens ....!

01-16-14

draniki

thanks Mike.

01-16-14

aquilan

Very nice colours and mood :)

01-16-14

aquilan

Beautiful princess. I cannot image end of process :)

01-15-14

JT

Enhanced the vignetting in LR

01-15-14

draniki

Thanks eao197 and shapencolour.

01-15-14

donuss

Great light

01-15-14

koolbeep

she is ^_^ thanks

01-14-14

JT

Way cool! I just noticed the eye :)

01-13-14

ibbz

nuts!!!

01-13-14

ibbz

lovely

01-13-14

ibbz

beauty

01-13-14

cyra

awesome!

01-13-14

zeissy

Fun image

01-13-14

zeissy

Truly magnificent!

01-13-14

horst

Hallo AQUILIAN, I thank you for the comment. In next hours I will post a image from the same point of view taken with the Leica Apo-Summicron-M 90mm and a 200% comparison from Sonnar versus Apo-Summicron @ 2.8

01-13-14

cyra

good capture!

01-13-14

adphotography.be

Super, super !!!!

01-12-14

cyra

thank you!

01-12-14

aquilan

I hope You would upload Apo-Summicron 90mm to compare it too :) This lens (Sonnar) has outstanding sharpness but I don't feel I've fallen for this bokeh. I wish to take shot with this scene and Carl Zeiss Jena Prakticar 1.8/80mm. I believe I am familiar with double gauss' bokeh more than with sonnar type, especially with this short telephoto focal length. But I am very currious about reasults of Apo-Summicron. I bet that bokeh and overall would be better with Carl Zeiss Sonnar G-mount :)

01-12-14

horst

Thanks for LIKE, AQUILIAN !

01-12-14

horst

AQUILIAN and CATRACY, thanks for LIKE!

01-12-14

horst

Hello Aquilian, thanks for LIKE this photo!

01-12-14

horst

Thanks for LIKE, cataract!

01-12-14

ibbz

great set, surreal fine art!

01-12-14

bekaraydin

Nice and sweet girl

01-11-14

cyra

thanks for the likes and comments.

01-11-14

cyra

:-) probabely a couple of countries in between.

01-11-14

zeissy

Interesting composition

01-11-14

zeissy

Beautiful scene

01-11-14

bekaraydin

nice shot

01-11-14

bekaraydin

super night landscape

01-11-14

bekaraydin

Nice

01-11-14

cyra

that look he gives!

01-11-14

cyra

awesome!

01-11-14

cyra

nice capture

01-11-14

cyra

wonderful light and mood

01-11-14

JT

Wow. That sure does look a lot like this http://zeissimages.com/showphoto.php?photoid=3708 : but from the other side :)

01-10-14

adelemb

Incredible photo!

01-10-14

jeroen

Cyra, thanks for the like. The place is Lemo, Sulawesi, Indonesia. At Lemo, cliffs rise precipitously from the rice fields like stonework condominiums. Crypts, carved with prodigious manual labour, high into the solid rock, house the mortal remains of Toraja nobility. Set among the crypts, the striking tau tau, life-size wooden effigies representing the deceased, look impassively on the world below.

01-10-14

cyra

interesting series, where is this place?

01-10-14

ced

Oleg, Thanks!

01-10-14

oddgeir

Gelungen!

01-09-14

draniki

Thanks Steve.

01-09-14

bajanexile

Like Kodachrome, nice.

01-09-14

bajanexile

Nice colour .

01-09-14

bajanexile

Like it. Steve

01-09-14

bajanexile

Good detail.

01-09-14

stimp

At first I thought that this is a turtle but then I realized this is only my imagination! Cool!

01-08-14

grosema

Thanks Everyone I used a Sunset filter on this one and that is a ships Hull sideways out there on the top left not an Iceberg.......just to let you know ?? I am going out tomorrow after this cold snap gets the hell out of here... I sure do Love the Otus and I might have just made a deal on a minty Zeiss 135 f2

01-08-14

ronny olsson

Thank's Jorge Enjoyed your time with your puppy ... they grow so fast :) Got my first German Shepherd in 1992 and has had breed since then :)

01-08-14

JT

I love this shot. Excellent comp and focus! Makes me look forward to my pup growing up :) http://zeissimages.com/gallery/4/sml_U4I1384725211.SEQ.2.jpg

01-08-14

JT

Ok. you had something similar to it on the old G site :)

01-08-14

cyra

thank you!

01-08-14

ibbz

torralba wrote: Love it. I remember this from the old contaxg website.\n\n\n Thanks so much, but it wasn't on the old G site ;)

01-08-14

ibbz

mediumformatfan wrote: Softer lighting on this one so good detail on face and in eyes.\n\n\n Thanks man

01-08-14

pentaxpete

Good B&W treatment which suits the subject.

01-08-14

pentaxpete

Very well timed - good job it's not the River Severn here in England or he would be swept away in the floods ---

01-08-14

pentaxpete

Softer lighting on this one so good detail on face and in eyes.

01-08-14

pentaxpete

Could have done with some 'Fill-in Flash'.

01-07-14

draniki

Thanks eastside mike. Happy New Year!

01-07-14

JT

This has mysterious feel to it. I really like this. It sets a mood. Nice comp.

01-07-14

JT

Love it. I remember this from the old contaxg website.

01-07-14

photosphere42

very nice!

01-07-14

ibbz

absolutely beautiful tones and lighting and lovely eyes

01-07-14

ibbz

beautiful scene

01-07-14

ibbz

love the mood and lighting

01-07-14

ibbz

excellent pic

01-07-14

ibbz

lovely shot

01-07-14

cyra

great dreary mood ;-)

01-06-14

matteo morino

Thanks Richard! Matteo

01-06-14

ced

D, Thanks!

01-06-14

photosphere42

Nice image!

01-06-14

ced

Gip, Thanks & would love to see the results, .this also develops well in B&W.

01-05-14

draniki

Thanks aquilan.

01-05-14

filipejsbrandao

Very good photo with great details, like those water droplets.

01-05-14

saber

Love the colors and definition!

01-05-14

matteo morino

Thanks for your comment vaperture! Matteo

01-05-14

vaperture

Fantastic horizon and such beautiful foreground detail...

01-05-14

matteo morino

Great photo! Matteo

01-05-14

matteo morino

Many thanks Torralba! Matteo

01-05-14

kk553311

Picturesque!

01-05-14

pantoja

Beautiful colors and composition !

01-04-14

JT

Beautiful. Winter has arrived.

01-04-14

JT

Gorgeous! Love these color and lighting.

01-04-14

matteo morino

Wow! Very nice! Matteo

01-03-14

nomad

It was actually a panoramic with several shots from the 21mm stitched together giving it that look. I did lens correction inside ACR before doing the pano stitch in Photoshop but nothing other than that. I don't usually shoot stitched shots with the 21mm but I may do more of it in the future. It turned out ok I think. Glad you like it aquilan!

01-03-14

JT

Love this. Right in your face look. Wonderful colors and detail.

01-03-14

JT

Love it! Great colors and capture.

01-03-14

bajanexile

Like it. Steve

01-03-14

bajanexile

Nice shot for a "Spiral Staircase Shot". Steve

01-02-14

akul

Thank you so much !

01-02-14

akul

Yes, their beer was amazing !

01-02-14

JT

Alive with color! Love it.

01-02-14

patolog68

Great textures, shapes, composition, colours, light, reflections. Completely unappreciated picture.

01-02-14

patolog68

Dogs go unleaded.

01-02-14

bajanexile

Nice colour. Steve

01-02-14

donuss

Great composition

01-02-14

riverguy

Aquilan, He's a mime, and a very good one, in my hometown in Tennessee. I have put him to the ultimate test, taking a sequence of shots from the same position, with very defined vertical and horizontal reference points behind him, while he's holding a particular pose/position/expression. So if he moves, it's going to show relative to those points in a succession of images a second or two apart. He does NOT move, anywhere on his body. He's not that young, either. And notice what he's standing on. --Dan

01-02-14

aquilan

Very nice sharpness, who is he? What's he going to do?

01-02-14

riverguy

From last spring's Biscuit Festival.

01-02-14

cyra

thank you, yes it was such good light, that any motive looks good with it ;-)

01-02-14

aquilan

Amazing colours, did You boost them a little? :)

01-02-14

aquilan

Great whether :)

01-02-14

merrill

Wonderful light on the logs.

01-02-14

merrill

Great sky.

01-02-14

merrill

Highly evocative. Great shot.

01-01-14

JT

Wow. Super spooky :) Love it!

01-01-14

aquilan

Wow. It looks like fisheye projection. Was is perspective corrected anyhow?

01-01-14

aquilan

I like the outcome :)

01-01-14

JT

Really beautiful!

01-01-14

aquilan

Why there is no diesel for dogs? :)))

01-01-14

matteo morino

Wow! Very nice!

01-01-14

JT

Wow. I like the way the one building stands out . Great processing and comp.

01-01-14

lilia

Best to you as well, Carol. Lilia

01-01-14

opal

You should have mentioned, that this the building and name of an famous Belgium beer brewery! Cheers

01-01-14

vaperture

Thanks Geiry! I tried to give this photo the feeling I remember when I used to sneak out and peak at the tree in the middle of the night when I was a kid...

01-01-14

geirykristiansen

Some really fine details and a gorgeous atmosphere you brought out here! Nicely done!

01-01-14

geirykristiansen

vaperture wrote: wow, great shot! how long was your exposure on this?\n\n\n Thank you, the exposure was 25 sec. Happy New Year to you! :)

12-31-13

btolley

Just a few things taken with my new Sony RX100M2

12-31-13

aquilan

Happy New Year of 2014, to You too Carol :)

12-31-13

cyra

sick!

12-31-13

yuriylux

A fairy tale! Amazingly!!!

12-31-13

yuriylux

Funny!

12-31-13

draniki

Thanks vaperture. Happy new year!

12-31-13

vaperture

gorgeous colors... so Leica-like...

12-31-13

vaperture

wow, great shot! how long was your exposure on this?

12-31-13

vaperture

really, really nice! I love the 85/1.4... such a great lens.

12-31-13

bajanexile

Nice shot. Are you pleased with your ILCE-7R? The Menus take some working out. Steve

12-30-13

photosphere42

Well Done!

12-30-13

bajanexile

Nice colour and skin tones. Steve

12-30-13

bajanexile

Nice image. Steve

12-30-13

bajanexile

Lovely B&W.

12-30-13

bajanexile

Great detail and I like the composition. Steve

12-29-13

aquilan

I like the effect of dust's lighting :) I believe there should be place for socially engaged photography too, but it is not my world either. In contrary I like this photo due to lighting effect :)

12-29-13

opal

Nice Image, but generally, I am not for images of poor and hard working slaves!

12-29-13

nomad

It definitely makes a statement.

12-29-13

tccin3d

Very nice, except that flare.

12-29-13

photosphere42

Very Nice!

12-29-13

aquilan

Very nice grey tones :) You saved them perfectly...

12-28-13

zeissy

Fascinating!

12-28-13

zeissy

Gotta love that red!!

12-28-13

zeissy

Just superb!

12-28-13

patolog68

Sweet.

12-28-13

jeroen

Great lighting!

12-27-13

lilia

Powerful & emotional! Bravo!

12-27-13

sjackson

I like the use of the broad light. And the light is a fitting counterpoint to his stare. Well done.

12-27-13

zeissy

Its so wonderful how you've just caught enough light…creating a wonderful portrait!

12-27-13

zeissy

His eyes are amazing!

12-27-13

bajanexile

Thankd Carol. Best regards SAteve

12-27-13

bajanexile

Like it. Steve

12-27-13

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@ London

12-27-13

draniki

thanks yuriylux and ken davis.

12-26-13

jabberwonky

aquilan wrote: Very nice details :)\n\n\n Thanks

12-26-13

bajanexile

Nice lighting from the side on this Philippe.

12-26-13

bajanexile

Like the POV and restricted DOF. Steve

12-26-13

bajanexile

Nice restricted DOF and dtail on the back of the bench. Steve

12-26-13

philber

Thanks, Carol, Jorge! Much appreciated!

12-26-13

JT

Wow. It's all about the light! Wonderful!

12-26-13

saber

Love the colors!

12-26-13

kanzer16

I join the opinion of shapencolour

12-26-13

kanzer16

captivating look. I like the B & N

12-25-13

zeissy

Lovely light!

12-25-13

zeissy

thanks everyone!

12-25-13

JT

Wow. Great portrait and processing.

12-25-13

bajanexile

Nice work Carol. Regards Steve

12-25-13

patolog68

Lord Alfred Tennyson has spent number of years on the Isle of Wight (1856-1892). I have spent there only 4 (in period 2005-2010) but that is enough to fell in love with this place and people.

12-25-13

lilia

Wonderful, natural expression of a beautiful lady. Well done!

12-25-13

yuriylux

Beautiful eyes, good portrait!

12-25-13

shapencolour

Very nice,well composed picture.Seems to be a good idea to crop to the square format.

12-25-13

shapencolour

Beautiful portrait Carol.

12-25-13

shapencolour

Excellent photograph.Model,moment,colours and composition.Great!

12-24-13

zeissy

thank you Soncek and Lilia

12-24-13

patolog68

Lovely

12-24-13

bajanexile

Like it. Steve

12-24-13

bajanexile

Thanks Philippe and Rick for your comments. Steve

12-24-13

bajanexile

Thanks Philippe. Best regards Steve

12-24-13

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12-24-13

philber

Another brilliant composition!

12-24-13

philber

Brilliant composition, Steve! A cracking shot!

12-24-13

kk553311

Beautiful foreground

12-23-13

zeissy

Superb visual!

12-23-13

ibbz

Merry Merry Xmas!

12-23-13

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting Alain. Regards Steve

12-23-13

bajanexile

Nice B&W and use of the Red Filter. Steve

12-23-13

bajanexile

Lovely textures and light. Steve

12-23-13

JT

Wow. his is amazing. It should be on a National Geographic cover :)

12-23-13

ibbz

rescanned using Plustek 8100 you have got to click to view large for proper colour

12-23-13

rick perry

Steve, Great image - looks like you are having fun with your new camera! Regards, Rick

12-23-13

adphotography.be

Super, super,super !!!

12-23-13

adphotography.be

Super et poétique !!! JOYEUX NOËL !!!

12-23-13

rhd

Classic composition and toes.

12-23-13

bajanexile

I agree with Carol, I do really like this image. Steve

12-23-13

saber

Love the composition and mono tone.

12-23-13

eao197

@kanzer16: Thanks you!

12-23-13

kanzer16

I love it.You can almost smell it!

12-23-13

kanzer16

Beautiful Christmas card. Happy Holidays and Happy 2014

12-22-13

lilia

Another beauty!

12-22-13

lilia

Superb! I equate this with the oil paintings of centuries past. Different medium, but same sensitivity and feeling. Lilia

12-22-13

saber

Thanks Carol for the comment.

12-22-13

zeissy

So pretty…same to you!

12-22-13

zeissy

Wonderful visuals!

12-22-13

zeissy

The abstracted outcome is wonderful!

12-22-13

patolog68

Data poprawiona. Dziękuję za zwrócenie uwagi. Date corrected. Thank You.

12-22-13

saber

You know you're getting old when you recognize a photo like this without reading the sub-text. Fantastic shot by the way.

12-22-13

jeroen

Like a farytale!

12-22-13

saber

Looks like a Hallmark card for sure. Really, you should submit it to them for consideration!

12-22-13

saber

Love the colors!

12-22-13

saber

Nice shot but the focus seems a bit off. Then again it is a f/1,4 although at f/8 it should be a tad sharper.

12-22-13

saber

Pretty cool looking for sure!

12-22-13

lilia

Beautiful!

12-22-13

lilia

Superb, on so many levels! All the best to you.......Lilia

12-22-13

shapencolour

Spodziewasz się następnej Sowieckiej inwazji na Poczdam w czerwcu 3013?:-)

12-22-13

shapencolour

Great combo and excellent image,Steve!

12-22-13

bajanexile

Thanks Lightcatcher, you feedback is greatly appreciated. Best regards Steve

12-22-13

patolog68

Thank you so much Zeissy and Mediumformatfan.

12-22-13

saber

Hello Rick, long time no see! I been dealing with other stuff so I haven't been active on the side until just recently. I have a new ZA 50/1,4 sitting on my desk so I'll be posting as soon as my filters arrive. Nice photo! Regards, Dan

12-22-13

saber

Outstanding composition, tones, depth the field, lighting, etc. I just purchased a ZA 50/1,4 and can't wait to start using it. Frankly, I wish it was a 2.0f versus a 1.4f but still. Anyway, nice shot and it goes without saying, the subject material helped.

12-22-13

bajanexile

Nice B&W. Regards Steve

12-22-13

kanzer16

Thank you very much for the comment zeissy

12-22-13

jeroen

Thanks for the LIKE Carol. Jeroen

12-21-13

philber

Another first rate pic, Steve!

12-21-13

grosema

here is a full size 32 meg picture from Nikon D800e and the Otus 55 I just posted on my site ...not this picture http://www.pbase.com/grosema/image/153863580

12-21-13

zeissy

thanks Steve, same to you and your family

12-21-13

zeissy

Really beautiful tones and light in this one… the shapes and clarity are superb

12-21-13

eao197

@zeissy Agreed. This exactly what I like in Zeiss's optics.

12-21-13

zeissy

Interesting light and shadow Luka

12-21-13

zeissy

Its a great photo!

12-21-13

zeissy

Its wonderful

12-21-13

zeissy

The colour is wonderful and his little eye is tack sharp!

12-21-13

JT

Incredible 3D effect

12-20-13

JT

Love what you did here wit the colors. Looks so rich!

12-20-13

pentaxpete

The 'off-centre' composition works well here as the pattern on the wall plaster leads the eye to the sitter.

12-20-13

pentaxpete

Good study in contrasting colours -- looks like Marrakesh.

12-20-13

pentaxpete

Good 'Record' Photography.

12-20-13

pentaxpete

Too dark and it looks like you have some 'Camera-Shake'

12-20-13

pentaxpete

That is a good progression of the sailing boats and the RED of the sail of the nearest one 'Makes' the picture.

12-20-13

pentaxpete

I would have thought there would be more Depth of Field at f8 than what you show here so the distance would have been sharper.

12-20-13

bajanexile

I agree with Kanzer regarding the Crop but did not want to introduce any negativity into what is a fine image. Steve

12-20-13

kanzer16

I really like this picture. The colorful, blur and expression of the model to make it look like transport to another time. For my taste, cut some of the top, which I think contributes little. But it is only a personal opinion. My compliments.

12-19-13

zeissy

Fabulous image!

12-19-13

cyra

thanks for the likes! hi Samuli :-)

12-19-13

JT

This is outstanding. Beautiful colors and rendering. A good photographer behind a 135 can do wonders.

12-19-13

bajanexile

Lovely.

12-19-13

macboy

nice pic.

12-19-13

geirykristiansen

Tremendously well captured! Congratulations! Well deserved!

12-19-13

bajanexile

Wonderful.

12-19-13

rbfresno

Wow! One of the best butterfly shots that I've ever seen!

12-19-13

rbfresno

Terrific!

12-19-13

filipejsbrandao

I on the other hand like it like this. A soft focal point. Well done!

12-19-13

filipejsbrandao

Very well done! Love the colours and contrast

12-19-13

saber

I really like candid shots like this. Just a wife relaxing on the sofa watching the tube, and the black-and-white works very well with this comp.

12-19-13

opal

I wished you've closed the aperture more to obtain a star light!

12-19-13

bajanexile

Thanks for posting a comment Tom.

12-19-13

kanzer16

Precious light.

12-19-13

kanzer16

True, participated with her in the competition. Let's hope for better luck in the next, but it's a pleasure to share my photos with you all.

12-19-13

tom barry

Superb for composition, clarity and choice of mechanical detail.

12-19-13

mict

Thank you! 15 sec with F3.5 did just fine. i like 50 ZA very much =) its awesome

12-19-13

rene

perfect light and shoot !

12-18-13

zeissy

Feeling the mood!

12-18-13

aquilan

Congratulation on Your Planar Oleg :) This photo looks very clearly...what apperture did You use here?

12-18-13

lilia

Beautiful & charismatic. Lilia

12-18-13

bajanexile

Thanks for leaving a comment Rene. Regards Steve

12-18-13

bajanexile

Good action shot.

12-18-13

bajanexile

Nice.

12-18-13

bajanexile

Love it!

12-18-13

filipejsbrandao

Hello Richard - Thank you and Zeiss for supporting this contest, I'm of course a fan of your lenses and I'm looking forward to try the 50 Makro-Planar! Best regards

12-18-13

rene

beautiful photo incrdibly sharp nearly unreal !

12-18-13

geirykristiansen

Excellent mono work with wonderful details!

12-18-13

tivv

She was watching a film that was being projected and texting a friend simultaneously. It appears the movie was able to capture her attention away from her phone, if only for a little while. Congrats on your win by the way. Enjoy your new lens!

12-18-13

silver2silicon

Hi Filipe - congratulations on winning the 2013 Zeiss Images Photo Contest. Your prize award - a Makro-Planar 2/50 ZF.2 lens - will ship to you this week. Best regards, Richard Schleuning - Zeiss Camera Lens Division

12-18-13

filipejsbrandao

Very good! She seems to be hypnotized. Is it a projection? A game?

12-18-13

paolo

Congratulations Filipe!

12-18-13

filipejsbrandao

I'm very happy to have received this award! A Big thanks to zeissimages.com and Zeiss for the opportunity and Torralba and Seal for selecting my photo. The story behind the photo: Benguela is a city in Angola to where, me and my wife, moved 4 years ago. I took a job in a construction company managing a building site. My wife found a job a bit after moving in but the company didn't afford to pay her for very long. She couldn't find a job after that, too overqualified, so the afternoons on the couch became her blues. So also a very big thanks to her for being there and enduring it for me! Thanks you all for your compliments!

12-18-13

merrill

Congratulations, Filipe.

12-18-13

zeissy

Fabulous and so timely~ if this wasn't entered in the last contest, it sure should have been!

12-17-13

jeroen

Congratulations!

12-17-13

kanzer16

Congratulations on the award and photo.

12-17-13

opal

Its always a matter of taste!

12-17-13

zeissy

Very nice…and congratulations!

12-17-13

zeissy

Beautiful texture and light ~ as if the earth just drops away into space

12-17-13

iluvatar

Congratulations! :)

12-17-13

zeissy

Awesome!

12-17-13

geirykristiansen

Astonishing shot!

12-17-13

bajanexile

Beautiful. Steve

12-17-13

starrynight

Why thanks! :)

12-17-13

bajanexile

Thanks Philippe, I have hung on to the Canon plus lenses until I am sure that an 18mm or 21 mm Ultra Wide Angle lens is on the way from Zeiss. The Master Files and Single Frames to date are excellent. Definitely superior Dynamic Range on offer and so, so much more compact/lighter to carry. I am pleased. Steve

12-17-13

bajanexile

Wonderful Philippe. I will post a few Single Frame images at some stage. I am blown away with the Camera/Lens combination. I now need a Zeiss 21mm f/3.5 Prime Lens similar to the Leica. Steve

12-17-13

philber

Congratulations on the new camera and lens, Steve! Fabulous picture, too!

12-17-13

adphotography.be

Magique !

12-17-13

paqart

This is a really neat photo, the kind of thing that makes me feel like a kid again when I look at it. AP

12-17-13

cyra

thank you for your comment, it is also a very photogenic tree, I will go there again

12-17-13

zeissy

The tonal range, light and composition are all wonderful!

12-16-13

cyra

thanks aquilan!

12-15-13

zeissy

Very interesting composition and tones!

12-15-13

cyra

enjoyed your photos from Greece!

12-15-13

cyra

wonderful!

12-15-13

cyra

this is sooo greek! :-)

12-15-13

adphotography.be

Fantastique !

12-14-13

zeissy

Beautiful light!

12-14-13

aquilan

Splendid outcome, I like this post-processing technique...It has personality within IMHO

12-14-13

zeissy

I like this image very much WZ

12-14-13

bajanexile

Thanks Aquilan. I hope that you enjoy your holiday with your Family. Regards Steve

12-14-13

aquilan

I like those colours and such clarity much :) Great series IMHO

12-14-13

aquilan

I like Your tree, Merry Xmas Steve :)

12-14-13

ibbz

striking

12-14-13

adphotography.be

Très beau !!!

12-14-13

adphotography.be

Super composition !

12-13-13

patolog68

Nice family picture well placed on the background.

12-13-13

patolog68

Dobry wieczór. Serdecznie dziękuję. Good evening, thank you gentleman.

12-13-13

aquilan

Lovely colours of boat and open composition of the photo :)

12-13-13

patolog68

The same problems all over the world.

12-13-13

chriseeo

Lovely mountains, nicely captured.

12-13-13

ibbz

anatoly15 wrote: Simply Beautiful! Sincerely Anatoly\n\n\n Thank you! :)

12-13-13

draniki

thanks patolog68.

12-13-13

patolog68

Nice.

12-13-13

aquilan

Yes, I know that most Ukrainians are frustrated with the Government's treat to opposite voice of many Ukrainian People. But I hope that You would find Your way to European Union too. It should bring more flowering in the future but there is also a possibility that European Union became obsolete association in farther future, especially without reforms. Future will show the results to all of us. I wish best for All of You.

12-13-13

paolo

Thanks Zeissy. Appreciate your comment.

12-12-13

aquilan

Perfect Retro-conversion, I like it :)

12-12-13

aquilan

Great Abstraction :)

12-12-13

JT

This is out of this world! Amazing work. Look at those eyes!

12-12-13

zeissy

Superb image!

12-12-13

JT

Nothing comes close to what this lens is capable of. It s simply an amazing piece of optical engineering!

12-12-13

ibbz

Great stuff! Spot on capture!

12-12-13

aquilan

Very nice shots, I hope You would find Your way to Europe soon :)

12-12-13

aquilan

Very nice details :)

12-12-13

jabberwonky

ibbz wrote: good catch! do they play cricket there?\n\n\n Thanks, waited for the moment. And yeah, they do play cricket. It is India after all :-)

12-12-13

jabberwonky

Thanks, waited for the moment. And yeah they do play cricket, it is India after all :-)

12-12-13

jabberwonky

Thanks

12-12-13

yanaann

Stunning work!

12-12-13

yanaann

I still adore the photo...Very beautiful!

12-12-13

jabberwonky

Thank you

12-11-13

mibu

thank you!

12-11-13

zeissy

Wonderful!

12-11-13

chriseeo

Excellent.

12-11-13

ibbz

torralba wrote: Magnificent!\n\n\n thanks man!

12-11-13

ibbz

good catch! do they play cricket there?

12-11-13

ibbz

excellent! like it!

12-10-13

ced

desmolicious , Thanks!

12-10-13

muper

ibbz wrote: nice photo! How'd you do the framing?\n\n\n thanks, Alien Skin Exposure

12-09-13

iluvatar

Oh, she is not exactly lap dog. She has over 20 kilos (this is a full sized armchair) :)

12-09-13

lilia

One of my favorites of yours, but then it is hard to choose. Ich bin jetzt am LeicaImages. Alles beste, Lilia

12-09-13

zeissy

Sweet!

12-09-13

zeissy

thanks to everyone for commenting and/or favouriting.

12-09-13

anatoly15

Simply Beautiful! Sincerely Anatoly

12-09-13

ibbz

nice photo! How'd you do the framing?

12-09-13

JT

Magnificent!

12-09-13

patolog68

Poetry in photography.

12-09-13

chriseeo

A very nice portrait. Reminds of our own monk elders.

12-09-13

ibbz

Another masterpiece - everything about this oozes class, character, innocence and brilliant memories of childhood

12-09-13

ibbz

beautiful

12-09-13

ibbz

brilliant travel series of a stunning place.

12-09-13

ibbz

majestic

12-09-13

ibbz

lovely - where was this?

12-09-13

ibbz

very nice scene

12-09-13

ibbz

very exotic

12-09-13

ibbz

like waves - lovely

12-09-13

ibbz

wonderful view

12-09-13

ibbz

superb!

12-09-13

ibbz

this is a brilliant portrait. The girls personality shines through

12-09-13

ibbz

love the simplicity and tranquility!

12-09-13

ibbz

wicked composition and highlights! Nice!

12-09-13

ibbz

very dramatic with the gulls - and Galata

12-09-13

ibbz

Lap Dog's life

12-09-13

ibbz

ethereal

12-09-13

ibbz

very expressive and intimate

12-09-13

patolog68

Nice.

12-09-13

patolog68

Moment, light, composition.

12-09-13

vaperture

very very nice...

12-09-13

aquilan

I like deep of field and tonality

12-09-13

aquilan

Congratulation Donat :)

12-08-13

zeissy

Brrrr, looks foggy and cold!

12-08-13

vaperture

Great shot!

12-08-13

kanzer16

thank you very much

12-07-13

patolog68

Islanders told me it was first serious snowfall ...since 21 years.

12-07-13

zeissy

Superb!

12-07-13

kanzer16

Great B & N! I like a lot the composition in the two shots.

12-07-13

kanzer16

Beautiful B & N, I love the light we have.

12-06-13

zeissy

Beautiful light!

12-06-13

patolog68

Debut on Zeissimages.

12-06-13

paul jones

Hi Torralba, Yes had to sell everything to get the Leica Monochrom and wait 7 months for it but will never go back to colour now as just love black and white with this camera . I came into a small amount of money just enough to get the Carl Zeiss Distagon 15 mm f 2.8 but never had enough money to get the finder that goes with it so all those nightime shots are taken blind its also not rangefinder coupled for foucus so you have to guess distance but that only matters when shooting wide open and at close distance. Many people find it difficult to use such wide lenses but I have used it on a few different subjects and it's becoming one of my favourite lenses.

12-06-13

JT

This set is very impressive. I was just ranting on the over priced Leica's. But the M Monochrome is worth it. Not to mention the 15 Distagon is king!

12-06-13

JT

Magnificent! Look at those different shades .

12-05-13

patolog68

Congratulations.

12-05-13

merrill

Great capture.

12-04-13

ibbz

nice portrait man

12-04-13

ibbz

Enjoyed this series!

12-04-13

ibbz

Man, you've a never-ending supply of excellent photographs!

12-04-13

ibbz

nice shot

12-04-13

merrill

The sense of scale is awesome.

12-04-13

ced

diaduck, Thanks!

12-04-13

JT

Congrats an MVP :)

12-04-13

JT

Great shot and tones. You have to love Tri-X. Really brings live to an image.

12-04-13

photosphere42

Great image! Very nice!

12-03-13

friedeye

Lovely textures.

12-03-13

vaperture

VERY nice

12-03-13

merrill

Up until now, the best of a great group of images.

12-03-13

vaperture

I want a Monochrom so badly...

12-03-13

ced

waeshael , Thanks!

12-03-13

draniki

thanks shapencolour, anatoly15 and mibu.

12-03-13

merrill

Fabulous !

12-03-13

draniki

Thanks eastside mike. Background is part of a tourist bus and to me it also seemed interesting.

12-02-13

anatoly15

Elegant color !

12-02-13

horst

Congratulation ! Ein ansprechendes Bild !

12-02-13

horst

Das Foto gefällt mir ! A very nice picture and wonderful colors !

12-02-13

ced

Steve, Thank you!

12-01-13

JT

lonely island :) Looks very sharp.

12-01-13

despman

Many thanks guys, this is my first zeiss lens,thus why I'm not sure if this is a normal behavior of this particular lens or not.

12-01-13

merrill

Majestic.

12-01-13

merrill

Great composition.

11-30-13

ibbz

Murals are brilliant to behold in terms of art and impact!

11-30-13

draniki

thanks merrill.

11-30-13

merrill

Absolutely beautiful.

11-30-13

merrill

Bogside - Derry. Waterside - Londonderry

11-30-13

ibbz

Absolutely beautiful, dramatic and stunning scene and capture

11-30-13

ibbz

Derry or Londonderry? ;)

11-30-13

ibbz

Rollei CR200 Contax RTS II 45mm Tessar

11-30-13

ibbz

lovely place

11-30-13

ibbz

This is fantastic! The Sun looks like a nuclear explosion

11-30-13

merrill

I like this a lot.

11-29-13

starrynight

Thanks! It's actually the other end of the peninsula in Redondo Beach.

11-29-13

bajanexile

Love it! Great colours. Steve

11-29-13

aquilan

This colours and lighting are nice too :)

11-29-13

ibbz

Young Swati lad, trying hard to sell me some biscuits and crisps, Malam Jabba, in The Swat Valley, North West Frontier province, Pakistan. Contax G2 45mm Planar T* @ f2.8 Fujichrome Sensia 100

11-29-13

aquilan

I like the colors here :)

11-29-13

draniki

thanks aquilan.

11-29-13

nomad

Love the shadow detail, somewhat film noirish.

11-29-13

aquilan

Nice composition, WZ

11-28-13

unicomichael

A compelling image... have aliens just arrived?

11-28-13

unicomichael

Great details and texture

11-28-13

aquilan

Greetings, Sadly it is normal behaviour of makro-planar 2/50 Zx. It may be controversial aspect about the range of this chromatic aberrations. Looks here: http://www.photozone.de/canon_eos_ff/535-zeiss50f2eosff?start=1 (last photo and description at 'Bokeh Fringing / Longitudinal Chromatic Aberrations (LoCA)' paragraph). It is described as not much disturbing. Makro-Planar 2/50 is great double Gauss lens with outstanding close range correction of spherical abberation but it is not apochromatic lens in term of Zeiss's apo-chromatic definition. It has also wide difference between MTF performance at center and corner of image plane with wide-open aperture. Best regards, WZ.

11-28-13

JT

This seems normal and actually better than most non corrected lenses. Chance are you won't be photographing rulers on a regular basis :) As far as Zeiss addressing this, they can't. It's just the characteristics of such a lens design. 9999999.999% of the time you wont even notice it on a regular photograph. There is always the Otus which takes care of CA but at a price. Have a look at these. It will make you feel better :) http://zeissimages.com/standardgallery.php?lenstype=441&showall

11-28-13

despman

just got the zeiss 50f2 ZE for canon 5D3, found this green AND red bokeh fringe when doing some test( SHOT AT ISO100 1/320 F2 the ruler is placed at about 10-15cm from lens) , is this normal or if thats too much I have to send to Zeiss Germany to get it repaird

11-28-13

vaperture

Beautiful. Is this Malibu CA by any chance?

11-28-13

vaperture

Thank you. One of my all time favs.

11-28-13

vaperture

Thanks! I love how that ray of light that was illuminating the flag translated in the photo. Didn't expect that.

11-28-13

draniki

thanks iluvatar and mibu.

11-27-13

JT

Really love the way the flag is standing out on it's own. Excellent!

11-27-13

JT

Lovely night cityscape.

11-27-13

JT

You will love it! I had one years ago and I regret selling it. I bought it as a kit with viewfinder and anti vignetting filter. I gotta tell you it rocked! Enjoy and post some more shots. BTW, that monochrome is a perfect match for this lens since you wont pickup the purple corners from the vignetting.

11-27-13

paul jones

Thanks Dalth500 Yes love the Leica M Monochrom you can really play around a lot with the files as they have great latitude.

11-27-13

dalth500

WOW - Nicely composed image and great shadow detail - even in this high contrast setting where the street lights and signs would normally blow out at the expense of the shadows. I have been considering this camera and you are moving me closer to the purchase with shots like this!!

11-27-13

paul jones

Thanks Torralba - only got my new 15mm T* Distagom 15/2.8 ZM last week and love it - not got the viewfinder and its not rangefinder coupled but find its not a problem and yes it is a superb lens one that makes you want to go out and shoot with it. ;-)

11-27-13

JT

Superb shot with a superb lens!

11-27-13

yuriylux

Lovely shot!

11-27-13

jeroen

Thanks for the likes. Jeroen

11-26-13

draniki

thanks unicomichael.

11-26-13

draniki

thanks mibu.

11-25-13

nomad

Beautiful color contrast Ronny!

11-25-13

iluvatar

I adore this one :)

11-25-13

jeroen

Thanks for the likes!

11-25-13

operagrafica

Thanks Merrill.

11-24-13

photosphere42

Very Nice image!!!! Well done!

11-24-13

draniki

thanks shapencolour.

11-24-13

JT

Superb image and comp.

11-24-13

draniki

thanks jeroen. I like this picture too.

11-24-13

draniki

thanks jeroen.

11-24-13

draniki

thanks jeroen.

11-24-13

jamesmd

excellent

11-24-13

jeroen

Anatol, mist it the first time, like it very much! Jeroen

11-24-13

jeroen

Thanks Jean Luc, Jeroen

11-24-13

jeroen

Thanks Jean Luc, Jeroen

11-24-13

jeroen

Thanks Rick, Jeroen

11-24-13

jeroen

Hi Rick, You're right, some were very hard to see. Thanks for looking. Jeroen

11-24-13

rick perry

Jeroen, A wonderful series - great timing!

11-24-13

rick perry

Good Eye Jeroen - the Frog has Amazing Camouflage!

11-24-13

mict

Thank you =)

11-24-13

kanzer16

I think it looks great and revealed very beautiful model.

11-24-13

kanzer16

Very good composition and lovely B & N.

11-24-13

kanzer16

I like the framing and the play of light and shadows.

11-24-13

kanzer16

Thanks for the I like.

11-23-13

jeroen

Makes me feel happy. Jeroen

11-23-13

jeroen

Catracy and Aquilan, thanks. Jeroen

11-23-13

jeroen

Thanks, Catracy. Jeroen

11-23-13

jeroen

Thanks, Riverguy. Jeroen

11-23-13

JT

Wow. Beautiful shot beautiful woman!

11-23-13

draniki

I chose from several options and I decided to leave this one. Thanks eao197.

11-23-13

draniki

Thanks merrill and eao197.

11-23-13

eao197

I liked the photo, but think that it would be better without 1/5 or 1/6 on the right.

11-23-13

JT

Stunning! What a beautiful beach scene. I would like to see it without the big white border. For me it distracts from a majestic photo.

11-23-13

draniki

thanks aquilan. I like this picture too.

11-23-13

aquilan

Great shot :)

11-23-13

adphotography.be

Fantastique !!!

11-23-13

draniki

thanks anatoly15.

11-22-13

JT

Fantastic.

11-22-13

grosema

Here is a Pic I took the first day I got it with The Nikon D800e 11/20/13 I am not a pro or claim to be it is just a pic of the cn tower in Toronto I used 500 iso at the time so there is noise in it 36 meg .jpg file No Regrets............. http://www.pbase.com/grosema/image/153482022 small version here http://www.pbase.com/grosema/image/153472996

11-22-13

aquilan

Great scene, this lens outranges everything I've seen before :)

11-22-13

yuriylux

Wonderful city landscape! A lens possesses prominent optical descriptions, strikes complete absence of coma. Fantastic lens!

11-21-13

photosphere42

I really like this image! The atmosphere, and smooth gradation of values, and bokeh is great. Film is alive and well! The transition to digital is very well done! I think I'll try thePorta 160NC in my N90s>

11-21-13

photosphere42

Nice image!

11-20-13

kanzer16

Thank you very much for your comment.

11-20-13

JT

Magnificent!

11-19-13

tomasony

Wow! Really nice colours and contrasts. Love this! You can be proud of this one. :)

11-19-13

abbey

This random string-less guitar, lay abandoned, just outside Vistek Toronto. I decided to let some light in and let her play, one more time.

11-18-13

macboy

Robert Capa︰如果你的照片不夠好，是因為你不夠近，所以波少和暴龙哥尝试使用 50mm 抓紧与主体近摄，结果感觉良好. :-O

11-18-13

macboy

hahahahaha....

11-18-13

JT

What a beautiful dog. I hope my new puppy looks like this when she grows up :) http://zeissimages.com/showphoto.php?photoid=33616&showall=1

11-17-13

mausocuestas

A warm kiss. Amazing!

11-17-13

mausocuestas

Even in low resolution it looks great :-)

11-17-13

JT

shtarka1 wrote: Boy or Girl? So Gorgeous!\n\n\n Girl :)

11-17-13

JT

They are both happy :)

11-17-13

tccin3d

thanks for sharing all the photos!

11-16-13

draniki

Thanks unicomichael.

11-16-13

vaperture

Wow, this really shows off what the 100mm Makro can do. Very, very nice.

11-16-13

vaperture

incredible shot. I would buy this...

11-16-13

draniki

YES, merrill. Thanks.

11-16-13

merrill

Bokeh is perfect.

11-15-13

nomad

Hehe no. Just a very nice gentleman dressed in period attire for Territory Days in Old Colorado City, CO. I thought he had the best look of all who participated and I asked if he wouldn't mind me taking his picture. He was more than happy to let me do so. If I were casting a western he would be on my short list of extras.

11-15-13

iluvatar

Is that Nick Nolte?

11-15-13

JT

Love your B&W processing. Could you provide some details on your technique ?

11-15-13

ced

Donuss, love the image and that lens sure is sharp!

11-15-13

donuss

Great composition and Bokeh.

11-15-13

donuss

Great street image i like this.

11-15-13

juleha

Thank you all for "Like" and comment.

11-14-13

opal

Very nice landscape!

11-14-13

opal

Too much water and unfortunately less nude!

11-14-13

lollus

Wow. OK?

11-14-13

horst

Thanks for LIKE, Charles. This is a experiment with the "new" RhinoCam-Adapter and the Distagon 60mm. I am missing for this images the Zeiss Distagon FLE 40mm to make mega-pixel photographs. The better and easier manner is the Canon 5D with Canon lens TS-E 24mm or 17mm. See my flickr-stream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/99171450@N07/ -- Horst.

11-14-13

wfzd

Good humor!

11-13-13

adphotography.be

Comme à chaque fois, un bon coup d' oeil et une belle composition ... BRAVO !

11-13-13

paqart

I hope viewers don't mind that I've posted this variant of another photo I've already posted here, but I've been wanting to do this for months because there are a couple things I didn't like about the other shot.

11-13-13

kk553311

80mm + extension tube 1/250s

11-12-13

horst

Hallo Charles and Anatoly15, I thanks for LIKE.

11-12-13

wfzd

Superb clarity!

11-11-13

JT

Wow. What a great capture. The walking girl and the guys just looking.

11-11-13

merrill

Great shot and even better social comment!

11-11-13

kanzer16

Impressive image.

11-10-13

yuriylux

Thank Nomad, for a good comment!

11-10-13

nomad

Wonderful color palette and swirly bokeh!

11-10-13

kanzer16

Thanks for the like and punctuation

11-10-13

wfzd

Wonderful photo of Ruby and the entire detail!!

11-10-13

draniki

Thank you iluvatar, aquilan and shapencolour.

11-10-13

jlsz

Great picture! Congratulations

11-09-13

opal

The wind mill top and roof is destroyed by an strong autum storm in October 2013!

11-09-13

zeissy

Fascinating image!

11-09-13

italy74

Great eye for striking images, bravo.

11-09-13

italy74

Impressive to say the list and a "loud" memory of what happened there just a few yrs ago..

11-09-13

italy74

So far the one I like most

11-09-13

italy74

Colorful, bella.

11-09-13

draniki

Thanks iluvatar. Seagull was sitting on the fence. I was taking pictures and I going closer and closer. Finally it got tired of posing and she flew away, but remained in focus.

11-09-13

iluvatar

Great photo. Would you mind telling how did you manage to focus so precisely?

11-09-13

tom barry

Really effective in monochrome, nostalgic yet strongly detailed.

11-09-13

akul

That color is amazing.

11-08-13

paqart

Very nice photo!

11-08-13

ced

Tim, A nice body of B&W work you've put up here for our viewing, thanks and well done! No pun intended...

11-08-13

ced

:-) Very Cute!

11-08-13

ced

Wonderful Image!

11-07-13

lilia

Did Ruby help set this magnificent table? D has exquisite taste. Lilia

11-07-13

andyb

Thanx for your comments

11-07-13

aso nihad

Thank u :)

11-06-13

baz

Excellent snap, I have a dog with similar attitude. Baz

11-06-13

yuriylux

Thank you Steve, for your comment!

11-06-13

bajanexile

Nice image.

11-06-13

bajanexile

Lovely landscape Yuri. Regards Steve

11-05-13

aquilan

It is only a pity it is so small :)

11-05-13

aquilan

Lovely leisure :)

11-05-13

saxbike

Very nice double portrait. I like the way you have used the chairs as an anchor in the frame.

11-05-13

aquilan

Great outcome :)

11-05-13

ced

Friedeye, I like it very much! Love the way the M9 sometimes gives that film look to B&W.

11-05-13

poyin

horst wrote: Greatful, a very nice picture. Horst\n\n\n Thanks :)

11-05-13

horst

Greatful, a very nice picture. Horst

11-04-13

nomad

Love this one! Composition, tonality, mood all great!

11-04-13

iluvatar

Thank you!

11-04-13

iluvatar

Higher resolution version re-upload

11-04-13

jlsz

The right atmosphere of the place. Excellent.

11-04-13

aquilan

I like idea of medium format photo with medium format lens and hardware-assisted moving aps-c sensor. The most interesting is render-performance at lens edges and circle of confusion within :) I tried multi-exposure images, which image circle of lens was perfectly aligned to image plane of sensor, and then composed into one image composed with multiple of individual photos but this one concept is more pleasing :)

11-04-13

aquilan

Great lighting and dynamic range of whole series :)

11-03-13

horst

Perfect Photos with the Hologon ! Horst.

11-03-13

aquilan

It looks fantastic :)

11-03-13

aquilan

Is it taken with medium format analog camera? :)

11-03-13

dierk

I would like to order 100gr of Kardamo, please :-)))

11-03-13

dierk

I just asked this on an other picture, here is the answer. I used Cornerfix with the CV12mm on the M9. I used a milky plastic and held it directly in front of the lens under an all gray sky and it worked great! Making a profile shot from a gray surface/wall with these super wides is not easy, as you always get a shadow into the picture:-) I did not try my M-Hologon on the NEX6 or 7 as I had the impression, that the lens was touching the body somehow? dierk

11-03-13

dierk

is the color shift from the lens or from any colored light? do you have a Cornerfix profile, that you use? thanks and regards dierk

11-03-13

zeissy

Love all the lines; very interesting image!

11-03-13

zeissy

Riveting image ... saw your series on the A7R..wow!

11-03-13

zeissy

Just superb!

11-03-13

zeissy

Wonderful pastoral scene!

11-03-13

dalth500

Well done!

11-03-13

jameskhoo

thank you

11-03-13

anatoly15

Congratulations! Image has classic atmosphere. Sincerely, Anatoly

11-03-13

italy74

Who said that wide angles can't be used for taking action pictures ? My son Ashu running around

11-02-13

zeissy

Like it ~ nice and clean and graphic

11-02-13

dierk

104 MPix, NEX-6 with Rhinocam and Zeiss Makro-Planar 120/4 mith Canon Close Up lens 500D @f/16

11-02-13

JT

Wonderful! Nice subject balance.

11-01-13

calatayud

Thanks a lot. :)

11-01-13

vaperture

Wonderful composition!

11-01-13

loonaclik

Brilliant. Like it! Great social commentary.

10-31-13

picman

Thanks Zeissie, "Brugge Die Scone""!

10-31-13

zeissie

Brugge blijft een leuke foto locatie. Zelf heb ik er vorig jaar ook een aantal mooie nachtopnamen gemaakt.

10-31-13

eao197

There is a real autumnal mood!

10-30-13

stevox

Very nice Photo and colors.

10-30-13

tom barry

Off-the-charts charm in this great photograph! I'm going to check the "like" box, but the truth is that I LOVE this.

10-30-13

filipejsbrandao

I hadn't thought of that! And know that you said it I can't see anything else! :)

10-30-13

adphotography.be

Félicitations !

10-29-13

yuriylux

Thank you to Anatoly, for a comment!

10-29-13

photosphere42

Very Nice!

10-29-13

anatoly15

Exelent color!

10-29-13

JT

Really nice B&W with good control of highlights and shadow detail. Love the picture and composition. If anything, I would trim down the border. I find it distracts a little from the great photo.

10-29-13

JT

I like the cup reflection on the glasses. It makes it look like an eye ball :)

10-29-13

guidoforrier

only one minus : to much to see and detail in the background (to my taste! )

10-29-13

adphotography.be

Sorry >>> DISTAGON 35 f/2,0

10-28-13

JT

This is beautiful in every way. And I think it would only work in B&W. Well done. My only critique would be the big white border which for me distracts from the photo itself. Same compliment and critique on your other tree pictures. Wonderful!

10-28-13

jamesmd

great image !

10-28-13

yuriylux

Wonderful landscape!

10-28-13

merrill

Great use of a wide lens.

10-28-13

bajanexile

Nice.

10-28-13

draniki

thanks vaperture.

10-28-13

photosphere42

Very Nice

10-28-13

photosphere42

Very Well Done

10-28-13

photosphere42

Very Nice

10-27-13

JT

Classic in every way.

10-27-13

JT

where the heck is this mess ? :)

10-27-13

dariun

Three shots joined by PTGui AV program.For all shots, f/11 ISO50

10-27-13

lilia

Wonderful capture of everyday life.

10-27-13

lilia

Great angle and perspective. Well done!

10-27-13

loonaclik

Brill.

10-27-13

tom barry

Stunning in its elegant simplicity. Superb.

10-27-13

draniki

thanks mibu.

10-26-13

paqart

Gorgeous! akes me want to head out to the forest right away!

10-26-13

draniki

thanks lightcatcher.

10-26-13

draniki

thanks rhd.

10-26-13

loonaclik

Lovely Portrait.

10-25-13

jamesmd

tom barry wrote: Beautiful soft window light, perfectly handled for a wonderful portrait.\n\n\n Thanks so much .

10-25-13

tom barry

Beautiful soft window light, perfectly handled for a wonderful portrait.

10-25-13

jamesmd

Thanks ! . I normally just use natural lighting , a reflector perhaps for filling . Then I use aperture and silver fx from nick software . I mostly spend a lot of time tweaking things in silver fx it's a great peace of software , you can do so much with it . You get to model lights and shapes with it .

10-25-13

JT

How are you processing or lighting these portraits? They look amazing! That 50 sure is a winner.

10-25-13

JT

Nice perspective. I have to admit, B&W does is my preferred rending on most photos.

10-25-13

ced

I would be tempted to remvove the big catchlight on the left as it distracts away from the subject. (don't you feel?)

10-25-13

ced

Nice result with this lens!

10-24-13

bajanexile

Lovely image and presentation. Steve

10-24-13

adphotography.be

Fantastique photo !!!!!!! Félicitations !

10-24-13

loonaclik

Thanks for these comments guys. It's a wonderful subject.

10-24-13

tom barry

A perfect subject for monochrome. Excellent presentation.

10-24-13

merrill

Wonderful capture.

10-24-13

unicomichael

It's not everywhere you can see such an old Beech!

10-24-13

draniki

thanks aquilan.

10-24-13

aquilan

It is nice to see that it works well with ZM Distagon 4/18 too. Heavier brother A7 has a corner issue with ZM wide angle lenses like ZM Biogon 2.8/21. I put all my hopes in A7R.

10-24-13

aquilan

Great DoF, I am happy that You use MP100 too to take photos :)

10-24-13

aquilan

Nice, maybe for some people it may look a little extra-saturated but still I like the effect of two colours of light :)

10-23-13

kanzer16

Very good capture, I like the B & N

10-23-13

kanzer16

Muy guapa la modelo, pero la luz también. S@lu2

10-23-13

photosphere42

Very,Very nice!

10-23-13

endosphoto

thanks wfzd!

10-23-13

wfzd

In any language, Bello!

10-23-13

endosphoto

jeje Vive en España pero es rumana :) Yo también daría algo por ser 20 años más joven ;)

10-23-13

JT

española ? Una verdadera belleza. Lo que daría por ser 20 años más joven. bella foto!

10-23-13

wfzd

Touching photo!

10-23-13

wfzd

The textured colored pastures are so nice!

10-23-13

wfzd

But beautiful ruins and vibrant colors too!

10-23-13

wfzd

Looks like the `wicked witch of the East'! Scary.

10-23-13

anatoly15

Classic atmosphere in the image.

10-23-13

tom barry

A perfectly-caught moment, as joecan noted.

10-23-13

derekwin

Nice. I like the light, texture pose and expression.

10-22-13

tom barry

I'm new here, so pardon me for just jumping right in, please. I think this is a first-rate cityscape and works extremely well in monochrome.

10-22-13

eao197

@aquilan: Yes I use some extension rings which I bought with the lens.

10-22-13

rick perry

Philippe - Yes I like the zoom - See the Forum here on ZI.com for more on the 16-70. Cheers, Rick

10-22-13

aquilan

Very nice details, with this unique lens...did You used any extension rings? Sorry for asking, but new layout is so clear that I missed Your subscription :)

10-22-13

philber

Did you sell your Touit 32, Rick? Not that this one looks weak, mind you...

10-22-13

philber

Lovely picture, Rick! Great colors! So, you got the zoom. What is your take on it?

10-22-13

draniki

thanks rickperry.

10-22-13

merrill

Magical

10-22-13

draniki

thanks jlsz.

10-21-13

draniki

thanks jrbelmuda.

10-21-13

draniki

thanks christinaava.

10-21-13

bajanexile

Beautiful!

10-20-13

JT

Wonderful!

10-20-13

minoltazeiss

This is really cool!!!

10-20-13

paqart

For clarity I feel obliged to remind that this was shot with the 15mm, not the 135. AP

10-20-13

zsolt

Thank you! I am a policeman, and...no :) Just a traffic-free night shot ;)

10-20-13

zsolt

Thank you! :)

10-19-13

yuriylux

Wonderful landscape and remarkable colour!

10-19-13

JT

Wow. This is out of this world!

10-19-13

bajanexile

Thanks canicuss.

10-19-13

unicomichael

Thanks Jorge, it was a speculative last attempt for that day but I was pleasantly surprised with the result.

10-19-13

JT

another great shot!

10-19-13

unicomichael

it's an elegant composition and I like the ethereal reflections

10-19-13

zeissy

thanks you all very much!

10-19-13

photosphere42

Very nice!

10-19-13

JT

Stunning photo. such a smooth transition in the focus range. Love it!

10-19-13

nomad78

Thank you!

10-19-13

JT

Beautiful. You captured this at the perfect light.

10-19-13

gpandel

love this image well done

10-19-13

gpandel

well done

10-18-13

mibu

may I ask why?...

10-18-13

photosphere42

Would like to see with about the top third cropped out.

10-18-13

draniki

thanks zeissy.

10-18-13

draniki

thanks catracy.

10-18-13

zeissy

Great sense of depth and tones ~ its fun how you have compressed his body...hope he likes it too!

10-18-13

zeissy

Delightful expression and light on his face!

10-18-13

zeissy

Really stunning image JT!

10-18-13

zeissy

Beautiful image!

10-18-13

vaperture

Thanks so much for your comment Zeissy! This photo turned out more interesting than I thought it would. This is a semi-famous long abandoned mental hospital in New York. It's a very 3-D structure, but somehow it looks almost like this front wall is the only wall left, and like it's being held up without any other walls. The light and contrast provided a nice 3D image feeling, but the structure itself rendered very flat and much less substantial than it actually is. Just turned out very interesting...

10-18-13

zeissy

Superb light and tones!

10-18-13

italy74

Although there's nothing to hide, the presence of minors forced me to look for an alternative approach than the usual football team-like picture. Thankfully the 18mm was wide enough to encompass the whole room for the area I really needed, the one showing the presence of people.

10-18-13

draniki

thanks eao197

10-18-13

aquilan

Very nice rendering :)

10-17-13

zeissy

Beautiful colour and exposure!

10-17-13

canicuss

Charming scene, wonderful in black and white.

10-17-13

do

what a beautiful color!

10-17-13

kanzer16

I like the b & n and the reflection in the water.

10-17-13

vaperture

Very nice! I just love the sense of motion that long exposures give...

10-17-13

chriseeo

Simple and best!

10-17-13

wfzd

Jim,the champ of `low-light-photography'!!! Did he just remove it from someones head?

10-16-13

lilia

Very expressive man. You captured the moment beautifully.

10-16-13

sunarjoleman

Thank you All

10-16-13

merrill

Magical!

10-16-13

bajanexile

Thanks for your comment Kanzer.

10-16-13

bajanexile

Beautiful.

10-15-13

JT

Great flow here. Love the composition and processing

10-15-13

draniki

Thanks kan3an.

10-15-13

akitadog

Another very nice Image. Good composition.

10-15-13

akitadog

Excellent Image. Sometimes you have little choice regarding the lower right hand corner. Still I like this image.

10-15-13

yuriylux

Thanks, Paqart!

10-15-13

kanzer16

I like the B & N edition, gives his point of memories.

10-14-13

paqart

Excellent shot!

10-14-13

zeissy

thanks Aso, James and Philippe ...appreciate your comments very much!

10-14-13

philber

Thanks, Steve!

10-14-13

bajanexile

Stunning colours! Steve

10-14-13

bajanexile

Excellent shot Philippe.

10-14-13

JT

Amazing color! Love it.

10-14-13

bajanexile

Thanks Jorge and Carol, your comments are much appreciated. Regards Steve

10-14-13

anatoly15

Beautiful seaside image. Exact composed, "classic" color. Sincerely Anatoly

10-14-13

draniki

Thanks anatoly15.

10-13-13

anatoly15

Definetly strong image!

10-13-13

draniki

Thanks luther.

10-13-13

philber

Mind-blowing, jaw-dropping, wall-hanging, and a few more double expletives, Carol!

10-13-13

chriseeo

A very daring composition. The 1.4/50 planar my favourite. Very nice portrait.

10-13-13

JT

Great shot!

10-12-13

gregg

Well, clouds weren't there at the time so no clouds. The shot had to be done at F/16 otherwise it would not be entirely sharp. The tree and fence are so close that if I shoot at some other (larger) aperture they would become out of focus. Please learn more about the hyperfocal distance to understand how and where to focus to obtain sharp image from the closest possible distance to infinity. The aperture has to be small, but not to small so that the light diffraction doesn't occur (like in case of f/22 or smaller). As for the right side I had to compromise on the composition a little bit. I wanted to have the fence in the picture and as much of it as possible to lead the viewer eyes into the shot but that also meant the dark rocky hill on the right. I chose to keep it.

10-12-13

draniki

Thanks unicomichael.

10-12-13

yuriylux

A bit distracts a lower right corner( it seems to me him to light up needed), and so wonderful picture and remarkable composition!

10-12-13

opal

Excellent landscape images, but I would like to see some cloudes in it! Why you've shot it with f/16?

10-12-13

eao197

@kanzer16: Thanks you!

10-11-13

philber

Great shot! I love it!

10-11-13

opal

left: Johannes Calvin, right: Martin Luther

10-11-13

JT

Playing with film again now that I have no digital camera. I can honestly say the ony thing I miss is the ability to get instant results ad changing ISO on the fly. But, I still like the look of film more than digital files :) The vertical lines to the right f his face are rain drops. Here is the B&W http://zeissimages.com/showphoto.php?photoid=32434

10-11-13

eao197

@merril: Thanks you! May be you right. But I hasn't find the appropriate format and framing for that shot yet.

10-11-13

merrill

I like the shot but perhaps too much empty space on the left.

10-11-13

picman

Thanks a lot! These pictures were taking in Bruges, Belgium. It was a quite nice nighttime, no rain, no wind.

10-11-13

picman

Thank you very much!

10-11-13

wfzd

Well seen!

10-11-13

wfzd

You're nighttime photographes are completely amazing!!! Might I inquire where they were shot? So serene____placid water, heavenly like!!!

10-11-13

wfzd

Magical!!

10-11-13

wfzd

LOLOL!:) Well seen!!

10-11-13

wfzd

Nice composition of the angles.

10-11-13

wfzd

Such a `detailed' female:) Wonderful colors and clarity!

10-11-13

mibu

yep! that's what I wanted to get with this photo. thank you, man!

10-11-13

JT

Wonderful image and B&W processing.

10-11-13

nomad

Looks like classic vintage B&W photography. Great job of capturing the tonal range Mibu!

10-10-13

saxbike

Very nice work. I was in Colorado over Kebler Pass and elsewhere two weeks ago. The leaves were just starting.

10-10-13

picman

Thanks very much, I am enjoying the NEX7 very much!

10-10-13

wfzd

Perfetto lighting Jim

10-09-13

operagrafica

Thanks Aquilan. I shared a version pseudo hdr of this recovering shadows and highlights. I'd like to know what you think.

10-09-13

draniki

Thanks yuriylux. It's only just flowers growing near my home in the Bronx, NY...

10-09-13

yuriylux

A photo causes an association with the film of Stivina Kinga " Fog". Work wonderful!

10-09-13

aquilan

I like the outcome very much. It proves the class of Distagon 2.8/28 lens. Very nice colours and lighting.

10-08-13

draniki

Thanks mibu.

10-08-13

draniki

Thanks anatoly15 and buick1998.

10-08-13

buick1998

Beautiful.......................

10-08-13

JT

Beautiful

10-08-13

vaperture

Queensborough Bridge and Upper East Side. 30 second exposure. Love the way this captured the motion of the sky and the light the city gives off into the clouds.

10-07-13

nomad

Agreed aquilan, outstanding!

10-07-13

JT

What a happy smile. Made my day to look at this today :) You gotta love the 135!

10-07-13

aquilan

Great dynamic range :)

10-07-13

nomad

Wow, very nice night shots coming from the NEX-7!

10-07-13

operagrafica

Thank you Aquilan.

10-07-13

JT

Amazing landscape. Colors just pop!

10-07-13

draniki

Thanks oddgeir.

10-07-13

draniki

Thanks aquilan. I like them both, but preferred a first one, which I saw, and not the lens.

10-07-13

aquilan

Great work, I prefer this one too :) (over previous, more brighter version)

10-07-13

aquilan

Great colours at all of there :)

10-07-13

aquilan

Great rendering :)

10-07-13

draniki

Thanks lightcatcher.

10-07-13

kanzer16

Muchas gracias, me alegra que le guste sir jamesmd :)

10-06-13

draniki

Thanks kanzer16. For your information this is not a crop.

10-06-13

jamesmd

Stunning , great work , love it .

10-06-13

jamesmd

Preciosa caballero . Lovely sir ;-)

10-06-13

kanzer16

Absolutely fantastic with a deluxe edition.

10-06-13

kanzer16

Beautiful shot, I love the processing.

10-06-13

jamesmd

thanks , yes , I thought it would never replace the 50 1.4 ZF2 ,Probably my favorite lens , to date ,but its slowly getting there . And I must say I'm loving the a99 too

10-06-13

operagrafica

Thank you Rick.

10-06-13

operagrafica

Thanks Jorge. I regret for the loss at this size of fine details produced by my old CYs. In this pic to horizon there is a sail just below the sun.

10-06-13

JT

What amazing texture and tones. Wonderful portrait! You must really like this new 50mm.

10-06-13

JT

Love it. At first it fooled me into thinking it was a sunset picture over the ocean of some sort. Then I realized it is probably a hand rail. I like the colors and texture.

10-05-13

JT

masterful. When will you have a workshop ?

10-05-13

zeissy

Really like the mixture of the ambient tones very much...great composition

10-05-13

zeissy

Wonderful image Steve, the composition of the light and shadow here really is splendid

10-05-13

zeissy

Very beautiful

10-05-13

wfzd

Carol, Just found this beauty__so well done!!!

10-05-13

wfzd

Remembering this one, Just outstandingly great!

10-05-13

wfzd

Carol, The composition and mood are fantastic!

10-05-13

bajanexile

Interesting image.

10-05-13

bajanexile

Nice composition.

10-05-13

bajanexile

Nice angles and geometry.

10-05-13

chriseeo

Like a fairy tale!

10-05-13

gpandel

LOVE THE TONES,

10-05-13

rick perry

Nice Series Wouter. Very Classy photography, as always. Rick

10-05-13

JT

Beautiful scene. The birds really help frame this.

10-05-13

JT

Looks like a painting. Very nice.

10-05-13

augustaur

No, sir. I should "shay-shay" your comment.

10-05-13

wfzd

"shay-shay"!

10-04-13

airspeed

Beautiful, intriguing, cinematic image.

10-04-13

kanzer16

Thank you very much for your comments.

10-04-13

chriseeo

A very difficult subject for B&W photography, yet this one is accomplished.

10-04-13

JT

Absolutely beautiful!

10-04-13

philber

Whew, compliments from the Watson himself! Thanks, Steve! :-)

10-04-13

bajanexile

Wonderful image. Just love that reflection. The little Touit seems a great partner for the Sony NEX-7. Steve

10-04-13

bajanexile

Thanks for your kind comments Philippe. Regards Steve

10-04-13

rbeesonjr

Great reflection!! True beer lover!!!

10-04-13

philber

Lovely picture, as ever, Steve! Composition, timing, lighting, it has it all!

10-03-13

nomad

love the star flares!

10-03-13

draniki

Thanks torralba.

10-03-13

JT

Super Image. Great example of the Macro at work!

10-03-13

bajanexile

I like this Wouter. Regards Steve

10-03-13

aquilan

Nice lighting, I like the mood :)

10-03-13

rhd

Contax C/Y 28-85 with Leitax mount conversion

10-03-13

jlsz

Nice abstraction

10-02-13

zeissy

Beautiful tones... well composed and processed

10-02-13

italy74

Here's where a 18mm comes handy ! In a bare squared meter there were 4+1

10-02-13

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10-01-13

philber

Thanks, Steve, Rick, Dino, Jorge! No negatives against the Touit, Jorge, except a minor PITA. Composing before you focus can be a waste of time, because focusing may change your composition. So, when shooting landscape on a tripod, one needs to pre-focus first, then compose. Performance-wise, the very strong micro-constrast means the picture does not highlight the myriad micro-details and exquisite mid-tone shadings one gets with fine Leica glass costing much more. But then, sometimes with the Leica one would wish for more micro-contrast.... Overall, I am done with large, heavy cameras. I am just getting too many meaningful shots from times and places where I would carry not one. Unless I decide to go back to 2 systems, but then the large one would be a MF, to justify enough performance increase over the NEX. I would love to see what my Summilux 50 or a Summicron 75 would do on the forthcoming NEX FF. I guess it should be all right with rangefinder glass down to about 35mm....

10-01-13

italy74

Bellissima, great colors, contrast and overall look.

10-01-13

italy74

No, it's not barrel distortion.. simple perspective and a really leaning brick tower..

10-01-13

italy74

Yes, it's a selfie, he tripped the shutter, I just turned my camera toward him..

10-01-13

JT

Wow. I can reach out and grab these grapes :)

10-01-13

JT

This Touit seems to perform quite well. Very evident in the corners. Any negatives to report ? Are you done with Full size SLR's now? what is the verdict ?

10-01-13

JT

Beautiful!

10-01-13

JT

Congrats on MVP :)

10-01-13

nomad

Thank you aquilan, that's what caught my eye too. The flower stands out as if under a spot light against a shadowy background.

10-01-13

jamesmd

Thanks , yes , I'm loving this setup , it does really well ;-)

09-30-13

aquilan

The key of this photo is a lighting IMHO, nice outcome :)

09-30-13

aquilan

Nice performance of ZA Planar 50 at f/1.4, thanks for sharing :)

09-30-13

nomad

I like the painterly quality of this shot. Excellent work Aquilan! This lens works well on the NEX-7 too.

09-30-13

JT

Wonderful B&W. Lighting and highlights are spot on!

09-30-13

JT

Incredible portrait and the B&W makes this really stand out. The A99 does really well here. great composition and expression. Lindisima !

09-30-13

JT

Wow! Magnificent.

09-30-13

stimp

Nice girl, nice shot!

09-30-13

draniki

Thanks vaperture.

09-30-13

draniki

Thanks merrill.

09-30-13

aquilan

She is very pretty :) I wish to build first Zeiss IKON with LEGO!

09-29-13

italy74

I was a bit too close and the flash - although bounced - overexposed. Anyway isn't she pretty at her first workday with everything in order?

09-29-13

minoltazeiss

This looks like Alyssa Milano 25 years ago! I love the way the new ZA 50mm looks, and the fact it is SSM, however I like my Sony 50/1.4 because its very small, Image rendering wise I don't know. I watched some reviews and the reviewers say the Zeiss is better but for me it inconclusive. I want to see more images like this, portraits taken between f1.4 and f2.2 that's how I shoot my Sony 50mm: http://www.flickr.com/photos/theprevia/9512623507/in/photostream/

09-29-13

italy74

Well, this is an unusual subject and the 35 is always great to perform like a pseudo macro.. you can even see the first customer ready to hand a note to the shop owner lol

09-29-13

augustaur

Dear Merrill, Thank you for your appreciation. I'm a starter and comments are valuable to me.

09-28-13

paqart

A very pretty shot, thanks for posting. AP

09-28-13

merrill

Excellent photograph. The lighter and darker areas work really well together compositionally.

09-28-13

gpandel

nice work as usual

09-27-13

bajanexile

Nice image, great colours.

09-27-13

aquilan

I wish it were sharp at 16mm f/4 instead of at 27mm f/11 :) Other hand this photo reveal some axial chromatic aberration, which imitate effect of unsharp mask :)

09-26-13

zeissy

Super portrait....wonderful exposure!

09-26-13

sunarjoleman

Thank you All Friends

09-26-13

sunarjoleman

Thank You All

09-26-13

sunarjoleman

Thank you All

09-26-13

bajanexile

Nice composition and colour rendition. Steve

09-26-13

bajanexile

Nice one Rick.

09-26-13

rick perry

I like having a 24mm equiv. focal length in a walk-around zoom lens.

09-26-13

rick perry

Testing the new zoom lens today - just went to the local lighthouse as usual. My problem is I keep thinking of the 32mm Zeiss Touit which was unbelievably Sharp! I should probably forget about those primes and enjoy this lens - it is really pretty good

09-26-13

JT

no kidding. very sharp indeed. where was this taken?

09-26-13

rick perry

Very sharp at 50mm.

09-26-13

rick perry

The colors and contrast are definitely Zeiss with this lens.

09-26-13

rick perry

This lens is very sharp close up.

09-26-13

aso nihad

Very nice :)

09-26-13

minoltazeiss

Wow.... The stars were aligned on that day at that moment you took that shot! Incredible sky!

09-26-13

gpandel

thank you everyone

09-26-13

aso nihad

Thanks alot :) and thanks for the likes

09-25-13

aquilan

I like the low light mood and details :)

09-25-13

merrill

The setting sun on the face makes it for me.

09-25-13

JT

Superb!

09-24-13

JT

This was shot in Yachats.

09-24-13

dalth500

Short Sands beach?

09-24-13

minoltazeiss

Excellent!!!!

09-24-13

aso nihad

Magnificent , Superb , Outstanding

09-24-13

JT

With Crazy Glue :) Thanks for pointing that out. Changed it to the 135 ZF.

09-24-13

aquilan

Jorge, how did You mount ZA Sonnar do D4 Nikon? :)

09-24-13

aquilan

Great Gaze :)

09-24-13

zeissy

thanks very much Rick, Yuri, Steve and JT. JT - I like square too and thanks for suggesting, but in this case I didn't want to crop either the sky or the darkness of the water at the bottom

09-24-13

chriseeo

A smile to remember.

09-24-13

JT

So majestic for a little fella :) Love it!

09-24-13

JT

Great shot. Love the toes reflection, processing comp etc ... Have you tried the square look? My thumbnail view is set to square and it looks great that way too.

09-24-13

bajanexile

Lovely light.

09-24-13

bajanexile

Like this images and the others in the Set I have seen on the other site. Steve

09-24-13

yuriylux

Beautiful image processing!

09-24-13

italy74

Ciao Dario e complimenti al solito per i tuoi bellissimi paesaggi ! Ho appena ricevuto il 18 quindi proverò a farti concorrenza :) :) :) Bravissimo !

09-24-13

rick perry

Another great shot Carol, You really have developed this "Style" - it could be your "Signature Look". Very Artistic. Rick

09-24-13

operagrafica

Portrait of modern times.

09-24-13

zeissy

Very beautiful!

09-23-13

gpandel

Nicely done

09-23-13

lilia

Getting ready for Valentine's Day?

09-23-13

vaperture

Great tip! Just constrained it square... looks great. I'll upload it tomorrow. I'm at my 20 pic limit for today :) I try to get away with zero processing on my photos... for better or worse. Everything you've seen on this site so far is straight out of the camera.

09-23-13

JT

I like this. Nice colors stand out against the monotone background. If anything, I would crop it square to the edge of the last flag on the right. If you set your settings to view square thumbnails, you will get an idea of how it balances out that way. Just my 2 cents :)

09-23-13

bajanexile

Thanks Aquilan. Best regards Steve

09-23-13

aquilan

I like this photo too. This photo reveals to me some of Steve's crafts-yard too, and I really appreciate that.

09-23-13

bajanexile

Thanks for your kind comments Jorge, they are much appreciated. Steve

09-23-13

bes725

Thank you everyone... This is the Fann Mountains, Tajikistan.

09-23-13

JT

The master at work again :) Any pictures of Haddon Hall ? I remember being there years ago with the wife. Even better, any pictures of St Marry's church also called Ecclesfield church which is where I tied the knot :) By the way, I hope to see a book from you one day on these great historical buildings of the UK.

09-23-13

vaperture

I love the 28mm. Draws so artistically no matter what you shoot. Great photo! Beautiful.

09-23-13

vaperture

Thanks aquilan! Vignetting never bothers me. I see it in a lot of my photos, but it just doesn't bother me the way it bothers some. I agree about a wider shot though... I just didn't have anything wider with me at the time. Thanks for the comment!

09-22-13

aquilan

Nice composition, but vignette is not helping this photo IMHO. My 2nd though is it could be nicer if it is larger (=higher resoultion) but I know You made it on purpose.

09-22-13

italy74

Not sure if it's 100% sharp, I had just set the lens wide open and I could only snap it out of the shop where my wife entered, thankfully focus was by chance almost there on his eyes so I shot immediately without any further checks. I chose the title because I made a sign to Ashu to catch his attention and he seemed to ask "what's up dad?"

09-22-13

vaperture

Yeah, this place had the "feeling" to it, and I really wanted to capture that. Thanks for noticing!

09-22-13

vaperture

Yeah, New York is not only a wonderful place to live, but it's completely overwhelming with the shear volume of interesting stuff to shoot...

09-22-13

paqart

This is a really neat photo. It reminds me of when I lived in New York during the Dinkin years. Nice shot!

09-22-13

paqart

Where is this? It reminds me of my trips to the White Mountains in California to see the Bristlecone forest. I like the photo, but would have liked it a bit better if the trunk in the foreground was isolated more from the BG.

09-22-13

JT

questa e 'una bella donna !!!!

09-22-13

bajanexile

Thanks for leaving a comment merrill. Regards Steve

09-22-13

aquilan

Great shot :)

09-21-13

JT

Wow. Something about the light, colors and the time of day just makes me feel like I am in this picture somehow.

09-21-13

zeissy

Very eclectic and interesting collection of elements.

09-21-13

zeissy

Superb combination of smooth and rough; just melting into nothing....

09-21-13

zeissy

thanks very much JT

09-21-13

draniki

Thanks merrill.

09-21-13

JT

The tonal range and lighting are exceptional. Great framing too. Love it!

09-21-13

operagrafica

Thanks to all! It was a sunset without sun.

09-21-13

merrill

Beautifully composed

09-21-13

merrill

Glorious.

09-21-13

merrill

Wonderful!

09-21-13

merrill

Wonderfully captured!

09-21-13

merrill

I'm with aquilan - sky is fabulous

09-21-13

aso nihad

Thank u Aquilan , and i recently found that ur a pharmacist too, me 2 :) nice to meet you

09-21-13

shtarka1

Super!

09-20-13

aquilan

Great tonality of sky

09-20-13

JT

Great pose Tim. Love the B&W works great.

09-20-13

aquilan

Very nice colours and DoF, I like it ;)

09-20-13

aquilan

Amazing portrait :)

09-20-13

JT

Exceptional! The smoothness along with the minimal colors really adds to a sense of tranquility.

09-20-13

vaperture

Where was this taken?

09-20-13

koolbeep

thanks! agree with you with the falling hair :(

09-19-13

aquilan

Thanks Steve, Your opinion is the most appreciated :)

09-19-13

opal

A beautiful young lady, but the hairs falling into the face on the right side disturbing me a lot!

09-19-13

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting stimp. Regards Steve

09-19-13

bajanexile

Nice POV/composition. Steve

09-19-13

bajanexile

Super shot Philippe. I have been away so I am a bit late on catching up with your postings. Steve

09-19-13

bajanexile

Nice reflections and sky. Best regards Steve

09-19-13

bajanexile

Lovely shot. Steve

09-19-13

bajanexile

Lovely night shot. Steve

09-19-13

vaperture

Very nice!

09-18-13

gregg

Thank you Rick. And, thank you all.

09-18-13

stimp

I don't know why, but I like this photo!

09-18-13

bajanexile

Thanks Shapencolour and Rick.

09-18-13

vaperture

GORGEOUS! I would buy this...

09-18-13

vaperture

Super soft evening light created almost a natural bokeh like effect... make the umbrellas pop even more than they already did... the scene had a really nice feel to it.

09-18-13

rhd

The positioning of the red umbrellas is very effective. Shadow detail is just right.

09-18-13

rick perry

Gregg, Lots of photos of Wine show up in our lives - this is one of the best I have ever seen. Rick

09-18-13

rick perry

Steve, It looks like it could be a 'Hobbit' house - warm and cozy - nice shot. Rick

09-18-13

kanzer16

After comparing with the color version, I prefer the B & N, in my humble opinion I think that adds more drama. Very good portrait.

09-17-13

anatoly15

Congratulations! It is great! Sincerely, Anatoly

09-17-13

celestron

Wonderfull contrast.

09-17-13

JT

Thanks for the feedback.

09-17-13

shapencolour

Cosy.I could have one.;-)

09-17-13

eao197

@vaperture: Thanks!

09-17-13

vaperture

wonderful composition...

09-17-13

paqart

I like the photo also, but intend to go back and shoot this location again, hopefully on a cloudy day that doesn't blow out the stained glass windows. AP

09-17-13

kanzer16

I really like the processing and I think the B & N it looks great.

09-16-13

philber

Excellent portrait, Jorge! While the two others are nice as well, this is the one that gets the prize IMHO. Deep-set, but incredibly intense eyes, suggesting some frightening behind-the-scenes story. And you were wise to stay away from the real-men-do-it-wide-open-only trend.

09-16-13

zeissy

thanks very much Anatoly!

09-16-13

anatoly15

Great! Sincerely, Anatoly

09-16-13

lilia

Extraordinary photo! Great job. Lilia

09-16-13

zeissy

thank you... the Sonnet is completed but still suits well

09-16-13

shapencolour

Image complements the sonnet perfectly.

09-16-13

JT

That's a lovely seaside cottage. Love the angle of view, really enhances the roof.

09-16-13

bajanexile

Thanks Philippe, I will try a 16:9 Crop. Regards Steve

09-16-13

bajanexile

Thanks Aquilan. Best regards Steve

09-15-13

JT

Love the moment. Great capture.

09-15-13

aquilan

Great details as usually :)

09-15-13

bajanexile

Lovely shot. Steve

09-15-13

philber

Another fine example of Watsonian excellence in photography. Simple, yet delightful. I just respectfully wonder what cropping a bit more off the foreground might yield.

09-14-13

zeissy

Wonderful trunk~ fabulous composition!

09-14-13

zeissy

Love the fine detail ~ such a beautiful documentary styled scene

09-14-13

zeissy

Wonderful!!

09-14-13

zeissy

A beautiful scene!

09-14-13

zeissy

Beautiful with those reflections!

09-14-13

zeissy

Nice glowing reflection and super shadows!

09-14-13

italy74

No idea what it lacks to be perfect yet I'd love to be there nonetheless.. thanks to have shared such a wonderful place with these vibrant colors

09-14-13

aso nihad

Thanks hope ull see it :)

09-14-13

lilia

beautifully captured!

09-13-13

JT

Amazing! Simply amazing.

09-13-13

anatoly15

Thanks for image and info!

09-13-13

gregg

I decided to take on a simple home project involving crystal glass and a red wine. I pointed my flash from the left side of the glass to get its shadow cast, and the wine in it.

09-13-13

gpandel

lILIA VERY NICE JOB..LOVE THE COMPOSITION AND COLORS...BY THE WAY PLACE IS RIGHT DOWN THE STREET BLOCK AWAY FROM THE WATER....LIC ARE YOU SPYING ON ME?? :+)

09-13-13

rick perry

Philippe, We probably will never know the real story - scam or human tragedy - nevertheless it is a great photo. Thanks for sharing. Rick

09-12-13

bes725

Excellent mood and autumn colours.

09-12-13

vaperture

Thanks so much Merrill. More to come...

09-12-13

merrill

A wonderful selection of excellent shots. I enjoyed viewing them enormously. Thanks

09-12-13

vaperture

Really? I didn't realize that release was back on for October. They've been talking about it for two years now, and I felt like the whole idea got canned last year around this time. I haven't seen anything online with a recent date attached to it for the new 55... would love to see what you found?

09-12-13

JT

I totally agree. The 3D look is quite prevalent with Zeiss images. I can't wait to see the new 55 1.4 and how that pans out. End of October we should see them in stores. Hopefully!

09-12-13

eao197

An interesting point of view :)

09-12-13

kanzer16

Thank you very much for your comment.

09-11-13

lilia

To me it represents the old looking to the new. Chinatown with its 100+ old buildings (very old for NYC), is in the foreground, then comes Wall Street section with all the high and modern skyscrapers. Two very different worlds and styles only a few feet apart. Regards, Lilia

09-11-13

lilia

Imagine, here I was following these 2 nutty characters while we were in the midst of crowds of people in Chinatown rushing home from work who completely ignored us. Only in New York would this be ignored! Happy to tell you the story..... Lilia

09-11-13

eao197

@vaperture: Thanks!

09-11-13

vaperture

Yes this is one of my fav sushi places in New York. New York is so chalked full of interesting things, the toughest part is not getting too distracted by all the scenes you want to shoot so you can actually take some photos :)

09-11-13

zeissy

Really like the unexpected and jumbled views of the city (NYC?) purple makes it for me...

09-11-13

zeissy

This is so sublime... even that man resting on the boxes!

09-11-13

zeissy

Very beautiful tones and wonderful balance!

09-11-13

zeissy

Fascinating...

09-11-13

zeissy

The city in all its vitality~really like the staircases and the forever view..

09-11-13

zeissy

I just cannot keep my eyes off this wonderful character scene ~ super work Lilia!

09-11-13

vaperture

Apple Store on the Upper West Side early in the morning with no customers... this is one of the rarest views in NYC :)

09-11-13

vaperture

Night scenes with fast lenses are my absolute fav! This was actually a hip shot while I was sitting at a bar... not in great focus, but still turned out to have a really nice feel that fit perfectly with the atmosphere.

09-11-13

JT

Wow. Moving !

09-11-13

JT

What a great shot and processing. No wonder it's in the HOF :)

09-11-13

JT

Love night scenes. This one is nicely done. Thanks for posting.

09-11-13

vaperture

The definition of "a picture is a worth a thousand words".

09-11-13

vaperture

Wow, perfect, perfect bokeh... totally made the shot. Very nice!

09-11-13

draniki

Thanks vaperture.

09-11-13

draniki

Thanks vaperture.

09-11-13

vaperture

It's the west corner of 59th Street right below the park at midnight... shot it from inside a cab as we were driving by.

09-11-13

nomad

Looks like midtown Manhattan. Fun place.

09-11-13

vaperture

awesome composition! wish I could find something like this in the concrete jungle where i live :)

09-11-13

vaperture

Stunner for sure!

09-11-13

vaperture

I'd buy this!

09-11-13

jamesmd

Thanks vaperture .

09-11-13

vaperture

Cool and creepy at the same time...

09-11-13

vaperture

Love it! Super artful shot! I'm jealous :)

09-11-13

vaperture

Gorgeous colors and perfect bokeh...

09-11-13

vaperture

Perspective is fantastic. Wonderful composition!

09-11-13

vaperture

Color tones match the subject matter so nicely...

09-11-13

vaperture

Love the perspective, and the motion effect in the sky... very nice!

09-11-13

zeissy

Magic tones, splendid detail and a great composition

09-11-13

philber

Lovely dreamy, moody shot, Merrill! I like it!

09-11-13

merrill

I prefer the light in this one but an excellent group of shots.

09-11-13

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting jamesmd.

09-11-13

bajanexile

Thanks for leaving a comment Donus. Regards Steve

09-11-13

philber

Brilliant image! You have made what might have been a technically correct but boring picture into a fascinating one, thanks to the person and to great use of B&W

09-11-13

philber

Not only are light and composition very fine, but I love the balance of textures you got between the foam, the sea, the fog. Great picture!

09-10-13

jamesmd

Excellent , true , you can look at it for hours , lovely work sir ;-)

09-10-13

bajanexile

Thanks Rick.

09-10-13

gpandel

Carol, very nice image..great composition

09-09-13

macboy

The feeling like the movie " back to the future " !!!!

09-09-13

akul

Thanks Donat. Yes, I believe I used a polarizer on this shot.

09-09-13

zeissy

Beautiful!

09-09-13

zeissy

thank you everyone for your support ~ much appreciated! Carol

09-09-13

zeissy

Simply beautiful!

09-09-13

zeissy

Just wonderful; love the dreamlike feel....

09-09-13

zeissy

Great detail and textures; it makes me a bit sad...

09-09-13

zeissy

Super combination of tone, shape and texture..

09-09-13

zeissy

Marvellous composition and tones!

09-09-13

zeissy

Just fabulous!

09-09-13

zeissy

Wonderful; just the right amount of lighting...

09-09-13

JT

Beautiful. Tones and subject!

09-09-13

merrill

Majestic!

09-09-13

JT

Love it. Gives me a rush :)

09-09-13

pr_aero

Well done, again

09-09-13

pr_aero

Nice job, nice combo

09-09-13

lilia

Spectacular! Alles beste, Lilia

09-09-13

rick perry

Carol, Just Beautiful. Rick

09-09-13

rick perry

Hey Steve, You are still the Master of the 21mm ZE! Love this one. Regards, Rick

09-09-13

brasmussen

Thank you

09-09-13

smart959

perfect

09-09-13

smart959

Wonderfull

09-08-13

donuss

Fantastic idea and great tones

09-08-13

donuss

Great

09-08-13

donuss

Fantastic colors and Bokeh i love the 135 Apo Sonnar too.

09-08-13

donuss

Great composition like this very much.

09-08-13

donuss

Great scene and colors like this.

09-08-13

donuss

beautiful you use a polarisationfilter?

09-08-13

donuss

like this composition

09-08-13

donuss

Great this Waterfalls fantastic.

09-08-13

donuss

Great mood and tones like this.

09-08-13

JT

I like this. David vs Goliath ! Great capture

09-08-13

bajanexile

Llwybr Cenedlaethol Arfordir Sir Benfro - Pembrokeshire Coast Path National Trail. The path covers 186 miles(~299 Kms) from St Dogmeals in the north to Amroth in the south. Spent the last week here walking. Absolutely stunning scenery and marine mammals to be seen from the cliffs. Came across a few US visitors and a few visitors from Germany and Austria. Highly recommended.

09-08-13

macboy

ND 8 Filter

09-08-13

macboy

ND 8 Filter

09-08-13

sjackson

Love the round foreground stones contrasting with the lines of the cliff then contrasting again with the soft texture of the clouds.

09-08-13

jamesmd

Thanks anatoly15

09-08-13

eao197

@kanzer16: Thanks!

09-07-13

eao197

@anatoly15: Thanks! Yes it was a very interesting, small, but very solid and has exceptional build quality. AFAIK it was a slightly modified replica from Leica. And even now for manual focusing it is more useful then many modern DSLR with standard dark viewfinders and focusing screens.

09-07-13

anatoly15

Exelent portrait. You can feel the space.

09-07-13

anatoly15

Historical camera! Very nice image.

09-07-13

bajanexile

Thank you both for your kind comments, I really appreciate them. Best regards Steve

09-06-13

minoltazeiss

Absolutely Gorgeous !

09-06-13

charles2

Delightful water surface

09-06-13

JT

Beautiful sunset. Woud love to see more from you.

09-06-13

merrill

Excellent shot.

09-06-13

JT

Wonderful snow scene. Puts me in a different mood altogether. This works !

09-06-13

draniki

Thanks torralba.

09-05-13

anujanfotopro

The Gold dissolving in green...!

09-05-13

aso nihad

Thank u :)

09-05-13

lilia

Very daring perspective, but it works beautifully! Glad you chose b&w, think it adds more to the photo. Lilia

09-05-13

JT

I feel like I am in a dream when I see this. very nice!

09-05-13

JT

Excellent shot! Lighting, composition and the ability to connect with the viewer.

09-05-13

JT

I recognize that page on the computer ! Nice shot! It grabs attention.

09-05-13

JT

Wow. You really nailed the focus on this one. I could never do that on a moving subject :)

09-05-13

draniki

Thanks aquilan.

09-05-13

draniki

Thanks aquilan. I'm sorry, but I ask to see again, because I replaced the photo. I edit picture and now a little bit another better quality this is picture.

09-05-13

aquilan

Excellent macro IMHO :)

09-04-13

zeissy

thank you everyone!

09-04-13

draniki

Thanks aquilan and anatoly15.

09-04-13

JT

Lovely!

09-04-13

jamiewednesday

BBC's Countryfile programme has selected this picture to be one of the 12 photographs for their 2014 Calendar for Children In Need in the UK. I am happy!

09-04-13

aquilan

Excellent rendering and composition :)

09-04-13

jeroen

Well done!

09-04-13

jeroen

Thanks, Serhio

09-04-13

stimp

Nice color!

09-04-13

shapencolour

I can't remember how many times I have been trying Colosseum but never been there in the right time.Very well done.Thanks for sharing.

09-03-13

gpandel

Beautiful

09-03-13

anatoly15

It is all about atmosphere!

09-03-13

aquilan

I like this dynamic range too :) much...

09-03-13

draniki

nice picture.

09-03-13

draniki

Thanks merrill.

09-03-13

yuriylux

Beautiful view!

09-03-13

merrill

A winner in every way.

09-03-13

draniki

Thanks edwrd.

09-03-13

draniki

Thanks edwrd.

09-03-13

draniki

Thanks edwrd.

09-03-13

draniki

Thanks yuriylux.

09-03-13

draniki

Thanks aquilan.

09-03-13

aquilan

Great colours and interesting level of abstract :)

09-03-13

draniki

Thanks zeissy, joecan and aquilan.

09-02-13

aquilan

Very nice composition :)

09-02-13

zeissy

Can't wait to see your results

09-02-13

zeissy

So very cool!

09-02-13

zeissy

Wonderful!

09-02-13

gregg

This is actually a 5 images panorama taken with 35mm f/1.4 lens and stitched in PS.

09-02-13

zeissy

What a beautiful image! The pattern and balance are simply superb!

09-02-13

draniki

Thanks anatoly15.

09-02-13

anatoly15

Simple and Exelent!

09-02-13

anatoly15

Amaising! Congratulations. Sincerely, Anatoly

09-02-13

eao197

@draniki: Thanks!

09-02-13

draniki

Thanks eao197.

09-02-13

aso nihad

Thanks jpc

09-02-13

jeroen

Thanks Aquilan.

09-02-13

jeroen

Thanks Aquilan.

09-02-13

jeroen

Nice angle!

09-01-13

sjackson

It just doesn't get any better than this. There is a whole story in the photograph and there isn't anything that could make it better IMO. I'm always happy when I have that lens in front of my camera, and it never disappoints. This is a perfect example.

09-01-13

jamesmd

Thanks aquilan

09-01-13

mict

this new sony's 50 1.4 ZA is awesome! sharp, weather sealed and focuses instantly. This weekend camera and lens were under heavy rain for 4 hours without any malfunctions. nice

09-01-13

aquilan

Nice details :)

09-01-13

aquilan

Amazing tones :)

09-01-13

aquilan

Amazing moment :)

09-01-13

JT

Yea. Chuck Norris protected too :) http://zeissimages.com/showphoto.php?photoid=30010

09-01-13

aquilan

I like composition and outcome :)

09-01-13

endosphoto

Thanks!!

08-31-13

draniki

Thanks anatoly15.

08-31-13

aso nihad

Thank u :)

08-31-13

aso nihad

Thanks alot zeissy ,its aplace in kurdistan of Iraq a strange place

08-31-13

zeissy

Very nice detail and this makes a great documentary image. Some people are just rude.

08-31-13

draniki

Thanks aquilan.

08-31-13

aquilan

I cannot image how to take photo this way :)

08-31-13

aquilan

Nice DoF :)

08-30-13

zeissy

the formal composition is very appealing and as always top notch technically!

08-30-13

zeissy

Beautiful!

08-30-13

zeissy

Superb range of lighting and depth ~top notch image for me!

08-30-13

zeissy

Amazing tones and depth here~ I love the intricate detail in the chandelier!

08-30-13

zeissy

Bravo to you to find out their circumstances and its a fine family portrait

08-30-13

zeissy

Nice depth and tones!

08-30-13

zeissy

Superb documentary image!

08-30-13

zeissy

Very intimate yet mysterious; and gorgeous tones!

08-30-13

zeissy

Very fascinating image and I like the deep yet soft tones

08-30-13

yuriylux

Long looked at the picture and could not look away - the image is fascinating! As always, technically well done! My great respect for Steve! Yuri.

08-30-13

JT

Captivating image

08-29-13

minoltazeiss

Thanks for the comment!

08-29-13

zeissy

thanks very much Steve and Aquilan. It is a sign of fall weather coming...

08-29-13

bajanexile

Nice detail. Carol.

08-29-13

bajanexile

Nice smile in this Frame. Steve

08-29-13

bajanexile

Prefer the Landscape crop. Steve

08-29-13

aquilan

I meet similar one yesterday - but I haven't had my macro lens with me, nice development :)

08-28-13

photosphere42

Very nice!

08-28-13

photosphere42

Nice atmosphere!

08-28-13

draniki

Thanks оddgeir.

08-28-13

draniki

Thanks оddgeir.

08-28-13

draniki

Thanks оddgeir.

08-28-13

draniki

Thanks оddgeir.

08-28-13

draniki

Thanks оddgeir.

08-28-13

draniki

Thanks оddgeir.

08-28-13

draniki

Thanks оddgeir.

08-28-13

draniki

Thanks оddgeir.

08-28-13

draniki

Thanks оddgeir.

08-28-13

draniki

Thanks оddgeir.

08-28-13

draniki

Thanks оddgeir.

08-28-13

draniki

Thanks оddgeir.

08-28-13

JT

Thanks. This lens is amazing! When Zeiss sent it to me for review, I did not want to return it :(

08-28-13

oddgeir

Good composition

08-28-13

JT

Thanks Joey.

08-28-13

JT

Awesome photograph. Great expression and processing.

08-28-13

aquilan

I like the concept and outcome :)

08-28-13

mariann

Thank Zeissy and Fausto :).

08-27-13

starrynight

Thanks! I cropped it in post because I thought it looked more balanced.

08-27-13

JT

ok, Did you stretch or shrink the car in post processing or is the car really that compressed?

08-27-13

aquilan

Great moment ;) Did You shot with some crop mode, why scale factor 1.3 ? (APS-H sensor size?)

08-27-13

kanzer16

thank you very much Steve.

08-27-13

eao197

@foongkwonghoi: Thanks!

08-26-13

zoltan varga1

Thank :).

08-26-13

zoltan varga1

Thank.

08-26-13

zeissy

Just fabulous and very cute - and very brave of you! The colour is amazing for sure.

08-26-13

zeissy

this is fabulous!

08-26-13

zeissy

This whole set is just superb!

08-26-13

zeissy

Fabulous!

08-26-13

zeissy

Superbly artistic!

08-26-13

zeissy

Stunning dark ambience...bravo!

08-26-13

zeissy

Just superb!

08-26-13

zeissy

Wonderfully artistic blending!

08-26-13

zeissy

Wonderful rendering of the tones and light...the ordinary becomes fascinating!

08-26-13

bajanexile

Thanks Rick. Best regards Steve

08-26-13

philber

Very nice shot, Jorge. Apparently simple and elegant, yet each small detail contributes to more than that.

08-25-13

foongkwonghoi

also no crop as all.

08-25-13

foongkwonghoi

Hello! Thank you for liking my photo. Yes, the photo was taken by Planar 2/135mm. The flower is between 1.5m to 2m away from me. I used the camera's light view function in full enlarge. The focal point is the centre of the flower. LCD viewfinder viewer can help fine focus. No additional rings added, only mount convert adaptor.

08-25-13

dalth500

Thanks Rick - I continue to be impressed with the combination of Zeiss optics and the D800e - I think this platform delivers the highest technical quality images available today. But technology is only one part of the "picture" (pun intended) and ultimately the "seeing" and visual and technical skill of the photographer is infinity more important than the gear. Given a typewriter and enough time even a chimpanzee could hit the right keys in the correct order to produce something like the US Constitution - I suppose the same it true for a Zeiss and D800e - given enough time even a rookie like me can deliver a good landscape now and then!! Thanks for the nice comment and I enjoy your work as well - good shooting to you!!

08-25-13

zoltan varga1

Nice...

08-25-13

kanzer16

Thank.

08-25-13

rick perry

Steve, Fantastic - as always. Great shot, Rick

08-25-13

rick perry

Dalth, WOW - That's what I call a Landscape - the 800E certainly delivers! Nice shot. Rick

08-25-13

rick perry

Thank you all for noticing. Rick

08-25-13

rick perry

Thank you for the comments Anatoly and JT - I am particularly proud of this one. Rick

08-25-13

bajanexile

Likr this Night Shot. Steve

08-25-13

zoltan varga1

Thank donuss :)

08-25-13

philber

Thanks, Carol, Anatoly, Donat! Much appreciated!

08-25-13

donuss

Great colors and composition i have the same lens but on the Fuji.

08-25-13

donuss

Fantastic work and color great

08-24-13

anatoly15

Definitely classic Moon!

08-24-13

anatoly15

Exelent! Tonality in color! Sincerely, Anatoly

08-24-13

anatoly15

Beautiful!

08-24-13

JT

Mystical looking. Love it!

08-24-13

zeissy

Beautiful!

08-24-13

zeissy

Nice perspective and tones

08-24-13

zeissy

Beautiful ship, love the figure head...

08-24-13

bajanexile

Lovely Rick.

08-24-13

philber

I love it! All the details are perfect! The moonshine, the faint wisp of a cloud, the mere pinpoint of the lighthouse. Great work, Rick!

08-24-13

rick perry

Great Shot Philber - love that Touit! Rick

08-24-13

rick perry

Full Moon over Heron Neck Lighthouse - Maine Coast.

08-24-13

rick perry

Sunrise looking out from Hurricane Island - Maine

08-24-13

rick perry

A small island attached to Hurricane Island called "Two Bush" - 10 miles off the coast of Maine.

08-23-13

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting Philippe, it is much appreciated. Best regards Steve

08-23-13

draniki

thanks aquilan.

08-23-13

zoltan varga1

Thank.

08-23-13

zoltan varga1

Thank aquilan.

08-23-13

aquilan

IMHO perfect sharpness and very nice composition. I believe the bokeh here is an adventage of Planar 2/135mm construction over Sonnar 1.8/135mm (or Apo-Sonnar 2/135mm). CZJ Biometar 2.8/120mm has similar type of bokeh. How have You managed the MFD at 1.5m? Is it crop or is it taken with additional rings?

08-23-13

aquilan

I like this composition, it is quite simple but still beautiful :)

08-23-13

aquilan

Amazing bokeh :)

08-23-13

adphotography.be

Super !!!

08-23-13

jamesmd

Thanks ;-)

08-23-13

draniki

thanks nomad.

08-22-13

JT

What a really cool place to visit. Amazing colors and texture on the hills. Did you get a ride from the grounds keeper around the back part ?

08-22-13

kanzer16

Thanks Anatoly15

08-22-13

anatoly15

Very elegant!

08-21-13

zoltan varga1

Thank Jorge.

08-21-13

jorgef2002

excellent

08-21-13

zoltan varga1

Thank Joey :).

08-21-13

philber

Superb, as ever! The subject material isn't as rich as more spectacular parts of the churches your love, so it all comes down to execution, and yours is flawless. Inspiring!

08-20-13

aquilan

I like it very much too :)

08-20-13

zoltan varga1

Thank.

08-19-13

akul

Thank you Donat !

08-19-13

eao197

@aquilan: Thanks!

08-19-13

aquilan

Very nice details IMHO

08-19-13

aquilan

Mastery in insect's portrait :)

08-19-13

aquilan

Mastery in insect's portrait :)

08-19-13

bajanexile

Thanks for leaving a comment. Joe.

08-19-13

aquilan

I prefer the version with Sony Nex-7 (and Distagon 4/18mm ZM or Biogon 2.8/28mm ZM) more, but this is nice too :)

08-19-13

dalth500

Across the canyon - the hillside is nearly vertical

08-19-13

yuriylux

To every word Torralba I sign. I'd add: such images inspiration to photograph!

08-19-13

aquilan

Sincerely I don't know how to read it...is it an bird perspective?

08-18-13

starrynight

Haha .. yeah, when I saw that Orion was in the sky I realized the sun was about to come up.

08-18-13

starrynight

Thanks! Though they were actually stacked. I'm not to comfortable doing super long exposures on my dslr. Though I have recently dug out my Canon ELan and want to try some star trails on film. The settings were: 1600 iso, 30 second exposure at f/2.8 with 60 frames.

08-18-13

eao197

@torralba: Thanks!

08-18-13

JT

Beautiful!

08-18-13

aquilan

very nice color rendering :)

08-18-13

anatoly15

In classic tradition of west. Perfectly "freeze" rotations,. Sincerely, Anatoly

08-17-13

donuss

That is great

08-17-13

donuss

Great image fantastic idea

08-17-13

donuss

Great special work i like Donat

08-17-13

donuss

Great B/W work

08-17-13

donuss

Great composition

08-17-13

donuss

Thats beautiful with the sharpness on the little plan

08-17-13

donuss

Nice forrest landscape i like the clouds

08-17-13

donuss

Great idea and work.

08-17-13

aquilan

Very nice close up and pattern :)

08-17-13

dalth500

Fantastic use of the amazing lens!

08-17-13

dalth500

Very successful photo mission - what was the ISO and exposure time if you don't mind disclosing? I have been struggling to find a good starting place to shoot single image star trails (without stacking)

08-17-13

dalth500

Nice viewpoint - I spend many wonderful summers in Redondo and Hermosa Beach

08-17-13

dalth500

WOW another amazing photo!

08-17-13

dalth500

WOW !! I should have stayed up late enough to catch Orion rising - great shot especially the nebulosity!

08-17-13

anatoly15

Very interesting!

08-17-13

aquilan

Nice inner performance..sharpness and brightness are exceptional IMHO

08-17-13

bajanexile

Thanks Anatoly.

08-16-13

aquilan

Thanks Jpc and Rhd for Your appreciation

08-16-13

anatoly15

Very impressive!

08-16-13

JT

I can't say I like this since I hate bugs :) I really really hate bugs. :)

08-16-13

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting Aquilan. Regards Steve

08-16-13

JT

Wow. vivid!

08-16-13

aquilan

I wish to see a colorful version of this photo :)

08-16-13

aquilan

Great mood with special composition of colours and sharpness :)

08-15-13

simonwong

It's a electric MC Flektogon

08-15-13

pr_aero

Nice job and beautiful scene

08-15-13

zeissy

Its a wonderful curving composition, and the tones are divine!

08-15-13

zeissy

Amazing.... - superb light, beautiful tones and a great composition...

08-15-13

draniki

Thanks aquilan.

08-15-13

aquilan

Great performance..I am curious which version of Flektogon f2.4/35mm has You used? (could You share minimum focus distance from focusing scale?)

08-15-13

stevox

Very nice, great colors and lightning.

08-14-13

aquilan

Wow :)

08-13-13

lilia

No excuses needed......I like it !

08-13-13

zeissy

Vast depth in this image, culminating at the beautifully lit peak...

08-13-13

zeissy

I can see why its your favourite lens.... there is great delicacy of tones and nice detail and you balanced the composition very well!

08-13-13

zeissy

Wonderful contemporary/retro type of image....

08-13-13

redskeeter

bajanexile, aquilan, thank you for your kind words.

08-13-13

bajanexile

Nice light. Steve

08-13-13

bajanexile

You are right Joe.

08-13-13

aquilan

Thanks both of You :)

08-12-13

kanzer16

thank you very much

08-12-13

aquilan

Great Surrealistic Lighting :)

08-12-13

aquilan

Great lighting Master Akul :)

08-12-13

zeissy

thanks very much everyone!

08-12-13

anatoly15

Classic Image! Congratulations.

08-12-13

anatoly15

Very poetic! Thanks.

08-12-13

aquilan

Nice rendering and sharpness :)

08-12-13

aquilan

Great sharpness and aerial perspective :)

08-12-13

bajanexile

Yes Philippe, the trend is gong the same way that Hi-Fi has gone. I still have all my Vinyl as well as my CD's. The children can throw them away when I have gone. Steve

08-12-13

tccin3d

Thanks.

08-12-13

koolbeep

yep.. she was =)

08-12-13

philber

As long as you are around Steven, IQ needs no other advocate! That said, lower-end compacts are a dying breed, and portability is trumping quality the same way as it did with hi-fi, where 24-bit resolution lost out to the screechy but so pratical iPod

08-12-13

bajanexile

Thanks Sabtreglobe. Steve

08-12-13

aquilan

Great composition :)

08-11-13

picman

Thanks a lot aquilan!

08-11-13

aquilan

Nice dymanic range :)

08-11-13

nomad

I love the bokeh, specular highlights and translucence of the subject here Carol. Very nice!

08-11-13

zeissy

Wonderful light and tones!

08-11-13

zeissy

Very creative, great light!

08-11-13

anatoly15

Very impressive!

08-11-13

gpandel

THANK YOU CHRIS

08-10-13

anatoly15

Classic Color! Thanks

08-10-13

anatoly15

Very interesting connection with background.

08-10-13

anatoly15

Interesting composition. Minimalism in "action". Sincerely, Anatoly

08-10-13

zeissy

thanks very much Donat and Aquilan

08-10-13

zeissy

Beautiful!

08-10-13

JT

Nice moment. looks natural.

08-10-13

bajanexile

Nice POV. Steve

08-10-13

donuss

Great image special the mountain i like

08-10-13

donuss

Beautiful tones

08-10-13

donuss

Great tones

08-10-13

donuss

Nice color and Bokeh

08-10-13

adphotography.be

Super !!!

08-10-13

bajanexile

Thanks Carol.

08-09-13

aquilan

I like tonality and selectivity in this photo

08-09-13

dalth500

Perfectly done interior - the 15mm is truly at home in this setting!

08-09-13

zeissy

It is an amazing image!

08-09-13

akul

Thank you !!

08-09-13

smart959

beauty

08-09-13

JT

Beautiful. Love the glow on the mountain. If I had to do anything to this at all I would probably just try to lighten the top part of the sky a bit.

08-09-13

philber

Thnaks, Jorge, Carol!

08-09-13

dalth500

You always gamble when you shoot landscapes - weather, light, crowds/overly interested bystanders, long drives to reach the location, subject matter etc. - sometimes things come together. I have been at this location three times in last month and last night the light, clouds and lack of eager art directors came together.

08-09-13

zeissy

Great pov, wonderful light!

08-09-13

JT

The lighting is magical.

08-09-13

JT

Great scene. Would love to see some more!

08-09-13

JT

What a spectacular vibrant photo. Excellent! The 100mm macro sure does deliver.

08-09-13

aquilan

Great perspective, I am not an admirer only of glowing effect at high contrasted edges :)

08-08-13

anatoly15

Very nice color. Exelent atmosphere.

08-08-13

anatoly15

Exelent tonality. I feel the distance.

08-08-13

dalth500

Merfr - I used a 2 stop Galen Rowell ND grad to hold back the fog bank highlight and post processed in CS6 to increase vibrance in foreground and adjust the color temp a bit - the light was extremely flat and disappointing on arrival at the coast - I had hoped for a few sunset pics but that is life - there was another shooter there with a film back Haselblad it would be interesting to see what he captured as well

08-08-13

bajanexile

Nice POV. Regards Steve

08-08-13

bajanexile

Thanks Rick, Shapencolour and adphotography. Regards Steve

08-08-13

bajanexile

Mysterious feel to this one. Steve

08-08-13

bajanexile

Beautiful.

08-08-13

bajanexile

Thank you both for leaving your comments. Regards Steve

08-08-13

bajanexile

Thanks for viwing and leaving a comment Anatoly.

08-08-13

stimp

That's why I love Zeiss!

08-08-13

aquilan

Nice :) I dream to see a larger one version

08-08-13

anatoly15

In b&w version we pay attention for architecture.

08-08-13

anatoly15

Exelent color. Another great shot.

08-08-13

aquilan

It is hard to choice which version is better. I choose this but both are stellar :)

08-08-13

aquilan

Great clarity Master Akul :)

08-08-13

bajanexile

Nice pano with that light. Steve

08-08-13

bajanexile

Nice composition and light. Steve

08-08-13

bajanexile

Like this a lot Yuri. Regards Steve

08-08-13

bajanexile

What a sky and evening light! Beautiful. Regards Steve

08-08-13

bajanexile

Thanks dalth and adphotography. Much appreciated. Steve

08-08-13

aquilan

Great rendering and shapness :)

08-08-13

aquilan

You managed panoramic skills very well :)

08-08-13

aquilan

Great play of colours and light :)

08-08-13

yuriylux

Beautiful evening landscape, wonderful light!

08-07-13

mibu

merci beaucoup!

08-07-13

JT

Awesome shot. Has that National Geographic look to it.

08-07-13

anatoly15

Very impressive!

08-07-13

JT

Beautiful capture.

08-07-13

lightcraftsman

Thanks torralba. I shot that on Fuji Astia and converted it to B&W in PhotoShop. The color just didn't work as well.

08-07-13

JT

Wonderful image.

08-07-13

adphotography.be

Magnifique !!!

08-07-13

rick perry

Steve, Love the Detail and Colors! Rick

08-07-13

adphotography.be

Excellent !!! Félicitations !!!

08-07-13

rick perry

JT, This is Stonington Maine - way DownEast - (upper Maine Coast). Thanks for the comment. Rick

08-07-13

dalth500

Wonderful image of the Iconography

08-07-13

bajanexile

Thanks Anatoly and shapencolour. Regards Steve

08-07-13

aquilan

Thanks for Your comment Analtoly :)

08-07-13

anatoly15

I like tonality of "green".

08-07-13

anatoly15

Great image! Thanks for info. Sincerely, Anatoly

08-07-13

shapencolour

That's great!

08-07-13

shapencolour

Excellent picture.

08-07-13

bajanexile

Thanks Phillipe, it is greatly appreciated. Regards Steve

08-07-13

adphotography.be

Congratulations ! Is a HDR ?

08-07-13

philber

Magnificent! One of your very finest IMHO, Steve, and that says something!

08-07-13

bajanexile

Thank you all for your kind comments. I have now removed the processing details as I do not think that they are as important as your judgement of the final outcome. Really, what matters is whether or not all the extra work has added value, if it has not, then I have failed in my objective

08-06-13

JT

Amazing photograph. Colors are just wild and the pattern is beautiful. I must admit, I think I would like to see it with less border. None the less off to the HOF.

08-06-13

anatoly15

Absolutely Incredible!

08-06-13

anatoly15

Exelent color atmosphere!

08-06-13

philber

Another great shot from the Master of the Cathedral. Though, this time, it is a lot less minimalist than usual IMHO.

08-06-13

JT

Great shot. Looks like Steve has some lizard competition now :) http://nikonimages.com/showphoto.php?photoid=11857

08-06-13

aquilan

I like the colours and f/8 sharpness :)

08-06-13

dalth500

I agree with Jorge - this is a stunning piece of work

08-06-13

jamesmd

Thanks aquilan , no , not HDR , B&W conversion using silver fx .

08-06-13

dalth500

This is my contribution to the recent entomological photos folks are posting - the 35mm is a fascinating lens that has some amazing properties (which I am still learning to utilize) especially when used in extreme focus situations with multiple focus points such as this shot. Thanks for the comment!

08-06-13

aquilan

Great sharpness between shades :) is it high dynamic range?

08-06-13

aquilan

interesting proportion and DoF :)

08-06-13

JT

Holy Cow! This is amazing! Your architectural work is out of this world. If you ever make it to Ecclesfield, please photograph the church I was married in. I would gladly buy a print from you!

08-06-13

stimp

Fascinating view!

08-06-13

bubo

THANKS a lot, torralba and all others who voted for the HOF :) Delighted!

08-06-13

JT

Love this. Is this in Rockport MA ? I may have something I did years ago here :) Over 20 years ago http://zeissimages.com/showphoto.php?photoid=30993

08-06-13

JT

Phenomenal image! Off to the HOF!

08-06-13

JT

Wonderful moment captured.

08-06-13

dalth500

Did you buy the cameras? Great shot

08-06-13

anatoly15

Super! Very interesting pallette of color. Sincerely, Anatoly

08-06-13

jamesmd

excellent !

08-06-13

jamesmd

amazing nature again , great

08-06-13

jamesmd

thanks dalth500 , ;-)

08-05-13

yury_s

Thanks! :-)

08-05-13

dalth500

Yuri - good highlight control overall (detail on the sleeve and belt) - great work!

08-05-13

dalth500

WOOOOOOOOOW !!! I love this shot Sir!! Is it an Orthodox Church? Super depth and atmosphere!!

08-05-13

dalth500

Post under crepuscular rays in the dictionary! Classic right place, right time photo coupled with very good quality technique.

08-05-13

yury_s

No. I bought this camera four years ago.

08-05-13

draniki

Thanks bajanexile.

08-05-13

bajanexile

Lovely B&W.

08-05-13

bajanexile

Once again, nice reproduction of colours. Steve

08-05-13

bajanexile

Nice composition and colour reproduction. Steve

08-05-13

bajanexile

Really beautiful Yuri. New camera?

08-05-13

bajanexile

Superb!

08-04-13

draniki

Thanks eao197.

08-04-13

anatoly15

Finally daytime. F8 Iso100 time 250.

08-04-13

eao197

Is this the light of train inside the bridge?

08-04-13

lilia

WUV THIS! I would be hugging her right now.

08-04-13

wfzd

Ruby looks beautiful as ever and blissful! Thank you Jim.

08-03-13

aquilan

Great clarity :)

08-03-13

jamesmd

Thanks ;-)

08-03-13

draniki

Thanks eao197.

08-03-13

bajanexile

Nice street shot. Steve

08-03-13

JT

A fine example of a good photographer and a great camera lens combo. I still prefer film to digital :)

08-03-13

bajanexile

Thanks Jorge.

08-03-13

JT

Incredible !

08-03-13

JT

I find this image to be amazing! The warm horizon in and all cold image really balances this out and create a beautiful picture.

08-03-13

minoltazeiss

Thanks!

08-03-13

pantoja

Wonderful capture!!

08-02-13

lilia

Did a double-take when I saw your name. This is lovely and poetic. Bravo!

08-02-13

redskeeter

Awesome details!!

08-02-13

redskeeter

Donat, anatoly, thank you.

08-02-13

minoltazeiss

OMG this is unbelievable! I like that they both have their mouths slightly open and that they both are wearing black sunglasses. :)

08-02-13

JT

Thank you all very much. If you you could see, immediately to the left is the open face of Mt Saint Helens volcano staring you right in the face.

08-02-13

JT

Another great photo and narrative. Thanks for saring. Lovethe B&W

08-02-13

wfzd

Diane looks deep in thought, and relaxed too!

08-02-13

lilia

Superb!

08-02-13

donuss

Great idea and work. Donat

08-02-13

donuss

Great colors. Donat

08-02-13

donuss

Great colors. Donat

08-01-13

dalth500

Great work !!

08-01-13

anatoly15

Great lighting!

08-01-13

anatoly15

Very impressive color!

08-01-13

JT

Awesome!

08-01-13

JT

Wonderful iage and focus. The 135 f2 is amazing and the close focusing capabilities makes it that much better

08-01-13

JT

Excellent. Off to the Hall of Fame :)

08-01-13

JT

Superb lighting and processing! Excellent composition.

08-01-13

JT

Nice capture and 3D !

08-01-13

JT

This really paints a pretty picture of the Northwest. Dalton, where are you taking these from ?

07-31-13

eao197

@yury_s, tccin3d: Thanks you!

07-31-13

anatoly15

Very nice portrait!

07-31-13

minoltazeiss

One thing I have noticed from looking at this site is that American housecats are less photographically interesting than cats from any other country... why is that ? Nice photo, Awesome cat, and that's one lens I really wish would be produced in "A" mount.

07-31-13

JT

Very serene. I like it.

07-31-13

anatoly15

It has great atmosphere.

07-31-13

draniki

Thanks nomad.

07-30-13

nomad

This to me is an excellent capture of light. Using the sun as a fill for the foreground really works very well here balanced against the landscape of the distance. Great job!

07-30-13

draniki

Thank you very much, dalth500.

07-30-13

JT

Dalton, everyone of my zf lenses focus past infinity.

07-30-13

dalth500

Jorge - yes the 21mm is an amazing lens but you have to be very very careful with focus. Mine is over focused at infinity so I have to remember to carefully back off the focus ring just a bit - part of the fun but also can be frustrating when you come back home and find the images are soft because of a focusing issue.

07-30-13

dalth500

WOW looks like an abstract painting - but as Ansel Adams said it is impossible to take an abstract photograph! In any case well done!!

07-30-13

anatoly15

Super! It is "painting". Thanks.

07-30-13

anatoly15

Lightning is very dramatic! Thanks

07-30-13

draniki

Thanks aquilan. I like this picture too.

07-30-13

JT

yea. but its still an awesome lens. Try the 25 f2

07-30-13

jeroen

+1, Jeroen

07-30-13

jeroen

Thanks Chris, Jeroen

07-30-13

jeroen

Thanks Aquilan, Jeroen

07-30-13

jeroen

Thanks Lightcatcher, Jeroen

07-30-13

jeroen

Thanks Draninki, Jeroen

07-30-13

dalth500

Testing the limits of the 21mm at f22 there is significant color fringing - zoom into the trees standing against the horizon purple fringe on left and green on the left side - otherwise a nice view as the sun set through the smokey haze of Western Oregon

07-30-13

anatoly15

Simple and excellent!

07-30-13

stimp

At first I thought that is a watch but afterwards I've understood, it isn't. Great!

07-29-13

aquilan

Thanks You Merrill, I added also a 2nd part with Carl Zeiss Jena Vario-Pancolar lens - it has better sharpness and different lighting. I hope You would enjoy it :)

07-29-13

lilia

Greg, Each one of your photos is a gem. Kind regards, Lilia

07-29-13

anatoly15

Exelent! Congratulations!

07-29-13

dalth500

Perfect!!

07-29-13

nomad

Very cool!

07-29-13

dalth500

Let's hope so!!

07-29-13

nomad

mmmm, looks delicious!

07-29-13

nomad

Thank you, it was post processed. I love the D800 though, the dynamic range is just fantastic. It gives you a lot of latitude in post.

07-29-13

dalth500

When you come to the Y in the road...take it! Nice image and I concur with Aquilan the tonal range is great. Was it shot originally in B&W or post processed as such??

07-29-13

minoltazeiss

Thanks! Shooting these girls was a lot of fun =-)

07-29-13

JT

Superb!

07-29-13

merrill

Wonderful series with the Hologon. My congratulations.

07-29-13

minoltazeiss

Something about the way the papers are laying about, and the stuff the women are doing makes this photo interesting!

07-29-13

bajanexile

Thanks for leaving a comment Joey, it is much appreciated. Steve

07-29-13

draniki

Thanks wa-pno and aquilan. I regret that did not have a Carl Zeiss 100mm/2 in this moment.

07-29-13

nomad

Thank you aquilan!

07-29-13

aquilan

Cats are my one of favorite topics..

07-29-13

aquilan

Great tonal range, IMHO.

07-29-13

aquilan

Very impressive portrait :)

07-29-13

wa-pno

LIKE THIS PHOTO !

07-28-13

anatoly15

Thanks for comment.You are absolutely right about overlapping of two subjects. It is 7x7 feet solid platform available only.I can not move my tripod. The rest of construction is not stable. ISO 160 15 sec f 2.8 no PS Sincerely, Anatoly

07-28-13

dalth500

I would have liked to see a little separation between the street light on the bridge and the smokestack in the distance - but since it was probably very dark and hard to see to change the camera angle slightly - otherwise another great night time exposure sir!

07-28-13

aquilan

I like the colours and blur effect too :) Was it f/4?

07-28-13

aquilan

Nice catch but it is hard to interpret at once :)

07-28-13

stimp

Very nice!

07-28-13

yuriylux

Wonderful night scenery and well settled compositionally!

07-28-13

horst

A very nice photo !

07-27-13

dalth500

Sublime with very subtle symmetry - I like the two street lamps

07-27-13

lilia

Serenely beautiful!

07-27-13

aquilan

Great Tessar rendering :)

07-27-13

anatoly15

Congratulations, Absolutely Great!

07-27-13

aquilan

Great composition :)

07-27-13

JT

Amazing shot! Stunning.!

07-27-13

merrill

Another great evening shot.

07-27-13

dalth500

Interesting fringing effect from the fine hairs on the flower buds- very subtle color rendition

07-27-13

dalth500

Tripod @ 1/5th second - there was a little bit of shake from cars and trucks on the bridge I was shooting from

07-27-13

anatoly15

Very nice! Is it handheld? Sincerely, Anatoly

07-27-13

shapencolour

Wild,wild West.

07-27-13

dalth500

No wonder salmon have problem finding a place to spawn

07-27-13

bajanexile

Nice use of Silver Efex Pro. Like this. Steve

07-27-13

saxbike

Very nice textures

07-26-13

dalth500

Nice achievement!!

07-26-13

JT

Beautiful! The sky is so nice without over powering the foreground. Excellent!

07-26-13

JT

Beautiful. Love the cool tones and mist.

07-26-13

shtarka1

Very Nice!

07-26-13

shtarka1

Gorgeous!

07-26-13

shtarka1

Thanks Juleha!

07-26-13

juleha

nice white!

07-26-13

juleha

cool portrait, nice colours.

07-26-13

juleha

cool portrait, nice colours.

07-26-13

anatoly15

Color and tonal perspective!

07-26-13

anatoly15

Very impressive!

07-25-13

sjackson

Great shot. Looks like the rock formation on the loop around Fort Davis.

07-25-13

JT

This is amazingly sharp! Not to mention its a great photo!

07-25-13

JT

Thanks. Looking at fireworks :)

07-25-13

gpandel

we used a profoto mono with a silver lined umbrella perhaps the lighting may have been a tad to hot.....

07-25-13

stimp

Very nice!

07-24-13

aquilan

Nice, it has little monochrome fringing (or shine)...did you do it on purpose?

07-24-13

yuriylux

Perfect photo, fantastic sky! I think if you add the tonal contrast in the grass, then the picture will be even better. For these images, we love the photos!

07-24-13

gpandel

what a great image beautifully shot and presented lovely work

07-24-13

gpandel

great image Carol very nicely done MY GOD

07-24-13

anatoly15

Congratulations!

07-24-13

anatoly15

Very impressive!

07-24-13

anatoly15

Very impressive atmosphere.

07-24-13

paqart

A really excellent, jaw-dropping image. Beautiful landscape! AP

07-24-13

JT

Thats a bright moon. Beautiful shot!

07-24-13

dalth500

Venus reverse view from Mt. Hood shots - very impressive location to shoot from

07-24-13

dalth500

Thank you Aquilan- very nice evening to be shooting even with the blue haze from the nearby forest fires -

07-24-13

JT

Thanks Merril, I will play with bringing out more detail in the foreground and post shortly. Been busy fixing bugs on the site :)

07-24-13

aquilan

IMHO perfect perspective and tonal range

07-24-13

merrill

The light captured in the windows 'makes' this shot. I'm not sure how you feel about such things but I wonder if brightening the foreground a little might make it even better.

07-24-13

merrill

Outstanding !

07-24-13

JT

Wow. Beautiful, powerful and gentle all in one! Excelelnt capture.

07-24-13

JT

Magnificent!

07-24-13

JT

Show us more! This is great stuff.

07-24-13

JT

Beautiful image. Love the separation and detail.

07-24-13

aquilan

Great lens and photos :)

07-24-13

zheckav

Thanks guys, very encouraging!

07-24-13

merrill

The tones here are superb. Great shot!

07-24-13

merrill

Best of a good series!

07-23-13

stimp

That's really nice.

07-23-13

stimp

Thanks a lot Anatoly.

07-23-13

stimp

Thanks everyone for the likes and comments.

07-23-13

JT

Wonderful tones clarity and expression. Off to the Hall of Fame :)

07-23-13

anatoly15

Exelent portrait!

07-23-13

anatoly15

Very interesting colors. Thanks.

07-23-13

JT

Nice. I am booking my flights this week to head there next spring or summer :) The wife is making me do it which means no new Zeiss lenses for a while.

07-23-13

aquilan

Great proportion and aerial perspective :)

07-23-13

aquilan

I like the lighting :)

07-23-13

aquilan

It is hard to call it why...

07-23-13

gpandel

thank you sjackson

07-23-13

sjackson

Well done. There are so many layers in this picture. Contrast of someone running vs. not. Passive vs. active. Monotony, sameness, order and orderly, etc. Being done in B&W makes it even stronger. And the B&W is well done.

07-23-13

sjackson

The facial tones are outstanding.

07-23-13

draniki

Thanks jrbelmuda.

07-23-13

gpandel

very nice capture

07-23-13

gpandel

love the image

07-23-13

minoltazeiss

She looks Badass

07-23-13

anatoly15

Super!

07-23-13

anatoly15

Very nice 3D look. Thanks

07-23-13

anatoly15

Very interesting. Looks like part of movie. Sincerely, Anatoly

07-23-13

bajanexile

Thanks Aquilan. Regards Steve

07-23-13

aquilan

IMHO You managed light and sharpness perfectly :)

07-22-13

aquilan

Great composition :)

07-22-13

stimp

Thanks for leaving your comments Bajanexile,Anatoly15 Many thanks.

07-22-13

mblaufuss

Very nice shot! Love the colors:)

07-22-13

anujanfotopro

The angle of view...! Brings out the whole concenteration...!

07-22-13

aquilan

Incredible colours :)

07-22-13

JT

Woa. those eye! Arethey contacts or real? Amazing depth and color in them. By the way, I don't think the 200 f2 is as sharp as this 135 :)

07-22-13

anatoly15

It is incredible atmosphere! Congratulations!

07-22-13

anatoly15

Congratulations, simply Super!

07-22-13

paqart

Love this image. It makes me want to get on a plane to Shanghai... AP

07-22-13

aquilan

Interesting details, and bokeh too :)

07-22-13

bajanexile

Nice POV Philippe.

07-22-13

JT

Holy Cow! This is amazing! I need to get out there again some time. Lost Lake ?

07-22-13

bajanexile

Nice.

07-22-13

koolbeep

wow.. this is nice bro @_@

07-22-13

aquilan

Nice halftones and B&W conversion

07-22-13

anatoly15

Very nice! Thanks

07-22-13

opal

Nice, but the cheese smile looks very artificial to me!

07-22-13

anujanfotopro

Excellent....!

07-22-13

anujanfotopro

Superb...!

07-21-13

eao197

@wfsz, @dalth500: thanks!

07-21-13

wfzd

The smile and her hair, OK, we will adopted her!:) She `draws' one into this capture! Charles

07-21-13

anatoly15

Exelent! Sinserely, Anatoly

07-21-13

dalth500

Not exactly sure what the story is however - had to understand because only two of the people died in the same year and one of the people was 100 years old (1909 -2009) so I don't know if they all were in an accident and ran off the cliff together or this was just a place/view they all enjoyed in life

07-21-13

dalth500

Wonderful achievement - captures the moment very well

07-21-13

anatoly15

Exelent colors!

07-21-13

anatoly15

Very interesting! It is story. Thanks.

07-21-13

eao197

@wfzd: I totally agree with you, she is not just beautiful, but also is a good dancer and this attracts my attention. And thanks for you comment. @gpandel: thanks!

07-21-13

aquilan

Great amosphere and composition

07-21-13

gpandel

great capture..good job

07-21-13

wfzd

This young female subject in the different pictures makes these captures just outstandingly beautiful!

07-20-13

aquilan

Nice freezing of moments :)

07-20-13

saxbike

I agree. Very nice color palette.

07-20-13

saxbike

Very nice transitions

07-20-13

nomad

In this instance I like the slight underexposure. The shadow detail is quite good and works well with the specular highlights coming off the bike. It gives it nice depth IMHO.

07-19-13

mibu

yeah, seems a little underexposed, but the 16bit file has all the details in it. it's crazy how much fine detail gets lost by jpegging...

07-19-13

aquilan

I like the bike too :) IMHO is little underexposed but still brilliant..

07-19-13

wfzd

Love this picture! Have one much like it taken while both flying and shooting. (cross-controlled) Well done Captain!

07-19-13

mibu

thank you, man!

07-19-13

nomad

Beautiful bike and nice use of off-camera flash. Great colors too!

07-19-13

anujanfotopro

Excellent...!

07-18-13

JT

Awesome. Love it!

07-18-13

anatoly15

Good lighting and color!

07-18-13

anatoly15

Good lighting and color!

07-18-13

dalth500

Got to love the Getty Center - wonderful composition and use of the space

07-18-13

anatoly15

Very nice lighting and composition.

07-18-13

dvg

Jim, You did it again. You gave us an unrivaled photo.!!! Thanks. Dimitris V. Georgopoulos, Athens, Greece.

07-18-13

dalth500

Tilt shift focus in photoshop CS6 -

07-18-13

paqart

Very nice photo. How do you get this toy-sized landscape effect? I've seen this elsewhere and really like it. AP

07-17-13

JT

This lighting is superb! Well captured.

07-17-13

stimp

I am very pleased that you liked the photo!

07-17-13

canicuss

Thank you for your comments Lilia. :)

07-17-13

stimp

Thanks all. I am really appreciated for your attention.

07-17-13

gpandel

thank you, aquilan

07-16-13

lilia

What beautiful countryside.

07-16-13

lilia

Lovely setting.

07-16-13

lilia

Wonderful expression.

07-16-13

lilia

This would make a great poster. Super!

07-16-13

lilia

Very mystical and pretty! Wonderful capture.

07-16-13

anatoly15

ISO 250 F2 30 SEC 2500 COLOR TEMPERATURE

07-16-13

sunarjoleman

Thank you Canicuss

07-16-13

sunarjoleman

Thank you Anatoly

07-16-13

sunarjoleman

Thank you.

07-16-13

JT

Gotta love that detail!

07-16-13

JT

Awesome. That look is perfect :)

07-16-13

canicuss

What a splash of color!

07-16-13

anatoly15

Very interesting color.

07-16-13

aquilan

Nice colours :)

07-15-13

damessenjah

I have not yet bought a flash unit and to be honest am a little intimidated by the thought of using flash. I have yet to study how. I need to go ahead and buy both a flash unit and a book on how to use flash. I do admire the shots where I suspect fill flash has been used but it was so subtle that I am not even sure that flash was used. The pop up flash on my 7D just blasts a bunch of light everywhere and I do not like the results. Maybe I should learn if I can use the pop up flash to add fill light. Any thoughts?

07-15-13

rbeesonjr

Excellent Lighting / Shadow detail!!!

07-15-13

JT

Stunning work! Please share your post processing. I would love to mimic it.

07-15-13

JT

Thanks. I actually have this as wall paper on my android phone and it looks good on the samsung :)

07-15-13

pentaxpete

I have seen Filipino worker like this many time but never got a good photos yet as I am usually in a Jeepny or my Sister-in-Law's Toyota truck !

07-15-13

pentaxpete

I use a small amount of FLASH when I take photos like this in the Philippines -- it makes all the difference to the quality. I am coming there this Wednesday - am bringing a Miranda 630CD flash unit which I have used there before -- not too heavy on the Aircraft !

07-15-13

rick perry

Thank you Philippe.

07-14-13

philber

Nice, Rick!

07-14-13

dalth500

Another great success - I really like the high-tension power line lit up i the distance balanced with the shadows of the old RR bridge

07-14-13

dalth500

Good one!!

07-14-13

rick perry

Nice shot JT! Great color - very abstract. Rick

07-14-13

cyra

superb!

07-14-13

philber

Nice, Jorge!!!

07-14-13

anatoly15

Very nice!

07-14-13

anatoly15

Exelent composition.

07-14-13

anatoly15

Super!

07-14-13

anatoly15

Exelent color!

07-14-13

anatoly15

Thanks for All of you! Sincerely, Anatoly

07-14-13

rick perry

Thanks for looking Donat. The Zeiss lenses really transmit wonderful Color. Rick

07-14-13

bajanexile

Very atmospheric. Good B&W. Regards Steve

07-14-13

kanuck

This is a stunning photo bravo! Wow

07-13-13

dalth500

Nice composition and execution of long exposure

07-13-13

dalth500

I agree with Joey - fantastic atmosphere and preservation of detail in the shadow areas a really well done example of B&W time exposures.

07-13-13

dalth500

Anatoly - congratulations on a wonderful image - fantastic detail and color control of the Clifford Truss RR bridge and I like the use of the reflected image in the water. Well done sir!!

07-13-13

anatoly15

Iso 250 f 2.2 time 30 sec

07-13-13

anatoly15

It is great atmosphere!

07-13-13

anatoly15

Exelent composition.

07-13-13

bajanexile

Thanks Donus. Regards Steve

07-13-13

bajanexile

Beautiful.

07-13-13

donuss

Great tones like this. Donat

07-13-13

donuss

nice scene. Donat

07-13-13

donuss

Fantastic like this very much. Donat

07-13-13

donuss

Great color game. Donat

07-13-13

donuss

Great contrasts and composition. Donat

07-13-13

donuss

a beautiful house where is this? Donat

07-13-13

donuss

nice composition

07-13-13

donuss

Great B/W tones

07-13-13

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting aquilan. Regards Steve

07-13-13

chriseeo

Despite the overwhelming foreground, this is a most succesful picture. The stone on the left helps in this respect to balance the composition. Well done.

07-13-13

aquilan

Interesting perspective and symmetry :)

07-12-13

lilia

Great choice to see this in b&w.

07-12-13

bajanexile

Thanks.

07-12-13

bajanexile

Thanks for leaving your comments Yuri. Best regards Steve

07-12-13

yuriylux

Very picturesque old barn, a trace of the plane and pointed roof create dynamic compositions, and of course a polarizing filter is good shades sky. As always, everything is done thoughtfully and impeccably!

07-12-13

aquilan

Nice composition :)

07-11-13

tsdevine

Thanks Rick and Steve!!

07-11-13

anatoly15

Exelent! Sincerely Anatoly

07-11-13

anatoly15

Very nice photo! Thanks

07-11-13

bajanexile

Ditto, nice image. Steve

07-11-13

rick perry

Tim, Great shot - love the colors of the 5DII / 15mm Zeiss combination. Rick

07-11-13

opal

The Little Girl holds the camera perfectly, better as most adults doing it!

07-11-13

aquilan

Interesting colors

07-11-13

aquilan

I like the costume :) It fits well (IMHO) Nice color reproduction

07-11-13

aquilan

Nice halftones :)

07-10-13

koolbeep

and the way the little girl hold the big camera, its perfect =)

07-10-13

redskeeter

Great scene!!!

07-10-13

redskeeter

Very, Very Nice!!!

07-10-13

redskeeter

Awesome scene and beautiful capture!

07-10-13

jamesmd

Thanks ;-)

07-10-13

gpandel

I must say the 25mm f/2.8 Distagon continues to amaze me...

07-10-13

gpandel

thank you all for kind comments

07-10-13

anujanfotopro

....The light...It is GOLD....!!

07-10-13

anujanfotopro

.....The Portrait.....NICE.....!!!

07-10-13

bajanexile

Mysterious. Nice conversion. Steve

07-10-13

anujanfotopro

Very good framing..!

07-10-13

bajanexile

Like it. Steve

07-10-13

koolbeep

thanks...

07-10-13

merrill

There is a very 'peaceful' feel to this shot.

07-09-13

anatoly15

Exelent! Beautiful color. Thanks.

07-09-13

gpandel

VERY NICE IMAGE WELL DONE

07-09-13

lilia

Beautiful and happy flower. Great! Lilia

07-09-13

aquilan

Nice colours of HDR :)

07-09-13

merrill

Extremely evocative and striking image. I like it a lot.

07-09-13

italy74

I'm always amazed how beautifully this lens (and their owners) draws landscapes. This is another call to get one asap.... Bravo ! p.s. I love Scandinavia for its nature, hope to visit it sooner or later !

07-09-13

anatoly15

Exelent!

07-09-13

anatoly15

Very good! Classic documentary. Thanks

07-09-13

anatoly15

Great atmosphere! Sincerely Anatoly

07-09-13

anatoly15

Simply beautiful! Thanks

07-08-13

lilia

Classic, elegant lady. Beautifully captured!

07-08-13

stimp

It seems that the water has been covered by a thin layer of ice and tonal perspective is so deeply. Nice!

07-08-13

gpandel

ATMOSPHERIC, THAT IS A NEW ONE FOR ME..THE QUESTION IS DO YOU LIKE IT???AND IF SO OR NOT WHY??

07-08-13

bajanexile

Very atmospheric image.

07-08-13

bajanexile

Nice work on this one. Steve

07-08-13

bajanexile

Thanks arodphoto, much appreciated.

07-08-13

rhd

Extraordinary intersection of light, reflections and texture.

07-08-13

rhd

Engineering as art, if you can see it. Well done

07-08-13

italy74

First, I couldn't have showed a better pic and I'm always in awe when seeing such beautiful architecture photos. Everything is perfect, also the colorful reflection in the cristal water of the far window. My only wonder is if shooting from a bit higher point of view would have rendered a more balanced image between foreground and background. Now the depth of the fountain is compressed against your eyes as if it would come out the screen, and this is of sure impact but also a little disturbing. From a higher point of view you might have separated it, emphatized the depth of the cathedral while maintaining proportions acceptable for the eyes.

07-07-13

zeissy

Cloud movement is just dazzling ~ super tones!

07-07-13

zeissy

Great reflections and wonderful fine detail!

07-07-13

zeissy

Superb image!

07-07-13

kanuck

Thanks guys :)

07-07-13

anatoly15

Exelent! Congratulations! Sincerely, Anatoly

07-07-13

anatoly15

Very good! Movements of tree is exelent. Sincerely, Anatoly

07-07-13

gpandel

Thank you for your kind comments

07-07-13

dalth500

Anatoly - I like this photo a lot very subtle control of the shadow at the same time the highlights aren't blown out - the fireworks peeking out of the left side are a nice bonus

07-07-13

dalth500

Yassou Palikari - nice composition and exposure control

07-07-13

chriseeo

Very cute. Thanks for sharing.

07-07-13

aquilan

It is a true majesty of Biogon 21mm :)

07-07-13

aquilan

Very nice halftones :) how do You developed it to deprive Your photo even of EXIF?

07-07-13

bajanexile

Lovely!

07-07-13

zeissy

thanks Aquilan, this was actually experimental pushing of camera and lens.. Carol

07-06-13

aquilan

Nice combine of low sensibility, narrow aperture and long time of exposure :) I wasn't sure it is possible with Nikon D800 and MP 2/100 but Your outcome is very pleasant..

07-06-13

italy74

Andreas congratulations coming from Italy as well. I see many Canon shooters using old C/Y Zeiss lenses but I have to admit you make absolutely a great use of it ! Bravo !

07-06-13

zeissy

What wonderful ambience ~ a beautiful scene George!

07-06-13

anatoly15

Very romantic clouds and light! Thanks

07-06-13

italy74

Every time I see such images my inner voice calls me again to visit such places. Even if I was born here, for some mysterious reason I feel bound to those people living in the middle of Asia.. no idea why. Everything virtually in the triangle made of the Caspian Sea, the Bajkal lake and the Tibet has a terrific influence on me.

07-06-13

dalth500

I like this image a lot - your composition visually draws you to the subject's face and ultimately his furtive stare and compels the viewer to wonder what is in his thoughts at that moment. You got in tight with the 35 with adds authentic intimacy to the composition. Well done sir - I like your street photography a lot

07-06-13

italy74

Lol - wonder if for a woman's eye it has the same charm it has for a man's one! You (women) can't really imagine how crazy you can drive us at times ! Brava!

07-06-13

italy74

Grazie! you're welcome!

07-06-13

anatoly15

Very nice. Thanks

07-06-13

anatoly15

Exelent image! Thanks

07-06-13

opal

No wonder, its a Zeiss glass!

07-06-13

rbeesonjr

Incredible Detail of your Special Bird!!! Thanks for Sharing!!! Well Done!

07-06-13

draniki

Thanks aquilan.

07-06-13

draniki

Thanks aquilan.

07-05-13

zeissy

thanks Anatoly, Aquilan and Steve :)

07-05-13

zeissy

Its beautiful!

07-05-13

zeissy

That is a splendid and quite unusual image!

07-05-13

anatoly15

Exelent! Very powerful! Sincerely, Anatoly

07-05-13

rbeesonjr

Gorgeous Capture w/Creamy Boken!!!

07-05-13

rick perry

Philippe, It looks like that 12mm Touit is a keeper. Nice shot. Regards, Rick

07-05-13

bajanexile

Nice shot Carol.

07-05-13

zeissy

Nice work!

07-05-13

zeissy

Stunning, and I love the tones!

07-05-13

zeissy

Wonderful separation of the cloud and land and beautiful delicacy of tones

07-04-13

yuriylux

Beauty Shot is made with great taste, magnificently!

07-04-13

yuriylux

Thank rickperry, for the nice comment!

07-04-13

stimp

Nice color! Great job!

07-04-13

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting Anatoly. Regards Steve

07-04-13

shapencolour

I'd like to be there.What an interesting place.Are there more spots like this in Ostfriesland?

07-04-13

dalth500

Thanks Yuri - I saw this two young kids looking at medium format transparencies while waiting for the the Star Ferry in Hong Kong (another nostalgic thing) they were shooting with a Hasselblad - It was more of a grab shot but great to see people still shooting film!

07-04-13

anatoly15

Exelent! Thanks

07-04-13

anatoly15

Very nice! Thanks for info. Sincerely, Anatoly

07-04-13

anatoly15

Very interesting atmosphere. Thanks.

07-04-13

rbeesonjr

Stunning Headshot in Black & White! Well Done!

07-03-13

yuriylux

The picture is nostalgic!

07-03-13

rick perry

Yuriy, Outstanding photo - Gorgeous! Rick

07-03-13

yuriylux

Thanks Aguilan!

07-03-13

anatoly15

Very interesting!

07-03-13

anatoly15

Exelent!

07-02-13

rbeesonjr

Perfection!!!

07-02-13

anatoly15

Amazing!

07-02-13

anatoly15

Congratulations! Super!

07-02-13

anatoly15

Exelent!

07-02-13

anatoly15

Very good!

07-02-13

aquilan

Very nice outcome :)

07-02-13

vler001

Beautiful colors.

07-02-13

aquilan

Lovely fracture...when I looking at it I feel like I see big model of rose - not an enlargement of natural size of rose :)

07-02-13

vler001

Nice composition of colors!

07-02-13

aquilan

Perfect sharpness at f/5.6 :)

07-02-13

aquilan

...was it just after a rain or just before? (Stormy skies and lighting are usually very interesting)

07-02-13

vler001

Great!!!

07-02-13

vler001

Very good work!!!

07-02-13

donuss

Great colors and contrast. Donat

07-02-13

rbeesonjr

Ditto!!! Composition/Lighting/& picture perfect Mood!!! Well Done!!

07-02-13

draniki

Thank you, anatoly15.

07-02-13

draniki

Thank you, anatoly15.

07-01-13

anatoly15

It is success! Thanks.

07-01-13

anatoly15

Very nice ! Thanks.

07-01-13

anatoly15

Exelent image ! Sincerely, Anatoly

07-01-13

draniki

Thanks aquilan.

07-01-13

draniki

Thanks aquilan.

07-01-13

draniki

Thanks aquilan.

07-01-13

aquilan

I like the dynamic range and light colours here :)

07-01-13

draniki

Thank you very much, stickan1. Let me remind everyone that I made shots in Long Island Aquarium, NY.

07-01-13

zeissy

The grey tones are just fabulous as is the detail. Great processing Steve!

07-01-13

zeissy

that's so much fun!

07-01-13

zeissy

Beautiful soft delicacy and such great tones

07-01-13

zeissy

Wonderful glowing light ~

07-01-13

stickan1

The two bridges in parallel gives an interesting composition!

07-01-13

stickan1

Great macro work in this and all the other images that you have posted!

07-01-13

rick perry

Thanks Steve. I really am enjoying the Nex 7- 32mm Touit combination. Regards, Rick

07-01-13

rbeesonjr

Cats Rule/So do you!!! Well Done!!

07-01-13

bajanexile

Nice night capture. Steve

07-01-13

bajanexile

Top shot. Steve

07-01-13

bajanexile

Top shot Rick. Wonderful detail and colour reproduction. Steve

07-01-13

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06-30-13

canicuss

The blues are stunning, interesting composition.

06-30-13

rick perry

Wojciech, Thanks for noticing. I don't know what Zeiss does to get the "Zeiss Look" - but it works for me. Rick

06-30-13

aquilan

Impressing image, I always believed that rear group of elements were put there for macro mode :) Enlarged flower looks the best - this color, DoF and sharpness - truly exceptional (IMHO).

06-30-13

JT

wow is all i can say :)

06-30-13

anatoly15

I love colors of the image. Thanks.

06-30-13

rick perry

Philippe, That is amusing Philippe - you are one of the ones that got me into Zeiss in the first place (And I thank you). It seems to be a Fantastic lens - albeit auto focus is a bit distracting. Rick

06-30-13

rick perry

Philippe, Thanks - I am really starting to like the Touit 32mm - wonderfully sharp and fantastic color. I have found it best to use as a manual focus lens. Regards, Rick

06-30-13

philber

Lovely colours, great composition, what's not to love?

06-30-13

philber

Naughty, naughty Rick! Such a gorgeous picture makes me want a Touit! Congratulations!

06-30-13

geirykristiansen

This is really cool! Nicely done!

06-30-13

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting Dalton. Best regards Steve

06-30-13

geirykristiansen

Stunning!

06-30-13

dalth500

The image has an interesting one dimensional feel to it

06-30-13

dalth500

Nicely composed and good use of this focal length

06-30-13

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting Joe.

06-29-13

macboy

Hi Mike Use ND8 filter....

06-29-13

nomad

Thank you sir. Bahrain has an interesting atmospheric mix of high humidity, dust, sand and of course urban pollution. I saw very little blue sky the whole time I was there which made it feel somewhat otherworldly. I wish I had the opportunity to shoot more photos while I was there. Just the opposite from the crystal clear skies here in Colorado.

06-29-13

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06-29-13

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06-29-13

bajanexile

Thanks Philippe and Anatoly for leaving comments. Steve

06-28-13

lilia

Mood and light are perfect. Lovely, lovely photo! Lilia

06-28-13

anatoly15

Exelent and very interesting. Thanks.

06-28-13

anatoly15

Thanks for comments. Very interesting.

06-28-13

philber

Great detail and shadings, giving a lot character and atmosphere to this picture. Well done!

06-28-13

bajanexile

Thanks for leaving your comments. Steve

06-28-13

draniki

Thanks bajanexile. I photographed in Long Island Aquarium, where was ten days ago with my grandchildren. Tomorrow I'll add more photos from my collection of butterflies.

06-28-13

bajanexile

Lovely colours and I like the composition with the flower and butterfly across the diagonal. Steve

06-28-13

jeroen

Very Nice. Well done. Jeroen

06-28-13

jeroen

Thanks Lightcatcher, Andalusie in spring is very great! Jeroen

06-28-13

jeroen

Chile is a great destination. The only problem is that you have to decide where to go. Its too big to see it all. Have a great time there! Jeroen

06-28-13

jeroen

Thanks all, The Perito Moreno Glacier is one of only three Patagonian glaciers that is growing. The terminus of the Perito Moreno Glacier is 5 kilometres wide, with an average height of 74 m above the surface of the water of Lake Argentino, in Argentina. It has a total ice depth of 170 metres. Jeroen

06-28-13

jeroen

Thanks Lightcatcher, The Valle de la Luna is an area of the Atacama Desert which is said to look like the surface of the moon. Jeroen

06-28-13

jeroen

Thanks Lightcatcher, It's the Catedrales Marmol, El Chalten Chile. Jeroen

06-27-13

zeissy

Sublime, the tones and light capture are just wonderful!

06-27-13

zeissy

Superb light and tones....

06-27-13

zeissy

A stunner - thhe tones are just amazing!

06-27-13

draniki

Thanks davephan.

06-27-13

anatoly15

Exelent shot!

06-27-13

anatoly15

Absolutely beautiful!

06-27-13

anatoly15

Exelent atmosphere! Thanks.

06-27-13

vler001

Seems, that very funny duck, going to leave that picture now. Well done.

06-27-13

dalth500

Nicely done shot of an BC Icon - I remember when that sign said ESSO on it!!

06-27-13

zeissy

Such an amazing creature and great exposure Rainer!

06-27-13

opal

Lock at the bell, its hangs straight to the slant building construction!

06-27-13

dalth500

Thank you Merrill - I am always amazed with the subtle changes of light from one location to another - A strong breeze from the Mediterranean cleared the air and the sun was quite brilliant at mid-day in Barcelona when most of these were taken.

06-26-13

minoltazeiss

Awesome !!!

06-26-13

aquilan

It emphasizes the magnitude of organ's construction, I like composition and point of view :)

06-26-13

minoltazeiss

Thanks !!

06-26-13

wa-pno

cudowne - Wa-pno

06-26-13

draniki

Thanks damessenjah.

06-26-13

draniki

Thanks aquilan. The picture was taken before the rain. At times were glimpses of lightning, but I was not able to photograph them.

06-25-13

aquilan

Great HDR close-up :) I like the outcome

06-25-13

aquilan

Very good details, DoF is not limiting vision - it is only a fog. I like the the composition :)

06-25-13

rbeesonjr

Gorgeous Portrait n Black & White!!!

06-25-13

rbeesonjr

Wonderful Composition!!! Magnificent Colors w/ Gorgeous Boken!!! It really shows Zeiss at its Finest!!! Well Done!!!

06-25-13

anatoly15

Exelent! Thanks.

06-25-13

anatoly15

He was interested man. Very good. Thanks for shering.

06-25-13

anatoly15

Congratulations! It is great! Sincerely, Anatoly

06-25-13

anatoly15

Exelent! Very interesting poin of view. Thanks.

06-25-13

draniki

Thanks anatoly15.

06-25-13

anatoly15

Exelent! Thanks for sharing.

06-25-13

draniki

Thanks eastside mike. This is Central Park, Manhattan, NYC.

06-25-13

draniki

Thanks eao197 and lightcatcher. This is Central Park, Manhattan, NYC.

06-25-13

aquilan

Doesn't he remaind You a sculpture of Carl Zeiss? :)

06-25-13

aquilan

I like dynamic range of this photo. It also is very nice lighted, I almost smell this flowers.

06-25-13

aquilan

I like the performance of Your Vario-Sonnar 28-85 against strong light :) Mr Bismarck was a Great Human, this memorial is at least worth Him..

06-25-13

JT

Love sunsets. especially ocean ones. This is a great one too :)

06-24-13

yuriylux

Very impressive night shot is breathtaking!

06-24-13

aquilan

Very nice exposure and composition, I like it :)

06-24-13

anatoly15

Both shots are very good. Congratulations! Sincerely, Anatoly

06-24-13

anatoly15

Very interesting! Moon is great.

06-24-13

dalth500

Simple but effective composition - great work at controlling contrast and color fidelity

06-24-13

dariun

ISO 100 f9 1/100 sec Dario

06-24-13

dariun

ISO 100 f9 1/20 sec

06-24-13

merrill

Fabulous.

06-24-13

dalth500

Didn't want to change to a longer focal length lens in with the blowing fine sand but had to grab this shot

06-23-13

JT

Very nice. I like the crop you created here. Works very well for me.

06-23-13

JT

Beautiful. Looks like it is in motion. So, what is your verdict on the 135 compared to the 200 f2 ( besides the auto focus ) ?

06-23-13

JT

very serene. I feel relaxed when I view this.

06-23-13

anatoly15

Exelent detail. We can see design of column.

06-23-13

anatoly15

Congratulations!

06-23-13

merrill

Dalton - This Barcelona series is quite superb. There is something special about each one.

06-23-13

merrill

Wonderful light and shade.

06-23-13

jamesmd

Thanks ;-)

06-23-13

merrill

The eyes make this shot. I like it a lot.

06-23-13

anatoly15

Exelent! Very colorful. Thanks

06-23-13

anatoly15

Very interesting! Thanks.

06-23-13

anatoly15

Exelent atmosphere! Thanks.

06-22-13

airspeed

Thanks very much, Danny.

06-22-13

anatoly15

Exelent lighting atmosphere. Thanks.

06-22-13

walter2

Very nice dynamics and light in this picture. Love the motive!

06-22-13

airspeed

Thank you Dan.

06-21-13

aquilan

I tried my best to yield images with this difficult lens :) Very nice but quite difficult to use (for me). I need to find an workshop to attach filter thread to Distagon 4/18 of my Father :)

06-21-13

aquilan

Thanks for comments, Anatoly15 :)

06-21-13

anatoly15

Exelent! Congratulations! Sincerely Anatoly

06-21-13

anatoly15

Exelent portrait! Thanks.

06-21-13

rick perry

Wojciech, Thank you for your comment. Rick

06-20-13

minoltazeiss

Thanks Mike !

06-20-13

minoltazeiss

Epic !!!!

06-20-13

airspeed

Thanks Mike - I appreciate your comment.

06-20-13

airspeed

Thank you Leonardo and Diane for your kind comments.

06-20-13

airspeed

Thank you all very much Diane, Sol and Terry.

06-20-13

anatoly15

Very good! Thanks

06-20-13

aquilan

Very nice performance of Touit Planar 1.8/32...i like the composition too :)

06-20-13

philber

Congratulations on your Touit, Rick!!! It looks really nice indeed. I am supposed to get a 12mm early July.

06-20-13

bajanexile

Lovely shot Rick.

06-20-13

airspeed

Thank you, Leonardo - much appreciated.

06-19-13

airspeed

Thanks Mike - much appreciated.

06-19-13

wfzd

Well done!

06-19-13

nomad

Thank you Anatoly!

06-19-13

bajanexile

Nice POV.

06-19-13

bajanexile

Beautiful!

06-18-13

anatoly15

Exelent tonal perspective. Thanks for sharing.

06-18-13

anatoly15

Exelent atmosphere in color.

06-18-13

anatoly15

Nice, dreamy atmosphere. Thanks.

06-18-13

anatoly15

Very good photo! Thanks

06-18-13

lilia

Suggest you take another look in your backlog and send us another gem like this. Well done!

06-18-13

airspeed

Thank you very much, Terry.

06-18-13

pablotam

Thank you for your comment. I tried to take a photo of "Miami", the sun and the color pallet including the subject with different eyes. Zeiss lenses have an extra something... which I love.

06-18-13

friedeye

Love it, Jorge. Well worth posting.

06-18-13

mark_l

a great composition, combining two stories in one, excellent shot.

06-18-13

dalth500

This is the Palace at El Alhambra in Granada Spain - thanks for the nice comments

06-18-13

bajanexile

Lovely light Philippe.

06-18-13

draniki

Thanks eao197.

06-18-13

airspeed

Thanks very much, Jim. Sadly I no longer have the Zeiss 28, but yes – I think it's a fantastic lens.

06-17-13

JT

I like the mood this photo sets. Makes me want to be there.

06-17-13

friedeye

Sweet post. Like all of them. Especially this one. Sensational. Great eye, Michael. And don't you love this lens? The more I use it the more I like it. Go Zeiss 28.

06-17-13

JT

Where was this taken?

06-17-13

anatoly15

Exelent! Thanks.

06-17-13

anatoly15

Exelent! Congratulations. Anatoly

06-17-13

anatoly15

Very good lighting and composition.

06-17-13

anatoly15

Exelent lighting!

06-17-13

airspeed

Beautiful, soulful image, Jim.

06-17-13

philber

Another absolute classic, Dalton!

06-17-13

philber

Great pic, Dalton!

06-17-13

dalth500

Looks like a movie set - great composition and lighting!!

06-17-13

chmod

Conurus modification

06-17-13

chmod

Conurus modification

06-17-13

bajanexile

Nice image. Steve

06-17-13

bajanexile

Thanks Philippe and Joey for leaving your comments. Best regards Steve

06-17-13

stimp

I totally agree with you.

06-16-13

philber

Another fine example of Watsonian art! Feeling irrelevant doesn't mean that your pictures aren't important in spreading the word about this gorgeous cathedral around the world...

06-16-13

anatoly15

I love atmosphere! Sincerely, Anatoly

06-16-13

anatoly15

Exelent! Success. Thanks.

06-16-13

anatoly15

Congratulations! Super. Thanks.

06-16-13

bajanexile

Love the light in this one Philippe. Best regards Steve

06-16-13

ronny olsson

Great shot :)

06-16-13

ronny olsson

Great flower shot :)

06-16-13

ronny olsson

Great shot.. Like the fog :)

06-16-13

ronny olsson

Great shot.. like the comp and light :)

06-16-13

italy74

Wow what a contrast! Beautiful !

06-16-13

ronny olsson

Thanks everyone :)

06-16-13

italy74

Lol while I'm used to stop down this lens, i never cease to wonder every time i see it being properly used near wide open.

06-16-13

italy74

Gorgeous, bravo!

06-16-13

italy74

Pablo, bravo! I also love 35/2 and 50/2 for their pop colors and excellent detail rendition. The mix of all of them render a truly sunny and beautiful image to look at !

06-16-13

dvg

I keep coming back to this cooking session. The atmosphere of this photo is steering my feelings just like somebody's steering the ingredients in a pot. An excellent photo Jim, simply excellent. Dimitris V. Georgopoulos, Athens, Greece. P.S: Are Bruce Davidson and Joel Meyerowitz some of your favourite photographers?

06-16-13

pr_aero

What a shot!

06-16-13

bluriet

Superb !

06-16-13

anatoly15

Exelent! Thanks.

06-15-13

akul

Wow, great composition

06-15-13

akul

Hi Ronny, So good to see you here. Thank you !!

06-15-13

eao197

@anatoly15 Thanks!

06-15-13

philber

Thanks Anatoly, Steve!

06-15-13

philber

Thanks Anatoly!

06-15-13

philber

Thanks Rick, Nomad!

06-15-13

nomad

Agreed, nice lighting and shadow detail too!

06-15-13

bajanexile

Thanks Philippe. Best regards Steve

06-15-13

JT

Great moment! Well done.

06-15-13

anatoly15

It is exelent test. Thanks for sharing.

06-15-13

anatoly15

Exelent! Congratulations! Anatoly

06-15-13

anatoly15

Very good! Thanks

06-15-13

anatoly15

Exelent landscape. Thanks.

06-15-13

rick perry

A wonderful shot Philippe - well done. Rick

06-15-13

philber

Another fine example of Watsonian excellence! And hand-held, too!

06-15-13

philber

Thanks, Aquilan, Steve! Kind words are always most welcome!

06-15-13

bajanexile

Thanks for leaving your comments Jorge, Joe and Anatoly. Best regards Steve

06-15-13

bajanexile

Inhospitable looking environment. Steve

06-15-13

bajanexile

Wpnderful light and a nice composition Philippe. Regards Steve

06-15-13

pr_aero

Very beautiful inded

06-14-13

aquilan

Nice lighting, especially on starboard :)

06-14-13

philber

Thanks, Carol, Donat, Lilia, Anatoly. Much appreciated!

06-14-13

philber

Love the cllarity of your set, Rick!

06-14-13

anatoly15

Very impressive atmosphere! Thanks.

06-14-13

anatoly15

Exelent! Thanks.

06-14-13

JT

Steve, your work is amazing. I can only imagine the effort you put in to get such fantastic results from exposure, dynamics, distortion control etc ... Simly amazing!

06-14-13

lilia

Like the silhouettes and setting.

06-14-13

bajanexile

Thanks for your comments Philippe, they are much appreciated. Best regards Steve

06-14-13

philber

Another cracker of a shot, Steve! Astounding!

06-14-13

bajanexile

Thank you all for leaving comments. Steve

06-14-13

italy74

I'd say as usual on pale skin and green background Zeiss lenses excel . Bella !

06-14-13

philber

Thanks, Carol, Steve, Jorge!

06-14-13

rhd

It is very nicely composed and the tonal depth is very good. The existence of accessible tools to render the vision is a very gratifying development for all photographers. You have taken very good advantage of the new tools.

06-13-13

JT

This is strange. This looks like such a cold miserable place. However, when I look at this picture, I just want to be there. Excellent shot!

06-13-13

JT

Another work of art! Amazing!

06-13-13

kanzer16

Beautiful work and reflection, I really like the framing of the shot and the final edition in B & N.

06-13-13

philber

Steve, even by your very high standards, this one shines. Awesome is the word that comes to mind. The amount of care and dedication you bring to shooting and post-processing really pays off! Though, if I look at the water's edge through the arches, I get a feeling that it might lean very slightly to the left. Optical illusion?

06-13-13

italy74

Ciao Lilia, actually he already knows how to shoot and recock the shutter, however neck strap is a different story.. No problem for the camera, it is already damaged but he has already let it fall on His feet, this is a lesson he will have to learn sooner or later !!

06-13-13

lilia

Great expression, wonderful photo. Foot doesn't matter, what is important is showing. Please....get him accustomed to putting the strap around the neck, otherwise you will not have that camera for very long. No excuses! Saluti, Lilia

06-13-13

italy74

Yea I know I cut his right foot but couldn't I take this pic ?

06-13-13

rhd

I earlier posted a similar image made with a Sony a900, 135 ZA 1.8.

06-13-13

italy74

Congratulations, pureness of colors and the whole image is superb.

06-13-13

bajanexile

Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment, it is much appreciated. Regards Steve

06-13-13

bajanexile

Like like this. Great shot. Steve

06-13-13

anatoly15

Very good image. A lot of work. Thanks.

06-12-13

nomad

Thank you Anatoly, It's a pretty bad fire but no loss of life so far. Unfortunately many homes have been lost though.

06-12-13

anatoly15

Very interesting image. I hope for the best. Sincerely Anatoly

06-11-13

JT

Had to comment again. I really like this one.

06-11-13

JT

Beautiful B&W. Well done!

06-11-13

draniki

Thanks aquilan.

06-11-13

aquilan

Great fidelity and reproduction ratio :)

06-11-13

merrill

Great composition and light.

06-11-13

JT

This is truly wonderful. The tones and light is perfect.

06-11-13

draniki

Thanks joecan.

06-11-13

mbwhite

Thanks for your comments. The 24mm Zeiss lens is an excellent companion to the Nex 7.

06-10-13

jamesmd

Thanks ;-) , yes , it is a superv lens .

06-10-13

JT

wonderful composition. needless to say, the 135 is an amazing performer and clearly visible here.

06-10-13

rick perry

Maribeth, A wonderful shot - color and compostion are flawless. Rick

06-10-13

pr_aero

Thanks dalth500. Well, I knew from my D700 years, that 6400 "could" be used in similar situations - only the D800E behaves like one stop better, (12800) and often I dont do any NR with the D800E at all, even this high. Above do have some NR to it in LR, as its a 2900x4400 crop. Somehow the "APO" tag on Zeiss & Leica seems to me to reduce noise relatively to other fine lenses, when really low on light... /Peter René

06-10-13

stickan1

Nice framing and an extra plus for the fog that gives a fine mood to your image.

06-10-13

minoltazeiss

Thanks!!

06-10-13

minoltazeiss

Indeed

06-10-13

saber

Really shows-off the fantastic resolution of the 800E

06-10-13

dalth500

Great composition and technical execution

06-09-13

dalth500

The optical quality of the 135mm clearly succeeds in delivering a very usable image even with an extremely high ISO setting - well done ! I have never had the courage to use ISO over 2400 - I might give it a try now!!

06-09-13

dalth500

Careful not to get the new lens wet!! Nice atmosphere on this image.

06-09-13

JT

Amazing! Makes me really appreciate living here :) With that 800E you can probably afford to crop all you want. This is an awesome picture. I would love to see it cropped with only the first boulders near the top.

06-09-13

anatoly15

Very good mountain landscape. I spend a lot of time in central Asia. Thanks.

06-08-13

zeissy

Beautiful!

06-08-13

lilia

Wonderful expression!

06-08-13

bajanexile

Lovely POV/composition. Steve

06-08-13

nomad

Thanks guys!

06-08-13

pr_aero

Well done sir! Regards Peter René

06-08-13

unicomichael

I enjoy the light here, what about if one of the grass heads was in the plane of focus too? Wind can prove tricky, eh? Thanks

06-08-13

jeroen

Hi Lilia, Thanks, Andalusie is great! Looking foreward to some NYC pictures of you! Jeroen

06-08-13

ronny olsson

Nice shot and good color :)

06-08-13

ronny olsson

Like it .. Great light and colors

06-08-13

ronny olsson

Great shot !! fine details and lines

06-07-13

opal

Lovely, but a little bit stiff!

06-07-13

opal

Nice!

06-07-13

anatoly15

Very good color and tonal perspective! Sincerely Anatoly

06-07-13

anatoly15

I like both. Very well done. Sincerely, Anatoly

06-06-13

lilia

Absolutely adorable expression. Merveilleux! Lilia

06-06-13

anatoly15

Exelent! Thanks.

06-06-13

dalth500

Flowers are always a draw for photographers and they are very beautiful to the eye like a sunset but can be challenging to come up with something that is beyond a botanists text book photo - I like how you have balanced the bokeh along with the green foliage with the design elements and color of the flower itself - the shadows in the internal parts of the flower are captured well ! Good work!

06-06-13

dalth500

Almost looks computer generated!!

06-06-13

jamesmd

Agree , great !

06-06-13

lilia

This series is so beautiful. Enjoy yourselves! Best wishes, Lilia

06-06-13

jamesmd

Thanks , at first I think I was the only one on all the web , very scary ! Everyone looking at my shots !! :-):-):-)

06-06-13

jamesmd

Thanks ;-)

06-06-13

jamesmd

Love this lens ;-)

06-06-13

jamesmd

Thanks , I was driving home on my bike thinking of doing this shot , it is strange , but I thought it would work , finally it was better with some shadow on one of the sides . And this is what I finally chose . ;-)

06-06-13

jamesmd

Thanks ;-)

06-06-13

dalth500

Wonderful use of perspective and DOF !

06-06-13

jeroen

Great DOF. Jeroen.

06-06-13

jeroen

Nice!

06-06-13

saber

Thanks for the comments. I set out to photograph just a flower when the hummingbird and Bee decided to join in.

06-06-13

draniki

Thanks joecan.

06-06-13

ronny olsson

Great shot James :)

06-06-13

ronny olsson

Great shot Luka :)

06-06-13

ronny olsson

Wow ! Great shot ..nice landscape

06-06-13

ronny olsson

Great street shot.. love it ! Ronny //

06-05-13

dalth500

That is an amazing capture - you can almost read the bee's license plate number!!

06-05-13

dalth500

Great portrait - it is wonderful to see the 135 APO now in more photographer's hands I am looking forward to more interesting work from you!

06-05-13

dalth500

I agree - this is and interesting composition and use of highlights

06-05-13

dalth500

Tripod or handheld?

06-05-13

dalth500

Perfect ensemble - well achieved on all levels!! Love the light on the foreground statue face!!!

06-05-13

anatoly15

Great! Thanks.

06-05-13

anatoly15

Exelent! Thanks

06-05-13

jamesmd

thanks sir ;-)

06-05-13

ronny olsson

Nice shot :)

06-05-13

soma

Hi thanks aquilan. There's a few more from that trip I'll put up using Zeiss lenses. For the stuff using the 300mm most of it was shot using a monopod (with the lens attached to the monopod and the camera hanging off the back of it) as it was quite heavy to be using hand held all the time :)

06-05-13

aquilan

You should know that this Sonnar is not for 'birding' :) Please don't be mad with this...I just couldn't hold my emotion with this photo, I like the outcome :)

06-05-13

aquilan

This agent is so tough :)

06-05-13

aquilan

I like colours and details :)

06-05-13

aquilan

Great shoot, it is unbelievable that You shot her with MF lens so close focused, even it was f/8 :)

06-05-13

ronny olsson

Thank you for the nice comment .. checked your photostream and the images I saw taken with 85P looks very good .. looks like you have no probelm with a focus Or do you mean wide open? Very good photostream :) Ronny //

06-05-13

JT

Wow. great 3D look from the 85. Nice separation from background and you focused it :) I can't focus with the 85 :(

06-05-13

saber

I agree that it needs some cropping to focus more on the subject. Even so it’s quite impressive for an action shot with an 85mm 1,4f.

06-05-13

ronny olsson

Wow ! Great shot Ronny //

06-05-13

ronny olsson

Great shot Ronny //

06-05-13

ronny olsson

Thanks :) Is my first post and thanks for the nice welcome :) Are some at Fred Miranda in zeiss and nikon MF threads Ronny / /

06-05-13

jamesmd

Great Ronny

06-05-13

opal

Nice Images! I would try to do more of these shots in a more cropped mode. I guess, your beauty German sheppard dog likes to play jumping of this tree.

06-04-13

dalth500

I have the 85 1.4 lens and this photo is a significant technical achievement because you captured a running dog's face (or is it a wolf?) with good focus within the len's extremely small DOF - well done !!

06-04-13

dalth500

Great use of the foreground RR trestle with the arches of the bridge

06-04-13

pr_aero

Thanks anatoly15 / pr

06-04-13

lilia

Lovely portrait.

06-04-13

anatoly15

Very good DOF and color! Thanks.

06-04-13

JT

Wonderful.

06-04-13

hasse58

Thank you for your comments, glad you like the picture :-)) / / Hasse

06-04-13

aquilan

Amazing series, You got good sharpness with nice bokeh..has You used a tripod? :)

06-04-13

lilia

Lovely scene with great vibrant colors.

06-04-13

pr_aero

Thank you mark_j for your comment, she actually do stand out like a fairy, very good describtion. /PR

06-04-13

mark_l

beautiful shot, the tonality works very well in a well chosen frame

06-04-13

mark_l

I prefer this one above the crop. She looks like a fairy between humans and it is that beauty that you captured very well.

06-03-13

JT

excellent. I love it!

06-03-13

JT

wow oh wow!

06-03-13

anatoly15

Exelent tonality, reflection, composition. Thanks.

06-03-13

aquilan

Nice to hear that You were at anime convention :) Maybe could You upload more of photos from there? Model on the left resembles me Shinku of Rozen Maiden, but I have not much clue about character, who inspired the 2nd Person of this photo.

06-03-13

JT

very stylish. looks like a painting.

06-03-13

draniki

Thanks Peter.

06-03-13

chriseeo

Beautiful, anyway.

06-03-13

chriseeo

Lovely.

06-03-13

pr_aero

Very nice indeed, again:) / Peter René

06-03-13

pr_aero

Nice composition sir /Peter René

06-03-13

pr_aero

Somehow you also manage to find some beautiful scenes, along with your technical skills:) Very very good work sir. /Peter René

06-03-13

adphotography.be

Très beau travail !!!!

06-03-13

adphotography.be

Fantastique !!!

06-03-13

anatoly15

Exelent color! Thanks

06-03-13

dalth500

Very nice contrast between the artificial and ambient light - but I wish there was a way to get rid of the yellow color of the high pressure sodium lights - great shot - it looks like the 135 is working well for you!!

06-02-13

dalth500

This was a very difficult photo to take - I was in the middle of a suspension bridge shooting down and had to time the exposure to avoid too much shake from the traffic passing by. I hope you are enjoying your 135!

06-02-13

anatoly15

I see a lot of light at night. We do not have as much. Good color. Thanks

06-02-13

lilia

Beautiful lady. Well done!

06-02-13

merrill

Beautiful shot.

06-02-13

dalth500

WOW - I really like this shot - the rain on the bridge cross member adds a fascinating foreground to this image

06-02-13

dalth500

The commonplace looks masterful with this lens!

06-02-13

anatoly15

Super! Congratulations. Sincerely, Anatoly

06-02-13

anatoly15

Exelent landscape! Thanks

06-02-13

dalth500

Masterful - well done!!

06-02-13

jeroen

+1 Jeroen

06-02-13

jeroen

Thanks Anatoly, The littel boat was taken the colors of the surroundings. Jeroen

06-02-13

jeroen

Thanks Joe.

06-02-13

pr_aero

Thanks cobra. The "look" I think is pretty close to my D700, only I can crop more, do a step more ISO. Also somehow to me, the D800E looks to have smaller DOF, well most likely due to twisted or bad memory..:)

06-02-13

pr_aero

Thanks lightcatcher, yes they were truly happy, end of highschool:)

06-02-13

pr_aero

Fantastic shot!!, Very nice indeed

06-02-13

anatoly15

Very good! Thanks.

06-02-13

italy74

Ciao Cobra thanks twice for your lines. As i wrote in a previous comment, this was not a private shooting but a semi-public workshop and I had to manage taking pics amidst other photographers which were all using super-duper machine guns (af zooms) and were crowded around the model. Actually in this last shot I decided to rotate the effective image to make it more dynamic. While you're right, this is the best I could do at that moment, so please bear with me ! (valid also for the other shot!)

06-02-13

jeroen

Wel done! Jeroen

06-02-13

jeroen

Nice angle.

06-01-13

kanzer16

Thank you very much for your comment, donuss.

06-01-13

dalth500

WOW - you got a new lens!!! Great work sir!!

06-01-13

anatoly15

Exelent photo! A lot of effort. Beautiful at the end. Sincerely, Anatoly

06-01-13

anatoly15

Iteresting color. I can feel atmosphere. Thanks.

06-01-13

cobra

nice shot but i can,t see the eyes very good and that,s what gives a wow factor i would crop it more above her head because er is a lot of green now but your model is important.you also can use a golden umbrella for flash so the skintones are more nicer than. But this is what i should do, it.s still your picture!

06-01-13

lilia

Very pretty landscape. Nice to see it in b&w.

06-01-13

lilia

Superb !

06-01-13

cobra

nice portretshot but use the strengt of de 100 mm planar and shoot at max f4 so you isolate your model from the background.i like her and not the brickwall behind her.

06-01-13

cobra

very nice picture, amazing iso and softness. but the 800e en CZ are a very good combination.

06-01-13

cobra

nice picture of a natural beauty. lovely bokeh, have the same 100mm planar and it,s a great lens!

06-01-13

jeroen

Great shot. Jeroen

06-01-13

jeroen

Hi Donat, Thanks. It's the Catedral de Santa María de la Sede,Seville Spain. This is the largest Gothic cathedral and the third-largest church in the world. Jeroen

06-01-13

donuss

Great light where is this? Donat

06-01-13

rick perry

Great shot Wouter! Rick

06-01-13

jeroen

Hi Merrill, thanks for the comment. This shot is from the Alhambra the Granade, Spain. The Alhambra, an abbreviation of the Arabic: Qal’at al-Hamra, or red fort, was built by the Nasrid Dynasty (1232-1492)—the last Muslims to rule in Spain. Jeroen

06-01-13

merrill

I like this series a lot. Where were they taken?

06-01-13

airspeed

Beautiful light and mood.

06-01-13

airspeed

I love the red + red, Jim - nicely seen and captured.

05-31-13

pr_aero

Thanks anatoly15, I didnt thougt this was possible a few years back, ISO 12800, F2, 1/40, thats actually not much light. The serie from this evening are almost all soft, due to handheld this low with no support option, but I really do prefer them relative to using flash. /pr /pr

05-31-13

pr_aero

Thank you rbfresno, yes the crops actually durable are almost as having some extra REAL focal. /PR

05-31-13

rbfresno

Nicely done (and I like the person on the track!)

05-31-13

rbfresno

Great Job. Voted! 10/10

05-31-13

rbfresno

Very nice crop and B/W conversion! I also appreciate how the 135/2 often allows me to crop and still maintain good image quality (despite knowing that the camera's sensor and pixel density is also important).

05-31-13

jeroen

Thanks Anatoly, Spring in Portugal is amazing. Jeroen

05-31-13

anatoly15

Very well in color. Thanks

05-31-13

draniki

Thanks aquilan. I like this picture too.

05-31-13

aquilan

Great shades and light :)

05-30-13

dalth500

Makes me want to get out my knitting needles and make a sweater!! Great composition as always sir!

05-30-13

aquilan

It looks possessively old :)

05-30-13

anatoly15

Exelent portrait. Impressive technically too. Thanks

05-30-13

jeroen

Thanks Aquilan, It's the Chapel of Bartolome, Cordoba. Jeroen

05-30-13

jeroen

+1! Jeroen

05-30-13

jeroen

Missed it the first time! Very good one, like to go there once in wintertime. Jeroen

05-30-13

jeroen

Thanks Anatoly, This is El Banuelo de Granada. The baths are undoubtedly the oldest and best-preserved Arab baths in Spain, and the oldest work of Muslim Granada. Jeroen

05-30-13

jeroen

Thanks Antoly, This is the wine cellar is from 1902 and is easily recognized by the painting of "The Cordoba Woman" that Julio Romero de Torres painted in homage to the label back in 1930. Jeroen

05-30-13

jeroen

Hi Anatoly, This are the Royal Stables in Cordoba., They were founded in the year 1570. Jeroen.

05-30-13

jeroen

Hi lilia, If you ever go to Spain, don't miss the Alhambra in Granada. (The Alhambra, an abbreviation of the Arabic: Qal’at al-Hamra, or red fort, was built by the Nasrid Dynasty (1232-1492)—the last Muslims to rule in Spain.) Jeroen

05-30-13

jeroen

Thanks. Jeroen

05-30-13

jeroen

Thanks for sharing. Jeroen

05-30-13

jeroen

+1 Anthony sais it right! Jeroen

05-30-13

draniki

Thanks aquilan.

05-30-13

draniki

OK, I changed properties lens. Thanks.

05-29-13

aquilan

I believe You should choice unified Zx Makro-Planar for this photo (I haven't find ZK lens line anymore in lens properties).

05-29-13

friedeye

Terrific.

05-29-13

friedeye

I love your photos, Setyadi. This is terrific.

05-29-13

zeissy

Its great; such wonderful retro character!

05-29-13

zeissy

Amazing Steve! Its 3 dimensional...

05-29-13

zeissy

Love this image!

05-29-13

zeissy

Your portrait work is very artistic and inspired, this one has a timeless feel....

05-29-13

zeissy

wonderful imaginative composition and great bw tones Donat!

05-29-13

zeissy

Love those crazy lines on the left side of the rocks...

05-29-13

zeissy

Sublime....

05-29-13

zeissy

Thanks very much Anatoly, Lilia and Aquilan! Carol

05-29-13

lilia

Beautifully captured!

05-29-13

anatoly15

Congratulations! Incredible! Super! Sincerely Anatoly

05-29-13

anatoly15

Very good! Thanks

05-29-13

anatoly15

Simply buitiful! Thanks

05-29-13

anatoly15

Exelent! Thanks

05-29-13

lilia

Exquisitely captured!

05-29-13

zeissy

Such a magnificent scene from your pov.... nice lines and curves and good camera work!

05-29-13

zeissy

Wonderful flowing shapes and tones

05-29-13

zeissy

Superb light and tones!

05-29-13

zeissy

the tones are gorgeous Philippe! Feels like a lost world...

05-29-13

draniki

Thanks aquilan. It's Carl Zeiss 50mm/2 ZK for Pentax. Still not in the list of lenses for Pentax.

05-29-13

aquilan

I like the DoF, many makro-photos has a problem with too low DoF but here it looks very natural and interesting :)

05-29-13

aquilan

Innovative perspective, I like this paper DoF...very nice composition :)

05-29-13

aquilan

Amazing whether and colours...i like the details and mood :)

05-29-13

lilia

Beautiful macro work!

05-29-13

jeroen

Hi Rick, Thanks or the comment. The 21 is a very, very good lens. Some more comming. Jeroen

05-29-13

igor

Excellent work +++

05-29-13

igor

Excellent work +++

05-29-13

igor

Excellent work +++

05-29-13

rick perry

Steve, As always - a wonderfully detailed shot - it needs to be blown up large! Rick

05-29-13

rick perry

Jeroen, This entire series is wonderful. Great use of the wide angle 21mm Zeiss - well done and thanks for sharing. Rick

05-29-13

bajanexile

Like this image Philippe. Regards Steve

05-29-13

anatoly15

Exelent! Thanks.

05-29-13

JT

Philippe, you always amaze me with your travel pics. You should be working for National Geographic :)

05-29-13

canicuss

Those clouds are spectacular, overall a very stunning work.

05-28-13

JT

Wow. Vivid landscape. Beautiful.

05-28-13

draniki

Thanks vler001.

05-28-13

italy74

Thanks let me explain something, valid also for the other pics. Unfortunately it was NOT a private shooting where I could have worked alone with all the time and the space around me. It was a workshop and other photographers with full of AF rifle-gun zooms were buzzing around her and since she was moving as well, I needed to have a safe depth of field where to take the pic, especially because she was just a few meters from me. Besides, some of the pics you see are crops of larger pics. This is also the reason why I took other topless pics with a much longer telephoto, an old Tamron SP 300/5.6 (mostly at f/11 or f/16) just because there were too many people around her and I could take pics from a farther distance. If you want to give a peek to the whole gallery, here's the link > http://italy74.smugmug.com/ALLTHEREST/Fashion/Selezione-Indy/29646246_pG6zDS - enjoy !

05-28-13

italy74

Actually this was one of the most cropped pics.

05-28-13

italy74

Thanks let me explain something, valid also for the other pics. Unfortunately it was NOT a private shooting where I could have worked alone with all the time and the space around me. It was a workshop and other photographers with full of AF rifle-gun zooms were buzzing around her and since she was moving as well, I needed to have a safe depth of field where to take the pic, especially because she was just a few meters from me. Besides, some of the pics you see are crops of larger pics. This is also the reason why I took other topless pics with a much longer telephoto, an old Tamron SP 300/5.6 (mostly at f/11 or f/16) just because there were too many people around her and I could take pics from a farther distance. If you want to give a peek to the whole gallery, here's the link > http://italy74.smugmug.com/ALLTHEREST/Fashion/Selezione-Indy/29646246_pG6zDS - enjoy !

05-28-13

draniki

Thanks lightcatcher.

05-28-13

adphotography.be

Congratulations !!!

05-28-13

opal

Nice nude scene, sorry, but the background with house is for me an absolutely no go in this image!

05-27-13

anatoly15

Very good portrait. Thanks.

05-27-13

aquilan

very nice dynamic, it is a great series for me :)

05-27-13

dalth500

Great color fidelity

05-27-13

anatoly15

Exelent! Both version are very well done. Thanks.

05-27-13

anatoly15

Great light! Classic landscape. Sincerely, Anatoly

05-27-13

anatoly15

Congratulations! Love the road to infinity. Exact geometry, rusr, old grey wood and women. Sincerely Anatoly

05-27-13

anatoly15

Exelent!

05-27-13

chriseeo

Excellent. The color beautiful. Seems the Zeiss lenses couple with Nikon sensors very well.

05-27-13

yuriylux

Thank you very much focus and dalth500, for your comment. Yuri.

05-27-13

draniki

Carl Zeiss 50mm/2 ZK-mount for Pentax. In the list of lenses ZK not available on this site. Thanks aquilan.

05-26-13

dalth500

Thanks Yuri - The Red Barn is one of the iconic American agricultural symbols - at first I thought about a "straight" beauty shot of the red barn but the utility pole and sky seemed to tell a much larger story - thanks to seeing it the same way. Many people grew up in this kind of rural setting - utility poles and wires included!!

05-26-13

yuriylux

Photo is of Association with childhood-poles, wires, houses. And even the night sky with rain clouds, too, reminiscence of childhood. The shadow at the bottom of the picture is quite appropriate, if it is removed, the lost beauty of the composition. Good thing you did not remove distortion, in this case, it creates drama. Technically performed brilliantly. My respect, Yuri.

05-26-13

aquilan

What lens did You use to take this photo?

05-26-13

aquilan

I like the topic and selective focus here :)

05-26-13

friedeye

Like this one better.

05-26-13

dalth500

The detail of this insects structure is amazing in this photo - well executed sir!

05-26-13

JT

Great shot and processing. If anything I would try to bring out shadow deatil on the people in the carts.

05-26-13

dalth500

I agree with Anatoly - this is a very interesting composition - a contrasting shot without people in the foreground (probably very difficult to achieve) would be very interesting as well - good job on this!

05-26-13

dalth500

You are correct Aquilan - I thin the combination of the Zeiss and NIkon D800e is without comparison when it comes to this kind of shooting situation - I have found each of the Zeiss lens have their own "personality" and they each take a long time to get accustomed to their strengths and their weakness. The 21 is challenging in wide landscape shots - in this case there is no strong anchoring visual element in the foreground so the eye needs to be satisfied looking at color and form in the rest of the composition - thank you for you kind comments

05-26-13

anatoly15

Exelent! 3 D in wood. Great color.

05-26-13

anatoly15

Super! Definitely "classic" landscape. Long time ago you did photo with 35mm approximately from same spot. I made comemt: I wish you have 135mm. Dream come true. Sincerely Anatoly

05-26-13

stickan1

Really nice light!

05-26-13

stickan1

Nice mix between movement and sharpness!

05-26-13

yuriylux

Simply and tastefully!

05-26-13

aquilan

Breath taking landscape :) it's great combination of 800E sensor and Distagon 2.8/21. Very nice colours, loverly tones and this sharpness..

05-25-13

aquilan

Very impressive :)

05-25-13

anatoly15

Beautiful color!

05-25-13

anatoly15

Very interesting image! Thank you!

05-25-13

shtarka1

Great Shot!

05-25-13

gregg

Thank you all. If you're interested in canyon's pics you can check them out on my flickr page. I took most of them with Nikon or Zeiss lenses. http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregoryboratyn/

05-25-13

damessenjah

Sounds like some stiff arms as well. At least it wasn't a hardtail.

05-25-13

anatoly15

Color Super! Thanks

05-25-13

lilia

Wonderful view and colors.

05-25-13

lilia

Beautifully done!

05-25-13

mark_l

fragile, beautiful light

05-24-13

lilia

Spectacular !

05-24-13

redskeeter

Awesome scene - beautifully captured!

05-24-13

anatoly15

Nice color. Interesting subject. Thanks.

05-24-13

anatoly15

Exelent . DOF works great. Thanks.

05-24-13

JT

Wow. This is beautiful. Love what you did here with the colors!

05-24-13

chriseeo

A very impressive and qualitative photo. Congratulations.

05-24-13

anatoly15

Exelent photography. Impressive color. Thanks

05-23-13

baz

A picture that holds your gaze as you search for more and more detail, it's a great snap. Baz

05-23-13

lilia

Kind, sweet face that has experienced pain and misery.

05-23-13

aquilan

I like it too :) amazing details and tonality's gradient

05-23-13

aquilan

Thanks Lilia..very much

05-23-13

draniki

Thanks shtarka1 and nrb.

05-23-13

rashed

This place in UAE - western Region - Liwa

05-23-13

dalth500

Good job!! Love the tonal scale and composition - where is this place at?

05-23-13

anatoly15

Exelent image. Interesting subject & tonality. Thanks.

05-22-13

opal

YES Sir, I like this portrait!

05-22-13

dalth500

I heard about the train collision in Connecticut - good opportunity to take some shots on the tracks while the trains are stopped!! We don't have much passenger service here in Oregon mostly 100 car freight trains carrying ocean containers and bulk grain

05-22-13

lilia

I like all the different shades of green. So lovely!

05-22-13

crisg0112

you the man!

05-22-13

anatoly15

Very good! I am recognize bilding. Good location.We have train accident. Temporary traffic was stop. I live approximately 15 miles from accident was happen. Sincerely, Anatoly

05-22-13

anatoly15

Great photo! Interesting location, color with atmosphere. Thanks

05-22-13

koolbeep

whew.. thanks for adding this in the Hall of Fame ^_^v appreciate it a lot...

05-22-13

opal

Perfect!

05-22-13

anatoly15

Very impressive! Color atmosphere is excellent. Thanks

05-22-13

rhd

Very nice. Composition with clouds drawing the viewer into the outcrop in the sea is very well done.

05-22-13

dalth500

This is an amazing photographic achievement - I love the color palette and the overall composition that juxtaposes the streetlights of the city with the surrounding hills as night falls on the small town - wonderful - I want to join Minoltazeiss and move there too!!

05-22-13

dalth500

You are correct about the signal noise in the shadow areas - this was shot at the limits of the sensor's abilities to collect light - I actually was a bit hesitant to post it because of the quality issues but I really liked the stars in the river and the overall composition the poor shadow detail notwithstanding

05-22-13

aquilan

I like mood here but charm is little fading out then You enlarge it due to unmanned noise and low DoF at center of composition with f/3.5.

05-22-13

aquilan

The composition here resembles postcard-one type for me but the outcome is many folds better than any postcard. It's very crisp and symbolic one...

05-21-13

aquilan

Thanks for Your kind comments: Anatoly15, Dalth500, Nomad and Lilia :) I carry my tripod only on special occasion and I take my camera with me all times when I leave home. Shutter speed of 1/60 doesn't legitimate to use a tripod with focal length of 55mm but some people teach us that it helps to compose better. I don't follow their guidelines for using tripods. (to summarize, I didn't use tripod to take this photo).

05-21-13

anatoly15

Very good! It has color atmosphere. Buitifull! Thanks

05-21-13

anatoly15

Exelent balance of lights! Definitely success. Sincerely, Anatoly

05-21-13

anatoly15

Exelent atmosphere. You feel the air. Thanks

05-21-13

dalth500

Dramatic!

05-21-13

dalth500

Subtle color detail - hand held or tripod?

05-21-13

dalth500

Best viewed in full size to see the detail along the beach - Oregon is a beautiful place and the clouds were breaking just as I took this image

05-21-13

nomad

Love the color and shadow detail!

05-21-13

lilia

Powerful image.

05-21-13

lilia

Extremely beautiful! Regards, Lilia

05-21-13

chriseeo

Nice!

05-21-13

anatoly15

Very good! Thanks

05-21-13

anatoly15

Exelent! Thanks

05-21-13

donuss

A great perspective i like the reflections in the Tower from the sky. Donat

05-21-13

dalth500

This series (and this image in particular) has the "look" of a WWII war correspondent photo journalist - the images fit right into the recreation of the 1940s and look like they are from the pages of Life Magazine - nicely done. Feels like a time machine has been made available here... I hope this is a recreation and not an actual NATO exercise !!

05-21-13

dalth500

This is a marvelous cityscape that evokes the memory of Gainsborough in both composition and the use of the clouds - I might have post processed it with a bit more shadow (less detail) in the foreground and denser clouds as predicate to the stunning architecture of the museum and and people walking the grounds. You can get lost in this image and it is an amazing example of the towering optical excellence of Zeiss lenses and the Sony sensor - Well done Sir!!

05-20-13

stimp

Perfect.

05-20-13

yuriylux

Thank you Carol!

05-20-13

zeissy

Such wonderful tones and clarity, and the bokeh really works to separate the background

05-20-13

zeissy

such wonderful surrealism

05-20-13

zeissy

Excellent portrait!

05-20-13

dalth500

I don't like the full moon - it prevents Astrophotography of faint objects like the Milky way - but I should utilize it for lighting of landscapes or architecture

05-20-13

anatoly15

Very good balance! May 24 will be full moon. Thanks

05-20-13

anatoly15

Exelent! Nice sample for 135mm

05-20-13

anatoly15

The best ! Super! Thanks

05-20-13

anatoly15

Very good photo. Thanks.

05-20-13

JT

Very nice. I can't wait to go there and try to mimic this :)

05-20-13

babnb

These "pink" areas are "hot spots" that some lenses are fairly prone to, especially when shooting IR.

05-20-13

dalth500

I am curious about the slight pink shading in the center of this and two other images - were you using a ND filter that caused the effect?

05-20-13

JT

Love the contrast here.

05-19-13

zeissy

This is so very dramatic and wonderfully artistic...

05-19-13

vler001

Very accurate processing of photos. Well done.

05-19-13

vler001

Nice, I feel coolness!!

05-19-13

aquilan

I like this portrait, it is very warm and it is still well composed.

05-19-13

JT

Great work. Love it!

05-19-13

anatoly15

I agree with previous comment. It was photography before 135mm. Nice atmosphere. Sincerely, Anatoly

05-19-13

yuriylux

Beautiful color palette!

05-19-13

dalth500

Similar to the approach Anatoly uses inside - great use of the 15mm angle of view

05-18-13

yuriylux

Thank you very much dalth500, anatoly15, bajanexile, for your kind words. Yuri

05-18-13

bajanexile

Lovely Portrait. Steve

05-18-13

anatoly15

Exelent portrait! Thanks

05-18-13

dalth500

Wonderful composition and capturing the moment - did you use a split tobacco colored filter to achieve the sunset color or was this natural?

05-18-13

JT

One of my favorites. This is classic looking from model to style. Well done. Please share some more.

05-18-13

dalth500

The Red Dot looks familiar - great glass

05-18-13

yuriylux

Thank you Lily for a good comment. Yuri

05-18-13

lilia

Clever title, and oh so true! Sweet, gentle portrait. Nicely done. Lilia

05-18-13

dalth500

Pr- you are correct on the focus - subjects were moving very quickly and I was wide open - although the DOF 135 when its this close in is extremely limited even if I had more light and could stop down. With moving subject matter it is always something!! That's why mountains, buildings and trees are so much easier to shoot!!

05-18-13

pr_aero

Amazing, good job!

05-17-13

pr_aero

Again a very good composition. A little backfocus.

05-17-13

pr_aero

Very nice composition and perfect timing:)

05-17-13

rick perry

Thanks Lilia.

05-17-13

dalth500

Peaceful place -

05-17-13

anatoly15

Very good! I wish for more exacting sky. It is not easy. Thanks.

05-17-13

anatoly15

Congratulations! Exelent. Thanks.

05-17-13

antialias

Thanks!

05-17-13

antialias

Thank you.

05-17-13

aquilan

I like simplicity of composition

05-17-13

gpandel

Wow, great image, love it

05-17-13

mark_l

this must be a visual representation of silence, very nice composition

05-17-13

antialias

Great shot!

05-17-13

zeissy

thanks so much everyone for your comments! Carol

05-17-13

JT

Great capture. and great title :)

05-17-13

anatoly15

It is very impressive. You get foreground and background without loosing tonality. Thanks.

05-17-13

anatoly15

You are capture atmospher of studio. Sincerely Anatoly

05-17-13

anatoly15

Very interesting! The moon is beautiful. Thanks

05-17-13

draniki

Good picture. I like it.

05-17-13

merrill

The sky makes a great shot even better.

05-17-13

dalth500

I like this perspective on the railroad bridge - the moon is always a challenge to capture detail and form

05-16-13

anatoly15

I like portrait. Thanks

05-16-13

anatoly15

50 sec aperture 4 iso 250

05-16-13

JT

I like the way you provide detail about your photos. It's like the icing on the cake.

05-16-13

anatoly15

Congratulations! Exelent! Sincerely Anatoly

05-16-13

anatoly15

Exelent color and perspective. Thanks

05-16-13

bajanexile

Thanks for leaving a comment donuss, it is much appreciated. Regards Steve

05-16-13

bajanexile

Top shot Carol.

05-16-13

mark_l

great composition and colours, get a job a city photographer....

05-16-13

shtarka1

Nice!

05-16-13

pr_aero

Amazing composition and PP, well done sir. Regards PR

05-16-13

merrill

A couple of stories - at least - in this one shot. I like it a lot.

05-16-13

merrill

Wonderful fine detail in the flower.

05-16-13

donuss

Nice Macro and colors i like this many different tones of green. LG Donat

05-16-13

donuss

Greta colors i like this light. Donat

05-16-13

starrynight

Wow, can even see some star trailing in the background.

05-15-13

dalth500

Lilia - It is indeed an interesting bridge - whether its viewed close up or from far away. It was designed by Ralph Modjeski, who is also credited as the Chief Engineer for the the Manhattan and Oakland Bay bridge - not sure about the Queensboro bridge but there could easily have been adaptation or borrowing of engineering style as Modjeski is thought of as one of the leading early 20th century bridge designers in the US. I am starting to look more closely at bridge construction and detail thanks to this site!!

05-15-13

lilia

Excellent capture!

05-15-13

lilia

Delicate and graceful. Reminds me of a ballerina's tutu.

05-15-13

lilia

Superb, Gregg! Enjoy all your work immensely. Kind regards, Lilia

05-15-13

lilia

La mamma di la mamma di la mamma -- se dice "great grandmother" in English. Beautiful photo. Saluti, Lilia

05-15-13

lilia

Two of my favorite guys....... (below) I love your water photos. You capture the pure essence of the sea. Best, Lilia

05-15-13

lilia

Lovely!

05-15-13

lilia

Great perspective! Think the same designers/architects who built the Manhattan & Queensboro bridges (in NYC), also did this one. Having walked over both got "up close and personal" views.

05-15-13

dalth500

Delta Force!!

05-15-13

anatoly15

Exelent color and composition! Thanks

05-15-13

starrynight

Thanks dalth500!

05-15-13

lilia

Exquisite details. Well done, as always! Lilia

05-15-13

saber

This particular subject could make any photographer look good. No really, nice portrait with excellent lighting.

05-15-13

anatoly15

Congratulations! Movie set from Hollywood. Denis Hoper painting. Thanks

05-15-13

anatoly15

Great balance. Classic approach! Thanks

05-15-13

anatoly15

Very good! Solitude atmosphere. Thanks

05-15-13

dalth500

Thanks for the comment - it is much more dramatic (more shadow detail and vibrance) when viewed as a 240 mb file on an Apple Retina monitor - I have not printed it yet but the original size is nearly 4 feet wide- which would be a very impressive print

05-15-13

stickan1

Really fine BW work. I especially like that you have several darker areas and then the light on the old log.

05-15-13

stickan1

Great image, must be fantastic printed in large format.

05-14-13

dalth500

WOW I really like the detail of the lights!!

05-14-13

dalth500

Well done - this is a very difficult shot to achieve

05-14-13

dalth500

Excellent usage of this visual space!

05-14-13

dalth500

Self portrait?

05-14-13

JT

Amazing. Sounds like what happens here in the states :)

05-14-13

aquilan

Great shoots :) maybe we will see larger version Thanks for sharing this with us...for Your consideration You may point out this lens in lens properties of those photos, cause they are already available as lenses in lens section of Zeissimages :)

05-14-13

draniki

Thanks blondeonblonde.

05-13-13

rick perry

Thanks for the comments folks - the colors are rich on the Caribbean Islands. Rick

05-13-13

rick perry

Thanks for noticing Steve - I love the waterfront scenes. Rick

05-13-13

dalth500

It was on a tripod but the bridge I was on was shaking from the passing buses and trucks so I had to time the exposure between traffic - the motion blur of longer exposures was too great Good observation on the technical details

05-13-13

anatoly15

Very good! Why is 1 second? Without tripod? Sincerely Anatoly

05-13-13

anatoly15

Exelent atmosphere! 3D illusion. Thanks

05-13-13

bajanexile

Good detail retrieval Rick.

05-13-13

bajanexile

Like the colours and angles.

05-13-13

bajanexile

Good take. Steve

05-13-13

bajanexile

How cool is that! Steve

05-13-13

bajanexile

Nice composition and image. Steve

05-13-13

bajanexile

Certainly pops Rick. Regards Steve

05-13-13

JT

Good one. Just waiting and bored :)

05-13-13

dalth500

I am lucky to have access to such natural beauty - all of the images of the images of Oregon are under an hour from my house here in Portland. I've got ocean, mountains, forest or industrial areas, urban decay and wasteland!! I just need more time to shoot it all!!

05-13-13

anatoly15

Amazing! Very interesting natural area around your house. Thanks

05-13-13

stickan1

Nice light and well captured cityscape (Jag tyckte att jag kände igen platsen!)

05-13-13

kanzer16

Beautiful shot, has a spectacular bokeh.

05-12-13

dalth500

Full sun is very challenging - great detail in the rusted areas and highlights - interesting technology to go strait to the tablet -

05-12-13

anatoly15

Interesting color atmosphere.

05-12-13

anatoly15

Exelent color! Thanks

05-12-13

anatoly15

Simply Beautiful! Thanks

05-12-13

anatoly15

Exelent composed. Color has harmony. Thanks

05-12-13

JT

nice 850. I owned one and loved it. Wish I had kept it. The a99 looks geat but I am still not 100% convinced on EVF's.

05-12-13

draniki

Thanks donuss and paqart. to paqart I like taking picture dandelion. Why? I don't now. It's lens Carl Zeiss 50mm/2 ZK - namely Pentax K-mount. It's crop. I take picture without tripod. About sharpness: Maybe I can already feel the CZ lens ZK, Pentax camera and dandelion. Maybe it's Pentax K-30 + Carl Zeis lens effect. But sometimes I add sharpness in Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 before publication. Here too.

05-12-13

gregg

This is a 3 vertical images panorama of Canyon X in Arizona. Each shots was exposed 3 times (+ 1 and – 1 stop) and then blended using the luminosity masking technique. The stitching was done in PS CS6. All other editing was done in Lightroom. I added water effect in PP to make this image more interesting. Enjoy.

05-12-13

aquilan

Very nice compositon Donus. Your photos has a lot of space, which make to focus on primary theme.

05-12-13

aquilan

I like it too :) Your lens perform (in makro mode of course :) ) here as well as Apo-Sonnar 2/135 Zx :)

05-12-13

saber

Super sharp and I too, love the colors together with her expression.

05-12-13

rhd

Remarkable shot of the fern's embryo.

05-12-13

rhd

Excellent composition and perspective

05-12-13

paqart

I agree with Donuss on this. I've been staring at this trying to figure out how you got it so sharp. With my 100mm makro-planar I don't think I've ever taken such a clear shot as this of a small subject. AP

05-12-13

paqart

I like the ambiance of this shot. It reminds me of long ago moments when I was walking touring Europe as a nineteen year-old. The streets were strange and warm even after dark, and populated by people who were comfortable in those places. The difference between the strangeness I felt and the natural comfort of everyone else created this mood you have here, something nice on one hand, a bit menacing on the other. AP

05-12-13

pentaxpete

Could you add some MORE DETAILS in your photos please? Here we need what is happening for example and where it is - makes it more interesting and you will get more COMMENTS ! Look for the 'Show/Hide Photo Detail Editor' after you have uploaded and type the details in there NOT in the 'Comment' box.

05-12-13

pentaxpete

Ah the JEEPNY ! I like going on those especially now the TAXIS have gone up so much-- I hope to get sitting next to a pretty young Filipina Student but usually I get an Old Auntie holding a Chicken !

05-12-13

pentaxpete

Yes-- that is OK as a Wedding Photo == I'm sure the Parents would order a couple of 8x6" Lustre Surface prints.

05-12-13

donuss

Greta this 2 old guys this is excellent. Donat

05-12-13

donuss

A great macro with fantastic sharpness. Donat

05-12-13

donuss

I like this composition and tones. Donat

05-12-13

donuss

A beautiful Portrait and nice colors. Donat

05-11-13

gregg

Two, three, four and five inches each. The last one on the pictures is actually three inches but it looks like the smallest in front. Just optical illusion...

05-11-13

mict

this girls are brilliant when we need good hair and make up. http://instagram.com/twins_creative

05-11-13

philber

Yes, Reine. Thanks for the kind words!

05-11-13

stickan1

Sisters? They interact in an almost dreamy way. The beautiful like contributes!

05-11-13

stickan1

Reine, Lofoten! I like this image, nice light!

05-11-13

anatoly15

Impressive quality! 50 shades of green. Thanks.

05-11-13

anatoly15

Very nice! Thanks.

05-11-13

rhd

Corrected colour cast.

05-11-13

mark_l

great street shot, you captured the musician's nonchalance very well, black and white is a good choice for this

05-11-13

mark_l

The expression is wonderful and very recognizable, being completely absorbed in a book, well done.

05-10-13

anatoly15

Perfect and 3D. Congratulations! Sincerely Anatoly

05-10-13

anatoly15

Exelent! I like balance of of light contrast. Thanks

05-10-13

anatoly15

It is very good! Thanks

05-10-13

anatoly15

Exelent landscape! Sincerely Anatoly

05-10-13

anatoly15

Great image! Thanks

05-10-13

pr_aero

Well done sir

05-10-13

pr_aero

Great job

05-10-13

pr_aero

Great composition, and beautiful stones, what is the diameter?

05-10-13

pr_aero

Agree, Very! beautifull indeed

05-10-13

pr_aero

Quite dramatic effect with the powerfull light in the buttom

05-10-13

pr_aero

Very nice framed, this lense keeps reminding me I dont have it:)

05-10-13

pr_aero

Great shot and well done processing, like the look

05-10-13

pr_aero

THAT´s nice, and well done sir!

05-10-13

pr_aero

Very Nice!

05-10-13

draniki

Thanks vler001.

05-10-13

draniki

Thanks aquilan. I like too.

05-10-13

adphotography.be

Absolument fantastique !!!

05-10-13

aquilan

I like composition and lighting here :)

05-10-13

stickan1

Thanks, I made a version with an almost black background but preferred this one as it gives some depth to the images.

05-09-13

aquilan

Nice effect of old framing :)

05-09-13

yuriylux

Thank you very much anatoly15, for the nice comment! Yuri.

05-09-13

gregg

Shots of light ray in Canyon X, Arizona.

05-09-13

JT

Wonderful capture.

05-09-13

lilia

Wonderful lines and texture. Have fun! Lilia

05-09-13

anatoly15

Exelent photo! Congratulations. Tanks.

05-09-13

anatoly15

Well composition. Background works with image. Thanks.

05-09-13

vler001

Good idea!

05-09-13

vler001

Super!!!!

05-09-13

draniki

Thanks anatoly15. Picture is far from a masterpiece, but I also thought that there is something there.

05-08-13

lilia

Very beautifully photographed! Kind regards, Lilia

05-08-13

draniki

Thanks aquilan.

05-08-13

draniki

Thanks rhd.

05-08-13

draniki

Thanks Donat.

05-08-13

anatoly15

Very interesting image! Thanks.

05-08-13

minoltazeiss

lol ... indeed

05-08-13

kanzer16

Beautiful work, I love and editing seems very successful.

05-08-13

mark_l

the composition is excellent, the black and white is a good choice, perfect

05-08-13

JT

I like this. The semi wide angle gives it an interesting perspective.

05-08-13

lilia

It's all in the eyes, the character, the history, the life. Lovely.

05-08-13

lilia

Beautifully executed.

05-08-13

aquilan

Nice lighting and details, I like it much more that photo of celing (esp. viewed from parallel position to a floor).

05-08-13

anatoly15

Very good! Nice cloudy night. Exelent color. Thanks

05-08-13

aquilan

This lens with Vario-Sonnar 3.5/35-70 C/Y are two most advanced Zoom lens made by Zeiss. They perform exemplary even with wide open aperture. I believe that Vario-Sonnar 2.8/24-70 is not so (, so..) bad lens either :)

05-08-13

akul

Love this composition

05-08-13

akul

Great texture.

05-08-13

akul

Thank you Donat !

05-08-13

opal

It looks similar to an 16mm fisheye image!

05-08-13

opal

I like these tind of architecture photos

05-08-13

starrynight

Great shot!

05-07-13

mark_l

the man sleeping makes this picture, great capture

05-07-13

mark_l

dynamic shot, just blurry enough to show the movement, the right moment to show the swing in the dress

05-07-13

JT

This is a wonderful picture. Great capture and expression on face. I like the person on the chair too. If anything, I would reduce the size of the white border. I think it is too distracting and overwhelming.

05-07-13

dalth500

This almost looks like a panorama shot!

05-07-13

dalth500

Another very nice success!! well done sir!!

05-07-13

draniki

This is a reflection of the flag and flagpole in a small puddle.

05-07-13

draniki

This is a reflection of the flag and flagpole in a small puddle.

05-07-13

anatoly15

Exelent! I like minimalist approach. Thanks

05-07-13

anatoly15

I like image. In fairytale mood. Thanks

05-07-13

lilia

Exquisite photo! Saluti, Lilia

05-07-13

lilia

Such an array of colors in so little space. Nature is amazing. Beautifully captured, Donat, as always. Lilia

05-07-13

lilia

I agree, exquisitely captured. Regards, Lilia

05-07-13

lilia

Yes, I understand fully. Sometimes we neglect the whole picture when we look at only a tiny part; however, the reverse is true as well. We must be clever enough to balance both, then judge for ourselves. This is a metaphor for life itself. Very lovely scene. Regards, Lilia

05-07-13

opal

Nice sun glasses!

05-07-13

dalth500

Anatoly - As I was shooting this scene I was thinking about cutting open the cyclone fence to get a better view - I am actually thinking of building a platform to shoot from on top of my SUV (similar to that used by Ansel Adams on his car in the 1950s) to get above fences or other obstructions to get a better perspective and eliminate distractions like this fence! Thanks for the looking and commenting Anatoly and Donuss!

05-07-13

dalth500

Correct- More specifically It is on the Kowloon side looking towards HK island. Thanks for looking!!

05-07-13

draniki

Thanks d.ortego. I do not know what is cool in this picture. I really don't know too.

05-07-13

draniki

Thanks aquilan. I like this picture too.

05-07-13

draniki

Thanks aquilan, unicomichael and joecan.

05-07-13

lordnarmo

Hong Kong, right ?

05-07-13

anatoly15

Very interesting result. Thanks

05-07-13

anatoly15

Very good night shot. Unfortunately fence around. Thanks.

05-07-13

canicuss

Such exquisite detail.

05-07-13

donuss

Great Portrait love this stile, Donat

05-07-13

donuss

Romantic moments . Donat

05-07-13

donuss

Great tones. Donat

05-07-13

donuss

Great this lights fantastic like this. Donat

05-07-13

donuss

Great structure from this wood. Donat

05-07-13

donuss

I like this Composition with the big Stone on the right side. Donat

05-07-13

donuss

Great color key like this. Donat

05-07-13

donuss

Great idea like this. Donat

05-07-13

donuss

With a Novoflex Adapter

05-07-13

donuss

Great this light. Donat

05-06-13

aquilan

Great makro, I like it :)

05-06-13

gregg

These interesting balls are from the sand stone, the same stone Antelope Canyon is made of so they have high light reflectivity. The sun effect was added in post processing. The blur was achieved by setting the lens to f/1.4.

05-06-13

joycew

Captivating photo! Beautiful light.

05-06-13

lilia

Lovely portrait. She seems a bit worried.

05-06-13

lilia

Beautifully captured! Your work is lovely. Please show us more when you have the time. Regards, Lilia

05-06-13

anatoly15

Exelent! All well balanced. Thanks.

05-06-13

redskeeter

Amazing!!

05-06-13

vler001

Very nice

05-06-13

vler001

Very nice play of colours and forms

05-06-13

bajanexile

Thank you for commenting starrynight. Best regards Steve

05-06-13

dalth500

Thanks Anatoly - yes I purchased a Manfrotto 055 series with two different style heads - one is the hydrostatic ball (very quick and simple to use -but expensive) and the more traditional 804RC2 with handles - both working well!

05-06-13

starrynight

Amazing. Nicely done!

05-06-13

starrynight

Thanks! I'm not sure how fast it was going but it was coming out of a corner so not to fast.

05-06-13

aquilan

Interesting composition :)

05-06-13

aquilan

Nice pass, what a speed :)

05-06-13

anatoly15

Congratulations! I like condition of steam. We always can find time and subject for the goog lens. Do you have new tripod? Thanks Thanks

05-06-13

anatoly15

Exelent! I like color. Thanks.

05-06-13

shtarka1

Cool Cat & Shot!

05-06-13

yuriylux

Thank unicomichael,for the nice comment. Yuri.

05-05-13

kanzer16

Thank you very much to you both for your comments.

05-05-13

anatoly15

Congratulations! All components great. Thanks

05-05-13

unicomichael

I agree, good work

05-05-13

anatoly15

Very good composition and color. Exelent sample of 135mm. Thanks

05-05-13

anatoly15

Almost real animal. Thanks.

05-05-13

anatoly15

Exelent image! Bridges has important place in history. Very good color. Thanks

05-05-13

anatoly15

Exelent. Thanks for sharing.

05-05-13

aquilan

Very nice details and composition. I like it much...

05-05-13

unicomichael

exciting colours, captures the spirit!

05-05-13

unicomichael

Many thanks, this lens renders in a unique way at f2

05-05-13

yuriylux

Good job, looks like a watercolor!

05-05-13

aquilan

I like Your impression :)

05-05-13

aquilan

It is very nice photo, maybe we should make an 'bridge' category?

05-04-13

edwardkaraa

Thank you Anatoly!

05-04-13

dalth500

After seeing this I think I am going to hang up my unguided camera - amazing image especially without stacking!! Congratulations!

05-04-13

starrynight

Thanks dalth500, and nice avatar.

05-04-13

dalth500

Nice shot and welcome to this group !

05-04-13

anatoly15

I like image. All component contribute to the image. Sincerely Anatoly

05-04-13

edwardkaraa

Thank you hagel! :)

05-03-13

dalth500

That is very impressive - thanks for posting. How do you like the A900 for shooting?

05-03-13

mark_l

excellent light and expression, full of emotion

05-03-13

anatoly15

Interesting photo. Image has look of old "classic" postcard. Thank you.

05-03-13

anatoly15

Very good focus of attention. Sincerely, Anatoly

05-03-13

rhd

This image is an enlargement of a FF taken from a distance of about 1 mile. The resolution is quite good.

05-02-13

dalth500

I really like the light and styling of this image - you released the shutter as exactly the right moment

05-02-13

dalth500

Learning to use this challenging lens - thanks for the comments!

05-02-13

anatoly15

Very impressive. Depth of focus is narrow. It is very good for cinema. I love results. Sincerely Anatoly

05-02-13

anatoly15

Very good. Thanks.

05-02-13

damessenjah

I have noticed that the 1x1 crops look good on this website as we see more detail when viewing individual photos. The sites layout compliments a 1x1 crop.

05-02-13

damessenjah

Peter - Yes the balut is a little difficult. I've had it a few times and never really enjoy it.

05-02-13

pentaxpete

At least he is not selling 'Balut' -- I tried it ONCE !

05-02-13

merrill

Wonderful three dimensional appearance.

05-02-13

JT

Another great one. Love it!

05-02-13

JT

This is a wonderful shot with great colors and saturation. Excellent control of DF and comp. I love it!

05-02-13

shtarka1

Thanks Draniki!

05-02-13

draniki

nice picture.

05-02-13

kanuck

Great facial expression :) Nice image with great tones

05-02-13

philneast

hopefully only a little, the aim was to try and keep it as natural looking as possible while still capturing all the detail

05-02-13

aquilan

It looks like little HDR :)

05-01-13

dalth500

Great rendition of the clouds and train

05-01-13

dalth500

I really like this image

05-01-13

dalth500

Well done Analtoly - I think we are both spending too much time under bridges at night!! haha

05-01-13

anatoly15

I love image and representation of sculpture. It is right point of view. No distracting effects and PS "gimmicks". Thanks.

05-01-13

anatoly15

Exelent color of metal. It is about atmosphere. Thanks

05-01-13

anatoly15

Very good! I can feel water and light. Thanks.

05-01-13

anatoly15

Exelent photo. Great background! Thanks.

05-01-13

merrill

Depth of colour in the blossom is wonderful and 'makes' the shot for me.

05-01-13

merrill

A most intriguing shot, Piotr. Is the wonderful background purely bokeh? I like it a lot.

05-01-13

JT

That would be the place :)

05-01-13

aquilan

Very nice sharpness :)

05-01-13

mark_l

light colours and detail are excellent...

05-01-13

goran

Photographed with Nokia N97

04-30-13

damessenjah

Thanks Jorge, Here is a cropped replacement. I was unsure of this one! With the crop the fact that I was off a tad on my focus is highlighted more so. The original photo was shot horizontal and both cars are a part of the subject and with that perspective it did not matter that I was off on my focus. While comparing the two versions of this perspective I asked my 5 year old which she thought was better and she agreed with you. When asked why she replied "his head is bigger." Simplicity!

04-30-13

JT

I like this. If anything, I may try cropping a little tighter from the top.

04-30-13

pr_aero

Nice job!

04-30-13

pr_aero

Hi Dalth500. The resolution of this lense is simply awesome. I keep taking samples to verify it for my self, its simply so crazylike... Will load up one of the samples showing infinity resolution, nobody would imagine this crop can be done. br Peter René

04-30-13

dalth500

NOTE: This image is only to demonstrate the hand-held resolving power of the 135mm APO when coupled with a high megapixel camera like the Nikon D800e - It is not intended to for any other purpose here - thanks!

04-30-13

pentaxpete

In the Philippines it is very easy to be able to photograph 'Street Children' -- here in UK you would have been arrested by the POLICE as everywhere is being watched on CCTV and people with cameras are always though of as 'Suspicious' .

04-30-13

pentaxpete

Just squeezing through the Jeepnies !

04-30-13

anatoly15

Very impressive. Thanks for shearing of your study. Sincerely Anatoly

04-30-13

bajanexile

Thanks Donus.

04-30-13

dalth500

Hand held photo of a clock tower building with 135mm APO - the previous image is a 500% crop of the same photo so show the lens performance as well as the limits of resolution of the D800e

04-29-13

dalth500

Hi torralba - indeed the D800e and the Zeiss lenses are a winning combination - regardless of the focal length. I am not an optical engineer but I am pretty sure the 135 APO and the 35 1.4 are actually capable of exceeding the resolution/detail (if these are correct technical terms) of the D800e sensor - when I have enlarged images in CS6 to 1600% the lens is still delivering detail that is beyond what the individual pixels appear to represent - My feeling is this generation of Zeiss lenses will continue to exceed the design and image processing firmware limits of digital sensors for the foreseeable future - I will post some cropped sections of images to try and demonstrate the effect

04-29-13

JT

Holy cow. The detail on this is mind blowing. That D800E plus the 135 is out of this word ! Please post some 100% crops of really interesting sections with lots of detail.

04-29-13

anatoly15

It is very good. Thanks

04-29-13

damessenjah

Very urban; very colorful. A little motion blur on the guy but it is apparent that the location is covered and likely very dark therefore the longer exposure time with a slightly moving subject (of course that is assuming that the person is the primary subject which I do not think that he is but rather the painting of the face). It is difficult to catch everything on the spur of the moment but I wonder what it would be like if the ISO was bumped up a little and to have increased the kelvin temperature just a tad what the shot would have looked like. For me there is so much to learn and right now I am trying to get my head around White Balance bracketing so as to discover the nuances of the color spectrum.

04-29-13

minoltazeiss

Thanks !

04-29-13

minoltazeiss

Thank you both for the comments, the Canadians make fantastic subjects when they visit Tulalip to shop :-)

04-29-13

chriseeo

Wow, what a shot. And the scenery is terrific.

04-29-13

mark_l

I often find nude photography repeating itself, this one is an exception, shape and light works perfect here.

04-29-13

chriseeo

I always heard of Horch but never seen one, even in a photo. I see there is "AUTO UNION" on the grille, later DKW, right?

04-29-13

bulldozer

Классная фотка!

04-29-13

shtarka1

Sol, God Bless!

04-29-13

aquilan

Great HDR :)

04-29-13

bajanexile

Lovely blues. Regards Steve

04-29-13

bajanexile

Nice colour rendition. Steve

04-29-13

bajanexile

Nicely isolated. Steve

04-28-13

kanzer16

Very good contrast, very well captured.

04-28-13

kanzer16

¡Qué buena! Casi se puede sentir el aire.

04-28-13

kanzer16

Certainly a beautiful model and an outlet with very good light. Very good job.

04-28-13

damessenjah

I like the way that the red umbrellas bring the picture to life.

04-28-13

anatoly15

Very impressive. Exelent color. Sincerely Anatoly

04-28-13

chwoods

Simply superb!

04-28-13

dalth500

Thanks for the comments - I agree the iPhone images were a real high-water mark but I wanted to give the 135 APO a try and mom was more than willing to sit still for the photos - extra chocolates and flowers for her on mothers day!!

04-28-13

dalth500

Nice detail work - you need a lot of patience to capture this

04-28-13

bajanexile

Nice Cityscape. Steve

04-28-13

bajanexile

Nice Portrait. Steve

04-28-13

JT

Nice. Tac sharp focus on moving object. Not to mention nice subject to see :)

04-28-13

anatoly15

I agree with previous comment. But, my favorite one with iphone. Thanks.

04-28-13

anatoly15

I like image. 3 D look of background. It is not one person. Double face like on late Picaso portraits. Thanks.

04-28-13

shtarka1

Thank you Dear Lilia! The World's Loss Too.

04-28-13

lilia

We in NYC are in solidarity with your city in tragedy. Your loss is our loss. America's loss. Lilia

04-28-13

shtarka1

Thank you Jan.

04-28-13

aquilan

Amazing portrait :)

04-28-13

aquilan

I like in this photo: the shallow, but well managed, DoF and colours.

04-28-13

aquilan

Nice portrait :) I have one curiosity, why have You chosen her not to look at lens?

04-28-13

aquilan

This reed is most sentimental one, I like this most :)

04-28-13

jose r_oeban

Thankyou :)

04-28-13

jose r_oeban

Thankyou :)

04-28-13

kanzer16

Thank you very much for your comments donuss and anatoly.

04-28-13

donuss

i like this kind of image great. Donat

04-28-13

donuss

Beautiful this lens made a grat Bokeh. Donat

04-28-13

donuss

Great composition and idea like this. Donat

04-28-13

donuss

nice scene. Donat

04-28-13

donuss

Very beautiful. She play the Clarinett?

04-28-13

dalth500

Thanks Anatoly this is Bonneville Dam completed in the late 1930s as part of the "New Deal" to overcome the Great Depression that saw over 30% of Americans out of work. Over 80 years later it is still an important source of electrical energy in the Northwestern US. Also thanks for the reminder to use live-view with this lens - the focus is very very sensitive and the only way to ensure accuracy is to enlarge the intended subject area in live view and set the focus - which of course means using a tripod

04-28-13

aquilan

I tried to emphasize a fracture and a message. Thanks for Your comment.

04-27-13

aquilan

Thanks for Your comment :)

04-27-13

aquilan

Rainer, it doesn't looks like photo taken over 20 years ago. I cannot understand Kyocera (which still manufacture outstanding printers). They abandoned Contax-N technology due to risky financial reasons but this technology astonish even today :) This photo is so crisp and vivid, was it ISO 100?

04-27-13

dalth500

Shot through a dirty viewing window glass without tripod (Federal agency would not allow due to security concerns) - thanks

04-27-13

anatoly15

Incredible background. I love mountain. Lens working well. Thanks.

04-27-13

anatoly15

It is very good image! Thanks.

04-27-13

anatoly15

Very nice. Impressive color. Thanks.

04-27-13

anatoly15

Congratulations! Very impressive and "simple" in classic way. Thanks.

04-27-13

anatoly15

Exelent atmosphere! Thanks

04-27-13

aquilan

I have that kind of shirt too, very comfortable :) Very good piece of photo..

04-27-13

aquilan

Very good colours, composition and great mood :)

04-27-13

shtarka1

Thanks Jorge!

04-27-13

JT

Excellent.

04-27-13

aquilan

I like the lighting and white point more here that to next photo :)

04-27-13

bajanexile

Nice Family picture. Steve

04-27-13

anatoly15

Exelent light and color.

04-27-13

anatoly15

Congratulations! High quality. Gays in your town keep bridges in better condition compare to mine. Thanks

04-27-13

anatoly15

Right time. Looks impressiv.

04-27-13

shtarka1

Thanks very much Leican!

04-27-13

shtarka1

Thank You Joe!

04-27-13

shtarka1

Thank You Kindly Lilia!

04-27-13

yuriylux

Very colorful!

04-27-13

merrill

The eyes have it!

04-26-13

aquilan

Nice perspective :)

04-26-13

lilia

My eyes are jumping all over the place. It's a great shot but would like to see it emphasized by cropping the couple in pink so that they are the main focus.

04-26-13

lilia

Wonderful capture! Regards, Lilia

04-26-13

dalth500

Interesting effect of the passenger train windows but no evidence of the wheels - but please be careful when getting so close to large moving objects!!

04-26-13

anatoly15

Exelent glass shot. Thanks.

04-26-13

anatoly15

Great color! "Classic" combination of color. Thanks.

04-26-13

anatoly15

Very good result. Thanks for mention tripod and 20/20. Live view if possible. Sincerely Anatoly

04-26-13

JT

Wow. Amazing shot!

04-26-13

dalth500

Nice portrait - I agree with Stickan1 that you solved the DOF issues with the glasses by focusing on the eyes -

04-26-13

shtarka1

Thanks Bud!

04-26-13

JT

:thumbsup:

04-26-13

shtarka1

Thanks Jorge!

04-26-13

JT

Wow. some great stuff here Steve.

04-26-13

shtarka1

Thanks JT! Just getting used to it. The Boston Marathon Memorial was Heartbreaking....

04-26-13

shtarka1

Thanks Antonio!

04-26-13

JT

Wow. Those colors, that bokeh! Congrats on the new lens! I see you are already producing great pictures with it.

04-26-13

yuriylux

Thank you very much for your comment amjorreto, always nice to hear the word!

04-26-13

poyin

The newer versions of the Carl Zeiss lenses are surely more sharper than the C/Y old versions wide open. But the colour reproduction and rendering is very different comparing both together. That's why I kept the C/Y version of the 3514 and didn't upgrade when the new lens came out. Anyway thanks for popping in aquilan!

04-26-13

bajanexile

I like it too!

04-26-13

stickan1

Great portrait! Glasses can be a problem with portraits, but here you have caught his eyes above the rims of his spectacles. I like it!

04-25-13

damessenjah

I don’t know??? I like the color. But Black and White is starting to grow on me. I think I need to learn how to process the photos more.

04-25-13

JT

As vivid and lively as this is in color, I think I prefer a B&W version. Regardless, it's a great image :)

04-25-13

minoltazeiss

Thanks !!!

04-25-13

bajanexile

Thanks for leaving a comment Yuri. Best regards Steve

04-25-13

aquilan

Both lens are great, I believe that Planar C/Y version of 1.4/50mm is better (*sharper) wide open and it has better bokeh. Other hand, I prize more ZF.2 version of Distagon 1.4/35 over C/Y version. It simple better wide open... Very nice product photography :) Lighting and DoF are very naturals...

04-25-13

yuriylux

Very clean, airy tone-perfect image!

04-25-13

bajanexile

Great shot with natural skin tones. Steve

04-25-13

bajanexile

Lovely little image. Steve

04-25-13

anatoly15

Interesting background. Thanks for shering with us images from APO. Sincerely Anatoly

04-25-13

anatoly15

Congratulations! It is "classical" simplicity. Thanks.

04-25-13

anatoly15

Very interesting light. Impressive result! Thanks.

04-25-13

anatoly15

Thanks to all ! The building is in Hartford, CT Info for photographs: You CAN use tripod. Sincerely, Anatoly

04-25-13

wfzd

This is beautiful! And probably still runs great too?

04-25-13

merrill

Magnificent.

04-24-13

opal

Kudos!

04-24-13

lilia

Expression reminds me of a famous Churchill photo. This kid is destined for greatness! :) Lilia

04-24-13

dalth500

You really captured a marvelous image here Anatoly - the original architect and interior designers would be amazed at what they created when looking at this image!! Bravo sir!!

04-24-13

redskeeter

Great capture!!

04-24-13

aquilan

I like chrome reflex and shallow DoF...it expand feeling of 3rd dimension :)

04-24-13

handgun

Really good, fantastic depth, well done Jim

04-24-13

rick perry

Albrecht, Nice shot - it brings back memories. I photographed this same scene in 1957 thereabouts with my first 35mm cmaera. It hasn't changed much - looks like a newer paintjob that's all. Thanks for sharing! Rick

04-24-13

lilia

Great facial expression / mood. Lilia

04-24-13

stickan1

I like this one. There is a calm atmosphere and the composition contributes to this as you have strong leading lines.

04-24-13

bajanexile

Like this!

04-24-13

merrill

I'm delighted to see such a shot from a rangefinder camera. It has encouraged me to try something similar from my new - to me - M8.

04-24-13

merrill

Superb.

04-24-13

merrill

Wonderful shot.

04-24-13

JT

Wonderful. Well done.

04-23-13

damessenjah

What is the remedy for chromatic aberration? It sure is frustrating!

04-23-13

dalth500

Technically well achieved - it is very difficult to select that correct focal plane with multiple fruit tree flowers and you have done a masterful job!!

04-23-13

dalth500

I waited about three months to get this lens and the wait was well worth it!!! I was overseas when the lens finally arrived and after an 18 hour flight back to the US I opened it up right away and grabbed some quick shots in my front yard -- all credit goes to the 135 APO it is truly a remarkable creative tool!!

04-23-13

lilia

Great lines and powerful colors. Lovely! Regards, Lilia

04-23-13

anatoly15

Congratulations! It is great COLOR. Thank you! Sincerely Anatoly

04-23-13

anatoly15

Great image! Beautiful color of sky. It is atmosphere.

04-23-13

aquilan

Great colours and mood :)

04-23-13

aquilan

There is nothing to emphasize, I like it all :)

04-23-13

aquilan

As an adept of botanic classes at University, I like the topic and outcome...truly amazing :)

04-23-13

JT

Outstanding!

04-23-13

friedeye

You guys are all too kind. Thanks.

04-23-13

edwardkaraa

Thank you Jorge!

04-23-13

JT

Love it. Wonderful color saturation and contrast. great relaxed look capture.

04-23-13

JT

Very nice indeed. The lighting is spot on!

04-23-13

edwardkaraa

Thank you very much, aquilan! Indeed stopping down sometimes increases the threedimensionality of a photo.

04-23-13

edwardkaraa

Thank you very much for the nice comments, d. Ortego! Much appreciated.

04-23-13

aquilan

Very nice DoF IMHO :) it makes this photo more three-dimensional than others one..

04-23-13

saber

Love the colors and especially her expression. Reminds me of when a guy is caught lying to his wife. Man, I sure do miss my M8 with my Lieca primes.

04-23-13

stickan1

Nice atmosphere!

04-23-13

chriseeo

Classy !

04-23-13

edwardkaraa

Superb bokeh!

04-23-13

edwardkaraa

Stunning!

04-23-13

edwardkaraa

Thank you Steve! :)

04-23-13

shtarka1

Beautiful!!!!

04-23-13

shtarka1

Thanks You Edward!

04-23-13

edwardkaraa

Very nice!

04-23-13

shapencolour

I remember the times this skyscraper was built.My 13 years living in Warsaw....

04-23-13

aquilan

very dynamic one :)

04-23-13

aquilan

Very nice composition :)

04-22-13

lilia

Wow, this is so sensual and evocative! One of your best as well. Lilia

04-22-13

draniki

Thanks eastside mike. I like this picture too. I should add that this street musician played great in the Wall Street area.

04-22-13

anatoly15

Congratulations! Exelent color. Thanks.

04-22-13

bajanexile

I like this trio of images but this one in particular. Steve

04-22-13

pentaxpete

The US Influence on Filipinos !

04-22-13

pentaxpete

Seen and photographed so many the same asleep in CEBU !

04-22-13

pentaxpete

I like to visit those places in CEBU where you can 'Eat All You Can' for 220 Pesos ( but there is a PENALTY if you leave and waste food ! )

04-22-13

paqart

Beautiful color and great action in the sky. AP

04-21-13

anatoly15

I like "classic" simplicity. Thanks.

04-21-13

anatoly15

Exelent color and composition. Thanks.

04-21-13

friedeye

Very very nice.

04-21-13

lilia

Very lovely. It is the one I like best as well. Regards, Lilia

04-21-13

paqart

Do you have to do anything special to get a nice shot like this? Whenever I shoot the night sky, I get movement blurs on the stars. AP

04-21-13

paqart

Amazing, gorgeous, beautiful, striking, arresting image. AP

04-21-13

shtarka1

So Nice!

04-21-13

shtarka1

Very Nice!

04-21-13

shtarka1

Awesome!

04-21-13

shtarka1

Absolutely Brilliant, Tim!!!

04-21-13

dalth500

I really like this shot - great use of the 135 APO !

04-21-13

aquilan

Very nice colours and magnification :)

04-21-13

shapencolour

Spring has come to Switzerland too as far as I can see. And brought you the brilliant 135/2 ZF.2:-).This lense's performance is spectacular.Maybe I should buy one as well,thoug the gap between 100/2 MP and 85/1.4 is quite narrow.Hmmm...

04-21-13

JT

Thanks Ulysses. He is quite charismatic :)

04-21-13

donuss

Great light and composition i like this. Next time look to the Horizon its falling to the left side. Donat

04-21-13

donuss

Great composition and tones i like the Cell phone. Donat

04-21-13

donuss

Great colors and sharpness. Donat

04-21-13

donuss

This lens made a great Bokeh.

04-21-13

donuss

Nice colors like this.

04-21-13

bajanexile

Nice Carol.

04-21-13

mict

Thank you! =)

04-21-13

nomad

Excellent depth and color contrast!

04-21-13

bajanexile

Nice composition, IQ and image. Regards Steve

04-20-13

zeissy

Such an interesting crop and pose ~ draws you in.

04-20-13

zeissy

wonderful soft lighting and superb tones

04-20-13

zeissy

Wonderful dreamy feel

04-20-13

zeissy

Superb photography!

04-20-13

zeissy

You have the perfect image; we can discuss and divide this however one wants; but drawn in we all are! Debby is right; its both cool and crazy!

04-20-13

zeissy

Superb artistic feel and wonderful balance !

04-20-13

zeissy

its certainly been a cool spring everywhere- great atmospheric feel.

04-20-13

zeissy

Very unique architecturally and bending to the artistic. Technically wonderful too!

04-20-13

zeissy

thanks everyone for your comments ~ I do appreciate any input.

04-20-13

draniki

Thank you very much, Lilia.

04-20-13

mict

Thanks. I will post some pics from this series.

04-20-13

JT

Superb photo. Off to the Hall of Fame :)

04-20-13

anatoly15

Good tonality and composition. Cell phones always around. Thanks.

04-20-13

anatoly15

Very good landscape! Exelent light moment. Thanks.

04-20-13

aquilan

Great spirit within :)

04-20-13

vler001

Great! I never thought, that this lens can do so. Need to try. Thank you.

04-20-13

vler001

I agree. The water movement has transferred of spring flood very good

04-20-13

vler001

Thank all of you for your comments. In this series photo i wanted to show various scenes of sunset. This one was just after sunset.

04-20-13

stickan1

There is a nice atmosphere in this image. The model is like in a dream.

04-20-13

stickan1

Amazing!

04-20-13

yuriylux

Very romantic!

04-20-13

redskeeter

anatoly15 and lilia, thank you for your kind words.

04-20-13

anatoly15

I like a lot ! Very interesting. Thanks

04-20-13

stickan1

I also think that this image is the best in your series, at least this is the one that I like most.

04-20-13

yanaann

excellent work! :)

04-19-13

lilia

Harry, Gorgeous and evocative.

04-19-13

redskeeter

Fantastic!!

04-19-13

anatoly15

Beautiful color. Thanks.

04-19-13

anatoly15

Very nice! Image has atmosphere. Thanks.

04-19-13

anatoly15

Very impressive color and water movement. Thanks

04-19-13

anatoly15

Unusual clouds. Very impressive! Thanks.

04-19-13

shtarka1

Haaa! This looks familiar! Great shot Jorge!

04-19-13

enoch

thank... phew. didn't realize the rating system was gonna be so rough... a 1 with no comment :).

04-19-13

aquilan

Great photo, I like it :) I've read a lot of about light composition of portraits recently and I believe that this photo make it across most of guidelines. One old rule is preserved, eyes of models are (should be) visible ;)

04-19-13

wfzd

The almost hidden manner holds a mystery to it, the vines too, like it.Nice!

04-19-13

enoch

ouch :(

04-18-13

zeissy

Just superb tonal range in foreground and sky. So dynamic!

04-18-13

zeissy

Superb portrait!

04-18-13

zeissy

thanks Lilia

04-18-13

akul

Thank you!

04-18-13

yanaann

Ciao Angelo! I know how it's hard to take a picture in a church...but you did it very well. Mi piace molto

04-18-13

lilia

Reminds me of the great Life Magazine covers of yesteryear. I agree with your choice of subdued colors. Best, Lilia

04-18-13

zeissy

thanks JT!

04-18-13

zeissy

Such a sublime visual!

04-18-13

JT

Excellent! perfect expression and comp. If anything I would try it without the split tone. but tats just me.

04-18-13

lilia

Excellent photo. Regards, Lilia

04-18-13

zeissy

thanks everyone for your comments! wfzd ~ I too am aware of their culture and gestures and that colour is important. He was a VIP in a caravan vehicle with a private assistant and guard. He somehow appeared sad to me. The assistant in back was making tea. I really liked the colour version as well, but thought that dignity was best portrayed in these tones.

04-18-13

stickan1

Great idea and an interesting image.

04-18-13

bajanexile

Nice composition, detail and PP. Steve

04-18-13

anatoly15

Definitely success! Thanks.

04-18-13

aquilan

Suggestive and full of emotions, I like it Carol :)

04-18-13

merrill

Wonderfully evocative image.

04-17-13

donuss

nice portrait i like this. Donat

04-17-13

lilia

I admire your photography. This one is special as one tulip is the "star" while the rest are in the background. Simple, but beautiful! Regards, Lilia

04-17-13

lilia

Wonderful, reminds me of old romantic movies. Regards, Lilia

04-17-13

anatoly15

Exelent image. Thanks.

04-17-13

JT

I love shots like this especially when done with a wide angle lens.

04-17-13

bajanexile

Thanks.

04-17-13

donuss

Great light get a special mood. Donat

04-17-13

donuss

Great light made me hungry :) Donat

04-17-13

donuss

Great can feel the spring. Donat

04-17-13

donuss

Great composition i like this lens. Donat

04-17-13

donuss

Beautiful it looks like a Monster. great tones. Donat

04-17-13

bajanexile

Thanks for taking the time to comment aquilan. Best regards Steve

04-17-13

picman

Thanks Joecan, yes the 85mm is a nice lens for these kind of pictures, I've used it often.

04-16-13

aquilan

Great tones and details in middle range close up :) Temperature of the light make me think about warm change of season..

04-16-13

anatoly15

Exelent! I feel movie production. Incredible lighting atmosphere. Thank You!

04-16-13

stimp

Thanks a lot!

04-16-13

minoltazeiss

I like the way this images looks because of all the smoke in the air, and the lighting, its all rendered perfectly.

04-16-13

shtarka1

Thanks Aquilan & Joe!

04-16-13

vler001

Thank you dalth500 for your comment. I used PL filter, and made 4 various exposure for this scene. And then, I selected this one and corrected shadow in ACR Photoshop.

04-15-13

friedeye

My wife corrects me -- shoes are not in the garbage, but on their way to people who can use them. Five inch heels. Enough said.

04-15-13

friedeye

Those that didn't make the cut are now in the garbage. Floor is clean. My wife's closet is organized. I am a happy man. Until shoe buying time....

04-15-13

lilia

Luka, This is gorgeous! Makes me happy just looking at it. Regards, Lilia

04-15-13

dalth500

This setting is a photographic challenge - did you use a split neutral density filter to control the differential between the sunset and the dark foreground? I am just starting to explore the split ND filter to overcome this common challenge - nice light from the sun!

04-15-13

dalth500

Yeah usually the surprises were failures!! Digital truly frees you to focus on the composition and artistic aspects without worrying about development time/temperature curves for film and then the challenges of printing the negative - and that's just in B&W and doesn't factor in the order of magnitude difficulties of processing color transparencies and or printing C-41 images - It really slowed the creative process down and I think we thought a lot more about the whether the image was truly "worthy" of the effort along with taking more time to meter the exposure, check focus and generally double check things before the shutter was released - it took masters like Ansel Adams and Edward Weston a lifetime to assemble a body of work using large format equipment - I wonder how their work would have been influenced by today's technology

04-15-13

anatoly15

Very good, a lot of memoryI It was Great Time. You can have surprises after develop. Thanks.

04-15-13

lilia

Beautiful scene, photographed well! Regards, Lilia

04-15-13

aquilan

Indeed, very good HDR :)

04-15-13

aquilan

Warm and calm landscape. Very interesting..

04-15-13

aquilan

Very nice, colorful and full of details. Perfect Bliss.

04-15-13

zeissy

thank you everyone! She is a most charming girl and very fun to photograph.

04-15-13

JT

Nice one. I need to get out there some time soon.

04-15-13

lilia

Wojtech, Thank you. I am very touched and honored by your sentiments. Be well, Lilia

04-15-13

aquilan

Thanks Joe and Lilia, Your opinions are the ones of most valued by me. I will try to think about blue sky Lilia, I need just to make an query to Augurs.

04-15-13

dalth500

Another great success!!!

04-15-13

anatoly15

Exelent portrait! Thank You!

04-15-13

lilia

Beautiful structure. Think it would be nice on a sunny day with blue sky to contrast. Regards, Lilia

04-15-13

wfzd

Imelda's closet?

04-15-13

bajanexile

Great shot! Steve

04-15-13

dalth500

This image really shows the power of the 15mm when you need to extend the angle of view to the maximum without the curvilinear distortion of a fisheye - great composition and execution using a long exposure - note that even with a 66 second exposure there is little "star tracking" due to the extreme wide angle lens - Well done sir!!

04-15-13

stickan1

Nice composition and beautiful colours!

04-15-13

dalth500

Flawless !

04-14-13

aquilan

Carol, I don't want to foretell but with my previous experiences I used to recognize f/5.6 result as best with double gaussian lenses such as Glatzel Planar 1.4/50mm or Pancolar 1.4/55mm. I will try it to recheck it at infinity (and post it). Higher aperture should boarden a DoF but the overall quality drop may overwhelm it. I wouldn't be supprised with similar positive effect of smallest apperture with classical sonnar design like ZM Sonnar 1.5/50mm and CF Sonnar 4/180mm.

04-14-13

aquilan

I believe that it is model example of spiral stairs shot :) Nice outcome

04-14-13

zeissy

Wonderful!

04-14-13

aquilan

I envy You. You managed light very well :) Your model has a great charm.

04-14-13

zeissy

Interesting observation and I believe that to be true with the 50 1.4 as well.

04-14-13

zeissy

Fabulous visuals and depth perception!

04-14-13

zeissy

thanks everyone!

04-14-13

aquilan

It looks gorgeous :)

04-14-13

minoltazeiss

She looks like a genuinely nice person, Fantastic

04-14-13

redskeeter

donuss, thank you for your compliment.

04-14-13

pr_aero

Thanks anatoly15.

04-14-13

pr_aero

Thank you. Its a 2 image stich since I could not frame it due to a fence around it and I didnt want to go with a wider lense

04-14-13

pr_aero

Thank you, never worked out what is was, it slowly wanished again

04-14-13

pr_aero

Stickan1, Thanks for comment, yes indeed she does.

04-14-13

pr_aero

Thanks bajanexile

04-14-13

pr_aero

Thanks aquilan

04-14-13

anatoly15

Exelent photo! Great color and center of attention. I am realy appreciate . During last 15 years I take shots of thousands baskets from same material. Thanks.

04-14-13

ao line

Thanks dalth!

04-14-13

dalth500

NIce composition!

04-14-13

akul

Very cool shot !

04-14-13

aquilan

This one is amazing too (as the rest of series)

04-13-13

donuss

nice Composition. Donat

04-13-13

friedeye

And I left out thanks. Thanks, Lilia.

04-13-13

friedeye

I'm one of those people who loves to keep the frame as shot - but, of course, I'm always trimming. Great suggestion. Photo is terrific cropped.

04-13-13

lilia

On 2nd thought.............. Crop this in half vertically, include the 2 little lights. Tried it just now, it's a lovely portrait without the distraction of everything else in the room. Ok, now I can go to bed (2am). L

04-13-13

canicuss

You did an excellent job capturing all the elements in this photo.

04-13-13

canicuss

I'm fascinated by the perspective, you got wonderful lines.

04-13-13

lilia

Great profile shot.

04-13-13

zeissy

Simply fabulous ~ the light is really wonderful.

04-13-13

aquilan

Very nice, vivid colours and lights :)

04-13-13

aquilan

I fully agree about perspective with Anatoly and Steve :) great composition !

04-13-13

lilia

Excellent ! Regards, Lilia

04-13-13

JT

:thumbsup: Plus the processing is spot on!

04-13-13

bajanexile

Nice perspective. Steve

04-13-13

bajanexile

Iagree, nice work and a good conversion. Steve

04-13-13

dalth500

One of your best compositions sir!

04-13-13

dalth500

This is a superb use of the 15mm and shows its power

04-13-13

dalth500

NIce image - I thought this was taken with a 15mm but your use of the wall to create the parallax view is well done

04-13-13

dalth500

What happened to the 15mm ? That is not good to hear

04-13-13

anatoly15

Good composition. I like sepation from background. Thanks.

04-13-13

anatoly15

Very good tonalyty and perspective!

04-13-13

donuss

Great light and scene. Donat

04-13-13

donuss

Like hoe the lines go inside the image. Donat

04-13-13

donuss

Great Composition with this lines bring you inside the Image. Donat

04-13-13

bajanexile

Nice.

04-12-13

dalth500

Nice capture of the clouds on a rainy day

04-12-13

anatoly15

Exelent photography! I like all images. Thank you!

04-12-13

nomad

Absolutely beautiful. I love the color palette too.

04-12-13

bajanexile

Health & Safety? I guess not.

04-12-13

magiclight

Yes, I agree. Stopping down fast primes a stop or two is the norm. The 50 Macro Planner is quite good in that respect probably due to being a slower lens design. For astrophotography with DSLRs the problem for me is the lack of 'red' which is filtered out by the IR filter. Canon have a partial solution to this with their D60a. Of course serious astrophotographers use dedicated monochrome astro CCD cameras and filters. I have a permanently mounted telescope on a large equatorial mount and living down here dont really have the light pollution issues. Plenty of cloud though.

04-12-13

lilia

How beautiful! Lilia

04-12-13

bajanexile

Nice composition and sky. Steve

04-12-13

dalth500

These guys were taking used truck leaf springs and hand forging into knives - centuries old craft but still very useful to know and learn

04-12-13

anatoly15

Very good shot and solid old wood. It should be a lot of things made out of amazing wood around. Thanks.

04-12-13

anatoly15

I love color atmosphere!

04-12-13

anatoly15

Very good! I remember it was everyday life in same parts of Russia. Thanks.

04-12-13

anatoly15

Exelent! Hand and individual craftsmem. Proudly made in Philipins. Thanks.

04-12-13

paqart

Gorgeous photo, one of my favorites by you. Makes me wonder when my Distagon 15mm is coming back from the shop (grr). AP

04-12-13

saber

Sharp as a razor!

04-12-13

dalth500

With photography it's always a balance between factors -I am thinking of getting an equatorial mount to increase my exposure times without the "trail" effect. Currently the D800e body I use is for astrophotography is right at the color resolving limits of technology with 20-30 second exposures, at 1.4- 2.8 using ISO 1600. For the record the coma in your shot is minimal compared to the big prime Nikkors I have used. When wide open my 50mm 1.2 Nikkor rendered nearly every bright star with rings like Saturn - so ultimately you really need to stop most lens down and resort to longer exposures using an equatorial but then you run the risk of additional atmospheric effects and light pollution blowing the dark sky out. I am located at 45 degrees NORTH latitude!

04-12-13

lilia

Dramatically beautiful photo! Lilia

04-11-13

dalth500

Remarkable resolution and control of the exposure in the highlight areas!

04-11-13

dalth500

Anatoly -I shot it hand held through a hotel window and post processed in CS6 using the tilt-shift blur features. I spend a lot of time in hotel and looking through airplane windows so I had to do something to fulfill the creative urge!

04-11-13

magiclight

Dunedin, NZ - 46 South. Yes stopping down would improve the coma but of course increase the exposure.

04-11-13

dalth500

What was the latitude for this exposure? Great use of an equatorial mount there is however a bit of coma observed on the outer edges of the frame - I wonder if this would improve by stopping down a bit?

04-11-13

dalth500

What was the latitude for this exposure? Great use of an equatorial mount!

04-11-13

anatoly15

Exelent lighting! I call it is Atmosphere. Thanks.

04-11-13

zeissy

thanks Yuri, I am quite close and also on the street ~ not very busy at that time of the morning

04-11-13

yuriylux

Image is fascinating, it seems that you are nearby.

04-11-13

zeissy

thanks very much for your comments!

04-11-13

aquilan

Magical Clarity and DoF, I like this effect :)

04-11-13

aquilan

Very spiritual photo, great work :)

04-11-13

bajanexile

Thanks for your comments. thomast, sorry but your cryptic comment is lost on me. Regards Steve

04-11-13

anatoly15

Exelent photo. In classic tradition!

04-11-13

aquilan

Nice catch :) I like fluffy effect of skin (fur)

04-11-13

aquilan

Very nice DoF, I like the colours here

04-11-13

thomast

Pity to try to squeeze all that CZ resolving power onto an Xperimantal digital Canon, instead of (my) 175MP 35mm Contax with... Velvia 50 F I L M!

04-11-13

zeissy

Its a stunning abstract!

04-10-13

damessenjah

Thank you.

04-10-13

damessenjah

Thank you.

04-10-13

zeissy

Wonderful puzzle!

04-10-13

stickan1

Great perspective! Interesting view!

04-10-13

jwe

Great picture. Great atmosphere. Well done.

04-10-13

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting. Regards Steve

04-10-13

shapencolour

Very sympathetic,furry,little,metabolic volcano:-).

04-10-13

anatoly15

I like atmosphere of past. Very good color.

04-10-13

aquilan

Very nice photo of tower, it reminds me a few photos of this tower by Koji Kawakami. I believed that it is located at Japan, but I've already read that it is highest structure of Toronto. Thanks for sharing Your photo, I always wanted to see it from different perspective :)

04-10-13

tsdevine

Thanks dalth500!

04-10-13

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting Carol. Regards Steve

04-09-13

zeissy

This one is really a masterpiece Steve!

04-09-13

dalth500

Nicely composed and technically well achieved!!

04-09-13

anatoly15

Exelent!

04-09-13

anatoly15

I love image! Thank you!

04-09-13

zeissy

Thanks very much Steve and Debbie

04-09-13

JT

Superb. Love the geometry and balance.

04-09-13

dalth500

I really like the juxtaposition of the concrete and light wood with the old masters hanging on the wall. The patron walking through the gallery adds the perfect touch as the parallax lines invite the eye further into the image. Great work and a perfect example of the power of the 15mm!!

04-09-13

canicuss

Wonderful.

04-09-13

bajanexile

Really nice B&W. Steve

04-09-13

bajanexile

Like this. Steve

04-09-13

yuriylux

Just remark JT!

04-08-13

stickan1

Nice mood in this one!

04-08-13

stickan1

Nice composition. You seem to master the 15 mm really well!

04-08-13

stickan1

Excellent! Pure and so beautiful!

04-08-13

JT

Wow, This is so beautiful. Excellent!

04-08-13

brabu

Hi Aquilan, thanks for your rating! Greetings, Brabu

04-08-13

anatoly15

It is looks unreal. I need to try it by myself. Thanks for great image and visuals ideas. Sincerely Anatoly

04-08-13

saber

Great lens... or is it the subject. Either way I still like it!

04-08-13

kanzer16

Very grateful for the comment, Donat.

04-08-13

kanzer16

Thank you for your words. It is a cable-stayed bridge in Talavera de la Reina, Spain. I leave the link more information. http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puente_de_Castilla_la_Mancha

04-08-13

kanzer16

Thanks for the comment, Donat.

04-08-13

rhd

Very interesting capture of the social demographics of New York.

04-08-13

rhd

Bokeh makes this three dimensional.

04-07-13

dalth500

Great composition and use of this amazing lens!!

04-07-13

anatoly15

Exelent! Classic snow landscape with good tonality.

04-07-13

merrill

You and the Makro-Planar make a formidable partnership. Superb series.

04-07-13

aquilan

Nice B&W mini series of photos, great work :)

04-07-13

aquilan

I missed it before, great lighting and dynamic range.

04-07-13

aquilan

Great background effect and central object sharpness :)

04-07-13

aquilan

Very nice tonality and bokeh :)

04-07-13

anatoly15

Very nice! All about light & color.

04-07-13

shapencolour

Very nice butterfly.

04-06-13

donuss

Great composition with this running clouds. Donat

04-06-13

donuss

Great composition like this.where is this? Donat

04-06-13

donuss

A very fine macro good sharpness there on the flower. Donat

04-06-13

damessenjah

An Ice Rink in a mall in Manila Philippines. It is common to see people falling whereas…

04-06-13

stickan1

Thanks for your comment. Yes, Lofoten is amazing. We had four full days there plus two days for traveling, it is a long drive out. We were lucky and had all sorts of weather except really bad weather.

04-06-13

dalth500

I really like this photograph especially the blue of the sea against the dark contrasting mountains - it must be an amazing place to see in person

04-06-13

dalth500

I am really enjoying the color and use of DOF of this image - well done!

04-05-13

yuriylux

Thanks Lilia!

04-05-13

saber

Great combo with excellent results

04-05-13

anatoly15

Very good color. Almost 3D image .

04-05-13

friedeye

Great shot, Setyadi. Reminds me of a Rauschenberg collage painting.

04-05-13

gpandel

love the worm colors of this portrait

04-05-13

draniki

Thanks Yuriy and Rick.

04-05-13

lilia

Beautifully done! Regards, Lilia

04-05-13

redskeeter

Thanks, anatoly15.

04-05-13

anatoly15

Exelent! Beautiful color. 3 dimensional look. Thank you!

04-05-13

bajanexile

I agree, good capture and very quiet on this platform for Bank station. Steve

04-05-13

rick perry

Fantastic Artwork Anatol! Rick

04-05-13

bajanexile

Another nice image. Steve

04-05-13

JT

Young lad has a smile on his face. I wonder why :)

04-05-13

dalth500

Well crafted image with exquisite tonal scale

04-04-13

zeissy

Simply magnificent light and tones!

04-04-13

JT

First comment on the new site. Another day in downtown Portland. This time shooting with a long lens.

04-04-13

anatoly15

Exelent landscape! Congratulations!

04-04-13

redskeeter

Thanks, aquilan.

04-04-13

yuriylux

Beautiful graphics processing!

04-04-13

yuriylux

Thanks Steve!

04-04-13

JT

Nice portrait. Nice to see film :)

04-04-13

aquilan

Indeed, very well composed :)

04-04-13

aquilan

I like perspective and colours here :)

04-04-13

bajanexile

Thanks. Steve

04-04-13

bajanexile

Nice. Steve

04-04-13

bajanexile

Wonderful image. We have no leaves yet and certainly no bees. Regards Steve

04-04-13

donuss

Nice perspective

04-04-13

stickan1

Where is this? Plenty of fresh snow!

04-03-13

aquilan

Very nice light and awsome sharpness+shallow DoF :)

04-03-13

aquilan

Nice idea for photo, it still makes to think about it :)

04-03-13

aquilan

I see Anatoly the spring has already arrived to Your place too? :)))

04-03-13

aquilan

Very nice portrait of Pigeon :)

04-03-13

anatoly15

Thanks for news about spring. In CT during night water frozen.

04-03-13

friedeye

Wonderful, Setyadi . The square frame works brilliantly.

04-03-13

stickan1

Nice expression! She looks somewhat suspicious!

04-03-13

bajanexile

Nice.

04-03-13

pr_aero

Beautifull capture, no wonder why this lense is on my wishlist. /PR

04-03-13

pr_aero

Uploaded again, limited to 1000pix, as the crop 830x1200 didnt like to be upscaled to 2000pix...

04-03-13

dalth500

Sometimes you have to bring in the big iron!! Amazing image technically and artistically is fully achieved - well done!!

04-02-13

lilia

Very lovely scene. Happy Easter to you and your family. Best regards, Lilia

04-02-13

anatoly15

Not evry day shot. Congratulations!

04-02-13

anatoly15

Exelent tonality!

04-02-13

anatoly15

Exelent composition and color.

04-02-13

shtarka1

Nice!!!

04-02-13

shtarka1

Amazing Separation & Color!!!

04-02-13

shtarka1

Great Image & IQ Jorge! Still Waiting On Mine....

04-02-13

mibu

thank you, steve! this is a good friend of mine, also musician, with whom I just recorded some new music...

04-02-13

bajanexile

Excellent Portrait. Steve

04-02-13

chriseeo

Hm, Oberkochen or Jena? Germany of times past. Rollei, Contax, Hasselblad, Praktica,etc. Which were the best?

04-02-13

saber

Another glowing example of just how well the 1,4f 85 paints. She's a beautiful subject and that wedding dress is magnificent.

04-02-13

opal

mict , if you're a couple hundred feets away, I promise you for sure, an very crisp portrait with this glass! No sweat!

04-02-13

rick perry

Piotr, That is a Great shot! Rick

04-02-13

saber

Simply beautiful and every way. I was just waking up on my first cup of coffee so this was a nice surprise. Frankly, it's hard to know where to begin. The lighting, tonality, composition, and of course the expression of the subject.

04-02-13

mict

Nice compact lens. Pity not for portrait work =(

04-02-13

opal

My friend Detlef taking photos with this protoype telephoto lens on a bright and glass clear November day at Oberkochen, from the terrace of the Zeiss admin building.

04-01-13

nomad

I love the lighting on this, it reminds me of old Hollywood glamour photos from the 40s and 50s.

04-01-13

saber

Nice! Although I would've stopped it down a tad more.

04-01-13

dalth500

Thanks Anatoly - While I risk being labeled as "Another fool who thinks he is a China expert" the growth and development of China in the past 20 years is one of the most significant economic and sociological developments of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. This family was from Guangdong Province (borders Hong Kong) and this was their first vacation to Hong Kong - a vacation that 20 years ago would have been next to impossible for them to take. I is wonderful to see this kind of new found capacity to travel and experience the world - they certainly were enjoying their visit to Hong Kong and were very happy to have me take their family portrait. My Chinese was not good enough however to get their contact details so I couldn't send a copy back to them...maybe they will see their picture here!

04-01-13

stickan1

Excellent!

04-01-13

anatoly15

Very strong statement. Image is support statement 100%. Thank you.

04-01-13

opal

Very nice image, what kind of close you're wearing taking this picture? LOL

04-01-13

opal

Nice Image, but the distortion of the buildings in the background disturbing me a lot! This excellent glass can do it better!

03-31-13

dalth500

Nicely composed sir! I hope spring arrives for you soon, I have only seen snowfall like this twice in my life and it was a real pain to deal with!!

03-31-13

aquilan

I agree with Canicuss :)

03-30-13

canicuss

The eerie blue of the water kind of gives it a surreal feel. I'm a little mesmerized by the division of light in the water, the portion of the bridge above the blue water is dark and the portion above the dark water is illuminated. I don't want to write all my observations but it's a photo that is both crazy and cool and keeps drawing my eyes to different parts while trying to categorize it.

03-30-13

canicuss

Such a beautiful starry sky, that blue is fabulous between the rails of the bridge. Nice shot, especially viewed larger.

03-30-13

anatoly15

I like color and background.

03-30-13

saber

Applied with LAPD back in 70's in that building. Nice shot that brings back memories.

03-30-13

mict

Praktica TTL =)

03-30-13

aquilan

It is hard to understand this photo, line of shadow has too sharp edge :)

03-30-13

aquilan

Very nice portait of lady with Pentacon Six :)

03-30-13

stickan1

Nice, but the strong shadow in the middle divides the image into two parts! You could try to lighten the darkest parts?

03-30-13

lilia

Simply stunning! Enjoy all of your work. Best, Lilia

03-30-13

anatoly15

Very impressive seascape!

03-30-13

saber

Very creative and all of the elements fit perfectly. Also, it still amazes me of how many great photos I look at which includes this lens. In fact, every time I see a photo like this it makes me want to buy it for it's stupendous color rendering.

03-30-13

saber

Can't really expand upon what's already been this stated. I simply love it!

03-30-13

JT

Very nostalgic. Love the pose and look.

03-30-13

JT

Love the colors. Great use of the 135.

03-30-13

stickan1

Thanks for your comment. This is an image where I have applied more PP than normal for me. Glad that you liked it!

03-30-13

draniki

Thank you very much, z-enthusiast!

03-30-13

draniki

good picture

03-30-13

mict

Very good picture!

03-30-13

mict

Good lens and beautiful girl!

03-30-13

paqart

Like many of your other shots, beautiful, AP

03-30-13

aquilan

I am great fan of C/Y version of 50mm Planar too :) excellent bokeh and foreground's sharpness

03-30-13

aquilan

Very nice concept of photo :)

03-29-13

canicuss

Beautiful light, she glows.

03-29-13

canicuss

Such a darling shot. I'm curious, do you hire models or are you lucky enough to have such photogenic customers?

03-29-13

dalth500

Thanks Anatoly

03-29-13

anatoly15

I love it. Exelent night time photo. Very good balance of lights.

03-29-13

anatoly15

Exelent poi I t of view. Goog color. Thankk you!

03-29-13

anatoly15

Congratulations! It is astonishing! Sincerely Anatoly

03-29-13

draniki

nice picture.

03-29-13

saber

Love those colors - very rich!

03-28-13

lilia

Exquisite! Regards, Lilia

03-28-13

anatoly15

It is beautiful and very educational. Thank you.

03-28-13

anatoly15

Interesting color and composition. Thank you.

03-28-13

anatoly15

Both shots are interesting. I like "simplicity"! We do not need travel to Afrika. Very often "art" not far away from our house. Sincerely Anatoly

03-28-13

aquilan

Interesting still life in drops :)

03-28-13

anatoly15

I love study! It is very good color!

03-28-13

dalth500

Another study of the Willamette River in Portland Oregon - I was just a few minutes too late to catch the red/pink afterglow of the sunset - so timing is everything!!

03-28-13

dierk

I join Hermann, fantastic image, composition, light and shadow.

03-28-13

aquilan

I see. Thanks for teaching me something new :)

03-28-13

aquilan

Thanks Akul and Joe :)

03-28-13

aquilan

vario-sonnar 70-210 at macro mode - great work, I always was interested how it performs :)

03-28-13

aquilan

Very nice symbolic performance and great details/colours/lighting :)

03-27-13

hasse58

Glad you like the picture :-)) and hope that you get your 135mm APO soon.

03-27-13

akul

Great series. I like this one a lot.

03-27-13

dalth500

I used a split ND filter to control the over exposure of the highlights and dodged further in CS6 but the exposure differential was just too much to overcome without layering images to build greater dynamic range - which is beyond my CS6 skill!!

03-27-13

dalth500

WOW - I can't wait to get my 135mm Sonnar!! If it doesn't come soon I might get the 100mm - great image and composition Hans!!

03-27-13

dalth500

Nicely captured magic light... Makes it worth waking up early!!

03-27-13

dalth500

I agree the 180 Sonnar is an amazing lens - I only wish Zeiss manufactured a similar or slightly longer focal length lens for Nikon SLR bodies -

03-27-13

aquilan

Nice cityscape with RX1 :)

03-27-13

gpandel

very nice image in deed. i love the unreal quality of the image.

03-27-13

mict

180 is special Pentacon Lens. I own 180 MC and had 180 zebra style before.

03-27-13

saxbike

Very nice portrait. I love the quality of images coming from this lens. Nice work!

03-27-13

yuriylux

Thanks Zeissy and Aquilan!

03-27-13

kanzer16

Thank you very much for your words zeissy.

03-26-13

aquilan

Thanks for Your comment.

03-26-13

aquilan

Very nice DoF and bokeh :)

03-26-13

aquilan

Nice POV and long time exposure effect on water. I see You are also not interested in bridges :)

03-26-13

aquilan

Thanks for Your suggestion Dalth500 :) I wished to show exact colour and brightness of a sky. I tried to redevelope it with 1 EV more - but the main theme (sky over power-plant) isn't so well preserved then. I would try to get another shot with tripod (with ISO100) so I could make it more HDR but for that shoot it is all what I could get from :) Thanks again for Your vote about this photo.

03-26-13

aquilan

Yes, I agree with zeisse. It's the best from those three photos, because only here lights don't look to be burned up. I believe that the other one may be a little overexposured (about half a stop).

03-26-13

dalth500

I would suggest at little more detail in the shadow areas under the bridge

03-26-13

dalth500

You are making me crazy with the 15mm !!! I really like the blue hue of the water contrasted with the gray of the stone and bridge - another great river and bridge at night shot!!

03-26-13

dalth500

I really like this image - a lot of us seem to be shooting bridges and water recently and you have captured a wonderful structure and river plus the people walking along the river - nicely done!!

03-26-13

kysham

Thank you, sir!

03-26-13

anatoly15

Very good evening shot. I an not one who is interesting in bridges. Sincerely Anatoly

03-26-13

anatoly15

Thanks for nice image! Everything just right.

03-26-13

mict

Thank you, again. I am glad our old photoes are still up to date =)

03-26-13

zeissy

Superb architectural work!

03-26-13

zeissy

I love your portrait work, this is such a timeless classic!

03-26-13

zeissy

Stunning in b&w!

03-26-13

zeissy

Wonderful tones and nice balance

03-26-13

zeissie

Very nice picture i love the reflections in the water.

03-26-13

zeissy

Just superb and yes, very romantic!

03-26-13

zeissy

Great impact with the simplicity and leading lines

03-26-13

zeissy

Wonderful portrait ~ great character and composition!

03-26-13

zeissy

Just gorgeous, really like the curving almost central line going right across

03-26-13

zeissy

Nice and crisp and wonderful tones!

03-26-13

oof

Impressive light control for a romantic and atmospheric image.

03-26-13

oof

Nice tones, perspective, composition, and mood.

03-26-13

kanzer16

What clearly has that 35? Has dryness beautiful series.

03-26-13

dalth500

Old school!!

03-26-13

dalth500

This looks like its in the Western part of the US - where is it sir?

03-26-13

dalth500

I join the chorus- Great shot!!

03-26-13

pablotam

Thanks a lot guys, I appreciate it.

03-26-13

kanzer16

Great shot, I like it.

03-26-13

kanzer16

Thanks for the comment Steve.

03-26-13

merrill

Spectacularly good.

03-26-13

mict

thank you all.

03-26-13

canicuss

This is super!

03-26-13

tore ohls

Thanks Anatoly15 for your comment!

03-25-13

mibu

great shot!!!

03-25-13

anatoly15

Very good night shot. Thank you!

03-25-13

anatoly15

Very good lighting and color!

03-25-13

bajanexile

I would agree, lovely work. Steve

03-25-13

bajanexile

Like the POV and composition. Steve

03-25-13

chriseeo

This Jena quality is unsurpassed. The subject is like a dream. Excellent.

03-25-13

merrill

Draughts (or Checkers) always had a similar effect on me but wonderfully captured.

03-25-13

zeissy

thanks Luka and George!

03-25-13

merrill

Wonderful capture. The lights "make" it.

03-25-13

draniki

Thanks dalth500, zeissy and d.ortego.

03-25-13

stickan1

Thanks All! The water was marginally warmer I think. The air temperature was around zero C and I think that the water was around 4-5 degrees. There was ice in many protected bays and this is a tidal area so the water comes and goes. I am back home now after four fantastic days on Lofoten with all sorts of weather except really murky weather with fog and snow all day except the last day when we drove to the airport of Kiruna in Sweden.

03-24-13

anatoly15

Exelent as always from you!

03-24-13

anatoly15

Great shot! Exelent composed. Thank you.

03-24-13

zeissy

Nice deep tones, its a great image Rick!

03-24-13

anatoly15

Very impressiv ! It is definetly hsa atmosphere. Thank you.

03-24-13

draniki

Thanks d.ortego.

03-24-13

draniki

Thanks merrill. The first thought I had was the same I have to cut the right edge. I made it. But I went back to initial option, which you can see now. It's the best.

03-24-13

saber

Simple shot with creative coloring and great depth of field

03-24-13

zeissy

belated thank you everyone for your wonderful comments!

03-24-13

zeissy

again....thanks to everyone!!!

03-24-13

saber

Love the colors and the expression works quite well.

03-24-13

zeissy

Thanks Steve and aquilan.

03-24-13

shtarka1

Thanks Z!

03-24-13

zeissy

Wonderful ambience and tones!

03-24-13

zeissy

Great perspective and toning. Love the bit of red

03-24-13

zeissy

Wonderful character portrait!

03-24-13

zeissy

Great contrasts of tone and range!

03-24-13

minoltazeiss

Thanks for commenting guys, my daughter bought that clock earlier that day at an estate sale, she was fascinated by it.

03-24-13

dalth500

I am sure the water is warmer than the air!!

03-24-13

dalth500

NIce shot - the Pentax sensor is delivering very good detail with little or no noise for such a high ISO

03-24-13

photosphere42

Nice!

03-24-13

dalth500

Thanks Anatoly - I will work on a crop with your suggestions!!

03-24-13

mict

Thanks!

03-24-13

stickan1

Very creative setting for this portrait!

03-24-13

merrill

I like this quite a lot. There is great involvement in the shot. Try cropping vertically at the right where the yellow ends. It just might look even better - in my opinion.

03-24-13

anatoly15

Sorry, it is last comment. I wish you had 135mm !!!

03-24-13

anatoly15

Hello! I have "good" idea about composition. You can crop out half top of sky and very little from bottom (almost to the spot of railroad enter image). I would like to now your opinion about. Sincerely Anatoly

03-24-13

anatoly15

Very interested for me. It is good evening photo.

03-24-13

anatoly15

Very good. It is success in that genre.

03-24-13

gpandel

love the perspective Carol, very nice

03-24-13

aquilan

I agree with Zeissy, great artwork of golden hour :)

03-23-13

akul

Thank you so much !

03-23-13

akul

Great atmosphere. Love the detail of RIkisha and foliage framing. Great work. Luka

03-23-13

zeissy

Such splendid light and shadows Luka!

03-23-13

zeissy

thanks everyone for your comments. Sometimes, it is hard to put in a photograph how you feel about what you are seeing and that's what I was trying here Cheers!

03-23-13

JT

This stuff looks amazing.

03-23-13

aquilan

Nice colours and train passing effect :)

03-23-13

paqart

Gorgeous. Reminds me of my many painting trips to Mount Whitney in the snow.

03-23-13

saber

Love the expression and correlation to time and age - very artful and creative!

03-23-13

anatoly15

Classic landscape. It has mood.

03-23-13

shtarka1

Amazing!!!!

03-23-13

stickan1

Great use of the wide angle!

03-22-13

aquilan

Great capture of dynamics :)

03-22-13

aquilan

I like outcome and agree with previous commentators :)

03-22-13

zeissy

thank Steve and JT

03-22-13

anatoly15

I like color and filling of winter. Thank you.

03-22-13

anatoly15

Thank You for sharing images from museum. I now , it is very difficult to take.

03-22-13

anatoly15

Exelent atmosphere. I agree about PP. Thank you!

03-22-13

anatoly15

Absolutely great! I feel the air. Inteligent color.

03-22-13

anatoly15

Exelent landscape. Very good use 100mm. Thank you!

03-22-13

JT

Woa !!! Unreal. What a great image.

03-22-13

JT

very nice. I like what you did with the pp. it gives it that old look and makes it look authentic.

03-22-13

JT

Jestem w miłości!

03-22-13

JT

Superb. The background and colors could not have been better for the subject. Well done.

03-22-13

bajanexile

I agree with both of the above comments. Steve

03-22-13

bajanexile

Nice compopsition. Steve

03-22-13

bajanexile

Like this. Nice textures and detail, also the restricted DOF. Steve

03-22-13

aquilan

Nice colours and selective DoF :)

03-22-13

anatoly15

I love light atmosphere!

03-22-13

aquilan

I like the outcome too, espiacially low DoF :)

03-21-13

dalth500

Great image - love the colors and the fog!!

03-21-13

mibu

mmm... very nice!!!

03-21-13

dalth500

Super sharp detail in the foreground and good use of DOF - the 15mm is a really amazing lens!

03-21-13

zeissy

That's beautiful!

03-21-13

zeissy

Excellent how you've designed the in and out of focus areas!

03-21-13

zeissy

Its such a unique image with those pink clouds beaming right into the bridge tower and the gleam of the last light rays creating that 3D visual

03-21-13

zeissy

Nice delicacy of detail and light!

03-21-13

zeissy

Great range of tones.

03-21-13

zeissy

What a tremendous sense of scale with this image!

03-21-13

zeissy

but that is blue sky I see! Nice pov Rick!

03-21-13

zeissy

Amazing scene and separation of the tones!

03-21-13

zeissy

Feels very surreal ~ wonderful textures and detail

03-21-13

anatoly15

It is great! I like mountains. Sincerely, Anatoly

03-21-13

zeissy

Super modern/retro feel!

03-21-13

zeissy

Great tones and texture George!

03-21-13

anatoly15

Very interesting. In good old tradition.

03-21-13

anatoly15

Exelent! Thank You!

03-21-13

dalth500

Amazing image but you have to view it full size to get the detail of the small village next to the water. You have convinced me to get the 50mm 1.4 Planar to hold me over until Zeiss ships the 135mm Sonar I ordered!!

03-21-13

redskeeter

Amazing, beautifully captured!!!

03-21-13

stickan1

Thanks all. This was night no 2 here and we have had this scenery for 2-3 hours both nights. We will stay three more days!

03-21-13

canicuss

Beautiful. It's got to be quite a scene to behold.

03-20-13

dalth500

I want to go there also!

03-20-13

JT

wow. simply amazing. I want to be there!

03-20-13

rick perry

Steve, One Snow Storm after the next - very harsh winter here in Maine. Rick

03-20-13

rick perry

Thanks for the comments folks - I love that 24 on a full frame! Rick

03-20-13

anatoly15

I am speechless. Exelent!

03-20-13

lilia

Gorgeous, Rick!!! Best, Lilia

03-20-13

bajanexile

Nice use of restricted DOF here. Steve

03-20-13

bajanexile

Oh to be in the West Indies again Rick?

03-20-13

bajanexile

Great use of DOF here.

03-20-13

bajanexile

No Spring for you either Rick? The Winter just goes on and on here as well. Steve

03-20-13

bajanexile

Nice night shot Dalton. Regards Steve

03-20-13

bajanexile

Surreal shot. Lovely! Steve

03-20-13

bajanexile

Thank you all for leaving your comments, it is greatly appreciated. Best regards Steve

03-20-13

JT

Agree. Very nice indeed.

03-20-13

chriseeo

Terrific view. A lovely countryside. Good shot.

03-20-13

aquilan

Interesting tonality/colours and great shapness/details :)

03-20-13

dalth500

This photograph strongly depicts the raw and awesome beauty to these fjords and mountains - wow!!

03-20-13

dalth500

I like the rendering of the texture on the limestone columns juxtaposed to the green of the palms and the road leading the eye further into the image

03-20-13

dalth500

I just noticed you were able to image the Pleiades star cluster at the left hand side of the frame

03-20-13

dalth500

Well done!!

03-20-13

stickan1

Hi and thanks, actually we are almost at 70 th degrees here. I don't live here, we came yesterday, but I think it is quite common at this latitude. We saw it for several hours, but we were in a car and when we had reached our place and had some food it was almost midnight and then it stopped, but I got a couple of images. I have published one more today. My home is at 60th latitude and there these displays are very rare.

03-20-13

paqart

Beautiful shot, and I had no idea a column of palm trees could look this nice. AP

03-20-13

anatoly15

Very nice! It is exotic for me. I am from north. Sincerely Anatoly

03-20-13

paqart

Another very nice shot. BTW, about a week ago you posted some long exposure night shots that inspired to go out and do the same. I notice several other people started posting night shots after that also. I wonder if it was for the same reason? AP

03-20-13

paqart

Gorgeous shot, though I may have preferred it with the bottom cropped more.

03-20-13

fatih177

Thanks..

03-20-13

dalth500

My dream is to photograph the Auroral displays - Half the year I live at 45 degrees north latitude and in 50 years have only seen the Aurora Borealis twice - the other half I live at 17 degrees north latitude and unless there is a shift in the Earth's magnetic field I don't think I will ever be able to see it there - I checked and it looks like you are about 68 degrees north latitude there - How often during the year can you see the Northern lights?

03-19-13

anatoly15

Exelent! Thank You!

03-19-13

anatoly15

It is the best! Storm is exelent for photography. Only difficult hold equipment in safe. Sincerely Anatoly

03-19-13

anatoly15

It is very impressiv image to me.

03-19-13

anatoly15

I like photo. Thank You!

03-19-13

dalth500

This photo really shines when viewed full size - you have done a great job with building detail in the building while capturing the gloomy grey of the skis - the sensor of the Sony is remarkable for its color fidelity particularly when coupled with the Sonnar 35mm

03-19-13

dalth500

Another great use of the road and adjoining elements of trees to frame the model - great work!!

03-19-13

dalth500

I would like to see more detail in the sky and more density in the ground areas- but otherwise a nice composition of the bridge and river

03-19-13

dalth500

Great use light and the curve of the road along with interesting placement of the model

03-19-13

JT

This looks very nostalgic. I like it.

03-19-13

yuriylux

A very interesting perspective! Asotsiituetsya story with Alice in Wonderland.

03-19-13

yuriylux

Very beautiful night view of the bridge, and the trace in the sky from the aircraft is fantastic!

03-19-13

dalth500

Beautiful place!

03-19-13

dalth500

Thanks Zeissing - I am sure the optical engineers at Zeiss go crazy when they see these kind of images with deliberate out of focus effects - but I like the effect as well and it makes a everyday subjects (like planes at an airport) look visually interesting!

03-19-13

aquilan

Great photo, I have to miss it before. Amazing details, colours and composition :)

03-19-13

nokind

I like the miniaturization effect.

03-19-13

blackout

Thanks ! I should have posted it under the Cityscape category but I find no way to change it.

03-19-13

paqart

Nice shot of Paris! AP

03-19-13

kanzer16

Thank you very much for your comment zeissy. I am delighted you like it.

03-18-13

lilia

Striking! Best regards, Lilia

03-18-13

lilia

Understated, soft and gentle. Beautifully done.

03-18-13

zeissy

it is such a wonderful artistic image

03-18-13

zeissy

It is just mesmerizing ~ amazing graphics and such wonderful soft cloud detail in behind !

03-18-13

anatoly15

It is very good photo. I like color and atmosphere. Thank You!

03-18-13

dalth500

Nicely done - you have done a great job balancing the huge exposure differential between the bright snow and ice and the sky

03-18-13

dalth500

WOW - I think I need to order the 15mm !! Nice photography and proper exposure control!!

03-18-13

kanzer16

The one I'm delighted by such good reviews. Thank you very much for your words joey.

03-18-13

yuriylux

Thanks Dalton for your comment!

03-17-13

lilia

Wonderful mood and lighting.

03-17-13

dalth500

I love the sky and light of this picture

03-17-13

kanzer16

Special thanks for the comment bajanexile.

03-17-13

aquilan

Great pattern :)

03-17-13

bajanexile

Lovely composition.

03-17-13

chriseeo

Nice shot. Impressive.

03-17-13

bajanexile

Like this simple image. Steve

03-17-13

opal

Kudos

03-16-13

redskeeter

Thank you, joecan and lilia for your kind comments.

03-16-13

kanzer16

Thank you for the comment Anatoly

03-16-13

bajanexile

Lovely reflection in the water. Steve

03-16-13

anatoly15

It remain to me Cllde Mone gardens. Thank you.

03-16-13

anatoly15

Exelent! Love colors.

03-16-13

anatoly15

Great "classic" image. B &W, 21mm all working for the image. Sincerely, Anatoly

03-16-13

kanzer16

Thank you esl

03-16-13

esl

beautiful and exciting image

03-16-13

kanzer16

Thank you very much for the comment joecan.

03-16-13

anatoly15

"Simple" and exelent. Thenk you.

03-16-13

yuriylux

Thank you, Carol, for your comment! Young guys are hunting for fish - it is such a popular way of catching fish after spawning. You need to add is a very barbarous. Regards, Yuri.

03-16-13

yuriylux

Thanks Steve!

03-16-13

canicuss

Thank you so much, dalth, that is a very nice compliment and it's much appreciated.

03-16-13

tsungching

yes, it's in Hua-Lien County, Taiwan, and is called Chihsingtan Beach.

03-15-13

dalth500

At the risk of becoming a mutual admiration society I would like to compliment you on your gallery - very nicely composed with great technical achievement

03-15-13

dalth500

Thanks Joey- taken about 30 minutes before sunset so light was at an acute angle - I think this is pretty much straight off the camera with just a little sharpening and tonal correction in CS6 for post processing - all credit to Zeiss for making such amazing optics!

03-15-13

lilia

Wonderful, in all aspects. Regards, Lilia

03-15-13

dalth500

Well done!

03-15-13

canicuss

Very nice night scene. Great color.

03-15-13

labbai

Thank you! I was amazed too when I saw this on my laptop screen first time. The 18/3.5 is truly an awesome lens!

03-15-13

dalth500

Well done Sir!

03-15-13

dalth500

Thanks for sharing Paris with us! Great images

03-15-13

bajanexile

Wonderful IQ and colours. I too like f/4 with this lens. Regards Steve

03-15-13

aquilan

Very nice composition :)

03-15-13

aquilan

She looks so beauty :)

03-15-13

zeissy

these 2 images are great Yuri! I'm afraid to ask what they are fishing for with such a big stick

03-15-13

lilia

Carol, Freezing cold with winds blowing, can't wait for Spring. Pink -- girl power! Maybe I should continue signing like this.

03-15-13

zeissy

really feels so uplifting

03-15-13

zeissy

Its so spring refreshing! Your name in pink is great

03-15-13

zeissy

Looks pretty cold and dreary

03-15-13

dalth500

I agree with Zeissy - great capture of the shop girl -- Good job!!

03-15-13

dalth500

Beautiful place - is it on the Eastern coast of Taiwan?

03-15-13

lilia

JT, Oops..............looked above in Canicuss' remarks, their name is cleome. L

03-15-13

lilia

JT, These were planted next to the highway barrier wall by local gardening agency. Had never seen anything like them. They have a Latin name which I forget but are commonly called "spider flowers." They are striking. Lilia

03-15-13

JT

Wow. This just pops! I love it.

03-14-13

anatoly15

I love color and lighting of the image. Exelent.

03-14-13

zeissy

A beautiful night image Dalton....the blues are mesmerizing!

03-14-13

dalth500

Other than being a pain in the ass to focus the 35mm 1.4 is one of the most amazing lens in the Zeiss family - you have done a great job with this lens in the image!

03-14-13

dalth500

Bokeh maker!!

03-14-13

bajanexile

Lots of atmosphere to this image.

03-14-13

JT

you gotta love that 35 1.4. It is magical :)

03-14-13

dalth500

Have them send it to me!!! haha

03-14-13

JT

I would love to. But I just dropped off the 135 at fedex. It was a loaner for reviw.

03-14-13

dalth500

Correct Torralba - I live in Portland and just discovered this location last night near the old Terminal One pier on the Willamette - amazing location and vantage point for the lower river which is virtually locked up by the businesses on the riverfront except for this location! Get your 135mm out and go there to shoot!

03-14-13

aquilan

I like night railroad's shoots :) i wish to see it with shorter shutter time..

03-14-13

zeissy

thanks JT ~ and I am happily surprised by the lens!

03-14-13

JT

I like this. you must live in Portland :)

03-14-13

reds

One of my favourite lenses is my Macro Planar. Love it as a portrait lens as well, and the excellent Zeiss hoods help avoid flare in the studio like no other. :)

03-14-13

anatoly15

It is impressiv! Great night shot.

03-14-13

bajanexile

This image was Tone Mapped Joe. Regards Steve

03-14-13

yuriylux

Beautiful night scenery and technically done flawlessly!

03-13-13

JT

Wow. That is razor sharp for a portrait lens. I am impressed.

03-13-13

JT

this is really nice. i could never get good macro shots with my 100. no patience for setting it up. but you have done really well here.

03-13-13

JT

This chap can be seen regularly at pioneer square in down town portland. very friendly and does not mind having his picture taken.

03-13-13

redskeeter

Thank you, aquilan and zeissy for your kind words.

03-13-13

zeissy

Such sweet light and curves!

03-13-13

aquilan

Great Sunset ^_^

03-13-13

dalth500

Nice photograph - good to document the "Old" HK before its all gone!

03-13-13

zeissy

So wonderful!

03-12-13

JT

i like the lonely tree :)

03-12-13

bajanexile

Thanks Joe.

03-12-13

bajanexile

The Distagon T* 21mm 2.8/21 is the next one to get. Steve

03-12-13

dalth500

This images was post processed using Photoshop CS6 it is a composite of 8 images stitched together to form the panorama

03-12-13

anatoly15

Very impressive color of sky. Reminds to to me sky on Dali paitings.

03-12-13

adphotography.be

J' adore ! Félicitations !

03-12-13

aquilan

Great POV, has it been taken with any 'panoramic' feature?

03-11-13

richardmayston

Thanks Steve, much appreciated. I'm loving these zeiss lenses.

03-11-13

bajanexile

Nice composition and POV. Steve

03-11-13

paqart

Nice dramatic composition.

03-11-13

mibu

yep, very nice!

03-11-13

canicuss

Beautiful shot, love the depth and colors.

03-11-13

JT

Thanks for the compliments. rhd, Date/Time Original : 2010:09:04 21:08:23 If you clik on Detailed Exif you will see much more data/

03-11-13

rhd

Very nice treatment.

03-11-13

rhd

Excellent composition. What time of day? The light seems to be just right for the subject.

03-11-13

aquilan

Nice POV :) It would be nice if You share EXIF with us...

03-10-13

aquilan

I fully agree with Zeissy :)

03-10-13

lilia

Stupendous shot! Lilia

03-10-13

zeissy

that's a lot of snow! Great perspective and tones...a retro feel I like

03-10-13

zeissy

I agree with Steve! Carol

03-10-13

minoltazeiss

Indeed! Thanks for the comment Steve. James

03-10-13

anatoly15

Great atmosphere of mountains and light.

03-10-13

JT

Mount St Helens. Pretty close to Middle Earth.

03-10-13

dalth500

Central Oregon??? Great location and excellent composition and rendition

03-10-13

bajanexile

Lovely. Steve

03-10-13

bajanexile

Nice POV and I like the square crop. Steve

03-10-13

bajanexile

Top shot, one of your best. Steve

03-10-13

aquilan

nice angle of view, what was an aperture here?

03-10-13

aquilan

Interesting performance (DoF, Colours reproduction, Dynamic Range) :) Is it the Middle-earth?

03-10-13

anatoly15

I love colors under water.

03-10-13

anatoly15

Thank you for impression of winter.

03-10-13

anatoly15

Interesting atmosphere of light.

03-10-13

anatoly15

Very nice portrait. Thank You.

03-10-13

zeissy

Thanks aquilan!

03-10-13

lilia

Stupendous! Lilia

03-10-13

lilia

Portrait of a lovely lady. Two of my close friends are in the same situation. Strenght and patience. Take it one day at a time, one moment at a time. Best regards, Lilia

03-10-13

lilia

Beautiful, happy, kind face! Well done. Lilia

03-10-13

minoltazeiss

Thank you guys for your comments !! just for the record I don't caffeinate my child its just steamed milk in that tullys cup :-)

03-10-13

anatoly15

It is very impressiv.

03-10-13

dalth500

It was an unusually still night - this location is in the middle of the Columbia River Gorge which is notorious for high winds driven by the pressure differential between the drier continental land mass and incoming Pacific Ocean storms. As such it is one of the premier wind surfing areas in the world! I have seen 3 meter high waves on these waters but never seen it this calm and flat. At first I thought the blue of the stars in the water was some kind of LED or natural luminescence - I have never seen it so flat that the water reflected stars!! Thanks for the nice comments Aquilan and Canicus

03-09-13

yuriylux

Thanks dalth500!

03-09-13

aquilan

Interesting geometrics :)

03-09-13

aquilan

Amazing series Jorge, all of those eyes with rest of the face tells everything. Very nice idea to cut of background with sophisticated f/2.5 and the same time left the main theme in focused area.

03-09-13

rhd

Very nice combination of shape and color. The eye is drawn into the composition by both elements

03-09-13

canicuss

Pretty cool shot, that water must have been incredibly still to reflect the stars.

03-09-13

bajanexile

I am very late on this one, but great image. Steve

03-09-13

bajanexile

I agree, nice capture. Steve

03-09-13

dalth500

You captured the cold!!

03-09-13

dalth500

We are thinking the same way visually Yuriylux - I shot a similar orchid and posted it also!!

03-09-13

JT

Good shot. The two look so disconnected

03-09-13

JT

Great pose and capture.

03-09-13

aquilan

I like the dynamic range here and colours. It is unique effect for night's shot.

03-08-13

aquilan

Every drink with caffeine is a better than without :)

03-08-13

aquilan

Very nice, luscious colour makes a strong point of this photo :)

03-08-13

aquilan

Great portrait :) What was an aperture here? f/2.8?

03-08-13

zeissy

thank you minoltazeiss, it struck me that way as well - new and old, such similar connections

03-08-13

lilia

I love your photographic style, not for this photo alone, but for all. Am always happy looking, studying your photos. Such a joy! Lilia

03-08-13

minoltazeiss

I like this because I have no idea whats going on, it's a mystery. From the thumbnail it looks like an ancient burial ground or something. Awesome!

03-08-13

zeissy

Its a great pov you used here. Nice graphic and wonderful exposure!

03-08-13

zeissy

that's a beauty

03-08-13

vler001

Thank you, zeissy.

03-08-13

bajanexile

Beautiful image. The only thing that might benefit the image might be a square Crop excluding the sweater/jumper on the chair. Best regards Steve

03-08-13

chriseeo

Amazing quality. Great shot.

03-07-13

macboy

Welcome to my macboy's facebook http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152300532655722.1681913.568640721&type=3

03-07-13

macboy

http://www.gotokyo.org/tc/tourists/areas/areamap/kichijoji.html

03-07-13

lilia

Very nice colors. Where was this taken? Regards, Lilia

03-07-13

dierk

very sensitive portrait, but very sad? I like it!

03-07-13

zeissy

Beautiful dimensions and tones!

03-07-13

zeissy

I love the optical illusion of it as well!

03-07-13

zeissy

Wonderful ~ one of my favorite places. Its posted too small for the full impact though

03-07-13

zeissy

the tones are wonderful and so is the composition!

03-07-13

vler001

Thank you, Steve.

03-07-13

JT

beautiful.

03-07-13

bajanexile

Nice image.

03-07-13

bajanexile

Lovely image and Crop. Steve

03-07-13

dalth500

Extremely complex composition - borders on optical illusion/confusion but well achieved and fascinating - nicely done sir!

03-06-13

JT

Very nice indeed. I like the tones of this and the detail is as expected from the 21.

03-06-13

dalth500

Great work - reminds me of Oregon also!!

03-06-13

dalth500

Nicely done!!

03-06-13

vler001

Thank you both for your comments.

03-06-13

aquilan

Amazing Capture :)

03-06-13

aquilan

Very nice, indeed :)

03-06-13

kanzer16

Beautiful light captured.

03-05-13

aquilan

I like the mood here, like before a storm :)

03-05-13

bajanexile

Nice image. Steve

03-05-13

aquilan

Great style :) very nice outcome :)

03-04-13

aquilan

SR-71 Blackbird is legendary aircraft...I love it much, thanks for that photo. amazing DoF of inlet's inner-space :)

03-04-13

paqart

I was wondering if it was multiple exposure or clone brush. It's amazing how the clouds hold their shape while moving. AP

03-04-13

aquilan

Great series of aviation's history :)

03-03-13

akul

Hm, sorry about that. I am certain I selected it when uploaded. Regardless, it is in now. Thanks for catching the missing info. Luka

03-03-13

redskeeter

Thinks, aquilan. Multiple exposure for HDR.

03-03-13

bajanexile

Thanks for leaving a comment. Steve

03-03-13

aquilan

Great colours..but haven't You used a longer time of exposure or is it a multiple exposure outcome?

03-03-13

aquilan

Very nice geometry and colours :)

03-03-13

bajanexile

Lovely night image and it is nice to read the history of the area. Regards Steve

03-03-13

aquilan

I wounder Steve if Your work is such a pleasure? Nice composition of Idyl :)

03-03-13

aquilan

Nice PoV and details :) Great Work Steve...

03-03-13

aquilan

Thanks Steve :)

03-03-13

bajanexile

Nice composition.

03-03-13

bajanexile

Thank you for commenting, Regards Steve

03-03-13

aquilan

Could You share lens details with us, Master Akul?

03-03-13

aquilan

In 1857 the street was widened, in the years 1880-1881 extended to Grzybowski Square. In September 1939, buildings of Próżna were partially burned down. In November 1940, the western part of the street on the section between the Zielna St. and the Grzybowski Sq. became a part of the Warsaw Ghetto. It was off a few months later, in March 1941, after moving the Ghetto by the Germans in the area of the square Grzybowski and line of the Bagno St. and Wielka St.; Próżna St. is the only street that both sides buildings (houses at Nos. 7, 9, 12 and 14) survived the destruction of the ghetto. During the Warsaw Uprising it was the scene of fighting, including between houses No. 9 and 14 there were erected barricades closing the outlet of Próżna St. to Grzybowski Sq. In 1944 the buildings of central and eastern part of the street were destroyed. In 1987 the buildings were entered in the register of monuments. Since 2004, the street is place of running the Festival of Jewish Culture in Warsaw - "Singer's Warsaw". In 2011 began the renovation of houses at number 7 and 9, which will be converted into office buildings.

03-02-13

dalth500

WOW - nice tonal range, superb detail and strong composition Well don

03-02-13

JT

Thanks. Glad you like them.

03-02-13

lilia

JT, You are at your best when it comes to portraits. Always stunning. This one speaks volumes. Regards, Lilia

03-02-13

mict

thanks =)

03-02-13

paqart

Very nice mood in this shot and good color. AP

03-02-13

yuriylux

Great picture quality is amazing!

03-01-13

JT

Awesome shot. It's too bad London is being overtaken by modern buildings :(

03-01-13

yonathan budi

Great Render nice shot

03-01-13

dalth500

donuss - I was using the 35 for this shot - I don't have a Zeiss 24 only the 21!

03-01-13

bajanexile

Thank you both for your comments. Yes Rick, Steve

03-01-13

JT

What processing did you appy? The B&W looks great and I would love to reproduce it.

03-01-13

rick perry

Gorgeous wood Steve! Is that still the original Mahogany from 1745? Rick

03-01-13

donuss

Great light but is the focal length 24 or 35? Donat

03-01-13

donuss

Great composition. Donat

03-01-13

paqart

Dalton, I really love your photos--not just this one, but most of the ones I've seen on this site

03-01-13

opal

Why must models look always so serious? A little friedly smile would give to my taste the image more touch! Furthermore, I would like to see more of the Tattoo!

03-01-13

mibu

I like the light very much!

02-28-13

kanuck

Thanks Mike, yes its near a US military base so....

02-28-13

zeissy

That's so captivating! And wonderful bokeh really isolates your subject

02-28-13

zeissy

Wonderful dimensional and tender feel

02-28-13

zeissy

Remarkable tonal range Donat and wonderful detail! Its not an HDR image is it?

02-28-13

zeissy

thanks aquilan and Donat.

02-28-13

redskeeter

bajanexile, thank you.

02-28-13

aquilan

Amazing DoF and plasticity of bokeh :)

02-28-13

bajanexile

Thank you both for taking the time to leave comments, it is much appreciated. Steve

02-28-13

bajanexile

Wonder full image! I bought this lens, but to date have not managed to produce anything memorable with it. Beginning to think it was a waste of money. Steve

02-28-13

donuss

Nice when i see this i need Holiday. Donat

02-28-13

yuriylux

Beautiful shot and made technically impeccable! My great respect!

02-28-13

rick perry

Nice one Steve, A very painterly rendition. Rick

02-28-13

rick perry

Andrew, Thank you for your very encouraging comments. Rick

02-28-13

bajanexile

Nice.

02-27-13

friedeye

I had the 50 mm set on the camera. This is a 35 Biogon @ f/2.

02-27-13

nokind

Thank you. A wonderful lens for this subject matter. Cheers

02-27-13

picman

Thanks for your kind words paqart!

02-27-13

paqart

One of my favorite shots on this site. Nice color, composition, and a new way at looking at something familiar. AP

02-27-13

paqart

Very pretty shot.

02-27-13

paqart

An amazing shot. Very nice composition. AP

02-27-13

paqart

Beautiful shot, wonderful mood. Makes me nostalgic for the days before the Internet.

02-27-13

bajanexile

Nice POV and colours. Steve

02-27-13

bajanexile

Great set this. Steve

02-27-13

paqart

Gorgeous shot

02-26-13

aquilan

It looks great, those colours and details. Is it still available as Concert Hall? (Why did You write with past tense?)

02-26-13

donuss

Great winter image and reflection like this. Donat

02-26-13

donuss

Tonhalle Düsseldorf Germany it was a great hall to perform a concert. Before it was a Planetarium and than they made a Concert hall.

02-26-13

donuss

Tonhalle Düsseldorf Germany it was a great hall to perform a concert. Before it was a Planetarium and than they made a Concert hall.

02-26-13

bajanexile

Nice POV.

02-26-13

bajanexile

Nice work and I like the POV.

02-26-13

bajanexile

Thanks for your comments Rick and Donuss. Regards Steve

02-26-13

donuss

Great with this structure and composition. Donat

02-26-13

donuss

Great colors like this. Donat

02-26-13

donuss

Great composition and colors so now i need Holiday. Donat

02-26-13

donuss

Great this snow bikes. Donat

02-26-13

donuss

Great composition and B/W tones. Donat

02-26-13

donuss

Before some years i made this with a D700 and the 18mm 3.8 and without a tripod so this time i take one with me,i hope its look better then the 1 verion. Donat

02-26-13

rick perry

Steve, I like the Palm Framing on this one - the composition draws your eye around the picture - nice. Rick

02-26-13

bajanexile

Nice take.

02-26-13

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting. Regards Steve

02-26-13

bajanexile

Nice B&W image.

02-25-13

aquilan

Nice capture :)

02-25-13

aquilan

great PoV and results, it is more interesting than previous one :)

02-25-13

gpandel

wow.... beautiful work George

02-25-13

paqart

Very nice image! AP

02-25-13

jamesmd

Another beautiful image

02-25-13

jamesmd

Great image , how I love this lens

02-25-13

aquilan

Lilia, Steve. Thanks You much for Your time spent with my photos and words of Your comments.

02-25-13

kanzer16

Thank you very much for the comment chmod, I'm glad you like.

02-24-13

aquilan

Great portion of complexity and details, what to wish more ? ^_^

02-24-13

zeissy

thanks very much Steve

02-24-13

aquilan

3rd with similar conclusions :)

02-24-13

shtarka1

Great IQ,Shot & Your Son Is Growing Up Too Fast!

02-24-13

shtarka1

Gorgeous!

02-24-13

bajanexile

Nice POV in this image. Best regards Steve

02-24-13

bajanexile

Great find and a nice bit of work. Steve

02-24-13

bajanexile

Lovely image. Steve

02-24-13

bajanexile

Thanks for your comments Aquilan. The two weeks away in Barbados were wonderful. Regarding B+W VS Zeiss Circular POL's, I do not know which is better. Jorge recommended B+W so I took his advice. Best regards Steve

02-24-13

bajanexile

I agree.

02-24-13

aquilan

Nice, I wish to see if there is difference with Carl Zeiss POL Filter...Steve, You spent nice holidays :)

02-24-13

aquilan

Looks like golden city :) Well taken..

02-24-13

vler001

Very beautiful!!! Look like city from fantastic films.

02-24-13

lilia

Beautifully photographed. Appreciate your historical notes. Best, Lilia

02-24-13

JT

Nice. great B&W plus the composition is really nice with just the right baance of oof and in focus area.

02-24-13

aquilan

Perfect collection of coins, nice shot :)

02-24-13

bajanexile

Like it!

02-23-13

chmod

Very beautiful composition, framing, light, etc. Nice shot.

02-23-13

bajanexile

Good B&W image. Steve

02-23-13

macboy

Summer is very beautiful :-D

02-23-13

aquilan

I like implementation of mirror idea here :)

02-23-13

bajanexile

Thanks Carol. Best regards Steve

02-23-13

bajanexile

Top shot!

02-22-13

zeissy

Wonderful exterior tones.... the statue view is a great element

02-22-13

zeissy

Great mystery with all those shadows!

02-22-13

zeissy

that's a great pov Rick

02-22-13

bajanexile

Nice B&W.

02-22-13

lilia

As a New Yorker who knows this city well, I must commend you on your work. Have never seen above looking so beautifully. This is more like a painting than a photo, and I say that as a supreme compliment. Gorgeous! Regards, Lilia

02-22-13

rick perry

Wojciech and Steve, Thank's for noticing. It was a great trip! Rick

02-22-13

bajanexile

Thanks for viewing and commenting Rick.

02-22-13

bajanexile

Dominoes, a pastime throughout the Caribbean.

02-22-13

bajanexile

Nice composition, shallow DOF. Steve

02-22-13

bajanexile

Wonderful Dynamic Range.

02-22-13

bajanexile

Nice lead-in to this image and subject matter. Steve

02-22-13

bajanexile

Like the POV Rick.

02-21-13

aquilan

Very natural point of view, great landscape :)

02-21-13

aquilan

This place looks very raw...great outcome, lighting and dynamic range :)

02-21-13

rick perry

Splash it is! Love those Ocean and Sky colors - sure beats Winter up North. Regards, Rick

02-21-13

minoltazeiss

You're absolutely right about that!

02-21-13

redskeeter

Thanks lilia, for your kind words.

02-20-13

dalth500

Thank you Lilia - Oregon and the Northwest have great beauty and I am indeed lucky to have this as photographic subject matter!!

02-20-13

dalth500

Thank you Lilia - Oregon and the Northwest have great beauty and I am indeed lucky to have this as photographic subject matter!!

02-20-13

lilia

Harry, Very lovely scene. Regards, Lilia

02-20-13

lilia

Beautiful, elegant lady! Lilia

02-20-13

lilia

Luka, Simply beautiful! Regards, Lilia

02-20-13

lilia

Dalton, How lucky you are to live in such beauty. Gorgeous photo! Lilia

02-20-13

JT

Amazing! I would love to know what you did for the processing. Just beautiful.

02-20-13

jeroen

Hi Lilia, Thanks. If you have the change, go there. Caño Cristales is a Colombian river located in the Serrania de la Macarena, province of Meta The blossom of a unique species of plant that lines the river floor called Macarenia clavigera turns a brilliant red. One of the most beautiful rivers in the world. Jeroen

02-19-13

lilia

You have succeeded -- I feel for the dog!

02-19-13

lilia

I love the softness of the colors. Wonderful photo. Lilia

02-19-13

lilia

It looks surreally beautiful. Wonderful capture! Regards, Lilia

02-19-13

lilia

He looks like quite an interesting and amusing character.

02-19-13

vler001

Well done Oliver!

02-19-13

vler001

BMW on Mars. Very nice.

02-19-13

dalth500

Nicely composed and great vantage point - it looks however like there is an exposure artifact just to the left of the steeple on the Georgetown University - is this a composited photo or is the darker region due to something else??? I just ordered a 135mm Sonnar for my NIkon and can hardly wait to shoot with it!! Thanks for posting!!

02-18-13

friedeye

Thanks, Mike.

02-18-13

JT

Thanks for the info. Now I have something new to play with :)

02-18-13

dalth500

Torralba - I post processed the image in CS6 using a tilt-shift blur effect to achieve the "miniature" effect. The 35mm Distagon is an amazing lens even when used to shoot through a dirty or scratched commercial airliner window. I do have a 17mm Canon Tilt Shift lens that I use on a 5D MKII but it is difficult (nearly impossible) to use properly without a tripod because of the different tilt and shift settings and the manual focus and exposure overrides necessary to get a true tilt-shift image. Post processing in CS6 provides a good alternative when you are shooting images on final approach to the runway trough your window seat.

02-18-13

dalth500

I will post a color version of this - you are correct about the resolution of the D800e there is nothing that even comes close -particularly when it is matched up with a Zeiss lens

02-18-13

JT

How are you getting these miniature effects ? Typically shift lens do this but you are using a 35mm 1.4

02-18-13

vler001

It's pretty nice series of city miniatures. I like all of it.

02-18-13

JT

Great shot. I did a similar shot with an old 1dsII and Zeiss 21mm. When I compare them, it is so clear the D800 is such a superior resolution camera. Amazing. Would loveto se a color version.

02-18-13

draniki

nice picture

02-18-13

canicuss

Thank you Lilia. And I couldn't agree more about the beauty of our country, we are very lucky to have such a wonderful parks system to keep these wonders safe for everyone to enjoy.

02-18-13

dalth500

I agree with the other reviewers - this is a very nicely done photograph - thanks by the way for your kind comments on my recently posted work. I appreciate the high-caliber of effort of the members here and I look forward to participating with additional postings - keep up the good work!!

02-18-13

yuriylux

With great pleasure through all your photo-perfect color and detail, all the fun! My respect, Yuri.

02-17-13

lilia

It is as if you asked the butterfly to spread her wings and pose. Excellent shot! Lilia

02-17-13

lilia

Exquisite in every detail. Regards, Lilia

02-17-13

dalth500

WOW !! Wonderful work

02-17-13

lilia

Beautifully captured. Regards, Lilia

02-17-13

lilia

We are so lucky to live in a country that is so beautiful. Well done! Regards, Lilia

02-17-13

mibu

very nice!

02-17-13

dalth500

I think this store is in the Namdemun gate area of Seoul - I have passed by it many times and was always taken with the colors and textures of the papers offered there - I have taken several similar shots with a point and shoot but plan to return to the district with my Nikon and Zeiss lenses- Thanks for posting this picture!!!

02-17-13

dalth500

Nicely controlled exposure in the highlights and good composition with the gently curving street

02-16-13

donuss

Great scene and moment. Donat

02-15-13

zeissy

Thanks George! Carol

02-15-13

stickan1

A rather special atmosphere in this one that I like, there is something almost surreal.

02-15-13

gpandel

Great shot

02-12-13

zeissy

Thanks George, yes the camera is quite particular, but its wonderful.

02-12-13

minoltazeiss

He's 12 years old and still has plenty of spunk, the eight toes help him to evade the constant stream of traffic outside his north Everett home.

02-11-13

zeissy

Such magnificent tones!

02-11-13

gpandel

very nice indeed. i seems the D800 likes you. you do well shooting with the camera...i find i need to be very careful with settings, focus and lens is very important...good job girl.

02-11-13

aquilan

I like Him from first sight of view :)

02-11-13

minoltazeiss

Thanks for the comment, This is at my freinds place, I have to think about it and go back with my DSLR, I wish those trees were not blocking the hospital.

02-11-13

draniki

nice picture

02-11-13

zeissy

The light and tones are really splendid!

02-11-13

paqart

Thank you. You may have noticed a have a few similar shots from the last couple of days. This is because two days ago I was near the forest when I saw this long and spooky section of bike path at night. I took a picture of it, but then kept thinking about how this particular forest always makes me think of the children's story Hansel and Gretel. With that in mind, I kept going back at dusk (3 days in a row) until I had a shot that really matched that feeling. With this image, I was satisfied so I'm glad someone else spotted it. By the way, I really enjoy your photos. I was going through them last night and found any to be inspiring. I was showing one of your butterfly images to my wife and daughter, both of whom also admired it, then referenced it later to my daughter as an inspiration to get some decent insect photos over the summer. I'm still new to photography, having worked professionally as a comic book artist, painter, illustrator, and CG artist. This just means that some things, like focusing on moving things like an insect or a person is still difficult for me. Today I will be practicing on that at Carnaval celebrations in town but in the meantime am very curious how you and other photographers get such perfect focus on moving objects. AP

02-10-13

igor

Спасибо! Краски природы и правда богаты своей палитрой!!!

02-10-13

fotolka

видимо богатые рудами горы дают столь разноцветный окрас, приятная игра красок.

02-10-13

donuss

Nice mood look like a dream.

02-10-13

donuss

Great this light and idea

02-10-13

zeissy

Wonderful!

02-10-13

zeissy

Superb image!

02-10-13

zeissy

What an interesting image~ love the elements...

02-10-13

vler001

Very nice palette of colours.

02-09-13

aquilan

Interesting colours :)

02-09-13

mibu

yep! the photo I took in a bar and the only available light was a small led bulb on top of her...

02-09-13

gpandel

thank you for your kind words George

02-09-13

donuss

Beautiful light and mood i like that the sharpness is not on the eye it gives more an idea from a small hasty moment.

02-09-13

donuss

Nice Composition with this colors

02-09-13

stickan1

Thanks Jorge!

02-09-13

vler001

Thank you Florijn. It's part of monastir in Kiev, Ukraine.

02-09-13

jeroen

This one i like the most of the serie. Crop a little from the bottom and i like it even more. Jeroen

02-09-13

jeroen

Thanks, Netherlands has some beautiful places, and sometimes you're lucky with the light. Jeroen

02-09-13

vler001

Thank you, I'm glad you like it.

02-08-13

mibu

he, he, he...

02-08-13

minoltazeiss

Awesome, It looks like a whale jumping out of the ocean.

02-08-13

minoltazeiss

Thanks, That is exactly what I saw in this photo.

02-08-13

redskeeter

vler001 - Thank you.

02-08-13

vler001

Your heroes are beautiful always and here as well.

02-08-13

vler001

Nice light on the sky.

02-08-13

vler001

Beauty!!

02-08-13

vler001

Beautiful emotion. It's very positive photo.

02-08-13

JT

This is really rich looking. I like it :)

02-07-13

redskeeter

Thank you Lilia.

02-07-13

redskeeter

Thank you Lilia, for your kind words.

02-07-13

jeroen

+10!!!!

02-07-13

jeroen

Lilia, thanks again for the kind words. Jeroen

02-07-13

jeroen

Hi Lilia, Thanks for your kind words. Makes me blush.

02-07-13

JT

Stunning. This is amazing. Thanks for sharing.

02-07-13

operagrafica

I'd like to see a large format printing of this! Greetings Giuseppe.

02-07-13

operagrafica

Simply beautiful! When the light is magic... ;-)

02-06-13

zeissy

thanks for your comments aquilan and kanzer Carol

02-06-13

lilia

Superb!

02-06-13

lilia

Magnificent photo in all respects. Regards, Lilia

02-06-13

lilia

One of your best. Love the serenity and gentle colors of this scene. Lilia

02-06-13

lilia

Strikingly beautiful, especially with that small reflecting river. Regards, Lilia

02-06-13

lilia

Extraordinary!!!

02-06-13

redskeeter

chmod, thanks for your kind comment.

02-06-13

chriseeo

I really missed this one. Train photography at its best.

02-06-13

friedeye

Thanks, Herman. The key light was the computer screen - and, in going for mood, I can see this morning that I pulled the highlights down too far. The model is my infinitely patient wife.

02-06-13

jeroen

Thanks.

02-06-13

jeroen

Thanks Carol, Experiences like this make me realise that "we" don't have to complain...... If the Asmat people don't catch a fish, they don't eat. Jeroen

02-06-13

kanzer16

I love, perhaps that puts you in a cool environment as mystery. Very good decision.

02-06-13

chriseeo

Amazing and unusual star photography, requiring special equipment and knowledge. Thanks for sharing.

02-06-13

zeissy

Great pov and tones!

02-06-13

zeissy

I like the "flavours" of the tones very much and also the composition.

02-05-13

chmod

Beautiful composition. Wonderful color mix.

02-05-13

aquilan

Great shot Carol :) Thanks for Your discuss about details of technique

02-05-13

zeissy

thanks Debby - its an in camera multiple exposure of 10 shots.~ Because I was at the bottom of a little knoll looking up at the trunk - the trunk background was the foggy sky - not the ground as you would usually see. Carol

02-05-13

canicuss

Fascinating shot. Is it a double exposure, a reflection or an illusion?

02-05-13

aquilan

I see, thanks for info :)

02-04-13

vler001

Thank you, I'm very glad.

02-04-13

chmod

Nicely composed, makes me smile.

02-04-13

chmod

vler001.... thank you, for both comments.

02-04-13

vler001

Beauty!

02-04-13

vler001

Very nice view, Patrick!

02-04-13

kanuck

aquilan, not sure I follow. The lighting was quite harsh in this back alley though..

02-04-13

aquilan

Interesting colours, but do You know why half of photo is made in one colour only?

02-04-13

yuriylux

Thanks Carol!

02-04-13

aquilan

It read it right, I long after my cat fellow, with which I spend last 20 years...

02-04-13

zeissy

Ethereal!

02-03-13

kanzer16

Thank you very much for your comment zeissy

02-03-13

mibu

thank you, guys!

02-03-13

zeissy

Very nice tones ~ and the composition is quite appealing

02-03-13

zeissy

Wonderful feel ~ like this series!

02-03-13

zeissy

Wonderful setting and great tones

02-03-13

chmod

Thank you, zeissy.

02-03-13

zeissy

Great moody tones and the empty spaces are intriguiging

02-03-13

zeissy

Love it!

02-03-13

zeissy

Really like the story telling elements in this image, its fascinating!

02-03-13

zeissy

Feels so lonely...

02-03-13

zeissy

A great blend of boat and environment, superb tones!

02-03-13

zeissy

What a great blend of architecture and abstract!

02-03-13

zeissy

Splendidly graphic and what a perspective!

02-03-13

chmod

Beautiful composition.

02-03-13

chmod

Thank you mibu.

02-03-13

jolavoltige

waouw!!!

02-02-13

mibu

very nice!

02-02-13

redskeeter

Beautifully captured!

02-02-13

jeroen

Keep looking to this photo. Like it very much!

02-01-13

fotolka

great shoot. excellent technical performance

01-31-13

zeissy

Well taken ~ and that is such beautiful architecture!

01-31-13

zeissy

wonderful ambience and great composition

01-31-13

zeissy

thanks to both of you ~ yes, it was the last rays of sun... :)

01-31-13

zeissy

thanks, stickan1 ~ kind of how I see it too Carol

01-31-13

redskeeter

canicuss - Thank you for your kind comment.

01-31-13

stickan1

I like the somewhat spooky surreal feeling in this image!

01-31-13

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This is the entry of one of the monastery from Mont ATHOS ( GREECE ). The entry to MONT ATHOS is only possible with the autorisation of the orthodox autority ....

01-31-13

canicuss

This has really great curves, you composed it very nicely.

01-31-13

dierk

thanks very much for all your friendly comments :))

01-31-13

jeroen

Nice door. Where is this?

01-31-13

kanzer16

Thanks for the comment canicuss

01-31-13

jeroen

Thanks, I was lucky with some blue spots in the sky.

01-31-13

canicuss

Very sweet portrait.

01-31-13

canicuss

Such an interesting scene.

01-31-13

canicuss

This is very nicely composed.

01-31-13

canicuss

Nicely framed.

01-31-13

aquilan

Nice mood :)

01-31-13

operagrafica

Beautiful light! Last ray of sun?

01-30-13

aquilan

Nice, it gives me reminiscence of The Neverhood but it is missed comparison at all...this photo is great and full of colours :)

01-30-13

aquilan

Unique colours Carol, You made this rare moment for all of us :) thanks

01-30-13

aquilan

IMHO it is very natural view's angle, tonality is perfectly corresponding with DoF...great work with model, she looks gorgeous :)

01-30-13

JT

beautiful portrait. Excellent lighting and shadow detail.

01-30-13

zeissy

Absolutely beautiful

01-30-13

friedeye

Great set, Dierk. Your MM is in very good hands.

01-30-13

filipejsbrandao

to Jeroen: It's Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

01-30-13

filipejsbrandao

Interesting architecture!

01-30-13

jeroen

Very nice job. Like the angle and the light. Where was it? Jeroen

01-29-13

shapencolour

Excellent picture.

01-29-13

fotolka

Thank you very much, I am glad the words

01-29-13

JT

Awesome. Colors are amazing and a great angle of view.

01-29-13

zeissy

thanks for your insightful comments.

01-29-13

zeissy

Really like the compositional balance. nice tones and detail too!

01-29-13

zeissy

Amazing image! Really shows the great dynamic range

01-29-13

minoltazeiss

I like this one. It's kind of post apocalyptic, there are no trees, so we improvise and photograph big piles of crap instead, documenting the existence of the once great human civilization. Very surreal, good eye Carol.

01-29-13

filipejsbrandao

Thank you for your feedback.

01-28-13

operagrafica

Thank you so much, Zeissy. You're too kind. Giuseppe

01-28-13

zeissy

Wonderful rich tones and that tree shadow is sublime

01-28-13

zeissy

So nice, love the light and great tones!

01-28-13

shtarka1

Thanks Signa!

01-28-13

mict

Good point of view.

01-28-13

macboy

very good

01-28-13

pvkuntz

Great composition and use of light. Well done.

01-27-13

yuriylux

Bisser color, perfect!

01-27-13

yuriylux

Thank you very much for your kind words and good comments Carol and Damon!

01-27-13

magiclight

Thanks for the kudos. Istanbul is a great place to shoot with the 35 ZE 1.4

01-27-13

nomad

Yes indeed, great composition and color palette! Good mix of hard lighting and the soft glow of the city sky. Very nice Yuriy!

01-27-13

zeissy

Extremely powerful...does not look soft on my screen

01-27-13

zeissy

Wonderful setting, amazing tones!

01-27-13

zeissy

Wonderful lighting!

01-27-13

zeissy

thank you for your comments mibu and juleha Carol

01-27-13

zeissy

So surreally beautiful...this image is really riveting!

01-27-13

zeissy

That bit of toning really send this over the top! Music and photography, wonderful artistic combo....

01-27-13

zeissy

Superb tones and what a wonderful portrait!

01-27-13

zeissy

Gorgeous, love the reflections on him

01-27-13

zeissy

Its wonderful!

01-27-13

friedeye

Thanks, Sol. It was a lovely night.

01-27-13

friedeye

A lovely evening, Ed. Thanks.

01-27-13

zeissy

That shaft of light is exceptional! This would make a wonderful print.

01-27-13

zeissy

Superb night image!

01-27-13

zeissy

Yuri, this is one fantastic image! Love the elements here - the historical church, modern housing and the tent with the little outhouse. And that star is very strategically set!

01-27-13

nomad

Dig that swirly bokeh baby!

01-27-13

jeroen

Hi Nomad, This one was taken in National Park Los Nevados, Colombia. The plant is the Espeletia, commonly known as Frailejón or Fraylejón. The plants live at high altitude in the Páramo ecosystems. This was at 3584 m. (11760 ft) Thanks fot looking, Jeroen

01-27-13

nomad

I like this one Jeroen, where was this taken?

01-25-13

zeissy

thank you Luka

01-25-13

chriseeo

You are welcome.

01-25-13

yuriylux

Tsanks Luka!

01-25-13

akul

Beautiful !!

01-25-13

akul

Beautiful shot

01-24-13

JT

Superb.

01-24-13

zeissy

thanks George, glad you like it :) Carol

01-24-13

mibu

now that’s a splendid image! I like it very, very much!

01-24-13

chriseeo

This is a very nice close-up.

01-24-13

gpandel

Great shot, love the textures George

01-23-13

roger1

My first few shots with my new 21

01-23-13

draniki

i like this picture too

01-23-13

minoltazeiss

Thanks for the comment !

01-23-13

minoltazeiss

Thank you all for your comments !

01-23-13

minoltazeiss

Thank you all for your comments !

01-23-13

freethinker

I Love this shot, very nice

01-23-13

freethinker

Superb shot

01-22-13

shapencolour

Very unusual perspective.

01-22-13

friedeye

Thanks, Sol. Always bring a camera to the dining table ;-)

01-22-13

zeissy

Thanks Aquilan, George and Jeroen for your observations. Its a thoughtful moment, but it could be anywhere really....

01-22-13

jeroen

Makes me wonder whats going on.

01-22-13

jeroen

Thanks Carol, It was taken on 3457 m (11343 ft) hight, as the vegetary shows. Jeroen

01-22-13

jeroen

Thanks Carol, It got my pands wet taking this one. Jeroen

01-22-13

jeroen

Thank you Rick, It's a grave in National Archeological Park of Tierradentro, Departamento del Cauca, Colombia. Jeroen

01-22-13

gpandel

very nice Oleg i love the zeiss 85mm Planner never fails George

01-22-13

gpandel

great shot Carol as usual

01-22-13

operagrafica

Thanks, Aquilan. I love my Sonnar for landscapes - seascapes: it's very sharp and render fine details too, and this in a compact package (similar 50 CY Planar).

01-22-13

aquilan

Very nice cityscape and details :)

01-21-13

aquilan

Nice vignette :) so unexpected for Distagon 35mm..nice details

01-21-13

opal

Thanks, I liked the word "Casa nova" on the beauty shepard dog's hut, so it must be a male dog, laying comfortable on his soft blanket !

01-21-13

zeissy

Thanks very much! For me it all felt this way.

01-21-13

minoltazeiss

I really like this one, It has feeling, as though it's from a time period long gone. It looks like a movie poster, Fantastic.

01-21-13

minoltazeiss

No doubt a Noble creature, very nice.

01-21-13

zeissy

Wonderful tones and great story telling

01-21-13

zeissy

Stunning image Yuri!

01-21-13

zeissy

What big eyes you have Gary ~ :)

01-21-13

zeissy

Perfect exposure....simple beauty

01-21-13

zeissy

Wonderful b&w tones

01-21-13

zeissy

Wonderful see forever composition

01-21-13

zeissy

Feels like you could walk right into the clouds...beautiful

01-21-13

zeissy

Wonderful simplicity and beautiful tones!

01-21-13

zeissy

Really nice tones ~a sparkle to his eyes! Let me know when you want to sell the camera :)

01-21-13

zeissy

Beautiful interpretation!

01-21-13

zeissy

Gorgeous, I like how it just drops off in the foreground

01-21-13

zeissy

Fabulous tones and a wonderful portrait!

01-21-13

zeissy

Superb visual!

01-21-13

zeissy

Wonderful composition

01-21-13

yuriylux

Thanks aguilan!

01-21-13

aquilan

Simple and nice colours :) unique at winter season

01-21-13

aquilan

Very nice portrait, I think that sharpness at skin of chicks is the best side of this photo :)

01-21-13

opal

Very nice snapshot of a sweety!

01-20-13

zeissy

Thanks Joe, appreciate your comment

01-20-13

shapencolour

Lovely.

01-20-13

aquilan

Very nicely made HDR, indeed :)

01-20-13

pwsasus

great image, Yuriy !

01-20-13

pwsasus

wonderful image (and model)

01-20-13

saber

Not sure if it gets any better than this

01-20-13

yuriylux

Wonderful shot, great processing! Very! Very!

01-20-13

rick perry

Jeroen, I like this, and the next photo - subtle white tones - with lots of texture - composition is also wonderful. Rick

01-20-13

shapencolour

Very Zeissy.

01-20-13

jeroen

You're right Shapencolour! Caño Cristales is a Colombian river located in the Serrania de la Macarena, province of Meta The blossom of a unique species of plant that lines the river floor called Macarenia clavigera turns a brilliant red. One of the most beautifeull rivers in the world. Jeroen

01-20-13

shapencolour

What an extraordinary place!

01-20-13

shapencolour

Scene from some fairytail.

01-20-13

jeroen

+1 Like it very much, makes me wonder what's behind the hole.

01-20-13

jeroen

Nice!

01-20-13

jeroen

Thanks, Shapencolour. You can see the Spanisch invluence everywhere in Colombia. Jeroen

01-20-13

jeroen

Aquilan, thanks. The ZE Distagon T* f1.4 35mm is a magical lens. Jeroen

01-20-13

jeroen

Thanxs all for the comments. This is an original house made by adobe. The architect Octavio Mendoza is creating this construction entirely of clay and baked it like a craft. Doing this, he wants to raise awareness about the dangers of the modern construction in nature. It is becoming one of the attractions of Villa de Leyva.

01-20-13

bluriet

Gaudì was there. nice

01-20-13

shapencolour

I like this yard.

01-19-13

vler001

Is it scene from a fairy tale? Very nice!

01-19-13

canicuss

What a fascinating place. Nice shot.

01-18-13

mibu

thanks!

01-18-13

gpandel

thank you for your comment Lila

01-18-13

zeissy

Thanks Rick!

01-18-13

zeissy

Thanks again aquilan ~ I felt very fortunate to have just been there

01-18-13

lilia

So lovely in its simplicity of line and b&w choice. Less is more. L

01-18-13

jeroen

NICE!

01-18-13

rick perry

Carol, I am partial to Steam Power! Great shot - wonderful detail and color! Rick

01-17-13

aquilan

Great clearness..colours and DoF :)

01-17-13

zeissy

thank you aquilan!

01-17-13

aquilan

Great colours :)

01-17-13

draniki

thank you, byrhtnoth

01-17-13

draniki

nice picture - i like it

01-17-13

mibu

very nice, man! I also like the composition...

01-16-13

zeissy

thanks Steve and Jeroen

01-16-13

mibu

thank you!

01-16-13

byrhtnoth

Easily the best monochrome photo I have seen this year

01-16-13

draniki

nice picture

01-16-13

draniki

Thanks zeissy.

01-15-13

friedeye

Yep. The expression on the North Shore is "surf of consequence". When in doubt, don't go out.

01-15-13

zeissy

thank you merrill, yuri and rivera :)

01-15-13

aquilan

I like tones here and DoF is magical too (IMHO)

01-15-13

jeroen

Thanks, The Colombian Massif (from the Spanish Macizo Colombiano) also known colloquially as Nudo de Almaguer refers to a group of mountains within the Andes of south central Colombia. The massif is mainly within the area of the Cauca, Huila, and Nariño Departments. Thanks for looking, Jeroen

01-15-13

jeroen

Hi Carol, Was the church of San Andrés de Pisimbalá, Colombia (great travel destination) Jeroen.

01-15-13

jeroen

Saxbike, Thanks for your kind words and for looking. Photo was taken at the Siret river, West-Papua. Jeroen

01-15-13

jeroen

Also in La Madalene, Bogota. Jeroen

01-15-13

jeroen

Thanks Steve, The Gold Museum (Spanish: El Museo del Oro) is a museum located in Bogotá, Colombia. It displays an extraordinary selection of its pre-Hispanic gold work collection - the biggest in the world - in its exhibition rooms.

01-15-13

jeroen

Thanks, Its a street in La Magdalene, Bogotá, Colombia

01-15-13

jeroen

Thanks, had to pull down the highligts in the window a little.

01-15-13

jeroen

tccin3d , Thanks. Little late, but I just saw your comment. Jeroen

01-15-13

gpandel

Very nice Debbie. well done

01-15-13

rhd

I like this composition. The placement of the flowering succulent starts the line into the valley.

01-14-13

mibu

yeah. I already know the place and was hoping to get the sun just right for this scene...

01-14-13

canicuss

Lovely.

01-14-13

gpandel

thank you Carol you always have kind words George

01-14-13

canicuss

It's looks like a fairy tale with that sky and it's got such great dimension. Very nice.

01-14-13

canicuss

Very dreamy winter scene.

01-14-13

mibu

thank you, steve!

01-14-13

bajanexile

Top shot!

01-14-13

10 rivera

i like

01-14-13

bajanexile

Lovely image. Steve

01-14-13

JT

Gorgeous shot. I think you nailed the time of day for this.

01-14-13

mibu

merci beaucoup!

01-14-13

adphotography.be

Super ! Super ! Super ! Félicitations !!!

01-14-13

jeroen

I you crop the balcony, it works better for me.

01-14-13

jeroen

I like the long shadows. Works well in BW.

01-14-13

jeroen

The car makes it work for me.

01-14-13

mibu

thank you!

01-14-13

shapencolour

What a cheerful colours.

01-14-13

shapencolour

Very nice winter scene.

01-13-13

zeissy

Gorgeous tones

01-13-13

saxbike

Very nice composition. It has excellent graphic content with the long horizontals and well spaced verticals. Very good work and thanks for posting.

01-13-13

richard_sir

Beautiful night photo and even at 3200 iso there are plenty of details.

01-13-13

bajanexile

LOts to look at in this image Carol. Steve

01-13-13

rhd

Excellent balance of light and shapes and mood.

01-13-13

stickan1

Thanks, this is our weekend house, an old farm. I saw the light on the wall and removed some chairs and got the camera ready, but then the sun disappeared. But after 10 minutes I had perfect light. Thanks for your comment!

01-13-13

aquilan

This bridge was never so beautiful, very nice lighting and noise handling :)

01-13-13

akul

Gorgeous shot

01-13-13

mibu

great shot and great place!

01-13-13

bluriet

Really magic.

01-12-13

opal

Thanks, but the cathedral is so pitch dark for crisp hand held images, to catch the spirits of this very old and historical place. I must go back and will try to make better images.

01-12-13

opal

The spirit and history of this very old cathedral is very special. But the church is pitch dark for hand held images, and I will go back, when the weather gets better, so that the is shining through the church windows a little bit.

01-12-13

zeissy

Thanks Jeroen and aquilan. Yes this is from my Cuba images :)

01-12-13

aquilan

Great composition, as always :)

01-12-13

nomad

It's my feeble attempt at capturing some elements of film I enjoy. Thank you so much for taking note of it Carol!

01-12-13

rbfresno

Nicely done!

01-12-13

aquilan

Very nice portrait and scenography :)

01-12-13

aquilan

Great dynamic range and post-processing. I fully agree with Jeroen, very nice mood. Have You taken it at Cuba too? :)

01-12-13

jeroen

Nice mood. Could be years ago. Jeroen

01-12-13

zeissy

Wonderful depth and the tones are just superb! Looks like you have a new super weapon :)

01-12-13

zeissy

Brilliant feel and composition!

01-12-13

zeissy

Nice light and shadow and composition Luka

01-12-13

zeissy

Delicious layers and tones ~ wonderful scene!

01-12-13

zeissy

Its Splendid

01-12-13

zeissy

Gorgeous Rick, like the pov very much!

01-12-13

zeissy

Superb composition Steve

01-12-13

zeissy

Wonderful macro

01-12-13

zeissy

Wonderful depth and tones

01-12-13

zeissy

So stunning and in the moment! Love the foreground detail

01-12-13

zeissy

thank you for showing us your beautiful place

01-12-13

zeissy

Great tones and textures

01-12-13

zeissy

What a great seasonal image ~ nice work :)

01-12-13

zeissy

There is such beauty :)

01-12-13

zeissy

Bravo ~ a great composition and wonderful subjects :)

01-12-13

zeissy

I really feel the awe and inspiration ~ outstanding work!

01-12-13

zeissy

Splendid tones and detail

01-12-13

zeissy

Love this one the most.... I am very drawn in by the composition and graphics created by such amazing tones

01-12-13

zeissy

Great observations skills ~ like those tones and the dof

01-12-13

zeissy

Those layers are mesmerizing! I love the see forever view...

01-12-13

zeissy

Steve, well done, simple and such wonderful understated light and tones!

01-12-13

zeissy

Wonderful depth in the tones and the pov

01-12-13

yuriylux

Interesting image, colorful, colors well captured the essence of Cuba!

01-12-13

zeissy

Wonderful contrasts!

01-12-13

zeissy

Superb tones!

01-12-13

zeissy

Wonderful drama

01-12-13

zeissy

I am just so drawn in by the wonderful lighting on that wall ~ wonderful observation!

01-12-13

zeissy

Wonderful juxtapositions

01-12-13

zeissy

Primal and beautiful in that genre

01-12-13

zeissy

Wonderful artful image ~ a great combination of elements and textures!

01-12-13

zeissy

Amazing light and cures ~ the dramatic exposure really works here

01-12-13

zeissy

Beautiful set of images, really like the composition and toning too

01-12-13

zeissy

So sweet and the exposure is wonderful!

01-12-13

zeissy

wonderful leading lines and great atmospheric feel

01-12-13

zeissy

This is such a wonderful sympathetic view George

01-12-13

zeissy

Splendid!

01-12-13

zeissy

Wonderful depth

01-12-13

bajanexile

Nice Street Art.

01-12-13

bajanexile

Like these three. Steve

01-12-13

bajanexile

Love that blue!

01-12-13

bajanexile

Nice Dynamic Range to this image. Steve

01-12-13

10 rivera

grazie a entrambi

01-12-13

jeroen

Works very well!

01-12-13

jeroen

Like the mood of this picture.

01-12-13

jeroen

Like it!

01-11-13

merrill

Fabulous. Grabbed my attention instantly as I opened the site this evening.

01-11-13

zeissy

Thanks Rick and Steve, I sprang $ for the lens and got it mid Dec and just before leaving for Cuba

01-11-13

chriseeo

Nice landscape, rich in colors and tones.

01-11-13

canicuss

This has beautiful light and nice depth. Great shot!

01-11-13

canicuss

Very nice image.

01-11-13

bajanexile

Lovely shot Carol.

01-11-13

rick perry

WOW! Looks like Zeissy got herself a new Zeiss Lens. It looks great Carol - love the colors - wonderful photograph. Rick

01-10-13

rick perry

Angelo, Outstanding shot for sure! Rick

01-10-13

aquilan

Great tones :)

01-10-13

opal

The Bentley is quiet nice, but the major thing, the married couple is not visible, and the steel construction in the background disturbs a lot!

01-09-13

labbai

This is as shot, took some crawling and waiting for the sun...

01-09-13

stickan1

Nice forest image with a great composition!

01-09-13

labbai

Wow! That "Lots of EXIF" is an awesome feature...

01-09-13

canicuss

Thanks so much. I really love my Zeiss for precisely that.

01-09-13

saber

Very soothing photo and I really like how clear and clean the lens paints.

01-08-13

bajanexile

Nice.

01-08-13

melagodo

Bella, Gianni! ciao Daniele

01-08-13

nihedb

Thanks a lot Mate! ;)

01-07-13

donuss

Great B/W image

01-07-13

donuss

nice Composition and colors

01-07-13

smichael

If I used Photoshop you will loose the ability of the lens at 2.0 but for an end photo I agree with you. Of course I hate Photoshop anyway. Thanks

01-07-13

bajanexile

Interesting PP, almost a "stone" effect. Steve

01-07-13

bajanexile

Nicely positioned in the Frame, just not sure about the stray strands of hair in the back lighting. Steve

01-07-13

bajanexile

I agree or it would make an LP Cover for a Band. Nice PP. Steve

01-07-13

bajanexile

Surreal!

01-07-13

bajanexile

Nice shot Tim. Regards Steve

01-07-13

picman

Beautiful!

01-07-13

picman

Thanks a lot Jorge!

01-07-13

JT

i like this. The contrast between shadow and bright area looks great. nice capture.

01-07-13

JT

nice pp and saturation levels. Looks like a poster for a movie or tv show. Nice.

01-07-13

JT

Beautiful. Love th etones and tranquility of the scene. Exposure is spot on!

01-07-13

nihedb

Thanks a lot Guys for commenting and for your support!!!! Glade you like it!!!!!

01-06-13

friedeye

Thank you, Diane. Have been admiring your photos. Amazing stuff.

01-06-13

koolbeep

thanks... appreciate it... just borrowed A99 for 5 minutes and nothing to shoot but the dress and the flowers ^_^

01-06-13

JT

This is a beautiful image. It has such a nostalgic look to it. Very classy!

01-06-13

JT

Very nice. This looks like film. The M8 really does well here.

01-06-13

JT

This is stunning. I see s many images sowing up now that would have made fantastic candidates in the contest.

01-06-13

aquilan

This fountain is very interesting, you took nice position to take this photo :)

01-06-13

picman

Beautiful

01-06-13

jean-ber52

SUPERBE Image Setyadi , 5 étoiles ****** BRAVO

01-05-13

aquilan

Yes, it could be a sign of polish parsimony but it was probably during maintenance. It is well known polish tradition that cultural goods and infrastructure are being renewed during summer holidays, when most of tourists visit our country.

01-05-13

zeissy

Very strong!

01-05-13

canicuss

Nice shot that would make a great part of a wedding album. I really like the concept. (And that's a stunning dress.)

01-05-13

filipjan

thanx for your comments. It is a stimulation for posting more pictures. Filip

01-05-13

JT

Wow! Where was this during the contest? This is stunning!

01-05-13

unicomichael

It's very exciting to look up!

01-05-13

friedeye

Thanks, Mike. The surf was huge that day at Pipeline. 20 ft plus. Lots of courage to go out.

01-05-13

adphotography.be

J' adore .... Félicitations !!!

01-04-13

andrestephane

Leica M8.2

01-04-13

ski542002

Dramatic. I feel the forced vignetting adds to the drama. I don't know if this was intentional, but the cloud shapes towards the edge of the image look painterly, almost geometric, not photographic. To me this adds a tension to the image; adding to the drama.

01-04-13

ski542002

Thanks again oof. I'm still understanding the workings of Silver Efex. I've found if one pushes selective area adjustments too extreme, the image begins to degrade quickly, especially high-contrast edges.

01-04-13

oof

Well done!

01-04-13

bajanexile

Thanks.

01-03-13

oof

Good geometric and tonal composition.

01-03-13

minoltazeiss

Thank You !

01-03-13

oof

Informative and appealing. A great composition. Would be astounding as a high-tone B/W.

01-03-13

ski542002

Thanks for the comment.

01-03-13

JT

Love what you did here. That NEX is a real winner especially when you put those nice Zeiss lenses on it :)

01-03-13

JT

Nice geometric composition.

01-03-13

JT

I will be testing the 135 f2 as soon as it is available. Will keep you posted :)

01-03-13

nokind

Nice shot! with sharp focus. Thinking of getting the ZF135 f2 but focusing would be a challenge.

01-03-13

shtarka1

Super IQ & Comp Bajan!

01-03-13

shtarka1

Stunning!!!!

01-03-13

bajanexile

Lovely shot Yuri.

01-03-13

jeroen

Great point of view.

01-03-13

bajanexile

Beautiful.

01-03-13

kanzer16

Thanks Steve

01-03-13

bajanexile

Nice POV and detail. Steve

01-03-13

bajanexile

Nice sky. Steve

01-02-13

zeissy

Simply a stunning image, of light and detail

01-02-13

jameskhoo

tku all for the votes and kind comments.....congrats to the winner.

01-02-13

canicuss

Nice portrait.

01-02-13

bajanexile

Nice image. Steve

01-02-13

JT

what a shame. This was a great photo. bythe way, when you upload photos you have th eoption of setting a max width of 1000 pixels.

01-02-13

rhenasey

nicely done, I missed this in voting somehow... very nice.

01-02-13

rhenasey

Edited this photo before the contest ended to make sure it wasn't downloadable in full res, changed the description and oops, got disqualified... ah oh well. thanks for the votes all :)

01-02-13

nokind

Nice idea. I was weeding shooter for many years I know it is hard to find new ways of seeing the same subject. Fun shot!

01-02-13

nokind

Great narrative appeal! nice work.

01-02-13

bajanexile

Thanks z-enthusiast.

01-02-13

saber

There's a statement in this photo and the colors with the subject blend very well. Two shutters up!

01-02-13

bajanexile

Like this, nice POV and B&W conversion. Steve

01-02-13

draniki

Congratulations Zeissy. I Like you picture and I consider your victory deserved.

01-02-13

donuss

Great this lights and colors like this

01-02-13

donuss

oh a violinplayer like me nice how concentrate she look on her finger

01-02-13

donuss

Great colors and composition

01-02-13

donuss

Congratulation Carol for this great image .

01-01-13

opal

I am a WA buff and like these kind of images very much! Thanks!

01-01-13

akul

Carol, Congratulations !! Beautiful image.

01-01-13

JT

Nice moment. She seems upset that no one is looking at her :)

01-01-13

aquilan

Nice dynamic range and exposure balance ;)

01-01-13

aquilan

Very nice coulorus :)

01-01-13

paolobert

interesting. an ansell adams style photo

01-01-13

hwmueller

Love the reflections.

01-01-13

nomad

It has an excellent painterly quality to it Javier. Great shot and wonderful technique!

01-01-13

canicuss

Congratulations!

01-01-13

mhenasey

Congrats, this was one of my favorite images in the contest.

01-01-13

kanuck

Nice my favourite photo won^^ Congratulations :)

01-01-13

aquilan

Happy new Year, great snow man :)

01-01-13

aquilan

Great series Wolf, Happy New Year :)

01-01-13

aquilan

Great mood due to contrast and DoF, Happy New 2013 :)

01-01-13

aquilan

Happy New Year Carol :) And congratulations in the contest :)

01-01-13

dr. harout

Congratulations for the winner. In case you don't need the prize, I can ease your burden, just send it over...

01-01-13

freethinker

Great Capture!!

01-01-13

yuriylux

Congratulations on your victory, your job is objectively better. I wish you continued success!

12-31-12

zeissy

My sincere thanks to Carl Zeiss lenses and to JT for giving us such an opportunity! Thank you also to everyone who liked this image enough to cast a vote for it. I am totally on cloud 9 right now! Carol

12-31-12

tccin3d

cool shot!

12-31-12

tccin3d

favorite pic

12-31-12

tccin3d

contest or no contest - lovely photo!

12-31-12

JT

Beautiful capture. Congrats on winning !

12-31-12

draniki

Thanks z-enthusiast, I wish you good New year!

12-31-12

zeissy

Doesn't have to be brash and bold, and refined is the correct word for this great image.

12-31-12

zeissy

This is an amazing landscape!

12-31-12

melagodo

the best!

12-31-12

opal

Excellent shot!

12-31-12

opal

Typical Haute Provence, I like it!

12-31-12

opal

Anatol, congratulations, I like the image very much!

12-31-12

opal

Wojciech, very nice cathedrale! Happy New Year!

12-31-12

merlino

magic!

12-31-12

bajanexile

Nice take. Steve

12-31-12

mibu

I wish you all a great and bold new year!!!

12-30-12

zeissy

Thanks Steve. Yes, I used a Zeiss polarizer here. Very effective in some situations, but sometimes too much so. It is a matter of the effect you want to portray.

12-30-12

nomad

Great shot Carol! It is a strange beautiful place for sure. So much potential that hasn't been realized there yet. Did you use a polarization filter to get the sky like that or was it mostly your pp handiwork? I like it!

12-30-12

canicuss

Lush describes this very well.

12-30-12

canicuss

Very nice!

12-30-12

canicuss

Well seen. Nice shot.

12-30-12

canicuss

This is a really nice scene and it's well done.

12-30-12

canicuss

Exceptional photo.

12-30-12

canicuss

This is one of my favorite shots in the contest!

12-30-12

sorella

I like this shot.

12-30-12

zeissy

What a gorgeous church!

12-30-12

zeissy

Like the abstraction very much!

12-30-12

6galloni

Good!

12-30-12

davide

Buona composizione

12-30-12

silatshooter

Thanks Dehidding! I caught good light that day!

12-30-12

aquilan

Great vivid colours and DoF :)

12-30-12

bajanexile

Thanks Joe.

12-30-12

bajanexile

Thanks for leaving a comment Joe. Yes, HDR is not for everyone but it can make a statement. Steve

12-30-12

bajanexile

Thanks Joe.

12-30-12

aquilan

Very nice color laboratory :)

12-29-12

bubo

Thanks :) It is in Northwest Spain

12-29-12

ericpmoss

Thanks for the kind words. It's hard to see in a small jpg, but the negative shows a few more levels of tonality in the border between hills and lake.

12-29-12

mict

Thanks for comments.

12-29-12

kanzer16

Thank you very much for the comment vler001. Glad you like it.

12-29-12

canicuss

Thanks!

12-29-12

mibu

thank you!

12-29-12

jamiewednesday

Thank you Took a while to get...

12-29-12

jamiewednesday

Thanks very much. Trouble is, I would have been in The Thames if I was any further to the left! Plus The Shard would have been behind the RHS tower on the bridge and this way it's visable through the statue, so settled on this one. Believe me I tried many angles...

12-29-12

dehidding

Neat shot

12-29-12

dehidding

Very nice

12-29-12

dehidding

Nice shot Carol, great colors.

12-29-12

dehidding

Wonderful shot

12-29-12

dehidding

Lovely green

12-29-12

dehidding

Interesting shot. Because the light is flat, there are few depth cues and the depth of field gets flattened; almost as if it was shot with a telephoto, not a wide angle.

12-29-12

dehidding

I like this shot. Could be a time warp. Might be interesting to see in B&W or sepia.

12-29-12

dehidding

Nice shot. Too bad the highlights in the sky blew out.

12-29-12

dehidding

Nice shot. I would have cropped tighter to eliminate the hand in the Lower right.

12-29-12

dehidding

Nice composition.

12-29-12

dehidding

Nice composition, well done.

12-29-12

dehidding

Nice dreamy quality to your images. Well done.

12-29-12

dehidding

Charming shot.

12-29-12

dehidding

Interesting shot, nice quality to the light. Not sure I like the object she's holding that left black feathers on her dress.

12-29-12

dehidding

Nice shot, how's it look in B&W ?

12-29-12

dehidding

Wonderful image.

12-29-12

dehidding

Nice shot in what is typically a difficult environment.

12-29-12

dehidding

Very minimalist. Fun.

12-29-12

dehidding

Great capture.

12-29-12

dehidding

Very minimalist. Nice.

12-29-12

dehidding

Hard to go wrong wight the Delicate Arch. Perfect exposure, the light painting makes the image.

12-29-12

dehidding

I like the reflected light on her face. Well done.

12-29-12

dehidding

Nice colors.

12-29-12

dehidding

I like the shot... I might have cropped the right side of the image off to make the over all less symmetrical, more Yin & Yang.

12-29-12

dehidding

Calm and peaceful. Nice shot.

12-29-12

dehidding

Love how this image reduces to just shapes. Nice capture, we'll worth the trouble.

12-29-12

dehidding

Very strong image, nicely done.

12-29-12

dehidding

Looks cold!

12-29-12

dehidding

Nice shot.

12-29-12

dehidding

Nice color palette in this shot.

12-29-12

dehidding

Nice shot.

12-29-12

dehidding

Perfect exposure. I love the concept, I would have probably move a couple of feet to the left to put the sculpture in the low arch of the bridge lights.

12-29-12

dehidding

This is fun image. Nice capture.

12-29-12

dehidding

Nice image. Love the intensity of the aurora. I like the way you balanced the aurora with the blue beam.

12-29-12

dehidding

Nice image. Love the intensity of the aurora. I like the way you balanced the aurora with the blue beam.

12-29-12

dehidding

Nice image. Love the intensity of the aurora. I like the way you balanced the aurora with the blue beam.

12-29-12

dehidding

Nice use of negative space to balance the composition. I also like the abbreviated color palette.

12-29-12

dehidding

I like the B&W treatment. Helps the image.

12-29-12

dehidding

Great shot, beautiful model, wonderful image. What more can I say? Nicely done.

12-29-12

dehidding

Nice quality to the light & water.

12-29-12

dehidding

I like the abstract quality of the composition, the colors and patina makes this an interesting image. Well done Thomas.

12-29-12

dehidding

Nicely done, love the B&W treatment, makes for a gritty image.

12-29-12

dehidding

Nice image Scott, although if it was mine, I'd crop the right half off and use the resulting left half as a vertical.

12-29-12

dehidding

Nice image. Where is this?

12-29-12

dehidding

Got to love the "blue hour"

12-29-12

dehidding

Classic image from Canyonlands, if I'm not mistaken. Nicely done.

12-29-12

dehidding

Looks like Arches NP to me. Just around the corner from Delicate Arch? Nice capture.

12-28-12

bajanexile

Lovely image. Steve

12-28-12

vler001

You made very touching series pictures.

12-28-12

sgkiokas

excellent!!Bravo Valery

12-28-12

bajanexile

Thanks for taking the time to leave your comments vier001 and aquilan. Steve

12-28-12

bajanexile

Thanks for taking time out to leave comments Jorge and vier001. The south of France has so much to offer any Photographer. I can't think of anywhere that I have visited that I like as much as this. There is an image around every corner. Steve

12-27-12

minoltazeiss

Magical !!!!

12-27-12

dehidding

Nice light - perfect exposure.

12-27-12

kam4pal

Its like a painting.

12-27-12

aquilan

Thanks and Merry Christmas (Holidays) to You too :)

12-27-12

aquilan

Very nice tree :) Happy holidays

12-27-12

aquilan

For me it remains composition of three different pictures, which were joined with fountains. Nice HDR and composition.

12-27-12

vler001

Сozy corner. Great!

12-27-12

vler001

Very interesting, dark tones make surreal image this picture.

12-27-12

JT

This is beautiful. Love the lighting and thr red against the stone. Great capture.

12-27-12

bajanexile

Thanks for your comments Yuri. Besat regards Steve

12-27-12

yuriylux

A Mecca for gourmets photos and technical excellence, as always, Steve!

12-26-12

vucmra

I love the tones, perspective and simplicity of this photo!

12-26-12

vucmra

Wonderful!

12-26-12

bajanexile

I love Europe despite the fact that our politicians seem to want to leave. It would be a big mistake in my opinion. There is a tremendous Italian architectural influence in the area running eastward from Nice to the border with Italy. Steve

12-26-12

saber

I miss Europe and I'm way overdue to return. Great shot but it does make me homesick. Merry Christmas!

12-26-12

10 rivera

ok+++

12-25-12

zeissy

Thanks very much Steve for your kind thoughts and your friendship. Carol

12-25-12

bajanexile

Thanks Yuri.

12-25-12

bajanexile

Beautiful Card. I hope that you enjoy the Xmas Holiday. Steve

12-25-12

shapencolour

Very nice winter shot Yuri.

12-24-12

yuriylux

The other side of Cannes is very picturesque, Merry Christmas Steve!

12-24-12

bajanexile

Excellent shot. Merry Xmas Yuri. Best regards Steve

12-24-12

vler001

Thanks, I glad you like it.

12-24-12

vler001

Merry Christmas, Wojciech!

12-24-12

vler001

Thank you, David.When I saw it, I'd thought about little sheep.

12-24-12

bajanexile

Nice B&W.

12-24-12

kanzer16

Very strange, but I like simple.

12-24-12

vler001

Thank you very mach for your comments.

12-23-12

valerio

Hi JT, thanks a lot, much appreciated! I will definitely dig out more pictures and upload them. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

12-23-12

JT

It is -8 where I am today :)

12-23-12

aquilan

Great landscape :)

12-23-12

aquilan

Great sharpness and colors :)

12-23-12

dierk

thanks, Herman cold? we will gett 10° tomorrow :( Merry Christmas to you and you family

12-23-12

vler001

Thanks yanaann

12-23-12

vler001

Thank you yanaann.

12-23-12

vler001

Thank you yanaann.

12-23-12

oof

Many thanks, aquiline!

12-23-12

silatshooter

Appreciate the kind words Haia!

12-23-12

shapencolour

Excellent photograph.

12-22-12

yanaann

good work

12-22-12

yanaann

fine shot

12-22-12

yanaann

very good

12-22-12

yanaann

interesting shot

12-22-12

yanaann

well done

12-22-12

yanaann

very good work!

12-22-12

yanaann

I like this work

12-22-12

yanaann

fantastic!

12-22-12

jamiewednesday

Very good, my favourite I think

12-22-12

JT

Love the tonal range in this image and the excellent balance established with the horizon. Would like to see more pictures from you.

12-22-12

bajanexile

Nice B&W and great use of restricted DOF. Steve

12-22-12

bajanexile

Not a good time of the year to be living in the streets.

12-22-12

bajanexile

Nice opportunistic capture. Steve

12-22-12

yuriylux

Memorable image!

12-22-12

yuriylux

Interesting angle, the work's cool!

12-22-12

saber

Love the perspective and symmetry

12-22-12

saber

good lighting, color, expression!

12-22-12

draniki

Thanks J Torralba. This is my best shot of dandelion.

12-21-12

aquilan

Nice architecture :)

12-21-12

JT

Beautiful! Perfect DOF control and the highlights are perfect. Obviously it is sharp :)

12-21-12

vler001

Great! I see really deepness.

12-21-12

vler001

Thanks, Bubo.

12-21-12

rick perry

Thanks Steve, Yes - Zeiss 24mm at f11 has tremendous depth of field and it is pretty sharp all the way out!

12-21-12

bajanexile

Wonderful detail.

12-21-12

bajanexile

Great detail in this image Rick.

12-20-12

frmert

Danke

12-20-12

bubo

Nice colours

12-20-12

bubo

Very graphical - nice work!

12-20-12

JT

I love what you did with the post processing. Really rich looking.

12-20-12

bajanexile

Nice image.

12-20-12

adphotography.be

Super !!!

12-19-12

nomad

Ditto!

12-19-12

JT

I really like this a lot. I only wish the foreground was a little lighter.

12-19-12

minoltazeiss

Thanks !!!

12-19-12

JT

lovely setting and great diffused light.

12-19-12

JT

Beautiful winter scene. Really puts me there.

12-19-12

JT

Wow. Looks like some fantasy movie setting. Where are the Dragons ? Great shot.

12-19-12

ski542002

Great dramatic b/w image. My only critique... I would have cropped a bit tighter, some on left and more on right, to make the cityscape larger in the background. Not a huge crop and still keep it off-center, but found myself wanting to see more of the city on the shoreline! FYI, I have the 21 Biogon for my M9. Fantastic optic!

12-19-12

bajanexile

Nice B&W and I love the POV. Steve

12-18-12

JT

very nice macro. i like the fine detail like the bug :)

12-18-12

bluriet

Very strong scene

12-18-12

donuss

Great portrait i like this Lens its superb. Donat

12-18-12

rick perry

A Fantastic shot James - Amazing color and resolution from such a tiny camera! Nice work. Rick

12-17-12

endosphoto

jaja Tampoco tan viejo, que sino yo también lo soy ;)

12-17-12

JT

Estoy enamorado. Que lastima que soy un viejo de 49 anos :(

12-17-12

davide

Ciao Franca :-)

12-17-12

davide

Ok :-)

12-17-12

vler001

Thank you canicuss.

12-17-12

bajanexile

I agree Debbie, it is a lovely little image with high IQ. It's weakness is its relevance to the theme "Light". It is a lot more about Colors to me. Steve

12-17-12

draniki

Thanks igor.

12-17-12

igor

Wonderful!!!

12-16-12

canicuss

I somehow overlooked this one in the contest pages, but it's very nice, it's got a lot of detail and it's well framed.

12-16-12

canicuss

I really like both of your photos of this subject.

12-16-12

canicuss

Nice.

12-16-12

bajanexile

Thanks Lilia.

12-16-12

friedeye

Thanks, Sol.

12-16-12

friedeye

Thanks, Sol. It surprised me at how noir this shot became in B&W.

12-16-12

aquilan

Nice sky and composition :)

12-16-12

shapencolour

That's nice.

12-16-12

bajanexile

Lovely little image. Steve

12-16-12

saber

Nice shot although it reminds me to order a new flash

12-16-12

saber

The expression is what is written on some of the locks. Makes me miss my second home of Verona. Ciao ~

12-16-12

fotosdirk

Thanks everyone for your comments on this image!

12-16-12

fotosdirk

Thanks everyone for your comments on this image!

12-16-12

sorella

Bellissima! :-)

12-15-12

mibu

grazie, sorella!

12-15-12

zeissy

Thanks everyone for your comments on this image!

12-15-12

minoltazeiss

You're right about that !!! Thanks for the comment!

12-15-12

minoltazeiss

You're right about that !!! Thanks for the comment!

12-15-12

zeissy

thanks aquilan... I actually did take 3 exposures for HDR, but I have not been very excited about my post skills, so this one is not HDR. This one was the best exposure. Using a graduated ND filter with some post work in Adobe Camera Raw and a bit in PS5. Dynamic range capture of the camera is amazing!

12-15-12

sorella

Bellissima!

12-15-12

aquilan

For me it is great example of excellent exposure... have You Carol extended anyhow tonal range of this picture ?

12-15-12

aquilan

I am 2nd after Zeissy :)

12-15-12

aquilan

I alwasy love inners like that. You made a very precise work to portrait it :) Well done..

12-15-12

friedeye

Thanks, Hepagter. We were having breakfast - I saw the light and ran to get my camera.

12-15-12

lilia

Pure and simple lines and perspective. Lovely scene. Lilia

12-15-12

stephen.s1

Thank you all... Results of street shooting in Provincetown... The reflections from the polished brass drinking fountain nearly blinded me.

12-14-12

bubo

Very nice B&W work!

12-14-12

zeissy

Wonderful gleaming image!

12-14-12

zeissy

Beautiful old structure

12-14-12

zeissy

thank you Yuri and Morry for commenting! Carol

12-14-12

zeissy

grazie Ciro!

12-14-12

zeissy

Wonderful tones and detail!

12-14-12

zeissy

Very interesting repeating shapes and tones!

12-14-12

zeissy

Subtly understated, wonderful tones and light!

12-14-12

zeissy

Very nice and a great concept~ good on you to think outside the box!

12-14-12

zeissy

Beautiful reflection and clarity

12-14-12

zeissy

Sparking and full of life!

12-14-12

zeissy

This is amazing!

12-14-12

richardmayston

Superb

12-14-12

bajanexile

Thanks Joe.

12-14-12

bajanexile

Thanks Carol. Regards Steve

12-14-12

backtosea

Awesome! =D

12-14-12

yuriylux

Fabulous, amazingly beautiful work!

12-14-12

anthony_s

I so like the visual contrast between the beautifully dressed (and beautiful) young woman and the gentleman playing the wood flute; superb juxtaposition of polarities.

12-14-12

anthony_s

Very well seen :) I really appreciate the simplicity and therefore the visual strength of your pictures anthony

12-13-12

zeissy

thanks George

12-13-12

gpandel

now that is a beautiful image...good work

12-13-12

zeissy

thanks Joe and Luka, it was one of our last nice fall days with a bit of mist in the air.

12-13-12

akul

It looks like a painting. I like this.

12-13-12

lilia

Wonderful, vibrant colors & POV.

12-13-12

canicuss

The colors in this are so beautiful, great shot.

12-13-12

nihedb

Thanks a lot for your comments Zeissy!

12-13-12

nihedb

Thank you guys!!! ;)

12-13-12

3d-kraft.com

Thank you. There was some support from a flash (with warm light filter to match the ambient light).

12-13-12

jamgolf

Very nice. I think the D800E and Zeiss 21mm are a great match!

12-13-12

jamgolf

Very nice exposure and composition. The high contrast and subject matter makes it interesting to look around the frame. Good work !

12-13-12

jamgolf

Very nice. At f2 you must have nailed the focus - it looks spot on. Good work!

12-13-12

jamgolf

Oh wow - look at her hair. Is this ambient light or did you use flash or some type of diffuser?

12-13-12

jamgolf

Not sure if its posed or candid but I like the light and the tenderness of the moment. Wonder what she is thinking about...

12-13-12

jamgolf

Very nice use of light/shadows. Has a beautiful soft feeling.

12-13-12

zeissy

Superb light and composition!

12-13-12

zeissy

Beautiful light and toning!

12-13-12

zeissy

Beautiful shapes and tones Rainer

12-13-12

zeissy

Totally exquisite Steve!

12-13-12

t-wife

Già. bel ferro. :-)

12-13-12

JT

Wow. this looks surreal. Great capture and processing.

12-13-12

bajanexile

Wonderful architecture. Steve

12-13-12

bajanexile

Beautiful scene. Love that sky. Steve

12-13-12

bajanexile

Thanks for looking at my image and leaving a comment vler001. Best regards Steve

12-13-12

melagodo

Bel ferro!

12-13-12

aquilan

It was very cloudy that day, but it made possible not to use POL Filter. Thanks both of You for Your comments. I wish to take larger big-bird at flight, but I guess it could be much more difficult without AF :)

12-12-12

lilia

Very lovely and serene. So difficult to focus. Bravo. Lilia

12-12-12

adenine321

bajanexile I totally agree with you that printing is one of the most important aspect of photography. In fact I am the only one that still believes in fine art printing using piezography or quadtone rip for black and white. I dont think your critique was harsh in fact, I took it with great respect. I urge to see the actual print when you ever come by New York. Trust me is doesn't look like the webpage at all. In fact your first critique was about my cropping and post procession rather than actual print. By the way, printing is my speciality. Especially black and white. I think you weren't use to see actual grain or scan from an Imacon. The reason why you think it looks that way is because it was scan at 8000 DPI. Which means it has a resolution to print 35 inches wide without interpolation. I urge to check out my website and credentials at www.hanspurwastudios.com

12-12-12

lilia

Memories of my teen years. Great capture, all you needed were those taillights to know which car this was. Today, I look down my NYC street not knowing one from the other. All cookie-cutter, gray, black, silver. Thanks for reminding me of nicer times. Lilia

12-12-12

vler001

Nice shoot Wojciech and very good sharpness on the bird as for that focal length.

12-12-12

vler001

Very good work, Steve. I like the light and shadows over there.

12-12-12

lilia

Very lovely and serene. Well done, Wojtech! Regards, Lilia

12-12-12

nihedb

Graze Mille Tangerine! ;))

12-12-12

nihedb

Thanks Aquilan! ;)

12-12-12

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting aquilan. Best regards Steve

12-12-12

aquilan

Great Grey of Autumn..interesting details and tonality :)

12-12-12

aquilan

Very nice symmetry at Cityscape :)

12-11-12

aram

Thanks 😄

12-11-12

JT

Wonderful tones and appeal to this photo.

12-11-12

nihedb

Glad you Like it Steve.! ;)

12-11-12

bajanexile

Another nice image and B&W conversion. Steve

12-11-12

fotolka

excellent !

12-10-12

zeissy

Wonderful

12-10-12

zeissy

That should be a great feature JT. Shapencolour, thank you! Carol

12-10-12

dmac1969ca

Very nice photo! I like the sun star and the colors are wonderful. This is a lens I've considered before. I owned the old contax version but sold it after comparing the sharpness to Canon's 2 wide angle zooms and finding it similar. However, I regret that decision as I've moved onto a larger mp camera and the edges and corners are far better on the wide angle zeiss lenses. Anyways, good luck with the contest. This is a great image. I hope you do well!

12-10-12

dmac1969ca

Thanks a lot! It was such a great night for photography and this was just one of several images that turned out fairly well. I hope it does win the contest but there are lots of great photos so I'll just enjoy it and hope for the best. Cheers!

12-10-12

acollins973

Thanks, a good combination of camera, lens, film, and a little luck helped a lot.

12-10-12

shapencolour

I share kanuck's opinion.For me this is the contest winner.

12-10-12

jamgolf

Fantastic shot. When I first saw it, I thought it would win the contest. I still hpoe it does.

12-10-12

draniki

It's Carl Zeiss and Pentax. Thanks bajanexile.

12-10-12

JT

will be heading back here in the spring with a d800 and maybe the 15 2.8 :)

12-10-12

JT

I will be adding a "sell your prints" feature to the site for paypal members.

12-10-12

zeissy

thanks Steve for your supportive comment here! I have actually had a couple of requests for prints and so your statement is very true - it makes an awesome print but I want to try it on a high reflective surface too. Regards, Carol

12-10-12

bajanexile

Lovely detail and colour. Steve

12-10-12

bajanexile

I know it seems a bit harsh, but this image is currently in the Top Ten of the Competition. Ask yourself this question: "Would I produce a large print of this image as it stands and attempt to sell it ?". If the answer is "No", then you understand where I am coming from. Hope this is helpful. Knowing things as they stand, this image may go on to win the competition. Printing an image is the ultimate acid test in Photography and in my opinion, what really counts. It is what the Public will see at an Exhibition, not a Web post.Good luck! It is only my opinion (one single opinion at that). Steve

12-10-12

aquilan

Great clarity and noise control :)

12-10-12

nihedb

Thanks a lot Steve!

12-10-12

adenine321

Sorry to hear that bajanexile. First of all, no I did not do any post processing besides contrast, it was scan. Second sorry you didn't like my aesthetics. I always like film border, maybe this one was too sloppy to your liking.

12-10-12

bajanexile

Thanks Carol, definitely somewhere for you to visit. There is an image around every corner. Steve

12-10-12

bajanexile

Lovely Night Shot. Steve

12-10-12

bajanexile

Definitely at the top of the class artistically. Not a run-of-the-mill image.Well done. Steve

12-10-12

bajanexile

Great potential this image but spoilt by the post processing and presentation. Why on earth have you left the black band on the left side of the Frame? It needs re-cropping for a Competition. As it stands it would not make the first cut in a Photographic Society Monthly Competition. Sorry but this needs more thought. Steve

12-10-12

bajanexile

Also my favourite image, but for some reason it is not getting the support it deserves. Very artistic composition and not just another "Me-Too" entry that one can see on other sites over and over again. If it were mine, very salable as a print or a canvas. Steve

12-10-12

bajanexile

Lovely image with great colours. Steve

12-10-12

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting Lilia. Regards Steve

12-10-12

fotolka

the interesting sight

12-10-12

fotolka

unreal HDR,but some unnatural

12-10-12

bajanexile

Nice PP Carol.

12-09-12

gpandel

thank you Steve

12-09-12

rick perry

Yuriy, I like this one. Very Artisitic and Abstract - Good colors - great "Eye". Rick

12-09-12

rick perry

As above - Beautiful shot Debbie. Nice, Rick

12-09-12

canicuss

Nice scene.

12-09-12

macaque

Thanks, the mountains are the perfect place for it!

12-09-12

jamiewednesday

Thanks very much for your comments

12-09-12

canicuss

Thanks Steve and Carol. It's super cold there now and I imagine the Going to the Sun road is impassable. But I bet it's amazing to see in the winter.

12-09-12

lilia

What a nice, kind face! Wonderful portrait. Lilia

12-09-12

lilia

little boat came along at the perfect moment!

12-09-12

lilia

Lovely city!

12-09-12

lilia

How lucky you are to have this beauty nearby. I find it very pleasing and soothing as it is perfectly symmetrical. Lovely!

12-09-12

zeissy

Love the tones and textures

12-09-12

zeissy

Like this

12-09-12

zeissy

Such great bw tones!

12-09-12

zeissy

Nice!

12-09-12

ptbrock

So sexy. Phenomenal shot.

12-09-12

zeissy

Yes, agree with everyone!

12-09-12

zeissy

I love the serendipity of the elements combined with the surreal colors!

12-09-12

zeissy

Splendid depth of tonal range and superb clarity!

12-09-12

zeissy

Wonderful in b&w, like how her arms and hands are placed

12-09-12

zeissy

Wonderful morning light!

12-09-12

zeissy

Great still!

12-09-12

zeissy

that's a Super image! don't know why someone gave it a 3

12-09-12

zeissy

Great industrial image Rick!

12-09-12

hasse58

Thank you for your comment. / / Hasse

12-09-12

hasse58

Great that you like the picture, and thanks for your comments. //Hasse

12-09-12

zeissy

Wonderful viewpoint, texture and toning!

12-09-12

hasse58

Thank you, everyone, for your nice comments. //Hasse

12-09-12

zeissy

Love that little boat in the foreground ....perfect alignment of the stacks and buildings, kind of gives me a neat lego feel ~ perfect for the holidays! Carol

12-09-12

zeissy

Such a wonderful atmosphere ~ hope you are enjoying!

12-09-12

zeissy

Great design Rick!

12-09-12

zeissy

Yes the graphics are just wonderful...just enough light!

12-09-12

zeissy

Yes the graphics are just wonderful...just enough light!

12-09-12

zeissy

Really a beautiful scene Debbie! Carol

12-09-12

lilia

What a dramatic statement! Well done. Lilia

12-09-12

yuriylux

Beautiful winter landscape!

12-09-12

aquilan

Great Landscape!

12-09-12

bajanexile

Nice reflection Lloyd. I always loved my 5D Mk.I. The only thing missing was an decent rear screen for Manual Focusing via Live View. Steve

12-09-12

bajanexile

Nice little image and well composed. Steve

12-09-12

bajanexile

High quality image. Steve

12-09-12

bajanexile

Nice shot, a Picture Postcard Debbie. Regards Steve

12-09-12

bajanexile

Thanks Lilia, glad that you like it. Makes such a difference to gat a comment. Without comments one could as well pack up and leave. Steve

12-09-12

picman

Thanks again for your kind words! This had to be taken in a split-second because there were always people running around. Actually there are people now too, but they are hidden behind the pillars :-)

12-08-12

canicuss

Thanks for the kind comments james and kanuck!

12-08-12

canicuss

This is really beautiful, it gains so much detail when viewed large.

12-08-12

maiku

Thanks for the kind words! kanuck, you have some really beautiful work in your gallery - it's an honor to have your endorsement :)

12-08-12

kanuck

Beautiful capture. I like the details such as the ripples in the water, the shape of the hat, and the way the light hits the nets.

12-08-12

kanuck

Love the reflections and slight cloud formations here well shot :)

12-08-12

kanuck

Nice cool tones and details in the shadows excellent work :)

12-08-12

kanuck

Beautiful details, shapes and tones in this capture. Impressive addition to the contest.

12-08-12

kanuck

Beautiful autumn colors on display here. Just like an oil painting. Excellent image.

12-08-12

kanuck

This capture is in the top 3 for me personally in this contest. Excellent image.

12-08-12

kanuck

Excellent shadow details and use of available light here a solid capture.

12-08-12

kanuck

This is my favourite image in the contest and my choice for first. Unfortunately it is not going the way I'd like for this image though. Excellent colors and composition.

12-08-12

kanuck

A very strong image here and I am certain one of the top images in the contest.

12-08-12

saber

Like it! I really need to try this sort of thing' (pano).

12-08-12

aquilan

I like that too :) great geometry..lighting and idea for photo.

12-08-12

minoltazeiss

WOW, This is it, I want to live there !!!

12-08-12

vler001

It is amazing series of winter images. I like all of those.

12-08-12

vler001

Thank you canicuss for kind comment, and your interesting variant, but I think to stay in my version.

12-08-12

shapencolour

Beautiful picture.Seems like the winter has already settled down in Sweden.

12-08-12

canicuss

Beautiful scene.

12-08-12

canicuss

This is a beautiful place, your photo just kind of speaks to me. I like it the way it is but I held my hands up to crop it at the far right light pole and the top four benches and it was perfect.

12-08-12

oof

Great use of light, perspective, texture, and movement in the composition.

12-08-12

picman

Thank you very much, it was a beautiful night.

12-08-12

aquilan

Superb building portait :) I like details and colours much.

12-07-12

lilia

This is such a pleasant scene, being both quiet and dynamic at the same time. The diagonal lines keep your attention moving. Extremely well done! Lilia

12-07-12

lilia

Very beautifully done! Regards, Lilia

12-07-12

lilia

Simply stunning!

12-07-12

eitan1

Very beautiful photo and very detailed

12-07-12

aquilan

Great pathomorphological description. Leica posses own charm, especially at B&W photo :) of course as attachment to Zeiss lenses here...

12-07-12

atruo007

she has such a powerful marginal mandibular branch of the facial nerve allowing her orbicularis oris to protrude her lips in such an elegant manner to allow the water to flow through the vestibule of her oral cavity, followed by her oral cavity proper, fauces, oropharynx, laryngopharynx, esophagus, cardia, and finally, her stomach!

12-07-12

aquilan

Greetings Piotrze, the handling of Hologon is very easy, in most cases You put focus lever at infinity mark (due to Hyperfocal distance of 1.66m). Apperture doesn't need to be corrected at most cases (cause it is constant) and that's it :) Handling of magenta shift is different story (and it hasn't been that easy up till now). Some of my photos has been left unchanged, because they look moody with "delicate" magenta shift. First I tried Cornerfix, which was advised to me by Steve Watson too :) CornerFix is great software, but it needs some calibration shot and I haven't got useful RAW yet. Every small shadows of calibration shot is seen at result photo after Cornerfix's correction so it is difficult technique to set (using is quite easy by contrary). I think I could get be better results if I could make calibration shot at clear, white background and proper lighting at studio but I haven't got my studio yet. Above photo is corrected with Photoshop and manually painted extra layer in colour mode. This way I corrected only a border's magenta shift and fade out of light. Every else is untouched as it resulted with Photomatix. Source TIFFs were prepared with Camera Raw to reduce noise and vignetting. Thanks for Your comment.

12-07-12

shapencolour

This is an interesting image.I'm curious how do you cope with the fussy 16/8 hologon,i.e. inconvenient operation and strong magenta cast with the NEX7? Podoba mi się to zdjęcie.Ciekawe jak dajesz sobie radę z tak wymagającym obiektywem jak Hologon 16/8,to znaczy z jego obsługą i mocnym purpurowym zabarwieniem zdjęć z NEXa 7?

12-07-12

aquilan

Thanks Akul, You are very kind :)

12-07-12

bajanexile

Spooky!

12-07-12

akul

Beautiful shot

12-06-12

dmac1969ca

Thank you! This was taken at about midnight and was the start of one of the worst snow storms I've seen on Jeju Island (South Korea).

12-06-12

aquilan

Nice expression...

12-06-12

aquilan

Very nice tonality and light distribution :)

12-06-12

dmac1969ca

Appreciate the comment!

12-06-12

dmac1969ca

Thank you!

12-06-12

jameskhoo

tku for all comments and likes

12-06-12

canicuss

I love the feeling of this shot. Well done.

12-06-12

akul

I like the light and composition on this very much. Great series.

12-06-12

akul

Like a bad dream you can't get out of. Great shot !

12-06-12

akul

Thank you so much you guys !!

12-06-12

aquilan

Great Shot Akul, not only a composition but also an light-working :)

12-06-12

calatayud

Glowing Jellyfish

12-06-12

mibu

thank you very much. yeah, kids are surprising...

12-06-12

nokind

Lovely moment! I have a son and a daughter and it reminds me of them.

12-06-12

nokind

Lovely! Wish I could see a proper print.

12-06-12

nokind

Lovely and strange to. What is going on here?

12-06-12

nokind

Bella! you get a thumbs up for just being Italiano. Nice shot with that cumbersome 100mm macro indeed.

12-06-12

nokind

A nice look at a common subject.

12-06-12

nokind

superb!

12-06-12

nokind

Bella!

12-06-12

nokind

Your composition is lovely. Wonderful moment.

12-06-12

nokind

The scale of your subject is so ambiguous. The rock faces look like they were crafted from flint. So cool and well done.

12-06-12

nokind

Beautiful photo.

12-06-12

nokind

Lovely view.

12-06-12

saber

Wow! This lens consistently produces outstanding color and clarity for Bust and Headshots. Of course this photo is also a testament to how good the photographer truly is.

12-05-12

aquilan

Very nice details and mood with colours :)

12-05-12

colorful_scent

Love the sunbeam

12-05-12

saber

Love the comp and soft tones. I'm sure others' may agree that her eyes are intoxicating.

12-05-12

adenine321

Thanks guys. It is located at Olympics National Park. Its exact location is called Ruby Beach

12-05-12

aquilan

Thanks Steve and Joe for Your comments.

12-05-12

bajanexile

Thanks for leaving your comments Wouter, they are really appreciated. Regards Steve

12-05-12

aquilan

Great cold colours and DoF :) She looks like beauty from out of this world :)

12-05-12

wouter scheltens

This photo, doing justice to the theme by the refined and ingenious use of light, is easily and by far the best one of the whole lot. So, congrats Steve, you are the winner. Wouter Scheltens

12-04-12

dmac1969ca

Very nice! This looks like the Pacific Northwest. Which beach?

12-04-12

tccin3d

Looks like a painting, like it. Best of luck!

12-04-12

bwchub

I think for me it's the red line that does it. Reminds me that it's not just us that has "blood" flowing through us :) Great capture!

12-04-12

rick perry

Thank you very much for looking.

12-04-12

juleha

thank you all ^_^ @bajanexile : no, it's real mine.

12-04-12

jeroen

Macaque, Thanks. Jamie, The mane lightsource was the lightning, it was before sunrise. Thanks for the comments. Jeroen

12-04-12

chriseeo

Nice symmetry, and the reflection. Nice shot.

12-04-12

bajanexile

Screen Save? Looks familiar.

12-04-12

bajanexile

Nice take. Steve

12-04-12

stillshunter

Ummm, will WOW! suffice? Sharpness and colour bring tears to my eyes. Excellent work.

12-04-12

aquilan

Great colours and postcard composition :)

12-04-12

dierk

thanks, sol and torralba :) you changed your style to a more puristic stile, sol. I still like and enjoy it! dierk

12-04-12

czar

Very nice.

12-04-12

JT

Agree. Fantastic shot!

12-04-12

rick perry

A striking photo - well done! Rick

12-04-12

bajanexile

Makes a nice abstract.

12-04-12

bajanexile

NIce composition, reflection and tones. Steve

12-04-12

bajanexile

Lovely shot Rick. Nice structure to the sky. Steve

12-04-12

bajanexile

Nice POV. Steve

12-04-12

endosphoto

Thanks d.ortego!

12-03-12

rick perry

Ricky has a new 24mm Distagon - Oh Boy!

12-03-12

canicuss

I'm always impressed by the detail in your photos.

12-03-12

saber

I like color blend of background with hair hightlights.

12-03-12

rhenasey

cool!

12-03-12

rhenasey

love the frost outline

12-03-12

rhenasey

nice colors

12-03-12

endosphoto

jaja Cuando quieras hombre! :)

12-03-12

a.dario

Amazing!!!

12-03-12

a.dario

Great sunset!!!

12-03-12

a.dario

Wonderful shot!!!

12-03-12

JT

Tengo que visitar España un día y pasar el rato con tigo.

12-03-12

canicuss

Beautiful.

12-03-12

endosphoto

Thanks canicuss

12-03-12

zeissy

Splendid balance of the tones and shapes

12-03-12

zeissy

Its a beauty!

12-03-12

maiku

Thanks for the comments everyone! The crazy vignetting is from the 10-stop Heliopan, but it was an amazing moment when the sun came up from behind Mt. Fuji after hours of waiting :) In hindsight, I should've tried to take out the vignetting as it looks way too dark on the periphery...

12-03-12

endosphoto

Thanks nomad!

12-03-12

silatshooter

Thank you!

12-03-12

rick perry

Wonderful Series Dirk, I like this one the best - B&W seems to be appropriate for the subject matter. Rick

12-03-12

j-b

This is such a great portrait. All the colors are very complementary.

12-03-12

mict

thank you =)

12-03-12

trigger

Beautiful!!

12-02-12

jamesptao

Fantastic capture! Truly looks like a painting (a really detailed painting)

12-02-12

jamesptao

Stunning photo! The cooler color with the tree in the foreground and the hot orange of the tree in the background with subtle reflection in the middle create a really well balanced composition.

12-02-12

zeissy

Wonderful ambience!

12-02-12

zeissy

Wonderful!

12-02-12

koolbeep

thanks! ^_^b

12-02-12

hiepphotog

Thank you all for the nice compliments.

12-02-12

mhenasey

great abstract

12-02-12

mhenasey

Great colors and bokeh

12-02-12

mhenasey

Love the location and feeling in this

12-02-12

mhenasey

Great style

12-02-12

mhenasey

Exquisite detail and color

12-02-12

canicuss

Charming photo.

12-02-12

canicuss

This looks like something I would take myself, I can't help but love it.

12-02-12

canicuss

Great shot! Such a wonderful surreal image.

12-02-12

mhenasey

Amazing location, light, and composition!

12-02-12

canicuss

This is just beautiful, such an amazing glow over the whole photo.

12-02-12

canicuss

I love the detail in the foreground, it really makes for a striking image.

12-02-12

canicuss

Lovely framing.

12-02-12

canicuss

I can finally tell you how much I like your photo.

12-02-12

canicuss

Exceptional color and not a speck of noise.

12-02-12

canicuss

Nice.

12-02-12

canicuss

It is a very nice portrait, I really love the lighting.

12-02-12

endosphoto

Thanks!

12-02-12

aquilan

It is very difficult condition and there is great output, without a flare. It is nice that You got a courage to take this picture in such conditions.

12-02-12

aquilan

Amazing Technique of Visualization. I am still not sure if it reassemble more drawing or sepia photo...

12-02-12

aquilan

Very nice series, nice lighting and shadows :)

12-02-12

bajanexile

Great intensity to this capture. Regards Steve

12-02-12

endosphoto

I agree. Thanks!

12-02-12

JT

This is a much nicer pose than the other one you have of the same subject. http://zeissimages.com/showphoto.php?photoid=24613 This is a very classy looking portrait! Great job.

12-02-12

draniki

Thanks joecan. I like this theme and sometime take picture like this.

12-02-12

JT

:thumbsup: Superb!

12-02-12

chriseeo

Bravo. Excellent.

12-02-12

atruo007

i literally cannot breathe.. my glottis is closed tight because my posterior cricoarytenoids are failing to abduct my vocal folds. your photo is so breathtaking that it caused damage to the internal branch of my recurrent laryngeal nerve of the vagus nerve!

12-02-12

kanzer16

I like a lot, composition, revealed, everything looks great.

12-02-12

kanzer16

Simply amazing, I love it.

12-02-12

leetchu

Wow, this is amazing!

12-02-12

leetchu

beautiful!

12-02-12

minoltazeiss

It's like an alien world !!! Fantastic Capture !!

12-02-12

minoltazeiss

Magazine Quality !!! Beautiful !!

12-02-12

zeissy

Thank you Joe!

12-02-12

minoltazeiss

Amazing !!!! Like a scene from an anime !!! Totally surreal !!!

12-02-12

vler001

Fantastic photo!

12-02-12

yuriylux

Photos evoke positive emotions, great!

12-02-12

vler001

Beautifully! Here is very good location of light.

12-02-12

vler001

Beautiful autumn landscape.

12-02-12

vler001

Greate!

12-02-12

vler001

Very nice.

12-02-12

jamiewednesday

Nice, how many light sources?

12-02-12

dts0240

awesome.

12-02-12

dariun

Very nice colors and atmosphere. I like it

12-02-12

valerio

Thank you very much for your comment! :-) I decided to include the man-made structures, because, in my opinion, it makes them look forlorn and fragile against the menacing sky.

12-02-12

bajanexile

Nice lead-in. Steve

12-02-12

bajanexile

Thanks Yurilux. I find it difficult to decide on images that will appeal to the Masses. Some of my images that I like best may not be liked by anyone else. They all however involve technical challenges and require careful PP. Steve

12-02-12

hikaritenchi

This is quite good...I really like how you can see the stars as clearly as you can the road.

12-01-12

yuriylux

Great job, it's a pity that it is not involved in the competition.

12-01-12

jamgolf

Beautiful painterly colors and textures. Very nice !

12-01-12

jamgolf

Very minimalistic. Very nice !

12-01-12

jamgolf

Very nice use of light. Has a drama and a certain feeling to it. I like it a lot.

12-01-12

jamgolf

Excellent. Hope this picture wins !

12-01-12

jamgolf

Very nice. I like the exposure a lot.

12-01-12

jamgolf

Has a beautiful glow and nice use of light.

12-01-12

jamgolf

Nice exposure and beautiful soft light.

12-01-12

maiku

Brilliant composition and exposure! Wish I could visit London someday.

12-01-12

maiku

Amazing! Love that solitary beam of light.

12-01-12

ericpmoss

I love it. That yellow glow is supernatural, in a good way (not HDR-ish).

12-01-12

ericpmoss

Lovely sense of isolation and space, like 3 worlds impinging on each other.

12-01-12

ericpmoss

I love the brooding clouds -- real just-before-the-end-of-the-world foreboding. If there weren't man-made things in the scene, I'd give it at least 5/5.

12-01-12

rhenasey

lovely abstract

12-01-12

ericpmoss

I love the subtlety of the lighting -- it's like a drawing where the subject is defined by where it isn't. Neat.

12-01-12

ericpmoss

Pretty awesome, IMO. I like my entry (else I wouldn't have entered it), but this is fantastic. Other entries are also beautiful, but I'm trying to limit my votes to those adhering to the emphasis on light itself rather than action or texture or inherent subject interest, ie babes.

12-01-12

nomad

Superb capture!

12-01-12

nomad

Love the turquoise against the orange here, great color contrast. An exquisite physical specimen to boot, captivating eyes.

12-01-12

nomad

Beautiful color gradient!

12-01-12

nomad

Love the shadows, great mood!

12-01-12

rhenasey

Beautiful

12-01-12

rhenasey

Lovely light

12-01-12

macaque

Interesting formations and light

12-01-12

macaque

Great contrast

12-01-12

macaque

Interesting capture.

12-01-12

macaque

Nice shot, definitely on topic.

12-01-12

macaque

Nice shot, the lighting works well in this. The scan/crop could maybe use some adjustment though. =)

12-01-12

saber

You're right Rick! Sure beats the tramp-stamps and facial piercings of young women today. BTW, I too thought the photo came from a CZ prime. Dan

12-01-12

zeissy

Ah yes, my kind of image ~ the light wave flares in the air are wonderful to me!

12-01-12

zeissy

thank you acquilan!

12-01-12

bajanexile

Thanks.

12-01-12

bajanexile

Nice take. Steve

12-01-12

minoltazeiss

I beleive it sounds like 500 watts, my freind has the David Berning microZOTL amp its only about 1 watt per channel. One single 6SN7 perchannel and it drives a large set of Klipsch very well.

12-01-12

minoltazeiss

Thanks Rick

12-01-12

canicuss

Great contrast and a wonderful scene.

12-01-12

aquilan

Great contrast and reflexes :)

12-01-12

nomad

I see, yes for hi-fi applications that would make sense. I'm a guitar player so distortion is very desirable for tube amps in that application. They've made great strides to create digital modeling of tube amps for guitar but in the end they're just simulating the real thing and they still don't have the same feel or response. Tubes aren't cheap but they haven't been beat yet. Glad to see we have some audiophiles here!

12-01-12

bajanexile

Thanks gpandel, your feedback is greatly appreciated. Steve

12-01-12

bajanexile

Just the Tops Rick. A stacked pair (four panels) of refurbished Quad Electrostatics would just round off the system. People think that Photography is expensive! The price of a Leica M9 won't even buy you a 2 metre set of top of the range Stereo Bi-wirable speaker cables from Nordost. Do you still have the Jadis amp? I would settle for that. Steve

12-01-12

rick perry

Nomad, In spite of the Retro Look, this is actually a very state-of-the-art amplifier. The output transformer in a traditional amp is usually one of the biggest sources of distortion. The elimination of the output transformer yields a much cleaner output. The seemingly large number of tubes is how they adjust the output voltage to match the speakers without using a transformer. Atma-Sphere is very much in business these days with quite a loyal following. Rick

11-30-12

lilia

Donat, Ich habe Dir dass gesagt!! Congratulations. Lilia

11-30-12

lilia

So serious and thoughtful for one so young. Wonderful expression! Lilia

11-30-12

aquilan

Great shot :)

11-30-12

nomad

Very nice! Looks like some nice vintage tubes there. That's a whole lotta tubes for 30 watts! I've never seen a transformerless amp before, I'm sure that made sense to someone once upon a time but probably not as efficient. Gotta love tubes though, they still haven't made anything that sounds better.

11-30-12

gpandel

Wow george

11-30-12

gpandel

very nice image Steve

11-30-12

bajanexile

Thanks Joey. Rick is your Tube Man. I use a Krell Solid State amplifier through Sonus Faber speakers. The turntable is a bit special, as it is a Vintage Oracle Delphi Mk.II with SME IV tone arm and a Koetsu Black MC cartridge. Magic! I never sold any of my Vinyl collection and have taken over two peoples collections that decided to go totally Digital. Paid about ~ $3 an album. Took both collections in as Job Lots. Some wonderful stuff. Steve

11-30-12

saber

The expression, colors and clarity of this photo make me feel as though I'm actually there.

11-30-12

JT

Thanks. This is before Zeiss made the ZE and ZF mount lenses. I used an adapter for this one.

11-30-12

JT

Beautiful. Love the smoothness, colors and lighting here. Really beautiful!

11-30-12

alphazeiss

Thanks! A Zeiss lens is always superb!!

11-30-12

bajanexile

Thanks Rick. I was listening to the 1980 Emmylou Harris album "Roses in the Snow" (On Vinyl of course) Side 2, Track 3, "Jordan" and I was looking at the Master Files for this image and thought "These do nothing for me", when in the last line of the last verse she sang "When He calls us over Jordan's Tide". I thought B&W with a spotlit bridge. The rest was all in the PP using a Red Filter, selective use of the Curves function in Photoshop, a Vignette and processing in the film style of Kodak ISO32 Panatomic X etc.etc. Steve

11-30-12

bajanexile

I agree. Steve

11-30-12

bajanexile

Like this. Good photography. Steve

11-30-12

bajanexile

Quality!

11-30-12

bajanexile

Really nice portrait. Steve

11-30-12

bajanexile

A say in the countryside. Love it, Steve

11-30-12

eitan1

very nice picture

11-30-12

rick perry

Great shot Steve, What process did you use for the B&W - looks almost like an infrared photo? Rick

11-30-12

rick perry

A sweet young Lady - James - nice shot. I assumed this was shot with some big DSLR and a Zeiss prime until I looked at the details - the RX100 is an Amazing little camera in the right hands. Rick

11-30-12

bajanexile

Thanks for leaving a comment Joe.

11-30-12

bajanexile

Lovely shot. Steve

11-29-12

JT

Very nice. Love the smooth bokeh!

11-29-12

JT

Incredible amount of detail in this image. Great shot!

11-29-12

JT

Simply amazing! The shades of green and lighting are incredible!

11-29-12

unicomichael

Thanks

11-28-12

stillshunter

It's currently very hot here in Australia and this photo just makes me want to swim and swim and swim. Great DoF

11-28-12

saber

Hi J Torralba, Actually, my neighbor designed that custom .22 slide conversion, and this photo was a quick snap for a web ad. I sold my 1911’s a few years ago and now I’m back with revolvers.

11-28-12

JT

Are these yours ? Love the 1911''s . I should share some pictures with you from my collection :)

11-28-12

minoltazeiss

Thanks !

11-28-12

fotolka

this is tulipa, buble's and orange

11-28-12

fotolka

thank's . It the simply tea

11-27-12

shapencolour

Lovely little woman.

11-27-12

shapencolour

I like colours and concept.

11-27-12

lilia

SPECTACULAR! that says it all........Lilia

11-27-12

lilia

You capture children's expressions beautifully. Natural and expressive. Very hard to do, and you do it well. Kind regards, Lilia

11-27-12

canicuss

I really like the surreal quality of this photo. Again, the colors are so nice.

11-27-12

canicuss

Super, the colors are so pleasing.

11-27-12

canicuss

Cute concept. Nice photo.

11-27-12

nomad

Excellent light & shadow Carol, I love how you managed the exposure on this one!

11-27-12

saber

Love the expression and subtle colors

11-27-12

macboy

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11-27-12

macboy

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11-27-12

macboy

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11-27-12

minoltazeiss

Thanks !

11-27-12

minoltazeiss

Thanks !

11-27-12

bajanexile

Different, I like it. Steve

11-27-12

bajanexile

Nice and moody this B&W image. Steve

11-26-12

zeissy

Thanks everyone for your comments

11-26-12

aquilan

Great Makro Shot :)

11-26-12

peplum

nice shot. Original situation. I like it.

11-25-12

aquilan

Very mature portrait, great performance :)

11-25-12

stickan1

Thanks for your comments! It was almost dark, but the colours came out nice!

11-25-12

JT

love it. the loan red bug on a green planet :)

11-25-12

zeissy

Agree with Steven and I also like the way the tones go from dark to light :) Carol

11-25-12

bubo

I really like the blue tones and the tranquility in this pic.

11-25-12

aquilan

Great portrait of the Cat :)

11-25-12

aquilan

Very nice, indeed :) I like it much

11-25-12

akul

Great color and capture of light.

11-25-12

akul

Thank you !

11-25-12

akul

I like the contrast of old and new. Nice composition.

11-25-12

akul

i missed this one. Beautiful image.

11-25-12

bajanexile

Love the POV and geometrical shapes. Steve

11-25-12

bajanexile

Lovely night shot. Great framing. Steve

11-25-12

bajanexile

Really nice image Carol. Regards Steve

11-25-12

zeissy

The undulating soft freeform light and shadow are very fascinating ~ a wonderful image!

11-24-12

lilia

You captured a loving and sweet expression. Beautiful! Lilia

11-23-12

doug

Thanks, Ralph... there is that atmosphere. The helmet looks like the British style of WW1, and as I recall the owner said it was used by a family member.

11-23-12

juleha

nice :)

11-22-12

lilia

Debbie, I came across this page by accident. Noticed that I never thanked you for your kind praise. Forgive me. Very much appreciated! Lilia

11-22-12

JT

What wonderful tones and shades. What film did you use ?

11-21-12

vler001

Very good idea.

11-21-12

stimp

Nice girl, nice shot!

11-21-12

gpandel

stunning image, very nice work

11-21-12

lulu

Cudowne zdjęcie Marcinie Wuu. Piękna linia, dobry kontrast, świetny kadr. Podoba mi się!

11-21-12

macboy

nice photo

11-21-12

calatayud

Piekna kobiete

11-21-12

gpandel

beautifully done george

11-21-12

opal

This is the kind of natural portrait photography I like very much!

11-20-12

gpandel

very nice image indeed

11-20-12

photosphere42

Very nice, quiet, calm.

11-20-12

photosphere42

Well done!

11-20-12

photosphere42

Good photo!

11-20-12

photosphere42

Well done!

11-20-12

photosphere42

Very nice!

11-19-12

rick perry

Wouter, Your landscapes are always the best - this one is right up there - I like the textures, colors and composition - Wonderful! Rick

11-19-12

gpandel

very nice

11-19-12

zeissy

thanks Jan and Luka. The black is just a few points off pure black, so there would be detail even in the darkest portions.

11-19-12

zeissy

thanks again Lilia and Luka

11-19-12

zeissy

Such wonderful tones and exposure!

11-19-12

zeissy

So beautiful!

11-19-12

photosphere42

Nice!

11-19-12

juleha

beautiful, nice position of the star.

11-19-12

mibu

yeah, very nice colors and sharpness...

11-19-12

vler001

Thank you, Rick.

11-19-12

rick perry

Volodymyr, Fantastic vision - what I call a "Natural Abstract" - very nice, Rick

11-18-12

zeissy

Thanks very much George

11-18-12

gpandel

very nice, i love this image George

11-18-12

akul

Wow, this one is really gorgeous. Great lighting, and so pristine no noise. Love the black being quite black.

11-18-12

jan enger

Great picture

11-18-12

jan enger

Its great, i like this photowork.

11-18-12

canicuss

I hadn't seen it either, it's at a little public garden in Kansas City, they have a lot of unusual varieties you don't typically see in this area. Thanks for your kind words.

11-18-12

canicuss

Thanks! I really like your shot of the boat by this bridge. I didn't get any closer than this either. We were going to go back the next day and cross the bridge but we ran out of time (36 hours in NY is not long enough). Next time. Not sure when I'll get back to NY but I will let you know and we can go see the bridge together. :)

11-18-12

lilia

I like the comparison of the strength of the steel with the softness of the water reflections. Well done! Regards, Lilia

11-18-12

akul

Very pretty scene with beautiful myst. Nice capture of light.

11-18-12

vler001

Thank you very much, akul.

11-18-12

vler001

Thank you, akul I like this natural geometry too.

11-18-12

akul

Great composition. Very John Cage. Love it.

11-18-12

akul

Very nice framing. I like it a lot.

11-18-12

akul

beautiful composition.

11-17-12

lilia

Perhaps we should wear stilts! Tall men in supermarkets know why I approach them before I ask them to reach the top shelf. No excuses needed, this is a beautiful and rather dramatic photo!

11-17-12

lilia

Have never seen this flower previously. Stunning shot!

11-17-12

lilia

This is more than OK, it's gorgeous! Next time you're in NY let me know so we can meet. Have some of this bridge, but met some interesting people, so did not have the opportunity to get closer. Find that the b&w version suited this better.

11-17-12

zeissy

thank you Luka and Trigger. Cheers! Carol

11-17-12

zeissy

I love the kitty and fish!

11-17-12

zeissy

Wonderful landscape!

11-17-12

zeissy

thanks very much Lilia Carol

11-17-12

trigger

Amazing shot and great composition. Thanks for your comment!!!

11-17-12

vler001

Thank you aquilan for leaving a comment . Regards.

11-17-12

aquilan

Very nice contrast, details and dynamics...marvelous artist and workshop :)

11-17-12

vler001

Super! Land look like has covered carpet.

11-17-12

vler001

It is very good combination perspective of line and tone. Greate!

11-17-12

shapencolour

Hm,I remember doing the photograph of the same farmhouse back in the 2002.So good to see it is still unchanged after 10 years.

11-17-12

jan enger

Nice picture, I like the colours and the lanscape

11-17-12

zeissy

Raw and beautiful!

11-17-12

zeissy

Wonderful balance of the subtleness of tones!

11-17-12

zeissy

Love the toning and its a nice composition.

11-16-12

aquilan

Very nice shaprness and contrast :)

11-16-12

saber

High resolution has never looked so good. Sorry - couldn't resist but it is a great shot. Had they lost the cell phones and RedBull it would have looked a lot more retro.

11-16-12

lilia

another great one! regards, lilia

11-16-12

bajanexile

Nice colour rendition, nice portrait. Steve

11-16-12

saber

Perfect lighting and great color! I have this lens so I may be a little bit biased. At 800 I assume this was shot from a tripod but either way it should be in the contest if it isn't already.

11-16-12

rkv

Amazing colors! :)

11-16-12

rkv

Excellent work! Much better than the color version.

11-16-12

rkv

I love it:):):)

11-16-12

rkv

Magnificent sunset...:)

11-16-12

gpandel

love the colors great image

11-16-12

rkv

Very familiar place..:)

11-15-12

chriseeo

I like your pattern with the shan accomplished photograph enhanced by the quality of the lens.

11-15-12

vler001

Greate!

11-15-12

gpandel

thank you, i used B/W film and crossed processed the image to get the effect.

11-15-12

vler001

Very nice series of image.

11-15-12

vler001

Очень здорово скомпоновано! И спокойные цвета очень удачно показали.

11-15-12

vler001

I like the noise on this image. Retro effect is very nice, as for me.

11-14-12

lilia

Chris, Beautiful family and scenic photos. Please show us more. As for troubled times, yes. Your country especially. Mine in similar and with different set of problems. The main problem is ETHICS -- no one knows what this word is any more. Not the way you and I were brought up, I am sure. I went to our Central Park to photograph some more photos. The few hours gives me peace. Yassou, Lilia

11-14-12

richard_sir

This one is even better. Great shot.

11-14-12

richard_sir

Beautifully exposed. Great night photo.

11-14-12

gpandel

thank you Lilia, i would also after what we went through in NY

11-13-12

lilia

Very lovely. I see this as a travel poster. Would entice me to get on a plane to the Caribbean in a heart beat! Regards, Lilia

11-13-12

JT

love it!

11-13-12

shapencolour

Very nice image.

11-12-12

zeissy

Incredibly surreal! The sky really does complement the building color.

11-12-12

zeissy

Fabulous!

11-12-12

zeissy

It feels surreal ~ the buildings look like lego!

11-12-12

zeissy

Very nice ~ love the light and great detail!

11-12-12

roytarun

good composition

11-12-12

akul

Truly amazing shot. Gorgeous !!

11-12-12

zeissy

Love it!

11-12-12

zeissy

Love the looks of that lens :)

11-12-12

canicuss

Lilia, you made me think of the photos I took in Central Park. I wasn't very happy with the lighting in any of my photos of this beautiful bridge but I think it looks OK in black and white.

11-12-12

zeissy

Thanks so much everyone for stopping by and commenting. Carol

11-12-12

bajanexile

Top shot Carol. Best regards Steve

11-12-12

gpandel

yea i understand, however there are times when i wished i had one in my camera bag.

11-12-12

nomad

Very cool!

11-11-12

zeissy

I love dark and moody and what a surprise when we see the top at the bottom :)

11-11-12

zeissy

Superb!

11-11-12

zeissy

Wonderful image and she is a gorgeous model!

11-11-12

canicuss

That sky is knockout, it looks great in contrast to the bridge.

11-11-12

saber

Very interesting subject and I like her expression.

11-11-12

saber

Now THAT's how HDR should be applied! Then again the 85 1,4 paints great color.

11-11-12

aquilan

Very nice details :)

11-11-12

vler001

Beautiful image! Very good composition, and details.

11-11-12

akul

THank you!

11-11-12

bajanexile

Like it. Steve

11-11-12

aquilan

nice colours and overal performance :) This vario-sonnar is indead high performance zoom.

11-11-12

aquilan

Amazing waking sky and colours :)

11-11-12

aquilan

Great portait. I like very much wide angle portraits, this has very nice model and demanding lighting too :)

11-11-12

rick perry

Outstanding photo Carol, Wonderful strength, character and composition. Rick

11-11-12

vler001

Thank you for leaving a comment canicuss.Forest is wonderful in this time. Regards.

11-10-12

yuriylux

Beautiful shot!

11-10-12

juleha

nice! I like the smile, colours and lighting.

11-10-12

gpandel

great shot love this image in BW

11-10-12

akul

It was all available light. Light source was street lamp, picking up the foliage.

11-10-12

canicuss

Unusual photo, the trees look so separated from the clouds and sky, did you use a flash or was there a light on the tree?

11-10-12

canicuss

This is a beautiful series of photos, this one in particular is my favorite. All of them are very nice.

11-10-12

bajanexile

Thanks Rick and Aquilan, much appreciated. Steve

11-10-12

akul

Thank you Lilia, Yes I think it was the right thing to do. When I was there, two runners 'finished' their iindependent marathon. They were saying to the others that they ran the whole course. Surreal night it was. A gate that was never used.

11-10-12

akul

Thank you Carol !

11-10-12

akul

Great shot !

11-10-12

aquilan

Very nice one...i like clarity and freshness here

11-10-12

aquilan

It looks magically :)

11-10-12

aquilan

Awsome B&W picture :)

11-10-12

j-b

Thank you Lilia

11-10-12

aquilan

Very nice halftones, and I agree with Aquamarine..it is very picturesque :)

11-09-12

rick perry

Nice one Steve - perfect composition and detail. The 21 is still the best. Regards, Rick

11-09-12

lilia

Very beautiful reflections! Regards, Lilia

11-09-12

bajanexile

Thanks for leaving a comment vler001. Regards Steve

11-09-12

vler001

Драматичное небо, очень здорово!

11-09-12

vler001

Beauty!!! The reflection is perfect.

11-09-12

shapencolour

Наверно интересна юрйлукс.

11-09-12

draniki

Thanks Lilia. I take this picture from uptown Brooklyn near new park.

11-09-12

draniki

Thanks Lilia. I took this picture on a ferry that sailed from Staten Island to Manhattan. Bridges take off next time.

11-09-12

igor

Класс!

11-09-12

igor

Красиво!

11-08-12

jeroen

Lilia, Thanks! Fun we will have. Jeroen.

11-08-12

jeroen

Hey Lilia, Hard time now? Hope you are ok. The photo was taken in the middle of Goreme NP Turkey. Thanks for your comment, Jeroen.

11-08-12

lilia

Lovely and happy! It has such a nice mood to it. Kind regards, Lilia

11-08-12

lilia

Wonderful, mysterious mood. Where did you take this from?

11-08-12

lilia

Beautifully captured! Am assuming you took this from the Brooklyn Promenade. Hope you also took some of the bridges. I came during daytime, definitely more beautiful at night. Regards, Lilia

11-08-12

lilia

Lovely, the royal carpet of Autumn!

11-08-12

lilia

How sad, usually such a joyous day for our city! Too much suffering and devastation, I believe it was the right thing to do. Very touching that you thought to take this photo. Kind regards, Lilia

11-08-12

lilia

This is exquisite. New Zealand, one of my favorite countries visited. I would try giving a bit more emphasis to the beautiful skyline by cropping about one-third or so off the bottom. Kind regards, Lilia

11-08-12

lilia

Yes, me too, love this photo. Almost dream-like in quality and composition. Have fun! Lilia

11-08-12

lilia

Sad little tree in the midst of such starkness. I do like the composition and color. Where are you? Regards, Lilia

11-08-12

lilia

Sad little tree in the midst of such starkness. I do like the composition and color. Where are you? Regards, Lilia

11-08-12

lilia

Very lovely capture. Regards, Lilia

11-08-12

lilia

Beautiful capture of lovely interior. Regards, Lilia

11-08-12

lilia

Is he all right? So worried! Super photo. Absolutely sharp, so difficult. Love it!

11-08-12

lilia

Not a very happy man. Great contrast between him and the world outside his shop. Wonderful capture. Regards, Lilia

11-08-12

lilia

Such a pretty scene. Love the autumn colors. Regards, Lilia

11-08-12

yuriylux

Very beautiful place, envy people who were there.

11-08-12

aqamarine

Very picturesque! Beautiful sky!

11-08-12

opal

Nice model, but I would like to see it more cropped!

11-08-12

saber

One of the best portraits I've seen on this website. I recall seeing this photo a few months ago and my feeling is still the same. Also, having a subject like this to shoot is indeed a privilege.

11-07-12

tomasony

Really nice depth and light in this one. Love it.

11-07-12

jeroen

WOW!!!

11-06-12

jeroen

Rick, Thanks for your comment. Cappadocia is a very beautiful part of Turkey. If you go hiking, you hardly see a soul. Jeroen

11-06-12

jeroen

Thanks for the comments. It was a uge thunderstorm, not so far away. I didn't expect them to go flying, but they did. Jeroen

11-06-12

minoltazeiss

The Maxxum 7D does not see that lens as a 1.8, Minolta never made AF 1.8 lenses so the camera thinks its a 1.7, its just a software thing, otherwise that lens is perfectly compatible with the Maxxum 7D and all Minolta "A" mount cameras film or digital. I'm Glad you like the Shot!!

11-06-12

saber

I like the perspective

11-05-12

lilia

Love your night photography and reflections. Regards, Lilia

11-05-12

lilia

Superb photo!

11-05-12

nomad

You are so fortunate to have such rich history at your fingertips. Beautiful stuff!

11-05-12

rick perry

Fantastic series Jeroen - looks like you had quite the tour of Turkish countryside. This is my favorite of the many - very good photographs you have presented here. Rick

11-05-12

bajanexile

Top shot. Regards Steve

11-05-12

saber

Great shot although I'm a little confused by your lens settings.

11-05-12

vler001

Thank you very mach.

11-05-12

jan enger

Great image, amazing work....

11-05-12

jan enger

nice picture. Good composition and nice colors.

11-05-12

shtarka1

Not at all my Friend! Love your Work as well! I am an eternal student of photography & hope to always be humble & continue learning. Have a Great Week! Ciao Ciro :-)

11-05-12

jeroen

Great!

11-05-12

vler001

Thank you !

11-05-12

shtarka1

Thank You Tangerine :-)

11-05-12

shtarka1

I respect your views & opinions, but i think sometimes you must break the rules of conventionality to convey an over exaggerated mood or feel. In this case the close proximity pulls you into his alleged tough exterior. Your in His Space, which not many people are allowed into. With regards to exposing the same image in B&W & Color.....You don't think this B&W image portrays more of a Bad Ass Character than the Exuberant Color One?! The Bottom Line is that the Client Ordered this image in both & that is what pays the Bills My Friend! The fact that you don't "Understand" or "Agree" with another person's style of work is what makes our Craft so Wonderful! We all see it differently. If you don't understand it...just Ask, then maybe you will! :-) I do Appreciate you taking the time to comment & thank you for checking out my portfolio! If you have the time or care to look at or critique more of my work, check out my site, www.stevemarkphoto.com Grazie

11-05-12

bajanexile

Interesting atmospherics. Steve

11-04-12

JT

Wow. Way cool shot. I love it !

11-04-12

zeissy

Wonderful drama and beauty!

11-04-12

zeissy

Simply stunning!

11-04-12

zeissy

That's one sexy flower :)

11-04-12

zeissy

Grazie per un commento meraviglioso, ciao Ciro :)

11-04-12

richard_sir

Thank you for your comment.

11-04-12

canicuss

Stunning landscape.

11-04-12

shtarka1

You probably wouldn't like my 21 Summilux portraits either....:-) Thanks tangerine!

11-04-12

shtarka1

Thanks Buddy!!!

11-04-12

JT

This is great in color. But, your b&w processing rocks and your pics take on a different life.

11-04-12

zeissy

Thank you for such a fun comment Carol

11-04-12

shtarka1

Thanks Stimp!

11-04-12

stimp

Nice portrait.

11-04-12

mibu

very picturesque! nice!

11-04-12

bajanexile

Lovely reflection. Steve

11-04-12

damessenjah

It is on the verge of having a blue motif. Very nice.

11-03-12

zeissy

So beautiful and well done!

11-03-12

zeissy

There are such wonderful shapes you created between the water, the bank, the leaves and the forest. Carol

11-03-12

zeissy

Nice find Rick, and well seen ~ the way the clouds spray out over the old shanty building - and even just the wire behind really create some great dynamics. Carol

11-03-12

zeissy

Great perspective and wonderful soft light at the end of those buildings.

11-03-12

zeissy

Well done Rick!

11-03-12

zeissy

Ahhhh, such a wonderful grand scene!

11-03-12

zeissy

Thanks mibu, Yuri and Steve for visiting my page and taking time out to comment :) Carol

11-03-12

zeissy

It is so wonderful the way the trunks are framed and crowned by the gold!

11-03-12

bajanexile

Nice composition Carol. Regards Steve

11-03-12

mibu

yes! very good image!

11-03-12

yuriylux

Very stylish and elegant, the picture is saved!

11-03-12

mibu

wow! I like this very much!

11-02-12

akul

Thank you guys. aquilan - Not that I noticed. It is possible that edge of sky my be showing some, but as it is far away, I did not pay much attention to it.

11-02-12

akul

Thank you so much !

11-02-12

aquilan

Nice composition and chiaroscuro :)

11-02-12

etrs

I work in a pro lab.....see thousands of pictures daily.......after a while they all run together. This picture is stunning. Beautiful light.

11-01-12

aquilan

Great photo Akul, did You have any problems with purple fringing at this picture?

11-01-12

bajanexile

Lovely little trio of Fall images. Steve

11-01-12

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting Rick. Funnily enough, it is an image that gets many comments at the Arts & Crafts Markets that I attend. Nearly all the village Gas Stations have been put out of business by the Supermarkets, as they undercut (bulk buying or loss leaders) their prices. Steve

10-31-12

rick perry

Steve, I don't know how this one got by me - Terrific! Good eye, great B&W - nicely done. That Classic 5D with the 21 mm Distagon is a fantastic combo. Rick

10-31-12

rick perry

You've got that right Steve - he is getting fat for the upcoming Winter's cold! Regards, Rick

10-31-12

bajanexile

Lots of concentration on the work in hand. Steve

10-30-12

canicuss

This is quite lovely.

10-30-12

JT

Snappy! This just pops. Excellent !

10-30-12

hiepphotog

Thank you.

10-30-12

juleha

wonderful! love the colours.

10-30-12

juleha

wow, nice capture!

10-30-12

juleha

I love this photo.

10-30-12

bajanexile

Nice Portrait. Steve

10-29-12

bajanexile

Be careful. Being outside is particularly dangerous. A Roof Tile or tree branch to the head is all that is necessary. Batten down and stay inside. Steve

10-29-12

rick perry

Yes - Thanks Luka, - I try to stay safe - notice I used a 135 lens - ( I was on the bluff above the breakwater.) Rick

10-29-12

jan enger

just great captured, the light is wonderfull.

10-29-12

akul

Great vanishing point and stormy water. Hope you are safe there. NYC is grounded today.

10-29-12

rick perry

Dark and Stormy here in Maine Today!

10-29-12

aquilan

You are Genius of composition for me :)

10-29-12

minoltazeiss

Thanks !

10-29-12

aquilan

Nice colours and bokeh :)

10-29-12

akul

Beautiful shot !

10-28-12

jaihutan

Many thanks Dr Harout...it was one of those rare evenings.

10-28-12

jaihutan

Many thanks Dr Harout...it was one of those rare evenings.

10-28-12

gpandel

nicely done

10-28-12

aquilan

Great lighting of flower, left light's fall out changes reception of this photo..

10-28-12

aquilan

Great details and contrast :)

10-28-12

canicuss

Lovely lighting.

10-28-12

dr. harout

Excellent.

10-28-12

shapencolour

Very nice.

10-28-12

redskeeter

I could spend all day in that tavern. Great capture and pov.

10-28-12

dr. harout

Nice shot, though it would've been better in B&W, imho.

10-28-12

dr. harout

Awesome shot.

10-28-12

dr. harout

Nice.

10-28-12

dr. harout

Superb.

10-28-12

bajanexile

Nice use of a long exposure time. Steve

10-28-12

bajanexile

Nice composition and colours in this landscape. Regards Steve

10-28-12

redskeeter

vler001, your comment is greatly appreciated

10-27-12

vler001

Wideness of scene is very impressive and colour is natural. Great.

10-27-12

aquilan

Very nice dynamic range :)

10-27-12

aquilan

Ζήτω η Ευρώπη :)

10-27-12

gpandel

nice composition and color dear Rainer

10-27-12

gpandel

thank you all

10-27-12

opal

Nice image and a good way to cross the street! All car drivers will push the break pedal immediatley!

10-27-12

aquilan

I do not see it at all, even if I enlarge this picture :) other common Planar constructions believe has much more problem with purple fingering at wide open :)

10-26-12

saber

You hit all three ...Lighting, color and expression!

10-26-12

philbishop

Gave it a 5-I really like this.

10-26-12

hiepphotog

Thank you. It was shot at wide open. You can see the mild purple fringing (in-focus CA), only appears at 1.2 and 1.4, around the exhaust.

10-26-12

shtarka1

Nice moment Stephen!

10-25-12

aquilan

Great effect, merge between amazing lens and good body :) What was aperture's value here?

10-25-12

aquilan

Very nice colours and detalis :)

10-25-12

canicuss

Beautiful.

10-25-12

dariun

Good reflection and nice colours. I like it. Dario

10-25-12

dariun

Very nice. Great colours. Dario

10-25-12

gpandel

lovely colors.

10-25-12

koolbeep

thanks rick... appreciate it... i got lucky that time and in good position

10-24-12

gpandel

very nicely done i love the image and lens

10-24-12

bajanexile

Great IQ and colours. Steve

10-24-12

gpandel

very nice shots love the colors

10-23-12

zeissy

Yes, nature is complicated

10-23-12

rick perry

Fantastic shot Jeffrey - color, composition, theme - you got it all perfectly! Rick

10-22-12

aquilan

It looks very complicated Carol :)

10-22-12

koolbeep

thanks bro ^_^b

10-22-12

nomad

My that's beautiful!

10-22-12

melagodo

Fantastica! :-)

10-22-12

melagodo

Very good! :-)

10-22-12

bajanexile

Nice shot Rick.

10-22-12

rick perry

Wojciech, Thanks for looking - and yes - heavy tone mapping etc. Trying out new methods to bring out detail in certain scenes. Rick

10-22-12

aquilan

Nice tone mapping, IMHO it looks like computer rendered :) of course it was very powerful computer or at least GPU..

10-22-12

gpandel

very nice Jeff.

10-21-12

JT

A good picture is one that speaks to you, keeps you interested or gives you a certain feeling. Having said that, this picture clearly makes me just want to stay indoors for the winter. You have successfully conveyed to me that it is miserable and cold in this scene.

10-21-12

aquilan

Nice Lunar-like mood :)

10-21-12

babnb

The picture was taken near Chipman ,New Brunswick in eastern Canada.

10-21-12

bajanexile

Nice retrieval of detail. Steve

10-21-12

canicuss

What a beautiful place. What's the location?

10-20-12

vler001

Thank you very mach.

10-20-12

canicuss

Nice shot.

10-20-12

aquilan

Thanks Akul for Your words of appreciation.

10-20-12

aquilan

Thanks Akul and dr. harout, I am very happy that You like this photo..it was only an icing on the cake for that Wedding time with camera :)

10-20-12

aquilan

Very interesting subject, what is it? I like You picture, have You tried to shot with CPL Filter? PS. I read it is clock tower, was it built last century or was it earlier?

10-20-12

devid75

great capture

10-20-12

devid75

superbe

10-20-12

dr. harout

Seconded.

10-20-12

akul

Nice color and exposure. Beautiful gradation of sky.

10-20-12

akul

I like this. Nice composition and tonality.

10-20-12

jan enger

very good picture. the light is fantastic. light makes the picture dramatically-perhaps image had been better if you put the tree further down on the right? good composition

10-20-12

jan enger

You make a great picture, the light is very good.

10-20-12

hasse58

Thanks so much for your comment aquiline !! //Hasse

10-19-12

jan enger

You make the rain in front, its nice.

10-19-12

jan enger

Nice picture, and very colorful. Well done

10-19-12

nomad

Ruby's has awesome milkshakes!

10-19-12

nomad

Thank you sir!

10-19-12

aquilan

Nice sharpness of autumn :)

10-19-12

rick perry

Yes Steve, Me too - very colorful - and it is all on a human scale - 3 stories seems to be the tallest in the Old City. Thanks for noticing, Rick

10-19-12

bajanexile

Love the architecture, very European. Steve

10-19-12

vler001

Amazing.

10-19-12

bajanexile

Thanks Carol. Steve

10-19-12

bajanexile

Thanks Carol. Pleased with the detail retrieval on this new lens, but still learning how to get the best out of it. The Zeiss allows a max. magnification of 1:2 which is a bit a disadvantage for true Macro work, but I will have to learn to live with that. Steve

10-18-12

aquilan

It looks great :) I like flare effect here, it makes great mood.

10-18-12

aquilan

Very nice moderate DoF :) Separation of foreground and background looks great for me.

10-18-12

zeissy

Grazie :)

10-18-12

aquilan

Steve, thanks for Your article. It is really interesting alternative summarize of photographic knowledge :) According to Your source, only Traversal CA is satisfactorily corrected with computer software. It doesn't looks like Traversal CA, it could be Axial CA or sensor blowing, which are practically uncorrectable. Best regards, WZ.

10-18-12

zeissy

Really like the clean yet fine details!

10-18-12

zeissy

Excellent detail!

10-18-12

jeroen

+1! Jeroen

10-18-12

bajanexile

aquilan. The purple Fringing is due to Chromatic Aberration and one can correct for this form of Lens Distortion in most software packages. Both DxO, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and Photoshop CS6 use Plug In Lens Modules that can minimise Purple Fringing. The easiest way is to treat the image at the time of RAW conversion. You can read about Chromatic Aberrations here: http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/lens-corrections.htm Steve

10-18-12

bajanexile

Good detail retrieval on the Garden Spider. Steve

10-18-12

aquilan

Nice colorus and exposure balance between most dark and most highlighted areas. Recenlty I started to fight with purple hallow, which shows at high contrast borders of picture taken against strong source of light. I believe it is constant feature of all T* coated lenses :)

10-18-12

rick perry

Another outstanding image Donat - Love the colors! Rick

10-18-12

bajanexile

Lovely image. Regards Steve

10-17-12

zeissy

wonderful perspective and composition :) Carol

10-17-12

shapencolour

The colours from fairytail.Exquisite.

10-17-12

gpandel

LOVE THE COLORS, GREAT IMAGE

10-16-12

rick perry

Yes Steve, Thanks - just a bit of Tone Mapping in Corel Pro - you have a good eye - I tried to keep it subtle. Regards, Rick

10-16-12

bajanexile

Nice areas of light and shade. Steve

10-16-12

bajanexile

Another nice image. Love the architecture! Steve

10-16-12

bajanexile

Nice.

10-16-12

bajanexile

Wonderful image and nicely Tone Mapped. Steve

10-15-12

shapencolour

Looks like part of Northern France imported into the New World.And it really is.

10-15-12

rick perry

Thanks for noticing Carol - Quebec was just wonderful!

10-15-12

zeissy

Thanks everyone for such generous comments :)

10-15-12

zeissy

Like the nice snappy tones in this one and nice composition!

10-15-12

zeissy

Ah, those beautiful old buildings.... nice clarity Rick

10-15-12

draniki

Thanks zeissy.

10-15-12

melagodo

Great shot! :-)

10-15-12

melagodo

Che dettaglio! :-)

10-15-12

melagodo

Very good composition. :-))

10-14-12

shapencolour

Pure loneliness.

10-14-12

rick perry

Nice shot Carol - love the colors! Rick

10-14-12

zeissy

thank you Nomad and Luka :)

10-14-12

akul

Wow, amazing color !

10-14-12

nomad

That's really a great capture Carol, I love the deep, rich colors. The 50mm Planar deserves more credit than it gets sometimes.

10-14-12

zeissy

Nice, is this in Germany?

10-14-12

zeissy

The toning really works in this one ~ nice creativity Rainer :)

10-14-12

zeissy

Such incredible dolour and detail ~ a wonderful heritage capture!

10-14-12

zeissy

Such a wonderful and engaging photograph, it is very memorable :)

10-14-12

bajanexile

Thanks for taking time to leave a comment. Steve

10-14-12

bajanexile

Neither am I. Too late for me to start again. Steve

10-14-12

bajanexile

Lovely image.

10-14-12

mrclark321

Very nice

10-13-12

canicuss

Thanks!

10-13-12

zeissy

Absolutely wonderful image Luka! :)

10-13-12

zeissy

Trendy and well done and along the with falling verticals, I also love the circle of shadows with legs and trees

10-13-12

italy74

Lo sguardo di lei risalta tra le tante foto del genere qui presenti. La luce e l'espressione ne fanno veramente una foto splendida. Bravo. Her sight shines among the many pics here above. The light and her mood make of your pics an awesome one. Bravo.

10-13-12

zeissy

Tremendous tones and a wonderful romance :)

10-13-12

zeissy

Amazingly divine image!

10-13-12

zeissy

Splendid, memorable moment and fabulous bokeh!

10-13-12

zeissy

Excellent!

10-13-12

zeissy

thank you :)

10-13-12

zeissy

Superb!

10-13-12

zeissy

Nice tones and clarity ~

10-13-12

zeissy

Wonderful classic look :)

10-13-12

zeissy

Very nice work!

10-13-12

yuriylux

Perfect!

10-13-12

canicuss

Grazie!

10-13-12

melagodo

Bella foto! Forza Milan, allora...

10-13-12

akul

Thank you.

10-12-12

canicuss

Another amazing shot full of depth and texture.

10-12-12

canicuss

It's like a dancing forest. It's beautifully done.

10-12-12

vler001

Soft image is very romantic.

10-12-12

gpandel

THAT IMAGE I LOVE GEORGE

10-12-12

zeissy

Grazie ..... e quindi molto ben indicato Cordiali saluti,

10-11-12

backfire1996

One Word WOW

10-11-12

macaque

grazie!

10-11-12

macaque

Thanks... the lighting was courtesy of a campfire

10-11-12

melagodo

A beautiful landscape of great breath.

10-11-12

melagodo

Bellissimo notturno! :-))

10-11-12

vler001

There is very good lighting and beautiful sky.

10-10-12

zeissy

Thanks Steve for your comment. Actually there is a waiting list here too. Its a great idea!

10-10-12

vler001

Nicely! I like red on black.

10-10-12

bajanexile

Nice warm colours. Never knew that you had allotments for rent in Canada, thought that was something unique to the UK. They are so popular here that you have to put your name down to get one. Steve

10-09-12

zeissy

Beautiful!

10-09-12

zeissy

Very beautifully done!

10-09-12

saber

really nice with a sorta retro look

10-09-12

zeissy

grazie ~ Sto avendo un po 'di difficoltà con la traduzione di Google e l'utilizzo del sito web. Scusate se non lo uso correttamente o rispondere ai commenti. Si tratta di una esperienza di apprendimento molto buona. So quanto sia difficile per gli altri a cercare sempre di comunicare in inglese sempre. :)

10-09-12

bajanexile

I would agree, wonderful colour. Steve

10-09-12

saber

I like the color and DOF

10-08-12

canicuss

This is such a beautiful path.

10-08-12

vler001

Nice rock.

10-08-12

yuriylux

Beautiful color!

10-07-12

macaque

Thanks... this was Moena in the Italian Dolomites. Amazing area

10-07-12

vler001

Amazingly!

10-07-12

vler001

Thanks Steve!

10-07-12

canicuss

Thanks for the nice comments.

10-07-12

minoltazeiss

Totally Awesome !!! Is that Leavenworth?

10-07-12

dan ortego

postcard material for sure

10-07-12

shapencolour

Yes,very nice flower picture.

10-07-12

bajanexile

I agree, nice Cityscape and you have captured the clouds well. Steve

10-07-12

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting. Regards Steve

10-07-12

bajanexile

Nice colours! Steve

10-07-12

vler001

Thank you very mach. It's my love Kiev, Ukraine.

10-07-12

aquilan

Very nice cityscape, what is name of town, which is pictured there?

10-06-12

canicuss

You captured a lovely gradient of light. It's a very soft and enticing scene.

10-06-12

vler001

Very naturally, I can feel myself near those waves.

10-06-12

vler001

I like it. This scene is easy and air .

10-06-12

vler001

Thank you. It was just before sunrise.

10-06-12

canicuss

What a beautiful sky, very well done.

10-05-12

shapencolour

This must be a photo of a painting.Very pretty anyway.

10-05-12

shapencolour

Very nice.

10-05-12

shapencolour

I like this quiet,tranquil autumn waterscape.

10-05-12

rick perry

Wolf - Outstanding image - However, I have to ask - is it a photograph that was processed into a painting - or is it a photo of a painting? Thanks for sharing, Rick

10-04-12

aquilan

Very well done :) nice performance at f/2.8 and distortion

10-04-12

philbishop

Superb sequence of images. This is my favourite too.

10-04-12

vler001

I like it, very impressive scene.

10-04-12

gpandel

very nice indeed

10-04-12

bajanexile

Nicely composed. I might have been tempted to use the Clone Tool to remove the two signs on the wall between the two plaques. On my Monitor, the image looks as though it would benefit from a slight uplift in Curves i.e. brightening. Steve

10-04-12

bajanexile

Michael Jackson?

10-04-12

bajanexile

Nice clean lines and correct geometry. Steve

10-04-12

bajanexile

Like the composition, POV and colours. Steve

10-04-12

bajanexile

Nice set of images. Steve

10-03-12

mibu

yes, a wonderful picture indeed!

10-03-12

JT

Classic! Wonderful capture and processing.

10-02-12

aquilan

Great colours and details :)

10-02-12

bajanexile

Good detail Carol. Steve

10-02-12

dan ortego

nice portrait and subject pose

10-01-12

dr. harout

Wonderful portrait.

10-01-12

yuriylux

A wonderful portrait!

10-01-12

stickan1

Nice lines leading into the picture!

10-01-12

dan ortego

nice!

10-01-12

dan ortego

This one should be in the 2012 contest!

10-01-12

dan ortego

I like them all but this one has a clearly defined subject.

10-01-12

rick perry

Paulo, The entire series is outstanding - this one is my favorite. Thanks for sharing. Rick

10-01-12

mibu

very nice atmosphere!

10-01-12

gobedo

Awsome

09-30-12

bajanexile

Thanks akul.

09-29-12

akul

I really like this shot. The way how snow covered mountain top pops is very strong.

09-29-12

akul

Beautiful coastal view captured. Great texture of rocks. I feel the strong wind blowing. Chilly !

09-29-12

akul

Nice composition.

09-29-12

akul

Very nice play with shadow.

09-29-12

akul

Great color on the floating logs and I like the composition with grass in the foreground. This shot really benefit from viewing large.

09-29-12

lxg

Very nice. Well done.

09-29-12

vler001

Thank you very much.

09-29-12

vler001

Thank you very much. I like to shoot in the fog, though it happening no often.

09-29-12

shapencolour

I like the atmosphere and emotional contrast between the baloon and surrounding landscape.

09-29-12

canicuss

I really like this one, it's got such great details in the buildings despite the haze. Nice series of photos.

09-29-12

bluriet

Complimenti per la fantastica ottica - ciao

09-29-12

melagodo

OK! :-))

09-28-12

zeissy

Thanks Steve!

09-28-12

JT

Awesome. loce the colors and light.

09-28-12

stickan1

As good as it gets!

09-28-12

gpandel

thank you all for your kind words

09-28-12

rick perry

Terrance - A great shot for sure - very fast shutter speed did the trick - love the colors and Bokeh. Rick

09-28-12

bajanexile

Very artistic composition Carol. Well spotted set of shadows. The eye of a Photographer. Steve

09-28-12

bajanexile

Nice composition/POV. Regards Steve

09-28-12

yuriylux

Interesting shot, remember!

09-27-12

mibu

another great one!!!!

09-27-12

gpandel

thank you, bajanexile

09-27-12

bajanexile

Thanks for viewing my image and taking time to comment. Regards Steve

09-27-12

bajanexile

Nice shot!

09-27-12

zeissy

I am really drooling Rainer on this one! How would you get on a list to demo a pre-release?? Carol

09-27-12

stickan1

Beautiful and also intriguing! Like it!

09-27-12

JT

I wonder how this stacks up to the Summilux?

09-27-12

yuriylux

Вeautiful photos!

09-27-12

bajanexile

Thanks for your comment tangerine. Regards Steve

09-26-12

bajanexile

Thanks Lilia it was really relaxing. Steve

09-26-12

bajanexile

Lovely colours. This is a punchy image, well done. Steve

09-26-12

shapencolour

Beautiful picture,clever concept.

09-26-12

canicuss

The colors in this are so nice, I love the little bits of blue.

09-26-12

canicuss

Charming photo.

09-26-12

canicuss

The perspective makes it look like a dollhouse. I like it.

09-26-12

canicuss

Nice scene and the lighting is pleasing.

09-26-12

juleha

thank you :)

09-26-12

canicuss

Thank you!

09-26-12

stefanschoenfeld

Thanks a lot, zeissy.

09-25-12

dr. harout

This was in a Tavern/restaurant in Sighnaghi. And we do have a mutual favourite.

09-25-12

mibu

yup! thank you.

09-25-12

shapencolour

Very nice collection of georgian wines from Teliani and Alzani Valleys.I recognize my favourite georgian dry red Mukuzani on the upper most perch.Is this you cellar dr.Harout?

09-25-12

zeissy

Grazie Daniele! Carol

09-25-12

zeissy

Thank you so much everybody ~I so appreciate your time and wonderful comments. Carol

09-25-12

zeissy

JT - thank you! I think I sent a pm already - but just in case I missed it.... :)

09-25-12

zeissy

The old brick and bit of lighting really give this an air of mystery ~ wonderful tones!

09-25-12

bajanexile

Ah, a man after my own heart. Great IQ from that 24mm lens. Steve

09-25-12

bajanexile

Lovely composition and conversion. Steve

09-25-12

bajanexile

Wonderful shot.

09-25-12

bajanexile

Great detail.

09-25-12

gpandel

always the best, my god, great image

09-25-12

gpandel

very nice indeed

09-25-12

gpandel

thank you zeissy and lilia for you comments

09-25-12

rick perry

Steve, I took this with you in mind - we both like old machinery - this is probably over 100 years old - in continuous service here in a Rockland Boatyard. Regards, Rick

09-25-12

bajanexile

Like this Rick. Regards Steve

09-25-12

janesirius

Stunning Image!

09-25-12

janesirius

OMG!! Awesome! My jaw dropped literally when i viewed your photo

09-25-12

chriseeo

Amazing reflections, and what a color!

09-25-12

melagodo

A very pleasant winter landscape...

09-25-12

melagodo

Very pleasant photo and beautiful background.

09-25-12

melagodo

Una fotografia molto curata. Splendido riflesso. ciao Daniele

09-24-12

yuriylux

It is not an ordinary composition, but very cool!

09-24-12

lilia

Is that the old muscle car, Dodge Challenger? How beautiful! Oh, and the castle behind it is nice, too. Regards, Lilia

09-24-12

akul

Thanks again you guys. And, yes, something a little different. I still am drawn to scrubby places, but every now and then, need to try something a bit different.

09-24-12

akul

Thank you so much. Lilita - This is taken from the recently opened waterfront promenade south of pier 17 area. I have been to Brooklyn Heights many times. Yes I agree it is a stunning view from there. Somehow, I have not gotten good photos from there.

09-24-12

rick perry

Thanks Carol, It was a Gorgeous Afternoon - and I was pleased to be able to capture just a bit of those wonderful Blues.

09-24-12

zeissy

Thank you very much :)

09-24-12

bajanexile

Thank you for viewing and taking time to comment.

09-24-12

zeissy

Stunning blues Rick! Love the composition and exposure ~perfect!

09-24-12

zeissy

I am jealous :)

09-24-12

zeissy

Wonderful division of space and tones!

09-24-12

zeissy

Love the tones and composition!

09-24-12

zeissy

Superb shape and tone!

09-24-12

yuriylux

Very nice and delicate work with color and sharpness. Beautiful work!

09-24-12

zeissy

Grazie. Questo obiettivo è superlativo e mi piace. :) Carol

09-24-12

rick perry

Thanks Lilia - it was a beautiful afternoon - no polarizer needed! Rick

09-24-12

canicuss

Lilia, I really like this, it's minimalist but it's a striking photo. The clouds are at a perfect angle to compliment the building, nicely done.

09-24-12

lilia

This series is magnificent. Love the deep saturation of colors. GORGEOUS! ..... regards, lilia

09-24-12

bajanexile

Thanks for your comment. Regards Steve

09-24-12

bajanexile

Lovely image Carol. Not sure how I missed this posting, but I did. Steve

09-23-12

zeissy

Thank you Dan ~ one thing I notice all the time is the wonderful range of tonal gradation Cheers! Carol

09-23-12

saxbike

I use my Hasselblad very infrequently these days. I shot a roll of Fuji Velvia this summer while Colorado, but when I looked at the scanned images I saw B & W. I did the conversions in Silver Efex. Thanks for commenting.

09-23-12

dan ortego

Beautiful contrast and colors. It's been stated time and again that 36mp is only realized on large prints. Still, nearly every sample I see on screen; those mp's seem to make a huge difference.

09-23-12

gpandel

great shot, great background, nice work

09-23-12

richard_sir

Great photo. It's interesting that you choose to make it a black and white photo although you use a Fuji Velvia 50! Kristian

09-23-12

richard_sir

I love this photo. It reminds me about my hero Ansel Adams. Great landscape! Regards Kristian

09-23-12

saxbike

Thanks for the feedback. Henry

09-23-12

lilia

Hi Luka, Where is this exactly? I was at the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. If you haven't been, be sure to go. Fabulous lower Manhattan skyline, closer distance so the effect is astonishing. Even diehard New Yorkers (like me), literally stood amazed like a silly tourist. And be sure to walk around Brooklyn Heights itself for glorious old homes that have been beautifully restored. Regards, Lilia

09-23-12

lilia

Luka, Was amazed when I first saw this as you are usually photographing scrubby places of our city. This is simple and elgant, love the plain white background. Excellent!

09-23-12

lilia

Difficult to choose between the 2 photos. Both are beautiful for different moods and tastes. Enjoy your time here! Regards, Lilia

09-23-12

lilia

Great photo! Regards, Lilia

09-23-12

zeissy

Thanks rrichards and tangerine for your visit and comments :)

09-23-12

bajanexile

Like it!

09-23-12

bajanexile

Nice image. Steve

09-22-12

vler001

Very good central composition, and backgraund is interesting.

09-21-12

zeissy

Really wonderful feel ~ a great portrait!

09-21-12

zeissy

Thanks George and Debby!

09-21-12

zeissy

this is great ~ cannot tell real from surreal!

09-21-12

lilia

Wonderful photo. I see this as a large poster for commercial or residential use.

09-21-12

canicuss

Interesting place, I like the green trees in the background it really adds to the overall scene.

09-21-12

nomad

Love the color pallet on this one, very nice!

09-21-12

canicuss

I somehow missed this one. I love the colors and the little bit of sharpness among the softness of the flowers.

09-21-12

bajanexile

Nice work!

09-21-12

gpandel

this is street art. i found this and the other two i posted with in a few blocks from each other in Brooklyn, NY. thank you, George

09-21-12

bajanexile

Is this Street Art our your Post Processing? Steve

09-21-12

bajanexile

Nice little image. Steve

09-21-12

bajanexile

Shot in the harbour at Lower Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, West Wales, UK,

09-20-12

saber

Very nice composition and colors. Ciao, ciao from Verona

09-20-12

mibu

mmmmmm, good light and composition - great image!

09-19-12

canicuss

Great Escheresque image.

09-19-12

gpandel

love it, good work

09-19-12

shapencolour

There is something that I like very much about those old stone cottages and farmhouses scattered in the quiet English countryside.

09-18-12

shapencolour

I like simplicity of composition,strong,basic colours and sharp petal rims - it is difficult to render yellow petals sharp doesn't matter film or digital.

09-18-12

calatayud

beautiful :)

09-18-12

JT

This is beautiful. The smoothness of this images is amazing.

09-18-12

macboy

I use ND8 filter .....

09-18-12

mibu

yep, a nice view!

09-18-12

dan ortego

Lighting, skin tone and hair blends very well ‘creamy’.

09-18-12

mibu

fantastic shot, bobby! I like very much the dinamism confered by the boat at left.

09-18-12

macboy

Beautiful lady :-O

09-18-12

bajanexile

Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment Rick, it is much appreciated. Jen, Bertie( our English Springer Spaniel) and I rented a cottage for a week again this year. Wonderful walking destination. Steve

09-17-12

melagodo

Bellissima modella e bellissima foto!

09-17-12

gpandel

Nicely done

09-17-12

rick perry

Steve, Great to see you got outside of the Church. Nice shot - subtle tones - good comp. Rick

09-17-12

italy74

Bella!

09-17-12

italy74

Like the golden side light on her face which radiates also on her beautiful body

09-17-12

picman

Thank you kindly mibu!

09-17-12

mibu

a very nice picture, picman!!!

09-16-12

zeissy

Thanks JT! great crispness in the building on your image.

09-16-12

mibu

yeah! both are great sportsmans, friends of mine.

09-16-12

vler001

Great! Cool boy!

09-16-12

vler001

Thank you, I'm glad.

09-16-12

derekwin

nice image looks like it is from a fairy tale. What a unique place.

09-16-12

opal

Nice young lady, but her stiff look disturbs me!

09-16-12

opal

SUPER, that remains me of last week!

09-15-12

JT

Awesome picture! Reminds me of one I took with the 50 f2 http://zeissimages.com/showphoto.php?photoid=115

09-15-12

zeissy

Very romantic!

09-15-12

zeissy

thanks very much joey, george and joe :) Carol

09-15-12

gpandel

very nice indeed

09-15-12

pentaxpete

I put a darkroom print of this into the Brentwood Photographic Club's Print competition and the Judge said the 'white area' at top left should be cropped out and also much more of the right side making the print an oblong shape , butr of course the wood was not straight -- it was leaning over so the 'lines' would not have been straight -- do you all agree with the Judge ?

09-14-12

mibu

thank you, fred!

09-14-12

philbishop

love it

09-14-12

fred4rk

This is beautiful landscape.

09-13-12

aquilan

Great effect at all pictures :)

09-12-12

j-b

Thank you nomad. Nice description. :-)

09-12-12

j-b

thank you

09-12-12

j-b

Thank you both

09-12-12

j-b

Thank you

09-12-12

j-b

Thank you

09-12-12

j-b

Thank you both!

09-12-12

mark_l

refreshing to see natural portraits where the eyes smile as well. I often find studio portraits artificial. This is much better.

09-12-12

opal

My compliments, I like this fresh, realistic and natural portrait much more, as these stiff portraits !

09-12-12

gpandel

thank you

09-11-12

mibu

wow, good shot, good subject and good dynamic range!

09-11-12

zeissy

Extremely crisp and somehow feels historical. The tones are wonderful!

09-11-12

gpandel

Rick, thank you

09-11-12

mibu

thank you, rick! yes, you’re absolutely right - the wide open effect is a very nice one. I’m still in the learning phases of this lens (got it only a few months ago), but all I can say is that since then I use almost exclusive this lens. it’s a total love affair...

09-11-12

rick perry

Mircea, Just Beautiful. I like the ZE Planar wide open - the effect is very "Painterly". Good eye. Rick

09-11-12

rick perry

That is a great shot George! I love the composition, contrast and colors! Rick

09-10-12

mva1973

A C/Y lens on Nikon? May I ask how did you adapt this?

09-09-12

mibu

thank you very much, zeissy!

09-09-12

gpandel

good job zeissy

09-09-12

zeissy

Thanks everyone for your comments! Carol

09-09-12

redskeeter

Beautifully captured!

09-09-12

zeissy

Nice image Debbie, the curves of the road, bridge and trees are so gentle - and a wonderful contrast to the almost totally greyness of the light and tones.

09-09-12

zeissy

Love the moon in there! Does feel cool :~) Carol

09-09-12

zeissy

Just sublime :) Carol

09-09-12

zeissy

Hi Rick, love the artsy, feel of the petals on this one!

09-09-12

zeissy

Great composition, light and detail ~ excellent!

09-09-12

zeissy

Divine light and tones ~a sublime image!

09-09-12

philbishop

Excellent

09-09-12

gpandel

nice shot Z

09-09-12

yuriylux

Even in the urban world can see the beauty of the picture-perfect!

09-08-12

canicuss

It shimmers like a jewel.

09-08-12

lilia

Beauty is never corny! Gorgeous photo. Lilia

09-08-12

dierk

I just printed this one on Hahnemule Photo Rag paper A2 (about 40x60cm) and it is very impressive. I think, I can print it at least twice as big! I start loving my MM :) if you look at a 100% crop, you can count the grass near the cow: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dierktopp/7840129004/in/set-72157627938627378

09-08-12

hasse58

Thank you all, for your comments // Hasse

09-08-12

dierk

every photo is an interpretation of what you saw and had in mind, and every photo will be a matter of taste. The clouds where very bright and not so much contrast. The tanks where very dark against the sun. With Nik Silver Efex2 I made a few presets to get the clouds that I want and had in mind while taking the photo. I will post some more pictures with less pushed clouds and hope, that you may like them more, morry :)

09-08-12

bajanexile

Nice little B&W image.

09-08-12

bajanexile

Nice composition and light. Regards Steve

09-08-12

bajanexile

Nice carving on the stones.

09-08-12

bajanexile

Quality image. Steve

09-08-12

mibu

superb atmosphere and colors!

09-07-12

mibu

thank you, guys!

09-07-12

mibu

thank you!

09-07-12

gpandel

VERY NICE HASSE58

09-07-12

hasse58

Thanks for your comment dr.harout! glad you like the picture :-))

09-07-12

dr. harout

Absolutely beautiful.

09-07-12

redskeeter

dr. harout, thank you for your kind comment.

09-07-12

gpandel

VERY NICE MIBU

09-07-12

canicuss

I wonder what he's thinking. It's a really nice photo.

09-07-12

canicuss

It's beautiful nonetheless.

09-07-12

canicuss

Nice atmospheric shot.

09-07-12

canicuss

I agree with Steve on the phone thing but the photo is excellent. I love the people in the foreground they are so well balanced against the backdrop of the city. I mean that literally as well as artistically, there is a symmetry. Beautiful shot.

09-07-12

gpandel

very nice image

09-07-12

bajanexile

Ah, the Mobile Telephone, the worst part of the 21st century. Texting has killed the ability to write, spell and be grammatical. Steve

09-07-12

bajanexile

Stone circles seem to appear all over Europe. It is easy to forget that England only became separated from Europe by the Channel ~8,000 years ago. You could walk from Armenia to the west coast of England at that time, if you had the strength and the drive to do so. Steve

09-07-12

mibu

well, a little loo low as I would wated it to be...

09-07-12

mibu

thank you!

09-07-12

dr. harout

Superb. The moon is adding a warm touch.

09-07-12

dr. harout

Very nice.

09-07-12

bajanexile

Thank you all for taking the time to leave your comments. Steve

09-07-12

opal

Thanks, its a hand made with little pieces of stones etc.! What a puzzle! I guess, at that age around 1700, people had lots of time to do this kind of work. Best Rainer

09-07-12

zeissy

So amazingly beautiful; love the quality of light and those beautiful tones!

09-06-12

zeissy

That is one gorgeous car!

09-06-12

zeissy

Luscious tones and super detail Rick!

09-06-12

lilia

Harout, Forgive me, as I have been amiss in replying to correspondence. Always enjoy your photography and the exotic places of their locale. It is always a pleasure and an adventure to view them. There is one with Stars of David in the stonework, was that an ancient temple? Did you notice it? Lilia

09-06-12

rick perry

Steve, Terrific shot - nice balance of lights and ambient light - must have been tricky. Rick

09-06-12

dan ortego

postcard material ~ nice!

09-06-12

gpandel

love the shot

09-06-12

hasse58

Thank you for your comments, and glad you like the picture :-))

09-06-12

bajanexile

Nice image. Steve

09-06-12

bajanexile

Nice composition, wonderful light, good IQ. Regards Steve

09-05-12

stickan1

Nice composition and an interesting sky.

09-05-12

vler001

Nice old effect.

09-05-12

bajanexile

Thanks Rick.

09-05-12

bajanexile

Good IQ and I like the reflections in the foreground. Steve

09-05-12

bajanexile

Nice shot and an interesting plant. Steve

09-05-12

mibu

thank you rick! yes, it‘s all about the mood here. it is a place I wanted for years to photograph and it finally happened this weekend...

09-05-12

rick perry

Mircea, A wonderful series - good use of light - good eye - sets a nice mood. Rick

09-05-12

rick perry

Steve, This one is amazing when viewed full size. The detail that you achieve with your 21mm and photographic discipline is fantastic. Rick

09-05-12

rick perry

Handheld Dan - I trust the steady shot built into the A900 body. f8, 1/100th second - ISO 200 - Focus was on the stem letting the blossom fade out of focus to provide a saturated color backdrop, Rick

09-05-12

dan ortego

Say Rick, was this from a tripod or handheld? Either way it looks really sharp!

09-05-12

rick perry

Thank you Lilia, It is good to be working with the A900 again. Regards, Rick

09-05-12

rick perry

Thank you very much folks. Yes the "point and shoot" RX100 is an amazing camera - lots of Fun. However, the FF A900 is really my favorite "Photographic Instrument" .

09-05-12

mibu

now that’s a very good one, rick!

09-05-12

bajanexile

That A900 + 24-70mm is just wonderful. The Sony Point and Shoot is no comparison. Steve

09-05-12

bajanexile

Thanks Dan. The 21mm is definitely the one to own if ones interests lie in Architecture and Landscapes. Best regards Steve

09-05-12

dan ortego

Fantastic detail and beautiful colors! Like em' all.

09-05-12

dan ortego

Very nice and I love that lens.

09-05-12

dan ortego

Works for me! Skill combined with that lens is a fantastic combo.

09-05-12

dr. harout

This is in Gandzasar Monastery. This one: http://www.zeissimages.com/showphoto.php?photoid=22358

09-05-12

dr. harout

Like it.

09-04-12

canicuss

Such beautiful detail, is this the building in the other photo?

09-04-12

canicuss

The shadow and light really make this a great shot, the bridge and tram caught my eye first but the buildings under the bridge make the scene even more interesting, I love the way the photo is layered diagonally from dark to light, dark to light to dark.

09-04-12

akul

In this case, I wanted to crop out the bush in framing ( not in 'cropping after shot' ) but the terrain made it difficult. If I remember correctly, there was a big dip on the ground at where I wanted to place camera for 50. But I agree, the perspective of 50 is my fav and probably prefer to longer lens on this shot.

09-04-12

lilia

STUPENDOUS!!! Each photo in the series is gorgeous. You have really excelled with these..... Lilia

09-04-12

macboy

Nice....

09-04-12

tccin3d

Great!

09-04-12

gpandel

thank you for your kind words fellow photographers

09-04-12

rick perry

WOW! I concur with all the above - Outstanding shot.

09-04-12

nomad

Now there's a postcard shot, excellent capture!

09-04-12

bajanexile

Nice find and an interesting one. Steve

09-04-12

bajanexile

Thanks nomad and aquilan.

09-03-12

dr. harout

Fantastic.

09-03-12

aquilan

Amazing Seascape :)

09-03-12

aquilan

Great Concrete in B&W :)

09-03-12

aquilan

Very nice DoF and detials :) f/10 rules..

09-03-12

nomad

Nice wide angle perspective Steve, love the saturated foreground against the desaturated background!

09-03-12

lilia

Thank you. Yes, I agree, the second one is slightly less sharp, but couldn't ignore the colors. ...... Lilia

09-03-12

aquilan

Great picture :) it looks sharper than second one..very nice colours and composition :)

09-03-12

lilia

Normally, this is a mundane, quiet scene; however, last June we had thunderstorms every few days that made day turn into night within minutes. Was lucky enough to capture it. Regards, Lilia

09-03-12

canicuss

Lilia, this is super.

09-03-12

akul

Thank you !! Luka

09-03-12

shtarka1

Thank you kindly Mac!!!

09-03-12

mibu

wow, lilia and d.ortego, those are the loveliest comments I received in my whole life for a photo! thank you, my friends.

09-02-12

zeissy

Such richness of the dark tones ~ like the viewpoint through the subway station

09-02-12

zeissy

Great angles and balance ~ wonderful deep tones

09-02-12

lilia

Tough beard, sad face, furrowed, but kind eyes. He has not had the easiest from life. Sweet face, beautifully photographed!.....Lilia

09-02-12

saber

Excellent portrait with fabulous colors and lighting. Heck, it's not even a female and I still like it.

09-02-12

dr. harout

Beautiful.

09-02-12

dr. harout

I like it.

09-02-12

akul

Ditto to everyone. Very nice. I like how sky plays with the structure nicely.

09-02-12

akul

Beautiful shot. Love the detail.

09-02-12

bajanexile

I agree with Dan. This image has atmosphere VS just a beautiful face. Steve

09-02-12

bajanexile

Thanks. Finally bit the bullet and bought this lens. I will use it for many other situations other than Macro work where a 100mm Focal Length lens is useful. Best regards Steve

09-01-12

dan ortego

Like it! However, the color shot w/profile view is way better!

09-01-12

zeissy

Thanks Steve; it does feel reminiscent of other times, places

09-01-12

zeissy

Superb soft delicate tones and nice focus in the centre

09-01-12

zeissy

Beautiful still and calm quality

09-01-12

bajanexile

Thank you all for your comments. Steve

09-01-12

gpandel

thank you for your kind words

08-31-12

mibu

yeah, the mist plays a big role in the spreading of light here...

08-31-12

lilia

Super in all respects, as landscape and as a portrait! Great facial expression..... Lilia

08-31-12

jjc

I agree it's a great shot

08-31-12

vler001

Beautiful !!!

08-31-12

vler001

Super composition, look like very naturally

08-31-12

vler001

Thanks.

08-31-12

poyin

thanks ;)

08-31-12

canicuss

This is really nice with the bands of color and the tree leaning into the vanishing point (as such).

08-31-12

canicuss

Crisp and clean, well seen.

08-31-12

canicuss

This one is nice too, the light on the trees in the foreground is very nice and gives the shot so much depth.

08-31-12

canicuss

The light is exquisite also a very nice composition.

08-31-12

mibu

thank you so much, lilia! well, I hope for some more of those till the end of this year...

08-31-12

lilia

Extraordinarily beautiful! We hope for those "magic moments". You were lucky and skilled to have captured it. Regards, Lilia

08-31-12

mibu

thank you very much rick! yeah, it was one of those magic moments...

08-31-12

rick perry

Mircea, A very nice photograph - great composition and "atmosphere". "Painterly" Rick

08-30-12

gpandel

thank you

08-30-12

dr. harout

Wonderful shot.

08-30-12

bajanexile

Stuff of Fairy Tales! Steve

08-29-12

lilia

Very lovely.......Lilia

08-29-12

zeissy

Thanks everyone! cute Lilia :~) Carol

08-29-12

lilia

I will just say "ditto" to above. Angle plus b+w make it uniquely pretty and interesting. Reminiscent of our famous Brooklyn's Coney Island. Hey, N'Yawkehs, ya know whadda talkin' about! (NY slang). Lilia

08-29-12

canicuss

Lovely girl, lovely scene.

08-29-12

canicuss

Yuriylux said it all! It's very nice.

08-29-12

gpandel

very nice

08-29-12

yuriylux

Interesting angle, turned out very dramatically!

08-29-12

mict

thats German style!

08-28-12

canicuss

Amazing profile shot of this woman, the legs look unnatural though. Nice setting for the period clothing too.

08-28-12

vler001

Thank you.

08-28-12

dr. harout

Beautiful.

08-27-12

nomad

Thank you sir! Yes it's a beautiful ride for sure, wish I had one!

08-27-12

gpandel

very nice

08-26-12

aquilan

Great Cruiser :) very nice reflex and shadow of antenna.. .

08-25-12

rick perry

Wouter, I like the "Irony" created between the people and the statue behind them. Good Eye! Rick

08-25-12

aquilan

Very nice colours, it looks little like being tone-mapped..

08-25-12

zeissy

Thank you Lilia

08-25-12

aquilan

Very nice cityscape :)

08-25-12

aquilan

Indeed, great macro-exposure :)

08-25-12

aquilan

Thanks Canicuss. It is more like technical issues (exposure limits) than artist's special invention. I will try to publish more photos taken this evening with Prakticar 1.4/50, they were taken earlier so there were more light and image quality (sensor output) is better.

08-25-12

canicuss

Nice scene, she's especially interesting when viewed large. Nice work.

08-25-12

canicuss

This is a nice image, it looks like an old snapshot.

08-25-12

canicuss

This is marvelous, the detail and light are just right.

08-25-12

canicuss

Thank you Donat.

08-25-12

rick perry

Fantastic Shot Donat, The D800 is just right for you - I love the resolution. A beautiful subject - one of God's paintings. Rick

08-25-12

rick perry

Wouter, This is an "Eye-Catcher" I like the Bold Colors and Composition. Rick

08-25-12

rick perry

Thank you Lilia and Donat, - it was an exciting moment for sure - I am very pleased with the color and detail possible with the ZA 135 Zeiss lens. Rick

08-25-12

donuss

Great light and colors. Donat

08-25-12

donuss

Great composition with this colors. Like this. Donat

08-25-12

donuss

nice this church and all people go inside a image with a story. Donat

08-25-12

donuss

Great moment take on the right time. Good work. Donat

08-25-12

donuss

nice a good camouflage from this cat. Donat

08-24-12

opal

Nice composition, I like it!

08-24-12

zeissy

Surrounds feeling ~ amazing work!

08-24-12

zeissy

Love this one in full zoom! The texture and shapes are fabulous Steve!

08-24-12

dr. harout

Excellent. I like this a lot.

08-23-12

lilia

Great attention to detail and line. The "spotlight" is perfect. .........Lilia

08-23-12

lilia

Fantastic, on so many levels. Great job! ........ Lilia

08-23-12

rick perry

I like it Steve, Great detail and depth of field - nice composition. Regards, Rick

08-22-12

zeissy

thanks for your comments Steve and Rainer. Carol

08-22-12

opal

This shows me again, how dam rich we are! I bet, that the Thyme is of excellent quality.

08-22-12

opal

Excellent°

08-22-12

bajanexile

I agree, good camera work. Steve

08-21-12

JT

Wow this looks like an old slide shot form a tourist magazine. Nice!

08-21-12

lilia

Great clarity even from this distance. The many shades of greens to blues make a beautiful carpet for the mountains. Lovely.

08-21-12

lilia

Wonderful expression..... Regards, Lilia

08-21-12

gpandel

Hi, yes the lens is a ZF not ZM somehow i pushed the wrong lens field and f stop was f/8 according to the Metadata not f/2.8.. sorry to cause confusion i will be more careful next time.. thank you for your input....i tend to shoot more with a limited DOF then the lens set to infinity i will post other examples images where the DOF was too shallow to my liking. i like the to see from where the subject come from or the subjects surroundings, to me it finishes the story of the image.....but yet, bring your attention to the subject.

08-21-12

aquilan

Wolf, 1) if You look at Distagon 2.8/15mm datasheet You would find at last page (Deep of Field), that at f/8 only if You set focus at infinity, You will get DoF from 1.48m to infinity. If You set focus at 40cm, You will get DoF only from 31cm to 55 cm. 2) Distagon 2.8/21 is less wide angle lens than 2.8/15, so if we suppose similarity in design and design's scalability, the DoF of 2.8/21 should be more shallow than DoF of 2.8/15 at the same aperture and focus' setting. 3) I wonder how George mounted rangefinder lens at big DSLR like D800. So he probably misselected Biogon ZM instead of Distagon ZF/ZF-II. Very nice sunset George, I wish to see this scene with wider DoF but still colours are very interesting.

08-21-12

gpandel

very nice..love shooting inside churches only problem i shot all of them using Nikon glass

08-21-12

bajanexile

Wonderful! Love the light on her shoulder and detail resolved. Steve

08-21-12

dr. harout

Awesome documentary shot.

08-21-12

adphotography.be

Super mignon, le petit berger australien ! Meilleures salutations .

08-20-12

opal

I am wondering, with f=stop 8.0 with the SWA 21mm lens, the image debt of field should be from front to infinity!

08-19-12

nomad

Yes indeed!

08-19-12

canicuss

This is sharp. 1970 El Camino?

08-19-12

canicuss

I agree with nomad. Well done.

08-19-12

nomad

Excellent use of shadow and light!

08-19-12

dr. harout

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatev The column swings during earthquakes and returns to its vertical position.

08-19-12

canicuss

Thank you.

08-19-12

dr. harout

I like the silhouettes.

08-19-12

bajanexile

Nicely isolated with the vignette. Steve

08-19-12

bajanexile

Nice B&W.

08-19-12

bajanexile

Nice composition abd detail. Steve

08-19-12

bajanexile

Love the use of the archway to frame the image. Regards Steve

08-19-12

dr. harout

A 4th to 17th century monastery in Mountainous Karabagh, Armenia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dadivank

08-19-12

shapencolour

Nice manor.I like colours and simple geometrical shapes.

08-18-12

lilia

Thank you, Steve.

08-18-12

akul

Thank you Steve. The building is an apartment complex near Lincoln center, NY, and the foreground is a newer apartment building's front yard which is not quite accessible to public. It does look better in photo than reality.

08-18-12

canicuss

Thanks Lilia, I too love reflections, of all kinds, but especially water. The shuttlecocks are quite amazing, so fun and whimsical. I had a badminton set when I was a girl and remember many fond memories of playing with my sister so I have a soft spot for the giant birdies. I'm glad you enjoyed the photo and that it brought you fond memories.

08-18-12

lilia

Debbie, They are all great but have a special fondness for water reflections. That, plus the fact that I was a badminton champ in my college days. Fond memories. Perfectly done.....Lilia

08-18-12

canicuss

Amazing mirror image.

08-18-12

canicuss

Beautiful detail, very nice light.

08-18-12

bajanexile

Nice composition and colour reproduction Lilia.

08-18-12

bajanexile

Thanks for taking time out to leave a comment Rick and akul. Regards Steve

08-18-12

bajanexile

Nice B&W work here. Sort of reminds me of the Jewish Memorial in Berlin. Where is it? Regards Steve

08-18-12

akul

Great image. Beautiful.

08-18-12

rick perry

Fantastic Steve, Your technique and vision have just come together to create a genuine "Work of Art. Rick

08-18-12

bajanexile

Thanks for all you comments. The "Galvanized" look would best describe the grey. Steve

08-18-12

devid75

right composition and right lens to render this effect! well done

08-17-12

lilia

Canicuss, Yes, thank you, I looked it up on Google. Have never seen anything like this before. Find them very beautiful. lilia

08-17-12

canicuss

I believe it's a cleome.

08-17-12

lilia

Does anyone know the name of this flower? Lilia

08-17-12

lilia

Hello Arto! How very lucky you are to live in such a magnificent place. Your photography is beautiful, and I look forward to seeing more. Kind regards, Lilia

08-17-12

labbai

Wow! Me too!. So sad, that you must have that ugly licence plate attached to the front of this beauty. Sort of ruins the pic... eh.. the car!

08-17-12

labbai

Great shades of gray... or is that silver?

08-17-12

aquilan

nice tone mapping :)

08-17-12

lilia

Oh, my goodness. That's a little creepy. You don't miss anything. Love looking at your stuff, always interesting. Regards, Lilia

08-17-12

aquilan

Very brave shot :) nice composition

08-17-12

opal

A little bit more of her mouth, and the picture would be perfect!

08-16-12

mict

thank you =)

08-16-12

stickan1

Great image that poses a lot of questions and also a very beautiful woman.

08-16-12

devid75

one of the pictures made me decide to buy this lens. very nice

08-16-12

adphotography.be

SUPER !!!

08-16-12

dr. harout

Very nice shot with a cinematic approach and with a positive romantic mood.

08-15-12

rick perry

I don't know - but I want one! Pretty Car!

08-15-12

nomad

A beautiful specimen of automotive artistic expression, very nice Wolf!

08-15-12

mict

we strobed here. and yes falling verticals are weird =)

08-15-12

aquilan

Very unique performance in direct sun. But I have been always concerned about geometry of ultra-wide lens..it doesn't match with all other quality of this picture, very nice portrait and composition :)

08-15-12

mict

youre right =) id like to use distagon 24 but i didnt found working one

08-15-12

bajanexile

Thanks Carol. Best regards Steve

08-15-12

aquilan

Nice composition, I see what You mean by Vario-Distagon :)

08-14-12

zeissy

What a beautiful place this is; love the wonderful way you lead us in to the main building.

08-14-12

zeissy

Where is this place of Oz? The toning of the jug at the bottom really set this off. A wonderful image Steve! Carol

08-14-12

lilia

Me, too! Love it. Lilia

08-14-12

smichael

Thanks everyone!!!

08-14-12

aquilan

Carol, You probably heard about Contax G1/G2 Rangefinder camera series. They used special G-mount with autofocus. Contax G1/G2 RF mount has quite short flange focal distance of 29 mm so it could not be used with any DSLR :( For Hologon especially back focal distance is extremlly short (6.8mm) so It is told that Hologon isn't compatibile with current digital sensor. I could use any Contax-G/Nex adapter (I choose Kippon one, which is most pricely but I didn't wanted to get any bad surprises), but to save my sensor I had to crop a little protective horns from rear side of lens. I may send You some final photos of Hologon's rear cut off, if You wish :) It is trully amazing with geometry, sharpness..only magenta colour shift (at corners) and vignetting is a little bit problem. Thanks again for Your attention and comment, best regards, WZ.

08-14-12

canicuss

Thanks for the comments. Barcelona was a great city but I wasn't able to spend much time there, I hope to in the future.

08-14-12

canicuss

Thank you, Carol, for your nice words.

08-14-12

canicuss

Thanks for the link, Steve, it looks like some interesting reading. I sure hope the funding doesn't get cut off, the parks are one of the most important things the U.S. govt has done and the research programs are essential to keeping the environment safe for both the native species and the visitors.

08-14-12

zeissy

Really great graphics - well seen!

08-14-12

zeissy

Fabulous!

08-14-12

zeissy

This is wonderful, love how the background simply melts!

08-14-12

aquilan

Very nice closeup with shallow DoF :)

08-14-12

zeissy

Thanks yuri, steve, rick and luka for your supportive comments :) Carol

08-14-12

zeissy

Very cool colours in that stormy sky and a great contrast for the industry. G Hologon lens? What adapter do you need for it? Carol

08-14-12

zeissy

A moment of anticipation, nice b&w tones

08-14-12

zeissy

Wonderful ambience despite the grey day, lovely image.

08-14-12

canicuss

Steve, we were there at the end of June and the first week of July and the snow was still very tall, it was definitely jacket weather at Logan Pass. Thanks for the comment. Debbie

08-14-12

bajanexile

Beautiful. I have a picture that my daughter sent me of her standing in the road in Logans Pass and the snow must be 10 feet above her head and that was in June. Steve

08-14-12

akul

Thank you Rick !

08-14-12

akul

Great shot!

08-14-12

mengkudu

thank you sol

08-14-12

akul

Beautiful shot. What an amazing color.

08-14-12

rick perry

Luka, This is an interesting series - I like this one best. Good Eye! Rick

08-14-12

bajanexile

If you are interested, this is a link to the Project: http://www.nrmsc.usgs.gov/research/NCDEbeardna.htm They need to work quickly as if Mr Romney & Co get elected I guess that funding will be cut off. Steve

08-14-12

bajanexile

Thanks Rick and Debbie. No time traveling yet Rick, a few more images to take. On my first trip to California in 1976, we drove down from Vancouver to San Francisco. We drove down the coastal road and then turned across to the 101. I remember seeing a billboard from the highway outside a town called Eureka that proclaimed "We buy junk and sell antiques". It appealed to our British sense of humor and sums up this place. Steve

08-13-12

shapencolour

I never liked Girona,preferring other Catalan cities like Barcelona or Tarragona,but this looks very nice.

08-13-12

canicuss

I had to laugh at Rick's comment. I bet that's a great place to while away some time.

08-13-12

canicuss

Thanks Carol and Steve! I agree, Glacier is an amazing place, we had a real hard time leaving, I was there when I was a kid and it felt like I had come home. I bet that's an interesting program to be involved in, we saw a black bear while we were there but no grizzlies, although apparently one visited our campground when we were out. I hope she packed lots of warm clothes if she's staying until November. brrrrr!

08-13-12

rick perry

Steve, I think Dr. Who will be coming back to use his 'Tardis'. Wait for him and you can time travel - I am sure he will take you along. Rick

08-13-12

bajanexile

Great shot. My daughter is actually involved with a Grizzly Bear population study in the backcountry and has been there since the beginning of June. She comes home in November. Seen lots of shots and it is really special. Steve

08-13-12

zeissy

This is one of the most amazing places to drive and hike that I know of; great job with this epic scene! Hope you took lots!

08-13-12

mict

thank you. i am happy to see people just enjoy work we do

08-13-12

mict

this one was made for students on their graduation.

08-13-12

shapencolour

Lovely.Series of beautiful shots again.

08-13-12

devid75

wow, impressive. VEry nice shot

08-13-12

canicuss

You have such interesting scenes in many of your photos and you're very good at directing your subjects to complement them. Your work is lovely overall.

08-13-12

canicuss

Thanks Rick, I just may do that. :)

08-13-12

mict

No problem and no secrecy. i dont want to flood in comments. our main camera is sony alpha 850. also some pictures are made with Arax 645 and same CZJ lenses.

08-13-12

rick perry

Debbie, This is a terrific shot. A "Wall-hanger" for sure. Blow it up big! Rick

08-13-12

rick perry

Carol, Great composition, nice effect with the slow shutter - rich color. Well done, Rick

08-13-12

bajanexile

Nice restful image Carol.

08-13-12

yuriylux

Very beautiful color and wonderful composition!

08-13-12

devid75

Hi Lilia, it is in the Dolomite area, Venosta Valley. Less crowded of tourists than other areas, more rural.

08-13-12

devid75

Hi Lilia, my girlfriend is no more taking care of the camera as I have always one in the hands ;-)

08-12-12

yuriylux

A beautiful cityscape!

08-12-12

zeissy

thanks very much!

08-12-12

aquilan

Thanks for Your replay, Zebra is great pattern but i am curious about internal changes beside I believe Olympic Sonnar wasn't Medium Format lens (it was FF lens with Contax RF mount)..Zeiss PSix lenses draw great at FF sensor, I like my Biometar 2.8/120 at APS-C very much - even I am able to shot with Sonnar 1.8/135 instead :)

08-12-12

aquilan

Thanks for Your message :)

08-12-12

canicuss

This looks great in gray-scale, I think it gives it a lot of depth..

08-12-12

canicuss

Thanks for your input, I really appreciate it. I try to shoot in the f/8-14 range unless it's cloudy, I agree that the DoF is much nicer in that range. The moon only peeked out from behind the clouds for a few minutes, unfortunately there wasn't a lot of light and I didn't want to raise the ISO since my a700 tends to get noisy in higher ranges. I'd like the chance to take that photo over again (that would mean I'd be on vacation again).

08-12-12

canicuss

Thanks, aquilan.

08-12-12

mict

not Olympic sonnar. zebra type one. we use sony a850 for the moment =)

08-12-12

aquilan

Very inspirative picture :) it is only one of collection when I don't feel the concept of low contrast scenery...but still i do like it :) May I ask what kind of camera do You used here? (native for Olympic Sonnar?)

08-12-12

mict

welcome =) nice one

08-12-12

mict

i answered with PM

08-12-12

mict

i answered with PM

08-12-12

aquilan

Great photo, amazing theme and performance :)

08-12-12

aquilan

Interesting composition, nice details and colours of mountain, but I would try different exposure settings, maybe the result could be diffrent. My CZ 16-80 works amazing between f/8-16, when diffraction still isn't a problem. At upper boundary DoF and corner performance are better than bellow f/5.6.

08-12-12

canicuss

It's as great as you thought it would be. He's got such personality.

08-12-12

JT

This is magical. What camera did you use for this ?

08-12-12

aquilan

Greetings, have You used any special technique in postprocessing or is it just like it was taken with analog?

08-12-12

aquilan

Very nice interior, it looks only a little soft at maximum aperture :)

08-12-12

aquilan

Great contrast and details :)

08-12-12

jeroen

Lillia, Thanks. We saw it during a bike ride, coudn't risist it.

08-11-12

aquilan

I could tell that this time I see incredible halftones..it looks better like after best interpolation technique, only upper window is little over-bright :)

08-11-12

kysham

Thanks, bajanexile. :)

08-11-12

canicuss

Thanks for the comment, lilia. I tried cropping it as a head shot but unfortunately I wasn't able to get a super crisp shot. I had to keep backing up, she was super friendly and wanted to rub up against my legs, hands or anything she could get to.

08-11-12

lilia

Extremely well done when she was not aware of the camera. Che bella! Lilia

08-11-12

lilia

Lovely country photo. Is this in the Dolomites? Lilia

08-11-12

lilia

Very lovely photo. One easily see that this is a winner. Congratulations! Lilia

08-11-12

lilia

Delicate, yet powerful, at the same time. Lovely!

08-11-12

lilia

Those eyes are startling. Think this would make a great Head Shot. Lilia

08-11-12

lilia

This is the prettiest tractor picture ever!

08-11-12

canicuss

As always, such incredible detail.

08-11-12

canicuss

It's from last November, although several trees are losing their leaves this year due to the drought, it's not this barren yet. And what I wouldn't do for some fog right now. :)

08-11-12

bajanexile

Nicely lit in the centre of the flower. Steve

08-11-12

bajanexile

Great light.

08-11-12

bajanexile

A bit scary. One from the archives or are you loosing your leaves already? Regards Steve

08-11-12

kysham

Thanks, J Torralba. Glad that it had a calming effect on you. Have a nice weekend. :)

08-11-12

JT

Beautiful. Puts me in a calm mood.

08-11-12

lilia

So beautiful -- amazing sky! Regards, Lilia

08-10-12

devid75

Hi Aquilan, is in Istanbul

08-10-12

aquilan

It resembles me my old lamp shop, but red light makes me think about red lantern district at Edo

08-10-12

aquilan

Amazing subtlety of this portrait :) Very well done (composition, lighting, etc.)

08-10-12

smichael

Thanks bajanexile!

08-10-12

rick perry

Stig, I like this portrait - she is very present with no pretense or pose. A natural - very pretty - woman. Rick

08-10-12

bajanexile

Nice image.

08-10-12

bajanexile

Nice natural skin tones.

08-10-12

bajanexile

Thanks shapencolour and Joe for taking the time to leave your comments. Regards Steve

08-10-12

mict

she is awesome =)

08-10-12

mict

true. this picture won several local prizes for us.

08-10-12

adphotography.be

Super nice shot !!!! Congratulation ! 3200 iso !!! Incredibe !

08-09-12

shapencolour

Beautiful girl.

08-09-12

shapencolour

Lady Autumn.

08-09-12

zeissy

Beautiful simplicity!

08-09-12

shapencolour

That is monumental Steve.

08-09-12

stickan1

Great idea and very well executed!

08-09-12

stickan1

Nice portrait with a vintage style!

08-09-12

bajanexile

Thanks Joey and Jorge for your comments. Best regards Steve

08-09-12

JT

Amazing work! When do we see the book ? I will buy one just mention ZI in it :D

08-09-12

rick perry

Nice one Wolf - good eye.

08-09-12

rick perry

Oleg, Just Gorgeous - I love the soft color tones - beautiful model. Rick

08-09-12

smichael

Nothings perfect but this stuff is pretty close.

08-09-12

mict

good lens cant have none CA =) my 85 1.4ZA has some too. have a nice day colleague

08-09-12

smichael

Maybe but sometimes the 100 will really purple fringe on a white dress at 2.0. At the time I didn't have much time to pull this off. This was about a 4-5 minute window we had right before going into the reception. So in those times I usually go with the safer f-stop.

08-09-12

mict

why you close diaphragm? this one could be even more gorgeous with 2.0 =)

08-09-12

mict

good BW

08-09-12

lilia

Wolf, Great shot! Cheetahs are my favorite so I thank you. Was in the Serengeti in 1976 with my Nikon 80-200 zoom. Took photos standing up in a jeep. Could not get as close as you did so I envy you the experience as well as this beautiful photo. Sie sind großartig und anmutigen Wesen, nicht wahr Lilia

08-09-12

bajanexile

Thank you all for leaving your comments, it makes the whole thing worthwhile. Steve

08-09-12

akul

Beautiful image. Gorgeous color. Modern Monet it is.

08-09-12

opal

Charming image! Sweet natural model! Congratulations!

08-09-12

tccin3d

great

08-09-12

mict

nice wedding photo

08-08-12

draniki

nice picture.

08-08-12

dr. harout

Splendid pattern.

08-08-12

rick perry

Nice shot Steve - did you lie on your back to get it? Rick

08-08-12

dr. harout

A pastel like background. Splendid.

08-08-12

dr. harout

Excellent!

08-08-12

dr. harout

Excellent details.

08-08-12

mict

cool places you can visit daily =)

08-08-12

mict

This image has only a little color correction. And my mistake with lens - CZJ Sonnar 180 2.8

08-08-12

mict

my mistake. this one captured with CZJ Sonnar 180 2.8

08-08-12

mict

thank you. i will try to post other our good images with zeiss

08-08-12

bajanexile

One to make a Fine Art Print from and hang on a suitable wall. Steve

08-08-12

bajanexile

Lovely image. Like the tonality. Steve

08-08-12

bajanexile

Nice composition and PP. Regards Steve

08-08-12

bajanexile

I agree with the others, wonderful feel to this image. Regards Steve

08-08-12

stimp

Very nice shot!

08-08-12

shapencolour

Excellent capture.

08-08-12

shapencolour

I like this original concept.

08-08-12

shapencolour

Goddess Nature indeed!

08-08-12

canicuss

There's a really wonderful feeling about this photo, the surrounding colors are almost tailor made for the model. I don't know if it's edited or just a lucky coincidence but it's very nice.

08-08-12

dan ortego

Perfect!

08-07-12

JT

Wow! This is insane gorgeous and sharp.

08-07-12

nomad

Fabulous Carol!

08-07-12

bajanexile

Thanks dr. harout and .Z.

08-07-12

zeissy

Thanks very much Donat Carol

08-07-12

dr. harout

Serenity. Awesome. I feel the light breeze.

08-07-12

opal

Kudos!

08-07-12

bajanexile

Thank you for commenting eitan1.

08-07-12

dr. harout

I always admire church architecture, and this one is great as architecture and as a photo.

08-07-12

dr. harout

Awesome! This is surely a winner shot!

08-07-12

eitan1

Amazing picture

08-07-12

yuriylux

Beautiful graphics!

08-07-12

bajanexile

Thank you all for your comments and support, it is much appreciated. Steve

08-07-12

bajanexile

Oh Carol, yet another wonderful image. The D800 has transformed your photography. It is almost as though you have inherited a new pair of eyes. Steve

08-07-12

zeissy

Sublime!

08-06-12

shapencolour

Excellent picture.Very strong visual impact.

08-06-12

canicuss

It's really fabulous when viewed large, the reflection of the stained glass in the water has so much detail.

08-06-12

canicuss

It's got an amazing metallic quality. Another great photo.

08-06-12

lilia

Lovely girl with sparkles in her eyes and a beautiful smile. Well done. Lilia

08-06-12

lilia

Think I'm running out of superlatives. This one is amazing!

08-06-12

lilia

Very different feeling when it's in b&w. Change of mood; however, the superb quality is always there in your work.

08-06-12

zeissy

thanks Joe, glad you see the thread :)

08-06-12

rick perry

Outsatnding shot Steve, Amazing architecture for sure! Rick

08-06-12

aquilan

Superb reflex and overall quality :)

08-06-12

adphotography.be

Fantastique !!!

08-06-12

aquilan

Very subtle composition but suggestive at once :)

08-06-12

zeissy

Steve and Lilia, thanks for taking time out to look and comment :) Carol

08-06-12

donuss

Beautiful Portrait

08-05-12

lilia

Another stunning photo!

08-05-12

vler001

Amazingly! Warm retro scene.

08-05-12

aquilan

Very nice chiaroscuro :)

08-05-12

aquilan

Mindful diagonal composition, very nice bokeh and colours :)

08-05-12

JT

Wow, I missed this one. Amazing! love the colors and detail. As always, you don't fail to amaze us with your great work!

08-05-12

bajanexile

Oh, another lovely shot Carol. You are on a roll with this new camera. Steve

08-05-12

dr. harout

A very beautiful place.

08-04-12

dr. harout

Nice macro.

08-04-12

rick perry

Thank's everyone - A900/16-35 Zeiss - my favorite combination! Rick

08-04-12

philber

Superb, Rick!

08-04-12

dr. harout

Agree with previous posters.

08-04-12

canicuss

Thanks, I was going for something different than the standard composition of this famous barn.

08-04-12

canicuss

I'm with zeissy, the textures are great. Wonderful shot.

08-04-12

donuss

Great light and composition excellent

08-04-12

donuss

Great portrait

08-04-12

zeissy

Bravo! Love the post processing

08-04-12

zeissy

Just wonderful ~ and that is superb the way you composed this!

08-04-12

zeissy

Wonderful balance between the sky and water and superb contrasts of tone and detail

08-04-12

zeissy

Wow! The bits of green light really are wonderful here.

08-04-12

zeissy

My eyes just wander through this wonderful landscape and want to linger long...

08-04-12

zeissy

The design of this image is just fabulous Philippe!

08-04-12

zeissy

Superb work Steve! The glowing golden lights and great texture really put this one over the top!

08-04-12

zeissy

thanks rick and canicuss, this time of night is so calm and quiet and always kind of makes me feel like a kid in a candy store with the light and colour show

08-04-12

fred4rk

THanks.

08-04-12

dr. harout

http://www.armeniapedia.org/index.php?title=Sanahin_Monastery

08-04-12

canicuss

Wonderful moody sky, it really brings out the colors. Nicely done.

08-04-12

canicuss

This is spectacular. You've got such a knack for night photography.

08-04-12

nomad

I love that 15mm Donat! It's still unavailable here in the U.S. unfortunately. Delays in production apparently. Beautiful shot!

08-04-12

rick perry

Just Beautiful, Carol - Love the colors. Rick

08-04-12

rick perry

Wonderful Dr. - Great composition - good eye! Rick

08-04-12

adphotography.be

Félicitations !!!

08-04-12

dr. harout

Any details for the lighting? Awesome!

08-04-12

dr. harout

Can't decide which is better, this or the colored one? OK, you just send me a poster of each, I'll hang them on my wall and I'll let you know in no time which is better. No charge for that, I'll do that as a favor (now where is that smiley button?) Absolute winner photograph, my friend.

08-04-12

dr. harout

Very nice perspective. Interesting rule of thirds.

08-04-12

dr. harout

I would hang this from the wall. Excellent shot.

08-04-12

dr. harout

Herbie goes to...

08-03-12

donuss

Great tones and light. Where is this? Donat

08-03-12

donuss

Great macro and colors

08-03-12

aquilan

Great details and light :)

08-03-12

lilia

PURE POETRY! Lilia

08-03-12

vler001

Thank you very much.

08-03-12

canicuss

Great shot.

08-03-12

vler001

Super car!

08-03-12

vler001

Nice scene.

08-03-12

JT

Fantastic colors! Love the composition and the use of the wide angle here. Great shot !

08-03-12

aquilan

I see...if it isn't natural, it is still interesting, maybe even more..

08-03-12

aquilan

Very nice portrait of Biogon :)

08-03-12

fred4rk

It's fake DOF, I combined a few images to create this DOF.

08-03-12

aquilan

Very nice scene, DoF nice :)

08-03-12

tccin3d

thank you!

08-03-12

fred4rk

Pretty colors and tones. Very abstract, I love it.

08-02-12

bajanexile

Wonderful Macro. The others have already said it all. Steve

08-01-12

shapencolour

Very special.

08-01-12

nomad

Really superb Donat!

08-01-12

aquilan

Very nice Donat :)

08-01-12

vler001

Thank you very march, but unfortunately i haven t tripod then.

08-01-12

lilia

Looks like it is on fire. Love the brilliant colors.

08-01-12

donuss

Great composition

08-01-12

donuss

Nice color i like always your Fantastic green

08-01-12

canicuss

This is stunning, it's positively glowing.

08-01-12

canicuss

I like this, it's intriguing.

08-01-12

canicuss

Is there a story behind this?

08-01-12

dr. harout

Lovely place.

08-01-12

dr. harout

A perfect place to live... in summer.

08-01-12

dr. harout

I like it.

08-01-12

bajanexile

Nice lead-in and lovely colours. Steve

07-31-12

opal

Compared to todays mostly ugly concrete constructions with limited lifetimes, these kind of very old buildings impressing me much more!

07-31-12

zeissy

Thank you!

07-31-12

dr. harout

I agree with Rick.

07-31-12

aquilan

Amazing colours and details..but it looks little shaken at full screen :( Haven't You used tripod here?

07-31-12

aquilan

Great details and colours :) This lens is great landscaper/cityscaper :)

07-31-12

rick perry

Donat, Fantastic use of depth of field - really just perfect. You are a Master and a Teacher! Rick

07-31-12

donuss

Beautiful Lights

07-31-12

lilia

I feel as if I am standing in front of the columns close enough to touch the cold stone. Beautifully serene and powerful. Lilia

07-31-12

bajanexile

Nice areas of light and shade.

07-31-12

bajanexile

Thanks for your comment. I also prefer the B&W version, but many people do not like B&W images for some reason. The B&W version will also make a powerful print. Regards Steve

07-31-12

bajanexile

Great use of available light. Regards Steve

07-30-12

zeissy

Thanks aquilan for your encouragement Carol

07-30-12

zeissy

So beautiful and lonely feeling

07-30-12

fighteden

Thanks Lilia :)

07-30-12

lilia

Great color composition on this and your other landscapes. Regards, Lilia

07-30-12

dr. harout

Excellent shot.

07-30-12

dr. harout

I prefer this one in B&W.

07-30-12

dr. harout

Excellent shot.

07-30-12

lilia

Stunning!!! Lilia

07-30-12

aquilan

It looks like underwater :) very nice...well done :)

07-29-12

fighteden

Thanks Rick! means alot coming from a pro :P

07-29-12

fighteden

Oh really? F22 will reduce the details? ok, i will try something lower next time ;)

07-29-12

fighteden

\not sure if she's comfortable or not, but i know she love the shots :P

07-29-12

fighteden

i used 5 different EVs shot and combined the image using HDR processing and tweaked the dynamic strength for more eye catching effects :) still learning everyday

07-29-12

canicuss

This is really pretty, very well composed and you captured the fog nicely.

07-29-12

aquilan

Exceptional feel of third dimension through lens blur, I like colours too :)

07-29-12

zeissy

Sublime moodiness and tones ~ fabulous composition!

07-29-12

zeissy

Such wonderful rich tones and great detail ~the drops of dew are amazing!

07-29-12

dan ortego

I had a slew of lens photos of my Leica primes and I wish that I kept the pics. Still, it makes me cry that I sold them so maybe its for the best. Anyway, nice shot ~

07-29-12

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting Rick.

07-29-12

rick perry

Steve, Nice photo - has an almost "etching" quality to it. How was it processed? Rick

07-28-12

stimp

Thank you for your comment, canicuss!

07-28-12

canicuss

This is lovely, it's got great depth and such interesting lines.

07-28-12

zeissy

Steve, Rainer, rick, harout and lilia - thanks!

07-28-12

opal

I guess, the lipstick tatoo is the eye catcher! The model feels not very comfortable in this photo session!

07-28-12

aquilan

I haven't seen such colourful sunset yet :) it's a pity diffraction (at f/22) had eaten details, that's a reason that next picture is more sharp than this...

07-27-12

saber

Nice shot with flowing hair and aged colors Hmmm ...and they all start out looking so sweet and innocent.

07-27-12

stimp

Дякую, наший рiдний!

07-27-12

vler001

Nice light.

07-27-12

rick perry

Nixon, A wonderful series - fantastic color, light and compositions. Nice work, Rick

07-27-12

aquilan

Very interesting vision...could I ask more about developing process?

07-27-12

opal

Nice sunset, but too much of Photoshop influence!

07-26-12

aquilan

Great Mountain's Landscape

07-26-12

aquilan

Thanks Lilia and Dr Harout :)

07-26-12

saber

Simply beautiful...

07-26-12

dr. harout

This one is very nice.

07-26-12

vler001

Пречудовий будячок!

07-26-12

canicuss

I would never leave home if I had that in my backyard. Thanks for the comments.

07-26-12

saber

Wow! Can you imagine this as your back yard? Great capture with beautiful colors.

07-25-12

zeissy

Such delicate tones and a wonderful low pov ~ really brings me into the scene

07-25-12

zeissy

I think I thanked everyone by pm ~ but in case I missed someone..... Thank you!!! Carol

07-25-12

lilia

You have captured the beauty and elegance of flight. DOF perfect.

07-25-12

alphazeiss

That's an awesome picture/view!!

07-25-12

lilia

Extraordinary composition and colors. Another beauty!

07-25-12

dr. harout

I'm getting jealous...

07-25-12

bajanexile

Like it.

07-25-12

bajanexile

very nice image, Impressionistic. Steve

07-25-12

rick perry

Carol, I can't pass by this one! Amazing colors, definition, and of course - Good Eye! Rick

07-25-12

opal

For me a little bit restless, but nicely seen and captured!

07-24-12

shapencolour

Very good image.

07-24-12

shapencolour

This is really outstanding picture.

07-24-12

zeissy

Thanks everyone for your thoughts and comments. There is no sharpening in the water ~ only some local curves and exposure adjustments and highlight and shadows in PS. Carol

07-24-12

zeissy

thanks again to everyone :) Carol

07-24-12

lilia

Harout & Wojciech, Am so very happy with all the praise received. Humbled, as well by the wonderful people who give it. Sometimes one is lucky. One realizes the possibilities after the photo is taken that there is more to see than what was initially intended. Thank you, sincerely! Lilia

07-24-12

saber

I don't usually care for this sort of treatment but this one is appealing.

07-24-12

aquilan

Unique colorus (via lighting) and sharpness...i like it much :)

07-24-12

aquilan

Great half-toning :)

07-24-12

aquilan

I believe it is better Vancouver than this featured

07-24-12

aquilan

Great result Lilia, You wrote the History once again :)

07-24-12

rick perry

Carol, Absolutely Stunning! One of the best ever on Zeissimages. Congratulations. Rick

07-24-12

bajanexile

As you know, I like this a lot and selected it as a Favorite over on the other site. Great shot, I think the D800 has helped you move to a higher level from your older APS-C camera, not to detract from your ability to raise your game with the extra resolution. Steve

07-24-12

yuriylux

Rubicon!

07-24-12

dr. harout

Looking at this one I can surely say that this is way better than the color version. This is a truly amazing shot, and very dramatic I would say. In the foreground you have an old part of the city, very sharp, detailed and at the background a hazy and vague "new" city. Well, a big wooow for a wonderful shot.

07-24-12

dr. harout

Very beautiful.

07-23-12

opal

E X C E L L E N T I M A G E !!!!

07-23-12

lilia

Jerry, I am honored. Enjoy your work as well. Your talents are varied and beautifully executed. Regards, Lilia

07-23-12

lilia

Boy, are you FAST!!! Just posted it seconds ago. Must tell you I was very pleased with this sepia result. It looks very authentic to what these buildings used to look like before they were painted red by the Chinese. Haven't had a chance to compliment you on your featured spectacular photo. Gorgeous! Best, Lilia

07-23-12

zeissy

Gorgeous work Lilia ~ love this toning.

07-22-12

mibu

thank you guys!

07-22-12

zeissy

Such stunning colours and beautiful curves!

07-22-12

yuriylux

The picture is very beautiful, mesmerizing eyes, avesome!

07-22-12

canicuss

It's jewel like, great shot!

07-22-12

zeissy

Thanks everyone for those great comments! Carol

07-22-12

dr. harout

Excellent work. I like the sharp upper part opposing the blurred mirror image on the water surface.

07-22-12

saber

What beautiful colors!

07-22-12

saber

Nice performance with this lens. Usually, it seems too soft from other examples so it remains on 'consideration' list.

07-22-12

picman

Thank you so much canicuss, you are most kind!

07-22-12

aquilan

Very nice, sharp and slow Cityscape of Night :)

07-22-12

aquilan

Very nice portrait :)

07-22-12

zeissy

Thanks everyone!

07-22-12

aquilan

Great composition of colours :)

07-22-12

canicuss

I enjoy this photo each time I see it.

07-22-12

mibu

thank you very much! it’s actually my godfather and he deserves some good shots...

07-22-12

dr. harout

Excellent portrait with great details. Well done.

07-22-12

rick perry

Carol, Really nice work. Rick

07-20-12

aquilan

I haven't seem this classical pattern, taken with telephoto lens, very nice idea :)

07-20-12

aquilan

Thanks Lilia and Joe :)

07-19-12

lilia

Simply beautiful. I like the mood the colors invoke.

07-19-12

aquilan

I have done my best to fix it a little (please click reload) :) thanks for Your suggestion, I am really prude that at You like my 'あおいそら' (jap. blue sky).

07-19-12

bajanexile

Love the repeating pattern. Well spotted. Steve

07-19-12

bajanexile

Lovely light and sky. Might be tempted to correct the geometry in the vertical plane as you will loose very little of the frame, Steve

07-18-12

lilia

Beautifully captured. Like the interplay of angular and circular juxtapositions. Regards, Lilia

07-18-12

saber

I have a giant Artichoke Agave in my yard ...along with about twenty other succulents. Nice shot ~ Dan

07-18-12

aquilan

Amazing 3D Effect :)

07-18-12

aquilan

I love this three dimensional effect , great details..even it may carry some symbolic value, very nice work :)

07-18-12

mibu

thank you very much. yeah, you're absolutely right - those are amazing lenses and I'm soooo glad I finally decided to get one. it shurely is only the beginning...

07-18-12

aquilan

Great sunset :) Good lens make a difference (paraphrasing 'Almost the same, it makes a difference')

07-18-12

dr. harout

I love the title.

07-17-12

mibu

thank you very much. it looks a little too dark on jpg, but I think it’s cool overall. man, do I enjoy playing with my new planar T 50/1,4...

07-17-12

saber

Great comp and capture

07-17-12

bluriet

Thanks canicuss, you have a very beautiful flickr album.

07-16-12

saber

Love this perspective and the subject is stunning!

07-16-12

canicuss

Pleasing colors and composition.

07-16-12

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07-15-12

nomad

I call that The Time Tunnel....:) Actually its a straight up vertical shot of the new spherical theater in the North Carolina Museum of Natural History. The outside is a globe which juts out of the new wing and the inside is hollow with multiple floors. I'm at ground level shooting straight up. I really liked the color and abstract composition that to me gives a sense of falling or emptiness below. Glad you liked it Carol, it was my first excursion with the D800....

07-15-12

saber

Looks like a beautiful place.

07-14-12

zeissy

Wow - an amazing sight! What is going on?

07-14-12

zeissy

Awesome sky!

07-13-12

magiclight

Yes, I enjoy shooting with the 35mm f1.4. It's my favourite lens for this kind of shot.

07-13-12

magiclight

I wanted to put my camera down and help him but in the end I took the shot. In the narrow streets of the old part of Istanbul nearly all the goods are delivered this way.

07-13-12

lilia

I agree, B&W is excellent choice. For me, it is all about the face: the expression, anguish, exhaustion from pulling heavy cartons. He is an old man who must do heavy manual labor. What thought is going through his mind right now. It hurts my heart that he is but one of millions who do not have easy lives. How lucky we are that we will not have the same fate. Lilia

07-13-12

dr. harout

Oh yes, Shawurma...

07-13-12

dr. harout

Excellent shot. Wise thing to convert it to B&W. I would prefer that the feet have been included in the shot, but, never mind, it is still a great shot.

07-13-12

aquilan

Very clear tones, great mood of picture :)

07-13-12

canicuss

This is really nice, I love how you captured him pouring the juice.

07-13-12

canicuss

Wonderful colors, so saturated.

07-13-12

aquilan

Great gear and great effect...i like shallow DoF of Distagon 1.4/35 ZE/ZF.

07-13-12

tccin3d

sometimes they have a boss in the group and everyone needs to fulfill certain amount per day. Still heartbreaking, but it is another type of scam to work out of the people some money - for some other person and not for themselves. Sometimes they force their children to beg for money, sometimes they brake their legs so they can earn more money. Some people beg for drugs, some for drink - some do it as a part of a lifestyle (yes it exists), some beg to buy food.

07-13-12

dr. harout

The Biotar is sharp at the edges too! Very nice lens.

07-12-12

aquilan

Amazing details and colours, dr Harout :)

07-12-12

dr. harout

The Dzitoghtsyan House-Museum or the Museum of National Architecture and Urban Life of Gyumri, an old Gyumri mansion built in May 1872, houses collections covering both the history and everyday life of Gyumri as well as paintings and other works of art.

07-11-12

saber

For some reason, this lens just doesn't work for me. Still, I like the shot and the colors are nice.

07-11-12

aquilan

Kamila (she is called Kamila) was looking at Bandit Sister (called Claudine), which sit above her (Claudine is pictured at previous photo). Kamila wished to move closer to Claudine but she told her not to come closer (at cat's language). So Kamila sit, observed Claudine and waited for change of situation.

07-11-12

aquilan

As far as I know, it depends on line. ZF-II/ZE/ZS is made mainly by Cosina, only most priced models like Distagon 2.8/15 ZF-II/ZE are made in Germany (Zeiss Oberkochen facility). Other example was, just discontinued, ZM Sonnar 2/85, which bears name of "Made in Germany". ZA lenses are manufactured at Japanese Sony Facilities (with Zeiss Quality Management and half of materials is delivered by Zeiss AG).

07-11-12

dr. harout

Is Zeiss manufacturing lenses for SLR/SLT/mirrorless, or is it licensing others to do so? Such as Cosina (for Nikon and Canon, ZF.2 and ZE respectively) or Sony, aka Minolta (ZA lenses)?

07-11-12

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07-11-12

dr. harout

Catwoman?... lol Whit what did you bribe it to stay still in such a pose? That's something I still cannot succeed with my cat.

07-11-12

dr. harout

A very serene place. Love the sunset rays. Details are awesome. Is it my eye vision, my screen, or the Distagon 21mm has a moustache like curvature? Anyway the shot is cropped from its original size, so the water horizon was not at the center.

07-10-12

koolbeep

thanks :)

07-10-12

aquilan

I fully agree with Lilia :) interesting effect, best regards, WZ.

07-10-12

draniki

I like it picture.

07-10-12

lilia

Great foreground detailing and asymmetry. Regards, Lilia

07-10-12

dr. harout

In the Background is a 4th century Royal crypt of the Arshakuni (Arsacid) dynasty.

07-10-12

aquilan

Mixed, hard light and short focal length unrealizes photo, it still remains more than interesting :)

07-10-12

bajanexile

Nice take and B&W conversion. Steve

07-09-12

draniki

thanks mark_l . I like this picture too.

07-09-12

tomasony

Beautiful colours. Nice that you captured the texture in the mountains, not only the silhouettes.

07-08-12

canicuss

Thanks for the comments and it is the Teton range in the background. :)

07-08-12

nomad

Looks a bit like the Tetons in the background, very nice!

07-08-12

aquilan

Thanks. Among many advantages of SLT-A77V over Nex-7 and among sharing the same sensor, I am charmed by short flange focal distance of Sony Nex Family. It provides possibilities to use variety of Zeiss Lens (from Jena to Oberkochen) and nothing else ;)

07-08-12

aquilan

..I am pretty sure that Image Stabilization should be revised at SLT-A77V :)

07-08-12

dr. harout

I see you are enjoying your NEX-7. Great details.

07-08-12

dr. harout

Very nice bokeh.

07-08-12

stickan1

Beautiful landscape. But I think I would have placed the sun behind one of the trees, it takes to much attention now.

07-07-12

canicuss

Thanks. I was there a week and this was the most colorful sunset I saw, it started out orange and then faded into this lovely blue and yellow. So not as common as I'd have liked.

07-07-12

aquilan

Unique lighting...is it very common there? great effect at field of colours..

07-07-12

aquilan

Lovely landscape :) maybe it could be received as plain or common for someone, but for me it is very well made...I like this calmness..

07-07-12

dr. harout

It was shot hand-held at 1/3s...

07-07-12

aquilan

I love this inner...details, shadows...unbelievable :) maybe only a little shaken...

07-07-12

rick perry

Great shot Dan, I like the composition and wonderful Bokeh! Regards, Rick

07-07-12

aquilan

Great place to take photos. Exteriors convince me more than interiors of res sacra. I like all of Your miniset of pictures, maybe You have more to publish here?

07-07-12

mark_l

a great composition and a good eye for 'minimal' colours, the yellow everywhere is very well seen.

07-06-12

lilia

Superb, in all respects! Regards, Lilia

07-06-12

nomad

Fantastic light & shadow!

07-06-12

dr. harout

Shot inside the Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God in the Harichavank Monastery. The first Church within the Monastery dates from the 6-7th Century. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harijavank

07-05-12

lilia

Jeroen, Appreciate it. Believe you might recognize this as the Queensborough Bridge (aka 59th Street Bridge) on the East River. There is a Promenade at 60th that goes up for a few miles. During summer, this is where I can be found in the evenings. Best regards, Lilia

07-05-12

bajanexile

I agree, nice take. Steve

07-05-12

draniki

Thanks Rick.

07-05-12

rick perry

Fantastic Abstract Anatol - Love it. Rick

07-05-12

stickan1

Great sunflower photograph! The clouds give a nice touch to the picture.

07-04-12

akul

Thank you !!!

07-04-12

rick perry

Fantatastic shot Stig! A great catch for sure. Rick

07-04-12

bajanexile

Yes, Rick. This is from two Frames of a set to ensure that the highlights at the two windows were not blown. Steve

07-04-12

jeroen

Hi Lilia, missed this one. Wonderfull light, like it very much! Jeroen

07-04-12

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07-04-12

dr. harout

Excellent.

07-04-12

rick perry

Nice Shot Steve. Is there a little HDR in there? Rick

07-04-12

bajanexile

Wonderful detail in this Macro image. Steve

07-04-12

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting. Best regards Steve

07-04-12

donuss

Great composition

07-04-12

jeroen

Hi Lilia, Thanks for the comment. It was a project for a dutch bikestore. Got the ze35 1.4 out of it! Happy :) Jeroen

07-04-12

aquilan

I full agree with Zeissy :)

07-04-12

aquilan

Very nice portrait of group :)

07-04-12

bajanexile

Top shot Carol. I am afraid Spain were in another league to almost all of the other teams in the competition. It may well be a team that will be remembered along with the wonderful Brazilian team of the 1970's. No disgrace to loose to them. Steve

07-04-12

bajanexile

Thank you all for viewing and taking the time to leave comments. It is much appreciated. Steve

07-04-12

zeissy

Beautiful!

07-04-12

zeissy

Gorgeous tones and detail ~wonderful subtle light shafts on the hillside

07-03-12

zeissy

Wonderful light and shadow tones ~ congrats on the new camera :)

07-03-12

zeissy

Very dynamic!

07-03-12

philber

Thanks, Carol!

07-03-12

aquilan

Thanks Zeissy for Your comment :)

07-03-12

aquilan

Thanks You for Your kindness :)

07-03-12

zeissy

Beautiful ~ my eyes just want to linger and enjoy ~ especially the top and the amazing light on the right side!

07-03-12

zeissy

Very interesting capture of light!

07-03-12

zeissy

Nice!

07-03-12

zeissy

Love that little rainbow

07-03-12

shapencolour

Furry fat guy approching it's titbit.Nice and cheerful.

07-03-12

shapencolour

Ceiling ornamentation creates the feeling of tremendous space.Excellent shot.

07-03-12

lilia

Ok, work with me. How about sprinkling some water on the grapes so that you get some glistening effect, and letting the fruit lay in haphazard order. This setting is too perfect. Maybe that's because my supermarket never has gorgeous fruit like yours and I'm envious! (smile) Perhaps a banana with a brown spot on it would make me happier. I am joking, this is gorgeous! Lilia

07-03-12

lilia

The fish are looking up at him saying, "what kind of face is that!!!" Great capture. Lilia

07-03-12

lilia

It was my mistake as was nervous taking photos of people without their permission, especially in NYC where anything bad can happen. Perhaps I should just delete it. Will go again soon and try for better shot. Lilia

07-03-12

aquilan

I vote for this amazing shoot ;) Did You focused at some point particularly? I envy You, British People, those medieval architectural monuments :)

07-03-12

aquilan

Amazing actor, amazing background..those are my favorites colours :)

07-03-12

aquilan

Greetings Lilia! It looks like Your Planar missed focus at dog...2nd bench is much more sharper, but it is probably that You need to shot it quickly without delay for set up of gear :) I love Planar C/Y, what was apperture here?

07-03-12

bajanexile

Thanks Lilia. Hope that you are enjoying your summer in NYC, we have had the wettest June since records started in 1910. Not good. Steve

07-03-12

zeissy

Sweet!

07-03-12

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07-02-12

minoltazeiss

Thanks for the comment, I did use the adjustment brush tool in lightroom to decrease the exposure of the sky, as well as make other tweaks (all in lightroom).

07-02-12

lilia

Steve, Superb, as always! Best, Lilia

07-02-12

lilia

Nicely captured. I like the fact that this is in b&w as it allows us to see the beauty of the wood grain. Regards, Lilia

07-02-12

zeissy

Thanks everyone!

07-02-12

stickan1

I unpacked my D800E yesterday, so this was one of the first useful images, although it could have been taken with almost any camera. It certainly do not use the sharpness of the lens! But the important thing is the image! Thanks for your comment!

07-02-12

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting. Steve

07-02-12

nomad

Your choice to focus on the rain and have the background slightly out of focus makes it look almost like an impressionist painting. Great capture Stig!

07-02-12

dr. harout

I like your shots along with texts. Keep them coming.

07-01-12

akul

Strong shot. I like the PP decision to make the red doors pop.

07-01-12

akul

Wow that is beautiful !

07-01-12

shapencolour

I like this simple,strong composition.Coloured doors versus desaturated rest strenghten up the overall expression.

07-01-12

rick perry

Carol, A wonderful Abstract - the Colors are Fantastic. Great Eye. Rick

07-01-12

nomad

Very painterly Carol, I love it!

07-01-12

bajanexile

Nice capture and PP. Steve

07-01-12

dr. harout

Fish Market, Dubai, UAE

06-30-12

aquilan

Very interesting..is it tone-mapped ?

06-30-12

lilia

Appreciate your praise. You will not have to choose as there will be "variations on a theme" in the future. This is from the East River Promenade, near my favorite bench, where I visit regularly on summer evenings. It is only a 5 minute walk from my home. I presume that you can tell I'm not using the little fuji exr any longer. (smile). It did me well but now it is time to "graduate." Regards, Lilia

06-30-12

shapencolour

Difficult to decide which one of the two I prefer but I'm gradually leaning towards this one.

06-30-12

zeissy

I think the new equipment is working very well for you ~ these 2 images really have some depth and tonal range, not to mention the sharpness and clarity are both superb!

06-30-12

zeissy

Wonderful!!

06-29-12

lilia

Very lovely scene. Enjoy seeing the mixture of architectural styles and textures. Well done! Lilia

06-29-12

rick perry

Steve, Many of the Fish around here are also fished out - Cod in particular. In this photo the fish is to be used for bait in Lobster traps - Lobsters are actually on the rise due to the lack of Cod fish eating them! - Go figure! Regards, Rick

06-29-12

bajanexile

Fabulous colours the ropes at 2 o'clock in the image. Love fish, I would be in my element in your neck of the woods. Our coastal waters have been fished out by our EU partners with their drag nets etc. Even something as common as Cod is disappearing and fishermen have been paid to reduce their fleets. This is one crazy world that we live in. Steve

06-29-12

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting Rick.

06-29-12

rick perry

Steve, No tone mapping involved - however, as I mentioned, the Light was difficult so there was a goodly amount of PP. Rick

06-29-12

bajanexile

Tone Mapping?

06-28-12

nomad

Thx Joe, I'll be having fun with this camera for a while. It's a magnificent tool and the Zeiss glass is a great match for it. It's interesting to see how the RAW files respond differently in post compared to my 5DMkII.

06-28-12

rick perry

Thanks Steve, In fact it was a very dark and cloudy that day on the Coast, - I was not pleased with the available light! Rick

06-28-12

bajanexile

Thanks yurilux.

06-28-12

bajanexile

Wonderful display of resolving power and colours Rick.

06-28-12

yuriylux

As always, impeccable!

06-28-12

lilia

Steve, You are right, I'm not a "pastel" person, with the exception of Impressionist paintings. Your work excels with each photo. Please know that I send them to a select few of my friends who adore them. Kind regards, Lilia

06-28-12

lilia

Wojciech, Glad you like it. The colors were amazing as the sky became very dark gray. All the colors 'popped'. Every 10 minutes or so light would change, clouds move, and it looked very different. This went on for hours. Am afraid I don't remember settings as I photographed 3 full days with over 1400 images. Have new camera and 3 lenses that I need to learn how to use. Kind regards, Lilia

06-28-12

lilia

Wolf, This is the Queensborough Bridge (aka 59 Street Bridge Song) that connects Manhattan to Queens. Although it is not "pretty" it is beloved by its people as it is a 103 year old workhorse. One of the only bridges that is still free so it gets much traffic. If you are old enough to appreciate Simon & Garfunkel (who were neighbors of mine in Queens), one of their best songs was Feeling Groovy (also known as the 59th Street Song). This bridge is on 59 Street, therefore we call it by 2 names. You would love the area across the bridge as it is all old industrial buildings, however, that is changing now to luxury apartment buildings. In Manhattan we only build UP, no extra space, so we look elsewhere for living space. Shame, as it will lose its old flavor. Glad you like it! Lilia

06-28-12

opal

NICE image! The old bridge steel construction behind these buildings would invite me a lot for photography!

06-28-12

tccin3d

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06-28-12

bajanexile

Love the punchy red against the more muted background. Steve

06-28-12

bajanexile

Thanks for viewing and taking the time to leave some comments Joe and Dan. By the way, how are you getting on with your Sony Alpha A900 Dan, Superb camera, especially with the Battery Grip attached, it just fits so well in my hands. Coupled with the Zeiss Glass, you can now just concentrate on technique, composition and Post Processing. Regards Steve

06-27-12

aquilan

very nice chiaroscuro, colours and sharpness..what aperture value has You used here? :)

06-27-12

dan ortego

Great shot @ 21 and the narrative description is appreciated. Wish more entries included this amount of detail.

06-27-12

lilia

Stormy weather.

06-27-12

rick perry

Steve, I must agree with Aquilan - your command of the 21mm Distagon is astounding. I love the colors and symmetry of this one. Regards, Rick

06-27-12

aquilan

Very nice picture, I agree with Draniki :)

06-27-12

cyra

great image!

06-27-12

draniki

Thanks Rick. I like this picture too.

06-27-12

rick perry

A Great shot Anatol, Terrific timing! Rick

06-27-12

draniki

Nice picture.

06-26-12

tccin3d

love it!

06-26-12

yuriylux

A rare good fortune!

06-26-12

apiel123

The picture is Out of Cam, no pp. It was Late in the evening.

06-26-12

tccin3d

on lens it is written as Jena DDR, it was late and I just copied the information without thinking about it. Lets say a girl named Jenna payed for her plates :) (I usually put something on plates to hide actual numbers)

06-26-12

aquilan

Wonderful details with MP 2/100 :)

06-26-12

aquilan

great macro outcome with Sonnar 1.8/135 ZA :)

06-26-12

aquilan

Unique colours...is it an emphasize at postproduction?

06-26-12

aquilan

You are right, but Jorge was wrong calling it Jenna after some other user request ;) Have You made up Your plate at this occasion?

06-26-12

tccin3d

it is listed here as 'Jenna' at Zeiss images.

06-26-12

bajanexile

Like the composition.

06-26-12

bajanexile

Thanks for viewing my image and taking the time to leave your comments. Steve

06-26-12

bajanexile

Thanks Aquilan, your comments are most appreciated. Regards Steve

06-26-12

aquilan

Distagon 2.8/21 at f/11 has amazing reproductive scope with EOS 5D Mk II. Every photo of Yours is separate masterpiece, optimally composed, lighted and developed...I admire Your workshop :)

06-26-12

aquilan

Greetings... May I ask why 'Jenna', not 'Jena' ?

06-25-12

aquilan

I like a composition and sallow DoF. Maybe it isn't very original idea for picture, but I like an outcome very much :)

06-25-12

aquilan

great photo, thanks for Your replay one again

06-25-12

aquilan

Unmatched reproduction of ceiling :)

06-25-12

bajanexile

Nice sense of space. Steve

06-25-12

bajanexile

Nicely taken and processed. Steve

06-24-12

lilia

Donat, Have not heard from you in awhile. Hope all is well with you and family. Appreciate your praise. Got some new lenses: Zeiss & Summicron -- quality has risen, hope I can live up to it! Alles beste, Lilia

06-24-12

lilia

Harout, Thank you for this and all your other lovely compliments. Wishing you well, Lilia

06-24-12

nomad

Gotta love that 15mm, very nice Donat!

06-24-12

dr. harout

Nice shot.

06-24-12

donuss

very nice composition great

06-24-12

donuss

nice Bokeh and color

06-24-12

dan ortego

I can't seem to put my finger on it, but I really like this photo. Maybe its the BH40 ball head.

06-24-12

opal

Lilia, how comes, the left building stands straight, but the buildings on the right falling slidly to the right side?

06-23-12

lilia

You have captured the full gamut of emotions. This man is questioning you yet at the same time his ego is delighted. A tough subject under normal circumstances but you obviously won his trust. Beautiful portrait! Lilia

06-23-12

unicomichael

It gives a great dreamy sense of verticality in the woods. Out of interest how did you keep the deciduous tree discrete from the blur? Thanks

06-23-12

dr. harout

This would be a tough situation for a lens, which, as seen here is easily handled with your lens. Superb!

06-23-12

dr. harout

Sharp!!!

06-22-12

unicomichael

Thanks but really also thanks to sLOVEnia, I just happened to be in a beautiful place at the right time - about 1000m up above Bohinjsko jezero as the cloud was clearing.

06-22-12

JT

Superb. Incredible lighting. Well done

06-21-12

aquilan

Very nice light here...really great photo :)

06-21-12

dr. harout

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hovhannes_Tumanyan

06-21-12

tomasony

Woaw. Beautiful. Love it. :)

06-21-12

dan ortego

Like the colors, comp and subject - very nice!

06-20-12

lilia

I like all the Western scenes but this b&w stood out from the rest. Gives it a new / old dimension. Regards, Lilia

06-20-12

lilia

Ethereal and lovely. Regards, Lilia

06-20-12

lilia

Beautiful design and color. Reminds me of Faberge eggs seen at the Metropolitan Museum. Well done. Regards, Lilia

06-20-12

bajanexile

Nice POV.

06-20-12

shapencolour

Nice gothic vault.

06-20-12

stickan1

Very beautiful b&w image! Excellent!

06-19-12

adphotography.be

Extra !!

06-18-12

lilia

Sensational ! lilia

06-18-12

opal

PERFECT !

06-18-12

stefanschoenfeld

Thank you, zeissy, for your kind words. Much appreciated.

06-17-12

zeissy

Thanks Steve, and I like the human element in it.

06-17-12

bajanexile

Lots of shapes and angles Carol.

06-17-12

zeissy

Such a beauty~

06-17-12

shapencolour

Yes,they are out - so many of them,wil, in the mountain meadows.

06-17-12

lilia

Wild and free -- great photo! Lilia

06-16-12

zeissy

Wonderful tones and such a fasinating subject!

06-14-12

zeissy

Thanks everyone for taking time out to comment ~ :) Carol

06-14-12

aquilan

Very nice group of colours and details..only image proportion is quite unusual for Nex-5N sensor :)

06-14-12

aquilan

Very, very nice composition :)

06-14-12

ag

Thanks aquilan! :) The lens is altered under M42 + Pentax adapter, therefore the automatic diaphragm does not work. Exact value I will not tell, covered somewhere to 2,0-2,8.

06-14-12

aquilan

Very nice preformance, what was f-number here or at next door image? :)

06-14-12

aquilan

Very nice dynamic range, and perfect quality :) It looks mistery..

06-14-12

aquilan

Thanks for Your replay :)

06-14-12

aquilan

Is it taken with POL filter? C/Y or PSix version of Sonnar?

06-13-12

shapencolour

Picture from some fairytail.Lovely.

06-13-12

rick perry

Just beautiful Philippe. Great composition. Regards, Rick

06-13-12

bajanexile

Lovely light.

06-13-12

opal

All roofs of these houses are biologial grass roofs!

06-13-12

aquilan

Great composition and colors..even white is little overexpressed :)

06-13-12

adphotography.be

C' est très aimable à vous . Merci !

06-12-12

shapencolour

I like the mood Carol.

06-12-12

lilia

Absolutely exquisite! This would make a great poster. Lilia p.s. We are both "water people."

06-12-12

aquilan

Great perspective, details and colours..I full agree with Piotr about both pictures :)

06-12-12

lilia

This was photographed behind thick glass as it was a florist shop window display. Very difficult to photograph as major avenue behind me with constant traffic that reflects in the glass. The Sony Nex5N is good for distance but am having problems doing closeup work. No viewfinder and I sometimes am focusing blindly. Any suggestions? lilia

06-12-12

lilia

Yes, it was. All the buildings in this small area on the East River are for the super rich and famous. Apartments / condos vary from $6 to 30 million. Some even more. Across the street is #1 building in the city, Riverhouse. Kissinger lives there now. Nice man. My friend bumped into him some years ago on a Sunday morning and had a nice long chat with him. In its day Riverhouse had docks where the rich would arrive on their yachts. Greta Garbo lived on the next block. Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Irving Berlin, Katharine Hepburn, Otto Preminger, IM Pei, titans of industry, film, the arts, etc. As the Brits say, "There is no poverty here." Lilia

06-12-12

zeissy

Wonderful composition. The colour and detail perfect. The mushroom at the bottom really complements the green foliage and balances everything. And Rick answered my question - they actually are edible! Regards, Carol

06-12-12

zeissy

Fabulous textural image and I do love the curvy shapes to add visual interest!

06-12-12

zeissy

Nice b&w tones ~ think b&w goes better with history if that was your intent. Nex5 looking good - hang in there!

06-12-12

adphotography.be

Merci ! ATHOS est extraordinaire et magique !

06-12-12

shapencolour

Very nice.I like the second one too.

06-12-12

aquilan

very nice tonal orchids :) Have You thought Lilia about process this picture with tone-mapping?

06-11-12

lilia

Thank you, Steve. Lilia

06-11-12

opal

Its mostly not as hearthbreaking as it looks like. Thes people begging in groups are well organzised. Its mostly only a show, even it is sounds rude.

06-11-12

rick perry

Wolf, You must be having a great Mushroom season over there this year. This is a very sharp photograph of what I am quite sure is a Polyporus Squamosus - also "Pheasant's Back Polypore". The tender edges can be pickled or saute'ed. Enjoy! Rick

06-10-12

bajanexile

Nice Lilia.

06-10-12

bajanexile

Ah,valves!

06-09-12

nomad

Nothing like a pair of hot 6L6s to warm up your day. Nice!

06-09-12

lilia

Donat, This is stupendous. One of your best! Did you tell the spider a joke to make him laugh? Alles beste, Lilia

06-09-12

zeissy

Here's looking at you! Wonderful!

06-09-12

lilia

Kind of creepy if it isn't a hairdressing salon. Is this a private home? Did a double-take on the 7. Mysterious. Intrigue. Love it. lilia

06-09-12

lilia

Thank you so much! The scenery and light were changing every few minutes with dark clouds rolling in. Kept clicking knowing I had the advantage of deleting afterwards, something one could never have afforded with film. We take it for granted now but I remember "film days" when taking 3 of the same was so expensive. Regards, Lilia

06-09-12

lilia

Adorable! Lilia

06-09-12

lilia

heartbreaking! lilia

06-09-12

aquilan

Great Cityscape Lilia...excellent details, colours :)

06-09-12

aquilan

Great Fluffy Portrait :)

06-09-12

lilia

A poignant moment captured. Lovely. Regards, Lilia

06-09-12

nomad

Thank you Carol!

06-08-12

lilia

Beautiful capture! Regards, Lilia

06-08-12

aquilan

Very nice details :) Even there was so dark (ISO400 f/2.8 1/15s.)

06-07-12

shapencolour

When I saw this church I asked myself - Is this Ruegen?And it turned out to be true.Magic Island.I should come back there one day.

06-07-12

shapencolour

Good to see you've eventualy got the 5N Lilia.Now the whole world of lenses stays opened.You can use pretty anything you wish!

06-07-12

lilia

Reminiscent of Turner and Constable paintings. Quietly stunning! Best, Lilia

06-07-12

lilia

Yes, Joe. Little packages have been arriving for the past 2 weeks. Am trying out different combinations until I feel it is right for me. Also got a Summicron 50mm at VERY low cost, so will see which I like better. Fortunately, with internet it is easy to sell. Have not done manual focus since 1970. Feel like an absolute idiot fumbling with dials. Hope to improve. Thank you so much for your compliments. Best regards, Lilia

06-07-12

zeissy

Fabulous tones!

06-07-12

lilia

C/Y 50mm/1.4 lens

06-07-12

aquilan

Great colours, light and shadows, perfectly rendered foreground and background :) How have You possessed this Apo-masterprice, Wolf?

06-07-12

aquilan

...magic of C/Y Zeiss, enclosed in Your pictures...thanks for that Wolf!

06-07-12

zeissy

Such sweet light in this image; really enhances a feeling of remembrance.

06-07-12

zeissy

Wonderful designs!

06-07-12

bajanexile

Thanks Joed. Regards Steve

06-07-12

lilia

I see some steps. Does someone really live here, or is it only for fun? (Nur fuer Spass?) Gruesse! Lilia

06-07-12

aquilan

It is like a joke about a colossal canvas uniformly covered with red paint, which has been contracted as 'A passage of the Red Sea by Israelis'. When trader asked why he received plain red canvas, an author answered that painting portrays the Red Sea. Then interlocutor asked where the Pharaoh's army is, he was told that it's flooded. When a final question was made 'where are on earth, the Jews?', there was an answer that they had already passed the Red Sea. Going back to the photo - breakfast has been already eaten, it is in Monica's stomach :)

06-07-12

aquilan

Great post of old architecture, pleasant and calm exterior :) There is some illusion of barrel distortion, it helps much with composition. I wish to see it a little more tone-balanced...I had similar problems with my series from Zgierz, but fusing tones helped much :)

06-07-12

aquilan

Those are my favorite mushrooms :) Colours and details are best..even it is dedicated to sulfur..

06-07-12

aquilan

Thanks for Your comment, I do mistakes as everyone..

06-07-12

aquilan

Wow :) Great Landscape upon a Water...great work for me :)

06-06-12

kysham

Thanks Rick & Steve. I made the error of not recording the aperture setting when I shot this photo. I think this was shot at F2.0.

06-06-12

kysham

Thanks, Lilia.

06-06-12

lilia

A delightful and beautiful moment captured forever! Kind regards, Lilia

06-06-12

bajanexile

Nice shot.

06-06-12

rick perry

Wolf, I can't pass by this one without saying - Very Nice! Rick

06-06-12

rick perry

Wolf, Nice find - very delicious at this young stage. We call it the Sulfur Polypore or Chicken of the Woods - real name is "Laetiporus sulphureus". Enjoy. Rick

06-06-12

bajanexile

Shot inside Steam, Museum of the Great Western Railway, Swindon, England. Toned conversion with a Vignette added.

06-06-12

bajanexile

Nice use of DOF here, Regards Steve

06-06-12

bajanexile

Thanks Rick.

06-05-12

zeissy

Thanks everyone for your comments. Carol

06-05-12

rick perry

Kysham, Great catch - terrific use of focus/depth of field - to isolate the subject. Rick

06-05-12

rick perry

Steve, Steel and Steam - wonderful shot. Regards, Rick

06-05-12

rick perry

Carol, Love the shot! Fantastic colors - a wonderful abstract for sure. Rick

06-05-12

opal

YES, I like this one! Kudos! I see you're working already with the D800. The D800 is presently hard to get here Germany.

06-05-12

lilia

I love this one. Reminds me of a dream state with my favorite colors. Lilia

06-05-12

aquilan

It's very wild :) Very nice colours

06-05-12

bajanexile

Nice abstract shot Carol.

06-04-12

kysham

Thanks, aquilan, for the kind words. :D

06-04-12

zeissy

Totally spectacular!

06-04-12

zeissy

Wonderful work Steve and the toning works wonders in giving the image more visual pop!

06-04-12

zeissy

Nice work; gives me a great depth perception.

06-04-12

bajanexile

Thanks for your comments refer. If you can only have one Zeiss ZE lens, then buy this one, it is really special. Steve

06-04-12

bajanexile

Patience. A number of people have asked me how I shoot so many of my images, especially architectural interiors, without people. Here's how: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fatherpie/7337435978/in/contacts/ Shot by my friend off Flickr while out together visiting the Museum of the Great Western Railway in Swindon. Steve

06-04-12

aquilan

Great Yield of Planar 85 :) It looks beautiful

06-04-12

refr

21mm is so beautiful ??!!! It looks like a 50mm or 100mm......I love this picture !!

06-04-12

bajanexile

Thank you for viewing and commenting on my image. Steve

06-04-12

picman

Thanks! I am testing my NEX7 with my Contax lenses. This was done with the 100mm f2 which I always found a beauty of a lens. Up to now I am very happy with the results, and focus peaking really works.

06-04-12

aquilan

Very nice details, background is well defocused :) I like it very much

06-03-12

aquilan

Hard light, still interesting, great exposure :) I like it very much..

06-03-12

aquilan

Great detailed macro work :)

05-31-12

lxg

Well done.

05-31-12

dr. harout

Excellent macro shot.

05-31-12

shapencolour

Charming

05-30-12

aquilan

Thanks for Your comment Piotr :)

05-30-12

shapencolour

This is nice.

05-30-12

aquilan

Thanks for all of Your kind words of appreciation, Dear Joe, Lilia and Steve

05-30-12

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting Joe.

05-30-12

bajanexile

Nice Macro.

05-29-12

dr. harout

Definitely a RED. Not sure about the tripod though.

05-29-12

lilia

Extremely beautiful photo! Regards, Lilia

05-29-12

nomad

Nice! What camera is that in the shot? I can't quite make it out, it almost looks like a Red One but it's not rounded on top. Is that a Sachtler tripod by chance?

05-29-12

mengkudu

thank you dr.harout for your comment

05-29-12

yuriylux

Gay shot!

05-29-12

dr. harout

While shooting a video clip at the Dzitoghtsyan House-Museum or the Museum of National Architecture and Urban Life of Gyumri, Armenia, an old Gyumri mansion which houses collections covering both the history and everyday life of Gyumri as well as paintings and other works of art.

05-29-12

dr. harout

Excellent shot.

05-28-12

aquilan

I fully agree with Steve

05-28-12

bajanexile

Lovely colous and detail. Steve

05-27-12

zeissy

Thanks everyone for such great comments! Carol

05-27-12

canicuss

This is very nice, I really like the lines.

05-27-12

draniki

I do not know what to say. Planes "Blue Angels" flew too close to me.

05-26-12

picman

Thank, this is La Seu d'Urgell in the Spanish Pyrenees. The whole village is very nicely lit at night.

05-26-12

aquilan

Perfect shaprness (ad DoF)..is it hyperfocal distance?

05-26-12

draniki

Real picture. Not crop.

05-26-12

aquilan

Very nice lighting :)

05-26-12

zeissy

Beautiful fine detail on the hoarfrost really creates the crisp cold feeling for me

05-26-12

zeissy

Wonderful range of depth and tones - beautiful!

05-26-12

rick perry

Thanks for all the encouragement Carol - it is appreciated! Rick

05-26-12

zeissy

Superb composition Rick ~ you are going the right way with your equipment. HDR or NOT. I like the colours and composition in both versions. The sky is more noticeable in this one and does give the image more balance I think. Also, you are not going out of the picture to the brightest point anymore. but caution advised so you don't make the sky the subject - unless you intend that of course :) Cheers! Carol

05-26-12

zeissy

Gorgeous composition Rick! Love the deep green and brick contrasted with the house and sky :) Carol

05-26-12

zeissy

Beautiful lighting and tones ~ love the nice crisp edges!

05-26-12

lilia

Another gorgeous photo! Lilia

05-26-12

zeissy

Thanks Steve, Steve and Joe :)

05-26-12

shapencolour

Very interesting concept Carol.

05-26-12

bajanexile

Super shot Carol.

05-25-12

lilia

Photo seems to change from smallest photo to full size one. Fascinating interplay of patterns and colors. Great one! Lilia

05-25-12

aquilan

Great colours, patern details and DoF based three dimensional aspect, it looks better than f/2.8 :) I like it much...

05-25-12

zeissy

Thanks Steve and Luka!

05-25-12

bajanexile

Amazing capture. Really like this! Steve

05-25-12

akul

Love this shot. It is poetic and brings out imagination. Very nice PP. Perfect composition.

05-25-12

akul

Love the dramatic sky. Great one.

05-25-12

akul

Beautiful.

05-25-12

akul

Thanks. I only have GND. ND for 21 is not always available, so I forgot after my last attempt. I had ND CPL that day but for 50P.

05-25-12

akul

I like the golden field.

05-25-12

akul

Thank you Lilia! Luka

05-25-12

akul

Thank you !

05-24-12

zeissy

Thank you Joe and Aquilan :) Carol

05-24-12

zeissy

Not HDR - the lens loves the light and the lines. The architecture is amazing too! Only some curves adjustments done here. :) Carol

05-24-12

aquilan

Thanks...i have a lot of problems with this picture, it is encouraging return if someone like You likes it ;)

05-24-12

aquilan

Nice catch ;) it have to be taken that close...You are lucky that no one of family has interested with You.

05-24-12

aquilan

Wow...is it hdr? engraving effect ;)

05-24-12

zeissy

Thanks Lilia - yes cute is the word :) Taken at a local pond near Vancouver, BC. There are 4 young "families" here this year. Carol

05-24-12

lilia

Sooooooo cute! Where was this taken? lilia

05-24-12

aquilan

Great composition Akul :) aperture could be little more open with Natural Grey or POL filter, have You tried to use any here?

05-23-12

lilia

Lovely! Regards, lilia

05-23-12

shapencolour

I like it too.

05-23-12

dr. harout

Beautiful.

05-23-12

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting Joe. Re: people, they are the scourge of Architectural Photography. I shoot these mid-week. You have to set the camera up and wait for the moment. Steve

05-22-12

nomad

Thank you sir!

05-22-12

aquilan

no..probably not..it is silent Big Ben (value edition) or I couldn't hear it because I stand too far away (50mm distance) :)

05-21-12

zeissy

Thank you for your comments. Carol

05-21-12

nomad

I'll second that, good stuff Carol.

05-21-12

adphotography.be

Merci ! The light of the GREECE ....

05-21-12

aquilan

very nice colours, unique for this ISO and lighting :)

05-21-12

zeissy

Beautiful graphics!

05-21-12

bajanexile

Thanks Lilia.

05-20-12

lilia

Extremely well done, as always. Regards, Lilia

05-20-12

zeissy

Perfect tonal range, so clean and such a wonderful abstract!

05-20-12

zeissy

Stunning and so artistic!

05-20-12

bajanexile

Thank you for your comments aquilan and nomad.

05-20-12

nomad

I love visiting places like this that are so rich in history. Excellent capture Steve!

05-20-12

aquilan

Nice details and lighting...thanks for sharing larger resolution picture and notes :) I like church's interior and exterior, even my devotion to domestic catholic church ended year after first communion. You pictures are great :)

05-20-12

picman

This is a work of art in the museum of Miro in Barcelona.

05-20-12

bajanexile

Like this, nice B&W work.

05-20-12

zeissy

Simply magnificent!

05-19-12

aquilan

What is shown on this picture? :)

05-19-12

picman

Thanks, good idea, I'll give it a try.

05-19-12

picman

Thanks, there was very special light inductive for sharp details.

05-19-12

picman

Thanks, I was very curious about using this macro lens on the NEX7. It was a great lens on my Contax and I am very happy to be able to continue using it.

05-19-12

aquilan

Great macro details :)

05-19-12

aquilan

Great details and sharpness :)

05-19-12

bajanexile

Like this, one for B&W conversion?

05-19-12

bajanexile

Thank you all for taking the time to view and comment on my image. Steve

05-18-12

shapencolour

This image conveys very well the atmosphere of the place.Excellent job Steve.

05-18-12

aquilan

Thanks, it was taken in first week of May. Today good weather is back after week of gray darkness and rains :) I need more time to publish photos.

05-18-12

shapencolour

Beautiful.

05-17-12

unicomichael

I like the softness here, it gives it a dream like quality. Thanks

05-16-12

bajanexile

Nice image Carol.

05-16-12

bajanexile

Lovely B&W image. Steve

05-15-12

aquilan

I don't know reason - but I like much more this colorful 'Buk' boat photo than G2/G3 in almost B&W :)

05-15-12

zeissy

Thanks for your comments Joe and aquilan.

05-15-12

zeissy

Very nice! Love the feel of soft texture here.

05-15-12

zeissy

Feel like I've stepped into paradise Donat! Wonderful composition.

05-15-12

bajanexile

Nice Tone Mapped image. Steve

05-15-12

aquilan

Nice rendering but too less details :(

05-15-12

shapencolour

Built-in HDR feature in the D 800 seems to render great results Donat.

05-15-12

aquilan

Excellent portrait of Inflorescence :)

05-15-12

opal

Excellent!

05-14-12

aquilan

Interesting background (sky) and lighting, main theme looks very abstract :)

05-14-12

zeissy

Thank you Steve!

05-14-12

zeissy

Thanks Donat and Steve

05-14-12

akul

Great shot Philippe !! Beautiful tone and detail. luka

05-14-12

bajanexile

Yep! Just looked at the NEX7 capture and prefer that one. Steve

05-14-12

aquilan

I vote for NEX picture here too :) and for single boat here (personally) :)

05-14-12

JT

Philippe , I have to admit, Love this. But, I think I like the same shot you did with the NEX better. http://justnex.com/gallery/511/sml_U511I1334860855.SEQ.1.jpg http://justnex.com/showphoto.php?photoid=26431

05-14-12

philber

Thanks, WZ, Steve!

05-14-12

bajanexile

Nice colours and reflection.

05-14-12

bajanexile

Wonderful composition Carol.

05-14-12

bajanexile

Love the details. colours and the reflection in the water. Great IQ from the Canon. Steve

05-14-12

bajanexile

Lovely little image Philippe. Regards Steve

05-14-12

aquilan

Thanks :)

05-14-12

aquilan

Nice colour-range and details :) It's a pity it wasn't taken with Nex-7

05-14-12

aquilan

Very nice fracture and closeup :)

05-14-12

aquilan

Wonderful close-up and colours :) Snail's house looks very detailed, neck of snail too...

05-14-12

donuss

Great composition and withe the in focus and the Bokeh

05-14-12

donuss

nice reflections

05-14-12

donuss

nice composition

05-13-12

zeissy

So beautiful with the out of focus area fringing it

05-13-12

bajanexile

Thanks for your comments. Steve

05-13-12

aquilan

All right, I see You point. But larger format is used, beside other things (like..), to preserve details which are lost in smaller formats. Which only 800 dots, I don't see any details more than picture taken with pocket, spy fixed focus lens camera. I always resize my picture up to about 4.7MB, which is limit for size at ZI, to preserve as much details as I can with my APC size sensor.

05-13-12

pentaxpete

I did a 16x12" Darkroom print of this onto Ilford Multograde paper and got a 'Highly Commended 'award at my Club.

05-13-12

pentaxpete

I set 800 pixels and can use that size on some other Forums -- it will enlarge well with my Durst Enlarger onto RA4 colour paper .

05-13-12

aquilan

Nice photo workshop, I cannot decide with colour is my favorite one :)

05-13-12

draniki

Secret :) I will only say that before photographing I don't touch items. Thanks aquilan.

05-13-12

donuss

Great scene and tones Donat

05-12-12

aquilan

Superb :) Is is caught before touching ground?

05-12-12

aquilan

I don't like to recommend cartilage of shark for any purpose. It's better to let them live, very nice performance of Distagon 2/24 :)

05-12-12

akul

Beautiful and mysterious.

05-12-12

shapencolour

I can see bluebells,one of the things I liked most of the spring in England.

05-12-12

nomad

Superb light and shadow sir!

05-12-12

aquilan

nice trees :)

05-12-12

aquilan

it is too small for me, especially as medium format picture...nice DoF

05-12-12

aquilan

it is too small for me, especially as medium format picture...nice composition

05-11-12

pentaxpete

Rick -- it;s OK here IF the WEATHER and the light is good !! We had a 5-day 'Bargain' coach trip to Whitby from Essex and we had SNOW. GALES, RAIN and a power black out in the Hotel from 0530-1400hrs -- NO hot water for washing and shaving -- NO hot drinks at Breakfast ! I rushed a few photos on one GOOD day before we went home !

05-11-12

nomad

Now that is sexy!

05-10-12

aquilan

It remains me Zeiss brochures :) it looks amazing...

05-10-12

aquilan

very nice colours :)

05-10-12

zeissy

Yes Steve, this is impeccable and could be med format film. I just love the texture you got from this and the tone in the lone cedar is to die for! I used to have an "orange" Heliopan filter that I used a lot with my b&w film images. It really gave tremendous depth to things like this. Regards, Carol

05-10-12

zeissy

thank you Luka and Philippe! Loving the new cam ~and a teeny bit in awe of it too! :~)) Carol

05-10-12

zeissy

Nice work Luka - love the rusty gritty feel!

05-10-12

akul

Gorgeous shot Philippe !!

05-10-12

akul

Beautiful shot. It has surreal quality to it. Love it!

05-10-12

philber

Great stuff, Carol!!! And congrats on the new camera!

05-10-12

philber

Thanks, Aquilan, Steve!

05-10-12

philber

Thanks, Steve!

05-10-12

philber

Thanks, Rick!

05-10-12

zeissy

Thanks Rick, Steven and Nomad - appreciate your great comments!

05-09-12

nomad

I have to agree, great capture Carol. Very nice!

05-09-12

bajanexile

Oh, like this Carol. Nice composition and conversion. Steve

05-09-12

rick perry

Peter, A wonderrful series, makes me want to visit England, Rick

05-09-12

rick perry

Carol, Great shot - it looks terrific in B&W. Rick

05-09-12

rick perry

Very nice shot Philippe. I love the pastel colors. Rick

05-08-12

draniki

Thanks aquilan. I did not expect that the image will with the invisible man. But...

05-08-12

aquilan

Invisible Man concept :) nice lighting (overall)

05-08-12

bajanexile

Like the composition and reflections.

05-08-12

bajanexile

Nice. You know, I think one can see the difference between the Sony NEX7 and the Canon EOS 5D Mk.II. Steve

05-08-12

bajanexile

Like this Philippe, nice light. Steve

05-08-12

wielicki

Many thanks!

05-07-12

aquilan

nice colours and composition :)

05-07-12

aquilan

Great catch of Ants with C/Y MP 2.8/100 :)

05-07-12

bajanexile

Nice night shot. Regards Steve

05-07-12

oof

Movement, mood, color - very nice.

05-06-12

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting Joey.

05-06-12

oof

Very nice geometry and color in aid of the visual interest.

05-06-12

oof

Nice composition and management of color and strong backlighting. The wet coolness is tangible.

05-05-12

zeissy

Wonderful tones - like the DOF :~) Carol

05-05-12

zeissy

So wonderful!!

05-05-12

philber

Wow! Thanks, Donat! Coming from you, it is quite a compliment!

05-05-12

donuss

Great scene and light fantastic

05-05-12

donuss

Great mood and tones

05-05-12

sensofalsato

Campo Imperatore - L'Aquila - Italy Thanks!

05-04-12

mengkudu

yes it is balinese traditional ceremony. thanks for your comment

05-04-12

bajanexile

Thanks.

05-04-12

bajanexile

Thanks.

05-04-12

bajanexile

Thanks Carol.

05-04-12

tampubolon

fantastic capture of light..

05-04-12

aquilan

Nice colours of Frogs :)

05-04-12

aquilan

Thanks Donuss :)

05-04-12

aquilan

Amazing Macro :) Excellent DoF (and sharpness).. I took photo of the same gender two days ago (with Sonnar 1.8/135) at Botanic Garden of Powsin but I haven't uploaded it yet and I am not sure if It is still good idea..Your photo is almost ideal for emphasize uniqueness of it's species :)

05-04-12

aquilan

Thanks Carol. I've tried to achieve nice metallic and vivid exposure at two other mini exposures, this one I uploaded only for reference for Adobe Raw Auto Development :) So it means it isn't good idea to spend time at manual setting of Camera Raw...thanks again for Your candidness :)

05-04-12

aquilan

Very nice B&W piece of Art :)

05-04-12

donuss

Spring is come great. nice colors

05-04-12

donuss

beautiful tones. Is this a traditional ceremony?

05-04-12

donuss

Great scene

05-04-12

donuss

Great composition and light. Where is this?

05-04-12

donuss

Great spring feeling

05-03-12

zeissy

Thanks Joey and Jerry! Carol

05-03-12

zeissy

Wonderful - jewel tones - as always a perfectly composed and exposed image!

05-03-12

zeissy

I like the pastoral feeling of the color image very much!

05-03-12

zeissy

Aptly named Steve - a wonderful fine balance of light and dark!

05-03-12

zeissy

Nice little car and very nice exposure!

05-03-12

shtarka1

Thank You!

05-03-12

bajanexile

Cool capture and PP. Steve

05-02-12

aquilan

Indeed brilliant :)

05-02-12

draniki

nice!

05-02-12

bajanexile

Thanks Joey.

05-01-12

zeissy

Thanks everyone for your comments on this image. It is a communication from the past. Glad you enjoyed it. Carol

05-01-12

rick perry

Thanks Joey !

05-01-12

lilia

Beautiful photo. Do you know the story? It intrigues me as there is both English and German. Lilia

05-01-12

bajanexile

I agree. Love this. Did you pick this up in a Jumble Sale/Second Hand shop?

05-01-12

aquilan

Pricess Judy looks so brave here :)

05-01-12

aquilan

Nice portait, good composition, unique expression in eyes..

04-30-12

aquilan

Great photo :) with a spirit...

04-30-12

bajanexile

Beautiful image.

04-30-12

akul

Great shot. Surreal

04-29-12

zeissy

Thanks everyone! Carol

04-29-12

aquilan

Maybe I don't see a point, but You may always move little forward with 50mm or move a little back with 100mm. The framing would be almost the same, little perspective changes wouldn't have been most important here. If I were there, I would have chosen then same 50mm because Macro lens have a little different DOF. It is hard to replace 100mm with 50mm or 25mm with 85mm (where difference is more than about 3:2 focal length), but I like most view of angle here.

04-29-12

tampubolon

Great B&W and very creative angle.

04-29-12

tampubolon

Donuss, thank you for your kind appreciation.

04-29-12

akul

Really nice composition

04-29-12

akul

I agree. This was the day I wished I had 85 planar. 100 was too long, 50 was tiny tad too short. I wanted to have only one bush on one side.

04-29-12

draniki

Sorry, but this photo I can not photograph again...

04-29-12

draniki

Yes. A little later, after kissing the girl noticed that I was photographing.

04-29-12

aquilan

Indeed great colours and concept :)

04-29-12

donuss

Great idea and composition like this

04-29-12

opal

A little touch of details in the green, and the image would be for me perfect!

04-29-12

opal

Romantic spring scene, well done!

04-29-12

opal

Chapeau!

04-29-12

bajanexile

Beautiful take Carol.

04-29-12

rick perry

Carol, Nice abstract of the Train - looks like you must have been flying around with Superman to get the shot. Good eye. Regards, Rick

04-29-12

bajanexile

Like this.

04-28-12

shapencolour

Beautiful.Very well executed.

04-28-12

zeissy

Thank you Jerry and Lillia! Carol

04-28-12

lilia

Carol, I enjoy each one of your photos in the flower series. You give them a personality of their own. Bouquets are beautiful, but there is something very special about the single rose or tulip. kind regards, lilia

04-28-12

akul

Thank you very much. I believe I used CP Filter on this.

04-28-12

draniki

Thank you Lilia.

04-28-12

zeissy

Wonderful moment and beautifully done ~ the warm tone light is incredible! Regards, Carol

04-28-12

lilia

One of your best! kind regards, Lilia

04-28-12

rick perry

Fantastic series Philippe, Congratulations on your trip - you obviously had fun! Regards, Rick

04-28-12

shapencolour

This is also one of my favourites.

04-28-12

shapencolour

I like this picture.

04-28-12

draniki

Thanks colleagues. Thanks bajanexile and anthony-se. I like this picture too.

04-28-12

anthony_s

Solitude of the runner; beautiful work, sir.

04-28-12

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting Donuss.

04-28-12

bajanexile

Film Noir!

04-28-12

philber

This is alongside the Carretera Austral, the road (more often the track) that connects the north and south of the Chilean side of Patagonia. It is conidered one of the world's finest landscape roads, an opinion I fully support.

04-28-12

donuss

great moment with this shadow

04-28-12

donuss

nice with this old wood in the forground

04-28-12

donuss

great scene with a fantastic light and composition

04-28-12

donuss

Great tones and composition like this dramatic mood

04-28-12

donuss

Great composition like this

04-28-12

donuss

Beautiful where is this?

04-28-12

donuss

Great composition and tones

04-28-12

donuss

beautiful composition

04-28-12

donuss

Great this sharpness

04-28-12

donuss

Thanks to everyone

04-27-12

JT

Amazing detail!

04-27-12

aquilan

Great colours and sharpnesss :)

04-27-12

shapencolour

Yes.Very special.Luckilly the bird must have come close.

04-27-12

bajanexile

Lovely!

04-27-12

bajanexile

Great take and B&W conversion. This would make a good Fine Art print. Steve

04-27-12

bajanexile

Love this one Philippe. I think that I need to pack my walking boots and go. Steve

04-26-12

draniki

The rain was falling. And I photographed. I was wondering. Thank you for what you've been paying attention to my work. Thanks Rick.

04-26-12

rick perry

Anatol, I can not go past this photo - it intrigues me - nice work! Rick

04-26-12

bajanexile

Thank you all for your comments. Not sure what you mean by "prefer horizontal". Do you mean shot in Landscape VS Portrait, which I have used? Joe, for the real detail in this stained-glass window, please see my updated image reprocessed in Adobe Photoshop LR4. Is this what you have in mind? http://www.flickr.com/photos/bajanexile/6966150156/sizes/l/in/photostream/ To achieve this exposure in the large image, the interior of the Church would be black. I was trying to show the size and the placement of the window i.e. it is very large and it is high up in the West end of the Nave. The Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM is just such a versatile and useful lens to have in your Camera Bag. It's there when you need it. Shame that there is no Zeiss equivalent with Autofocus and IS. Regards steve

04-26-12

bajanexile

Great composition and colours. Steve

04-25-12

peplum

I would prefer horizontal but nice.

04-25-12

bajanexile

Lovely image.

04-25-12

mjl

A sample of action shot with ZK 35/2. It is captured in the kitchen at Famoso Pizzeria, Vancouver. Taken with Pentax Kr at ISO 3200 f/2 1/250 second.

04-25-12

bajanexile

Anyone interested in the detail of this stained glass can look at my image on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bajanexile/6966150156/sizes/l/in/photostream/ This was shot with a Canon Telephoto lens as far back as possible from the window to minimise the lens distortion. I obviously can't post this image here. Steve

04-24-12

shapencolour

Dramatic lighting,mysterious atmosphere.

04-24-12

aquilan

Great Composition Luka, good exposure with such hard light :)

04-24-12

aquilan

Colours are oustanding :)

04-24-12

peplum

Would prefer in color but I like it.

04-23-12

atomstitcher

Thanks for the kind words.

04-23-12

lilia

Wolf, What an endearing and happy moment in time you have captured. This is one to look back upon with joy in future years. Bravo! Wunderschoen! Lilia

04-23-12

bajanexile

Like this, less to distract one from a beautiful portrait. Regards Steve

04-23-12

peplum

I like the sunny ambiance. Would like to get a higher res.

04-22-12

zeissy

Like the composition ~ and the colour really does pop! Carol

04-22-12

zeissy

Love the textures and tones!

04-22-12

zeissy

Hi Rick,superb image! Wonderful that the sky co-operated! New lens really looks nice and crisp. Carol

04-22-12

aquilan

Superb dynamic range :)

04-22-12

donuss

great composition

04-22-12

donuss

nice colors like this

04-22-12

zeissy

Thanks Peter and Steve!

04-22-12

bajanexile

Lovely B&W.

04-22-12

furfix

Thank you! Unfortunately I cannot lay claim to having captured a bat, I wish I could!

04-22-12

opal

Please not, the watch was just there and should not be an important subject of this image. It could be also any other piece of jewlery.

04-22-12

bajanexile

I like this image but Joe may be right about the watch i.e. two beautiful items together, which one is the priority? Of course it may be a Birthday present and she wants to show off the gift. Steve

04-22-12

bajanexile

Like this Carol.

04-22-12

bajanexile

Well spotted Luka. I would be tempted to clone out the helicopter. If you bump up the Contrast and the Blacks, this could make a nice B&W print. Steve

04-21-12

shapencolour

Lovely little girl,well captured.

04-21-12

zeissy

Wonderful tones! It is such a fleeting moment and well done!

04-21-12

zeissy

Such a great perspective!

04-21-12

zeissy

Such dramatic visuals ~ a wonderful and unusual image!

04-21-12

shapencolour

Nice and subtle.

04-21-12

zeissy

this is so wonderfully intriguing - the light creates such visual interest!

04-21-12

aquilan

Judy looks a little to dark for me - too much shadow all over the body. It was probably a golden shot of the moment, children are so quick :)

04-21-12

aquilan

I believe it isn't sharpened image at all..Planar is very sharp at f/8. For me it is great image :)

04-21-12

rick perry

Erik, This is a beautiful series of photographs - all well composed and with great color. Rick

04-21-12

jaihutan

This is wonderful....nice moment...

04-20-12

zeissy

Fabulous architectural scenes Donat - love the depth and 3D feel!

04-20-12

shapencolour

I wonder how you managed to take this kind of photo inside of the Hagia Sophia.Every time I tried to photograph ceiling in there I was slammed by the guard.Blue Mosque was no problem.Again,superb shot!

04-20-12

shapencolour

Donat,what an excellent series of shots of my beloved Hagia Sophia!I haven't seen that good pictures of this great interior so far.Chapeau bas!

04-20-12

donuss

Great colors

04-20-12

lilia

Very beautiful. Each ripple cascading down is a different color...mesmerizing! Lilia

04-20-12

aquilan

Amazing Picture :)

04-20-12

aquilan

Very nice colours and details :)

04-20-12

aquilan

Great celling composition :)

04-20-12

krzysiek

Rick, you are master of colours. Pozdrawiam :-) ! K

04-20-12

krzysiek

Great shot! Regards, K

04-20-12

krzysiek

I agree with Bajanexile: "Great colour rendition and contrast". I like it. Regards, K

04-20-12

krzysiek

MAESTRO, CHAPEAU BAS ! Respect, K

04-20-12

bajanexile

Nice take.

04-20-12

bajanexile

Nice!

04-20-12

rick perry

Wonderful composition!

04-20-12

rick perry

Fantastic Series Donat - I love the Colors, Details and that 18mm view - Beautiful. Rick

04-20-12

bajanexile

Nice reflection of the hull in the water.

04-19-12

jmargarit

Great picture! Tell me: Is it my imagination or there is a bat flying at the right?

04-19-12

aquilan

Colours here are very vivid, so much details..f/5.6 is very three-dimensional here :)

04-19-12

aquilan

Clouds are great but there is still a lot of grain :( It kills details, I don't like what I see after zooming in this picture...

04-18-12

lilia

Very beautifully captured! Can't stop looking at the colors and cloud formations. Regards, Lilia

04-18-12

kristin416

What an amazing photo!!

04-18-12

rick perry

Peter, This is my favorite in this series - you got the light just right for the subject. Nice work. Rick

04-18-12

rick perry

Great Catch for sure! I love the Clouds and Boat colors! Rick

04-18-12

draniki

Thanks colleagues. Thanks lxg, yuriylux and bajanexile. This real picture. I shot through the fountain trickles. Then crop.

04-18-12

jaihutan

Mas Setyadi, nice bw tone and contrast....

04-18-12

pete

Thank you.

04-18-12

bajanexile

I really like this Anatol, a bit of innovation. Love the pastel colours. Steve

04-17-12

philber

Thanks, Carol, Aquilan, Steve!

04-17-12

philber

Thanks, Carol, Steve! It is indeed an amazing place. Hard to get to, with scant infrastructure, but gorgeously scenic.

04-17-12

yuriylux

Pastel. Beautiful!

04-17-12

zeissy

The tones in this image are just amazing!

04-17-12

zeissy

Wonderful tone and texture - superb graphic!

04-17-12

zeissy

Amazing!

04-17-12

zeissy

Gorgeous!

04-17-12

lxg

Interesting effect - Well done.

04-17-12

cvegala

Great composition!!

04-17-12

cvegala

Outstanding, love the tones!

04-17-12

cvegala

Very nice tones

04-17-12

cvegala

Great shot...I'm very familiar with this area

04-17-12

nomad

Agreed! Reminds me of Santa Barbara, CA where all the architecture fits within a theme.

04-17-12

bajanexile

What a place. Wild!

04-17-12

bajanexile

Wonderful!

04-17-12

bajanexile

Nice concept. Steve

04-17-12

bajanexile

Looks really beautiful. Looking forward to the rest. Steve

04-17-12

bajanexile

Nice shot.

04-17-12

alphazeiss

That's an awesome photo!!

04-17-12

petergruener

Yes, I do love the 35mm 1.4 though for some images I would have wished to bring the 21mm 2.8. NIK Color Efex Pro 4.0 made some nice enhancement to add some additional emotion to my images.

04-17-12

JT

Wow. Truly amazing. What a great combo as well. That 35mm 1.4 is superb.

04-17-12

lxg

You have an impressive set of night shots. Well done.

04-17-12

bajanexile

Lovely,

04-17-12

bajanexile

Love this set. Steve

04-16-12

petergruener

No. It's not a HDR image. Just two filters/recipes with NIK Color Efex Pro 4.

04-16-12

lilia

Das ist Wunderschoen! Lilia

04-16-12

nomad

I second the Brigitte Bardot reference. A brunette version! Classic European beauty!

04-16-12

nomad

Lots of excellent detail there. I think the NEX-7 would be great to have as a travel/vacation camera.

04-16-12

JT

:thumbsup: Excellent

04-16-12

JT

The look is just perfect.

04-16-12

aquilan

Outstanding Photo...sky is brilliant, everyhing else better :)

04-16-12

aquilan

Amazing lighting and colours..is it HDR?

04-16-12

tomasony

Beutiful lines, both from the rocks and the clouds. Love the contrast between the grey and blue. Simply a great shot. :)

04-16-12

aquilan

I like this picture because we have here topic for about three pictures. With ZA Vario-Sonnar 16-35/2.8 we may have everything at once - it is still very well composed and presented :)

04-16-12

aquilan

Nice post-production as always and subject of young Woman is exceptional :)

04-16-12

rick perry

Thank you very much fellow Z-imagers. I am enjoying the view with the super-wide 16mm... Zeiss lens on a full frame format - it can create some exciting perspectives! Rick

04-16-12

wielicki

Thank you very much for your opinions.

04-16-12

bajanexile

Good image Rick and good use of the 16 mm Focal Length i.e. not getting more into the image, but getting up close. You are on a roll with your new camera equipment. Steve

04-15-12

akul

Beautiful capture. Great in B/W.

04-15-12

akul

I like the perspective on this shot.

04-15-12

akul

Great shot. Love the way rock formation leads to the building.

04-15-12

lilia

Outstanding! Love the diagonals and sky. Skill and luck, that's what it is all about. What is the building in upper left? Lilia

04-15-12

lilia

Che bello ragazzo! I see a beautiful child with kind eyes and a sweet face. You must be very proud! Best wishes, Lilia

04-15-12

bajanexile

Oh, I like this! Steve

04-15-12

aquilan

Well constructed eagle perspective :)

04-15-12

chriseeo

Lovely portrait. Nice tones and grain.

04-15-12

aquilan

Perfect fadess of colours and focus :)

04-14-12

yuriylux

Beautiful shot!

04-14-12

jaihutan

Thank you Shapencolour and Lilia... Belitung island in Indonesia is indeed a beautiful place and it's like a heaven for photographer, especially those like taking beach scenery. It is not a major tourist attraction yet, not like i Bali, so going there you won't find any night life attraction and such, the hotel at best is three star. But the beaches, it's rock, all very pristine and still untouched...

04-14-12

bajanexile

Strange, is it not? that of the myriads who Before us pass'd the door of Darkness through, Not one returns to tell us of the Road, Which to discover we must travel too. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám - Verse 64, Fifth Edition (Edward FitzGerald).

04-14-12

bajanexile

Beautiful!

04-14-12

lilia

Beatifully photographed! Lilia

04-14-12

shapencolour

What a beautiful place!

04-14-12

rick perry

Lloyd, Great catch - nicely done! Rick

04-13-12

opal

Thanks for the compliments. Today, everybody is hunting behind the best, sharpest high speed cameras and lenses. This all is not very important, it is still the person's eye behind the camera, and not the high-end-tec quality most expensive prestige photo equipment! I don't waste my money anymore, into this pixel peeping races! I have all the HQ gear I need!

04-13-12

zeissy

Wonderful depth of tonal range! 3D vision! Love to see more with the 100 mm Makro Donat.

04-13-12

aquilan

I could tell that to have latest (most advanced) version of lens and not to make beautiful photos, it isn't a gift. But to use older (previous) version of lens and to make amazing photography, it is an art :)

04-13-12

peplum

very nice soothing image

04-13-12

aquilan

I prefer the color version of this flower. even if it alone looks great. When You compare it one next to one with colour version, this one looks little washed out :) But I think You mastered this B&W conversion well :) Maybe the subject of conversion isn't made to this. It is probally something from Asteraceae..

04-13-12

aquilan

Perfect use of Macro-Planar :) I really like closed aperture like f/8 or more at Macrophotography. I shot mainly with f/22, and even it is so small aperture there is no observed diffraction effect because real dimension of field is small.

04-12-12

donuss

Great composition

04-12-12

donuss

Great this details and color

04-12-12

aquilan

Could You write more how You chose this fragment of Oriental Literature to this picture?

04-12-12

akul

Aqulian, JOey, Anthony, Joecan - Thank you so much for your kind words. luka

04-12-12

lilia

Great juxtapositon of images. Lilia

04-12-12

lilia

Wonderful perspective. Makes me feel as if I am there with you. Regards, Lilia

04-12-12

lilia

Love the bright colors. Makes a mundane scene a spectacular one! Lilia

04-12-12

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting Aquilan.

04-12-12

zeissy

Yes, such wonderful history - very nice detail and tones!

04-12-12

rick perry

Yes Chris - it is a matter of taste - I apprerciate your opinion. Thanks, Rick

04-12-12

krzysiek

Sorry Rick, but I prefer your version without HDRI post processing. It's my point of view. De gustibus non est disputandum. Best regards ! Krzysiek

04-12-12

draniki

Thanks tomasony. It is possible I would like to change anything, but embodied the moment is not possible repeat it

04-12-12

aquilan

Nice idea to ilustrate Poetry with the B&W Photo or the B&W Photo with the Poetry.

04-12-12

rick perry

Thanks Joe, I am beginning to learn how to use just a little HDR to enhance photos but not ruin them with over-the-top harsh details and mega-saturated colors! Rick

04-12-12

rick perry

After several cold and wet weeks here in Maine, the Sun has finally started to shine on a regular basis.

04-12-12

bajanexile

Great IQ and vivid colours. Steve

04-12-12

marcin wuu

This crop creates mood for the image. But, I would very much like to see how you would tackle it. Please, feel free co link to a similiar portrait shot by you. I'm really interested what emotions would it convey.

04-12-12

marcin wuu

No, they very much shouldn't. They contribute in a large part to the mood of this photograph.

04-12-12

marcin wuu

Thankyou :) As for the ear, I respectfully disagree.

04-12-12

marcin wuu

Featured? Thankyou :)

04-12-12

opal

It has nothing to do with the nice portrait, but the dust spots should be avoided during the scanning process, or removed with Photoshop!

04-12-12

opal

Very nice, but I would place the model more slidly to the left.

04-12-12

opal

What disturbs me a little bit, is the right ear, it should be covered with hairs. Otherwise, a very nice portrait!

04-11-12

bajanexile

Not sure how I missed this one first time around, but it is a beautiful image. Regards Steve

04-11-12

bajanexile

Just had Jen, my wife, in to compare the two images. Without prompting she said that the non-Tone Mapped version was much flatter. She is right and I value her opinion as she only knows what she likes and does not take any pictures. Praise indeed! Steve

04-11-12

bajanexile

Much ,much better image. You have got a sky now. Subtle use of Tone Mapping. Well done and your best effort to date. Now you know why this technique suits Northern climes. Good levels of detail from the Sony/Zeiss combination and top IQ. Attempt to keep these base settings and just work around them. No Digital Noise to spoil the show either. Steve

04-11-12

rick perry

Same photo with a touch of HDR!

04-11-12

rick perry

Thanks Steve, I am just learning how to use this 16-35 lens effectively. It provides an amazing depth of field at f11! Rick

04-11-12

rick perry

Thanks Lilia - fun with an ultra wide lens. Rick

04-11-12

anthony_s

superb symmetry

04-11-12

bajanexile

Nice lead-in with the wall Rick.

04-11-12

lilia

Peacefully quiet and lovely. Beautifully composed. Regards, Lilia

04-11-12

opal

On the island of Ruegen at the Baltic Sea, there you can find these moor areas right in the middle of this wonderful forest developed at the former ice age times.

04-11-12

opal

Hkburk, thanks for your comment, of course, for more sharpening of 1/13s handheld exposure, it needs an tripod, but I never use one in a church!

04-11-12

jeroen

Thanks, It's a very beautifull trail in Luxemburg.

04-11-12

rick perry

Great shot Luka, Gotta love the composition - leads the eye quiet well! Rick

04-11-12

aquilan

Wow, another great composition :) I believe that composition is most important part of pictures/photography..it is something which tells most about artist message and artist can compose photo almost in all possible ways. But only few results interesting...

04-11-12

tomasony

Cool photo. Love the surrealistic sense in it. I like the frame as well. Good job. :)

04-10-12

aquilan

Thanks Luka :) this is play with blur too...i wanted to experiment with this shallow DoF and I wasn't sure about outcome. I am happy that You like it nevertheless.

04-10-12

aquilan

I like it, for the composition at first place..and also clarity, warm light and long DoF :)

04-10-12

akul

Nice POV and play with reflection. I like it. Interesting building too. Luka

04-10-12

akul

Thank you so much for your kind words!!

04-10-12

aquilan

very interesting picture's set :) I looks like national park...

04-10-12

aquilan

I am always a big admirer to Akul's photos :) this is great too..

04-10-12

lilia

Lovely photo of our great city! Regards, Lilia

04-10-12

ricardsonwilliams

thank you cancan.

04-10-12

eimc

Thks! zeissy!

04-10-12

eimc

Thks, aquilan!

04-10-12

ricardsonwilliams

thank you snaprat.

04-10-12

snaprat

I like this.

04-10-12

wielicki

Thank you very much. Kind regards.

04-09-12

bajanexile

I totally agree, this will make a lovely Fine Art print. Steve

04-09-12

wielicki

Thank you very much for your kind words. All the best.

04-09-12

aquilan

I prefer this one, maybe composition is less interesting but there is much less overhighligted areas.

04-08-12

zeissy

Superb night image!

04-08-12

bajanexile

Like it.

04-08-12

bajanexile

I agree with the previos two sets of comments. Good Dynamic Range here. Steve

04-07-12

lilia

You have captured an ordinary scene and made it truly special. Beautiful! Lilia

04-07-12

lilia

Trying to decide whether I like this or the color version better. Two beautiful photos which express different moods. Lovely! Regards, Lilia

04-07-12

aquilan

Nice lighting, interesting details and colours :)

04-07-12

michaelsin

Thanks donuss!

04-07-12

shapencolour

There must be much warmer in Switzerland so this flower already blooms.

04-07-12

donuss

nice sailing detail

04-07-12

donuss

fantastic tones and mood

04-07-12

donuss

Great composition and light

04-07-12

wielicki

Thank you very much Steve.

04-07-12

aquilan

I belive it is oustanding performance of C/Y Distagon 18 and great art of author :) I like outcome of C/Y Zeiss lens very much, sharpness is great..it is only a pity that C/Y Distagon 18 f4 doesn't have filter screw (it need some kind of adaptor, currently unavailable).

04-07-12

aquilan

Very nice, it looks like made in liquid metal :)

04-06-12

bajanexile

Like the symmetry and conversion. Steve

04-06-12

zeissy

Wonderful ~ love how its sitting over the wheel!

04-05-12

aquilan

Great symmetrical composition :)

04-05-12

bajanexile

Thanks lilia.

04-04-12

lilia

A perfect example of "Less is more!" Beautiful. Lilia

04-04-12

bajanexile

Nice. Remember the time lag to warm up? Steve

04-04-12

bajanexile

Thank you both for your comments. Steve

04-04-12

tomasony

Great photo. Clean and nice composition. (I like the B/W better)

04-03-12

shapencolour

So nice.Too bad that being very busy this spring I had to pass crocuses blooming without a single picture!

04-03-12

nomad

Beautiful! It's nice how nature provides us with such fine examples of complementary colors.

04-03-12

alphazeiss

nice!!

04-03-12

rick perry

Donat, I love the colors and contrasts - it looks like a painting - nice work. Rick

04-03-12

bajanexile

Thanks.

04-03-12

zeissy

These are so hard to photograph, great lighting and wonderful tones! D800? I am envious! Carol

04-02-12

mandas

F/2, i think this is more crop factor then else, also backround was reflecting much light, so getting more attention than it should. Thank you, anyway :)

04-02-12

aquilan

Nice, but it looks little flat for me...it's probably effect of crop factor, what aperture has been used here?

04-02-12

bajanexile

Like it.

04-02-12

krzysiek

Hi Rick ! You are right. I agree with you. This is LOEWE OPTA Atlas Type 3790W, West Germany 1957. http://www.radiomuseum.org/r/loewe_opta_atlas_3790w.html Serdecznie pozdrawiam :-) !!! K

04-02-12

nomad

+1 gotta love tubes!

04-02-12

rick perry

Krzysztof, A beautiful old tube radio (from the 1950's?) I love the "tube" sound they can put out! Rick

04-02-12

akul

Thank you !! luka

04-02-12

akul

Thank you Donat !

04-02-12

krzysiek

I like it. Respect !!!

04-01-12

donuss

great image like this dream mood

04-01-12

zeissy

A brilliant work Steve, such perfect detail and wonderful soft lighting. A great choice for black & white. Regards, Carol

04-01-12

nomad

I always love your work Donat. As Joe says, color and composition are superb and I really like the exposure you chose too.

03-31-12

bajanexile

Nice B&W.

03-30-12

bajanexile

Thanks yuriylux.

03-30-12

nomad

Gotta love that D800!

03-30-12

skydiverbob

You think this brewery could be any cleaner?

03-30-12

yuriylux

As always your work is impeccable. All treatment with pinpoint accuracy.

03-30-12

bajanexile

Thank you both for commenting. mediumformat fan: this image was converted to B&W using an Orange Filter to darken the blue sky, so your observation was not too far out. A Red Filter would also alter the "look" of the image, but I just chose to run with the Orange this time. Steve

03-29-12

aquilan

Indeed amazing colours :) Shallow DoF makes strong footstep !

03-29-12

michaelsin

Thanks Zeissy!

03-29-12

zeissy

Beautiful depth and tones!

03-29-12

zeissy

Wonderful image!

03-29-12

zeissy

Wonderful image!

03-29-12

nomad

Thank you Carol!

03-29-12

philber

Same as the others, Carol, I love it!

03-29-12

aquilan

Very interesting object and lighting..I doesn't look like old or macro photography at all, I like DoF of wing, bokeh at background, and light distribution among bird :)

03-29-12

skydiverbob

I'm looking at this shot in B&W and the edifice melds with the church. The shadow between the two gives it a nice separation. I think this shot works much better here. I'm glad I took another look. :-)

03-29-12

aquilan

Thanks for Your comment, Mr MediumFormatMan :) It was taken handheld, so exposure was set to achieve ≥ 1/20 sec. There wasn't any space to move. Wide open aperture (f2.8), sensitivity was set to upper minimal value, which compensates lack of light. I shot it in Aperture-priority mode, so I had lowered about 1/3 EV to central-weighted indication of light-meter.

03-29-12

zeissy

I like it!

03-29-12

zeissy

Wonderful graphics and tones!

03-29-12

zeissy

Thanks everyone!

03-29-12

zeissy

Thanks Steve!

03-29-12

hasse58

Thank you all, and there is something special to shoot with Zeiss

03-29-12

pentaxpete

Can't understand a word of all that 'Digital' stuff but it it looks like it was taken on B&W film with a Red filter.

03-29-12

pentaxpete

Good night exposure.

03-29-12

bajanexile

Like this Carol.

03-28-12

zeissy

Love the look and the feel!

03-28-12

zeissy

Thank you!

03-28-12

xeon_sp

Great shoot!!!!!!!!!!!

03-28-12

mjk-photo

Great colours! Zeiss at its best! mjk-photo

03-27-12

aquilan

Interesting composition, central one but moving to right at nearest part of view :)

03-27-12

rick perry

Philippe, It looks like you have found your "Muse" with this lens/camera combo. I like the bridge series very much. Regards, Rick

03-27-12

bajanexile

Like the symmetry in this composition.

03-27-12

bajanexile

Just love this. Well spotted.

03-27-12

tomasony

Nice shot. Full of life. :) Really like the B/W.

03-26-12

jmargarit

Here, for my taste, too much stuff around her eyes.

03-26-12

jmargarit

Nice portrait. Beautiful model.

03-26-12

akul

Thank you !! luka

03-26-12

chriseeo

It certainly captured my eye. Very good.

03-26-12

j-b

Thank you Donuss

03-26-12

j-b

Thanks canicuss

03-26-12

j-b

Thank you!

03-26-12

j-b

Thanks!

03-26-12

j-b

Haha thanks Rick!

03-26-12

j-b

Thank you Hugh

03-26-12

j-b

Thank you both!

03-25-12

nomad

It's not often that complimentary colors present themselves like this in street photography. Nice capture Luka!

03-25-12

nomad

I love the abstraction! You can't tell if this is taken from 10 ft or 10,000 ft away.

03-25-12

nomad

Thank you Carol! The factory is now derelict and left as a monument in the middle of a renovated area in downtown Durham, NC. Tobacco was a huge industry in that part of the country and they're strangely somewhat proud of it. I found it an interesting photographic subject as a result.

03-25-12

akul

I really like this. luka

03-25-12

aquilan

Amazing Mood by Light :) I envy a whether !

03-24-12

zeissy

Thanks Lilia - sure did test my driving skills!

03-24-12

lilia

Ignorance is really bliss at times. Wonderful to learn the truth AFTER THE FACT! Glad you are all safe. Lilia

03-24-12

akul

Thank you very much for your comments !! Luka

03-24-12

photonut2

I love your photography and cannot wait for my Sony NEX7. I did receive the Zeiss Sonnar 24mm f1.8 lens this past week. I purchased a B&W brand 49mm UV filter for the lens but after putting the filter on the lens the Lens Hood will not fit. Do you have any suggestions? Your fellow photographer Frank in Oregon USA.

03-24-12

zeissy

Very strong statement- wonderful perspective!

03-24-12

nomad

Wicked!

03-24-12

akul

Thaaaanks !! luka

03-23-12

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting Carol.

03-23-12

nomad

Very Threeeee Deeeeee Luka!

03-23-12

elbeasto

Gorgeous landscape, beautiful.

03-23-12

elbeasto

Excellent scape.

03-23-12

elbeasto

I really like how the frame is filled in this with the large yellow shape of the cab. Nice shot.

03-23-12

elbeasto

Really nice. It's a deceptive shot with that reflection.

03-23-12

elbeasto

Incredible B&W, fantastic image.

03-23-12

elbeasto

Excellent B&W scape.

03-23-12

elbeasto

Really nice. The floor boards make for a great foreground.

03-23-12

elbeasto

I really dig this shot, great vertical B&W.

03-22-12

zeissy

Thanks Lilia and Steve!

03-22-12

lilia

It's a sweet and gentle landscape, and then that rock makes a statement. Sort of Yin & Yang. Very nice. I agree with Joey. Would like to see more of this "gentler side" from you. Lilia

03-22-12

zeissy

Thanks Steve for the visit and taking time out to comment :~) Carol

03-22-12

zeissy

Such an interesting study between this and the color version Steve. Like them both very much. I get more of a restful feel with the color and a vintage, historical feeling with this one. Very nice conversion! Carol

03-22-12

draniki

Most interestingly that this is a picture. I have not added the special effects PS here. I just reduced its the size picture for viewing on the website. I like this picture of the reflection the trees in a stream.

03-22-12

saber

Artfully done and nice to start my day with.

03-22-12

bajanexile

Thanks shapencolour and Joe.

03-22-12

bajanexile

Like this Carol, very atmospheric. I can almost smell the spray and barnacles. Steve

03-21-12

magiclight

The image was taken shortly after sunrise just before a storm hit from the Southern Ocean.

03-21-12

magiclight

You, will have to have to come vist again some time Lilia!

03-21-12

elbeasto

Amazing shot, great work!!

03-21-12

elbeasto

This is great, I love the tones and exposure on the cliff face, genuine depth.

03-21-12

lilia

Magnificent! You live in a gorgeous country with the nicest people. Was fortunate to visit many years ago. Kind regards, Lilia

03-21-12

rick perry

Jochen, Nice Catch (pun intended). Real Fish, Real People - I like it. Rick

03-21-12

rick perry

Dave, Photography is certainly all about Light - and you have definitely captured some Majic Light - nice work! Rick

03-21-12

shapencolour

Very nice interior.

03-21-12

shapencolour

Very unusual

03-21-12

bajanexile

Ditto!. Lovely capture and Post Processing but tiny file for viewing. Steve

03-21-12

bajanexile

Thanks Jorge. Nikon D800E + Carl Zeiss Distagon T 15mm f/2.8 ZE? Might be a Killer combination. Steve

03-21-12

bajanexile

Painterly, like it. Very small file for viewing which is a shame. Steve

03-21-12

bajanexile

Nice take Carol.

03-20-12

lilia

I like this very much. Very soft and soothing. Regards, Lilia

03-20-12

lilia

I like everything about this. B&W was definitely the wise choice. Wonderful photo. Regards, Lilia

03-20-12

JT

Stunning! Wait til you get that 15mm :D

03-20-12

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting Lilia. Regards Steve

03-20-12

lilia

Steve, SUPERB! Am sending photo to a few good friends who are admirers of your work. I can hear the raves ........! Best, Lilia

03-20-12

bajanexile

Thanks for your comment Philippe.

03-20-12

philber

Another winner, Steve! You make this look so natural and effortless!

03-20-12

bajanexile

Good levels of detail resolved her when fully open.

03-20-12

bajanexile

Thanks for viewing Rick.

03-19-12

rick perry

Nice one Steve, Very serene! Regards, Rick

03-19-12

etrs

Thank you. We were just walking through and I liked the light. No tripod, no photoshop. I hadn't even thought of it in B&W. Might just give it a shot. (no pun intended)

03-19-12

bajanexile

Nice architectural image. With a tiny bit of work, this will make an excellent B&W image.

03-19-12

donuss

Great this composition

03-19-12

donuss

i was made with the Nikkor 24-70mm 2.8 not with the Zeiss . i just want to show for everybody he think to buy this.

03-19-12

donuss

its a nice idea but cant not use

03-18-12

skydiverbob

My favorite building in all of NYC. Nice shot!

03-17-12

bajanexile

Lovely detail and texture to this image.

03-17-12

saber

Ahh yes, the old laid back life style from my California youth. Of course now their dead broke but at least they're still cool. Great shot and I love that lens!

03-17-12

bajanexile

I agree.

03-17-12

saber

It was a tough call between this shot and the 'forklift' but I like this one better.

03-17-12

draniki

Thank you aquilan.

03-17-12

shapencolour

What a nice fruit abundance!

03-16-12

aquilan

I love them ^_^ nothing more to say...

03-16-12

aquilan

Amazing colours and spirit (mood) :) great work...

03-16-12

aquilan

Very nice, sharp work :) nice flatering of bachground with DOF :)

03-16-12

lilia

Especially like the strong contrast of black with flowers. Beautiful! Regards, Lilia

03-16-12

bajanexile

Two nice images Rick.

03-16-12

skydiverbob

Thanks Stephen! Not bad for a 5.0 camera, right? :-) It's the Zeiss lens that does it.

03-16-12

rick perry

Hey Steve, Just messing around with Tungsten Lights, my Zeiss zoom and some Fruit! The A900 makes a great studio camera. Regards, Rick

03-16-12

bajanexile

Wow! Nice IQ and what vivid colours.

03-16-12

bajanexile

Nice range of tones in this one.

03-15-12

nomad

Agreed! I'm looking at it on my 32" monitor full screen and it really is superb Robert. Nice job!

03-15-12

rick perry

A Classic - Robert, Just about Perfect - color, composition , detail - Blow it up Big and hang it! Rick

03-15-12

canicuss

Beautiful shot, the details on the mountain are wonderful and the color is so vivid.

03-14-12

akul

Thank you ! luka

03-14-12

skydiverbob

The detail is just awesome. Beautiful!!!

03-14-12

freelander

Really nice portrait :0)

03-13-12

anthony_s

Exquisite

03-13-12

nomad

Nice shot Jochen. This looks like the road James Bond drove his Aston Martin on in Switzerland in Goldfinger. He pulls over to keep an eye on Goldfinger and his driver Oddjob when Tilly Masterson takes a shot at Goldfinger and almost hits Bond. Great composition sir!

03-13-12

aquilan

I like very much composition and scent of negative technique, especially in medium format:) Thanks for detailed comments

03-12-12

poyin

thanks for the comment, Steve. ;) Regards, PY

03-12-12

bajanexile

Very much like the idea and composition. Very, very difficult to accurately focus this lens in this light at an aperture of /1.4. This type of subject works well with this lens at this aperture, as it normally exhibits some serious vignetting used like this and you have avoided it. Steve

03-12-12

aquilan

Main topic is almost the same interesting like sky (for me), perfect lighting :)

03-11-12

draniki

Long Island, NY March' 11, 2012

03-10-12

bajanexile

Thanks for your comments Philippe.

03-10-12

philber

Another brilliant shot, Steve! Subject, colour, composition, it is all there!

03-09-12

lilia

Especially like the sky in this photo. Made the rest of the scenery even more special. Regards, Lilia

03-09-12

bajanexile

Nice B&W.

03-09-12

bajanexile

This is lovely Rick. I think that I had better book a flight soon, it looks like my kind of America. Regards Steve

03-09-12

draniki

Thanks tomasony.

03-09-12

tomasony

That is a really cool pic. I like it. :) Nice capture.

03-09-12

draniki

Thanks Rick. You know I just pressed the button on the camera...

03-09-12

yuriylux

An interesting type

03-09-12

rick perry

A very nice "Abstact" Anatol - Great Eye - well done. Rick

03-09-12

philber

Lovely picture, Rick! You took to this A-900 like a duck to water!

03-08-12

lilia

lovely scene lilia

03-08-12

rick perry

A lovely shot Alexey - delicate color and composition. Rick

03-08-12

bajanexile

Thanks folks.

03-08-12

rick perry

Looks like someone has a new Camera - nice photos Mengkudu! Rick

03-08-12

bajanexile

Nice composition, light and skin tones.

03-07-12

nomad

Agreed, excellent shot! This picture tells a story, great job!

03-07-12

zeissy

Thanks very much! The old paint is such a great subject.

03-07-12

lilia

Steve, You have raised the bar once again by taking a nice scene into an intriguing one by the interplay of light and shadow. Subtle beauty. Regards, Lilia

03-07-12

shapencolour

So many excellent photographs.

03-06-12

shapencolour

I like the open space and cool loneliness of this picture.

03-06-12

shapencolour

I have a soft spot for peeling off old paint.This is a very well composed and interesting b&w abstract.

03-06-12

shapencolour

Beautiful and unexpected.Swimming pool bottom - great!

03-06-12

akul

Great pov. The ceiling pattern and vertival position really enhances this shot.

03-06-12

canicuss

This is very nice, it has great clean lines and the woman fits perfectly.

03-06-12

canicuss

It's beautiful in black and white, perfect contrast.

03-06-12

canicuss

Striking image.

03-06-12

bajanexile

Thanks Joe. The type and quality of light can transform almost any object(s) into something more interesting. Steve

03-05-12

nomad

Excellent as always Donuss!

03-05-12

lilia

Did you personally arrange the pefect placement of clouds, sun's rays, bits of clear sky and reflections to be "just so?" Das ist wirklich Herrlich. Bravo, Maestro. Beste Gruesse, Lilia

03-05-12

lilia

How refreshing to view palm trees and water in b&w. Very innovative. Lilia

03-05-12

bajanexile

Thanks Philippe.

03-05-12

bajanexile

Thank you both for your feedback. Regards Steve

03-05-12

bajanexile

Nice perspective and conversion. Steve

03-05-12

donuss

easy and clear composition but have to see and you see this detail great.

03-05-12

donuss

Great like this mood on this image

03-05-12

donuss

Great composition and tones

03-05-12

donuss

Great winter mood too can feel how cold it is

03-05-12

donuss

Great winter mood

03-05-12

draniki

Thanks tony.

03-05-12

philber

Clean, minimalistic, inspiring!

03-05-12

philber

Totally brilliant shot, Steve! This is the stuff books are made of!

03-04-12

zeissy

Talk about timing ~ so flagrant its wonderful!

03-04-12

akul

Beautiful composition. I agree, quite a beautiful castle. Luka

03-04-12

bajanexile

Like it.

03-04-12

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting Rick, Regards Steve

03-04-12

rick perry

Steve, An oustanding Photograph! Print it BIG - hang it up. Regards, Rick

03-04-12

rick perry

Wouter, Just Wonderful! Rick

03-04-12

rick perry

Philippe, I like this series very much. You have captured the feel and serene beauty of Japan. Rick

03-04-12

rick perry

Great Eye Wouter. Fantastic color and composition - even Social Commentary. Rick

03-04-12

draniki

Thanks joey.

03-04-12

bajanexile

Thanks canicuss, Regards Steve

03-03-12

canicuss

What a lovely scene.

03-03-12

draniki

Thanks J Torralba.

03-03-12

bajanexile

Thank you all for your comments, Steve

03-03-12

lilia

I want to bring a blanket, a basket of food & cold champagne and sit under this tree enjoying the scenery. Beautifully photographed! Lilia

03-03-12

michaelsin

Nice Shot, Donat. Very fine close up & bokeh. 2/25 is good at resolving darkness & contrast. Michael.

03-03-12

shapencolour

This reminds me woods near Mottram Hall Hotel in Cheshire in the early spring.Lovely.

03-03-12

saber

Beautiful shot Rick!

03-03-12

yuriylux

Slim design, exquisitely!

03-03-12

bajanexile

Thanks Philippe. This is my personal favorite in the set. I would love to try the Pentax Medium Format body/lens combination with the higher pixel count and squarer crop. Dream on I guess, but it probably would be the ultimate in terms of IQ for this type of photography. Steve

03-03-12

bajanexile

Thanks for viewing and commenting. Steve

03-03-12

bajanexile

Thank you for your comments Philippe and Rick. I am pleased with this particular set. There is one other image in the set over on Flickr shot with the Canon EF 14mm f/2,8L II USM which I can't post here. Everything just came together on that day. Steve

03-03-12

bajanexile

Lovely colours and skin tones. Personally, I would try a tighter crop and use the Clone Tool to remove the white object to the left of the back of the red head scarf. It would then make a stunning 329mm x 483mm print. Nice work. Regards Steve

03-03-12

bajanexile

Like the "lead-in" on the left. Steve

03-03-12

bajanexile

Nice Philippe. A lovely Set coming together. Somewhere I have always wanted to visit. Steve

03-02-12

donuss

Great image too

03-02-12

donuss

Nice color and composition i like this lens more and more its incredible sharp all ready at F2

03-02-12

rick perry

Not much to add - a Great Photograph Steve, Outstanding in every way. Regards, Rick

03-02-12

peplum

Very nice.

03-02-12

rick perry

Steve, This required a bit of perspective control in post process to get all the verticals acceptable. Rick

03-02-12

rick perry

Thank you Lilia and Philippe.

03-02-12

philber

Brilliant Japanese garden, Rick!

03-02-12

philber

Another clear winner, congratulations, Stephen! Perfect composition, with a brilliant lead-in. This ought to be taught in photgraphy schools!

03-02-12

philber

Awesome picture, Stephen! Framing, depth, colours what is not to love? Not only the right eye to "see " it, but also flawless technical execution!

03-02-12

philber

Great catch, Stephen!

03-02-12

bajanexile

Thanks Rick.

03-02-12

bajanexile

Nice set building up here Rick.

03-01-12

draniki

Thanks Rick. I like this picture too. I hope we understand that I wanted people to smile looking at this photo.

03-01-12

draniki

Today is the beginning of spring. I took this picture two years ago at the playground. I got permission to take pictures and I have had just a few seconds for it. The children quickly ran up to us and began to consider the doggy. I hope today this picture will not spoil your spring mood.

03-01-12

lilia

So pretty and peaceful. All the photos in this series are great but this one called my name. Did you take a quick trip to Japan? Enjoy! Lilia

03-01-12

JT

Love the smoothness of this capture. Beautiful.

03-01-12

krzysiek

Ładne ! Pozdrawiam, K

03-01-12

lilia

Michael, This is extraordinarily beautiful. So refreshing to see San Francisco, and specifically, "The Painted Ladies" in b&w. Made me sit up and take notice. Kind regards, Lilia

03-01-12

eitan1

very nice

03-01-12

redskeeter

Awesome colors, excellent capture.

03-01-12

rick perry

Steve, He looks to be a Happy Dog and a Great Companion. Nice shot, you have captured his enthusiasum for life! Regards, Rick

03-01-12

rick perry

Anatol, Nice shot of the Doggy - I love the backdrop! Rick

03-01-12

draniki

This lens Carl Zeiss ZK 50mm/2. Focal 100mm is mistake.

03-01-12

bajanexile

He is really special my Bertie. Steve

02-29-12

michaelsin

Hi Donuss, Nice Bokeh with great tone & muted color. How do you like 2/25 on D700? Michael.

02-29-12

michaelsin

Thanks, an it is inside the Science Park, HK.

02-29-12

lilia

Like it! Lilia

02-29-12

lilia

Donat, Hard to choose which I like best of the new photos. They are like pearls in an exquisite necklace. Each beautiful in their own way. Beste Gruesse! Lilia

02-29-12

shapencolour

That is superb Donat.

02-29-12

lilia

Wuv it! (that's doggy language) Lilia

02-29-12

lilia

Que precioso! You have captured a precious moment in time forever. Bravo, this is a delightful photo to treasure. Con much gusto, Lilia

02-29-12

peplum

splendid

02-29-12

peplum

Les enfants c'est quelque chose !

02-29-12

peplum

very nice tonal range

02-29-12

peplum

I love dogs

02-29-12

peplum

Nice colors Victor. On dirait vraiment du film ! Amitiés JF

02-29-12

donuss

Great moment

02-29-12

donuss

Great composition how the bridge bring you inside the image

02-29-12

donuss

nice look like a mystic place

02-29-12

pentaxpete

I put a 16x12" Thiocarbamide Toned darkroom print of this into my Club Portrait Cup Competition but it didn't get anywhere ! The judge commented on the black scarf separating his head from his neck !

02-28-12

chriseeo

A splendid landscape.

02-27-12

opal

#1 Polarizer, no HDR! #2 Thanks Lilia, I agree this is a wonderful place! The picture was taken early in the morning at middle of the bridge at Zermatt, standing next to a large group of Chinese tourist people capturing the same scene. For me, it was the first time being at the expensive Zermatt village, not wondering that there are more hotels as local inhabitants.

02-27-12

lilia

Wolf, Having been there twice, appreciate your capturing it beautifully! Das Foto ist Wunderschoen. Alles beste, Lilia

02-27-12

krzysiek

HDRI ? Kind Regards, K.M.

02-27-12

draniki

Thanks Lilia.

02-27-12

lilia

Reminiscent of a lovely Impressionist painting. Beautiful! Regards, Lilia

02-27-12

draniki

Thanks zeissy. Thanks adphotography.be. Thanks bajanexile.

02-27-12

bajanexile

I would area with the previos two contributors. Might make a nice fine art print. Steve

02-27-12

adphotography.be

BRAVO !!!

02-26-12

zeissy

Ethereal and I do love your processing!

02-26-12

zeissy

Wonderful spaceship ~ love all the reflections and the blue toning!

02-26-12

zeissy

Very nice quality of light too!

02-26-12

jmargarit

I love this picture

02-26-12

jmargarit

Excelent work Joe! Beatiful lighting.

02-26-12

bluriet

Used vanillaroid action by Sanbox.

02-26-12

canicuss

The lighting in this is wonderful.

02-24-12

kristin416

Beautiful shot!!

02-24-12

way

Nice Macro Shoot , attractive!!

02-23-12

rick perry

Philber, Now your "Painting" with your Camera - I love it. A higher "ARTFORM" - IMHO. Rick

02-22-12

philber

Thanks, Aquilan, Lilia!

02-22-12

lilia

Sometimes the simplest is the most exquisite. Beautiful. Regards, Lilia

02-22-12

aquilan

It is great effect of lighting....very warm :)

02-22-12

aquilan

Great Lightings, Arcs of light :)

02-22-12

tomasony

Love this one! The warm colour together with straws. Makes me dream. :)

02-21-12

bluetsunami

Was looking at the two photos and I've found I really like this one. There's the sense that these riders are moving past a storm or the storm is about to overtake them. Its such a strong photo.

02-21-12

akul

Thanks. Yes, a lot of construction and restoration of infrastructure.

02-21-12

akul

Whoa Donat ! Super shot ! Beautiful. Luka

02-21-12

rick perry

For sure - Steve, - a touch of tone mapping brings out the details. Regards, Rick

02-21-12

bajanexile

Looks an interesting place to root around Rick.

02-21-12

peplum

nice picture. could be better using a white surrounding border.

02-20-12

bajanexile

I agree.

02-19-12

ambientphoto

You can see the wide-open weakness, as with any aperture of this size, that on high contrast edges there is a little fringing. Otherwise, beautiful rendition of colors and contrast throughout.

02-19-12

redskeeter

Fantastic capture and scene.

02-19-12

redskeeter

donuss, thank you.

02-18-12

hasse58

Incredibly nice picture, done very well in b / w

02-18-12

donuss

nice Portrait like this.

02-18-12

donuss

Great light is this a shop? Donat

02-18-12

donuss

Great image where are you here? Donat

02-18-12

donuss

Great light and composition. Donat

02-18-12

donuss

Like this. In your city they buillding a lot?

02-18-12

donuss

nice composition special this red and with

02-18-12

donuss

Great image with this special light.

02-18-12

donuss

nice with the reflections like this

02-17-12

zeissy

Wonderful moment in time!

02-17-12

zeissy

Wonderful story to be told here - such nice delicate tones and detail!

02-17-12

zeissy

Such beautiful early evening light. It does feel retro.

02-17-12

magiclight

Great tonality! Well done.

02-17-12

redskeeter

Thanks Lilia. This is the Manchester bridge in Ricghmond Virginia.

02-17-12

bluetsunami

The subtle range of tones around each round structure is very pleasing to look at. Absolutely beautiful photo.

02-17-12

lilia

This is such a lovely photo. Looks more like an old painting (except for the cars). Kind regards, Lilia

02-16-12

zeissy

thanks Lilia!

02-16-12

lilia

Hi Harry! Great perspective. I like this series of photos, but this one in particular. Where is this? Lilia

02-16-12

draniki

Bryant Park. Manhattan, NYC. Dec' 07, 2010

02-16-12

rick perry

Wouter, A wonderful scene - reminicent of a Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tale. Thanks for sharing. Rick

02-16-12

cyra

wow! captivating colour and perspective.

02-16-12

aquilan

Great sense of composition :)

02-15-12

zeissy

Thanks everyone! Wish I had this kind of lighting at my house.

02-15-12

lilia

Very pretty. Reminds me of similar grand style landmark hotel in Quebec City. Le Chateau Frontenac.

02-15-12

ag

Beautiful picture!

02-15-12

bajanexile

Nice DOF/Lead In. Steve

02-15-12

bajanexile

Nice image Wouter.

02-15-12

bajanexile

I agree.

02-15-12

lilia

Magnificent setting! Alles beste, Lilia

02-15-12

rick perry

Carol, This is a very intriging photograph - it certainly has the light touch of "Tea Time" - nice composition and lighting - the curtian is just right! Rick

02-15-12

zeissy

Simply magnificent! Feels very 3D and if a printer could capture the tones, it would make an awesome print!

02-15-12

zeissy

Beautifully Zen!

02-15-12

zeissy

Superb work.

02-15-12

zeissy

Superb!

02-15-12

zeissy

Wonderful image! Love the strong lines and deep rich tones.

02-15-12

zeissy

Such an interesting image Luka.

02-14-12

magiclight

Great colour!

02-14-12

magiclight

Wonderful!

02-14-12

magiclight

Nice composition. Well done.

02-14-12

sfowler

Taken in Evanston Illinois on the beach near the lighthouse beach.

02-14-12

akul

Thank you all for your kind words. It is a contemporary sculpture. Artist hung numerous fishing weight in prcise grid. It was quite beautiful as it was getting the PM sun. Luka

02-13-12

lilia

What a beautiful scene. Regards, Lilia

02-13-12

lilia

Reminds me of the famous Canaletto paintings of Venice. Beautifully done! Regards, Lilia

02-13-12

jeroen

"Color and composition are striking. Catching the eye. Well done." +1

02-13-12

chriseeo

Color and composition are striking. Catching the eye. Well done.

02-13-12

zeissy

Love the flattened perspective with no shadows, really draws to the shapes and detail.

02-13-12

zeissy

Love these buildings ~aren't they wonderful to photograph? Wonderful exposure, it really adds to the abstract jumble feel.

02-12-12

lilia

I know, I can see it in his face. Breaks my heart. Lilia

02-12-12

zeissy

Thanks Lilia, and he was so very polite and thankful for my Starbucks.

02-12-12

lilia

Beautiful, surreal quality. Where was this taken? Regards, Lilia

02-12-12

lilia

Herrlich!!! Best wishes, Lilia

02-12-12

bajanexile

Nice light.

02-12-12

bajanexile

Thanks for your comments akul.

02-12-12

donuss

Special like this

02-11-12

jeroen

Like it too.

02-11-12

akul

Steve, This is a superb shot. Amazing detail, beautiful catch of light illuminating sculptures above the arches, and the way how space beyond the screen into the nave.

02-11-12

jeroen

Thanks, was very nice skating too!

02-11-12

bajanexile

Like it.

02-11-12

atomstitcher

Interesting processing.

02-11-12

shtarka1

Lovely!

02-11-12

shtarka1

Stunning!

02-11-12

aquilan

very nice colours and clarity :)

02-10-12

lilia

Oh, Carol, tears are rolling down my cheeks. What a precious moment in time you have captured of this wonderful man. Those are kind eyes. I only hope that some luck will come his way. Lilia

02-10-12

zeissy

Thanks Joe!

02-10-12

zeissy

Thanks for taking time out to comment ~ ! really appreciate it! Carol

02-10-12

zeissy

Thanks everyone for the visit and such great support! Carol

02-10-12

zeissy

Such wonderful light, lines and tones!

02-10-12

tccin3d

Thanks!

02-10-12

tccin3d

Thank you.

02-10-12

bajanexile

Interesting image.

02-10-12

bajanexile

Nice!

02-10-12

shapencolour

Beautiful abstract.

02-10-12

tomasony

Beautiful colours and shapes. Love it.

02-10-12

adphotography.be

TRES , TRES BEAU !!!!! Félicitations !

02-10-12

chriseeo

Amazing! Well perceived. Congratulations.

02-10-12

zeissy

Thanks Lilia, Jerry and Rick - really appreciate your support! Carol

02-09-12

canicuss

Unique shot, the glowing shoreline is fascinating.

02-09-12

rick perry

Outstanding shot , Carol, Just gorgeous! Rick

02-09-12

lilia

Absolutely stunning!!! Lilia

02-09-12

bajanexile

Nice B&W.

02-09-12

donuss

Great image i like this more its more dramatic for me

02-08-12

zeissy

Nice balance!

02-08-12

bajanexile

Bold image Rick!

02-08-12

bajanexile

Thanks mediumformatfan. This is ~ a 40% crop of the full frame. The foreground has been taken out. I set up the camera using a Manfrotto Spirit Level so no adjustments were necessary this time. Sometimes, no matter how careful you are, one does not position the camera "dead centre"/perpendicular to the subject and the image then needs a small bit of centering using the Left/right adjustment in DxO plus a tweak to the Horizontal. DxO is just amazing for corrections to Geometry. Steve

02-08-12

pentaxpete

You got the verticals ' vertical' did it need any work to correct them ?

02-07-12

akul

Thank you !! luka

02-07-12

zeissy

Thanks for the visit and comments Steve, Luka and Lilia :~) Carol

02-07-12

lilia

Beautifully done. You have both serenity and drama in this scene. Very unusual and artistic. Kind regards, Lilia

02-07-12

yuriylux

Very stylish!

02-07-12

lilia

Excellent "play" of colors and dramatic symmetry. Regards, Lilia

02-07-12

aquilan

Very very good composition, at all recently published photos :)

02-07-12

bajanexile

I agree, really like this.

02-07-12

akul

Gorgeous capture

02-07-12

bajanexile

Like this composition. Well spotted.

02-07-12

bajanexile

Nice light and range of tones Carol.

02-07-12

bajanexile

Thanks Carol.

02-07-12

bajanexile

See: http://www.photozone.de/canon_eos_ff/470-zeiss_zf_21_28_5d and "The resolution of the Zeiss lens is very high straight from f/2.8. The peak quality is reached at f/5.6 but there're only minor quality variations across the tested aperture range actually." "there're only minor quality variations across the tested aperture range " - I would agree with this statemement. As one might expect, the results tend to be sharper out into the corners of the Frame at Apertures > f/4. Many of these images will be printed so corner performance is quite important. Viewed on a Monitor, the difference may not be as obvious unless you have access to the full file and view the corner quality at 100%. Steve

02-06-12

zeissy

Steve, such intimate and careful attention to small detail is just astounding. Such symmetry leaves me with a feeling of peace ~ superb work! Carol

02-06-12

stevox

Nice photo, very sharp as usual, I look at the other Photo's from you. Most of the time you are shooting with F8 , F11 maybe the sweetspot for the zeiss 21mm ?

02-06-12

bajanexile

Thank you for taking the time to leave your comments Italy74.

02-05-12

italy74

Velvia rules ! Bravo !

02-05-12

italy74

Sweet and beautiful

02-05-12

italy74

Great mood and airiness, rendering very well both the sense of an ample and peaceful place.

02-05-12

italy74

exquisite bokeh and dof control. Actually I'd have enlightened a little more the face (otherwise the white pullover catches too much attention compared to the woman)

02-05-12

italy74

Something surreal in the mood, yet very very nice

02-05-12

bajanexile

Lovely shot/composition. Steve

02-04-12

zeissy

Thanks Steve, they are becoming a rarity and someone's definitely made their mark here.

02-04-12

akul

Wow, this is a beautiful shot. Thanks to the random sample function I came across this photo. Love this. Luka

02-04-12

bajanexile

Thanks again Joe and Lilia for taking the time to leave comments. Yes, England, Britain and Europe are just full of great photographic opportunities. It is just such a wonderful civilized place to live and I feel safe where ever I go. Steve

02-04-12

lilia

I agree with Joe. Kudos to you, in reverse order. Steve first, then camera & lens. Looking forward to seeing more. Kind regards, Lilia

02-04-12

bajanexile

Thank you all for your comments and support. Best regards Steve

02-04-12

bajanexile

Looks like the days of the Public Telephone Box are over!. Well spotted. Steve

02-03-12

lilia

I feel as if I am actually standing there admiring the beauty. Lovely! Regards, Lilia

02-03-12

nwohlgem

Very impressive. Nothing beats the 21mm Distagon in that focal length.

02-03-12

shapencolour

Excellent interior.

02-03-12

yuriylux

Excellent illustration of the lens Distagon T* f2.8 21mm Magnificently!

02-03-12

adphotography.be

FANTASTIQUE !!!! HDR ?

02-02-12

dubaiphil

Thanks shapencolour

02-02-12

dubaiphil

Thanks guys - definitely one of the most photogenic spots in the UAE

02-02-12

dubaiphil

Thanks Zeissy

02-02-12

dubaiphil

Thanks Steve

02-02-12

bajanexile

Like it.

02-02-12

bajanexile

Top shot.

02-02-12

bajanexile

Like this composition and detail. Steve

02-02-12

bajanexile

Nice composition. Steve

02-02-12

opal

Too much HDR for my taste!

02-02-12

opal

I rather shoot with my camera!

02-02-12

aquilan

Amazing tones of HDR :)

02-02-12

bajanexile

Nice use of the restricted DOF. Are there two handguns or have you blended two images? Steve

02-01-12

saber

Cute!

02-01-12

jimi1127

Good angle selection - very well done B&W image

02-01-12

kanuck

Very nice tones here :)

01-30-12

zeissy

Wonderful light and balance Luka!

01-30-12

zeissy

Feels like heaven; very ethereal!

01-30-12

zeissy

Amazing symmetry, love the tones!

01-30-12

zeissy

Thanks Lilia, your comments are so kind!

01-30-12

zeissy

thanks Rick and Luka :~)

01-30-12

akul

Wonderful optical illusion ! Like it ! luka

01-30-12

akul

Yes, great abstract. Nice composition and texture. luka

01-30-12

dubaiphil

Thanks guys

01-30-12

adphotography.be

J' adore ....

01-30-12

rick perry

WOW Carol, That is two in a row. Urban ABSTRACT for sure ! Moderne' Art I think! Rick

01-30-12

canicuss

Outstanding, I love the person at the center of the photo.

01-29-12

lilia

Perfectly composed and executed. Lilia

01-29-12

dubaiphil

Thanks Steve

01-29-12

lilia

Am magnetized to this scene. Perfectly lovely. Bravo! Lilia

01-29-12

bajanexile

Nice composition. Grerat IQ. Steve

01-29-12

zeissy

Nice take on this urban scene Luka. Like the complementary tones here a lot.

01-29-12

zeissy

Thanks Rick...yes I just got this one. Unfortunately the weather's been so awful. Have to get out between the storms.

01-29-12

hasse58

wonderful picture, it does very well in black and white

01-29-12

rick perry

Carol, Great abstract shot - composition, color and detail are wondeful . Is this a new lens for you? Rick

01-29-12

shapencolour

This is also great.

01-29-12

shapencolour

Another great photo.

01-29-12

shapencolour

Excellent image.

01-29-12

nwohlgem

A truly masterful image.

01-29-12

blueman

ioss, thanks for your comments!

01-28-12

canicuss

Thanks, redskeeter!

01-28-12

redskeeter

Beautiful shot and capture !!

01-28-12

redskeeter

Thanks, canicuss.

01-28-12

canicuss

It does stir feelings of the unknown, it's a really wonderful photo. Great job.

01-28-12

kristin416

Stunning!

01-28-12

bajanexile

Nice work. Steve

01-28-12

draniki

thanks ag

01-28-12

draniki

thanks z-enthusiast

01-28-12

ag

Very nice!

01-28-12

opal

Excellent composition!

01-27-12

draniki

thanks joey

01-27-12

redskeeter

Thanks, Lilia. While I was taking the shot I was thinking of The Twilight Zone that was on TV years ago. LOL

01-27-12

blueman

Excellent skin tone!!

01-27-12

lilia

Love the mood of this photo. Don't know why but it reminds me of a scene from a 1940's melodrama. Maybe the intrigue of the unknown. Great work! Lilia

01-27-12

redskeeter

At the end of the bridge the town of Yorktown Virginia, founded in 1691.

01-27-12

blueman

Stunning compostition!!

01-27-12

bajanexile

Great colour rendition and contrast. As I said before, this is a wonderful camera and will last you years and years and now you have access to the wonderful range of Zeiss Autofocus lenses. The 85mm or the 135mm would be useful for isolating areas within a landscape. The Sony 70-200mm would be a good compromise to either of the Prime Lenses. You ought to drop joey an e-mail as he was talking to me about possibly selling his 70-200mm and buying another Prime Lens. It might be a good deal and we know that he would treasurer and look after his camera equipment. Steve

01-26-12

rick perry

This is for you Steve. Not as wide as your 14mm but this is with my 24-70 Zeiss zoom @24mm - one of my first pics with the new-to-me A900. Straight out of camera Jpeg - no polarizer needed. Regards, Rick

01-26-12

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting lilia. Best regards Steve

01-26-12

bajanexile

Thanks Joe.

01-26-12

lilia

Steve, Simply lovely. I admire your work greatly and pass it on to some of my friends to enjoy as well. Know that you are making quite a few people happy with your talent. Kind regards, Lilia

01-26-12

akul

Great composition. Like this. luka

01-25-12

draniki

thanks adphotography.be

01-25-12

adphotography.be

BRAVO ! Poli kala ...

01-24-12

akul

Beautiful simplicity, symmetry, composition.love this

01-24-12

draniki

thanks joecan.

01-24-12

ag

I like colours and bokhe. Nice picture!

01-24-12

shapencolour

Soft and pretty.

01-24-12

draniki

Brooklyn, NY. July' 8, 2010

01-23-12

draniki

Manhattan, NY. Apr' 2, 2011

01-23-12

JT

The lens is in the database now.

01-23-12

chriseeo

Lovely photo. Those Jena lenses work wonders.

01-23-12

chriseeo

Sweet indeed. I like this dark background, because it highlights the subject. I have a softar I for my Rollei SL35, and I think I will follow your advice. Nice photo.

01-22-12

akul

Great BW. Very nice.

01-21-12

akul

Gorgeous shot !!

01-21-12

saber

Almost every photo of Burano looks wonderful and this one is no exception. I plan to be there in March.

01-21-12

smera

Truly wonderful...Very nice tones

01-21-12

bajanexile

Thanks Joey. I am always just amazed by this lens and its resolving ability. This plus the 100mm Makro are probably the finest Carl Zeiss ZE offerings and are both no-brainers if you can afford them. Steve

01-20-12

jmargarit

No, it is the (mis)use of PS. I'll upload the uncroped, unprocessed original and others, to evaluate this lens since it's new in the market. Thanks for your attention, shapencolour. I'm a fan of your photography.

01-20-12

draniki

Left background - New Jersey. Center background - Manhattan, NY. Between them, barely visible to the Statue of Liberty. Front - The Staten Island Ferry, NY and orange ferry. On it you can get free trip to Manhattan and back.

01-20-12

shapencolour

She's face is so meaningful. BTW:Does the 24/2.8 E Sonnar have that kind of purple colour shift?

01-19-12

shapencolour

It resembles me the time in 2002 when I stood in that place with Fuji GA 645 Zi on a tripod taking similar picture.Nice!

01-19-12

lilia

A perfect balance of composition and color. Bravo! Regards, Lilia

01-19-12

sea_fan

great composition.

01-19-12

bajanexile

I agree with Rick, nice landscape. Steve

01-19-12

lilia

This is beautiful but I would appreciate a description of what we are looking at. Dieses Foto ist faszinierend. Ich verstehe Deutsch, wenn dies für Sie einfacher zu erklären. Mein Vater war aus Wien. Beste gruesse, Lilia

01-19-12

rick perry

Wouter, How did I miss this one - it is Fantastic! Rick

01-19-12

draniki

YES, d.ortego. It's nice lens for landscape. It's easy to use. Thanks.

01-18-12

zfman

lovely

01-18-12

pentaxpete

Very different from when it was in 1940 !

01-18-12

pentaxpete

I get these same type of 'days' -- but at least you have some very photogenic subject matter there and you put the background out of focus very well.

01-18-12

adphotography.be

Merci !

01-17-12

JT

love the smoothness and lack of any life form or signs of life. It is a bit surreal.

01-17-12

elbeasto

Pretty exciting image, great stuff. :)

01-17-12

stevox

I like the colors, very nice..

01-17-12

saber

Nice lens for lanscapes.

01-17-12

shapencolour

Lovely.

01-17-12

akul

Wow, that is a beautiful shot.

01-16-12

lilia

Merci beaucoup for this big, happy smile on my face! Regards, Lilia

01-16-12

draniki

Fishing near the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. Brooklyn, NY

01-16-12

akul

Thank you gents ! Luka

01-15-12

shapencolour

I can say the same as Joe.

01-15-12

draniki

Central Park, Manhattan, NY. May' 21, 2011.

01-15-12

zeissy

Love the wonderful tones such a great head shot....she is beautiful!

01-15-12

zeissy

Its got personality; nice work Rick!

01-15-12

zeissy

Love the intrigue.

01-15-12

zeissy

Simply stunning!

01-14-12

akul

Pretty ! Love the bokeh.

01-14-12

shapencolour

Very nice.

01-14-12

draniki

Central Park, Manhattan, NY. May' 21, 2011.

01-14-12

saber

Seemingly simple, but appealing and well balanced.

01-14-12

stevox

Shot with a b+W ND106, shuttertime 25 sec.

01-14-12

stevox

Very nice shot.

01-14-12

stevox

Shot with a b+W ND106, shuttertime 8 sec.

01-12-12

lilia

Andreas, Das ist großartig! Regards, Lilia

01-12-12

smichael

Very nice!

01-12-12

saber

Nice color and range

01-12-12

bajanexile

I agree and I like the square crop. Steve

01-11-12

bajanexile

Thanks Joe. Yes, it is a stunning lens.

01-10-12

lilia

Every element in this scene is perfect. Ce tres magnifique! Regards, Lilia

01-10-12

adphotography.be

SUPER !!!

01-10-12

bajanexile

Thanks Philippe.

01-10-12

bajanexile

Great to receive your comments Carol and Phillipe. Best regards Steve

01-10-12

bajanexile

Thanks Philippe and Carol.

01-10-12

bajanexile

Thanks Carol and Shapencolour. Great to get your feedback. Steve

01-10-12

bajanexile

Thanks Carol, much appreciated.

01-10-12

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting Joey.

01-10-12

hasse58

I think it was a cat that crossed :-))

01-10-12

ag

Thanks Joey!

01-10-12

shapencolour

The eyes of the dog say a lot.I like it.

01-10-12

shapencolour

Very nice picture Steve.

01-10-12

zeissy

This one is just stunning! Such a wonderful tonal range with great lines. I love your careful placement of the lens. Cheers! Carol

01-10-12

zeissy

Beautiful lighting and tones Steve ~ feel like I am present!

01-10-12

zeissy

A favorite place for me ~ wonderful deep tones!

01-09-12

dmj

Thank u for all comments. regards,

01-09-12

hasse58

Thank you very much for your comment Steve! I'm really happy with my new Macro-Planar 100mm F2.0 / / Hasse

01-09-12

jmargarit

Sorry meldert but I cannot imagine the eyes more in focus. Very nice portrait indeed.

01-09-12

aquilan

It is nice to see really successful mount of C/Y Distagon 1.4/35 to Pentax Mount :) It is very wide DoF for close distance and f/1.4 :)

01-09-12

bajanexile

Lovely image. Like the restricted DOF. Steve

01-08-12

nomad

I like the color and contrast in this one Akul, very nice!

01-08-12

shapencolour

This little girl touching woman's sihouette on advert to belive it's real.Lovely.

01-07-12

lilia

Carol, Isn't it wonderful how the colors brighten and deepen magically, as if on cue? Simply fantastic photo! Regards, Lilia

01-07-12

zeissy

Super tonal range! Like your perspective.

01-07-12

bajanexile

Like this! Steve

01-07-12

bajanexile

Nice Carol.

01-07-12

adphotography.be

Wagon de la ligne de train historique de la région du PILION ( +/- VOLOS ) en GRECE. Ces trains ne servent plus que certains jours et seulement en période touristique. Les portes étant fermées, et n' ayant pas la possibilité d' y pénétrer, j' ai photographier à travers une porte vitrée et recouverte de gouttes de pluie ... Meilleures salutations.

01-07-12

saber

Interesting how the reflection of the tree branch ended up inside the train. Nice photo!

01-06-12

chriseeo

A real dream!

01-06-12

saber

Great shot but maybe too busy on the left.

01-05-12

aquilan

Indeed, simple and clever :) but i feel it could be a little better with deeper DoF :) Please don't be offended Donuss, You did great work :)

01-05-12

aquilan

Very nice coulours and contrast :)

01-05-12

shapencolour

Srong,simple,colourful composition.

01-05-12

shapencolour

I like this one.Very nice set of spring colours against grey church tower.Sharp and contrasty even though 2x Mutar was used.

01-05-12

bajanexile

Quite "Amazonian" in the nicest possible way. Love the oblique lighting. Beautiful model and an image that one might see in a women's magazine. Nice work. Steve

01-05-12

bajanexile

Great composition & image. Steve

01-04-12

aquilan

Amazing nautre.. i like this picture :)

01-04-12

aquilan

Brilliant compsition and bokeh :)

01-04-12

smera

Very well composed and outstanding light. The 35-70/3.4 is one of those forgoten jewels and I must use it more times.

01-04-12

aquilan

There is something, I mean someone too, at this picture. Great lighting with posture of model :)

01-04-12

saber

I love the windmills of Europe. When I lived and worked over there in the 80’s I would stop driving just to admire their beauty. Great shot!

01-04-12

shapencolour

I like the details as well.

01-03-12

rick perry

Lilia, and Wojciech, The Birds were just sitting around - I had to run at them waving my arms and yelling - to get them to fly. I don't think they understood that I was the Director! Rick

01-03-12

rick perry

Peter, That is a wonderful photograph. I love the color you get with that 50 1.4 5d ii combination! The wood "Speaks"! Rick

01-03-12

aquilan

Thanks for Your comment Lilia, but this wasn't my terrace ;) It was photo of before entrance to shopping centre, it is called 'Golden Terrace' (pol.Złote Tarasy), and it is newest (last opened) shopping centre in the Warsaw Center. Thanks for Your wishes, All the Best to You and Happy New 2012 :)

01-03-12

aquilan

A fully agree with Lilia, but they wasn't probably trained :)

01-03-12

bajanexile

Good detail retrieval. Steve

01-03-12

bajanexile

Sony A900! Succombed to the lure of FF I see. Steve

01-03-12

bajanexile

Nice image and one for B&W conversion. Steve

01-02-12

lilia

Great shot! Did you train them to fly on cue? Lilia

01-02-12

zeissy

Thanks Lillia, so much life exists in those little spaces... Carol

01-02-12

lilia

Hi Carol, This is beautifully done! Appreciate it more than most as I live in Manhattan where we all exist in "little boxes." Wishing you all the best for the New Year! Lilia

01-02-12

lilia

I like the series of photos with berries and the golden ornaments on your terrace. Very nice. They would make nice Christmas cards for the future. Wishing you and yours all the best, szczęśliwego nowego roku (I hope this is correct) Lilia

01-01-12

redskeeter

shapencolour and aquilan, thank you for your compliments.

01-01-12

redskeeter

bigotis, thank you.

01-01-12

bigotis

Like all: composition,tones and how says zeissy, delicate.

01-01-12

aquilan

I feel recurring pattern of vertical elements, repeated many times and many places at one picture, it's main motive of composition. I agree with Zeissy about lighting :) it's outstanding...

12-31-11

shapencolour

There is something I like about this photograph.

12-31-11

redskeeter

zeissy, your kind words are greatly appreciated.

12-31-11

redskeeter

Thank you, zeissy.

12-31-11

petergruener

In the original image you see some weak stars patterns on the smaller lights to the left but they are barely visible and vanish in the surrounding light.

12-31-11

saber

Spectacular shot!

12-31-11

opal

Peter, nice and impressive shot! Left from the excavator ship is an light source at the Rhine border, which doesn't shows the star pattern like all the other lights! How comes? Best

12-30-11

philber

Interesting topic, and very nice capture, Rainer!

12-30-11

JT

Striking!

12-30-11

zeissy

Its a superb abstract!

12-30-11

zeissy

This is just amazing viewed at full size! Delicate, subtle tones and such depth that I felt like I was part of this scene.

12-30-11

zeissy

Wonderful perspective and lighting!

12-30-11

zeissy

Luscious tones and light; its stunning!

12-30-11

zeissy

Thanks everyone - Happy 2012 :~)) Carol

12-30-11

saber

Lustful

12-29-11

akul

Cropped

12-29-11

akul

Thank you so much :) Luka

12-29-11

akul

Thank you :) Luka

12-29-11

nomad

Ahhh a gull-winged beauty....yes indeed it is a dream car!

12-29-11

nomad

The Park is fantastic at night and a great place to photograph the night sky or watch a meteor shower. Just watch where you walk, there are all sorts of interesting critters running about at night. The last time I was there fire ants had their way with me! Great photo btw Lloyd, makes me want to go back there!

12-29-11

nomad

Thank you Luka!

12-29-11

rick perry

Sergi, Look real good to me! Love the color! Rick

12-29-11

rick perry

Lloyd, Terrific shot! This is defiitely "ART" in my book! Well planned and executed! Rick

12-29-11

jeroen

Lloyd, I like it, but I think I liked it even more if you had some more distance from the tree. I miss some of the backround in the photo. Nice lighting on the tree! Jeroen

12-29-11

jeroen

Rick, Thanks for the nice comment. It was difficult light, but I love'd making the serie. I'm pleased you like them too. thanks, Jeroen

12-29-11

jeroen

Lilia, Thanks for the comment. I was taking this serie for a friend who needed a photo of someone beeing at work. Was very nice to do, and the results were not bad either. Had fun taking them and I'm glad you like it too! thanks again, Jeroen

12-28-11

jaihutan

Thanks Ortego. I'm interested that you said this lens is relatively rare in achieving good focus... I found mine was easy to get many tack sharp pictures... I'm using A850, and the auto focus works well with this lens. It's a true gem... hope you can get yourself one soon :-)

12-28-11

saber

Very nice capture with excellent colors, lighting and comp. Its not often that I see good focus with this particular lens. Would love to own it just the same.

12-28-11

rick perry

Luka, Really terrific composition. I like the texture and flowing lines. Great "EYE" Rick

12-28-11

rick perry

Stefano, Too good to pass - great shot - love the detail and contrast. A very intense Kitty! Rick

12-27-11

lilia

You have made a beautiful portrait out of something mundane and industrial. The colors and sparks add excitement to to this. Lovely! Kind regards, Lilia

12-27-11

lilia

Luck, a great deal of talent, and not bad equipment! (...smile! ....) Regards, Lilia

12-27-11

bajanexile

Like this, almost two images. Steve

12-27-11

aquilan

Great topic and performance :)

12-27-11

michaelsin

Thanks d.Ortego! My daughter will like this idea! Michael.

12-27-11

michaelsin

Thanks Aquilan! & Thanks d. Ortego. The ripple effects was not intended. It happens when I compressed the size of the j-peg to upload here. If I use higher file size with less compression, the ripple will go away.

12-27-11

michaelsin

Thank you Rick! It was quite a worn out classroom!

12-27-11

smera

Hi aquilan , Hi Lilia, Many thanks. Had great luck last year. The skies were very dramatic during summer.

12-27-11

bajanexile

Lovely shot Carol.

12-27-11

aquilan

Nice BW portait :)

12-27-11

shapencolour

What a personality!

12-27-11

aquilan

Thanks Joe, it was very difficult to me...huge wind (in macro scale) and low light :( and no tripod in close range, but I somehow managed it...i am happy that You like it :)

12-26-11

rick perry

Carol, Yes - A Beautiful Capture! I can not praise it enough - - It is a "Wall-Hanger" for sure! Regards, Rick

12-26-11

rick perry

Jeroen, A really terrific series in the Metal Shop! Difficult light handled correctly - nice work! Rick

12-26-11

rick perry

Michael, Wonderful shot - good "eye" - I love the colors ! Rick

12-26-11

jmargarit

Beautiful capture. Love it.

12-26-11

lilia

Roberto, Muito bonita! cumprimentos, Lilia

12-26-11

saber

Love the colors and the 35/2.0 setting really works for this shot. Not sure about the ripple effects.

12-26-11

aquilan

Great tones and light distribution :)

12-26-11

aquilan

Nice composition and DoF :)

12-26-11

aquilan

thanks Nomad for Your appreciation :)

12-26-11

nomad

Superb color contrast Aquilan!

12-26-11

aquilan

Nice portrait at sea-side :)

12-26-11

akul

Thank you !

12-26-11

lilia

If this were my mother I would have entitled it Mother's Beauty and Love. Lilia

12-26-11

akul

Thank you Steve :)

12-26-11

akul

Beautiful color and detail. Love the mystery.

12-26-11

nomad

I like this one Luka, the light, composition and content are great. Makes you pause and wonder what the heck the garish yellow lines are doing on the old cobblestone and why the heck they have a chalk line running in between. One can guess but we don't know really why for sure. Good stuff!

12-26-11

akul

Beautiful !!

12-26-11

akul

Great shot. Superb composition, color, and detail. Beautiful !

12-26-11

shapencolour

Very nice.

12-26-11

jeroen

Nomad, Thanks for the comment. This is one of my favorites too. Jeroen

12-25-11

lilia

Spectacular! It is mesmerizing, one cannot tire of looking at it again and again, a sign of greatness. Regards, Lilia

12-25-11

nomad

Outstanding Jeroen! You got the DOF just right so the eye can wander and study through the smoke trails. Love the color too!

12-25-11

aquilan

Great picture :)

12-25-11

shapencolour

That's outstanding.

12-25-11

saber

Super cute pose and very well balanced. This should be on some photog' magazine cover. Dan

12-25-11

redskeeter

Beautiful image!!!

12-25-11

shapencolour

Excellent.

12-25-11

bajanexile

Nice shot Carl.

12-24-11

petergruener

Outstandig. I really like the colors.

12-24-11

zeissy

Thanks Joe, appreciate it!

12-24-11

snaprat

Thank you Martin! It always puts a smile on my face this one!

12-24-11

snaprat

Thanks Sham :-)

12-23-11

yuriylux

Good composition, very picturesque, rich color palette! Remove a little sharpness and will be great!

12-23-11

zeissy

Thank you Nomad.

12-23-11

nomad

Love the tonal range and color on this one Carol, very nice!

12-23-11

bajanexile

Really like this. Steve

12-23-11

akul

Thank you Donat. I am enjoying this lens. I thought it would feel heavier but less than I anticipated.

12-22-11

kysham

Very nice photo. Well captured.

12-22-11

saber

I like it. The lighting and tones are very good, and I respect the lack of tatts' and facial piercings on this type of subject.

12-22-11

rick perry

Thanks Steve, I tried not to shoot too many abstracts while in Japan , but this one cried out - "Take Me" Regards, Rick

12-22-11

array16

nomad and donuss thanks for visiting my page and for your comment

12-22-11

nomad

That really is an excellent picture Jeremy. Content, composition, color, exposure all superb. It makes me sad....not many pictures evoke that much emotion for me. Great work!

12-22-11

mandas

Stana is a superb model, a real performer. You just need tell her what you want, and she does straight away. She just does to the last comma what man Ray reported Helmut Newton told him, about the model being 90% of the final result, when you are lucky to shoot this top kind of models. Thanks to you all for your comments :)

12-22-11

saber

Very good ...in every respect already mentioned by others'. Love the expression and confidence of this pro-level model. She really makes it work! ~Dan

12-22-11

bajanexile

Just love all these street scenes.

12-22-11

bajanexile

Great image! A picture.........a thousand words. Love the "lead-in". Steve

12-22-11

bajanexile

It's a hard life! Steve

12-22-11

bajanexile

Like it! Steve

12-22-11

donuss

Great composition i like this lens too

12-22-11

donuss

Great scene and colors

12-22-11

jmargarit

Great picture!

12-22-11

bajanexile

What a beautiful model and image. Steve

12-22-11

saber

Outwardly, the photo didn't seem to do much for me. However, the more I look at it, the more interesting it becomes. Perhaps it’s the contrast between proper and malicious. BTW: I really do regret selling my Leica M8 w/primes. ~Dan

12-22-11

nomad

Nice light and shadow Akul. Good choice for a b&w treatment. Did you use anything special in pp like Silver Efex?

12-22-11

nomad

Love those clouds and the rain streaming down!

12-22-11

array16

@ Jasinga, Bogor, West Java

12-21-11

petergruener

I really like the symmetric look of that image. Well done.

12-21-11

akul

Thank you Steve ! Luka

12-21-11

saber

works for me!

12-21-11

chriseeo

Why must an amazing photo like this three dimensional one, be always a film produce, especially from a kodachrome? Congratulations Wolf.

12-21-11

bajanexile

Like this image Rick. Missed it first time round. Steve

12-21-11

bajanexile

Ah, Kodachrome 25! Lovely image. I agree with the other two comments. Steve

12-21-11

bajanexile

Like it! Steve

12-21-11

saber

As a portrait shooter I'm impressed. The composition, the texture, and the lighting all fit together perfectly. Then of course you have a subject that simply defies words. ~Dan Ortego

12-21-11

saber

Very nice contrast and I'm soOoo glad it wasn't post process to bits.

12-21-11

saber

Huge statement for the 85/1,4. The color, tones and sharpness is amazing.

12-20-11

hugh42

Very great. Model is superb. Keep it going. You have a great rapport.

12-20-11

hugh42

Very striking pose. I give credit to model and photographer equally. Model is "into it", wonderful.. Keep up good work. Bravo.

12-20-11

miked700

Thanks Mark! They're lovely people and I think they feel something for each other. They deny that of course. That Makro-Planar is something else. So much nicer than the 1.4/50G AF-S I had briefly. Difficult to focus correctly though; dof at close range, even with f4 is very thin with a 50...

12-20-11

miked700

Yeah that glow really is something, and so is Okke. Some would say he has lost a few marbles along the way (he's about my age; 59), but he's a sweet guy, who always tells me he dreamt about me... in a very solemn voice as well.

12-20-11

miked700

Thanks Mark. I wasn't too happy with the b&w conversion. Too muddy, and increasing contrast resulted in this. Well.. Still, composition, expression, all as I intended.

12-20-11

saber

good comp and color

12-19-11

zeissy

Wonderful perspective and very nice tones and clarity.

12-19-11

akul

Very true. Got to try that out.

12-19-11

ag

Thanks Aquilan! It while a first Zeiss lens in my camera bag and I am very happy with it.

12-19-11

bajanexile

Like all the angles on this one. Possibility for B&W conversion. Steve

12-18-11

nemesis

Aquilan and Joe, thank you very much :)

12-18-11

aquilan

Unexpected effect of Planar out of focus, it reminds me results with Biotar 2/58 :) Very artistic outcome.

12-18-11

aquilan

Great details and B&W Spirit :)

12-18-11

zeissy

Thanks Aquilan and Joe. Carol

12-18-11

zeissy

Thanks so much everyone! Carol

12-18-11

bajanexile

Lovely image. Only just picked up on this one from the entry slideshow for the website. Steve

12-16-11

aquilan

nice DoF and composition :)

12-16-11

zeissy

Very wistfully beautiful!

12-15-11

hugh42

color and gesture - yes

12-15-11

hugh42

Wonderful composition and moment.

12-15-11

hugh42

contrasts are great!

12-15-11

aquilan

I agree with akul, Great Photo :) Do You remember aperture settings of Your Planar 2/45 when You took this?

12-15-11

philber

Thanks Steve, Aquilan, Luka! Your kind words are much appreciated!

12-15-11

akul

+2. Great view. Love the juxtaposition of brick against glass and steel structure. Luka

12-14-11

akul

I really like this shot. Great detail. Very nice processing too. Is this Osaka-jo castle ?

12-14-11

lilia

Hi Joe! This is absolutely stunning -- the benefits of living on the West side! I'm on the East River, we can't see sunsets at all. Forgive my ignorance, I'm new to digital lingo, what is 3 image HDR? Thanks, and continued great success with your photography. Regards, Lilia

12-14-11

aquilan

Great DoF in the crowd, great exposition. Old version Distagon 25mm provides very nice results too :)

12-14-11

aquilan

It looks amazing :)

12-14-11

aquilan

I agree with Steve, great composition :)

12-14-11

aquilan

It looks very dangerous, like living endoparasite (I know it is only part of a fossil)...great effect !!

12-14-11

aquilan

Amazing effect, great shot :) How did You achieve unsmoothed car at street?

12-14-11

bajanexile

Like the POV Philippe. Best regards Steve

12-13-11

shogo

Nice picture!

12-13-11

calatayud

lovely

12-13-11

bajanexile

Like it. Different! Steve

12-13-11

bajanexile

LOvely composition Carol. Regards Steve

12-12-11

philber

First class, down the smallest detail!

12-12-11

aquilan

Unique species (for Europe), very nice colours...I am not sure how to write about composition :)

12-12-11

nomad

Thank you Carol!

12-12-11

aquilan

Yes, I like it much and perspective too :)

12-12-11

aquilan

Great Projection :)

12-12-11

bajanexile

Nice POV. Steve

12-12-11

bajanexile

Yep, I will second that!

12-12-11

bajanexile

Nice.

12-12-11

bajanexile

Like this image Philippe. Regards Steve

12-12-11

michaelsin

Thank you all. The lens is really good at resolving background blur & color. I love it a lot, too! Michael.

12-12-11

philber

It is the Umeda Sky Building, in Osaka

12-12-11

nomad

Gotta love that magic hour lighting!

12-12-11

nomad

Indeed! What building is this Philippe?

12-12-11

aquilan

Very interesting building, Distagon 4/18 works very good with new Nex5N :)

12-11-11

zeissy

What beautiful symmetry ~ well seen!

12-11-11

aquilan

Nice, compact christmas tree :)

12-11-11

zeissy

Nice work here Steve! That darn artificial lighting is ugly to work with, but this image is superb in b&w. Carol

12-11-11

zeissy

So beautifully executed; gleaming and clean lines and great balance!

12-11-11

zeissy

Nice composition Rick. Nice and crisp too. Yes could just try the lower HDR settings. Do some sets trying one at each setting and compare. Carol

12-11-11

aquilan

Thanks You very much for Your comments, Joe and Carol :)

12-11-11

aquilan

Nice vivid colours and interesting composition :)

12-11-11

kanzer16

Thank you very much Rick

12-11-11

aquilan

It looks great, pattern like :) I like it too...I wished to take frost (but on solid ground) this year, but I missed my chance. Now there is drought at my country and no sign of dew. Your photo cheers up :)

12-11-11

zeissy

Thanks for your supportive comments! Carol

12-11-11

zeissy

Thanks Luka :~) Carol

12-11-11

zeissy

This is fabulous; well done!

12-11-11

zeissy

Very nice night scene.

12-11-11

akul

Beautiful shot. Love it ! Luka

12-11-11

akul

Thank you!! Luka

12-11-11

akul

Hi lilia Thank you for your comment. This piece sits right outside of the West 72nd street station (1,2,3 line). There is a temporary art exhibit of this artist along sided broadway now.

12-11-11

aquilan

Superb pattern :)

12-11-11

aquilan

Very nice mixture of colours, clarity. It's very vivid :)

12-11-11

lilia

Hi Luka, Your photos are great. This one intrigues me as I have never seen this. I live in NYC, where is this located? Lilia

12-11-11

rick perry

Michael, This photo is too good to pass up - really lovely - I like the soft - muted colors - which in fact define this delicate flower! Rick

12-11-11

rick perry

Phillippe, Looks like you had a great time in Japan. I visited a couple of years ago - visually a gorgeous country - and the people are wonderful. This is a terrific shot! Rick

12-11-11

rick perry

Setyadi, As per usual - your color and compostion is flawless - good catch! Rick

12-11-11

rick perry

Yes Carol, I agree with nomad - color, and comp are right on. Rick

12-11-11

rick perry

David, Wonderful shot - sweet little lady - nicely done. Rick

12-11-11

aquilan

It's a way how should panoramic landscape be taken :)

12-11-11

aquilan

great coulours and details :)

12-11-11

nomad

Great composition and color Carol. The blue against the pastel pink and the deep black of the poles both reflecting and receding in the picture. Very nice!

12-11-11

bajanexile

Like it a lot. Steve

12-11-11

aquilan

Amazing composition :) it could be superposition of two different pictures and both part of pictures are well rendered, they carry equable amount of information...

12-11-11

aquilan

I like sunsets and harbours...it reminds me summer, while it's first part of winter in my geographic area :) Are those the fishing boats of Oyster? Great colours..

12-11-11

aquilan

very nice scene to take in B&W, all details of surface are engraved-like and emphasized...I wish to see it larger :)

12-10-11

shapencolour

Lovely.

12-10-11

zeissy

Wonderful drama; great dynamic range.

12-10-11

lilia

Magnificent! There is fantastic history to this Bridge and we love it. Ken Burns, the famous documentary director made a 2 hour history which you should see when you return home. It is still to this day an engineering marvel of a genius and his son. Jeroen, I see you are in NYC. I can give you some advice if you like. Not the touristy kind. My travels have taken me to 60 countries which I traveled alone as a woman. Not easy. I live on the East River by the Queensborough Bridge / 59 Street and can give you a walking tour and history, but only if you have the time. Do not feel obligated as I know you are on holiday. Contact me at email -- lilia.manhattan@gmail.com Lilia

12-10-11

michaelsin

Oh Thank you Lilia. My daughter will be happy to know about this. Your photos are very colorful! Michael.

12-10-11

aquilan

Even it is just so simple, light and colours are great :)

12-09-11

lilia

With a gorgeous face like this how is it possible to take a bad picture! Great expression. Lovely girl. Proud father. Kind regards, Lilia

12-09-11

cyra

it is shipwreck bay on Zakynthos, Greece. The colour of the sea really has this intense blue, no colour correction done here

12-09-11

jeroen

Very nice. Maybe I like it better with a little more crop.The bikewheel and the kid in the back are a little disturbing (imo) Still a great picture.

12-09-11

jeroen

Very nice one, wish I toke the photo.

12-09-11

jeroen

Like it too!

12-09-11

jeroen

Where was it? Greece?

12-09-11

jeroen

I had the same feeling when I toke the picture. I thought for a moment that I had to wait till the people where gone, but dicided not to do soo. Glad I didt'n.

12-09-11

jeroen

Hi Akul, The photo was taken near Holwerd. Its part of the Wadden Sea. In 2009, the Dutch and German parts of the Wadden Sea were inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Nice you like it! Jeroen

12-09-11

aquilan

I don't know what to think beside I feel I like it :)

12-09-11

jeroen

Lilia, Thanks for the positive feedback! Nice you like the pictures. Jeroen

12-09-11

akul

Beautiful image. Love the pp work too.

12-09-11

akul

Love this shot. Beautiful capture of light and very interesting space.

12-09-11

akul

Philippe Beautiful shot. Beautiful color and texture. Was it NEX 5 of 5 N ?

12-09-11

aquilan

Izzy looks so cute. And I am so happy that she is still alive ^_^

12-09-11

etrs

I miss her more than anything or anybody.

12-09-11

zane80

The photo was shot in the noon, using low F stop, so the background is dark. Model is bright because of the flash.

12-09-11

aquilan

Very Japanese content, the Author coupled with Biogon 2.8/28 did great work :)

12-09-11

aquilan

Very nice portrait and model :)

12-09-11

aquilan

It is nice picutre, it is quite better when model (with black, beautiful hair) is not located in front of very dark background. This portrait looks very good and it is also actuated by slope composition of model :)

12-08-11

aquilan

I agree fully with Rick, only one minimal flaw it is cut effect on left, but without it, the composition could be unbalanced...great work :)

12-08-11

zeissy

Thanks for your thoughts Rick :~) Carol

12-08-11

redskeeter

Thanks for your kind words. aquilan, bajanexile and lilia.

12-08-11

lilia

You captured the expression and the moment perfectly! Regards, Lilia

12-08-11

bajanexile

Just wonderful! Steve

12-08-11

kanzer16

Thanks for your comment lilia, I'm glad you like it. S@lu2.

12-08-11

kanzer16

Thanks for your comment lilia, I'm glad you like it. S@lu2.

12-08-11

rick perry

Wow - wonderful shot Carol. Composition and content are marvelous. The reflections in the upper 1/3rd remind me of lettering in a Japanese woodblock print. Great eye! Rick

12-08-11

aquilan

Great work of Distagon 3.5/15 :) I like very much light at Your photo

12-08-11

aquilan

They reminds me paper lanterns (chochin), it plays with my soul :)

12-08-11

aquilan

Thanks for comments Lilia

12-08-11

aquilan

Amazing 3D effect, especially when You take into consideration the light condition. It is taken with f/2 for 99% and low iso (there is minimal noice noticeable)..only a camera is unknown...

12-07-11

lilia

Surreal.........absolutely lovely! Regards, Lilia

12-07-11

lilia

You capture the spirit of every place that you travel to. So enjoy viewing your work. Regards, Lilia

12-07-11

lilia

You captured a precious moment. Lovely! Lilia

12-07-11

lilia

David, There is so much movement here. So glad you made this assymetrical as we can see the sun setting as well as the circle of clouds. Beautiful contrast. Con mucho gusto, Lilia

12-07-11

lilia

Que ojos! What a great expression you captured. Lovely photo. Regards, Lilia

12-07-11

bluriet

A young Ellen Barkin ?

12-07-11

aquilan

Very nice portrait, thanks for sharing it :)

12-07-11

shapencolour

Beautifull girl.

12-07-11

bajanexile

Different for you Philippe. There is always something interesting to be found in derelict buildings. Might be on for B&W. Steve

12-06-11

zeissy

Wonderful composition into the light, love the result!

12-06-11

zeissy

Beautifully dramatic lines and tones!

12-06-11

aquilan

I looks like taken with a few EV lower ISO, great shot. Maybe this is a sensor size or sensor technology :) Have You tried beside, very good results, to denoise it a little?

12-05-11

zeissy

Such crisp definition of shapes and vivid color!

12-05-11

bajanexile

Missed this first time around. Wonderful! Steve

12-05-11

aquilan

I like this photo, great use of C/Y 35-70 :) Beside lighting and colours reproduction, very important is proper DoF distribution...here it is well done :)

12-05-11

bajanexile

Nice Set Philippe. Lovely colours. Steve

12-05-11

aquilan

I like it much :) noise disturbs a little...

12-05-11

charles.k

Thanks, much appreciated:)

12-05-11

aquilan

Perfect DoF :)

12-04-11

aquilan

Great smile. very natural picture :)

12-04-11

aquilan

Awesome duck :) frozen as an statue :)

12-04-11

shapencolour

Beautiful.

12-04-11

bajanexile

Love this! Must have missed it first time round. Steve

12-04-11

jeroen

WOH, love it! I've been there and the mood is just if I am there again.

12-04-11

jeroen

Like the mood of the picture. I think its even better with a little more space below, but I think you tried that one :) Great shot! Jeroen

12-04-11

jeroen

I also saw this in the random pics. Very great one!

12-04-11

jeroen

Hi Aquilan, Ididn't use any filter ore developing software. The picture was only conversed from raw to jpeg using Aperture. Thanks for the feedback. Jeroen

12-04-11

petergruener

This is the BASF taken from the other side of the river Rhine. ISO200 was an accident. However, I do like the little grain in the sky that comes with the postprocessing using NIK Software.

12-04-11

aquilan

It looks amazing to me :)

12-04-11

aquilan

It really looks like great industry..very nice tones at ISO200 and FF :)

12-04-11

aquilan

Hi..was it made with any special effect filter? are those rays natuals or made by developing software :) very nice, educational picture..

12-04-11

kanzer16

Hello aquilan, four exposures together with Photomatix. They are run at the end of an afternoon by the lake. Just two or three hours the storm broke.

12-04-11

petergruener

I love the pose, the strong contrast and lighting as well as the additional grain addedd through Silver Efex. It's an outstanding photograph.

12-04-11

bajanexile

Thanks Jorge. When I had finished processing this image I did not like the artifical lighting and the hue it cast in the room, so decided to run with the B&W conversion. Steve

12-03-11

JT

Superb work Steve. Great tones, composition, lighting, processing and the detail is amazing! Thank God for those ZE/ZF lenses and people that can use them :)

12-03-11

aquilan

Wow...is it tone mapped? :) I believe that it is not...but maybe? great wheater...I remember only once this kind of sky at my last holidays but it was raining too then and I couldn't shot landscape alike at beach :(

12-03-11

bajanexile

Thanks Guys! It is always a bit of a challenge to make something out of what is essentially a factory, be it one that manufacturers beer. All the stainless steel fabrication was made in Germany, transported piece meal and assembled. Steve

12-03-11

bajanexile

Like it!

12-03-11

bajanexile

Nicely framed. Steve

12-03-11

bajanexile

Nice colours.

12-03-11

bajanexile

Nice perspective and Crop. One for B&W conversion. Steve

12-03-11

jeroen

Nice light, like it very much. Jeroen

12-02-11

shapencolour

I like the composition,lighting and colours.Good old 18/4 C/Y shows it's best.

12-02-11

shapencolour

This is what I would like to say as well.

12-02-11

zeissy

Thanks for your kind comments, and yes it is tone-mapped. carol

12-02-11

aquilan

Amazing hand of photographer :) very nice interior of church :) I like very much results of Distagon 4/18 C/Y and Z-enthusiast :)

12-02-11

philber

Another cracking shot from Donat!!! Splendid!

12-02-11

philber

What Luka writes! Great work, Carol!

12-01-11

petergruener

Excellent shot...

12-01-11

charles.k

Thank you Arionelli:)

12-01-11

akul

I missed this photo. Very nice exposure and color. Great lighting. Luka

12-01-11

akul

Steve, thank you! Luka

12-01-11

akul

Thanks. Yeah, those trees are in the way arn't they. Crop in tight still won't work for the 12.00 one, so cloning would be the only way at that spot.

12-01-11

yanaann

I adore this picture

12-01-11

yanaann

Very beautiful image

12-01-11

yanaann

I like it ! Very well done

12-01-11

yanaann

Great. Very interesting work

12-01-11

hoppy

A excellent balance of light and dark. Perfect positioning in the frame ... a very engaging portrait.

12-01-11

dlrey1

Love the patterns, colors, light. Great shot.

12-01-11

arionelli

would look good cropped square also (off the top)...very impressionistic

12-01-11

arionelli

seeing your style in this...like a painting almost....just dreamy! Martin

12-01-11

bajanexile

Tone Mapped?

12-01-11

arionelli

you have a fantastic way of showing orange colour tones in your photos...perhaps the dutch blood? Zeer lekkere foto. Martin

12-01-11

arionelli

top shot! colour ootw (out of this world). Martin

12-01-11

arionelli

beautiful soft colours

12-01-11

arionelli

excellent as described above. Martin

12-01-11

arionelli

Just superb Carol...excellent capture of moody light...would look great as a large wall print. Martin

12-01-11

arionelli

lovely

12-01-11

arionelli

nice light caught

12-01-11

bajanexile

Nice autumnal scane. I might be tempted to crop just a fraction tighter or clone out the tree at 12.00 and shoe at 14.00. Best regards Steve

12-01-11

bajanexile

Nice composition and colours

12-01-11

bajanexile

Thanks Philippe and akul. Regards Steve

12-01-11

arionelli

just beautiful charles martin

12-01-11

arionelli

great!

12-01-11

akul

Beautiful. It is like a stilll life shot. Love the way how oranges in the bowl are rendered.

12-01-11

akul

Love this shot. Amazing amount of detail captured. 35 1.4 shots blow me away whether wide open or f11 . Great light.

11-30-11

nomad

Nice color contrast Philippe! The NEX-5 does an excellent job, great value for the money.

11-30-11

aquilan

I believe this is the same Owl I shot this summer (http://www.zeissimages.com/showphoto.php?photoid=11331) Where have You meet her and other birds? :) You shot her so close...nice picture :)

11-30-11

aquilan

Incredible :)

11-30-11

canicuss

Great shot, so many little details!

11-30-11

bajanexile

Lovely shot Philippe.

11-30-11

arionelli

beautiful photo of a beautiful woman

11-30-11

shapencolour

Wygląda apetycznie! Looks tasty!

11-30-11

shapencolour

I like simple elegant composition,geometrical shapes and colours.

11-30-11

arionelli

very nice!

11-30-11

arionelli

great...very sweet

11-30-11

arionelli

beautiful!

11-30-11

arionelli

lovely in and out of focus

11-30-11

arionelli

nice!

11-30-11

arionelli

very nice!!! soft feel highlighting her feminity...well balanced composition

11-30-11

arionelli

very nice...has something to say

11-30-11

arionelli

very nice contre-jour, beautiful shot!

11-30-11

arionelli

beautiful!

11-30-11

arionelli

nice self-portrait!

11-30-11

arionelli

very nice feel-good shot of a kid in his own world

11-30-11

arionelli

nice feel and connection with her

11-30-11

arionelli

beautiful contre-jour, Wolf...my wife says delicate, fragile and almost fairy-like

11-30-11

philber

One of my favorites from this set, Stephen!

11-30-11

philber

What Joe writes!

11-30-11

philber

Lovely shot, Stephen! Effortless and natural-looking...

11-30-11

aquilan

Best lighting :)

11-29-11

kysham

Thanks.

11-29-11

kysham

Thanks a lot for your comments.

11-29-11

aquilan

With glamour section over B&W I prefer this one..it said to me :)

11-29-11

aquilan

Exemplary Landscape :) great view...

11-29-11

arionelli

beautiful...well seen and captured

11-29-11

arionelli

beautiful!

11-29-11

bajanexile

Really nice B&W image. Steve

11-29-11

philber

Lovely picture, Jeroen! The mixture of the two situations really works for me...

11-28-11

aquilan

Wow, it looks so symbolic :) nice colours !

11-28-11

aquilan

It's couldn't be better...carpet reveal 2nd source of light from a window, have You tried to take it without shining carpet? It looks little colour-deformed but other hand it reveals unique structure of surface.. Great work :)

11-28-11

aquilan

Good news is that Zeiss ZM line lenses are not more expensive than SLR Line (ZF/ZE/ZA), but the cost of M9 body for me is too much too :) Other hand IQ of M9's images are slightly worse than of 5D Mk.II. Next year there is planed to release M10, probably with new Fuji organic sensor :) But price wouldn't be lowered if it doesn't rise up, but IQ should be slightly better :)

11-28-11

bajanexile

Wonderfuls colours. Steve

11-28-11

bajanexile

Thanks Joey.

11-28-11

bajanexile

You are correct about the M9, but the body and a 21mm f/2.8 lens will cost you ~£7.7. For most people, it will never be a solution, particularly when you probably need two or three lenses if you plan to do more than just landscape work.

11-28-11

shtarka1

Great contrast,comp & shot Alain!

11-28-11

shtarka1

Very nice color & comp!

11-28-11

shtarka1

Great feel & shot!

11-28-11

shtarka1

Awesome!!!!

11-28-11

rick perry

Wouter, A Really nice shot! Both Graphic and Color are strong! Rick

11-28-11

aquilan

Please correct me Bajnexile, but isn't Leica M9 an answer to compact camera with descent 17-40mm lens? But it prices much :( I read at SonyAlphaRumorus that next year there is planned to release hybrid mount FF mirroless camera by Sony ;) Could it recall success of dual-mount Contax made by Zeiss ?

11-28-11

aquilan

Viennese Mask are one of my favorite topic, I could watch them for hours...photo is taken without any flaw, DoF and colours enhance warm mood of this set of photos..Angle of light suggest afternoon, am I right? I believe it...Great work Jeroen :) I admire You for Your photographic intuition of themes :)

11-28-11

rick perry

Nuno, You have an eye for the Abstract - a very nice series - very different -very effective. Rick

11-28-11

rick perry

Erik, I agree with kanzer - the light and comp is terrific. Rick

11-28-11

bajanexile

Great use of the "in-camera" HDR function on your new camera. It has got to be the bargin of the year at the price it is selling for and the price will come down a bit over the next few months. Steve

11-28-11

bajanexile

Ah! You have succombed to HDR. I have been saying for ages that it can add a new dimension to photography. The advantage of using Photomatix is that you can select the frames to Merge to HDR and you can decide on how much or how little to influence the "look" that you want. Highly recommend it. If you always shoot bracketed images then you have the option of running with a Single Frame or going down the Tone Mapping route. Looks like the Sony A65 will be "Camera of the Year". I plan to rent a Sony NEX7 for a day (identical Sensor) plus a decent lens. My Holy Grail is a compact camera with a high quality lens that will cover the Focal Lengths 17-40mm. Big heavy equipment is a pain when you are out all day. Ideally, I want the equivalent of the Canon EOS 5D Mk.II in a body the size of a NEX 7, The 5D Mk.II is the best camera I have ever owned followed by the 5D Mk.I.

11-28-11

rick perry

Hey Guys, Thanks for noticing! These are done right in Camera - "HDR painting" with my new Sony A65 / CZ 16-80 kit - (I believe 3 shots combined - normal, +.7 and -.7 stops.) I am still experimenting with the settings. These are handheld with HDR set on high. I am going to try lower settings and a tripod when I get a chance. These seem to get many more comments on Facebook than regular shots! Rick

11-28-11

rick perry

Steve, Not quite up to the standards of some of your Castle interiors - it's my "Study" - often photographed when I have a new camera. I am still playing around with the HDR feature on this A65. Regards, Rick

11-28-11

aquilan

Interesting composition of foreground and background...nice weather :)

11-28-11

bajanexile

Like it!

11-28-11

bajanexile

Love anything to do with boats.

11-28-11

bajanexile

Nice interior. Steve

11-27-11

kanuck

Hey, thanks! :)

11-27-11

JT

Rick, how do you process these? I would like to mimic this on some of my pictures. I love it!

11-27-11

nomad

Yes I think it would be by chance that it landed there. They flew out of Mildenhall in the UK typically and flew all over the continent during the Cold War but weren't really set up to be based in Germany. The plane used a special fuel mix that wouldn't normally be available at every base and the security just to house the plane would have to be planned for typically so I'm guessing you're right, they probably had a technical problem that forced them to land there.

11-27-11

aquilan

I haven't thought it could be true if I haven't seen it...really great shot :)

11-27-11

aquilan

Thanks for replay :) I wish to see more of Your BASF-City :) i am looking for good tripod and I was really thought about Gitzo - so thanks a God, You cleared my mind... :)

11-27-11

bajanexile

Thank you both for your comments. Steve

11-27-11

redskeeter

aperturething, sorry for being really, really late. Thank you.

11-27-11

petergruener

I love the WB as it is and the additional postprocessing with Photoshop and NIK Software. Therefore, I will create a whole series about various places in this town - also known as BASF-City ;-). I used a Gitzo GT2530 with a BH-55 ballhead from ReallyRightStuff for this shot. Ususally, I do have a more sturdy one but I wanted to go light.

11-27-11

redskeeter

Sorry for being really late, thank you bajanexile, akul and zeissy for your kind words.

11-27-11

elkapitan

The sculpture, of a dancing woman, stands 40 feet tall, weighs 7000 pounds and is ingeniously constructed of triangulated geodesic struts. By day, the dancer’s ‘skin’, made of stainless steal mesh, shimmers in the sun. By night, it alights brilliantly with a complex array of 1000 slowly changing l.e.d. colored lights. Viewers may interact with and manipulate the lighting effects with an iphone application. The dancer’s delicate, graceful form precariously balances on one foot, adding to the astonishing impression of imminent movement and lifelike presence.

11-27-11

canicuss

I've enjoyed this series of photos as well, they are all very well composed and have such beautiful detail.

11-27-11

bajanexile

Thanks Joe. This one is my favorite of the set. Like the colours and tones.

11-27-11

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting Joe and adphotography.

11-27-11

aquilan

There is something like true WB (mean, weighted temperature of light) but there is something like artistic temperature deviation :) I like it this way too...It was really good tripod here to get so good result in 78s, could I ask what tripod (if it was made with tripod) You used?

11-27-11

opal

I've seen this secret black bird once flying just for one minute during landing operation late in the afternoon at Ramstein AFB/Germany! I was wondering, because officially it was not allowed that this spy airplane should land in Europe. Maybe, there was a technical problem.

11-27-11

shogo

I love this picture the way it is. For compositions like this (or most photos), I don't think there is such thing as correct WB. Really nice photograph.

11-27-11

jeroen

WOH!!

11-27-11

jeroen

Thanks for the comment. Had some wet shoes after this one :) Jeroen

11-27-11

aquilan

Great theme Jeroen, perfect colours and chiaroscuro :)

11-27-11

jeroen

Mooi Nederlands plaatje!

11-27-11

aquilan

I agree with Donuss. Unmatched quality of details and great composition :)

11-27-11

petergruener

Thanks for your comment. Some other forums say that the WB is not correct. I really like it the way it is.

11-26-11

canicuss

Nice mood in this photo.

11-26-11

aquilan

Unbelievable Sunset...great shot :)

11-26-11

aquilan

Great Shot of Architecture in Golden Hour :)

11-26-11

aquilan

Unmatched Beauty of Butterfly :) Great Shot...

11-26-11

krzysiek

Summer is nice ? Yes, I think summer is beautiful too ! But from my point of view not summer is the best ! K

11-26-11

jeroen

Like the mood of this one. Nice!

11-26-11

jeroen

Nice one. Can figure a business meeting there.

11-26-11

adphotography.be

Fantastique !!!

11-26-11

jeroen

Thanks for the comment, nice you likt the photo. Had a lot of people asking "why" I made a picture of some old rubbisch. Well, its always a matter of taste.....:)) Jeroen

11-26-11

rick perry

Jeroen, Good Eye - the ZE 1.4 lens can "paint a picture" for sure. Very Nice, Rick

11-26-11

jeroen

Rick, thanks for the positive feedback. The picture was taken very early in the morning in the Atacama dessert Chile.

11-25-11

rick perry

Jeroen, A definite Prize winner. Great eye - well done. Rick

11-25-11

bajanexile

Thanks!

11-25-11

bajanexile

Thanks for your comments snaprat and krzysiek. Regards Steve

11-25-11

krzysiek

What could be better ? "the rest is silence" !!! Regards K

11-25-11

bajanexile

Thanks Joe.

11-25-11

jeroen

Great light!

11-25-11

snaprat

Even Better. Fantastic! :-)

11-25-11

snaprat

Outstanding!

11-25-11

aquilan

Wonderful effect :)

11-25-11

bajanexile

Thanks Guys! Like you, I just dream about a room like this. Probably every mans desire. I would second your comment Joe, a glass or two of Single Malt and some friends to share it with. What could be better? Regards Steve

11-25-11

jeroen

Rick, Thanks for the comment! I will try to do that.

11-24-11

aquilan

I agree..amazing portrait :)

11-24-11

aquilan

I agree, great portrait :) Best conjunction of lens and theme...

11-24-11

zeissy

Such an interesting perspective!

11-24-11

rick perry

Jeroen, You have posted a lot of great photos lately - it looks like you went on a wonderful trip. Your work gives a nice overview of all the different people and places you have been. Keep on posting! Thanks, Rick

11-24-11

rick perry

This is a work of Art - Your Color work is terrific! Thank you for posting. Rick

11-24-11

rick perry

Stephen, An outstanding shot for sure - color and detail are supurb - gotta love that 21 ZE!. I would like to play on a nice table like that - perhaps a single malt on the side board and a fine cigar! Regards, Rick

11-24-11

bajanexile

I sat on the bench in the Choir with the tripod between my legs Philippe. Steve

11-24-11

jean-ber52

une Splendeur à l' état pur , mille BRAVOS Herry

11-23-11

philber

A great set, Setyadi! While your colour pics are very strong, I even prefer your B&W. I chose to comment on this one, but it could have been any other as well. Great B&W conversion. Overall, the more I look at it, the more I think it is really great stuff!

11-23-11

magiclight

Thanks chriseeo. Venice is a fun place to shoot. An image around every corner.

11-23-11

shogo

Nice composition. Very different from your usual subjects.

11-23-11

chriseeo

Like magic! Bravo Dave.

11-23-11

JT

Nice. I like the saturation and colors. This was shot at 1.4? thats pretty darn good.

11-23-11

philber

Another great shot, Stephen! How did you achieve the slow shutter speed, yet retain the sharpness?

11-23-11

rick perry

Steve, This was set on High HDR - it is a bit Cartoonish for my taste - I will try the mid and low settings in the future. What I find amazing is that it is all done in Camera! Cheers, Rick

11-23-11

bajanexile

Nice lead-in. If you use Photoshop, tweaks to Levels and Curves will add to this image. Steve

11-23-11

bajanexile

Like this composition. You might prefer working with Photomatix software for HDR' as you can then control more readily the end result. Steve

11-23-11

bajanexile

Great use of the small aperture. Steve

11-23-11

bajanexile

Nice composition and nice colours. Steve

11-23-11

bajanexile

Thanks for your comments canicuss and Rick. Best regards Steve

11-23-11

rick perry

Philippe, Thank you. The HDR painting is a very interesting feature. I am not sure I really like it, but it has potential. Meanwhile, I just learned how to include Sony A65 in the list of possible cameras - it is correct now! Regards Rick

11-23-11

chriseeo

Nice, just nice.

11-23-11

philber

Lovely shot, Rick! Just the sort that I like and fail at so many times. Intersting, you write "A65", and your EXIF says "A77":-)

11-22-11

rick perry

Stephen, Beautiful image - I love the sharp detail and placement. Regards, Rick

11-22-11

rick perry

Philippe, Great color and comp. You really know how to use that 35/1.4 lens. Good eye! Rick

11-22-11

rick perry

Thanks Debbie - I do enjoy a 16mm lens on this format - looks like 24mm on a FF camera. Hard for me to resist a long perspective stairway when I have that focal length in hand. Rick

11-22-11

redskeeter

Lilia, thank you for your kind words.

11-22-11

lilia

Hi! Appreciate your praise. Your work is beautiful, but guess I'm partial to seascapes. The Red Velvet is also outstanding. How fortunate to live in such a pretty part of our country. Looking forward to seeing more of your photos in the future. Best regards, Lilia

11-22-11

canicuss

This has really lovely colors and nice texture.

11-22-11

canicuss

I really like the perspective, the stairs seem to lead up to the sky.

11-22-11

aquilan

Outstanding weather :)

11-22-11

canicuss

Beautiful.

11-22-11

bajanexile

Thank you both for taking the time to view my image and to leave your comments. Steve

11-22-11

bajanexile

Nice composition Phillipe.

11-22-11

bajanexile

Your floral images are always so good Philippe. Regards Steve

11-22-11

jeroen

Thanks.

11-22-11

jeroen

Thanks, is the Sulawesi Crested Macaque, ore Black Macaque. Jeroen

11-22-11

jeroen

The Pygmy Tarsier (Tarsius pumilus), also known as the Mountain Tarsier or the Lesser Spectral Tarsier, is a nocturnal primate found on central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Thanks for looking and for the comment. Jeroen.

11-22-11

shapencolour

Or maybe lemuroidea - nice picture anyway.

11-22-11

shapencolour

Lemure- one of the funniest creatures.

11-22-11

shapencolour

Excellent image.

11-22-11

philber

Fascinating! Well done!

11-22-11

philber

Wow! One of the shots I dream of achieving to such perfection! Great work, Stephen!

11-22-11

derekwin

I really like the expressions

11-21-11

donuss

Great image and scene like this

11-21-11

jeroen

Great one!

11-21-11

chriseeo

Bravo dvg. Well captured, eyecatching colours.

11-20-11

chriseeo

What an atmosphere! The color excellent.

11-20-11

jeroen

Makes me feel like here outside: foggy and cold. It's not foggy but makes me feel cold for sure. Jeroen (nice one)

11-19-11

shapencolour

I wish I were there ,among those old,spectacular hoar -frost covered trees.Lucky you.Well done.

11-19-11

lolphoto

Superb portrait. Love the look and the colors are really top!

11-18-11

elkapitan

As seen through Zeiss 1.4/35mm ZF.2 @f2.0 1/500sec ISO-560

11-18-11

lilia

Alle Deine Fotos sind ausgezeichnet. Bravissimo, Maestro. Beste Gruesse aus New York! Lilia

11-17-11

kristin416

Beautiful is an understatement! WOW!

11-17-11

esl

Canicuss thanks for your comment, yesthe trees ar covered in ice, from morning fog and frost, it is a beatiful sighth Erik

11-17-11

bajanexile

Like this!

11-17-11

jeroen

NICE!!

11-17-11

redskeeter

Beautiful, I love that lens.

11-17-11

akul

I like the focus point and composition.

11-17-11

akul

In the old days, this shot would have been a CD cover. Very nice capture.

11-16-11

jeroen

Thxs, The inlands of the Algarve (Portugal) are full of little villages with only old people. All the young people went to the cities, looking for a job. Jeroen

11-16-11

jeroen

We actually slept in the longhouse, among the Asmat people. A wonderful experience. Thx for the comment. Jeroen

11-16-11

elkapitan

as seen through Zeiss 1.4/35mm Distagon. This is the San Francisco City Hall in California. Built and completed in 1915, cost $3.4million. Height: 307 feet.

11-16-11

canicuss

This is really great and especially so with the nice texture in the foreground. I'd like to see an unframed version.

11-16-11

canicuss

This is so wonderful, you have a knack for finding subjects with character.

11-16-11

canicuss

This is beautiful, are the trees covered in ice?

11-16-11

canicuss

Isn't the water supposed to be on the outside of the boat? :) Nice photo.

11-16-11

nomad

Where is this Alain? It reminds me a little of some places I've been in Majorca.

11-16-11

nomad

I love the detail and color contrast Jeroen, very nice!

11-16-11

picman

Thanks Chriseeo!

11-16-11

jeroen

Thanks for the comment.

11-16-11

adphotography.be

Fantastique !!!

11-15-11

shapencolour

This reminds me the dinner I had some day in may 2006.It was in one of the Rappersvil restaurants situated at the Zurichsee bank,so more or less where you stood making this photo.The same sunset,only anchored boats are lacking.Lovely.

11-15-11

chriseeo

Bravo, very nice.

11-15-11

redskeeter

Stunning colors - picture perfect!

11-15-11

adphotography.be

Super !!

11-14-11

canicuss

Thank you, Donat.

11-14-11

alphazeiss

ha ha that's so cool!! :)

11-14-11

akul

Thank you! luka

11-14-11

chriseeo

Gorgeous!

11-13-11

freelander

Just beautiful.

11-13-11

zeissy

Nice ~ love the deep tones of invitation and wonderful detail.

11-13-11

donuss

Great autumn colors like this

11-13-11

donuss

great with this reflection

11-13-11

donuss

great composition

11-13-11

donuss

nice autumn mood

11-13-11

canicuss

Nice serene photo, I like the muted colors.

11-13-11

canicuss

This is such an interesting scene. Nice detail and color.

11-13-11

canicuss

Beautiful scene, you captured the golden light perfect.

11-13-11

nomad

Yep, classic complementary colors on this shot. Excellent!

11-13-11

nomad

Thanks Carol!

11-12-11

donuss

made a mistake with the aperture just realize at home want to made F8

11-12-11

zeissy

Thanks Aquilan.

11-12-11

canicuss

Thanks for Rick and Carol!

11-12-11

zeissy

Thanks Debbie and Nomad!

11-12-11

zeissy

Wow, love the wonderful depth and great lighting!

11-12-11

zeissy

This is such a great combination of all the elements ~ excellent work!

11-12-11

freelander

Great tones and contrasts Ansel Adams would be proud :0)

11-11-11

aquilan

I admire microcontrast's gradation here along themselves colors :)

11-11-11

nomad

Love the exposure on this one, very nice!

11-11-11

canicuss

The light in this is outstanding it pops out from the background.

11-11-11

zeissy

thanks Donat and Luka :~)

11-11-11

zeissy

Thanks Steve ~ I like both versions of this one...couldn't decide, maybe will post b&w too. Carol

11-11-11

bajanexile

Nice form! One for B&W conversion? Steve

11-11-11

aquilan

nice surface's texture :)

11-11-11

philbishop

Lovely. Only been to Padley once, earlier this year, I must go back some time.

11-11-11

picman

Thanks beata556 .... I guess :-)

11-11-11

beata556

Bardzo sympatyczne zdjęcie ,miło się je ogląda

11-10-11

picman

Thanks readone_sapi!

11-10-11

readone_sapi

superb!!! I like it very much... :)

11-10-11

zeissy

Thanks Luka!

11-10-11

adphotography.be

Bravo !!!

11-10-11

adphotography.be

Bravo !

11-10-11

adphotography.be

Fantastique !!!

11-10-11

jeroen

Thanks.

11-10-11

adphotography.be

Félicitations !!!

11-10-11

bajanexile

Nice crop and conversion. Steve

11-09-11

nomad

Excellent!

11-09-11

alfred_shi

what a great picture it is !

11-09-11

JT

Thanks. This guys reminds my of the character OddBall played by Donald Sutherland in the movie Kelly's Heroes. http://zeissimages.com/gallery/4/U4I1320864004.SEQ.0.jpg

11-09-11

akul

Painterly nice capture.

11-09-11

akul

Beautiful capture. Wonderful composition. It is very cinematic. Love it

11-09-11

akul

Nice moment captured. I like the context very much.

11-09-11

akul

Very nice

11-09-11

akul

Stunning shot. Very nice B/W conversion

11-09-11

akul

Beautiful color. Amazing subtle gradation is captured. View in large size then notice all boats on the water. Like it!

11-09-11

akul

Thank you Carol !

11-09-11

akul

I really like the way how this photo captures the cello player in a shaft of light. Great shot of a special moment. Luka

11-09-11

akul

Very pretty color

11-09-11

akul

I like this. Very nice composition

11-09-11

akul

Thanks again! luka

11-09-11

akul

Thanks donat

11-09-11

donuss

Great this light

11-09-11

donuss

Great landscape want to go one time in my life too

11-09-11

donuss

Beautiful this waterfall and the tones

11-08-11

donuss

Great composition with the mood of the night

11-08-11

donuss

Great Portrait with character

11-08-11

mblaufuss

Thank you!!

11-08-11

mblaufuss

Thank you! Yeah, "hairy" is a good term for that trip;) The hike up to Scout Lookout was relatively easy compared to the last part of the hike where you're scrambling along the dizzying ridge line using the cable guides to help pull you up to Angel's Landing. It definitely took a bit of soul searching before I decided to press on. In the end, the view from on top that day was worth it...just gorgeous, especially with the cloud shadows playing across the scene.

11-08-11

nomad

That's a pretty hairy hike up to Angel's Landing! We opted to skip that hike when we were there about 6 weeks ago. I had a heavy pack full of camera gear and didn't think it was a smart idea. Great view though!

11-08-11

shtarka1

Powerful & Sad!

11-08-11

jeroen

Thxs for the comment. Had to wait for a while to capture the guy alone . Jeroen

11-08-11

jeroen

Zeissy, Thxs, The inlands of the Algarve are really beautifull. (and I was lucky with the colore of the car) Jeroen

11-08-11

hasse58

Very nice, with lovely colors

11-08-11

JT

Wow. Incredible night shot.

11-08-11

canicuss

Beautiful.

11-08-11

bajanexile

Nice capture.

11-08-11

bajanexile

Really nice image. Steve

11-08-11

adphotography.be

J 'adore ....

11-08-11

adphotography.be

Super !!!

11-07-11

aquilan

Interesting compositon :)

11-07-11

aquilan

I agree with donuss :)

11-07-11

aquilan

I agree with Donuss, great atmosphere of photo :)

11-07-11

zeissy

Wonderful; love the deep rich tones in his suit and the contrast of focus!

11-07-11

zeissy

Nice work!

11-07-11

canicuss

Nice contrast between the golden field and the gray sky.

11-07-11

canicuss

Great place!

11-07-11

kristin416

Simply beautiful!

11-07-11

JT

Wow. Stunning. I can't wait to get up there.

11-07-11

shtarka1

Beautiful color & composition!

11-07-11

taz_k

Thanks!! Playing with the bokeh of 35/1.4 can be a lot of fun.

11-07-11

aquilan

one again, lovely composition :)

11-07-11

aquilan

warm autumn view and old cementory spirit :)

11-07-11

aquilan

nice composition and lighting :)

11-07-11

aquilan

Best Technique of Taking Photo by following the subject with shutter time (1/15s). My limit is sharp photo of building, when I stand firmly, with focal 35mm and shutter 1/15s (but I use APS-C). But You did this ultimately sharp front of locomotive, with shutter 1/15, focal 28mm and moving train at least 50 km/h. Very very great Job, I like Your photo much and I admire Your technique :)

11-07-11

bajanexile

Great B&W. Regards Steve

11-07-11

rick perry

Debbie, Really great shot - Color and Composition - just perfect. Rick

11-07-11

canicuss

Thanks, redskeeter.

11-07-11

shapencolour

Nice,painterly picture.

11-06-11

mbmoore

I really like this portrait!

11-06-11

elkapitan

CZ 2/100 @F2.8 1/45 sec ISO-2000

11-06-11

elkapitan

CZ 2/100 Makro at @F2 1/45sec.

11-06-11

redskeeter

Awesome scene!

11-06-11

canicuss

Thanks akul.

11-06-11

atomstitcher

Thanks for the comments.

11-06-11

canicuss

Great light, you got such lush colors and I like how the scene looks like it's tilting in on itself.

11-06-11

freelander

Wonderful portrait. Great light.

11-06-11

akul

Amazing capture.

11-06-11

akul

Thank you ! Luka

11-06-11

canicuss

It's dreamlike. Lovely photo.

11-06-11

canicuss

It's in Kansas City, Missouri and thanks.

11-06-11

JT

On fire! Wow. Where is Loose Park?

11-06-11

mbmoore

Yes, great texture to the image, and a wonderful expression captured.

11-06-11

akul

Whew ! Amazing photo. Beautiful luka

11-05-11

magiclight

Thanks. I stopped shooting when my fingers stopped working.

11-05-11

donuss

great composition i like the yellow taxi

11-05-11

donuss

Great this stars like this image

11-05-11

donuss

great portrait like in B/W

11-05-11

donuss

nice autumn colors

11-05-11

mbmoore

Thank you for the comment!

11-05-11

zeissy

Great character image!

11-05-11

akul

Great shot!!!! Amazing 13 seconds, and no birds moved! Closer look, I see waves in total blur, foreground and background in pristine quality. Surreal.

11-05-11

akul

Love the perspective !! Luka

11-04-11

hasse58

Glad you like it nomad :-))

11-04-11

jean-ber52

BRAVO Donat , la lumière qui éclaire cette grotte est tout à fait remarquable de beauté .

11-04-11

nomad

Very nice!

11-04-11

magiclight

Nice rendering by the 35mm and nice composition.

11-04-11

zeissy

Wonderful lighting ~ really give this great image depth!

11-04-11

picman

Thanks! It was about 5 pm on a beautiful day.

11-04-11

hasse58

Thank you for the comment!

11-04-11

JT

Wow! Great image!

11-04-11

JT

Stunning contrast and colors. Superbly sharp and well composed! I love it!

11-04-11

derekwin

awesome light

11-03-11

derekwin

thanks J torralba I just got a free filter from zeiss from a promo they had going. It is one of my favorites as well. along with this one [pl]http://www.zeissimages.com/gallery/859/med_U859I1276732038.SEQ.0.jpg[/pl]

11-03-11

alphazeiss

yeah i like this shot too!! it's a great juxtaposition or side-by-side kind of thing. One is fast the other equally fast even though both look quite different!! Overall a super shot and great timing! Bye.

11-03-11

mrmartini

No, it really wasn't.

11-02-11

JT

I keep coming back to this photo over and over. It is simply superb. I guess that is why I tagged it as a photo to remember :)

11-02-11

JT

Daniel, was thisi really with the ZF-IR?

11-02-11

JT

Where do you find your models? They are beautiful.

11-01-11

zeissy

Fabulous image!

11-01-11

labbai

Right... I'm so good with horoscopes and other compassess... definitely not to left, but I may be wrong with that. Well, I think I like this shot as it is. And will be.

11-01-11

labbai

As shot. I just love this lense. Got A Zeiss T*POL circular filter that just stays on with this lense, no matter what. Maybe some light on the left dark areas would ruin the whole view, maybe not. I dont dare, as the light was what it was when I took this...

10-31-11

zeissy

Wonderful and timely! Really like this.

10-31-11

zeissy

Such a great feeling of depth! In large size I feel just like I am there!

10-31-11

rick perry

Peter, Luck is when Preparation Meets Opportunity! Looks to me like you are well prepared! Rick

10-31-11

nomad

Thx shogo!

10-31-11

russelljtdyer

It's so puzzling. I like it. Bravo.

10-31-11

russelljtdyer

Yes, it's a marvelous lens. When you come to Milan, let me know and I'll give you some recommendations for sights and restaurants. If you'd like, I'll show y 'all around. Of course, your friends will probably do that. Still, let me know if you need anything while you're here. -Russell

10-31-11

pentaxpete

Thanks -- I have entered it into a 'Digital Projected Image' competition at my Club for Friday -- wish me luck !

10-30-11

JT

Questo obiettivo produce immagini incredibili. Sarò a Milano il prossimo estate, amici in visita. Vorrei anche visitare il Duomo.

10-30-11

mbmoore

Thanks Carol!

10-30-11

kanuck

Thanks guys :)

10-30-11

kanuck

Thanks guys :)

10-30-11

bouic49

Wonderful atmosphere. Dave

10-30-11

bouic49

Very atmospheric. Great image. Dave

10-30-11

zeissy

Thanks! The other side of her was also a great graphic vision, but I really liked the light on her instrument in this one. Carol

10-30-11

shogo

Very nice. It has both 3D and miniature look.

10-30-11

nomad

Love the shadows in this one and the reflective glow off the instrument right where the bow is striking. Its as if she's coaxing warmth and light out of the instrument. Great job Carol!

10-30-11

zeissy

This is just sumptuous; love the color, DOF and great bokeh!

10-30-11

zeissy

Thanks Rick, I do love the reflections too! Took some abstracts that day as well. It was such great light. Carol

10-30-11

rick perry

Carol, I am partial to colorful reflections - a "Golden Opportunity" well executed - nice shot! Rick

10-30-11

kanuck

Amazing clarity! :)

10-30-11

kanuck

Thanks guys :)

10-30-11

rick perry

Peter, This one is just brilliant - great eye! Rick

10-30-11

rick perry

Matt, Great shot - well done - composition is wondeful along with subtle colors - reminds me of Maxfield Parrish painting. Rick

10-30-11

jean-ber52

Excellente Photo N&B, tous mes compliments, BRAVO Matt

10-30-11

shogo

wow. nice composition.

10-30-11

derekwin

awesome

10-30-11

aquilan

Unmatched lens, time and place was a great occasion to take a picture :)

10-29-11

zeissy

Wonderful tones, textures, and composition Stephen! Carol

10-29-11

zeissy

Stunning and well designed composition ~ the thumbnail just drew me in. Amazing exposure as well! Carol

10-29-11

zeissy

Love the wonderful graphic composition - and superb balance created by the shapes and tones! Carol

10-29-11

zeissy

A real beauty; love the tones and luscious soft feel. Carol

10-29-11

zeissy

Wonderful image Luka! Carol

10-29-11

picman

Thank you. Yes circular polarizer Carl Zeiss T* from Sony. Cheers, Bob

10-28-11

aquilan

Great picture, I like very much colours here...was it taken with any Filter (CPL, UV, Skylight) ?

10-28-11

samthase

guess i wasn't too far off. nice work.

10-28-11

oneant

I love the tone and colour of this ...nice and moody

10-27-11

nomad

I just remembered I do have a shot from near Duck Creek. http://www.zeissimages.com/showphoto.php?photoid=14842 That's about 5-10 minutes East of Duck Creek Village along Hwy 14.

10-27-11

lxg

Very nice.

10-27-11

nomad

Doin' it old school, excellent!

10-27-11

nomad

Nice color Clint!

10-27-11

mandas

Cause the idea is to focus close, wide, and blurred. You can't do that with a macro lens, which will be longer focal and less fast. Am I right! I love this photo, and this style of shooting flowerbs and herbs. My compliments!

10-26-11

calatayud

Lovely. Why you use an 35mm and not an Zeiss macro. Cheers.

10-26-11

melandercl

Uinta Dark Sky Milky Way, shot with the remarkable AstroTrac TT320AG head. The image was captured with a Canon 5D MK2 with a 21mm Carl Zeiss @ f 2.8 with an exposure time of about 10 minutes. ISO 3200. No stacking, although noise reduction was enabled. It was finished with LR3.

10-26-11

melandercl

Arches of Light - Sunset in Arches National Park measures 10552 x 6044 panoramic HDR image made up of about 60 images. Stitched with CS5 and finished with LR3. The image was captured with a Canon 5D MK2 with a 21mm Carl Zeiss @ f11 with an average exposure time of about 1/100 sec. ISO 640.

10-26-11

nomad

Actually it's along the Grand Canyon Highway as you head towards the North Rim. If you would have just dropped me off there blindfolded I would have never guessed it was Arizona.

10-26-11

samthase

I assume that's Duck Creek?

10-26-11

miked700

Very good, and with manual focus, f2.0... Great! But post a bigger file next time if you will. Michiel

10-25-11

lxg

Boston, U.S.A

10-25-11

aquilan

Could I ask where it is located? :)

10-24-11

JT

This is truly beautiful. I love it!

10-23-11

zeissy

Totally unusual and very striking ~ amazing light!

10-23-11

canicuss

He's quite a character. Nice photo.

10-23-11

hasse58

Thank you for the comment "Zeissy"

10-22-11

alphazeiss

Thanks Carol! That was taken from a chopper last year. I was back there again about 2+ weeks ago for some corporate events. bye.

10-22-11

zeissy

Wonderful cityscape!

10-22-11

zeissy

Wonderful composition of elements and such gentle tones; love this!

10-22-11

zeissy

Wonderful light, textures and shapes!

10-22-11

nomad78

Thanks!

10-22-11

JT

Way cool. Looks surreal!

10-22-11

zeissy

Thank you; very honored :~)))

10-22-11

chriseeo

Amazing shot. Bravo Lukasz. But can you give some more information on the film and camera?

10-21-11

samthase

hcb would be proud

10-21-11

JT

Wow. This just punches you right in the face with vividness. Superb!

10-21-11

alfabeto

I like!!!

10-21-11

bajanexile

Nice composition Philippe. Regards Steve

10-20-11

zeissy

Thanks Luka, Rick and Jerry. Carol

10-20-11

zeissy

Great tones, clarity and balance ~ the 85 fares very well!

10-20-11

derekwin

wow awesome shot

10-20-11

philbishop

Thanks for the comments everyone. Phil

10-20-11

rick perry

Philip, Really, really nice! I like the format and compostion. Good work - great eye! Rick

10-20-11

rick perry

Carol, Great Social Commentary - people too busy to notice or care about others! IMHO - crop it for more impact! Rick

10-20-11

rick perry

Nice series Philippe, I like the subject matter and composition. Rick

10-19-11

zeissy

Thank you!

10-19-11

zeissy

Stunning image Phillipe; love it! That bird is just in the perfect spot too. Carol

10-19-11

nomad

Thanks aquilan! Yes I took quite a lot. Good composition is tough in both the Dulles and main museums with all the planes they have there. I have another posted here of the Enola Gay which is also housed in the hanger out near Dulles. I'll try and post more when I have time.

10-19-11

shtarka1

Great shot!

10-19-11

philber

Another captivating shot, Donat!

10-19-11

aquilan

Great Plane..I always liked to watch reference photos of planes' details, especially this aircraft..did You take more pictures there? :) Superb quality of zeiss lenses...as always, nice composition.

10-19-11

ya8282

This building always puzzled me, looking at it from across the water during my lunch breaks; it almost seemed to resemble a haphazard tower of LEGOs. Great capture!

10-19-11

nomad

Thanks donuss!

10-19-11

akul

Great timing, making the peculiarity of situation quite enhanced. Need to see large as you can see the lady is just 'pretending' not to see the man on the ground.

10-19-11

akul

Nice composition

10-19-11

akul

Beautiful ! A must see on large size and immerse into the picture.

10-18-11

donuss

Beautiful scene and composition like this mood with the fog

10-18-11

donuss

Great with this light

10-18-11

zeissy

Thanks everyone for your comments! Carol

10-18-11

canicuss

Very pretty.

10-18-11

psyclone2

Super

10-18-11

psyclone2

Pěkné... :-)

10-17-11

donuss

great image and fantastic scene

10-17-11

donuss

nice autumn colors

10-17-11

donuss

Great composition fantastic

10-17-11

canicuss

This photo has character, nicely captured.

10-17-11

rick perry

Cyra, That is an Amazing photo! The composition is terrific! Rick

10-17-11

rick perry

Nice catch Carol, You could be a news photographer! Rick

10-16-11

bajanexile

Like it! Regards Steve

10-16-11

peplum

Very good tonal range. I like.

10-16-11

aperturething

beautiful work!

10-16-11

aperturething

beautiful composition!

10-16-11

alfabeto

Beautiful !!

10-15-11

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting, it is always greatly appreciated. Regards Steve

10-15-11

akul

Wow Donat. This one is quite magical. Water is glowing like some dream scene in movies. Very beautiful. Since there is no place to put 5 stars for this photo, I put 5 stars here ***** !! Yeay.

10-15-11

array16

Hahahaha ketemu di sini juga, sempit banget ya dunia :p

10-15-11

hesepisan

mantap Om Array..

10-15-11

picman

Thank you!

10-15-11

picman

alas no :-) it is mont blanc

10-15-11

donuss

nice this mountain but this is not in Belgium

10-15-11

donuss

Great composition like this very much with the reflection in the pool

10-15-11

donuss

Great light and color

10-15-11

donuss

Beautiful composition like this

10-14-11

aquilan

Thanks for Your comments :)

10-14-11

aquilan

I like it very much :)

10-14-11

aquilan

Excellent colours :) I like very much Your skies at lastest photo :) but it is upper any level...did You enhanced anyhow colours in development?

10-14-11

akul

Wow, that is a beautiful shot.

10-14-11

akul

Thank you Donat. Great questin. Probably because I was dehydrated and exhausted, and could not think quite right at the time. Ha ha.

10-14-11

aquilan

Great sharpness and art of light :)

10-13-11

zeissy

Great drama!

10-13-11

jean-ber52

Superbe cascade en vitesse lente, bravo Donuss pour cette magnifique photo

10-13-11

donuss

Beautiful like this. Why you take F 3.2 and not more? Donat

10-12-11

zeissy

Thanks Luka and Lulu :~) Carol

10-12-11

akul

Thanks. It is from White Mountain National Forest, from the top of Boot Spur mountain. Luka

10-12-11

nomad

Love that place, we went there last year about this time. I could spend a week or two in Yosemite easy, maybe a lifetime if my name was Ansel Adams.

10-12-11

nomad

Nice! Where is this Luka?

10-12-11

lulu

Uff, I love it.

10-12-11

lulu

Thank you

10-11-11

zeissy

Thanks Nomad, Joe and Luka!

10-11-11

derekwin

nice shot I like the space and the pose.

10-11-11

nomad

Hope you enjoyed the trip Joe, we had a great time although it was a bit of a workout at 8000ft+ carrying a backpack full of Zeiss glass and accessories along with the occasional tripod. Post some more from your trip when you have time!

10-11-11

nomad

Thank you Carol! I was pretty happy with the low noise at 2500. It turned out better than expected quite frankly.

10-11-11

bajanexile

I would second that. Steve

10-11-11

chriseeo

Another nice portrait from you.

10-11-11

lulu

This one is smart and funny. And perfectly done. Love its simplicity.

10-10-11

zeissy

What a perspective and at ISO 2500! Your metering is wonderful in this situation too.

10-10-11

akul

Amazing shot. Quite surreal

10-10-11

nomad

Nice Carol! I like the silvery mirror look and the glow around the pilings.

10-10-11

rick perry

Steve, A classic example of correct use of that 21mm wide! Definitely draws you in. Well done, Rick

10-10-11

zeissy

Great gritty feel and low perspective leads you inward.

10-10-11

zeissy

Wonderful image ~ your viewpoint and DOF are perfect!

10-10-11

zeissy

Beautiful work!

10-09-11

zeissy

Appreciate your encouragement Rick :~)))

10-09-11

rick perry

Carol, Yes I agree - outstanding presence - you have captured human essence! Well done. Rick

10-09-11

philber

Thanks, people. It is inside the Chapelle des Invalides, in Paris.

10-09-11

derekwin

awesome

10-09-11

derekwin

awesome detail and light

10-09-11

derekwin

very fun shot

10-09-11

lulu

It does focus at infinity. Pancolar can focus at 35cm range which makes it great for such shots.

10-09-11

lulu

Great ;)

10-09-11

lulu

It's fabulous.

10-09-11

jean-ber52

vraiment superbe, tous mes compliments, BRAVO Donat

10-08-11

alfabeto

beautiful!!!

10-08-11

alfabeto

beautiful !!!

10-08-11

zeissy

thank you Jerry and Joey :~))) Carol

10-08-11

zeissy

thanks Joey ~ appreciate your thoughtful comments. Carol

10-08-11

btolley

Thanks Zeissy

10-08-11

zeissy

Such a moment of eternity to capture!

10-08-11

zeissy

Wow Rick - a stunner! What a wonderful old house this must have been. Carol

10-08-11

cyra

thanks Luka, I wasn't sure wheter this one was a bit over the top (blown highlights).

10-08-11

alfabeto

Thanks, Aperture: 5.6 --- Time 1 / 400 - ISO 200

10-08-11

redskeeter

Beautiful woman and photograph.

10-08-11

akul

Beautiful light

10-08-11

aquilan

Best shot :) What was an aperture size and shutter time?

10-07-11

cyra

wow! very good!

10-07-11

cyra

probaely wrong exif (Zf.1!) must be 100 mm

10-06-11

nomad

Whole lotta tubes in that baby!

10-06-11

nomad78

Thanks!

10-05-11

canicuss

Interesting shot, I like it.

10-05-11

zeissy

Thanks Jerry! Carol

10-05-11

bajanexile

Nice bit of kit this!. Steve

10-04-11

snaprat

Thanks Debbie and Steve, much appreciated. I agree it's often the place most ignored!

10-03-11

nomad

We must have, Bryce, Zion and the North Rim of the Grand Canyon over a period of 5 days. Great time of year to be there! I managed to capture about 28Gb of pix and some video as well.

10-02-11

aquilan

Nice, very interesting classical autumn theme... other hand I feel it could be better a little with more closed down aperture, have You tried it?

09-30-11

zeissy

Gorgeous contrast of tones and shape!

09-30-11

zeissy

Wow - a classic for a classic!

09-30-11

zeissy

Love the deep rich tones!

09-30-11

cobra

Thanks, Was natural light a bit softer because the curtains were in front of it.

09-29-11

array16

her name is Deja

09-29-11

nomad

Great job Donuss! I love the symmetry and the asymptote curves in the midsection.

09-29-11

jason

Amazing shot. Very well done.

09-29-11

kristin416

Beautiful! Just perfect

09-29-11

jean-ber52

Superbe Donat, j' en suis presque jaloux devant tes sublimes images , mais j' aime ton travail et je t' en félicite, encore tous mes compliments.

09-29-11

lxg

Interesting shot - well done.

09-28-11

bajanexile

Lovely portrait, nice light and skin tones. Steve

09-28-11

cyra

wrong exif. It was the 35mm.

09-26-11

kristin416

beautiful!!

09-26-11

bajanexile

Love this image. So many people never look upwards when in a room. Steve

09-26-11

canicuss

Nice shot.

09-25-11

cyra

I like this image, B&W works very well too!

09-25-11

zeissy

So beautifully moody and such wonderful leading lines!

09-24-11

derekwin

nice shot

09-23-11

derekwin

cool repeated pattern

09-23-11

derekwin

:) one of my favorite places

09-23-11

modusoperandi

aquilan - private message has been sent to you.

09-22-11

kristin416

amazing colors

09-22-11

aquilan

It really don't looks like f/5.6...does it mean that Sonnar 2.8/180 have even shorter DoF at f/2.8 ? I read at Camera Lenses that Medium Format camera has shorter DoF than Full Frame camera at the same aperture, can You confirm that with this picture ? I like Your bokeh much :)

09-22-11

snaprat

Thanks Phil and Steve :-)

09-21-11

yanaann

I like this image. Very good angle and calm mood...

09-21-11

yanaann

Mi piace molto

09-21-11

yanaann

Very nice coloures

09-21-11

yanaann

That's great !

09-21-11

cyra

my favorate lake :-)

09-21-11

cyra

thanks for your comments, luka and derek. I like the results with the 85 whenever I use it, but never know whether to take the MP 100 or the 85.

09-21-11

russelljtdyer

When I die, I'd like to be buried inside that tree. Just put me in there standing up and cement it closed. I love bryophytes and the like. Nicely photographed, by the way. Thanks for posting it.

09-21-11

derekwin

wow awesome dof and subject

09-21-11

akul

Beautiful textured detail.

09-21-11

akul

Beautiful composition

09-21-11

akul

Beautiful series with 85.

09-21-11

akul

Thank you :) Luka

09-21-11

akul

Thank you

09-20-11

derekwin

I agree awesome texture here

09-19-11

zeissy

Nature is so amazing! Excellent work in seeing the wonderful designs here! Carol

09-19-11

zeissy

Such wonderful symmetry - needs to be seen in large!

09-19-11

zeissy

A wonderfully interesting image! Nice detail.

09-19-11

akul

Great shot

09-19-11

derekwin

more great light

09-19-11

derekwin

great frame

09-19-11

derekwin

awesome light

09-18-11

mbmoore

Great portrait - the expression, composition and vignetting all work nicely together!

09-18-11

mbmoore

Thanks!

09-18-11

cyra

very nice B&W conversion and rendering!

09-18-11

chriseeo

Nothing can beat silver halide, medium format, and this Jena Sonnar. Exceptional portrait, lovely model.

09-17-11

jean-ber52

BRAVO Dierk, magnifique composition, j' ai hésiter car tes photos sont remarquables et ta galerie splendide, merci Dierck de nous en faire profiter

09-16-11

canicuss

I love all the color, interesting composition.

09-16-11

akul

Love this shot. This shot made me buy ZF35/f2 back in the day. I am glad I did !

09-16-11

lxg

Very nice.

09-15-11

JT

Wonderful lighting and shades. Love the composition. Not to mention this is really sharp! Great example for the 100!

09-15-11

derekwin

wow great moment

09-14-11

akul

Great series. I like them all, but I am especially drawn to this one.

09-13-11

aquilan

I am in love with C/Y Distagon 1.4/35 too...great picture, superb bokeh :)

09-12-11

zeissy

Thanks Akul, Stepen and Joe. Carol

09-12-11

bruce1

I agree with Aquilan - Gorgeous photograph.

09-12-11

snaprat

Quite exceptional.

09-11-11

zeissy

Thanks for your comment, was taken just after dawn and I've just done some curves adjustments locally in PS. Cheers! Carol

09-11-11

aquilan

It has very strong colours...has it been corrected more than usual in PS/LR ?

09-11-11

zeissy

I agree with JT that this is indeed one of your best Stephen! Love the range of grey tones.

09-11-11

mjl

Experimenting with some old scientific equipment as prop, ring flash and my collection of Pentax M lenses.

09-10-11

btolley

Thanks very much Aquilan.

09-10-11

zeissy

Gorgeous!

09-10-11

kanuck

Thanks a lot guys :)

09-10-11

shogo

wow, nice contrast between the lighting in the sky and the building.

09-10-11

aquilan

Outstanding picture...lighting, shadows great work :)

09-10-11

russelljtdyer

Very well done. I love storm clouds in general--the color and feel. The addition of a setting sun to give the objects a yellow light, though, adds to the intensity. Gravo. -Russell

09-09-11

lxg

Well done.

09-09-11

shapencolour

Beautiful portrait.

09-07-11

marcin wuu

Yeah, it's analog 6x6 :)

09-06-11

aquilan

I love it :)

09-06-11

aquilan

Very nice, is it 6x6 format photograpy? :)

09-06-11

smichael

Nice!

09-06-11

snaprat

Thank you Luka and Steve. Steve, I completely agree with you that printing images is one of the most rewarding parts of photography and that it is almost a dying art. Thank you for your comments though as I really do appreciate the time you take to look. Kind regards Jeremy

09-06-11

snaprat

Thank you Steve, I really appreciate your comments.

09-06-11

snaprat

Hi yes it is. It was taken with a 50mm CFI Carl Zeiss Lens.

09-05-11

zeissy

thanks JT - lady luck was on my side with this one. Carol

09-05-11

JT

love it !

09-05-11

akul

thank you

09-05-11

akul

This is a stunning still life shot. Luka

09-05-11

akul

Amazing detail !

09-05-11

bajanexile

Great use of the light. Steve

09-05-11

bajanexile

Just a wonderful portrait with IQ to simply die for! I print many of my images (many people never print anything) and I just know that a large Fine Art Print of this would blow most people away. The Phase One format is all about large prints and this is a stunner. I have seen images on other websites taken with PHASE ONE systems (have a look on the Luminous Landscape) and they often are totally underwhelming. The excuse is that you have to see prints to appreciate the format. Not so, just look at this on a calibrated Monitor to disprove that proposition. Top drawer. Best regards steve

09-04-11

zeissy

This is a beauty!

09-04-11

zeissy

Thanks guys for such great comments! Carol

09-04-11

lxg

I agree with rickperry - Well done.

09-04-11

zeissy

Priceless!

09-04-11

zeissy

Spectacular image Steve!

09-04-11

zeissy

Really like the POV and great exposure ~ the biker really adds to this great image. Carol

09-04-11

zeissy

Superb contrasts - good eye Luka!

09-04-11

rick perry

An exquisite shot Carol - I love it. Really clean, simple and elegant - you should do advertising photos! Rick

09-04-11

bruce1

Great Photograph and a skillful use of bokeh.

09-04-11

rick perry

Really nice shot Wouter - looks like a 17th Century Dutch painting. (Excepting Trucks and Van!) Rick

09-04-11

shogo

Thanks Aquilan! Yes, it is true. Oddly, it never rained. (At least at where I was taking the pictures.) This was my first try taking thunder pictures, so I did not realize I got lucky till you mentioned it. Though, the location of the thunder forced me to change the composition. shogo

09-04-11

bajanexile

Top shot!

09-03-11

kanuck

Thanks :)

09-03-11

aquilan

Veny nice thunder :) I see You have luck to got it in 25 sec...but there is no rain, is it true?

09-03-11

russelljtdyer

Women look so good carrying a Leica camera. It should be a regular accessory. So much better than an ipod. Excellent photo, too.

09-03-11

bajanexile

Great shot. Steve

09-03-11

picman

Great shot!

09-03-11

smichael

Very nice.

09-03-11

smichael

Such a beautiful image.

09-02-11

nomad

Nice one Lloyd! Love those long shadows and that amber almost looks like a beer glass. :)

09-02-11

russelljtdyer

Excellent photo. Children are wonderful to photograph. It's a shame so many people worry too much about having their children photographed. They need to be protected, but they also need to be celebrated.

09-02-11

wayne09

No, this was a giant seed head about 10cm in diameter.

09-02-11

krzysiek

I understand. De gustibus non est disputandum. Forgive me :-) please. I agree with you and I sometimes use this Dark Room Technique too. By the way talking of technique I didn't negate HDRI as a whole, on principle, but I like HDRI only softly visible. For me the best post processing is practically not visible, definitely not visible. But I understand, de gustibus... . Salute Krzysztof Morawski

09-02-11

aquilan

Wow...was is taken with any macro-extension tubes or was it just a gigant dandelion? for me it is very interesting picture, true essence of dandelion ;)

09-02-11

bajanexile

Don't get hung up on HDR. Think of it as another Dark Room Technique. If you can't align the frames for what ever reason, then don't use it, otherwise it can produce superior images (and large prints). I posted a Methodology on this site for this technique ~ 1 year ago, but no one showed any interest what's so ever, so I took it down. Most things posted are totally ignored by the Membership. If you want to see how well three frames can be matched in the Tone Mapping process, open this image fully i.e, click on the + sign as well. Many single frames are not as sharp or detailed as this. It really is all about technique. Regards Steve

09-02-11

picman

That seagull played with me, coming and going, I had to take dozens of pictures!

09-02-11

krzysiek

I like it, just... Why are you doing almost always HDRI. I'd like to see it without HDRI. From my point of view it would be better softly HDRI or darker HDRI. Probably more mysteriously.

09-01-11

aquilan

Is it made with medium-format Planar?

09-01-11

aquilan

Beatiful sunshine :) I beat it is dusk...seagull is very important to that composition, and horizon's chiaroscuro too :)

09-01-11

bajanexile

I really like this. Steve

08-31-11

kanuck

Thanks Derek. Are you still back in Canada now?

08-31-11

derekwin

I love the light reflected off the pillars great stuff

08-31-11

derekwin

I have the 100mm as well. It is a bit hard to get focus all the time but once you get the focus you get some great results

08-30-11

roofterrace

It's a fantastic lens, agreed 100%. However, what I meant in my notes is that the 100mm is the hardest lens for me to use.

08-30-11

derekwin

love my 28mm f2 zf I

08-30-11

alphazeiss

awesome shot!!

08-30-11

bajanexile

Great portrait. Really nice capture and processing. Steve

08-30-11

bajanexile

Ghostly!

08-30-11

bajanexile

Great detail.

08-29-11

aquilan

Indeed, I am very impressed with this technique and photographic skills of author :)

08-29-11

akul

I like the composition. Cloud reflection juxtaposed to cloud on the right works really well

08-29-11

smichael

Wow! Very Nice!

08-29-11

dordelo

It was taken In Flagstaff Arizona.The mountain in background it's called San Francisco Peak. Thank you canicuss.

08-29-11

aquilan

Beatiful colours and bookeh...I felt for that model...

08-29-11

snaprat

Hi Derek, Yes shot in the recess of a large window. Even then it was a struggle!

08-29-11

bajanexile

Top shot yet again.

08-29-11

etrs

The last rays of sunlight shining over Portland, ME. The schooner in the background very kindly sailed into the picture at just the right moment.

08-29-11

etrs

Several times while visiting Canajoharie, NY I took a walk down to Canajoharie Creek. One of New York States scenic waterways and a photographic treat in any season. This one was shot on July 4, 2011

08-29-11

derekwin

awesome window light?

08-29-11

derekwin

great lighting

08-28-11

picman

Yep, a little hole in a cloud-covered sky :-)

08-28-11

mengkudu

than you akul

08-28-11

akul

Amazing light.

08-28-11

akul

Beautiful shot

08-28-11

akul

Great color and texture!

08-28-11

shtarka1

Thanks a lot Jeremy!

08-28-11

snaprat

Street at its best. Congratulations. I love the dramatic style that Portra gives to this image.

08-27-11

poyin

love the bokeh so smooth and elegant

08-27-11

canicuss

Nicely composed.

08-27-11

canicuss

Nice photo. Where's it taken?

08-26-11

zeissy

Yes, they are superb Philippe!

08-26-11

shtarka1

Thank You!

08-26-11

akul

Thank you for your comment.

08-26-11

akul

Combination of both. Fog, or more of a cloud that came in low and brought rain.

08-26-11

shtarka1

Thanks Dianne!

08-26-11

shtarka1

Steve & Herman, Humble Thanks!!!

08-26-11

shtarka1

Thank You My Friend!

08-26-11

barista7105

Thanks Stephen. Indeed, I will not let go my M8, ever...

08-26-11

shtarka1

Many Thanks!!!

08-25-11

shtarka1

Thanks Herman!

08-25-11

aquilan

Totally fogged up :) but there is no spatial gradation...wasn't it just raining?

08-24-11

aquilan

Very nice landscape, it is like painting...true art :)

08-24-11

canicuss

This is really nice, it's got great texture.

08-24-11

aquilan

Nothing more too add, brilliant :)

08-23-11

yanaann

very nice picture

08-23-11

picman

Thank you so much for your kind words, and yes it was scary weather!

08-23-11

aquilan

Great Weather :) colours and focus are outstanding...

08-23-11

barista7105

Thank you Dierk

08-23-11

redskeeter

Wonderful image!

08-22-11

aquilan

Very nice pictures, It reminds me about a Christmas time..very gently, not like Christmas' advertisements :)

08-22-11

picman

Took several tries to get the point of focus as I wanted it, but these days of digital that's of course no longer a problem :-)

08-22-11

bajanexile

Nice capture. Lots to look at!

08-22-11

bajanexile

Nice composition and colours!

08-21-11

rick perry

Thanks for noticing Aquilan, I was fortunate to see a Zen Archery demonstration while in Japan last year. Rick

08-21-11

picman

Thank you!

08-21-11

akul

Beautiful how light part sticks out while details in the dark area are well kept. I have weakness to zeiss rendition of detail in dark area, which this photo shows very strongly. yeay

08-21-11

akul

Love this. Dramatic.

08-21-11

akul

Wow !

08-21-11

akul

Beautiful shot

08-20-11

aquilan

Nice photo of great art :)

08-20-11

nomad

Sweet!

08-20-11

mbmoore

Thanks!

08-20-11

snaprat

Love it

08-20-11

akul

Great shot. Wonderful mirage effect

08-19-11

alphazeiss

Awesome picture!! The rim/back light makes both of them very special!

08-19-11

modusoperandi

Nice!

08-19-11

derekwin

great geometry

08-19-11

derekwin

great expression and I like the original angle

08-19-11

derekwin

awesome moment

08-19-11

derekwin

awesome color in the hat

08-19-11

derekwin

great moment

08-19-11

redskeeter

Soo cute!!

08-18-11

akul

Beautiful shot. Wonderful composition.

08-18-11

akul

Thank you Donat

08-17-11

canicuss

Thanks, Steve, your comments are appreciated. :)

08-17-11

canicuss

Steve, I'm using Lightroom 2.

08-17-11

smichael

Thanks donuss!

08-17-11

bajanexile

Nice!

08-17-11

bajanexile

Out of interest, which software package are you using to process your images? Regards Steve

08-17-11

bajanexile

Nice bold colours against the soft pastel tones behind. Steve

08-17-11

dierk

very sweet!! and and very good composition

08-17-11

mbmoore

Yes, really nice contrast and color. It'd make an interesting B&W conversion too I bet.

08-17-11

canicuss

You captured the light beautifully.

08-16-11

donuss

Beautiful light

08-16-11

nomad

And to think I almost walked right by this shot. I saw the composition in my peripheral vision and I just stopped in my tracks and smiled. Some shots are just handed to you. This was one of those....

08-16-11

nomad

Thx lenscrack!

08-16-11

zeissy

Beautiful tones on this image ~ the leaf looks silvery.

08-16-11

snaprat

Thanks Joe, Carlos, Alberto and Pavel. This photograph is one of my personal favourites. This man was attending a religious street festival outside Delhi and he just stood out for me. Quite the coolest man I have photographed for years!! :-)

08-16-11

snaprat

Thanks. London's getting back to normal, whatever normal is! :-)

08-16-11

snaprat

Thanks Donuss! :-)

08-16-11

mbmoore

:D good story!

08-16-11

mbmoore

Thanks, that's what I wad trying for, to give it some dimension.

08-16-11

akul

Ditto to Steve. Great shots. Luka

08-16-11

bajanexile

Probably my favourite. I might be tempted to Clone out the top right corner and correct for the shadow. Try a it and see if it is an improvement, it is just that my eye was drawn to it immediately. Best regards. Steve

08-16-11

bajanexile

Wonderful set of images, I like them all. Steve

08-15-11

philber

I was in Berlin for a meeting of photographers who met on the Fred Miranda forum. Great fun! We said we would do it again...

08-15-11

philber

Yes, Steve, thanks to your suggestion I have tried it in B&W, and it works!

08-15-11

donuss

Great children portrait

08-15-11

donuss

great how they play with full power.A friend of me was play the Sousaphone too but one time he fall down and he can not go out so the have to cut the Sousaphone to bring him out:-)

08-15-11

donuss

great architecture and image nice how it go inside to the image like this

08-15-11

donuss

great image B/W is very good for this

08-15-11

donuss

nice have one time a concert there inside. its near the swiss embassy

08-15-11

donuss

i see you was in Berlin i was stay there for 8 years. Nice image it look like the flag is the only color like this

08-15-11

donuss

great like this lines its easy and clear and need nothing more

08-15-11

donuss

great look like a old film from the home of Graf Dracula:-) have a special mood

08-15-11

donuss

nice scene

08-15-11

donuss

Great image hope now in London is more quiet

08-15-11

donuss

Great composition and colors. Sawadee

08-15-11

snaprat

Thank you Michael and Steve. Much appreciated :-)

08-14-11

canicuss

Wonderful, colorful photo!

08-14-11

zeissy

Mmm... love this viewpoint ~having the arc as a base, supporting a triangle then a rectangle. great lighting too.

08-14-11

bajanexile

Lovely.One for B&W? Steve

08-14-11

bajanexile

Nice image.

08-14-11

bajanexile

Like it!

08-14-11

bajanexile

Thanks Joe and Philippe, much appreciated.

08-14-11

kanuck

Thanks it made it to #20 on explorer today :)

08-14-11

philber

Another example of your fine imagery and mastery of HDR. Well done!

08-13-11

mbmoore

Very strong image

08-13-11

mbmoore

Great expression on the kid, plus excellent lighting.

08-13-11

zeissy

Thanks Stephen... and who knows, are we really happier? Carol

08-13-11

kanuck

:) thanks

08-13-11

bajanexile

Nice capture. Is it a happier Planet? Steve

08-13-11

bajanexile

Thanks shapencolour.

08-13-11

bajanexile

Lovely composition and light.

08-13-11

shapencolour

Awesome!

08-13-11

shapencolour

Excellent photograph Andreas!

08-13-11

mbmoore

Thanks redskeeter! It was taken in Mendocino, CA, possibly one of the most photogenic spots in NorCal. I was really glad I decided to carry along the tripod.

08-13-11

kanuck

Thanks a lot guys :)

08-13-11

redskeeter

Stunning image!!

08-13-11

bajanexile

Top shot!

08-13-11

shtarka1

Super!!!

08-12-11

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting Joe and Tony, it is much appreciated. Steve

08-12-11

JT

Beautiful. I love the way the background colors are like those of the subject.

08-12-11

yanaann

Adore this photo

08-12-11

yanaann

This photo is really fantastic

08-11-11

zeissy

Lovely impressionistic image.

08-11-11

etrs

I work in a lab and see more pictures of flowers and sunsets than I ever wanted to see in life. My overall feeling is that if I never see another picture of a flower I will be happy. This photograph, however, is exquisitely produced. Good composition, perfect color and of course, very crisp detail. It makes me think I'm standing in the garden with you when you shot this.

08-11-11

aquilan

Very nice subject, brilliant defocus of sword's edge...beatiful colours, dress and flowers :)

08-11-11

bajanexile

Quality image and a good take on this popular scene. Nice set of images as well. Steve

08-10-11

zeissy

Very beautiful ~ its as if I am there!

08-10-11

JT

Beautiful. So smooth and real. Love the shallow DOF.

08-10-11

JT

I don't think it can get any sharper than this! For a portrait lens it is amazing the detail you bring out in a landscape.

08-10-11

JT

Wow! That is sharp!!!

08-10-11

yanaann

Vey well done !

08-10-11

opal

Have you seen the roofer on top of the main castle tower?

08-09-11

aquilan

Properly-made Fountain's View, well done photo...outstanding memorial of human handwork by stone :)

08-09-11

redskeeter

Beautiful image!

08-08-11

mbmoore

Wow, very impressive work. I really like the shadow detail that's almost imperceptible.

08-08-11

nomad

I really like the color composition here Carol!

08-08-11

yanaann

Really great !

08-08-11

aquilan

Thanks You...I am greatful for warm opinion of Yours :) I like this lens much too..

08-08-11

jeroen

Thanks for the comment. It's taken in Casaellao, Algarve. No young people in town anymore. Jeroen

08-08-11

tomasony

Nice and calm photo. Reqlly good composition as well. I like it. :)

08-08-11

yanaann

Bardzo ładny strzał

08-08-11

yanaann

Kolorowe charakter :)

08-08-11

yanaann

I like your Polish pictures very much

08-08-11

yanaann

Very well done !

08-08-11

yanaann

So cute ! :)

08-07-11

yanaann

Beautiful place

08-07-11

yanaann

Great

08-07-11

zeissy

Totally amazing image!

08-07-11

miked700

Thanks Donuss; that's an idea I hadn't thought of yet. I'll give it a try, though I wanted to portray the sandy hazy atmosphere (it was quite warm as well), and the apparent lack of humans, first and foremost. Cheers, Michiel

08-07-11

canicuss

I agree with nomad, the colors are fantastic.

08-07-11

nomad

The colors here are just fantastic!

08-07-11

nomad

Excellent color contrast Donuss! Beautiful bokeh too!

08-07-11

donuss

nice mood great i think maybe in B/W will be great too

08-07-11

frmert

Danke!

08-07-11

mbmoore

Thanks machjakub!

08-07-11

philber

Thanks Carol, Donat!

08-07-11

3gon

Thanks!

08-07-11

bajanexile

Yes, this a three frame Tone Mapped image. Best regards Steve

08-07-11

budiboyo

amazing...

08-06-11

aquilan

Very beautiful picture, is it made in HDR technique?

08-06-11

zeissy

Great deception of near and far, real and shadow!

08-06-11

zeissy

Great abstraction and excellent work! Are there window reflections in the centre square? Carol

08-06-11

zeissy

Amazingly unique perspective ~ love it!

08-06-11

zeissy

Thanks Stephen!

08-06-11

aquilan

Great colours and focus :)

08-06-11

zeissy

Magic~ love the deep rich tones and light ~ aperture and focus are perfect!

08-06-11

zeissy

Stunning composition and wonderful light Donat! Carol

08-06-11

bajanexile

Nive!

08-06-11

bajanexile

Thanks Donus. Steve

08-06-11

bajanexile

Quality!

08-06-11

tomasony

Thanks. Tripod is very handy in these conditions. :)

08-06-11

zeissy

Thanks Donat! Was wondering if anyone would see that smiley... Carol

08-06-11

donuss

Great this plan with the drops like this

08-06-11

donuss

great with this with and blue

08-06-11

donuss

great light

08-06-11

donuss

Like this,look like this lens bring every little different yellow ton correct

08-06-11

donuss

great look and mood

08-06-11

donuss

schön diese roten Beeren und das Bokeh

08-06-11

donuss

like this dynamic and this freaky smily on the left side;-)

08-06-11

donuss

Like this wave

08-06-11

donuss

Great light like this.

08-06-11

machjakub

This is admirable streetphoto, great moment and view! You have good eye.

08-06-11

bajanexile

Nice light. Steve

08-06-11

bajanexile

Thanks Rick. The Zeiss 21mm with the Canon EOS 5D Mk.I is a killer combination. It produces sharper images straight out of the camera. It may be that the 12.8 Megapixel sensor has a less severe Anti-aliasing filter in front of it VS the Mk.II. Certainly an easier camera to use. I wish the Manufactures would drop the Anti-aliasing filter altogether. Steve

08-05-11

rick perry

Gorgeous Model - great color - nice shot. Rick

08-05-11

rick perry

Stephen, An outstanding image for sure - love the B&W with the ultra sharp 21mm Zeiss. Rick

08-05-11

zeissy

Exquisite light and wonderful framing!

08-05-11

philber

Thanks, Tony!

08-05-11

bajanexile

Wonderful set Philippe. I particularly like these two for the light. Steve

08-05-11

bajanexile

Thank you all for your comments and thanks for displaying this image Jorge. Best regards Steve

08-05-11

philber

Nice work, Stephen!

08-04-11

zeissy

Nice processing! Works well as a vertical.

08-04-11

bluriet

Lobivia aurea, Silk petals seem. ciao

08-04-11

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting canicuss and nomad. Yes, that is the Mediterranean Sea showing between the buildings. The sign reads: Dins aquest ostao, Napoleon a jamai dormit, mai una Bona Parte Dei "Belei fremas daquie daila" Best regards Steve

08-03-11

nomad

Great shot, I see the sign at the door makes a reference to Napoleon. Can you tell us what it says?

08-03-11

canicuss

You picked a beautiful entryway to photograph, is that the sea peeking through the buildings?

08-03-11

bajanexile

God's Country! As someone living in England, I have to put my hand up and say that the South of France is just someting else. Somewhere that ought to be put on everyone's "Bucket List". Culture, class, food, light, architecture (what have I forgotten?). Don't leave it too long but it is not cheap. Forget the cheaper imatations. The light was so extreme that this is a two frame Tone Mapped image.

08-03-11

beata556

Bardzo ładne.Podoba mi się.

08-03-11

beata556

Są jak z "innej bajki".

08-03-11

beata556

Podoba mi się.

08-02-11

zeissy

Thanks Philippe and Luka!

08-02-11

zeissy

Love the wonderful warm tones and texture.

08-02-11

canicuss

This is an awesome goat! Nice shot.

08-01-11

akul

Indeed, very interesting shot. It reminds me of the dollar bill design.

08-01-11

akul

Wow, great shot. Love the diagonal composition.

08-01-11

nomad

Thank you Philber!

08-01-11

akul

Great composition and tonality. Superb spatial rendition.

08-01-11

philber

Brilliant, Carol, simply brilliant!

08-01-11

philber

Very interesting! I like it!

07-31-11

zeissy

Outstanding Donat!

07-31-11

zeissy

A heart stopper!

07-31-11

zeissy

Wonderful tones and composition!

07-31-11

canicuss

Amazing expressions on their faces.

07-31-11

donuss

Great landscape image fantastic

07-31-11

donuss

Great with this little sharp part like this

07-30-11

smichael

Thanks! Yes 2.0 on the 100 really is something special.

07-30-11

labbai

Thanks to all! Too much tonality here to my taste too, but sometimes you just get carried away... The polarizer filter is just awesome for this lens. Haven't taken it off after I put it on.

07-30-11

redskeeter

Stunning!

07-29-11

canicuss

Wonderful colors.

07-29-11

zeissy

Love this ~ its mysterious yet warm and inviting!

07-29-11

aperturething

splendid detail!!!

07-29-11

aperturething

Awsome work! I think someday my next lens will be either the 18 or 21.

07-29-11

akul

Wow, this is an amazing shot.

07-29-11

labbai

Lovely... a person making a change to c... All the best to you! ¨Learn 'em well, they will serve us well!¨

07-29-11

labbai

Sharp, the model pops out nicely and the bokeh is excellent. I'm in love.

07-29-11

btolley

Very nice. I like the sky very much, and nice colours.

07-29-11

labbai

Wow! Nice capture! You don't see often this kind of pictures of birds...

07-29-11

bluetsunami

Beautiful contrast and blurring from the Prakticar. Looks like a great lens for portraiture.

07-28-11

taz_k

Thanks! It's taken at Vesterålen in Norway.

07-27-11

evangelos k

Thanks! It does have slight vignetting added in post processing.

07-27-11

nomad

Love the color and depth!

07-27-11

aquilan

Nice theme, colours oustanding..everything else after cliffkiracofe, great appreciation :)

07-27-11

aquilan

Very nice composition, even it is cropped :)

07-27-11

aquilan

Nice, nice, great theme, colours and mood...and vignette looks almost natural, but it is unusual for this lens...have You fixed it with graphical software?

07-27-11

aquilan

Great resolution..may I ask if it is really DSC-R1?

07-27-11

aquilan

Wow...great fog's light :) low ISO brings no noise...but 5 sec tells, it wouldn't be posibile without any-pod (at least monopod..but it could be tripod too :) ) I am big fan of this lens...mood of this picture and author :)

07-27-11

aquilan

It is my favorite charakter from before-sleep TV-tales of my childhood :) But what to tell more about this Photo? Is this photo more even than odd ?

07-27-11

aquilan

Nice fisheye perspective, maudlin model...is it Lodz?

07-27-11

zeissy

This is brilliant!

07-27-11

canicuss

Beautiful.

07-27-11

zeissy

thanks so much Philippe, Steve and Joe! :O) Carol

07-27-11

akul

Beautiful, serene and mystic. Nice detail. Luka

07-26-11

alphazeiss

A very beautiful picture! (The colors are very nice too!)

07-26-11

bajanexile

Nice use of DOF. Steve

07-26-11

bajanexile

Nice series Philippe. Steve

07-26-11

bajanexile

Lovely image. Steve

07-26-11

bajanexile

Great capture. Steve

07-26-11

btolley

Nice picture. I like the colours very much.

07-26-11

3gon

Thanks again for the comments!

07-26-11

philber

A brilliant shot, Carol. A live shot like this, using MF, a very shallow DOF at short range and f:2.0, and despite the lens' focus shift, is outstanding, as is the result!

07-25-11

zeissy

thanks Alessandro for lending your verbal support! Carol

07-25-11

aquilan

Interesting multilayer composition with translucent technology :) great effect..

07-25-11

aquilan

Insane art of light, great dynamic :) highest score...

07-25-11

yanaann

so cute :)

07-25-11

paolo

This is great. Compliments

07-25-11

hasse58

It was a nice day, with lovely lighting.

07-25-11

hasse58

Glad you like it !

07-25-11

hasse58

Thank you for the comment!

07-25-11

3gon

Thanks for the kind comments!

07-24-11

zeissy

Very, powerful and symbolic! Water is so clear.

07-24-11

zeissy

Wonderful lush tones and fine detail!

07-24-11

donuss

great look its go so far. Donat

07-24-11

donuss

nice portrait like this Donat

07-24-11

donuss

beautiful how the tree come inside the image. Donat

07-24-11

donuss

nice with the water Donat

07-24-11

donuss

Great this green and the form of this tree. Donat

07-24-11

redskeeter

Stunning!

07-24-11

akul

Wow, great color.

07-24-11

akul

Agree with joe. This B/W has more power of drawing me into picture. Beautiful shot. Luka

07-24-11

akul

Great sky over meadow. Pretty. Luka

07-24-11

akul

Nice composition

07-24-11

akul

Very pretty. Love the ominous cloud.

07-24-11

akul

Gorgeous shot. Great sense of distance.

07-24-11

akul

Thanks for your comment. I agree, the only 'secret' was that it was shot from a side walk of roadway on a super hot and humid day. I was intrigued by the layers of leaves leading to water beyond.

07-24-11

JT

Insanely ccool! I love this.

07-24-11

zeissy

I could think of a few funny captions for this .... love the moment - its great Rick!

07-24-11

zeissy

Yes...how did you know?

07-24-11

alphazeiss

uh oh... we ate them before we got to the camera:) (grilled it)

07-24-11

donuss

nice i think the big one is yours

07-24-11

donuss

great is this a bee or a wasp ? great colors

07-24-11

donuss

great its a very hectic time on this flower fantastic the sharpness on the little bee

07-24-11

donuss

Great colors and mood you was on that Sailing boat ?

07-24-11

donuss

great so many sunglasses you use the 50mm or the 21?

07-24-11

donuss

nice orchid

07-24-11

donuss

Great composition and colors like this

07-24-11

donuss

Beautiful image and composition. The steps to heaven

07-24-11

donuss

Nice scene water is always what children like

07-22-11

zeissy

Thanks for your thoughtful comment!

07-21-11

zeissy

thank you ~ it is a forest of mostly spruce and pine trees viewed from a long distance.

07-21-11

zeissy

Very impressionistic; love those long darks and great pov.

07-21-11

zeissy

Thank you! Yes, its still West Georgia Street.

07-21-11

akul

Mysterious scene. Beautifullly captured

07-21-11

akul

Great shot. Simple, strong and beautiful. Luka

07-21-11

akul

Thank you so much Luka

07-21-11

redskeeter

Beautiful scene!

07-21-11

aquilan

Very nice colours...and a beauty of model, perfect juxtaposition :)

07-21-11

bajanexile

Like the perspective and great IQ. Steve

07-21-11

akul

Thank you ! Luka

07-20-11

shapencolour

Very nice waterfalls akul.

07-20-11

aquilan

there is a great dynamism within this picture...it is bold with shadows and multiplicity of differently oriented birds...very nice artwork :)

07-20-11

aquilan

So simple and still genius :) Is it still West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC?

07-20-11

aquilan

I like it much :) very interesting moutainscape due some gradient of light and flow of colours (again)...may I ask what type of plant are those foreground greens? Are they trees (from long distance) or some lower grass (in close distance) ?

07-20-11

aquilan

Great magic of defocus :) Very nice colours and contrast between saturation of right nearest part of picture and left farthest focal plane..I am disturbed a little about defocus of crucifix. In first look it seams to be unexpected. But without it, it would become like a regular portrait of crucifix with defocused background. In the presented way, defocus joins (with gradient) first and 2nd plane. I think it is a great picture without doubt...

07-20-11

aquilan

Nice topic...like asian festivals..there is also a dragon or sea horse :) very vivid colours, You found pretty much light there...and this is amazing light :)

07-20-11

zeissy

Very beautiful tones and detail

07-20-11

labbai

Thank You! I was just walking by and saw two girls sitting inte riverbank throwing some bread or something to the birds and the sun just came to shine, so I stood there taking pictures and the girls were laughing as i was shouting "More bread, please!" It was just funny...

07-20-11

akul

Wow!! Great shot.

07-20-11

akul

Love the duo with color and b/w. Hard to decide which I like better. Well, I decided I like them equally.

07-20-11

akul

Beautiful abstraction. Great tonality.

07-20-11

donuss

great this structure and composition.

07-20-11

donuss

Great image how the river bring me inside the picture

07-20-11

donuss

Great color this green

07-20-11

akul

Thank you so much. Luka

07-19-11

zeissy

Luka, this is superb! Those warm tone geometrics and great shadows really create strong interest. Carol

07-19-11

zeissy

Love the flattened perspective and wonderful light. Almost feels like I'm looking down at an adobe courtyard.....well seen!

07-19-11

zeissy

Very surreal scene ~ nice clean color and fabulous composition!

07-19-11

alphazeiss

hmm... those two must be good friends :)

07-19-11

zeissy

Thanks very much!

07-19-11

akul

Thank you Donat Luka

07-18-11

donuss

beautiful colors

07-18-11

donuss

beautiful structure of this wood and this 2 fire drops bug.

07-18-11

donuss

i like this it shows, that the nature will come back

07-18-11

donuss

like this image it looks like a dream with this bokeh

07-18-11

rick perry

Donat - interesting series - this is my favorite! Rick

07-18-11

philber

Your two peacok shots are absolutely breathtaking, Donat! Congratulations!

07-18-11

philber

Your two peacok shots are absolutely breathtaking, Donat! Congratulations!

07-18-11

philber

Brillant composition and texture, Carol! great work!

07-18-11

zeissy

Wonderful!

07-18-11

zeissy

Thanks Rick!

07-18-11

zeissy

Sublime!

07-18-11

zeissy

Thanks Donat - lots of snow last winter and just hasn't melted due to high elevation. This was taken July 4th. Carol

07-18-11

donuss

nice smile make happy

07-18-11

donuss

nice children portrait suwei mak mak

07-18-11

rick perry

Thanks Donat, amazing colors on this Bad Boy!

07-18-11

rick perry

Love it, Carol, Many complain about the Planar 1.4 up close - you have proved it is a great lens once again - nice shot, good eye - Wonderful composition. Rick

07-18-11

mwhoward

Thanks, first outing with first Zeiss lens! No manipulation at all other watermark, straight from the sensor to you ;)

07-17-11

donuss

beautiful but you made this in Autumn? or is this so high ?

07-17-11

zeissy

Thanks Luka and Donat. Carol

07-17-11

donuss

nice color and bokeh

07-17-11

donuss

Goooood Mooooorning;-)

07-17-11

donuss

Great image and tones

07-17-11

lxg

Well done.

07-17-11

akul

Wonderful exposure control.

07-17-11

akul

Great shot with tremendous detail. Good to see shots taken with 18mm.

07-17-11

akul

Quite a color. Beautiful

07-17-11

akul

Very cute capture. It looks as if the gecko is smiling.

07-17-11

akul

Great shot. I like BW on this one. Luka

07-17-11

zeissy

Wonderful tones! Very strong and appealing composition.

07-17-11

zeissy

Love the POV and wonderful texture.

07-17-11

zeissy

Stunning image ~ composition, tones and history!

07-17-11

zeissy

Love the character of this image.

07-17-11

zeissy

Beautifully done in every way Steve! Carol

07-17-11

zeissy

Absolutely stunning scene Rick and nice framing; the little haze adds much depth. Carol

07-17-11

canicuss

Nice depth and detail, it's also got really nice light.

07-17-11

nomad

Her eyes look sad or troubled to me. Very pretty, but sad.

07-17-11

donuss

nice portrait great colors

07-17-11

donuss

beautiful colors i like this flower too but in switzerland i cant see many time

07-17-11

donuss

special with the move on the wing

07-17-11

donuss

great sharpness

07-17-11

donuss

Beautiful butterfly great colors

07-17-11

nomad

It almost glows, beautiful!

07-17-11

nomad

Thank you akul! Yes, it was a very photogenic place. Much to see from many different angles. Well worth the visit.

07-16-11

akul

Thank you for your kind words. I feel like I saw the owner, a gentleman with a hat and suit and very classic leather suitcase being loaded to the bak if my memory serves me correct.

07-16-11

akul

Great capture of space. Wonderful lighting bring out volumes very strongly.

07-16-11

zeissy

Beautiful gleaming tones and great perspective.

07-16-11

redskeeter

Awesome image, well done!

07-15-11

akul

Beautiful shot with infinite detail. What not to like !!

07-15-11

akul

Thank you very much donat, mbmoore, nomad Luka

07-15-11

nomad

Great shot of a great car!

07-15-11

mbmoore

Lovely shot - great dimensionality.

07-15-11

JT

Just put me out of my misery :)

07-15-11

redskeeter

Great photo, glass of wine and I could stay there all day.

07-15-11

redskeeter

Awesome image!

07-14-11

mbmoore

Thanks for the kind words! I definitely had Escher in mind when I saw this staircase.

07-14-11

philber

Splendid shot! Well done!

07-13-11

canicuss

This is a lovely shot, it's got great lighting.

07-13-11

canicuss

Nice colors and lots of wonderful texture.

07-13-11

canicuss

Very nice photo.

07-13-11

nomad

Very cool Donuss! It looks like something from a sci-fi movie!

07-13-11

yanaann

so beautiful

07-13-11

akul

It has a painterly feeling to this photo. Very nice. Luka

07-13-11

donuss

Great image and fantastic composition

07-13-11

donuss

Like this image its have a special mood

07-13-11

donuss

Great idea and composition

07-13-11

donuss

great image

07-13-11

donuss

great flower collection you show us

07-13-11

donuss

beautiful color and sharpness

07-13-11

donuss

fantastic light

07-13-11

donuss

like the colors

07-13-11

donuss

Nice scene like this

07-13-11

akul

Beautiful shot.

07-13-11

akul

Great color. beautiful set. Luka

07-13-11

zeissy

Splendid b&w tones and lighting... has a great retro feel

07-12-11

zeissy

This is a great image; love the awkward simple pose and wonderful light!

07-12-11

victorperso

Thanks Akul :)

07-12-11

zeissy

Appreciate your comments and thoughts. Carol

07-12-11

zeissy

Thanks Steve!

07-12-11

bajanexile

The lonesome pine. I owned this lens but gave up on it in the end, It works at f/5.6 but I was very dissapointed with what it did fully open and even at f/1.8, Nice image. Steve

07-12-11

bajanexile

Nice!

07-12-11

bajanexile

Like the perspective and the vignetting. Steve

07-12-11

bajanexile

Like this image. Steve

07-12-11

canicuss

This is a beautiful image. It's got such wonderful color and an interesting balance.

07-11-11

hasse58

Yes, I feel the same! I like this one a lot too.

07-11-11

hasse58

It depends on the viewpoint. Actually, it's not taken straight from above, but rather with a tiny angle. Glad you liked it!

07-11-11

hasse58

Thanks for the comment !

07-11-11

akul

Very nice.

07-11-11

akul

Nice composition. Window inside window. Great texture Luka

07-11-11

bajanexile

Thanks for your comments akul. Best regards Steve

07-10-11

akul

This is an amazing shot. Luka

07-10-11

akul

WOW !!!!!!! You MUST see this photo in large size. It is very surreal and beautiful. Notice that reflection of house, but you DON'T SEE THE HOUSE itself !! Thank you Steve. This is an amazing shot.

07-10-11

akul

Very nice. I get a great sense of depth of space from this shot.

07-10-11

akul

Very pretty. Great capture of pattern, and even cloud. How did you manage to not to get in the reflection while keeping is so flat -on ( seeming ly ) ?? Very nice capture.

07-10-11

akul

Great series. I know nothing about Sonnar 180, but these shot made me salivate. Luka

07-10-11

mbmoore

Is that the mission at Carmel? It's beautiful.

07-10-11

mbmoore

Is that the mission at Carmel? It's beautiful.

07-10-11

miked700

Ha ha! Gauging by the weight this should now be my #1 bike... That Fuji sounds good as well. I forgot the name of the pro team that rides them. Do you like it? I'm watching the Tour now and have seen many favorites crash out, in terrain I know to be very difficult; up and down all day on narrow bumpy roads. I like David Millar but he usually gives up on GC pretty soon. I think Klöden wil turn out to the dark horse in this race; Geraint Thomas seems to doing well too, after his teamleader Wiggins crashed out of the race. Noone mentions Klöden but he's still up there and he doesn't crash. He climbs well and he time trials well. We'll see...

07-10-11

rick perry

Wayne, This is wonderful - I always love the color you get with this lens/camera combination - also, in this case, the the compostion is perfect. Well done! Rick

07-10-11

rick perry

Wojciech, Luka, Thanks for noticing - this has been languishing in my files for many months. Rick

07-10-11

akul

I like the lighting and color. Well done. Luka

07-09-11

zeissgurl

Perfection - the colors are crazy perfect.

07-09-11

aquilan

Still Life :) Very Interesting Example..nice details and colours :)

07-09-11

aquilan

Interesting variety of Colours, I like it :)

07-09-11

aquilan

Interesting variety of Colours, I like it :)

07-09-11

nomad

Great bokeh!

07-09-11

zeissy

Thanks Luka.

07-09-11

miked700

Thanks Mark but no, it's a mix of Campag Chorus crankset, gears and brakelevers (all some 6 or 7 years old; comes from my "old" training bike), new record brakes, Neutron Ultra wheels... I was in a quander whether this should become my #1 bike, as the components come form my #2 training bike. I ended up inbetween I guess.

07-09-11

victorperso

Thanks Aquilan ! I have made 400 fotos !

07-09-11

aquilan

Great Whether, Models and DOF :)

07-09-11

zeissy

Perfect symmetry, detail and love the gleaming light.

07-08-11

akul

Beautiful color and composition. Great shot. Luka

07-08-11

zeissy

thanks for your comments Rick and Steve :O) Carol

07-08-11

zeissy

Wonderful perspective and symmetry Steve. Cheers! Carol

07-08-11

zeissy

A beauty in graphics! Wonderful work.

07-08-11

smichael

Contax 645 such a great camera!

07-08-11

bajanexile

Nice tones.

07-08-11

rick perry

Great shot Carol, I love the composition and muted colors. Rick

07-07-11

donuss

Good composition and tones

07-07-11

zeissy

Wonderful tones, details and story line~ sublime image!

07-07-11

victorperso

Very nice, thanks ;)

07-06-11

sebz

Renoir! Very nice

07-06-11

akul

Thank you so much to all !

07-05-11

ricardsonwilliams

nice shot!

07-05-11

zeissy

Thanks! Its a zen image. Carol

07-05-11

zeissy

Thanks everyone for the comments~ was fortunate with some wonderful light! Carol

07-05-11

zeissy

Wonderful tones and great composition. Beautiful!

07-05-11

zeissy

Yes, very special in b&w ~ good work!

07-05-11

canicuss

Very nice composition.

07-05-11

canicuss

Lovely.

07-05-11

canicuss

Lots of wonderful depth.

07-05-11

canicuss

Very nice photo, especially in B&W as already stated.

07-05-11

akul

Thank you very much. I am glad I listened to that voice. Luka

07-05-11

akul

Beautiful shot. Great color and composition.

07-05-11

akul

Beautiful shot

07-04-11

nomad

Thx! Actually this is the underground concourse between the East and West buildings at the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. A very cool place for photography I might add. You can easily spend the better part of a day there. I'd love to go back and explore it some more actually.

07-03-11

alphazeiss

that's a wow!! - a great perspective! (is that in an airport?) bye

07-02-11

victorperso

- Mbmoore, Thanks & Spain is very cool for tourism ! - Sigurd, Merci bcp cher collègue de CI ;)

07-02-11

sigurd

Extra !

07-01-11

mbmoore

Great shot - it really makes me want to be there!

07-01-11

victorperso

+1 "The most beautiful photographs seem to appear effortless" Very good feeling with Regina ;) & Thanks

06-30-11

victorperso

Thanks Chriseeo

06-30-11

victorperso

I think the same :)))

06-30-11

victorperso

Thanks Joecan & J. Torralba ;) Spain is nice with sun, beach & beautiful boats ;)))))

06-30-11

victorperso

Gracias J. Torralba, this 50mm is really nice and the "flare" with sun is really nice :) Love it !

06-30-11

victorperso

Thanks a lot Donuss

06-30-11

donuss

great image and idea like this

06-30-11

donuss

great portrait like this

06-30-11

donuss

Great idea and fantastic color

06-30-11

akul

Thank you !!

06-30-11

JT

Nice control of depth of field. The 50mm f2 is wonderful and it shows here.

06-30-11

JT

I'm visiting Spain!

06-30-11

mbmoore

Thanks! A friend managed to get some press passes, which really changed the experience for me. Was able to get a lot more shots I would have otherwise missed.

06-30-11

mbmoore

No, not NOLA, but the SF Pride Parade. I got a whole series of them marching down Market St., and it was tough to pick just one.

06-30-11

mbmoore

Thanks Rick, they were pretty energetic!

06-30-11

mbmoore

Thanks Steve! What you can't see here is that her carriage is being pulled by a guy in a leather horse outfit. It was quite a sight!

06-30-11

bajanexile

Nicely executed mirror shot!

06-30-11

bajanexile

Nice B&W.

06-30-11

bajanexile

Eloquent! Steve

06-30-11

bajanexile

Great to see so many wooden buildings. We seldom build with wood anymore, Steve

06-30-11

bajanexile

Like it Rick. Is that a Zeiss disection microscope? Steve

06-30-11

bajanexile

Thanks for viewing and commenting Rick.

06-30-11

alphazeiss

Great picture!! Poor bike missing :)

06-29-11

rodphoto

Captures the real sense of fun for these girls. Looks like New Orelans - I am guessing.

06-29-11

rodphoto

What fun. To see the stop action and not hear the noise of the crowd really goes together. On my scrren there is a lot of contrast - which I really like for this image. You series on parades is very nice.

06-29-11

rick perry

Donat, Another Great one! Terrific subject matter and your composition work well. Rick

06-29-11

rick perry

Michael, A wonderful series - this is my favorite - energy, color, and I am partial to young beautiful women. They don't have parades like this in Rockland Maine, I'll tell you that! Rick

06-29-11

rick perry

Steve, Great shot - I love it ! Perfectly executed! Rick

06-29-11

zfman

Beautiful BW

06-29-11

akul

Great amount of detail captured. Must see it in larger version.

06-29-11

akul

So that you will take a fabulous picture of it :) Great shot. My eyes were drawn to the top, so I did not notice the mail box until I read the notes.

06-29-11

akul

Great image. very nice light

06-29-11

philber

Magnificent composition, Rolf! Congratulations!

06-29-11

donuss

another great forest image

06-29-11

donuss

Beautiful color and great sharp

06-29-11

donuss

Fantastic colors and details,im thinking to buy this lens too

06-28-11

philber

Thanks all of you so much for your kind words!

06-28-11

zeissy

Blows me away; such an ornate setting and its all there- wonderful work!

06-28-11

philber

Lovely image, Peter! Love the way reflections are there but don't steal the show...

06-28-11

akul

Great shot/. Amazing texture, detail.

06-28-11

akul

Beautiful. Great light and color !

06-27-11

philber

Wow!!! Simply amazing!

06-27-11

philber

Another magnificent series, Donat!

06-26-11

canicuss

The water almost looks like glass, it's a fascinating effect.

06-26-11

zeissy

Splendid greens and wonderful balance of trees and rocks.

06-26-11

zeissy

Thanks for your thoughts! This whole thing is an interesting insite of today's society I think. Carol

06-26-11

zeissy

Fantastic image! Like the b&w version much better!

06-26-11

donuss

great image with this dynamic water and the bird he just stay there

06-26-11

donuss

Great forest picture i like this green. i think this image will be fantastic in B/W too.

06-26-11

donuss

beautiful with this sea rose like this

06-26-11

donuss

Great moment and scene like this

06-26-11

ericpmoss

Oddly enough, that is my favorite cloud out of the whole set. Too bad we can't just order the others to frame it nicely.

06-26-11

akul

Wonderful reportage. Better viewing in large size, you can even read them. B/W feels right for the content. Was this sort of a flush mob ?

06-25-11

alphazeiss

oh no ... not that good a cook. It usually looks good in pictures only :) I've been checking around for a new grill for the past few weeks. They said on the July 2nd weekend there'll be a store sale coupon and i can't wait:)

06-25-11

zeissy

So beautifully wistful; lovely ambient light.

06-25-11

zeissy

Smooth tones and great graphics!

06-25-11

zeissy

Really great image~ totally surreal and very artistic!

06-25-11

zeissy

Someone is a good cook; looks appetizing!

06-25-11

zeissy

Thanks; appreciate the great comments. Carol

06-24-11

chriseeo

Excellent.

06-22-11

donuss

Great perspective and fantastic ligth

06-22-11

donuss

nice composition and colors i like. Sawadee Donat

06-22-11

rick perry

Donat - A wonderful series - well done! Your Love of the insrument comes through each photograph! Rick

06-22-11

akul

What a great series !

06-22-11

akul

Very pretty

06-22-11

akul

Great series. Beautiful.

06-22-11

JT

Stunning! The images is magical!

06-21-11

donuss

Tolle perspektieve gefällt mir

06-20-11

mbmoore

It's a really lovely shot and a well-deserved featured photo!

06-20-11

akul

Thank you Rick. It is a work by artist, Maya Lin, who designed the Vietnam War memorial in DC. Luka

06-20-11

rick perry

Luka, Nice series in "GREEN" - this one is my favorite! I like the repeating wave patterns. Rick

06-20-11

bajanexile

Nice take Rick. Best regards Steve

06-20-11

akul

Thank you Donat. Luka

06-20-11

akul

It is a container cargo train running on the west of the Hudson River NY. Train is literally a mile long or something.

06-20-11

cyra

great shot! road block? where is it?

06-19-11

mbmoore

Great composition and colors!

06-19-11

akul

Very fresh ! Somehow I am drawn to this photo. Color and lighting is very nice

06-19-11

kanzer16

Beautiful image. I love the composition and light.

06-19-11

rick perry

Carol, This is terrific - composition, detail, and social implications. Well done! Rick

06-18-11

cyra

thank you. At first I thought that fog was killing any foto oportunities, but then turned out to be rather interesting.

06-18-11

mbmoore

I really like the feel of this image. The interplay of light and fog is great.

06-18-11

mbmoore

Thanks!

06-18-11

mbmoore

Thank you!

06-18-11

zeissy

After the recent Stanley Cup Game and subsequent riots in Vancouver, BC Canada, a homeless man sits in front of the destroyed windows of the Hudson Bay store . Thousands have already come to express their anger, sorrow,embarrassment, hope and support for Vancouver on the boarded up windows.

06-18-11

akul

Beautiful combination of fog and light

06-18-11

kanzer16

Thank you very much for your comments

06-18-11

kanzer16

Thank you very much for your comments

06-17-11

canicuss

Nicely done.

06-17-11

donuss

Beautiful how the fog give a great mood Donat

06-17-11

donuss

Great colors and composition

06-17-11

donuss

Fantastic

06-17-11

donuss

Great tones and composition Donat

06-17-11

alphazeiss

Wow awesome photos Donat!! From the video (and here on this site before the video) you're an awesome gentleman too!! bye phil

06-17-11

nomad

Excellent donuss!

06-17-11

cyra

wonderful photograph (and the film too!)

06-17-11

akul

Really powerful shot.

06-17-11

akul

Great capture. Love the texture, exposure.

06-17-11

akul

Great capture of moment with strong composition.

06-17-11

akul

I like the composition and color. Nice shot

06-17-11

akul

Wow !! Just great shots. This shot is my favorite of all, but they are all great.

06-17-11

bajanexile

Love your Violin Bows. Great shot. Steve

06-17-11

bajanexile

Great shot. Steve

06-17-11

magiclight

+1, very nice

06-17-11

akul

Great composition, beautiful detail and boke Luka

06-17-11

donuss

great tones like this

06-17-11

donuss

i was made a Video for Zeiss [yt]zG6RxSiQ8Q8[/yt]

06-17-11

donuss

i was made a Video for Zeiss http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zG6RxSiQ8Q8

06-17-11

donuss

i was made a video for Zeiss [yt]zG6RxSiQ8Q8[/yt]

06-17-11

donuss

i was made a Video for Zeiss [yt]zG6RxSiQ8Q8[/yt]

06-17-11

donuss

I was made a video for Zeiss [yt]zG6RxSiQ8Q8[/yt]

06-17-11

donuss

Great colors and composition

06-17-11

JT

Fantastic image and wonderful control of depth of field.

06-17-11

JT

This lens is the bomb! By the way. Popflash has a few in stock for Nikon mount.

06-17-11

cyra

Thank you. it is at lake Neusiedl, Burgenland, Eastern Austria, right on the Hungarian border.

06-17-11

opal

No, it was very hot on this particular day at this small village! These brick stone architecture is very typical at the Ruegen island and the northern region of Germany!

06-16-11

opal

O.K. sorry I did not work very precise, because I was dissturbed by group of people. For this very large church portal I should be in the middle of the portal to avoid any distortion. It was a kind of difficult in this situation. The 18mm Distagon has no cushion distortion, so it might be the construction of this very old church. I've decided to post this image to show more this interesting very old structures of the church entrance portal, and less of an architecture perfect distortion arrangement. But critics are always welcome!

06-16-11

aquilan

I like it :)

06-16-11

aquilan

There is seen some sort of distortion, am I right?

06-16-11

magiclight

Nice light and composition. Where did you shoot this Cyra?

06-16-11

magiclight

Nice image. It tells a story! Well done.

06-15-11

JT

I like the controlled depth of field. Good capture-

06-15-11

nomad

Very cool!

06-15-11

cyra

barley! :-) thanks though

06-15-11

cyra

and the barley still grows dense :-)

06-15-11

aquilan

Nice ilusion of endlessness...

06-15-11

wncdigital

Excellent!

06-14-11

zfman

edit : used lens ZF85 /1.4 , sorry my confuse

06-14-11

aquilan

Nice kitty :)

06-14-11

aquilan

There are so many weeds at this Poppy filed :) but they are already kneel before Papaver :)

06-14-11

aquilan

Nice wheat portrait :)

06-14-11

aquilan

Interesting here is great categorization to foreground object's group and background object group. Trees on the right looks near in the same distance as clouds, which are very well detailed and convex. They looks closer than they really are. I like the play of lights here too :)

06-14-11

aquilan

Settlement of weather :) Clear sky and sunshine?

06-14-11

aquilan

All colours of sky in one :) I personally like it very much

06-14-11

aquilan

Extraordinary Sky :)

06-14-11

aquilan

Beautiful Portrait, extraordinary colour and DOF, nice internal dynamic, natural composition and smile :)

06-14-11

aquilan

Perfect Rustic Shot-Series :)

06-13-11

zeissy

Subtle soft flowing composition created with light and dark, sharp and soft focus.

06-13-11

akul

Thanks so much Philippe !

06-13-11

akul

Great shot!

06-13-11

akul

Wow !!!

06-13-11

shtarka1

Very Cool!

06-13-11

aquilan

Outstanding play of lights :)

06-12-11

nikkor105

Just beautifull!

06-12-11

sebz

very nice mood in this pic

06-12-11

philber

Superb shot, Luka!!! So simple, so elegant...

06-12-11

hoverace

Seems that uploaded images are slightly darker than my monitor, now if I can only figure out how to remove the dark one. John

06-12-11

aquilan

Nice dress...and DOF :)

06-12-11

aquilan

Beautiful Model, nice lighting :)

06-12-11

aquilan

nice for CZJ Pancolar 1.8/50..I thought I was unable to produce such shallow DOF :) nice work...but probably this adapter didn't have ability to focus at infinity so it is like with macro extension ring...am I right?

06-12-11

aquilan

Very nice place to shoot :) interesting gate and doors...

06-12-11

aquilan

Good lens plus good exposure plus interesting architecture equal...is it this kind of equitation?

06-12-11

aquilan

Very nocturnal...just like before storm :)

06-12-11

aquilan

nice composition of colours :)

06-11-11

philber

What they say: superb composition, Carol!

06-11-11

akul

Wow that is pretty !

06-11-11

makten

Indeed it is:-) One of the nicest SLR:s ever. It's a pity that scanning film is such a PITA, or I'd use it a lot more than I do.

06-11-11

makten

Thanks! I tried to set the WB so that the colors corresponds to what it actually looked like. I see too many people that ruin their low light shots with neutral WB.

06-11-11

bajanexile

Nice B&W. Steve

06-11-11

philber

Aweshome shot, Michael! Composition, tones, mood, it has it all. Really wonderful!

06-11-11

zeissy

Wonderful depth and tones!

06-11-11

alfabeto

splendido!!! beautiful!!!!

06-11-11

taz_k

Wow! Amazing light and composition

06-10-11

mbmoore

Thanks for the kind words. I find I'm gravitating to B&W more and more since I started shooting Zeiss. Don't really know why, because the colors are spectacular. Probably just me and not the lenses.

06-10-11

bajanexile

Thanks for your comments Zeissy, Best regards Steve

06-10-11

canicuss

Beautiful.

06-10-11

JT

Superb! The lighting and mood is just perfect.

06-10-11

zeissy

Great play of stability and open space ~ very nice bw!

06-10-11

zeissy

Sweet light and vast feeling. Love the juxtaposition of lines from land and cattle.

06-10-11

sebz

sweet!

06-09-11

zeissy

Well done!

06-09-11

picman

Thanks for your comment, a very interesting observation!

06-09-11

yuriylux

Good shot!

06-09-11

shogo

Nice colour.

06-09-11

zeissy

Beautiful smooth tones and lines!

06-09-11

aquilan

Great picture, have You used any extension tube or it is just 200mm with focusing distance about 1 meter?

06-09-11

bajanexile

Top shot! The 21mm is just so,so good. Steve

06-09-11

aquilan

Those flowers resemble sail-ships group on the water...intriguing composition :)

06-09-11

philber

I third this. Excellent shot!

06-09-11

bajanexile

I agree, nice image. Steve

06-09-11

bajanexile

Nice composition and detail. Steve

06-08-11

zeissy

Thanks, I appreciate your pov.

06-08-11

alfabeto

Lilium bulbiferum

06-08-11

nomad

Thanks!

06-08-11

dr. harout

Definitely Nikon FM2n

06-07-11

JT

Wow! Superb Philippe. I feel like I am there. That is one beautiful interior!

06-07-11

rick perry

Philippe, Another outstanding shot with your 35 1.4 - really crisp color and detail. Rick

06-06-11

JT

Fantastic shot! This woman feels like she has nothing to hide and is proud to show it. Excellent capture!

06-06-11

philber

It is natural lighting, akul. The lens does not vignette at f:4.0, and I did not add any in post.

06-05-11

akul

Beautiful composition. I totally agree with Rick. Superb shot. Luka

06-05-11

akul

Wonderful tonality, composition and spatiality. Great showcase of 35 1.4's wonderful rendering and beautiful transition from in focus to out.

06-05-11

akul

Center figure is highlighted by either nautral light or vignetting? Either way, very effective and gives strong sense of space and volume. Great shot.

06-05-11

akul

Great shot

06-05-11

rick perry

Splendida for sure - they don't get any better than this - Outstanding shot Axacus! Rick

06-05-11

mikepeters

Thanks zeissy and makten! He very much reminded me of the men from my youth.

06-05-11

makten

Wonderful! If it wasn't for the car in the background, it could as well have been in the fifties, with the "modern" plastic tray to the right and everything.

06-05-11

lxg

Nice composition.

06-05-11

zeissy

Wonderful clarity and background. Obviously enjoying himself.

06-05-11

alfabeto

Splendida!!

06-05-11

taz_k

Very nice composition! Without doubt a favourite.

06-05-11

bajanexile

Thanks Derek and Zeissy. Best regards Steve

06-05-11

bajanexile

Thanks Rick.

06-05-11

bajanexile

Nice Philippe. Regards Steve

06-05-11

aquilan

Almost arificial colours, but very interesting cityscape :)

06-04-11

zeissy

Gorgeous pattern!

06-04-11

zeissy

So strong and almost surreal ~ fabulous image!

06-04-11

zeissy

What a wonderful and unusual church!

06-04-11

zeissy

Wonderful use of dof. Great composition!

06-04-11

zeissy

Fabulous; love the shades and shapes created here!

06-04-11

zeissy

Wonderful; I love the sense of abandon!

06-04-11

zeissy

Wonderfully classic; such a nostalgic feeling!

06-04-11

zeissy

Thanks for the comments! A favorite dish for me. :~)

06-04-11

zeissy

Great natural portrait; caught her perfectly!

06-04-11

JT

Love what you have done with your 2000 FCW. Would love to see more!

06-04-11

JT

This is absolutely wonderful. The lighting and transition of the sky to ocean is fantastic.

06-04-11

philber

Fine subject, colours and composition, Kristoffer!

06-04-11

alphazeiss

wow - very scary but that's gonna be delicious :)

06-04-11

rick perry

Stephen, I keep coming back to this photo of yours - I like it! Nice composition. Rick

06-04-11

rick perry

A Real Good One Philippe! It looks like the 35-1.4 has stimulated your Creativity! Rick

06-03-11

bajanexile

Nice capture Philippe. Regards Steve

06-03-11

taz_k

Amazing combination of bubbles and bokeh. Very nice work!

06-03-11

philber

Briliant shot, Martin! Congratulations!

06-03-11

bajanexile

Cool capture! Steve

06-02-11

akul

Great detail. I like it,

06-02-11

nokind

I like the contrast between the age of the musician and the child like words of joy to his audience scrawled on the case.

06-02-11

charles.k

Thanks:)

06-02-11

akul

Thanks !

06-02-11

nomad

LOL hadn't thought of that! It's actually a statue of Athena. It resides in a replica of the Parthenon in Nashville, TN. There is a pic of the Parthenon here as well. One of the many things to see in Nashville if you ever get over that way. The statue is huge and the 21mm lens just accentuates that I think.

06-02-11

JT

This looks like it's glowing with life.

06-02-11

philber

Creative composition, Steve! I like it!

06-02-11

bajanexile

Nice use of the large Aperture Philippe. Nice set. Steve

06-02-11

bajanexile

Interesting! Who is she? Looks like "Rule Britannia". Steve

06-02-11

bajanexile

Like it! Steve

06-02-11

bajanexile

Nice! Regards Steve

06-02-11

bajanexile

Like this as well. Real soft spot for the original 5D as well, it just took great pictures. Steve

06-01-11

JT

I looked at the large version of this image and it is insanely sharp! I wish I had my A900 again with the 24-70 :(

06-01-11

yanaann

Very nice view !

05-31-11

magiclight

Thanks guys. I was quite amazed with the blue colur of the two galaxies. Evidently they are full of blue hot super giant stars.

05-31-11

rick perry

Dave - That is an Amazing shot - WOW! Transcends Art and Science! Rick

05-31-11

nomad

Excellent, you should call this Watermelon Sky!

05-31-11

aquilan

I like the built-in tranquility :)

05-31-11

yuriylux

Romantic

05-31-11

magiclight

I like this shot. Nice sharpness to blur transition. Well done.

05-31-11

magiclight

Nice smooth bokeh.

05-31-11

cyra

thanks :-)

05-30-11

aquilan

Nice composition, bokeh, colors :)

05-30-11

makkphoto

This is a nice shot. You are right about the bokeh.

05-30-11

miked700

Many thanks Ricardson. I was still learning (I'm a slow learner :-) ) about WB (and doF...) at that time, so this image, as much as I like it, could look different and maybe better. I'm satisfied with the capture of that moment though. And apparently LR3 doesn't allow to develop this (old) image all over... Michiel

05-30-11

yuriylux

Good song!

05-29-11

alfabeto

Non avevo mai osservato un prato da così vicino. Ci sono "paesaggi" fantastici in poco spazio

05-29-11

alfabeto

Si è vero e questa è stata anche la mia impressione

05-29-11

yanaann

Mi piace molto

05-29-11

yanaann

great yellow

05-29-11

yanaann

fantastic ! thanks for a picture

05-29-11

yanaann

very beautiful

05-29-11

yanaann

It looks like a wet chicken :)

05-29-11

picman

Thank you for your kind words!

05-29-11

miked700

Beautiful compositon! Michiel

05-29-11

aquilan

Very dynamic background, clear and fast, I like whole picture very much :)

05-29-11

picman

Thanks a lot!

05-29-11

picman

Thanks a lot!

05-28-11

yanaann

very nice

05-28-11

canicuss

Beautiful photo.

05-28-11

yanaann

unbelievable blue water

05-28-11

yanaann

looks so natural and tasty :) I like this tender green color

05-28-11

yanaann

a breathtaking view

05-28-11

aquilan

I am asstonished :)

05-28-11

aquilan

Very charmming :)

05-28-11

nokind

Wow! that lens makes your subject sing. Nice job.

05-27-11

taz_k

Thanks! I just can't get enough of the 35/1.4 bokeh. I guess you share that experience :-)

05-27-11

JT

Fantastic b&w conversion.

05-27-11

bajanexile

Thank you both for your comments. Steve

05-26-11

aquilan

good time, good place, good direction, good angle (of view), good camera and well photographed :)

05-26-11

bajanexile

Nice image with a natural lead-in. Steve

05-26-11

jean-ber52

BRAVO du Grand ART

05-26-11

jean-ber52

Donat, je préfère celle ci plutôt que la version originale, les montagnes du fonts ressortes mieux en N&B, très bon traitement, mes 5 ***** Bravo

05-26-11

donuss

Great light

05-25-11

aquilan

nice lighting and superb theme :)

05-25-11

aquilan

Fantastic theme and picture :)

05-25-11

JT

So nice to see film work :)

05-25-11

bajanexile

Looks good. Yes, 21 Megapixels is very useful and is a big step up from the original 5D. Hand on heart, I shoot most of my images off a tripod as 3 or 5 frames so that I have the option of using a Single Frame or a Tone Mapped version. My interests are mostly architecture and landscape and as I print many of my images, I am looking for maximum sharpness right out into the corners of an image and you cannot get this at f/1.4. from pretty much any lens (they all tend to do a decent job wide open, but only in the centre of the field). I guess this lens is more important for reportage where poor light is the order of the day and one is only looking for decent sharpness dead centre field. Horses for courses? Steve

05-25-11

philber

Thanks, JT!

05-25-11

JT

Thats is awesome. It is amazing how much yo can get out of a shot with a good lens and 21mp. I have a D3s with only 12mp makes me want a D3X again :(

05-25-11

rick perry

Philippe, Thanks for shooting at 1.4 - I've been wondering why anyone would buy a very expensive, very heavy 1.4 lens and then never shoot it @ 1.4. I can see that it is very sharp - even wide open. Congratulations! Rick

05-25-11

magiclight

Thanks, it was the middle of the day and the colour wasn't great so B&W seemed a good option.

05-24-11

mandas

Yannaann, seems to me you are obsessed with this picture, which means that deep insiede you are attracted by it. And you sound to be a self-righteous guy, dispensing moral judgements. And also it seem very evident you know nothing about Photography, confusing what your personal liking with general statements. Auschwitz...i don't know your age, and certainly i myself was born much after those horrors...well, i have never seen a picture of a woman (survived) in that horror place who still had such full breasts, and definitely not one where they where smiling/mocking. This whole serie was intended t be an open homage to Helmut Newton's Big Nudes, if you know what i'm talking about. It is evident, once more, that one always sees what he already has in its mind. Cheers from sunny Italy.

05-24-11

kanuck

Thanks a lot guys I appreciate it :) Matt

05-24-11

yanaann

It reminds me Auschwitz ... A good photographer can make any woman beautiful ... and can disfigure even a good model ... The most wonderful part of this picture is a reflection in the glasses ... and maybe the blurring of the legs as a hint to some a secret ... although this model has neither secrets, no charm ... maybe the current men, satiated with beautiful models, prefer perversion...

05-24-11

barrykin

Love it. Great tones and composition.

05-24-11

JT

Gorgeous bokeh!

05-24-11

shtarka1

Thank you very much!

05-24-11

dierk

Congratulations from me as well!

05-24-11

mengkudu

thak you Rick

05-24-11

rick perry

Mengkudu, Wonderful series - this one is Fantastic - Nice work! Rick

05-24-11

bajanexile

I agree. Steve

05-24-11

bajanexile

Thanks Philippe. Steve

05-24-11

wncdigital

Excellent work Steve!

05-24-11

shtarka1

Thank You Joe & Akul!

05-23-11

magiclight

The 21mm ZE was perfect for the job. My Canon 16-35 f2.8 rarely gets used these days.

05-23-11

akul

beautiful color and composition

05-23-11

ricardsonwilliams

Super shot!

05-23-11

lolphoto

Wow, fantastic shot.

05-23-11

rick perry

Great shot Wouter - Composition is flawless! Rick

05-23-11

philber

Lovely shot, Steve. But the B&W gets my vote.

05-23-11

philber

Brilliant, Steve. Love the period, timeless look. A classic!

05-23-11

aquilan

Nice long shutter technique :) very vivid colours..i like it :)

05-23-11

bajanexile

Thanks for your comment. Steve

05-22-11

dr. harout

Beautiful!

05-22-11

yuriylux

Gorgeous photos, great plastic, beautiful image!

05-22-11

peplum

cool !

05-22-11

taz_k

Great shot! Love the colors and the whirling effect that is captured with the long exposure really adds to the picture. Good job!

05-21-11

yanaann

Edelweiss is becoming more mature...they say, it reminds a tiger paw...

05-20-11

philber

Lovely colours and composition, Rick!

05-20-11

dr. harout

Dust spots at 1 o'clock.

05-20-11

dr. harout

Handmade back seat... grand respect (to the photographer, of course).

05-20-11

dr. harout

great shot! Shots like these will be quite valuable in the future.

05-20-11

dr. harout

two thumbs up!

05-19-11

bajanexile

Nice areas of light and contrast. Steve

05-19-11

rick perry

Nick Outstanding shot - beautiful ! Rick

05-19-11

snaprat

Great stuff. Really cool light.

05-18-11

yanaann

a good shot

05-18-11

yanaann

I like it !

05-18-11

sea_fan

I don't if the black and white was tweeked but it really pops. The color version is a "delete" but the black and white is spectacular.

05-18-11

chriseeo

Astonishing! Well done.

05-18-11

etrs

Thank you for the kind words. We were out at sunrise roaming in the woods last Saturday morning and the light is always nicer at that time of the day for this kind of picture. As to the detail, of all the lenses I've owned over the years, this has got to be one of the sharpest ever. It never ceases to amaze me.

05-18-11

JT

I guess they are just enjoying the view :)

05-18-11

JT

Incredible eyes!

05-18-11

shtarka1

Thanks Akul!

05-18-11

akul

Wow, great shot !!

05-18-11

akul

Beautiful shot. Great amount of detail. Must view in large image.

05-18-11

akul

I hope so too. I was surprised that it has been left like this, which makes me think it happened during off season. ( winter )

05-18-11

akul

Thank you Donat Luka

05-18-11

akul

Thank you :) Luka

05-18-11

ileskovar

Fantastic light & moment.. Great photo...

05-18-11

ileskovar

Great color & composition, stunning image..

05-17-11

rick perry

Mengkudu, I always love the colors in your photos - WONDERFUL! Also, lots to discover in each composition. Thanks for sharing. Rick

05-17-11

shtarka1

Outstanding!

05-17-11

bajanexile

Thanks Rick. Just got back from a week on the Cote d'Azur based in Nice. Absolutely beautiful part of the world with light, culture, food and wine. What else can one ask of life? Stephen

05-17-11

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting. I think it is one of my better images but have given up trying to predict what people will like. Luckily for me I have been selling a few images in the last couple of years and this keeps my interest going. This has sold twice and it has made an wonderful large print. If I depended solely on website feedback then I might well have given up. Regards Steve

05-17-11

kanuck

Wow what a perspective this looks like a "grand" overall image. I thought it was going to be a European courtyard or something like that in the thumbnail before opening fully amazing. Nice wide angle with perfect contrast and menacing sky very nice work :) Matt

05-17-11

rick perry

Tres Bien Mon Amie - Nicely Done. Rick

05-17-11

derekwin

thanks sometimes it is hard to manually focus. Still I thought this photo had something.

05-17-11

donuss

Great composition and tones like this

05-16-11

axacus

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05-16-11

lolphoto

Yes, love it!

05-16-11

shtarka1

Thank You Alpha!

05-16-11

alfabeto

beautiful photos!!

05-15-11

zeissy

Wonderful image!

05-15-11

shtarka1

Thanks Jorge! It is Killer! ;-)

05-15-11

zeissy

Rick, fabulous texture and design; super work! Carol

05-15-11

JT

Incredible work Steve. This lens is the bomb!

05-15-11

rick perry

Carol, Nice shot - I love all the detail - sharp edge to edge! Rick

05-15-11

lolphoto

WOW, really well done! Where is that?

05-14-11

JT

Wow! This is striking!

05-14-11

pratyush360

Very nicely composed. -prat

05-14-11

zeissy

Wonderful shot; must be one heck of a lens!

05-14-11

JT

Thanks, It is a film shot and I lightened it a little so I could bring out the eyes.

05-14-11

zeissy

Wonderful and timely capture!

05-14-11

zeissy

Wonderful abstract feeling!

05-14-11

zeissy

Wonderful! Is a bit light, but I love it just like that!

05-14-11

yanaann

That's great !

05-14-11

alphazeiss

thanks! :)

05-13-11

yanaann

You deserve the high score for your efforts to take pictures in so high place :)

05-13-11

yanaann

so bright but tender flowers

05-13-11

zeissy

Super image!

05-12-11

yanaann

Well, really too hard to notice the grasshoper...but it is here... :)

05-12-11

yanaann

So cute ! :)

05-12-11

shtarka1

Thanks Chris!

05-12-11

chriseeo

American brass! Powerfull color. Well done.

05-12-11

shtarka1

Just got it yesterday, so these are the first shots. You can already tell it's going to be Outstanding! It's so Solid & Heavy...I Love It! Cant Wait To Shoot Street With It! Thanks Again My Friend For The Hook Up!!!

05-11-11

JT

My God, this is simply AMAZING! You rock Steve. What do you think of the lens ???

05-11-11

chriseeo

Lovely portrait, Stefano. Nice framing.

05-11-11

esyuherlan

Thanks Stephen, Carol

05-11-11

rick perry

I agree - this has amazing color and contrast - very "Artisitic" - Well Done. Rick

05-10-11

miked700

That DoF... Lovely shot; bit light... Michiel

05-10-11

shtarka1

Smokin Shot!

05-10-11

aquilan

Great cosplay, but unusually it is focused at forehead :)

05-10-11

krzysiek

Beautiful woman. Excellent shot.

05-10-11

headlight

Thanks!!!

05-10-11

krzysiek

I like it !

05-10-11

aquilan

It is my favorite one in this category :)

05-10-11

aquilan

I think it is perfect one...it's quite simple to achive similar effect with PS, but just with camera it is a masterpiece, and it is better balanced :)

05-10-11

shtarka1

Lol! Nice One JT!

05-10-11

kanuck

As fantastic as the color is in the deep blue colored image I love this B&W one more. Great work! :) Matt

05-09-11

rick perry

Donat, A striking image - flawless composition, rich color and very sharp - nice. Rick

05-09-11

jean-ber52

Bonjour Donuss, je tiens à te féliciter pour la qualiter de tes oeuvres vraiment tu possede la touche d' un Grand Photographe , Bravo encore

05-09-11

zeissy

Wonderful the way this image combines the graphics with the moody feeling; like the little bit of tone in the sky too!

05-09-11

zeissy

Beautiful lady; beautiful lighting. Carol

05-09-11

zeissy

Thanks Stephen.

05-09-11

dierk

thanks a lot, snaprat and hobb3

05-09-11

rick perry

Philippe, Nice series - this one is my favorite. These make me miss my 85 1.4 - you use it well. Rick

05-09-11

charles.k

Thanks Steve:)

05-09-11

kanuck

Wow this beauty has been viewed 327 times with no comments? What the hell? Wonderful composition I like the shadows and small puffs of clouds showing through the branches very nice work.

05-09-11

kanuck

Hey, thank you! :)

05-09-11

lolphoto

The rendering of the lens is fantastic! Great shot!

05-08-11

akul

Very nice. Too bad about color shift.

05-08-11

nomad

Beautiful, well-defined snow nose on the Husky!

05-08-11

shtarka1

Great image Charles!

05-08-11

shtarka1

Bridget Bardot Comes To Mind! Brilliant!

05-08-11

shtarka1

Bravo! Stunning!!!

05-08-11

shtarka1

Gorgeous!!!

05-08-11

bajanexile

Nice composition. Stephen

05-08-11

bajanexile

The Old and the New. Well spotted!. Stephen

05-08-11

bajanexile

Nice capture, good skin tones. Stephen

05-08-11

bajanexile

Nice image, nice reflections. Stephen

05-08-11

bajanexile

Nice atmosphere. Stephen

05-08-11

bajanexile

I agree. the 35mm is looking good, new acquisition? Stephen

05-08-11

bajanexile

Like this Rick. Regards Stephen

05-08-11

philber

Lovely pic, Rick! Colour, mood, composition, it is all there!

05-08-11

snaprat

Just seen this! It is absolutely amazing. Congratulations.

05-07-11

donuss

beautiful with a great bokeh

05-07-11

donuss

nice spider like this ,you know the name of this?

05-07-11

donuss

Beautiful colors like this. For my eyes the middle have to be vertical its go a little to the left side

05-07-11

bajanexile

Thank you all for your comments. Stephen

05-07-11

bajanexile

Good detail. Stephen

05-07-11

bajanexile

Nice. Have you sold the Canon EOS 5D Mk.II? Regards Stephen

05-06-11

zeissy

Great perspective and wonderful tones!

05-06-11

zeissy

Wonderful patterns created with your great exposure.

05-06-11

carmanah

Thank you.

05-06-11

philber

Congratulations on a splendid image, Paul!

05-06-11

leviathor

Thank you very much, guys. I've retooled this one a bit, so I'll have to re-up it (is this possible, ZM?). ZM: The 17-35 is a big, bulky beast of a lens, but they're a huge pleasure to use. I bought mine second hand already converted to EOS mount by Bo-Ming. These would be perfect lenses if it weren't for their resolution degradation ellipse. Not that it is a deal-breaker or anything.

05-06-11

bajanexile

I agree, lovely composition and image. Regards Stephen

05-06-11

zeissy

Sublime!

05-06-11

zeissy

Wonderfully creative!

05-06-11

miked700

Thanks! More coming... The 50 Makro-Planar lends itself very well to this type of shots.

05-06-11

miked700

Ha ha! No, this is Matthijs (59), biologist with rugged good looks, who just got his first motorcycle!

05-05-11

minoltazeiss

Perhaps, but the darker colored trees at the top seem to frame the shot, I might be able to photoshop the red ball and white dog out of the edge of the frame but that might look weird too, Ill mess around with it.

05-05-11

zeissy

Wonderful free feeling!

05-05-11

zeissy

Very intriguing perspective!

05-05-11

shtarka1

Great color & composition!

05-05-11

shtarka1

Like these partial facial shots Mike!

05-05-11

shtarka1

Piercing Gaze! Excellent Shot Mike! Is This Chuck Norris? ; - )

05-05-11

axacus

nice tone

05-05-11

dr. harout

Excellent, except for the red thing on the left which is distracting. How about cropping it?

05-05-11

lolphoto

Superbe lumiere!

05-05-11

lolphoto

Superbe effet et couleurs!

05-04-11

zeissy

Thanks very much Morry. Carol

05-04-11

esyuherlan

Thanks donat

05-04-11

JT

If only these lenses were available now :(

05-04-11

peplum

Nice. I would like more DOF on this.

05-03-11

alphazeiss

awesome photo! simple and elegant!!

05-02-11

ajayc

Brilliant colors and rendition.

05-02-11

bajanexile

Thanks Derek and Joe. I really do enjoy shooting interiors. Multiple frames and Tone Mapping as a technique just works well for this type of image. Stephen

05-02-11

bajanexile

Like this, well spotted. Stephen

05-02-11

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting, much appreciated. Stephen

05-02-11

bajanexile

Thank you all for your comments, they are especially important to me. Regards Stephen

05-02-11

bajanexile

Beautiful colour palette. Lovely image. The Zeiss Distagon T 21mm f/2.8 must be the best lens in their line up. It lives on my camera. Stephen

05-01-11

donuss

nice portrait and bokeh

05-01-11

donuss

Great picture and colors i like this

05-01-11

donuss

Nice picture like this

05-01-11

donuss

nice composition i like this

05-01-11

JT

This is a wonderful image. The black and white works perfect here. Good composition and expression well captured. If anything, I would like to see a little more shadow detail in the face and maybe some post vignetting. But regardless, It is wonderful.

05-01-11

JT

I still enjoy viewing this after almost a year. Great shot!

05-01-11

JT

I like this capture. The subject seems proud and very content and it shows well in your image. Well done! I would love to see a pure B&W version with more vignetting. But this is good regardless.

05-01-11

sebz

great exposure and use of tone mapping - very nice

05-01-11

zeissy

Wonderfully well done; nice tones.

05-01-11

rick perry

Stephen, Real nice shot - I love the detail and colors. Rick

05-01-11

lolphoto

Really nice smile. Great portrait.

04-30-11

donuss

Great scene hope no one was inside when the tree came down

04-30-11

donuss

Beautiful scene like this

04-30-11

yanaann

very nice ! A pity that a photo has not smell :)

04-30-11

zeissy

Wonderful!

04-30-11

mayday41

Thanks for the comments!

04-30-11

mayday41

Thanks for the comments!

04-30-11

mayday41

great shoot.

04-29-11

philber

Another of your brilliant shots, Donat!!! Great colour and composition!

04-29-11

donuss

Beautiful portrait like this. Sawadee Krap

04-28-11

zeissy

Gorgeous shot!

04-28-11

zeissy

Wonderful in b&w.

04-28-11

akul

Thanks Mike ! Luka

04-28-11

akul

Great shot. Fantastic color, focus point, composition. Wow. Luka

04-28-11

pete

Thanks so much. Available light through blinds

04-28-11

dmac1969ca

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04-28-11

lolphoto

Great compo and colors.

04-28-11

alfabeto

Beautiful!!!!

04-27-11

zeissy

Thanks for the comments!

04-27-11

rick perry

Setyadi, This is a wonderful series - I love the colors and compositions. Nice work! Rick

04-27-11

JT

Superb image. Love the focus point, composition and color. Did I mention this is really sharp :)

04-27-11

donuss

Great with this double rainbow

04-27-11

donuss

Great light with fantastic colors

04-27-11

donuss

Beautiful feather

04-27-11

lolphoto

Thank you guys for your comments ;-)))

04-26-11

peplum

portrait is very good but we really miss context

04-26-11

zeissy

Wonderful magic light!

04-26-11

dr. harout

Very nice

04-26-11

peplum

nice shot

04-25-11

zeissy

Wonderfully ethereal!

04-24-11

zeissy

Mystical!

04-24-11

zeissy

Love the wonderful dark detail!

04-24-11

zeissy

Absolutely marvelous!

04-24-11

stlkcdc1

Wonderful!

04-24-11

zeissy

Great detail in the dark tones and wonderful balance of light and color!

04-24-11

miked700

Thanks mcliu; light is what I'm looking for! Michiel

04-24-11

miked700

It's that visual rhytm again Luka! Nice shot. Michiel

04-24-11

modusoperandi

Nice one!

04-24-11

chriseeo

Excellent framing and colours.

04-23-11

yuriylux

Good walk, good pictures

04-23-11

JT

This makes me feel thirsty :) Great shot and angle.

04-23-11

akul

Thanks for your comment. Your are right about the polls. should fix them.

04-23-11

yanaann

nice light

04-23-11

yanaann

very well done !

04-23-11

ajayc

Thanks akul and zeissy !

04-23-11

bajanexile

Nice composition and IQ Philippe. Regards Stephen

04-23-11

zeissy

Fabulous ~ a wonderful realistic yet abstract feeling!

04-23-11

zeissy

Wonderful play of elements ~ excellent work!

04-23-11

rick perry

Donat, I think the B&W is the stronger image. Nice. Rick

04-23-11

dr. harout

I like it

04-22-11

JT

Yes. Piano. Yea. can't vote and comments at the same time. Sorry.

04-22-11

snaprat

I tend to agree Miaden, it isn't my favourite way either but I just liked this one too!!

04-22-11

donuss

Beautiful light and colors like this image

04-21-11

zeissy

Very nice composition! Like the mysterious mood.

04-21-11

techdoctor

Thanks for your comments. The shoot was not planned. I just noticed the warm glow of the room when my daughter was reading in bed. The photo turned out to be good, particularly in monochrome.

04-21-11

dr. harout

I feel the damp and the cold. Nice shot.

04-21-11

dr. harout

What a beautiful place, very well captured.

04-20-11

bajanexile

Like it1 Stephen

04-20-11

rick perry

Philippe, All of the above - fantastic color - very sharp - composition is balanced - I am impressed with your Nex ability! Rick

04-20-11

rick perry

Laurent, Yes - this is a Terrific image - loaded with mystery - I love the smoke! Rick

04-20-11

magiclight

Good work Philippe. One of your best. Now if you only had that 35mm f1.4!

04-20-11

alfabeto

Si... è morto

04-19-11

zeissy

Wonderful natural light portrait; love the natural tones!

04-19-11

akul

Love the texture and color on this. Beautiful mix of green, water and black rocks.

04-19-11

akul

Great color and composition. Wonderful work.

04-19-11

JT

Wonderful use of available light. Very nice.

04-19-11

yanaann

this tree is dead ?

04-19-11

yanaann

So calm place...

04-19-11

yanaann

May be I'm wrong but in Russia it called "tysyachelistnik" (thousands of leafs)

04-19-11

yanaann

It looks like a mint

04-19-11

bajanexile

Really nice composition. The Sony NEX-5 looks interesting. Stephen

04-19-11

bajanexile

Top shot! Wonderful detail in this one. Stephen

04-19-11

philber

Thanks, Morry, JT, Rick. This is the Lofoten islands, to the Northwest of Norway, north of the Artic Circle. A place of stunning beauty...

04-19-11

rick perry

Philippe, An outsatnding photograph - great composition, color, everything is right! Rick

04-19-11

JT

Fantastic! I want this on my wall. Where was this?

04-19-11

barista7105

Thanks daped

04-19-11

miked700

Lovely, really great image! Michiel

04-18-11

zeissy

Great play of light and shadow.

04-18-11

zeissy

Thanks Morry Carol

04-18-11

zeissy

Thanks Philber and Morry! Carol

04-18-11

JT

Beautiful!

04-18-11

philber

Lovely shot, Carol! It really conveys the sense of warm sun and water. I can almost feel the wind and salty air. The boat and two people really make the composition come alive and give your picture great depth.

04-18-11

akul

Beautiful shot. Great exposure.

04-18-11

akul

Great composition. That is a beautiful boat too.

04-17-11

hazman zie

beautifully done.

04-17-11

zeissy

Thanks for the encouraging comments! Carol

04-17-11

bajanexile

Dark and mysterious. Like it! Stephen

04-17-11

bajanexile

Like the symmetry and repeating shapes. Stephen

04-17-11

JT

I like the mood this picture sets. I don't know if I would like to be in the picture or not. But, it makes me feel like I am there.

04-17-11

philber

Another brillaint picture from you, Wolf!!!

04-17-11

shtarka1

More Tremendous Street!!!

04-17-11

magiclight

Nice light and composition.

04-16-11

valtievsky

Thanks! :))

04-16-11

zeissy

Thanks very much! Carol

04-16-11

zeissy

Thanks Morry!

04-16-11

akul

Great shot. Love the composition

04-16-11

zeissy

Thanks for the great comments!

04-16-11

zeissy

Really love the excellent balance of forms and light!

04-16-11

zeissy

Thank you! Very minimal post work was required.

04-16-11

canicuss

Intriguing shot.

04-16-11

bajanexile

Wonderful composition. Steve

04-16-11

akul

Great color and composition. Love the soft diffused light. Wonderful series.

04-16-11

akul

Great detail, love the color. Must to see the larger version !!

04-16-11

akul

Wow, that is a surreal image

04-16-11

akul

Beautiful image Philber !!!

04-16-11

akul

This is very pretty !

04-16-11

zeissy

Thanks; appreciate that.

04-16-11

philber

Thanks Stephen, Michiel!

04-16-11

miked700

Very interesting. The composition, light/dark, the colours. The image draws you in and makes you look really hard. Great; exhibition stuff! Michiel

04-16-11

takabey

Very beautiful!

04-16-11

takabey

It is a colorful bridge:-)

04-16-11

bajanexile

Nice little composition. Stephen

04-15-11

zeissy

Superb; wonderful abstraction!

04-15-11

dr. harout

Lovely shapes, as if they are dancing.

04-15-11

zeissy

Breathtaking image!

04-15-11

bajanexile

Thanks for viewing and commenting. Stephen

04-15-11

shtarka1

Incredible depth, IQ,Bokeh & Handsome Young Man Jt! Im Searching For This Lens For Nikon On A Daily Basis!

04-14-11

sebz

Like this shot, very simple yet lovely scene and elegantly toned

04-14-11

zeissy

Beautiful tones. Its a wonderful landscape image.

04-14-11

yanaann

well done :)

04-14-11

yanaann

great !

04-14-11

bajanexile

Thanks Rick. In retrospect, I think that I should have bought the 28mm focal length for my type of photography, but you live and learn. Stephen

04-14-11

bajanexile

Nice detail and I like the reflection of the building in the water. Stephen

04-14-11

zeissy

thanks very much

04-14-11

rick perry

Philippe, This could be in a travel brochure - nice shot. Rick

04-14-11

rick perry

Stephen, Good to see you working that 1.4 Planar - nice shot! Rick

04-14-11

rick perry

Thanks Luka, I was very pleased with how this came out! Rick

04-14-11

wayne09

Thanks. These were on the edge of the blast zone when Mt. St. Helens blew in 1980. It is still an interesting place to visit.

04-14-11

bajanexile

Great composition. This might make a wonderful very large B&W print. Steve

04-14-11

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting akul, much appreciated. Steve

04-14-11

akul

Beautiful shot, Love the silhouetted figure. Very effective.

04-14-11

akul

Great shot. Love the color. Red inflatable in foreground making the composition.

04-14-11

akul

Very pretty. Great capture of mist and lush color contrasting decaying standing trees.

04-14-11

akul

Great shot with very fine B/W.

04-13-11

zeissy

Thanks for the great comments :~) Carol

04-13-11

zeissy

Sure love the wonderful light, detail and tonal range!

04-13-11

zeissy

Thanks very much for the comments! Carol

04-13-11

wayne09

Great catch!

04-13-11

yanaann

c'est super

04-13-11

yanaann

great !

04-13-11

yanaann

super :)

04-13-11

yanaann

nice :)

04-13-11

yanaann

fantastic image !

04-13-11

yanaann

well done !

04-13-11

yanaann

I like it ! very nice image

04-13-11

yanaann

Great !

04-13-11

yanaann

very nice !

04-13-11

yanaann

c'est super

04-13-11

bajanexile

Great light. Stephen

04-13-11

philber

Nice shot, Steven! But, compared to my Parish Church (reformed, or Calvinist), yours hardly qualifies as minimalist... rich carpets, wood carvings...:-)

04-13-11

yanaann

nice view

04-13-11

yanaann

amazing !

04-13-11

yanaann

c'est super !

04-13-11

yanaann

great !

04-13-11

yanaann

Fantastic !

04-13-11

bajanexile

Like this a lot! Stephen

04-13-11

yuriylux

Beautiful color

04-13-11

philbishop

Wonderful. Love the limited depth of field of the F1.4 lens and the bokeh.

04-13-11

philber

Lovely shot, Carol! I tried to capture the essence of such spiral straircases many tims, but without success. Thanks for showing me the way...

04-13-11

yanaann

Great work !

04-13-11

yanaann

very well done !

04-12-11

yanaann

amazing

04-12-11

yanaann

I love it

04-12-11

yanaann

great !

04-12-11

opal

Founded in 1746 by the Elector Clemens August, the "Holy Stairs" are planned by the famous architect Balthasar Neumann. It is located in a prestigious building directly in front of the Cross Mountain Church (1627) at Bonn/Germany.

04-12-11

akul

Very nice mood

04-12-11

akul

Love the color, composition, subject and its suggested narrative. More I look, more story I find.

04-12-11

akul

Thank you gents. I struggle with this subject and shot more than a few. This in the end was it, but it took a while. I am happy to get such comments from you guys ! Luka

04-12-11

zeissy

Thanks!

04-12-11

rick perry

Philippe, Good to have you back with some outstanding Spring colors! Nice series. Rick

04-12-11

bajanexile

Wonderful colours. Good to see you posting images again. Going to Nice with a couple of Flickr friends in May for one week to shoot some images along the coast, fancy joining us for a few days? Just a drive for you. Stephen

04-12-11

philber

Stunning place anc picture, Z !

04-12-11

philber

+1 What Rick writes !

04-12-11

rick perry

Wouter, Nicely done! Rick

04-12-11

rick perry

Luka, I love the juxtaposition of Man (Barbed wire) and Nature (Tree) against the red brick "Canvas" - Good Eye ! Rick

04-12-11

peplum

very nice

04-12-11

yanaann

well done !

04-12-11

yanaann

super !

04-12-11

yanaann

good work !

04-12-11

yanaann

fantastic !

04-12-11

yanaann

beautiful picture !

04-12-11

yanaann

Unbelievable view ! Thanks !

04-12-11

yanaann

perfect !

04-12-11

yanaann

I like your works Well done !

04-12-11

yanaann

very nice :)

04-12-11

yanaann

super !!!

04-11-11

zeissy

Wonderful perspective; amazing tones

04-11-11

akul

Experimenting panorama with ZF100.

04-11-11

yanaann

I like it ! :)

04-11-11

yanaann

great !

04-11-11

mandas

aahahahhaha, you blind? or just teasing?

04-11-11

yanaann

sorry, so ugly body why you did it with her ?

04-11-11

yanaann

very cute :)

04-11-11

yanaann

very well done :) you have your own style...and favourite place for shooting

04-11-11

yanaann

wow ! c'est super

04-11-11

yanaann

great image !

04-11-11

yanaann

well done !

04-11-11

yanaann

la primavera :)

04-11-11

yanaann

fantastic !

04-11-11

yanaann

It' strange...but I like this pic

04-11-11

yanaann

I like this image

04-11-11

yanaann

simple... but beautiful

04-11-11

yanaann

well done !

04-11-11

yanaann

I like this work ! Good of you !

04-11-11

yanaann

very nice :)

04-11-11

yanaann

great !

04-11-11

yanaann

I like this image

04-11-11

yanaann

very nice ! good job !

04-11-11

yanaann

Very good work !! "Asian" style...

04-11-11

yanaann

Very interesting work

04-11-11

yanaann

I like this image :)

04-10-11

donuss

Fantastic bokeh love this

04-10-11

sebz

nice conversion and composition. Interesting shot - surreal.

04-10-11

zeissy

Great landscape; love the bw tones.

04-10-11

zeissy

Wonderful light; super composition.

04-10-11

zeissy

Strong documentary image and well done!

04-10-11

mengkudu

thanks for your comment zeissy

04-09-11

zeissy

Emotive and timeless; superb composition.

04-09-11

zeissy

Rick, the rich range of blues is so elegant and a wonderful complement to the tones in the boats and reflections; great graphics too!

04-09-11

zeissy

thanks for your thoughts/ideas on this image! Helps reinforce why the image was made in the first place.

04-09-11

dr. harout

Nice portrait. It's interesting what was in the cropped portion of this picture.

04-09-11

zeissy

Great capture!

04-09-11

zeissy

thanks very much

04-09-11

JT

This is where the wife sends me when she gets angry with me :)

04-09-11

rick perry

Carol, I actually like the color version better - people look good in color with the planar lens - it gets the skin tones just right! Rick

04-09-11

akul

Thank you donat luka

04-09-11

dr. harout

...as well as a nice place.

04-09-11

dr. harout

Much much better than the colored one.

04-08-11

donuss

A beautiful House you have and nice Park;-) I like this composition and special this clear green

04-08-11

donuss

Great composition and tones like this

04-08-11

donuss

Great composition and tones

04-08-11

donuss

Great colors and sharpness

04-08-11

zeissy

I've uploaded the b&w version for comparison.

04-08-11

mengkudu

thanks for your comment dr harout

04-08-11

rick perry

Wouter, Nice series - this one is my favorite - great composition - wonderful light! Rick

04-08-11

ibcj

Superb !

04-08-11

dr. harout

IMO it would be better in B&W...

04-08-11

dr. harout

Interesting

04-08-11

dr. harout

seconded

04-08-11

dr. harout

Excellent portrait!

04-08-11

dr. harout

I like this shot very much. It tells a story.

04-08-11

zeissy

Great exposure and textures; excellent Rick!

04-07-11

martin14916

man, this is fabulous

04-07-11

sigurd

Great 3D effect !

04-07-11

chriseeo

Very nice portrait! Why do we need digital and modern lenses?

04-07-11

rick perry

Lloyd, Terrific photo - good eye! Rick

04-06-11

zeissy

Sublimely scene!

04-06-11

zeissy

Gorgeous light; the water is like glass!

04-06-11

zeissy

Beautiful and timeless!

04-06-11

zeissy

Wow! Flaming amazing!

04-05-11

zeissy

Mysterious and sensual!

04-04-11

zeissy

Incredible depth, wonderful composition, detail and tones... love it!

04-04-11

zeissy

Excellent work!

04-04-11

zeissy

Thanks M, watched her for a while, selling newspapers, a gracious lady. Carol

04-04-11

zeissy

Fabulous design image!

04-03-11

zeissy

Superb detail and tones. I love the composition.

04-03-11

zeissy

thanks for the comments! I did have a pretty high vantage point.

04-03-11

bajanexile

Like this composition. Stephen

04-03-11

bajanexile

Thank you both for viewing and commenting on my image. Regards Stephen

04-03-11

zeissy

LOL... Rick, I think like all birds in the city environ, unfortunately, they become too used to the human. He stalked right up to the edge as I sat eating my lunch... a chocolate bar... Carol

04-03-11

akul

Thank you. This lens is just magical. It picks up what I see and more. Insanely good lens. Luka

04-03-11

akul

Thank you very much :)

04-03-11

akul

Thank you Donat !

04-03-11

rick perry

Douglas, Great series - this one is beautiful. Rick

04-03-11

rick perry

Carol, Great shot - wildlife does not usually come to close - were you eating sardines? Rick

04-03-11

rick perry

Luka, Very nice shot. Rick

04-03-11

opal

Zwischen dem Kölner Dom und dem Altenberger Dom liegen quasi nur 20 Km Entfernung. Der Altenberger Dom liegt im Bergischen Land in einer zauberhaften Umgebnung! Wenn auch nicht so schön, wie Deine Schweiz!

04-03-11

donuss

Great composition it looks like you want to take the big house in you excavator.

04-03-11

donuss

Great composition from the trees and the shadows Like this

04-03-11

donuss

So ein Bild habe ich auch aber vom Kölner Dom. Gefällt mir diese Perspektive. Gruss Donat

04-02-11

zeissy

Thanks M, perhaps it was my picnic lunch!

04-02-11

zeissy

thanks very much.... it is simply the overcast sky.

04-02-11

zeissy

A special image ... !

04-02-11

chriseeo

An awesome composition!

04-02-11

cyra

unsharpened 100% crop

04-02-11

cyra

unsharpened 100% crop

04-02-11

cyra

unsharpened 100 % crop

04-02-11

dmac1969ca

A korean man works through the night at a laundromat in Jeju, South Korea.

04-02-11

dmac1969ca

"PRAYING FOR JAPAN" Buddhist monks perform a special ceremony for the people of Japan. You can read my published article here: www.jejuweekly.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=1371]www.jejuweekly.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=1371 View all my images here:

04-02-11

dmac1969ca

"PRAYING FOR JAPAN" Buddhist monks perform a special ceremony for the people of Japan. You can read my published article here: www.jejuweekly.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=1371]www.jejuweekly.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=1371

04-02-11

dmac1969ca

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04-02-11

dmac1969ca

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04-02-11

chriseeo

Lovely, nostalgic feeling and photo.

04-01-11

dmac1969ca

"PRAYING FOR JAPAN" Buddhist monks perform a special ceremony for the people of Japan. You can read my published article here: www.jejuweekly.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=1371]www.jejuweekly.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=1371

04-01-11

dmac1969ca

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04-01-11

dmac1969ca

"PRAYING FOR JAPAN" Buddhist monks perform a special ceremony for the people of Japan. You can read my published article here: www.jejuweekly.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=1371]www.jejuweekly.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=1371

04-01-11

dmac1969ca

"PRAYING FOR JAPAN" Buddhist monks perform a special ceremony for the people of Japan. You can read my published article here: www.jejuweekly.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=1371]www.jejuweekly.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=1371

04-01-11

dmac1969ca

"PRAYING FOR JAPAN" Buddhist monks perform a special ceremony for the people of Japan. You can read my published article here: www.jejuweekly.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=1371]www.jejuweekly.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=1371

03-31-11

zeissy

Very strong image!

03-31-11

bluetsunami

Gorgeous symmetry. The pale blue and marble? is extremely pleasing to look at too.

03-31-11

bluetsunami

Great pastel colors. And dig the centered composition, works well to present the colors and textures.

03-31-11

bluetsunami

A bit haunting, the way the main door is pitch black... almost like you can be transported. Love how you caught the blue sky at the top of the structure, it keeps the chapel from being totally grounded.

03-31-11

bluetsunami

Really like the blur in this (smoke? clouds?) and the dark olive color with the green feels nice and rich.

03-31-11

bajanexile

Thank you all for commenting. alessandro - This is a Hand-Held Single Frame Capture. All my RAW conversions are made with DxO Optics Pro 6 ELITE software. The latest version of this software offers the user the ability to process a single file as a Single Shot HDR. As far as I remember, this was the option that I used, but I processed this quite a few months ago so would not like to sware to it. I am totally committed to Dxo and if you have never used it then you should try it. It is built around Camera and Lens Plug-In's which automatically correct an image for Lens Distortions. It will produce better RAW conversions straight out of the software VS Adobe Lightroom or Adobe CS5. It is possible to mimic this "Out of the Box" conversion by puting up the DxO File and then working on a parallel image in CS5 or Lightroom, but why bother when DxO does it for you? The other Feature that sold DxO to me two years ago was the ability to correct Horizontal and Vertical Geometry. It is a breeze! I would be amazed if you tried the software and did not like it. Stephen

03-31-11

opal

The image was taken south of the Bonn area, were German troops and materials got concentrated and attacked by Allied aircraft to stop the German troops ready for the Ardennes Offensive (also called Rundstedt offensive). It was the last attempt of Nazi Germany of World War II to destroy the moving Western Allied forces. End of the Battle of the Bulge - 67.675 wounded or dead German soldiers, and 87.559 wounded or dead American soldiers. This images is just a very small part of this World War II desaster 67 years ago. Unfortunately, the whole world has not learned from it, up to date!

03-30-11

rick perry

Stephen, Yes to all of the above - great photograph - great lens in the hands of a "Master". Rick

03-30-11

rick perry

Wayne, It doesn't get any better than this! Great shot. Rick

03-30-11

bluetsunami

Nice to see this lens being used for portraiture, don't see that too often. Great character from it. And I absolutely love the colors in this, very different and striking.

03-29-11

donuss

Great portrait and perfect moment like this

03-29-11

donuss

Great model

03-29-11

donuss

Great Portrait and Bokeh

03-29-11

nicolas.fr

Thank you :)

03-29-11

zeissy

Excellent sense of place and time.

03-29-11

zeissy

Thanks... very glad you like it.

03-29-11

nicolas.fr

Nice composition.

03-29-11

zeissy

Thanks very much!

03-29-11

zeissy

Thanks Morry; the lens seems to draw me to these.... C

03-29-11

zeissy

Thanks Rick ~ appreciate your comments. Carol

03-29-11

zeissy

Wonderful tonal range and compositional elements!

03-29-11

rick perry

Axacus, Lovely Lady, Lovely Photograph! Rick

03-29-11

rick perry

Carol, I like the muted tones and grays - a nice photograph - you have an "Artistic Eye". Rick

03-28-11

aquilan

Nice bookeh...ahhh, subject is much more interesting. Suprising focal length while You thought about crop factor of 40D and view angle of photo :) Is it posibille to add more pictures of red lip girl to zeiss images? Maybe it is possibile with different focial length. I would be very greatful..

03-28-11

miked700

Something's wrong here. Focus on the wrong eye, and that eye being half out of the frame, subject looking out not in, b&w pp too muddy. Uncomfortable image.

03-28-11

JT

This is a superb photo. Where did you take this?

03-28-11

rick perry

Donat, Nicely done - composition and detail are outstanding! Rick

03-27-11

zeissy

Such a wonderful suspenseful image!

03-27-11

zeissy

Thanks ~ lucky to get some great clouds too

03-27-11

zeissy

What a perspective ~ amazing detail and great tones here

03-27-11

zeissy

Great perspective!

03-27-11

akul

Amazing detail and great exposure. I like it a lot. Akul

03-27-11

zeissy

Excellent tones in unusual and low lighting ~ the slight reflection makes it!

03-27-11

donuss

Fantastic Cityscape great lights

03-27-11

miked700

Thanks Ivan!

03-26-11

marcobia

nice model and fine glamour mood - ciao - marco

03-25-11

bajanexile

Thanks Rick. Out of interest, did you sell all of your other camera gear when you bought the Sony? Steve

03-25-11

miked700

Brilliant!

03-24-11

rick perry

Pretty shot Stephen! Rick

03-24-11

nicolas.fr

I love it.

03-22-11

JT

Love the mood. Wish I were there now instead of the God forsaken miserable wet and cold place known as Portland!

03-21-11

philber

Congrats on your new equipment, Rick!

03-21-11

hazman zie

beautifully done.

03-21-11

snaprat

Great fun

03-21-11

mstudios

Thank you Sol.

03-20-11

mbmoore

Now almost completely dark, same exposure as the last one - 15 seconds.

03-20-11

mbmoore

The sun was almost gone at this point, so I tried a 15 sec. exposure, again using only a tabletop tripod braced against a sign. 15 seconds is a very long time! I usually have clear favorites from a series, but I couldn't decide which of the three I liked best. I'd be curious to hear from others which you like best and why.

03-20-11

mbmoore

Still using the tabletop tripod, I took a chance on an eighth of a second exposure. It worked out pretty well I think.

03-20-11

mbmoore

I packed up my camera and went for a motorcycle ride, to no place in particular. I ended up at Rodeo Beach/Point Bonita, just north of San Francisco. It was a beautiful sunset, but all I had was a tabletop tripod, so I was bracing it against a sign to get these shots. This was 1/125th of a second, so it was no problem, but the last two were 15seconds each!

03-20-11

rick perry

Donat, Yes - these are amazing Birds - "Works of Art" strutting around - as if they enjoy being photographed! Rick

03-20-11

rick perry

Thank you for noticing Luka.

03-19-11

akul

Wow, unreal color great shot. For a second I thought it was a colored glass. Great lighting.

03-19-11

akul

Love this shot. Great color, mysterious texture. Spilled light is also making the composition.

03-19-11

akul

Thank you very mucg Donat! Luka

03-19-11

donuss

Fantastic this colors and exact in the right moment Donat

03-19-11

donuss

Great picture and scene like this

03-19-11

donuss

Great composition with this light and colors. Like this. Donat

03-18-11

rick perry

Stephen, I really like Sony's built in "steady shot" - seems to work well at any focal length!

03-18-11

rick perry

Yes Stephen and Zeiss Man - It was very nice to get away from a terribly cold snowy Maine winter! Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, features a 50 mile long, white-sands beach, with warm water and really perfect weather. It was my first chance to really try out my new Sony 580 with Zeiss 16-80 zoom. It is a wonderful rig.

03-18-11

sebz

Ethereal is the perfect word to describe this...love it!

03-18-11

bajanexile

I don't know, Japan and the Carribean all in one year!. Retirement sucks. Stephen

03-18-11

bajanexile

Escape to the Sun? Stephen

03-18-11

bajanexile

Nice one Rick! Stephen

03-18-11

sensofalsato

Very special image, congratulations.

03-18-11

JT

nice :) Where was this?

03-18-11

JT

Classic!

03-17-11

mandas

Thank you all for the nice commenting!

03-17-11

nicolas.fr

Beautiful light. Beautiful woman. Great shot.

03-17-11

nicolas.fr

Thank you

03-17-11

dcrobin1953

Stunning! The colors complement. Use of the reflectors really make this pop. Wonderful work!

03-17-11

dcrobin1953

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Painted_Ladies This is close to Alamo Square in San Francisco. I'm from the east coast and have fallen in love with this city...

03-17-11

iorik

Awsome! What can I say? There are no words to express what I see! Love your work, congratulations and thanks for sharing it.

03-16-11

philber

Thanks JT!

03-16-11

JT

truly a wonderful portrait. Great lighting and the bokeh is so smooth. Nice job.

03-16-11

JT

Amazing!

03-16-11

JT

Very nice. Is this in the bay area or Portland? Just guessing.

03-16-11

JT

This is really lovely. So smooth.

03-16-11

akul

Thank you very much Rick

03-16-11

redskeeter

Wonderful image!!

03-16-11

redskeeter

Thanks peplum and rickperry. best little lens I have ever used.

03-16-11

rick perry

Luka, Nice series - graffiti art is a favorite photo subject of mine - these are really good. Rick

03-16-11

rick perry

Wow Harry, really great shot - love the rich colors - I have this lens - I am just learning how good it is - nice work. Rick

03-16-11

peplum

I like a lot the colors. Nice shot

03-15-11

peplum

Thank you Donuss

03-15-11

donuss

Great picture an perspective

03-15-11

donuss

Great composition

03-15-11

donuss

Nice with this bokeh

03-15-11

donuss

A very fine lotus picture Great

03-15-11

donuss

Fantastic

03-15-11

donuss

Great light like this

03-14-11

lolphoto

Ahahah!

03-14-11

lolphoto

Cute! Great light!

03-14-11

miked700

Luka, you're here as well! That's some great work! Love the colours. Cheers, Michiel

03-14-11

yunyk

Киев

03-13-11

aquilan

Superb contruction...what is it?

03-13-11

aquilan

Beatiful Colours but deep of field too short, first plan's dack isn't good subject IMHO...and one again, oustanding hue's attributes :)

03-13-11

aquilan

Very nice deep of field :) Old Olimpia Sonnar's and Sepia's charm...

03-11-11

canicuss

Very nice.

03-10-11

lolphoto

In Taipei old neighborhood.

03-10-11

lolphoto

Really great, like a Chinese painting...

03-09-11

jeroen

Misfit, thank you. Tonight I wil post dome more. Jeroen.

03-09-11

evangelos k

This is at (no more) 6 Flags New Orleans that never re-opened after Katrina, so, it is deserted for good - a decaying derelict. This should bring it into perspective. Thank you very much for the comment!

03-09-11

doug

I like this! A deserted amusement park on a nice day, weird. And the repeating circular elements, well-composed I think.

03-09-11

cyra

exif says 50, but that's wrong, it was shot with the ZF 85/1,4.

03-09-11

misfit

Most excellent! I keep coming back to look at this one. Captivating. The 50 1.4 definitely has its place. Thank you

03-09-11

cyra

crop from the other pic

03-09-11

cyra

thanks for the praise :-) I like shallow dof!

03-09-11

evangelos k

Wonderful capture

03-09-11

evangelos k

Great and simple!

03-09-11

jeroen

Carneval of Venice, Italy. More on http://www.jeroenflorijn.com

03-09-11

jeroen

Carneval in Venice, Italy. More on http://www.jeroenflorijn.com

03-09-11

misterfolkertsma

Strong composition!

03-09-11

marcobia

beautiiful whole figure studio portrait - ciao - marco

03-08-11

mbmoore

Great texture and DOF.

03-08-11

mbmoore

Thanks everyone! I've seen this boat for years and always wanted to photograph it. Finally had the time + camera + wonderful lens.

03-08-11

peplum

Too much flash for my taste. FEC to -2/3 and ISO 1.600 would be nice on this shot

03-08-11

peplum

very nice ligh and child

03-08-11

peplum

nice use of this angle.

03-07-11

modusoperandi

Nice!

03-07-11

mbmoore

Thanks! Yeah, I love that lens. What's amazing also is how close focusing it is.

03-07-11

JT

Wow. This is great. I just looked at the large version and I can see why the zeiss 21mm is probably the best there is.

03-07-11

pete

Great composition, and use of light and dark areas. a troubled look on the subject is perfect.

03-06-11

akul

Thanks Donat. Thanks also for your comment on the other photo. I inadvertently posted Nikkor shot as Zeiss, so I removed it.

03-06-11

donuss

nice this tree and tones

03-06-11

donuss

Beautiful waterfall and colors

03-06-11

donuss

Beautiful with this light from the side

03-05-11

hazman zie

love the softness and dof.

03-05-11

howdex

thanks has an old time film feel to it

03-05-11

JT

Wow, this lens is such a great performer. Absolutely wonderful shot and I live the B&W!

03-05-11

mengkudu

thanks for your comment

03-05-11

luxquarta

One of the shots that made me buy Zeiss gear

03-05-11

kimberly cher

god bless his pea pickin heart.. I LOVE THIS PICTURE.. THE LIGHT FALL OFF IS PERFECTION.

03-05-11

kimberly cher

nice.. would looked cool if you had a ground light showing up at ther mid section and stomack with some light fall off.. gorgoues.

03-05-11

kimberly cher

better, - but. shes got a handk coming out of her head, she has bubble snad a fish sticking out of her back and shoulder. and alswo white bubbles comeing out of her head again. I think those things need to be cloned out - or replaced with something not as ovvious, but- stuff coming out of her head is a big no no - and is very distracting. also with the 2 3 fingers coming out of her right side (our left side while looking at her).. those need to be removed all togheter.. looks like something is grabbing her from behind........ everything else is okay, althoug her hand placement on the lap seems forced.. She should turn her hand out -and have the fingers pointing UP towards the top of the lam shad... (am i making sense?) LOVE THE BLACK AND WHITE!!!!

03-05-11

kimberly cher

weird crop.. youneed to brop more aboove at her waist or show the leggs, you can't crop off like that, she looks missing appendages. everything from gher top of the skin starts on the chest to the armas and face is a great start, fine tweaking is need a mit, like putting the elbow closer toghet and furhter away from the face a few in ches to get rid of that weir shados on the right side of her face. Also, yould have photoshopped the wrinkles in her armmpits, and the neck 'point' jutting out down to her chest. Her face sould be the subject, the falloff subject should be the background - just to tye everything in. plus you can see the Pins that are holding her dress toether right there on the side... and hair pieces are sticking to her back. again a little distracting. Great idea - great toughts... just need some major fixing and you could have a killer shot. again, id crop from the top of the blouse up, since it is just a messy wrinkly shirt with stick pins or safetly pins holding her together. She is a lovely girl thouhg!!!! (do you mind me tell you this stuff? Thisi s what it is for (for critiquing, right?) if you want my help - let me know!

03-05-11

kimberly cher

very very nice

03-05-11

kimberly cher

perfect

03-05-11

kimberly cher

nice!

03-05-11

kimberly cher

very very nice - I douuuble dig this!!

03-05-11

kimberly cher

jjees anymore perfect// id like to see more fill light and a little more highlihgts.. but - thats JUST my opinoin.. regardless, its very pretty.

03-05-11

kimberly cher

perfection.. wheres banksy when you need him.

03-05-11

kimberly cher

you should dodge out the lighthouse though to bring the eye to it more.. and - just a thought... dodge out the mossy part of the rocks in front and to the left of the foreground of the image!!! theres a TON of detail there you can pull out. I can help you there too if you like.

03-05-11

kimberly cher

very nice - very nice..

03-05-11

kimberly cher

hey Herry, Would you mind lettting me work on this one for you? I have some ideas.. Ill give the original image and the worked on image sent back to you. I have a great ideal on how to bring out those details. You have alot there. Here is my website. please see that im not a flake or a theif. http://www.kimberlycherphotography.com and my flickr is http://www.flickr.com/photos/tidaldesignsphotography/show and my facebook (so you can see my friends are normal and so am I - my name on facebook is kimberly deignan siebert or kimberly siebert deignan... I would love to edit this image for you. let me know if that is okay. Best!! Kim - (i dont want to change without your permission!)

03-05-11

kimberly cher

love it! the whites are a little cyan though... nice comp

03-04-11

charles.k

Thank you :)

03-04-11

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting Martha. Best regards Stephen

03-04-11

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting Cliff and Zeiss Man. Stephen

03-04-11

mfbenedict

Wonderful. Inspiring. Print-worthy. Sellable.

03-04-11

donuss

Beautiful portrait

03-04-11

lolphoto

Beautiful light and pose. Great model!

03-03-11

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting Philippe. Regards Stephen

03-02-11

philber

Another brilliant shot, Stephen!

03-02-11

zockson

He smiles, as well! Well done!

03-02-11

peplum

good use of UWA. I like.

03-02-11

piyo

Two thumbs up!! Great shot..

03-01-11

evangelos k

Fantastic capture!

03-01-11

JT

Incredible colors!

02-28-11

shtarka1

Lovely!

02-28-11

shtarka1

Gorgeous!

02-28-11

bajanexile

Like it! Lots of shapes and angles. Stephen

02-28-11

peterh

I really like this, for its wonderful composition and gorgeous colours.

02-27-11

dr. harout

Two thumbs up.

02-27-11

JT

This is vivid strong and angry. I love it!!

02-27-11

dr. harout

aah, this is beautiful.

02-27-11

dr. harout

Formidable, majestic and beautiful.

02-27-11

peplum

any indoor picture ?

02-27-11

peplum

set as my computer wallpaper

02-27-11

JT

The more I see this the more I like it. This is very impressive!

02-27-11

saxbike

Very,very sweet photo. I love the tone values in the church and foreground texture of the grasses.

02-27-11

pantoja

nice picture that shows atmosphere

02-27-11

peplum

very good very good wayne

02-27-11

peplum

splendid

02-27-11

peplum

Vey nice place. I would also like it in the horizontal shape.

02-26-11

shtarka1

Beautiful Film Work!

02-26-11

dr. harout

Seconded.

02-26-11

akul

Thank you very much for your comments.

02-26-11

dr. harout

Nice portrait

02-25-11

howdex

when i took the photo the butterfly was one of several interesting components adding to the colour of this composition.

02-25-11

benuriyahmay

That butterfly is surreal and mfbenedict is right!

02-25-11

benuriyahmay

Yes but imagine how lovely a crop of that butterfly would be!

02-25-11

benuriyahmay

The grain is beautiful!

02-25-11

shtarka1

Too Kind Martin! Thank You!

02-24-11

martin14916

you do have monopoly power on featured photos. nice one.

02-24-11

philber

Thanks, guys!

02-24-11

donuss

special light like this

02-24-11

donuss

Great image like this

02-24-11

veritas.5.zero

I luv this shot.. alot of character in the scene - wavy hair and mellowed out skyline. "awesome!"

02-24-11

tbarker13

Thanks. I wish I did too. But when I had both the summicron and the planar, I thought the planar was better. So i sold the cron. Maybe I just had a bad copy. Perhaps I'll try again some day.....

02-24-11

magiclight

Nice composition Philippe

02-24-11

chriseeo

Very professional. The color, the shadows, the model, everything. I only wish you tried the same with a Summicron 50/2.

02-24-11

bajanexile

Like it! Steve

02-23-11

hazman zie

brilliant contrast and scene. Haz

02-23-11

hazman zie

beautifully done Nick. Haz

02-23-11

dmac1969ca

Thank you. Happy you like it!

02-23-11

akul

Love the composition with tree, vapour trails and church,

02-23-11

akul

Love the strong contrast of light and composition.

02-23-11

akul

Beautiful. It reminds me of 'how grinch stole chrismas'

02-23-11

akul

Great shot.

02-23-11

akul

I love the way how tall tower and low boat are composed together. Beautiful shot. Modern day cathedral.

02-23-11

akul

Must see this in full size. Beautiful color and texture. Wonderful shot

02-22-11

donuss

Beautiful portrait great light and model perfect

02-22-11

donuss

Fantastic scene hope he dont fall inside the wather

02-22-11

donuss

Great light and composition like this image

02-22-11

donuss

nice scene and beautiful colors

02-22-11

donuss

very beautiful portrait and tones the light light is fantastic

02-22-11

donuss

Great portrait beautiful light

02-22-11

donuss

Great have a lot of dynamic inside. its look like you made a Europa tour;-)

02-22-11

donuss

Beautiful light

02-22-11

donuss

Great colors and composition like this

02-22-11

reds

Hey Hazman! Haven't crossed paths on FlickR for a while, and here you are! I was featured yesterday ;-) Great pic - the colour rendering on this is classic 100/2 Zeiss. I'm sure I could pick shots out by this lens amongst others. Even a couple of friends of mine have notice it's 'different' to the norm. Congrats :)

02-22-11

reds

Interesting that it scores so highly - I didn't read the dxo reviews, but in my experience with it, - it's much more versatile than just a makro lens. I don't buy this 'a lens can be too sharp for portraits' thing often quoted. (Although I do use softer lenses too). You can't beat this lens for getting up close - love it :)

02-22-11

bajanexile

Like it. Steve

02-22-11

bajanexile

Great image with wonderful colour rendition and skin tones. It is interesting that this lens has one of the highest DxO Mark's of all the Zeiss ZF offerings tested to date. The Zeiss Distagon T 21mm f/2.8 ZE/Canon EOS 5D Mk.II combination that I use only has an average DxO Mark, which surprises me, but then again, the figures quoted are for an Aperture of f/2.8. The DxO Mark scoring system for one or two of the Canon EF lenses that I already own E.G. the Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM, are very high and fit the IQ that I know I can expect to get when in combination with the 5D Mk.II. See: (you will have to Copy and Paste the link for it to work) http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/Lens-with-Camera/All-tested-lenses/Carl-Zeiss/Carl-Zeiss-Macro-Planar-2-100mm-ZF2-Nikon DxO Mark is one of the few sites that I know of that offer a quantitative assessment of lenses and camera body combinations. As such, it is an important source of information VS purely subjective assessments that are on offer from other sources, many of which may be biased in favour of one Manufacteur or other. Steve

02-22-11

bajanexile

Thanks donuss. Steve

02-22-11

benuriyahmay

Wow, Jasmine is just so awesome.

02-21-11

donuss

Great colors and composition likr this.

02-21-11

donuss

Fantastic great tones ,composition and perspective

02-21-11

donuss

Like this portrait grat tones and composition.

02-21-11

lolphoto

Excellent. Love it!

02-21-11

reds

Thank you. :-) The 100/2 is my favourite lens on Nikon. It doesn't seem overly popular for portrait work, but it's always in my bag !!! Love it. It's actually the MK1 - I selected the wrong lens when I uploaded this shot.

02-21-11

JT

Your work is wonderful.

02-20-11

kysham

Thanks, pantoja. She is very sweet indeed. And very good for a first time model!

02-20-11

pantoja

Nice portrait of a very sweet looking model

02-20-11

peplum

splendid

02-20-11

donuss

Beautiful Portrait and area

02-20-11

donuss

Great light

02-20-11

donuss

Great detail from a "sam loh" Like it.

02-20-11

donuss

Great light and colors fantastic

02-20-11

JT

What beautiful colors!

02-20-11

sensofalsato

Stupenda, complimenti!

02-20-11

sensofalsato

E' un "Modigliani"!!

02-20-11

sanctamonius

'blad Zeiss 50/4

02-20-11

sanctamonius

The only Zeiss Lenses I have are TLR's and Folders, do they qualify? This one was taken with a Rolleiflex 2.8 Planar (couldn't find it on the list).

02-19-11

JT

Very nice.

02-19-11

peterh

This is a perfectly beautiful photo. I expect it would also be stunning in B&W, but I just love those colours!

02-19-11

donuss

Beautiful perspectiev like it. Where is this Temple?

02-18-11

akul

Thank you Donuss :}

02-18-11

akul

Thank you Donuss :}

02-18-11

magiclight

Thanks Guys, I've made a A2 print with my Epson 3800 and it looks great. I also shot the sceen with my Canon 24-105mm. I must say I prefer the Zeiss shot. The makro planar is amazing for landscape shooting.

02-18-11

bajanexile

Really like this image. Lovely conversion. Stephen

02-18-11

bajanexile

I like Street Art. Stephen

02-18-11

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting losenior, akul and donuss. Stephen

02-17-11

peplum

White balance is odd. Too magenta/blue I think.

02-17-11

donuss

Great fine Detail like it

02-17-11

donuss

great composition

02-17-11

donuss

Fantastic light and tones

02-17-11

akul

Beautiful work

02-16-11

redskeeter

Stunning!!

02-16-11

rick perry

Dave, Really a great shot - a Wall-hanger for sure! Rick

02-16-11

bajanexile

Thanks for your comments/feedback. Best regards Stephen

02-16-11

roofterrace

Ah, excuse my ignorance! However, the comment still stands, of course...

02-16-11

JT

Simply Stunning!

02-16-11

philber

Another winner! Well done, Rainer!

02-16-11

philber

Mind-blowing picture, Rainer. Well done!

02-16-11

philber

Superlative detail, great control of a difficult lighting situation. Well done, Stephen!

02-16-11

redskeeter

Thank you, roofterrace and Zeiss Man. roofterrace, this lens is AF, however, I did take several shots in manual but I am not sure this is one of them. I haven't used a lot of Zeiss lens, but for the price and focal length it's a jewel.

02-16-11

peplum

a larger version would be appreciated

02-15-11

JT

:thumbsup: Insanely sharp !!!

02-15-11

roofterrace

I would argue this is the most fabulous bird picture I've ever seen, even more so given it's a manual lens. Wonderful, piercingly sharp, as good as it gets. Congratulations.

02-14-11

ya8282

Wonderful photo, where is this?

02-14-11

akul

Thank you for your comments. I have been interested in making a composition out of clutter. With 21, it gets quite challenging. :)

02-14-11

peplum

Nice. Perfect use of this 21mm !

02-13-11

JT

Love the angle of view on this one.

02-13-11

rick perry

Alex, Really a nice series of photographs - composition, color, human interest - good work. Rick

02-13-11

tpoulton001

All my panoramic images are stitched using PTGUI Pro, thanks for the nice comments

02-13-11

JT

Beautiful work. Are you cropping a single frame or are you stitching several images together?

02-13-11

akul

Yes it was a cold day. I think around -5 C ( 22 F) Did snow accumulate in Tokyo ?

02-13-11

akul

This is so pretty. very pretty.

02-13-11

tpoulton001

Incredible work, truly stunning!

02-12-11

hanoi5dii

Thanks!

02-12-11

alphazeiss

yeah that's an awesome shot of a green cauliflower!! bye

02-12-11

akul

I like this shot. Something surreal about it.

02-12-11

JT

Wow! Nothing else to say :)

02-12-11

akul

Thank you for your comment.

02-12-11

takabey

It seems to be cold. Also in Tokyo, it snowed yesterday.

02-12-11

takabey

This is a very beautiful photograph. Parallel lines are going to the sky:-)

02-11-11

poyin

just simply lovely!

02-11-11

JT

Simply amazing!

02-11-11

allanjfotos

be nice in hdr bw

02-09-11

miked700

For those who might be interested: prints of 60's pics of the Stones and of Jimi Hendrix, AAP-lab Amsterdam.

02-09-11

miked700

Peter Svenson, printer extraordinaire in Amsterdam. The man's a legend. AAP-lab.

02-09-11

miked700

They're not great, the focus isn't always where it should be, 1/8 sec with an RTS III isn't easy (f1.4 all the way), but I like them.

02-08-11

bajanexile

Thanks for your comments Philippe. Stephen

02-08-11

philber

Splendid, creative picture, Stephen!

02-08-11

canicuss

Really nice colors in this shot.

02-07-11

goki

fantastic colors and contrast

02-07-11

peterh

Beautiful.

02-06-11

rcamargo

original and amazing composition.

02-04-11

esyuherlan

No it's not. It was single handheld shot with my elbows on the buttress of my office building. I use CS3 to set the color and saturation, brighten the lower part and sharpen it a little bit.

02-04-11

aquilan

I looks like HDR...is that true?

02-02-11

sabreglobe

Great shot, super colours

01-31-11

rick perry

Igor, A wonderful series of photographs - this is my favorite - the colors and patterns on the pavement are terrific - a very Artistic "City" shot. Rick

01-31-11

luxquarta

I really like this portrait, well done !

01-31-11

dmac1969ca

Thanks for the comment on my image. Unfortunately, the upload seems to have left it a bit soft. But, the atmosphere and the story remains the same.

01-30-11

akul

Superb capture.

01-30-11

akul

Very pretty. Love the contrast.

01-30-11

akul

Really nice atmosphere. Great color.

01-30-11

mengkudu

thanks for your comment

01-30-11

doug

Of your two similar photos, I prefer this pose. It has interesting lines and angles...

01-29-11

dr. harout

Great camera, great lens and very nice series.

01-28-11

alphazeiss

Thank you JT! p

01-28-11

akul

Great texture and comosition

01-27-11

filmaren

I was "lucky" not to shake the camera to much during the exposure, just leaning on a fence/rail. I like the twilight.

01-27-11

JT

Incredible amount of detail in this photo. Wow.

01-24-11

canicuss

Thanks, Rick!

01-23-11

rick perry

Debbie, Nicely done - beautiful! Rick

01-23-11

JT

Wonderfully smooth focus and bokeh.

01-23-11

akul

Chagall, of course ! How did I not think of that ! The grey band below the glass just looked like apple interface.

01-23-11

JT

Very beautiful model. The setting is ver appropriate for this model and photo.

01-22-11

rbfresno

This was taken inside of the Chicago Art Institute where the four panel Chagall's Stained Glass is on display inside, illuminated from behind.

01-22-11

dr. harout

Beautiful model.

01-22-11

dmac1969ca

On the coldest night since 1987, a homeless man hunkers down near the exit of a subway station in Seoul, South Korea.

01-22-11

yuriylux

Восхитительно!

01-22-11

yuriylux

Очень красивое цветовое пятно. ZF Makro-Planar T* f2.0 100mm - творит чудеса!

01-22-11

akul

Beautiful color. Great composition. Hard to tell what it is. First I thought it was a church interior shot, but realize it is something else. Is it from Apple store or something?

01-21-11

rbfresno

Shows both the in-focus and out-of-focus rendering of the same subject by the Zeiss 100 2 Makro

01-21-11

lxg

Nice light - Well done.

01-19-11

timax

This is just a simple desaturation . I would have in the past with film used a yellow/green or just a yellow for this shot which would separate the skin from the background a little better. I should tweak the color levels a little but still prefer the shot in color.

01-19-11

timax

I'll post up another in BW. I used to shoot only TRI-X but now quite like shooting color. I do agree though that BW would suit this guy.

01-19-11

jlsa

Fantastic image!! I like your camera and lens combo too :)

01-19-11

zockson

Great shot. I agree, B/W would be even more expressive!

01-19-11

JT

Intense look! I bet this would rock in B&W.

01-18-11

kysham

Thanks Jerry. Actually the lighting is very simple, nothing special. Just one outdoor strobe fired from the right. That's all I used.

01-18-11

JT

I almost did not see the beetle in the flower. great capture and rendering.

01-18-11

sensofalsato

Interesting shoot, for composition and tones.

01-17-11

martin14916

Feels like a frame taken from a warm music video. nice job

01-17-11

JT

Do you have a color version of this you could share?

01-17-11

JT

I like the feel of this photo. very nicely done. I don't think it would have been as effective in daylight.

01-17-11

saxbike

I like your series. Great atmosphere; really convey the chilling cold and gloom of the day. This one is my favorite because of the near/far relationship of the trees. Thanks for posting.

01-17-11

barista7105

Thanks hobb3, glad you like it

01-16-11

philber

Thanks, Donat, JT!!!

01-16-11

philber

Thanks, Donat, much appreciated!

01-16-11

philber

Thanks, Donat!

01-16-11

donuss

Like your Portraits they are great with character Donat

01-16-11

donuss

Great portrait Donat

01-16-11

donuss

Great composition. Donat

01-16-11

donuss

Fantastic Donat

01-16-11

donuss

Beautiful lights and sharpness Donat

01-16-11

kysham

Thanks, Zeiss Man.

01-16-11

JT

Very nice lighting.

01-16-11

JT

Philber, you are the king of sharp pictures. Incredible detail edge to edge.

01-16-11

yuriylux

Good work is chustvopokoya and appeasement. Yuriy.

01-15-11

akul

That is even cooler. This image tricks my sense of scale in a very interesting way.

01-15-11

donuss

beautiful happy picture. its your son? Donat

01-15-11

jerome

Well... it was actually a very small teddy bear, so the picture is taken from a closer distance than it may appear.

01-15-11

alphazeiss

That picture is so beautiful and magical!

01-15-11

akul

WOW !

01-15-11

akul

Love the texture and color, and of course, teddy bear. It is very clever. Playing with scale. I thought it was a close up, and realized it is a shot from distance.

01-13-11

smart959

Nice lighting

01-12-11

shtarka1

Appreciate it Zockson!

01-12-11

zockson

I like this very much.

01-11-11

dazzel

I really love this one !!

01-11-11

readone_sapi

Nice capture..

01-11-11

readone_sapi

cute dog..

01-11-11

tomasony

I'm glad he persuade you to take the photo. A really good portrait. I love it!

01-11-11

lxg

Very Zen like. Well done.

01-11-11

shtarka1

Much Appreciated Hobb!

01-11-11

shtarka1

Thanks Zach!

01-10-11

fotographz

thank you

01-10-11

JT

Wow. This brings on such a sense of solitude. The b&w and the single bird really make a statement. Well done!

01-10-11

shtarka1

Mike, You Should Never Drink & Shoot! ; - ) Thanks!

01-10-11

miked700

That bokeh is slightly headache inducing; maybe a few drinks before viewing is recommended... ;-) Extraordinary colours and composition!

01-10-11

bvalenz

Freaky 3d'ish effect!! Love it...

01-10-11

bvalenz

Agree with everyone's comment! Colors and composition, perfect!

01-10-11

bvalenz

Great composition and depth of field!

01-10-11

peplum

Nice perspective. Too bad the trunk (and most of the tree) is so dark.

01-09-11

JT

This is just classy. The presentation, lighting, model etc .. It all works together to produce a very pleasing photograph to admire.

01-09-11

JT

Wow. What great colors! Reminds me of Mr Potato head :)

01-09-11

akul

Incredible detail. Beautiful shot.

01-09-11

JT

Hey Martin, we should be getting just over 2 minutes more of daylight everyday now. Soon I can go to work in light and come home in light :)

01-09-11

redskeeter

Awesome photo!

01-09-11

JT

nice texture in this image. I can feel the surface of the rocks and trees.

01-09-11

makten

Thanks a lot! My own mood was actually quite bad since I hate the sun going down so damn early at this time of year. ;)

01-09-11

miked700

RTS III...

01-09-11

miked700

Thanks Zack! I was having a beer with him (thought you'd recognize him ;-) ) and brought out the then new to me RTS II, with Tri-X and the 2.8/25; it was all all I could do... Lots of movement which I like...

01-09-11

JT

Superb contrast and detail. This is a great example of shaep all around :)

01-09-11

miked700

Contax RTS III, f2.8, 1/4 sec (?), Tri-X...

01-09-11

miked700

"Don't we all shoot through fence." Love that comment! Wish I had thought of it... Michiel

01-09-11

akul

RTS + 85 1.4, that is a golden combo, one I salivated on long time long ago. At the end of film era, I got Contax Aria + 50 f 1.4 + 28 f 2.8. Beautiful detail and composition. Don't we all shoot through fence. :)

01-09-11

miked700

Thanks for the compliment Akul! Contax RTS III with Zeiss 1.4/85 (I think; can't seem to change the incorrect entry) and Tri-X. I wasn't too pleased with the development and the scan; will try another lab next time. It needed a lot of work in LR3 pp. Maybe I should add Silver Efex Pro to my workflow. Oh and the dark streak lhd side is part of the fence I/the camera had to peer through... ;-)

01-08-11

doug

Love the color and graphics. It took me a few moments to get visual orientation...

01-08-11

makkphoto

I like this shot. The buildings on the side lead the viewer to the building in the middle. Nice work.

01-08-11

JT

Great B&W. Love the detail in the trains!

01-08-11

akul

Beautiful shot. Wonderful color.

01-08-11

akul

Wonderful composition, great tonality. Was this on digital body or film ? Akul

01-08-11

akul

Great composition. Mysterious content. Love it.

01-08-11

akul

Thank you Stephen ! Akul

01-08-11

akul

Thank you JT. Belated happy New Year !

01-08-11

akul

Thanks so much for the kind word. I got Leitax mount. I enjoy this lens very much. Akul

01-08-11

saxbike

I agree with cap...very nice work. I especially like the color and the pattern it creates. The very subtle tonal gradations are very sweet. Thanks for posting.

01-08-11

pixee

Wonderful shot, Stephen, with the nice 21mm lens! Nice symmetrical composition. Matti.

01-08-11

bajanexile

Nice composition and textures. Stephen

01-08-11

bajanexile

Thanks sebz. Stephen

01-08-11

bajanexile

Nice scene and light. Stephen

01-08-11

donuss

Great Macro like the color Donat

01-08-11

acp

I really like this photo. The perspective, composition, and the colors is wonderful. Nice image.

01-08-11

JT

Perfect exposure. Wonderful capture.

01-08-11

JT

Ekk, this photo rocks. So much going on.

01-08-11

JT

Wow. That lens is stellar! Straight into the sun and hardly any flair.

01-08-11

miked700

Wide aperture works best. Good strong shot, perfect pp (to be expected from you). How did you get the C/Y mount Distagon to fit the D700? Cheers, Michiel

01-07-11

JT

Incredible! Donat. This is superb!

01-07-11

JT

Beautiful. So rich.

01-07-11

miked700

Wonderful! A great capture! The image actually gains by showing all that movement at 1/2 sec. Michiel

01-07-11

peplum

splendid

01-07-11

donuss

its in Switzerland near the village "Lachen"

01-07-11

philber

Thanks, Donat! Yes, it is the Opéra de Paris (not the newer Opéra Bastille)

01-07-11

donuss

Great image and tones like this Donat

01-07-11

donuss

Beautiful Paris ,i hope its Paris. Donat

01-07-11

donuss

fantastic this light and special this soft sea Donat

01-06-11

peplum

Very nice.

01-06-11

sebz

Love your take on this all around, really an impressive b/w.

01-06-11

bajanexile

Thanks Philippe. Regards Stephen

01-06-11

bne01

thanks bajanexile

01-06-11

redskeeter

Beautiful!

01-06-11

charles.k

Thank you Donat :)

01-06-11

rick perry

Lloyd, I agree - a really "well executed" photograph. Nice work. Rick

01-06-11

chriseeo

Simply, a very nice photo.

01-06-11

shtarka1

Nice juxtaposition!

01-05-11

donuss

Beautiful composition and lights Donat

01-05-11

JT

Wow, this is really pretty. Well done!

01-05-11

dmj

love this one .

01-05-11

dmj

Great shot donat. Like the tone. The distagon always get the job done.

01-05-11

JT

would love to see a picture of that 200f2 on the sony :)

01-05-11

rick perry

Henry, This series has many really nice photographs. This is my favorte - love the composition , detail and pastel colors. Good work! Rick

01-05-11

philber

Truly excellent, Steven. Both how you handled contrast and the B&W conversion!

01-05-11

bajanexile

Fine image. Steve

01-05-11

bajanexile

I like this image, but I might use the Clone Tool to remove the branches on the left-hand side of the frame. The image has great potential in B&W as well, but you might have to remove the vignette top left and right in the frame. Hope this makes sense and is constructive. Regards Steve

01-05-11

bne01

Donuss - thanks so much

01-04-11

donuss

Beautiful colors they give a real autumn feel. Donat

01-04-11

donuss

nice szene Donat

01-04-11

donuss

this is real fantastic can see every detail Donat

01-04-11

donuss

Fantastic lights and colors Donat

01-04-11

donuss

fantastic colors and idea Donat

01-04-11

donuss

great composition Donat

01-04-11

donuss

Great with this light where is this? Donat

01-04-11

donuss

beautiful he like Canon:-) Donat

01-04-11

donuss

Fantastic colors and sharpness great Donat

01-04-11

donuss

Great with this reflection Donat

01-04-11

donuss

Great composition and moment Donat

01-04-11

donuss

Beautiful this drops like a magnifying glass in the picture. Donat

01-04-11

donuss

Great light and tones fantastic Donat

01-04-11

donuss

Beautiful composition this bee are realy Black and Green? Next time when im in Thailand we made a phototrip together it will be very interessting. Donat

01-04-11

JT

Wonderful. I love the way the lights give direction. Great shot!

01-03-11

bajanexile

Quality B&W. Dramatic sky. Stephen

01-03-11

donuss

Fantastic like the colors Sawadee krap Donat

01-03-11

dr. harout

Excellent scene.

01-03-11

samthase

Very nice. What is that? Looks dangerous.

01-03-11

rick perry

Axacus, A very nice set of three! Macro to Fireworks - all well done. Rick

01-03-11

rick perry

Yes Donat - Great shot - Color and Composition are Teriffic. Rick

01-02-11

akul

Fantastic !

01-02-11

alphazeiss

That is a very beautiful picture!

01-02-11

sebz

Awesome!

01-02-11

sensofalsato

Special, a very special shot!

01-02-11

akul

Wow !! Beautiful shot, beautiful composition.

01-02-11

philber

Many thanks, Donat!

01-02-11

philber

Rick, many thanks for your comment. As it happens, this picture is one of four, which you can find in my collection of "flowers and gardens".

01-02-11

donuss

Beautiful Portrait and tones Donat

01-02-11

donuss

Great colors with a fantastic light Donat

01-02-11

antidotepictures

thank you!

01-02-11

rick perry

Philippe, I came across this photo in the random gallery - I don't know how I missed it before - truly Wonderful. Rick

01-02-11

sensofalsato

my son.

01-02-11

donuss

it was a little family manufacture for pot

01-01-11

sensofalsato

Thank you so much! I added shooting data.

01-01-11

JT

This is a simply beautiful picture. The limited colors, bokeh and lighting are perfect! What camera did you use?

01-01-11

JT

Wow. Great colors and light! How did you process this?

01-01-11

philber

Thanks, Sigurd! As to your question, no I did not need to.

01-01-11

philber

Thanks, redskeeter, Akul, and a Hapy New Year to you! No, z-enthusast, as far as this is concerned, the picture is straight out of camera

01-01-11

donuss

Great colors Donat

12-31-10

JT

Wow. I just love these colors and mood! Fantastic.

12-31-10

donuss

Yes its with this Lens i won in Zeissimages. :-)

12-31-10

JT

Nice even exposure on this pano. That 100 is a champ!

12-31-10

JT

Stunning! Is this with the lens you won on ZeissImages? :)

12-31-10

rsolti13

6 shot pano

12-31-10

rsolti13

6 shot pano

12-31-10

akul

Thanks for the comment.

12-30-10

JT

Love the warm glow this picture has. Makes me feel like I am enjoying a nice summer day.

12-30-10

sebz

I like the colors here, they work together nicely. Reminds me of almost of a lomo shot except more subtle. Nice bokeh too.

12-30-10

akul

Really nice color, composition, and bokeh. Beautiful

12-30-10

akul

Just love those lamp post. Great lighting.

12-30-10

akul

Wow look at that color ! Very surreal. Dali like.

12-30-10

akul

Great shot, wonderful contrast between monochromatic net to color fish. Crop of this shot is very effective. Akul

12-30-10

akul

Thank you Philber. Yes it was a bit cold. ha ha

12-30-10

akul

Thank you gents for kind words.

12-30-10

redskeeter

Excellent!!!!

12-30-10

sigurd

Philber, I like very much your photos ! Did you straighten the line to be vertical ?

12-30-10

mllanos1111

Thank you, love this lens

12-30-10

opal

Hi, how did you get the star image on the street lamps in the back, and not at the first street lamps? COKIN star filter or PS?

12-30-10

philber

Thanks, djoko, Rick and Donat, your words are much appreciated!

12-30-10

philber

Thanks, Donat!

12-30-10

philber

Yes, I agree, Donat, you are right, I would also prefer that the sticker were not there...

12-29-10

donuss

Grat composition and this fine color and light Donat

12-29-10

donuss

Grat light and tones like it Donat

12-29-10

donuss

great colors Donat

12-29-10

donuss

fantastic how the lines take me inside the image Donat

12-29-10

donuss

Fantastic image great colors. For me the sticker for do not walk disturb me its take my eyes to this red/with sticker and take me away from this big archidecture. Donat

12-29-10

donuss

fantastic macro and colors.What the name of this bug? Donat

12-29-10

donuss

nice colors and the play with the sharpnes Donat

12-29-10

rick perry

Philippe, I like this series - this one is my favorite. Nice work.

12-29-10

dmj

Good eyes Philippe. Like the composition and its lightning . djoko

12-29-10

dmj

Philber, Thank u for your comment. It was late afternoon around 17.00 + , blue sky and clear bright day. djoko

12-29-10

philber

Lovely colours, Akul! I really enjoy this quasi-but-not-quite-B&W!

12-29-10

philber

Brrrr! You really know how to make feel cold! Nice work!

12-29-10

philber

Fascinating shot, dmj! Can you tell more about the time of day and light conditions?

12-28-10

philber

Haven't I heard that from you already, Jorge? :-))))

12-28-10

philber

Thanks, Akul! Yes, I love the 85's rendition of lanscapes. Even though it does not highlight details the way my 100MP does, it has massive amounts of it as well...

12-28-10

dmj

Thank u rickperry. This 35mm is my favorite lens -very sharp indeed. djoko

12-28-10

JT

Very cool indeed. Makes me want to visit :)

12-28-10

akul

Fantastic series Philber. These are all quite beautiful. I loved them when I first saw them, and I love them now. Planar 85 is indeed quite a wonderful landscape lens. It feel as if there are infinite details in the shot. Akul

12-28-10

rick perry

I meant - from the tower - if you lived in the castle!

12-28-10

rick perry

Djoko, WOW - these photos are amazingly sharp! Colors are fantastic ! Nice work. Rick

12-27-10

philber

Thanks, guys, for your kind comments! Actually, Rick, it is a view from the Marienbrücke (Mary's bridge), the only vantage point from which one can get decent pictures of the castle unless one wishes to either go mountain climbing, or rent a helicopter.

12-27-10

philber

Thanks, Donat, Stephen, you kind words are much appreciated!

12-27-10

bajanexile

Nice series Philippe. Best regards Stephen

12-27-10

bajanexile

Wonderful image. Great IQ. Stephen

12-27-10

donuss

Great composition and color Donat

12-27-10

donuss

Grat Serie fantastic how you made the different position and light. Donat

12-27-10

rick perry

Yes Philippe - a wonderful series - a nice view from the tower I bet!

12-27-10

sigurd

Very nice !

12-26-10

philber

Schloss Neuschwanstein, in the Bavarian Alps, the most famous famous of king Ludwig II's "crazy castles"

12-26-10

philber

Schloss Neuschwanstein, in the Bavarian Alps, the most famous famous of king Ludwig II's "crazy castles"

12-26-10

philber

This is a view of Schloss (castle) Hohenschwangau taken from the path up to Schloss Neuschwanstein

12-26-10

philber

This is a view of Schloss (castle) Hohenschwangau taken from the path up to Schloss Neuschwanstein

12-26-10

philber

This is a view of Schloss (castle) Hohenschwangau taken from the path up to Schloss Neuschwanstein

12-26-10

shtarka1

Gorgeous!

12-26-10

kanuck

Looks good a classic Zeiss shot well done :) Matt

12-26-10

redskeeter

Thank you, Disney World Orlando Florida. Great area in Florida to visit.

12-25-10

samthase

Nice shot. What a strange collection of buildings. Where is that?

12-25-10

bajanexile

Out with Bertie my dog, Christmas morning in Webbs Wood, Wiltshire, England.

12-25-10

antidotepictures

Thanks everyone! Learning lots from everyone here! Merry Christmas!

12-24-10

akul

Thanks Yes it was taken from the top deck.

12-24-10

ya8282

Great vantage point, was this taken at South St. Seaport?

12-24-10

ya8282

Thanks, this was one of my first test shots with the 50/2 MP.

12-24-10

ya8282

It was quite tasty and well-prepared at The Breslin, very worthwhile sacrifice.

12-24-10

ya8282

Thanks, at first I was waiting for the cloud cover to change such that the lighting was more uniform, but that wasn't happening so I took a number of shots until the light brought out the foliage.

12-24-10

charles.k

Thank you Ashwin :)

12-24-10

akul

Donat This is exactly where I wish I were right now. Happy holidays !

12-24-10

akul

Beautiful symmetry and texture. It makes me wonder the tree on the window is reflection or through the window. Great shot. Akul

12-24-10

akul

Thanks I think side lighting and reflection from building worked like fill light, that also added perceptual sharpness to the image. I think I put f stop between 5.6 -8. I was interested in how much detail this combo will give, and it sure retained a lot. CY28 is also quite a good little lens. Size works well with NEX too. Happy Holidays JT ! Akul

12-24-10

akul

Donat, JT Thank you so much for your comments. NEX is quite a fun little camera. As damage to wallet is relatively small, I just could not resist it. Well, adapter costed 40% of the camera, which is a bit annoying, but now I can play with all Z and F converted lenses! Akul

12-24-10

akul

Thanks JT. Shadows were very intriguing.

12-24-10

poyin

Merry Christmas to all!

12-23-10

JT

This one keep me coming back to it. Great shot!

12-23-10

philber

Thanks, Rick, same to you and your family!

12-23-10

JT

Holy Cow! It's been a while since I have seen something so sharp. Wow! The detail edge to edge and corner to corner is insane!

12-23-10

rick perry

A Cooper's Hawk flew through my backyard today - I had a 100 ZE Macro on the camera - a grab shot for sure! (over 100% Crop!)

12-23-10

rick perry

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to JT and all you Zeiss Image Photographers! Rick

12-23-10

JT

Superb! Love the contrast and well defined lines.

12-23-10

JT

I am really starting to like the results of the NEx 5 with the Zeiss glass. It makes such a difference to the image. I may have to buy one soon :) Great lighting and comp.

12-23-10

kanuck

^^ Thank you, Merry Christmas :)

12-23-10

donuss

Beautiful composition and light Donat

12-22-10

philber

Thanks, Rick, Donat!

12-22-10

kanuck

A classic Zeiss image as far as the bokeh and facial details are concerned nice work! :)

12-22-10

kanuck

Thanks we had a whole of week of freaky electrical storms last week so I was lucky to get out and shoot. Its not easy without a storm tracker so I took 37 exposures and this one turned out the best.

12-22-10

readone_sapi

Nice bokeh.. :)

12-21-10

akul

Great series Donuss. I did not even think these are distagon 35 f2 shots. Beautiful B/W conversions. Love looking at your photos larger :) Akul

12-21-10

akul

Thanks JT, Donuss !! NEX is a little jewel. Need to get used to the sony style file though. Something to work on during holidays ! Cheers Akul

12-21-10

bvalenz

Love this shot!! Great lighting...

12-21-10

bvalenz

Fantastic! Awesome...

12-21-10

kanuck

Wow thats a fine looking shot. One of the best I've seen in a while actually.

12-21-10

opal

No, that is near Lavertezza in the Maggia valley in Sole Ticino! Washed out by Maggia glacier water over the last couple million years.

12-21-10

kanuck

Thanks :)

12-21-10

donuss

a fantastic picture and tones great Donat

12-21-10

donuss

Great composition and fantastic lights Donat

12-21-10

donuss

Great composition and perspectieve Donat

12-21-10

donuss

Great composition Donat

12-21-10

donuss

very beautiful grat colors Donat

12-21-10

donuss

Beautiful this stone is this in the "Via Mala"? Donat

12-21-10

donuss

nice Composition and beautiful colors Donat

12-21-10

akul

Hi Donut, I just got this camera and also an E to Nikon adapter. So far very good. This was taken as JPG, color seems a little strong sometimes, but have not tried Raw yet. It will take a while before I can . Size is great, and I have seen beautiful shots with this comobo, so I just have to learn the character of this cam. Akul

12-21-10

donuss

Beautiful . You are happy with this combo? I ask because sometimes i dont like to take the big Cam. Donat

12-20-10

donuss

Beautiful Composition and Colors Donat

12-20-10

donuss

Beautiful Like the Bokeh too Donat

12-20-10

JT

That is beautiful bokeh for such a small sensor.

12-20-10

JT

Magnificent!

12-20-10

redskeeter

Wishing everyone at Zeissimages.com a safe and happy holiday and for letting me be a part of this great group of photographers

12-20-10

kanuck

This has great curves and textures Rick nicely done! :)

12-20-10

kanuck

Thanks Rich I really wanted to capture something that showed the holiday season. Merry Christmas! :) Matt

12-20-10

rick perry

Matt, These night shots are Fantastic - nice work. Rick

12-19-10

bvalenz

Thanks guys!

12-18-10

zockson

Excellent shot!

12-18-10

JT

Beautiful smile and woman. Image is incredible.

12-17-10

lolphoto

What a smile ;-))) Wonderful candid!

12-15-10

redskeeter

Beautiful!!!

12-14-10

rick perry

Blake , Nice shot - I love the colors and composition! Rick

12-14-10

filmaren

she's wearing contact lenses to hide her person?

12-14-10

rick perry

KY, Absolutely fabulous! Just beautiful! Rick

12-14-10

JT

Thanks. The 21 is sure in a league of it's own.

12-14-10

pentaxpete

Ingatestone Village ( Essex, UK) annual Victorian event -- the Town Crier announces the event is officially OPEN ! In the red robes on right is our Mayor of Brentwood, Councillor David Tee and the Mayoress and the gent on the far right is the Chairman of Ingatestone Village Parish Council. --- you all know 'Father Christmas' on the left I take it ? !!

12-14-10

akul

Thank you for your comment ! Akul

12-14-10

opal

Yes, she is a sweet lovely and natural woman, using very little make-up. Since many years, I am using for portraits and even for landscape photography, an Carl Zeiss SOFTAR I and II soft filter. The sharpness remains, but the skin tone and structures, getting a special touch. Often tried to be copied, but never get reached. Even the Photoshop cannot do it like an CZ Softar! No. I is for most cases enough. The Softar filters are not cheap, but worth any penny!

12-13-10

kysham

Lovely simple shot. Love the light falling on her hair & shoulders.

12-13-10

kysham

Such a beautiful model in very nice light. Nicely captured.

12-13-10

kysham

Nice, singular subject line (I can see the lights almost forming a line to the left). Like it.

12-13-10

bajanexile

Nice image and perspective Wouter. Steve

12-13-10

wouter scheltens

Schlossgarten, Schwerin

12-13-10

wouter scheltens

Sanssouci, Potsdam

12-13-10

wouter scheltens

Neues Palais, Sanssouci, Potsdam

12-13-10

wouter scheltens

Neue Nationalgalerie, Moderne Zeiten, Berlin

12-12-10

akul

Thank you Donuss !!

12-12-10

goki

thanks you

12-12-10

wouter scheltens

Charlottenburg, Berlin

12-12-10

donuss

Beautiful composition like it. Donat

12-12-10

donuss

Beautiful i was work there for 5 years but never saw this so. Like it Donat

12-12-10

donuss

Nice Portrait and so natural colors. Donat

12-12-10

wouter scheltens

Friedrichstrasse, Quartier 206, Berlin

12-12-10

wouter scheltens

Die Elbe entlang

12-12-10

wouter scheltens

Münster, Lambertikirche

12-12-10

bajanexile

Thanks for looking and commenting Rick. Stephen

12-12-10

JT

This is so beautiful. I can never get this kind of result with my D3S and 50. You have really mastered macro work.

12-12-10

piyo

Thanks..

12-11-10

minoltazeiss

Perfection as been achieved!!! Perfect model + Perfect light + Perfect Lens = Perfect Image !!! Wow !

12-11-10

evangelos k

Very Nice!

12-11-10

rick perry

Stephen, I like this one - an enormous amount of detail. Looks great on my big screen. Rick

12-11-10

bajanexile

The Altar inside the small church at Lydiard Tregoze, Wiltshire, England. This Church is right next to Lydiard House and would have been built for the owner of the house and his Family. It is locked when services are not taking place, to protect it from thieves and vandals (this is the world that we now live in) and I had to get permission and borrow the key to get in. I hope that you like it.

12-11-10

dr. harout

Typical shot. Excellent.

12-10-10

alphazeiss

that is a big WOW!! great pose, great picture! pretty girl too!

12-10-10

wouter scheltens

Street vendor, Damascus

12-10-10

wouter scheltens

Grinder, Damascus

12-10-10

wouter scheltens

Jewellery, Damascus

12-10-10

wouter scheltens

Khan Assa Pasha, Damascus

12-09-10

poyin

just a random leaf on the car park ground

12-09-10

rick perry

Kysham, Yes I usually use the white balance adjuster - I try to match the actual color I perceived when taking the shot. I prefer "Natural" color for Flower backgrounds - Sky, grass, dirt etc - however the blue plastic tarp (ugh) was there - so I shot it. Rick

12-09-10

kysham

I agree that the lighting is somewhat harsh, but the colors contrasted nicely with the background. A stunning shot. Did you do any white balance correction to give that background that blue color?

12-09-10

rick perry

Jurginas, A Bizzare shot - yet very captivating - A Strong image. Rick

12-09-10

kysham

Thanks Rick. Wasn't really planning for it, but it turned out nicely.

12-09-10

rick perry

Kien, A very professional image - it got my attention! Rick

12-09-10

machjakub

Beautiful photo. Must be really eye-catching in big size print. Does it hang on your wall or somewhere?

12-08-10

samthase

great shot

12-08-10

samthase

Very nice.

12-08-10

kysham

Hello alphazeiss, I used a DIY snoot (consisting of a tennis ball empty tube and lots of black drinking straws) as a light modifier to get that "spotlight" look to the shot.

12-08-10

alphazeiss

wow that's a cool photo!! did you use a tube or light-modifier-thing with a flash(?) bye p

12-08-10

mllanos1111

Thank you very much!

12-08-10

lolphoto

Beautiful, tender shot. Lovely lady!

12-07-10

sebz

second that. Also really like the exposure here.

12-07-10

bajanexile

Lovely Portrait. Like the "softness" and Tones. Stephen

12-07-10

bajanexile

Nice shapes. Stephen

12-07-10

dr. harout

Beautiful both as a shot and the girl.

12-06-10

kysham

Very nice reflections. Noticed that you like to photograph reflections off water surfaces with the ripples. Nice.

12-06-10

kysham

Thanks, Rick.

12-06-10

rick perry

Peter, These three are wonderful. I like this one because it reminds me of the Coastline here in Maine, USA. The other two low-light shots are really well done. Rick

12-06-10

rick perry

Sham, This is a teriffic shot - poster material for sure ! Rick

12-06-10

shtarka1

Stunning!

12-06-10

JT

This was a made rush after work one day to get the orange sky. Unfortunately, I took the wrong way in and it took for ever to get there. Shot with the trusty Sony A900.

12-06-10

barista7105

Thanks Daped....

12-06-10

proswedephoto

Thanks for your comments, appreciated. Alphazeiss, no filter was used here and stars are all natural from using aperture f16. / Peter

12-05-10

alphazeiss

That's a very nice picture, from front to back!! Did you use a star filter here or did the lens naturally do it this way?

12-05-10

kysham

This was shot in the early morning (around 6:00 am) at my home town of Kota Kinabalu, the state capital of Sabah (some may know that as North Borneo), Malaysia. THe mountain at the back is Mt. Kinabalu, the tallest peak in South East Asia. Was trying to capture the multiple layers of the Crocker Range in this photo.

12-05-10

bajanexile

Punchy little image with good exposure and detail. Stephen

12-05-10

shtarka1

Thanks Mike!

12-05-10

miked700

Yes, it's Boris allright!

12-04-10

miked700

Thanks! I think it was one of the very few (some 50 riders passed while I was there) that turned out right. My zone focusing sucks... ;-)

12-04-10

opal

Poyin, very good recognized!

12-04-10

bajanexile

Quite like this! Nice and contrasty. Stephen

12-04-10

bajanexile

Nice simple image. Might be worth adjusting Curves (RGB) in Canon's DPP to just bring up the lighting a bit on the leaf. Regards Stephen

12-04-10

poyin

it really looks like a tortoise! funny shot

12-03-10

akul

sebz, miked700 Thank you very much for your comment !! Akul

12-03-10

bajanexile

Nice conversion and Tones. Stephen

12-03-10

chriseeo

A super photo.

12-03-10

miked700

That's a great shot; great atmosphere!

12-02-10

philber

Thank you, Mr Rick!

12-02-10

sebz

Nice akul -like the capture and its cinematic/dramatic mood.

12-02-10

alphazeiss

Thank you Stephen and Rick for your kind words! hey... come on... i'm not that good... just lucky some times :) bye phil

12-02-10

rick perry

Alpha, This entire series is Spectacular - wonderful work! That Zeiss - 850 combination is spot on when used by someone with your talent! Rick

12-02-10

rick perry

A Very Classy Shot Mr. Philber!

12-02-10

zockson

Very nice, indeed!

12-01-10

mfbenedict

He was an amazingly cooperative dragonfly who kept totally still, allowing me to get off lots and lots of shots for the best focus and angle at f/5.6.

12-01-10

mllanos1111

Thats an interesting idea, I'll have to play with it and see if I can do a some kind of a good conversion. Thanks!

12-01-10

howdex

how did you obtain the sharpness and in focus detail on this moving bug??

12-01-10

howdex

i like that you used f 5.6 i think the overall in focus detail is what makes this photo outstanding

12-01-10

philber

Thanks, Rick, Akul! Thank you kindly, good Sirs!

12-01-10

akul

Beautiful !!

12-01-10

akul

I love this photo. Great composition. Layers of windows facing different directions. Beautiful !!

12-01-10

mfbenedict

Wonderful image. The magic of the 85mm is apparent.

12-01-10

mfbenedict

What is this amazing place?

12-01-10

mfbenedict

This proves you can get a brilliant butterfly photograph without being close.

12-01-10

rick perry

Phillipe, This series is wonderful - I like this one the best - lots of "Geometric Action" Rick

12-01-10

poyin

Thanks for dropping in Steven. =)

12-01-10

philber

Actually, there has been some snow, and temperatures below freezing, but it didn't stick inside Paris itself because of the big city heat. And thanks for the kind words, Stephen. They are much appreciated!

12-01-10

bajanexile

Wonderful shapes. This might look extra special as a B&W conversion (I know it defeats the whole concept of Velvia 50) and printed large. Regards Stephen

12-01-10

bajanexile

Just about take this one home to meet Mum & Dad (if they were alive). Stephen

12-01-10

bajanexile

What can I say? Too early in the morning, think that I had better have another cup of coffee. Stephen

12-01-10

bajanexile

Wonderful array of geometric shapes here Philippe. No snow in Paris yet? It is quite bad here and has been so for a week now. Regards Stephen

12-01-10

bajanexile

Love the colours of this Cityscape. Visited in 1981 but have never got back there. Stephen

12-01-10

bajanexile

Ah, Dreamland! Good Night shot with good control of potential Digital Noise. Stephen

12-01-10

bajanexile

Thanks JT and Cliff for your feedback. If the Almighty looked down and said "One Lens Watson, the rest must Go", this would be my Keeper. It is a dream match for a high resolution FF Camera like the 5D Mk.II and worth every penny (or cent if you prefer). Best regards Stephen

12-01-10

bajanexile

Like this composition and the soft focus. Stephen

12-01-10

bajanexile

Wonderful image. Great colours and atmosphere. Regards Stephen

11-30-10

evangelos k

Outstanding! Extremely well done :)

11-30-10

JT

Tim you and Marino from Italy should get together :) Check these out as well [url]http://www.nikonimages.com/showgallery.php?puid=847&showall=1

11-30-10

cliffkiracofe

very nice indeed. cliff

11-30-10

cliffkiracofe

strong, well crafted, and elegant image. cliff

11-30-10

JT

This is one of your best! The lighting, dynamic range etc is so perfect. This should be in a book. That camera combined with the detail captured with the 21 is unreal!

11-29-10

zeroshiki

Thank you.., it's the 50 makro planar, i forgot to set the non-cpu lens data on the camera..

11-29-10

donuss

Great colors and composition Donat

11-29-10

donuss

Beautiful colors and style. Wich lens you use?? i just see Focal 100mm but use the 50mm Makro-planar Donat

11-29-10

donuss

Great picture good composition and tonality Donat

11-29-10

mfbenedict

Thanks, I'm looking now. Desert plants have subtle and varied colors.

11-29-10

paulrocon530

Lovely colors. Do you have any photos like this shot at f2.0? I'm betting the cacti create some very interesting bokeh.

11-29-10

mfbenedict

Thanks. Sweet face, don't you think?

11-29-10

howdex

marvellous portrait

11-29-10

JT

Русские женщины самые красивые

11-29-10

JT

Она красива

11-29-10

saxbike

It was an amazing collection of machinery, very well maintained. One gentleman cooked his hot dogs atop the engine on the drive up the mountain. A few were pulled over to the side replenishing their water supply. I wish the light had been more conducive to photography.

11-29-10

rick perry

Thank you Sham and Debbie for the positive comments - I am fortunate to be near some very photogenic sites here on the Maine Coast. Rick

11-29-10

ljsegil

But that's a mighty nice shot to show for all your gruel. I love the ZF 2.8/21mm, to my mind, and supported by your beautiful pano, it may be one of the all time great wide angle lenses for the 35mm/FX format (D)SLR, and can hold its own with the Leica and Zeiss rangefinder lenses, no trivial feat. Larry

11-28-10

canicuss

Nice vivid colors, it's a beautiful scene.

11-28-10

kysham

Very nice colors and contrast in this shot. Like it.

11-28-10

kysham

Thanks, Rick.

11-28-10

rick perry

Henry, I saw them last Summer up here in Maine - a caravan of Model T's - in what looked to be - "Mint Condition" - Just Amazing! Rick

11-28-10

rick perry

Sham Kien, Really Nice Shot! Rick

11-28-10

kysham

Serendipity

11-28-10

kysham

Day Break Fishing

11-28-10

kysham

Ripples into the Horizon

11-28-10

kysham

Drifting Across the River.

11-28-10

allanjfotos

Very nice light

11-28-10

allanjfotos

I dont care what camera or lens you used, thats a nice image.

11-28-10

rick perry

It is not often that I see someone "sculling" - Camden Harbor Maine

11-28-10

rick perry

Camden Harbor Maine - A seal popped out to say Hello.

11-28-10

philber

Congratulations on your new lens, Stephen! It is lucky to be in such good hands!

11-28-10

antidotepictures

The long walk to the office | Nihonbashi, Tokyo

11-28-10

antidotepictures

Hey mister, could you speed it up a little? Ueno Park, Tokyo

11-28-10

antidotepictures

Long walk to the office on a Saturday | Nihonbashi, Tokyo

11-28-10

shtarka1

Exquisite!

11-28-10

shtarka1

Wonderful side light & pose!

11-28-10

shtarka1

Agree!

11-28-10

zockson

Cool and sexy!

11-28-10

mandas

Thank you very much Dimitris, I see the real connoisseur in your comment.

11-28-10

dvg

Exquisite!!!! Form, lighting, beauty with just the right proportion of sensuality. Perfect to the detail. The hands talk by themselves, the magnificent legs perfectly placed within the perspective of the frame, the stilletos play their role exactly as they are intended to do, while the expression of the face and the gaze complete the whole picture with that little inner detail. Dimitris V. Georgopoulos Athens, Greece

11-27-10

akul

Beautiful shot !!

11-27-10

antidotepictures

Thanks!

11-27-10

antidotepictures

Taking it all in | Tokyo

11-27-10

antidotepictures

What's the hurry | Disneyland, Tokyo

11-27-10

antidotepictures

Follow me closely || Nihonbashi, Tokyo

11-27-10

antidotepictures

Happy to hear from you | Ginza, Tokyo

11-27-10

antidotepictures

Geek window shopping walk | Akihibara, Tokyo

11-27-10

chriseeo

A very nice portrait.

11-27-10

chriseeo

Nice, dramatic colours.

11-27-10

chriseeo

Very good. Strong perspective and colour.

11-27-10

miked700

Thanks guys!

11-27-10

dr. harout

and beautiful bokeh

11-26-10

JT

beautiful image!

11-26-10

jeroen

Dr. Harout, Thanks for watching the photos and the comment. I hope to visit some more places in the future and post some pictures here on ZI.C Jeroen

11-26-10

dr. harout

Jeroen, I don't know if this will sound right in English, I envy your eyes that saw such amazing and beautiful places and thanks for elegantly and beautifully representing them here for us. Had great satisfaction seeing and contemplating your shots.

11-26-10

dr. harout

Beautiful and serene

11-26-10

bajanexile

"Freedom of thought is best promoted by the gradual illumination of men's minds, which follows from the advance of Science" - Charles Robert Darwin (1809 - 1882)

11-26-10

bajanexile

The landmark Alfred Waterhouse building was built and opened by 1881. The museum is home to life and earth science specimens comprising some 70 million items within five main collections: Botany, Entomology, Mineralogy, Palaeontology and Zoology. The museum is a world-renowned centre of research, specialising in taxonomy, identification and conservation.

11-26-10

bajanexile

Beautiful image. Love all the angles made by the rigging. Stephen

11-26-10

bajanexile

Thanks Rick. Stephen

11-26-10

bajanexile

Thanks for your feedback. Stephen

11-26-10

freelander

Nice shot of King winter;0)

11-25-10

valtievsky

Thank you!

11-25-10

JT

So cool. Awesome shot!

11-25-10

miked700

P.s.: 'cos of the "fuzzy nose syndrome" criticism I didn't dare use f1.4...

11-25-10

miked700

f2.0; and as close as I dared come to the subject. 3200 ISO as well and mixed lighting; looked awful LR, so B&W. Bit of a fifties film look.

11-25-10

JT

Thats is some shallow DOF. Almost like a 1.2

11-25-10

miked700

Tue Juelsbo; photographer, visiting Amsterdam

11-25-10

miked700

Tue Juelsbo; photographer, visiting Amsterdam

11-25-10

rick perry

Stephen, You have been spoiled by the 21 Distagon with it's endlesss depth of field. The 50 1.4 is a wonderful all purpose lens - also my portrait lens of choice - the colors are spectacular. As far as a landscape lens - I have found I really have to shoot it at f11 or higher. The 35 f2 ZE is my favorite landscape tool - much better depth of field with a reasonable angle of view. Rick

11-25-10

bajanexile

I have had my new Zeiss Planar 1.4/50 ZE for just over a week and a half now and have been putting it through its paces to find its strengths and weaknesses, so to speak. My Workhorse lense was the Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM (sold) and then the Zeiss Distagon T 21mm f/2.8 ZE. Both these lenses have enormous DOF at the shorter Focal Lengths. This 50mm Planar has been purchased for use in low light conditions, primarily inside buildings where Tripods are not allowed. I will be using Apertures between f/1.8 and f/5.6. This image shot on my daily walk, shows just how restricted the DOF is with a 50mm Focal Length lense on a Canon EOS 5D Mk.II. Even at f/5.6 the wire infront and just behind the post( point of Focus) is blurring. Stephen

11-24-10

canicuss

Beautiful light on amazing architecture. Very nice.

11-24-10

bajanexile

Nice capture. I assume that you have had to Crop this heavily as well. Stephen

11-24-10

jeroen

Great one! Jeroen

11-24-10

jeroen

Rick, Thanks, If you ever have the oppertunity, don't hesitate to go there. Jeroen.

11-24-10

akul

Beautiful lighting, composition and lighting

11-24-10

poyin

Nice details and lighting. btw, the competition photographs were stunning, outstanding images. thanks for sharing =]

11-24-10

bajanexile

Went to London yesterday to visit the Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2010 Exhibition: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-on/temporary-exhibitions/wpy/ Just wonderful, with many beautiful Landscape type images. See Francisco Mingorance (Spain), he had three just beautiful images : http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-on/temporary-exhibitions/wpy/photo.do?photo=2635&category=8&group=1 Not a Zeiss lens to be seen. Nikon had the largest presence (D3,D3S, D700). Canon's EOS 5D Mk.II also made a reasonable impact. All Nikon and Canon lenses, but stunning images. Stephen

11-24-10

poyin

Sharp and outstanding! Lovely DOF

11-24-10

opal

Thanks philber, a very simple answer, I've prepare the ISO setting to 1600 before I have entered into the church. The 18mm Distagon was use with f=5,6. I love this lens!

11-24-10

philber

Excellent shot, especially composition-wise. But I cannot understand the EXIF. Why use ISO 1600 and such a fast shutter speed? Also, the shot seems to have a great DOF for such a wide aperture. Could the EXIF simply be wrong?

11-23-10

akul

Beatufiul !!

11-23-10

rick perry

Marvelous - looks like an "Olde Master" Landscape Painting. Rick

11-23-10

rick perry

jeroen, This is s great series - this one is my favorite ! Thanks, Rick

11-23-10

rick perry

Philippe, - wonderful light and patterns - that 28mm @f3.5 looks pretty sharp! Rick

11-23-10

philber

Thanks, Jeroen!

11-23-10

jeroen

+1 Jeroen

11-23-10

jeroen

Thanks, As you can figure, it was no punishment to go there. Jeroen

11-23-10

rick perry

Benroy - you have a great "Eye" - a teriffic "Modern Art" shot - I love it. Rick

11-23-10

stefanschoenfeld

Stunning composition; amidst of square, diamond and circle these gate-like lights. I like your work.

11-22-10

philber

Thanks, Rick!

11-22-10

philber

Thanks, Akul!

11-22-10

machjakub

Thank you for your comment! You are right about circles, now i see it as well.

11-22-10

valtievsky

Thank you!

11-22-10

charles.k

Thank you daped :)

11-22-10

akul

Yes, beautiful lighting !!

11-22-10

akul

Love the richness of color, amazingly detailed reliefs. Mesmerizing. Akul

11-22-10

akul

Beautiful color and composition. Contrast between the dark sky and lit wall makes this shot very special. Akul

11-22-10

akul

Love the color Akul

11-22-10

akul

It took me a while to understand what this might be. thinking this a spice grinder of some sort. Great capture of the fruit in the mid air. Series of circles ( bowl, grinder, fruit, adjacent cotainer) are making a great composition. Akul

11-22-10

akul

Wonderful shot. Layers of domes and the blue sky. Love the composition. Akul

11-22-10

rick perry

Nice shot Philipe!

11-22-10

rick perry

Benroy - a really wonderful photograph -composition, color, abstract - it's got it all! Rick

11-22-10

JT

It's gotta suck being a pig. Look at this poor thing. To think that it was probably walking and full of hair the day before. But, then again, he does look tasty :) I love roast pork.

11-22-10

JT

That lens is relatively inexpensive compared to a Summilux :) But, It sure is a nice piece of glass.

11-22-10

oddgeir

Lucky devil to own such an expensive lens . . . :-)

11-22-10

miked700

I know Rick. I was just thinking if you'd used a larger aperture (I admit; I'm a big fan of that approach) you'd have blurred out the rather distracting immediate background, and made the subject stand out more.

11-22-10

philber

Thanks, Stephen!

11-22-10

philber

Thanks, Stephen!

11-22-10

bajanexile

Nice detail in this one. Stephen

11-22-10

bajanexile

Nice late afternoon light. Stephen

11-22-10

pentaxpete

the Green 'Mohican Hairstyle' of the Scout Standard-bearer has caused comment in one of our local newspapers-- some Veterans said it 'demeaned the solemnity of the occasion' then the reporter got a quote from a Scout Leader and he said that the young man in question was a 'very nice chap' and had given up his Sunday to go on the parade !

11-22-10

charles.k

Thank you Matt :)

11-21-10

akul

Thank you very much !! Akul

11-21-10

charles.k

Thanks Steve :)

11-21-10

shtarka1

Magical Feel Charles! Very Nice!

11-21-10

cliffkiracofe

thanks JT. love that C/Y28-85. this was at Herrenhausen Gardens, Hannover, Germany.

11-21-10

rick perry

Mike, Keep in mind it is a 100mm lens - relatively close - f7 is probably correct. Rick

11-21-10

charles.k

Thank you :)

11-21-10

JT

Superb smoothness and colors. Absolutely love it!

11-21-10

mbmoore

Thanks aquilan, the Zeiss lens really can do some magical things.

11-21-10

miked700

7.1? 2.8 at the most!

11-21-10

miked700

Excellent; what a great b&w portrait. I'm just guessing: f4, 50mm?

11-21-10

JT

Wonderful detail!

11-21-10

miked700

My first attempts at studio photography, thanks to Ed de Jong, photographer (in pic)!

11-21-10

JT

This is a wonderful example of the 3D look. The Z* 100 really produces some wonder out of focus area. Colors are awesome too :)

11-21-10

JT

This shot looks like the dog is about to be squished with some sort of giant squashing log :) I really like to colors you have managed to reproduce in this collection.

11-21-10

akul

Beautiful shot !! Is it from Venice ?? Wherever it is, it is beautiful !! Akul

11-21-10

akul

canicuss, falasteenus Thank you very much !! Akul

11-21-10

valtievsky

My camera was on a tripod, plus a self timer:) In the photo, my other camera:)

11-21-10

bajanexile

Like this! Stephen

11-21-10

oddgeir

You are cheating . . . you have flipped it! (but then I read the camera info and realize it is NOT a self portrait?) Funny . . .

11-21-10

philber

Another winner in this beautiful series. Very moody!

11-21-10

philber

Stunning composition and colours ,Stephen! Personally, I feel that colour works better than B&W in this case, but that's just me, and the B&W is interesting as well.

11-20-10

canicuss

I really like this.

11-20-10

aquilan

Very beatiful composition, I like this bokeh too :)

11-20-10

JT

Fantastic shot and great use of vignetting to bring out the main subject. Love it!

11-20-10

miked700

Exactly. Not so much emphasis on gear irrelevancies and mudslinging. Will stay here for a while, link with ZeissImages active!

11-20-10

miked700

Friends. Dennis (closest in pic) is a cameraman for Dutch tv; just returned from a "cholera" mission in Haiti.

11-20-10

miked700

Thanks Zach; that means a lot. Moved away from DP; it's a harsh and conservative environment. Trying to find my place here. Nikon and Zeiss primes; my thing really, even though I px'ed the 85 Zeiss for the 85G recently.

11-20-10

bajanexile

Thanks for viewing and commenting. Stephen

11-20-10

bajanexile

Thanks Philippe. Bought the Zeiss Planar 1.4/50 ZE on Monday. Very, very pleased with it so far. Stephen

11-20-10

philber

I hadn't noticed that you also used a ZE 50mm f:1.4. Lovely colours from that lens!

11-20-10

philber

A wonderful series with great commentary, Stephen. I like this shot very much, though my personal choice might have been to crop out the sky entirely and see whether that did not make for greater intimacy "into" the subject matter. Just my two cents...

11-20-10

bajanexile

The Romans probably occupied Aquae Sulis shortly after their invasion of Britain in AD 43, attracted by the large natural hot spring which had been a shrine of the Celtic Brythons, dedicated to their goddess, Sulis. This spring was a natural mineral spring found in the valley of the Avon River in Southwest England. The name is Latin for "the waters of Sulis." The Romans identified the goddess with their goddess Minerva and encouraged her worship. The similarities between Minerva and Sulis helped the Celts adapt to Roman culture. The spring was built up into a major Roman Baths complex associated with an adjoining temple. About 130 messages to Sulis scratched onto lead curse tablets (defixiones) have been recovered from the Sacred Spring by archaeologists.[1 They were written in Latin, and usually laid curses upon those whom the writer felt had done them wrong. This collection is the most important found in Britain.

11-19-10

zockson

fantastic capture!

11-19-10

bajanexile

Thank you all for viewing and taking the trouble to comment. Stephen

11-19-10

bajanexile

A carving that may represent a mask worn by actors in the theatre. They were made of clay and completely covered the face. This could have decorated a tomb. It is thought a theatre was situated near the Temple in the centre of Roman Bath. There are no records stating where, or when the relief was found.

11-19-10

bajanexile

Head of a woman, with curls at the front of her head and her hair twisted round in a tight bun at the back. This was a hairstyle very popular with ladies in Rome in Flavian times (69-96 A.D.) and shows that Roman fashionable styles came to Britain early in the Roman occupation. The head could have been fixed on a tomb of a lady.

11-19-10

bajanexile

Lovely conversion. Stephen

11-19-10

JT

Superb. What a capture!

11-19-10

shtarka1

Beautiful face & light!

11-18-10

dr. harout

Beautiful. I really enjoy your shots and the explanatory. Thank you.

11-18-10

JT

losing balance ? :)

11-18-10

bajanexile

This is the best known object in the Roman Baths collection and has fascinated scholars and the public since its discovery during the digging of foundations for the Grand Pump Room in 1790. A missing block was found during excavations beneath the Pump Room in 1982. As a work of art the quality of workmanship is exceptional for Roman Britain and it is now generally recognised that it is probably the work of sculptors from Gaul (now modern France) in the later first century AD. Its discovery confirmed that the Roman site at Bath was unusual and attracted special interest to the site. Many other discoveries since have now confirmed this view.

11-18-10

machjakub

Pretty rare plant in my country - its distribution is located at only one small hill.

11-18-10

machjakub

exif for FL and aperture is wrong because of firm settings on chipped adapter

11-18-10

machjakub

unprocessed image, wide open

11-18-10

JT

Beautiful.

11-18-10

JT

Cool shot.

11-18-10

JT

Very relaxing and soothing. I like the serenity of this photo.

11-18-10

shapencolour

Good old Aquae Sulis.Nice to see it again on your photograph Stephen.

11-18-10

rick perry

Stephen, really nice shot - you have captured "Ancient History" in steam and color! Rick

11-18-10

bajanexile

The fundamental part of the Roman Baths is the sacred spring. Hot water at a temperature of 460°C rises here at the rate of 1,170,000 liters (240,000 gallons) every day and has been doing so for thousands of years. To the ancients, this remarkable phenomenon could only be the work of the gods. The first shrine at the springs in Bath was built by the Celts, and dedicated to the goddess Sulis. After the Roman invasion, Sulis was identified with the Roman goddess Minerva, but the name Sulis continued to be used. This led to the town's ancient Roman name of Aquae Sulis ("waters of Sulis"). During the Roman occupation of Britain, increasingly grand temples and bathing complexes were built. The bath complex in Bath was founded in 75 AD. The healing powers of the goddess and the mineral-rich water from the spring attracted visitors from across the Roman Empire.

11-18-10

bajanexile

The fundamental part of the Roman Baths is the sacred spring. Hot water at a temperature of 460°C rises here at the rate of 1,170,000 liters (240,000 gallons) every day and has been doing so for thousands of years. To the ancients, this remarkable phenomenon could only be the work of the gods. The first shrine at the springs in Bath was built by the Celts, and dedicated to the goddess Sulis. After the Roman invasion, Sulis was identified with the Roman goddess Minerva, but the name Sulis continued to be used. This led to the town's ancient Roman name of Aquae Sulis ("waters of Sulis"). During the Roman occupation of Britain, increasingly grand temples and bathing complexes were built. The bath complex in Bath was founded in 75 AD. The healing powers of the goddess and the mineral-rich water from the spring attracted visitors from across the Roman Empire.

11-17-10

JT

Hey! thats not a leica :) Cool self portrait.

11-17-10

shtarka1

Very Hot Tim! Beautiful Light & Model!

11-16-10

zockson

This is my 1st color shot with my 1st and only ZEISS lens (by now) and I love the colors and the sharpness.

11-16-10

zockson

This is my 3rd shot with my first and only ZEISS lens (by now) and it is great!

11-16-10

zockson

This us my 2nd shot with my first and only ZEISS lens (by now) and I really like it.

11-16-10

zockson

This is my 1st shot with my 1st and only ZEISS lens (by now) and I am very happy with it.

11-16-10

j.elias

Thank you, I appreciate the comment.

11-16-10

shapencolour

Very nice indeed.

11-16-10

canicuss

Thanks Rick.

11-16-10

canicuss

This is so lovely, it does look like a fairytale scene.

11-16-10

canicuss

Nice vivid colors, interesting place.

11-16-10

sebz

nice lighting/mood

11-16-10

jeroen

Nice! Jeroen

11-16-10

donuss

Great picture and colors fantastic Donat

11-16-10

donuss

beautiful composition Donat

11-16-10

donuss

This was in a hotel lobby in Hamburg Germany Donat

11-16-10

j.elias

Good contrast between warm and cool tones. Where was this photo taken?

11-16-10

JT

Awesome!. Love the colors, contrast and detail.

11-16-10

rick perry

Canicuss - Thanks for looking. Rick

11-16-10

rick perry

Canicuss - this is a beautiful photograph - well done! Rick

11-15-10

canicuss

Gorgeous.

11-15-10

canicuss

Beautiful, rich colors, lovely photo.

11-15-10

JT

Tim. where have you been? the pictures are awesome.

11-15-10

JT

Love it!

11-15-10

canicuss

Cool shot, overall everything is indistinct but with a closer look details come out giving it an almost three dimensional quality.

11-15-10

canicuss

Very picturesque.

11-15-10

canicuss

Thank you for the nice words.

11-15-10

canicuss

Wow, what a dreamy shot, so nicely done.

11-15-10

sebz

Very cool and nice touch!

11-15-10

canicuss

The color and detail are exquisite.

11-15-10

sebz

Like the serenity of this scene; composition complements it very nicely as well.

11-15-10

canicuss

Beautiful shot, I love the burst of color at the center.

11-14-10

miked700

What a brilliant image. Jealous here!

11-14-10

filmaren

Zen in the art of photography. "Instinctive shooting" it looks like or did you have time to focus and frame before pushing the trigger at the exact right moment? Henrik

11-14-10

JT

Here is a question. Should I allowd EXIF data editing on all pictures? This way corrections can be made.

11-14-10

rsolti13

martin, the ISO was a total screw up on my part. I was in extremely foggy conditions prior to this. Re the aperture, it actually was at f/8, just read incorrectly in EXIF b/c I had the 50 1.4 lens selected in my non-cpu lens. I needed to have as much DOF as possible as I wanted both flowers in focus. you are correct, to get the most out of it you want to stay at/under f/8 at base ISO if possible.

11-14-10

makten

Thanks a lot Rick! :-)

11-14-10

makten

Thanks Akul! Yes, it is ice that I'm actually standing on. Just a frozen pool on the road. The grain is very small bubbles in the ice, but there's also some noise of course, mainly because of heavy contrast enhancement.

11-14-10

mircovettore

grazie!

11-14-10

jeroen

WOW! Jeroen

11-14-10

jeroen

Thanks shapencolour, some more coming up. Jeroen.

11-13-10

JT

What incredible colors. That lens just rocks!

11-13-10

sebz

fantastic!

11-13-10

JT

This is so cool. I just have to feature it again :)

11-13-10

shapencolour

Very nice picture as the others from this batch.I like the mood and colours.

11-13-10

jeroen

Thanks Rick, Most of the doors were taken in Ribe, a small town in Denmark Jeroen

11-13-10

rick perry

Jeroen, Great shot - I also like you "Doorway" pictures - where were these taken? Rick

11-12-10

alphazeiss

Thanks guys!! umm Evan what do you mean by great shots?! I normally just point and shoot stuff (except for work-related pictures which takes half an hour to setup for a picture). This picture above here was nasty as the boat captain drove us right into the mist and tried to drown the camera (had a make-shift grocery store plastic bag over the camera with the lens' tip poking out the bag). And then I took the picture right after coming out from there. All I remembered is.... water shot - shutter priority mode, always try to use 1/1500 second or faster, and then click while the captain was quickly cruising away. Hey you better not say all my lenses are zeiss or i'm going to get audited big time when the wife comes across this thread!! uh oh. bye p

11-12-10

alphazeiss

I had a #2 combo for lunch. That Quarter Pounder meal definitely was more than a quarter pound that they advertised!!! Hmmm..... dashing around on a hospital parking lot top??? hey what's up with that?? We normally avoid hospitals!! Man I thought you were at a mall!! Did they record your license plate number?? :)

11-12-10

sebz

Really liking this..great capture and processing

11-12-10

evangelos k

Great shot Phil. I have been going through your images a little at a time, and there are many great shots there. Damn, easy for you to have so many ZEISS Images since pretty much all your lenses are CZ! :) I love the "split" dark/bright tone in this image. Gives it "dimension."

11-12-10

evangelos k

Thanks guys! It seems the "Golden Arches" perspective is a love it or hate it thing (many do not like it, some of them just b/c it is Mc Donalds, :) ) I like it, but just to be safe I took multiple shots with different framing :) Tell me about it Phil.. It is a Hospital Garage, BTW. If someone was watching the camera feeds, he would see a guy on the parking Garage roof running like a madman from corner to corner with a camera mounted on a tripod, LOL. He would have been "WTF?" because he would not have know that at the same time the sun was going down, the train (in the other picture) was also passing by, visible from the opposing side of the roof, and the madman was trying to capture them all :D PS. No matter what, FF (Fast Food) is bad for you. Tastes bad too! PS 2. FF (Full Frame) is good for you!

11-12-10

JT

I never thought the Golden Arches could look so good. This is beautiful! Well done.

11-12-10

alphazeiss

Very pretty/nice clouds!! hey Evan only guys up to no good hang out on a parking garage roof!! all the security cameras will be pointing at you j/k :) :) hmm... that's a shopping/mall down there huh?! man... i really like the M logo sticking out there in the picture. Talk about a cool brave guy (you) there. ha ha!! bye

11-12-10

mstudios

Thanks licks.

11-11-10

philber

Another fascinating shot, Stephen!

11-11-10

charles.k

Thanks Joe! :)

11-11-10

charles.k

Thanks Joe :)

11-11-10

redskeeter

Awesome shot!!

11-11-10

shapencolour

Very nice.

11-10-10

bajanexile

+4 C today. Did not realise at the time, but if you look halfway down the fence line, Bertie is running towards me. Later on, he came back with a Pheasant. Hell of a job getting that trophy off him. Very proud of his captures. Had to put it in a branch up a tree and beat a retreat before he was found out. Stephen

11-10-10

redskeeter

Looks like you are on top of the world - Great photo!

11-10-10

pentaxpete

The 57th Annual Exhibition of the Brentwood Art Society in Brentwood Library-- I decided to use all available light -- I did a 'white balance' check at 800 ASA. Here I used my bargain price 24mm f2.8 Carl Zeiss Jena lens at f4.5, 'AV' exposure on my K10D.

11-10-10

pentaxpete

The 57th Annual Exhibition of the Brentwood Art Society in Brentwood Library -- I decided to take all the photos by available light at 800 ASA and did a 'white balance' check. I used my bargain price 24mm f2.8 Carl Zeiss Jena lens on my K10D-- here is one taken at f4.5, 'AV' exposure.

11-09-10

redskeeter

Coastal Virginia Wildlife Observatoy, Kiptopeke State Park, Eastern Shore Virginia. The CVWO agent takes a photo of a Hermit Thursh after it has been inspected and banded.

11-09-10

philber

Thanks, Stephen!

11-09-10

evangelos k

This is in the middle of the woods around Covington, LA. Best guess, Armadillo gave up the spirit (or was killed) and was eaten by animals/birds. I am pretty sure he would have had a heart attack anyway were he alive and heard the α850's shutter, LOL! The Evolution title is for: "Pretty sure this Armadillo's ancestors walked out of the water few million years ago..."

11-09-10

bajanexile

Like the composition, texture and detail. Stephen

11-09-10

alphazeiss

This is a very nice picture!! Where was this taken? but hmmm what just happened there?? ... did the animal decide to change it's skin/shell, got eaten or something?? or did you frightened it out with your camera?? :) j/k bye

11-08-10

philber

The Palace of Vaux le Vicomte on a rainy autumn day

11-08-10

philber

The Palace of Vaux le Vicomte on a rainy autumn day

11-08-10

philber

The gardens of Vaux le Vicomte on a rainy autumn day

11-08-10

philber

Beautiful shot, Leonid!

11-08-10

philber

The gardens of Vaux le Vicomte on a rainy autumn day

11-08-10

philber

The gardens of Vaux le Vicomte on a rainy autumn day

11-08-10

philber

The gardens of Vaux le Vicomte on a rainy autumn day

11-08-10

jeroen

thanks, The monk was just looking the moment I toke the picture. worked out well. Jeroen.

11-07-10

akul

Very unique composition, perspective and color. Great lighting as well. Beautiful ! Akul

11-07-10

akul

Thank you !! Akul

11-07-10

bluetsunami

Lovely colors here. Very subdued and ethereal. I really like it.

11-07-10

rick perry

Makten, Absolutely wonderful! Rick

11-07-10

akul

Makten This image is just amazing. It took me a while what it was and realized it was probably crack on piece of ice? High ISO noise? is adding a very nice texture, adding more painterly = or graphite drawing kind of feel. Amazing. Akul

11-07-10

akul

Thank you very much !!! Akul

11-07-10

JT

This is ridiculously sharp! Incredible!

11-07-10

matteoprez

yeah!

11-07-10

makten

Thanks! That's one of the reasons I like the Planar over sort of any other 50 mm lens (I've had a bunch). It isn't sharp wide open, but the colors are still there.

11-07-10

makten

Thanks! The light was very warm (unfortunately), so I didn't really get the colors I'd like. But the lens handled it well:-)

11-06-10

alphazeiss

wow that's a cool picture!! (and that's a really big camera too.) :)

11-06-10

cliffkiracofe

strong image, well designed.

11-06-10

JT

Everything is wonderful here. Especially lighting and color.

11-06-10

bajanexile

Top shot! I wish I did not have to stick with architectural themes but I doubt I am going to come across anyone this beautiful. Stephen

11-06-10

bajanexile

Lovely composition, subject matter and colours. Stephen

11-06-10

bajanexile

Nice composition and I love the blend of colours. Stephen

11-05-10

akul

Great composition. I love the way how partial view of tree is seen from roof gap. Akul

11-05-10

akul

This is a beautiful shot. Great composition and tonality. Water inside the boat is adding quite a depth. Makes me feel cold. Akul

11-05-10

juzferyou

fantastic

11-05-10

philber

Great capture, Stefano! Well done!

11-05-10

philber

Very, very Wow!

11-05-10

redskeeter

Thank you, I felt the same way about this photo.

11-05-10

rick perry

Red, I love this one - Both colorful and a social mesage - a strong photo. Rick

11-05-10

sensofalsato

Thank you!

11-04-10

alphazeiss

wow... this is a very nice and lovely picture!!

11-04-10

alphazeiss

thanks Evan :) hmmm... it does have a 3d look huh ?? bye p

11-04-10

akul

Thank you so much Stephen for your comments. Akul

11-04-10

doug

Spacial orientation puzzle, strong graphic contrast - I like it!

11-04-10

evangelos k

Love this one Phil. Yes, it has been done plenty a times... but this one has the CZ "3D" effect applied! :)

11-04-10

JT

Simply stunning!

11-04-10

JT

Wonderful portrait! Great lighting and processing!

11-04-10

mstudios

Thank you

11-04-10

stefanschoenfeld

Fabulous, this is my favorite in the series. Magnificent melting in the tones.

11-04-10

stefanschoenfeld

Thank you for your kind words, mstudios, glad you like it.

11-03-10

JT

Beautiful. Love the shallow depth of field.

11-03-10

shtarka1

Masterpiece!

11-03-10

dierk

my taste as well, great light

11-03-10

kivitu

Excellent shot.

11-03-10

jeroen

Like it! Jeroen

11-03-10

jeroen

Thanks for the comments. Jeroen

11-03-10

bajanexile

Wonderful image, such atmosphere. Stephen

11-03-10

bajanexile

Lovely capture, great light. Stephen

11-03-10

pantoja

very nice

11-02-10

redskeeter

Thanks for the info, superb photo.

11-02-10

redskeeter

Well done, great phot, Rick.

11-02-10

redskeeter

Rick and Stephen, thank you for your kind words. I really like the 16-80 lens.

11-02-10

mstudios

Thanks you.... That's my intention, to make people curious about my art.

11-02-10

mstudios

Thank you I take that as a huge compliment.

11-02-10

dierk

thanks very much :-)

11-02-10

dierk

I like your detail series! technically and PP perfect and interesting views many views but no comments so far :-)

11-02-10

mstudios

Love the beauty of this image alot....nicely done.

11-02-10

mstudios

Nice industrial, vs landscape image

11-02-10

mstudios

real nice tonalities.....

11-02-10

mstudios

Your architectural images are just as wonderful as your portrait work.

11-02-10

rick perry

I want to be there! Great shot! Rick

11-02-10

rick perry

Valery, Really great shot! Rick

11-02-10

akul

Thank you very much for the comment !! Regarding pp, there was no special pp. Shot in RAW, processed in NX2. I did bring out the black a little up. The intense steam did the natural desaturation I suppose. Akul

11-02-10

philber

I actually tried that too, JT, and chose to show the container, to bring some contrast and structure. I will post aother one as per your suggestion.

11-02-10

philber

+1. What Stephen writes!

11-02-10

bajanexile

Thanks Donuss. Stephen

11-02-10

philber

Thanks Stephen. It seems that Brtitain and France will fo for common drones. Shouldn't we suggest that they be equipped with Zeiss lenses?

11-02-10

bajanexile

Love it!. Nice composition. Stephen

11-02-10

JT

This looks really cool. I would crop out the container and just show bottles. Either way, I like it. Such variety of what people drink.

11-02-10

bajanexile

Let's hope that this is not a reflection of our European economy. By the way, see that France and the UK are now "Brothers in Arms". Long overdue. Shame it is not a pan European Agreement, but I guess that it would be transfixed with indecision should a crisis develop. All Chiefs and No Indians is the expression I think. Oh, great IQ.Stephen

11-02-10

philber

Actually, this was in the back lot of a "chocolate festival", believe it or not...

11-02-10

philber

Thanks, Stephen. You are right, happier than my usual statues...:-)

11-02-10

bajanexile

Love this one. Great to see some happy people. Stephen

11-02-10

bajanexile

Looks like a few people have been celebrating! Stephen

11-02-10

bajanexile

Nice composition and colour balance. Stephen

11-02-10

bajanexile

Lovely capture and processing. Stephen

11-02-10

bajanexile

Nice composition and colours. Stephen

11-02-10

bajanexile

Thanks Phillipe. I have been evaluating ACR 6.2 as implemented in Adobe Photoshop CS5 VS DxO Optics Pro Vs.6.2.0 ELITE over the last two days. This is one of the images that I have been using for the evaluation as it is razor sharp, lots of detail and areas of contrast for noise to get into. This is a B&W Conversion which has made a very special print. The Zeiss Glass just never ceases to amaze me. All this from a single 3.2 second exposure!

11-02-10

philber

Absolutely amazing, Stephen! The B&W suits it so well, though, for the life of me, I would never have imagined doing something like this when looking at this historic engine. Congratulations!

11-02-10

rick perry

Dmac, A very strong image - nice. Rick

11-02-10

rick perry

Red, Absolutely Wonderful. Detail, and composition are terrific. Rick

11-02-10

kivitu

Nice tones.

11-02-10

JT

Awesome! :thumbsup:

11-01-10

philber

Thanks, Rick!

11-01-10

rick perry

Philippe - Wonderful shots - this is my favorite - Great catch - just perfect! Rick

11-01-10

miked700

That is such a haunting image Akul; absolutely wonderful. Was there a lot of pp involved; did you desaturize loically f.i.? Cheers, Michiel

10-31-10

bajanexile

Nice! Stephen

10-31-10

shtarka1

Bravo!!!

10-31-10

shtarka1

Great Moment!

10-31-10

redskeeter

Thank you for your kind words.

10-31-10

charles.k

Thank you! :)

10-30-10

JT

This is incredible! Wow! That little lens is so good. So is the photographer :)

10-30-10

dierk

thanks, doug and Ashwin, I used the 21mm C-Biogon a lot - before I got the 18mm Super Elmar :-) for B&W the 21mm C-Biogon is ok. and for architecture it is ideal, as it has NO distortion! BUT: the color shift is hardly compensated by Cornerfix, and I read somewhere, that Zeiss does not recomend it for the M9 - but, as said, for B&W it is great value for money!

10-30-10

mstudios

thank you

10-30-10

dierk

simply spoken: a great image, I love the colors

10-30-10

oddgeir

Salvador Dali is not dead . . . did you put in the elements, or were they there? Great shot!

10-29-10

doug

Very effective composition and tonality to show off extraordinary architecture.

10-29-10

alexchui

During a break in a level 3 typhoon, this panorama is a composition of 5 photos of Hong Kong Central's Skyline. Handheld.

10-29-10

dierk

thank you, doug, you are right, I live on La Palma, Canary Island, but have to move back to Hamburg, Germany soon :-( regards dierk

10-28-10

zelinski

session with professional models

10-28-10

doug

Very nice... you're making good use of the wide Biogon!

10-28-10

doug

Attractive arrangement. I've seen this decorative stonework and plaster construction in the Canary Islands... and I wonder how they manage to keep the whitewash off the stone when refinishing. :) Verrry carefully I expect... and it looks nice.

10-28-10

evangelos k

Cold be the cover for an Image editing book :) Well done

10-28-10

evangelos k

[IMG]http://www.seocheatsheet.net/images/thumbsup.png[/IMG]

10-28-10

kivitu

You have captured very nice atmosphere here :)

10-28-10

JT

Captured this on my drive to work Wed morning.

10-28-10

shapencolour

Ver nice picture.Attreactive colours and lighting.Good composition.

10-27-10

doug

I like the color and the well-controlled highlights and shadow values... doesn't appear overdone at all; an attractive scene.

10-27-10

JT

This looks ominous! Don't get me wrong. I love it :)

10-27-10

pentaxpete

Another taken in the local Churchyard as I was out with my Hasselblad to finish up some film -- I saw the effect of the aircraft vapour trails in the sky and held a Red filter over the Zeiss CFE 80mm f2.8 Planar. Film was 2006 dated Ilford Delta 400 I rated at 250 ASA and Home-processed in D76 1+1.

10-27-10

opal

The images are really not posed, this little boy was maybe playing Star Wars or so, and did'nt noticed that he was shot handheld with this real heavy succer of an 350mm telephoto lens. On the other image, the little boy is laying on a table and playing or dreaming.

10-27-10

pentaxpete

out in my town of Brentwood in Deepest Essex, I saw the effect of aircraft vapour trails in the sky over the churchyard -- I had my 2002 Hasselblad 501CM to finish up some film, so I quickly held a Red filter over the lens. Film was 2006 dated Ilford Delta 400 rated at 250 ASA, home-processed in some D76 1+1.

10-27-10

JT

Cute. :)

10-27-10

mllanos1111

Thank you so much!

10-27-10

shapencolour

Nice autumn shot.I think it could benefit from taking a different perspective/angle - less of the bridge,especially the shaded part,more of the buildings,sky and the river. Piotr

10-27-10

kivitu

Wonderful colours!

10-26-10

cliffkiracofe

does look tempting. nice product shot, color and bokeh.

10-26-10

cliffkiracofe

like it. I use Rodinal 1 + 50, too.

10-26-10

doug

Surreal indeed... and a wall-hanger I think. :)

10-26-10

dierk

HDR from 5 images tripod PP: photomatics

10-26-10

dierk

HDR from 3 images hand held PP: photomatics, CS4 filter Lucies Art, Nik Silver Efexs

10-26-10

dierk

HDR from 3 images hand held PP: photomatics, CS4 filter Lucies Art, Nik Silver Efexs

10-26-10

dierk

HDR from 3 images hand held PP: photomatics, CS4 filter Lucies Art, Nik Silver Efexs

10-26-10

JT

Wonderful shot. I loved it when I first saw it on ZeissImages. Perfect lighting!

10-26-10

dierk

fantastic image, composition and colors! very surrealistic

10-26-10

mllanos1111

This was such a delicious Bloody Mary! Yum

10-26-10

philber

Thanks, Donat!

10-26-10

philber

Thanks, Donat!

10-26-10

rick perry

Thanks Donat.

10-26-10

donuss

Great picture and colors like it. Donat

10-26-10

donuss

Great picture and fantastic tonality Like this photo Donat

10-26-10

donuss

Great picture and fantastic tonality Like this photo Donat

10-26-10

donuss

Great composition like this stile of photography Donat

10-26-10

donuss

Great image and fantastic light. Donat

10-26-10

philber

Thanks for the support!

10-26-10

akul

Beautiful color and perspective. Rectangles of manhole, sign, picture frame, windows, and the framed opening, make a very interesting composition. Akul

10-26-10

akul

This is such a great shot. It reminds me of old lithograph one point perspective drawing. Love the long shadow of ant size people. Akul

10-26-10

akul

Kanuck Thank you ! Akul

10-26-10

bajanexile

Thanks Cliff. It was only after shooting this frame that I noticed the shadow of the bridge below me so I recomposed the image. I was intending to just delete this image when I got home but was struck immediately with the "potential" to generate something different from the normal. The Red Filter produced an extreme image, so to speak, but I quite like it. It is much more interesting to me. If we are not careful, then 99% of our images can end up as "Snap Shots". At 63, I still want to attempt to experiment. Life is too short to do the same thing over and over. Stephen

10-26-10

philber

Thanks, Donat, JT, Stephen!

10-26-10

philber

Thanks, Donat, Stephen!

10-26-10

philber

Don't forget he was a cousin of the King, Stephen. That went a very long towards shaping the Church's view of his somewhat "unusual" theology...:-)

10-26-10

bajanexile

Great composition Phillipe. So much to see, learn and photograph in France and Europe in general. Stephen

10-26-10

bajanexile

Wonderful! Stephen

10-26-10

bajanexile

I agree, wonderful IQ and interesting information. Always amazes me that someone who would have been strongly embedded in Christianity could encompass reincarnation. Just as well the equivalent of the Spanish Inquisition was not in place in France at that time, as he might well have met a nasty end. Burnt at the Stake at the very least. Stephen

10-26-10

bajanexile

Lovely detail here. Stephen

10-26-10

bajanexile

Great perspective. I have been to the Chateau de Versailles in the late 1960's, but I have not seen this. Stephen

10-26-10

bajanexile

Thanks Phillipe. Stephen

10-26-10

philber

Nicolas Fouquet's Chateau de Vaux-le Vicomte, in the Paris area, generally considered the prototype for the Chateau de Versailles. This view from the rooftop shows a good example of the traditional "French garden", where everytring is rigidly geometric.

10-26-10

philber

Nicolas Fouquet's Chateau de Vaux-le Vicomte, in the Paris area, generally considered the prototype for the Chateau de Versailles. The ancillary building seen from the at the far left shows how close this Chateau was from Renaissance influence, and yet how totally different...

10-26-10

philber

Nicolas Fouquet's Chateau de Vaux-le Vicomte, in the Paris area, generally considered the prototype for the Chateau de Versailles.

10-26-10

philber

Nicolas Fouquet's Chateau de Vaux-le Vicomte, in the Paris area, generally considered the prototype for the Chateau de Versailles.

10-26-10

philber

Nicolas Fouquet's Chateau de Vaux-le Vicomte, in the Paris area, generally considered the prototype for the Chateau de Versailles.

10-25-10

philber

Nice shot! Though one has to view it in full size to appreciate how good it is. Well done, Stephen!

10-25-10

cliffkiracofe

Strong image in BW and dramatic tonal effect. Like it. Cliff

10-25-10

JT

Lovely! Great tones.

10-25-10

modusoperandi

indeed - the low-pass filter with a matrix of A200 was removed and replaced by 720IR Hoya

10-25-10

modusoperandi

no - just a clarity option at lightroom was moved to the left a little...

10-25-10

dierk

perfect composition

10-25-10

JT

Wonderful! Great colors and composition.

10-25-10

bajanexile

The Road Bridge in the centre of this much visited Cotswold Village. Beautiful selection of very old stone built houses on either side of the river. Five Frame Tone Mapped image.

10-25-10

gtk photography

great capture!

10-24-10

doug

Fine shot of a cheerful kid!

10-24-10

philber

Thanks, Dave!

10-24-10

kysham

Very nice IR shot. This was taken with a IR-modified A200?

10-24-10

kysham

The skin looks a bit too smooth. Has it been processed?

10-24-10

kysham

Very nice photo. I love the composition and the tone as well. Fantastic shot.

10-24-10

kysham

Thanks, modusoperandi. :)

10-24-10

jlsa

That is sure some 50mm :) what Nikon wishes their 85mm f/1.4 was really like.

10-24-10

magiclight

Nice shoot Philippe! Dave

10-24-10

kanuck

Great looking symetry to this shot. Nicely done.

10-24-10

kanuck

Nice perspective to this shot. You get a real feel for it's size nice work.

10-24-10

kanuck

Thanks, it was difficult to post one or the other so I went with both^^

10-24-10

kanuck

Hi, Thanks. I have a the same shot with a bicyclist in the middle of the image, but I felt it took away from the mysterious looking chamber.

10-24-10

jeroen

Thanks, The man was standing there for a while, looking to some children playing. Jeroen

10-24-10

akul

+1 to shapencolour Great color and pattern

10-24-10

rick perry

Thank you for the comments Philippe.

10-24-10

donuss

Its a nice church with a very nice Organ inside . Great capture you made. Donat

10-24-10

donuss

Nice colors i allways have the christmas concert in this church:-) Donat

10-24-10

donuss

Beautiful colors like it Donat

10-23-10

haf

zblake, you are right, the Zeiss makes things pop :)

10-23-10

akul

Wow 2 ! Stunning image. Color, texture, and composition. Perfect shot.

10-23-10

akul

Rick Thank you very much ! I really appreciate your comment. Akul

10-23-10

philber

Lovely scene, very atmospheric!

10-23-10

philber

Nice Colours, Rick!

10-23-10

rick perry

"Jewel of the Seas" anchored at the end of my street in Rockland Harbor.

10-22-10

rick perry

Akul, These are both really good photographs - very strong graphics overall - with great detail and resolution! Rick

10-22-10

bajanexile

Thanks for viewing and commenting Cliff and Rick. Stephen

10-22-10

JT

+1 The boring/dazed look is the key component of this shot.

10-22-10

lolphoto

Excellent. Love the boring feeling here. The colors add to this feeling. Great capture.

10-21-10

philber

Thanks, Rick!

10-21-10

akul

Hmmm, I might have been wrong. Now I look at the B/W version larger, and I like how it becomes even more mysterious and abstracted. I may like this one tiny tad more !! Akul

10-21-10

akul

This is a very cool photo. I took me a while to grasp it. I think I like the color version, but still deciding. Akul

10-21-10

rick perry

Phil, A nice series! Interesting architecture. Rick

10-21-10

philber

Another brilliant shot, heilx!

10-21-10

philber

Brilliant shot, Luka!

10-21-10

philber

Brilliant shot! Moody and inspiring! Congratulations!

10-21-10

rick perry

Thanks Henrik, My time there was limited - I did one slow and one fast of most shots. I could have slowed it up more but thought 1/2 second was OK. Rick

10-21-10

filmaren

Nice shot resembles large format, did you try even longer time or was it already 50 iso f=22? do you have a nd-filter that cuts 3 or 4 f-stops? Henrik

10-20-10

philber

Whew! Thanks for the kind words!

10-20-10

mfbenedict

Almost Escher. Subtly dazzling.

10-20-10

haf

I think a combination of various aspects, the girl, the light, the camera, the lens and whatever to name a few :)

10-20-10

modusoperandi

i like this photo

10-20-10

filmaren

Those things that make us look are they boobs? Or is it the exquisite composition and the delicate handling of color? Or is it that someone elses girlfriend is always more interesting than the one complaining about your camera.

10-20-10

filmaren

Thanks, It's a promo-picture for selling this house-boat. Made with available light and photoshop.

10-20-10

ajayc

Thank you kanuck.

10-20-10

ajayc

Thanks guys for your comments. zblake, it is actually 'sort of' from NorCal (if Eastern Sierras count). It is from Lee Vining, Calif.

10-20-10

valtievsky

Thank you! :))

10-20-10

kanuck

Fantastic warm light here. Great work!

10-20-10

kanuck

Nice street work here! Great shot.

10-20-10

kanuck

Great shot! Love the post processing here.

10-20-10

shtarka1

Just trying to enjoy the Fall while it lasts & also good therapy! Thanks Buddy!

10-19-10

JT

Hey, that little fellow belongs over on [url]http://www.nikonimages.com :) Nice shot.

10-19-10

shtarka1

ZF 35 f2

10-19-10

shtarka1

ZF 35 f2

10-19-10

rick perry

Filmaren, I like this shot - the colors and graphics are wonderful - the red umbrella against the night blue sky and whites against the wood. Rick

10-19-10

cliffkiracofe

lovely image, effective selective focus and some three-dimensional effect.

10-19-10

rick perry

Stephen, Great capture - nice composition - good eye! Rick

10-19-10

rick perry

Thanks Stephen, The tripod was worth the effort - 1/2 second exposure gives a nice look to the moving water

10-19-10

rick perry

Thanks Cliff, I couldn't walk by it without taking a shot! Rick

10-19-10

cliffkiracofe

serene and deft use of the reflections in the careful composition. cliff

10-19-10

cliffkiracofe

Strong well designed image. The long exposure creates a distinctive effect for the foreground boats juxtaposed to the razer sharp buildings. Like the high horizen line also.

10-19-10

cliffkiracofe

nicely designed, Rick. ciff

10-19-10

akul

Yes, summer is definitely over. ( what a surprise !! ) Interestingly, it seems to be taking longer this year. Curious to see how long it will take. Akul

10-19-10

akul

Zblake, Stephen, Thank you so much for your comment !! Akul

10-19-10

filmaren

Nice raw-material for a good picture. in photoshop How about ctrl+t , right click and perspective and then ctrl+t right click and distortion. We tend to like man-made objects being square and level. A little bit of tilting is most of the time anoying, but not always. Henrik

10-19-10

bajanexile

Lovely capture Rick. Stephen

10-19-10

bajanexile

Striking image. Stephen

10-19-10

bajanexile

Not long now until the leaves are all down. Stephen

10-19-10

bajanexile

Nice little B&W image. Stephen

10-19-10

bajanexile

Nice use of the restricted DOF. Stephen

10-19-10

bajanexile

Thanks Philippe. Not tranquil for you in Paris at the moment looking at the World News. Stephen

10-19-10

bajanexile

Nice! Stephen

10-19-10

derekwin

nope cosplay convention. There is no way a Korean parent would allow that kind of tattoo

10-18-10

akul

Strong color, texture and composition. I like it a lot. Akul

10-18-10

JT

what blues. That's velvia for you. Looks so nice and warm. it was 34 F or 1.1 C this morning when I wok up.

10-18-10

akul

Thank you !! Akul

10-18-10

rick perry

Bert's backyard - Center Conway, N.H.

10-18-10

rick perry

Just outside of Fryberg N.H.

10-18-10

doug

Very well captured! Very cool contemporary bleached hair cut at a diagonal, and colorful face decor. I do hope that's not a permanent tattoo though...

10-18-10

doug

Colorful indeed... I like that you tilted the camera for a more dynamic composition.

10-18-10

doug

Out of the ordinary; very thoughtful.

10-18-10

JT

Beautiful. Great shot. I love it!

10-18-10

philber

Very nice, Stephen, colourful and tranquil!

10-18-10

shapencolour

Lovely.Beautiful girl.

10-18-10

rick perry

Magic, An outstanding series of photographs - this one is my favorite - wonderful colors and composition! Rick

10-18-10

stefanschoenfeld

Donat, thank you for your kind words. stefan

10-17-10

evangelos k

Outstanding from capture to post processing.

10-17-10

JT

Reminds me of the movie Bladerunner. Excellent capture and setting the mood.

10-17-10

JT

What a spectacular assortment of natural colors! Wonderful. Reminds me of the old Tarzan movies :)

10-17-10

JT

Hey. Great shot! Incredible amount of detail.

10-17-10

JT

I agree. It gives the effect that the horse has a daunting task ahead of him. Excellent!

10-17-10

JT

Incredible smoothness and colors to this picture. Creamy and lovely!

10-17-10

JT

Wow. First time I have seen this picture. Thanks to the random pictures on the home screen, this popped out. And boy do I like this!

10-17-10

doug

Thanks! It did work out well, but I had to be quick.

10-17-10

evangelos k

Thank you blake. You are so right. I am also still pissed for framing a little too tight on the right I have replaced the photo with the "re-worked" one; Now it is ia little more tighter on the right :( It certainly looks better though. Thanks again for your kind words.

10-17-10

kanuck

Thank you, Kyoto is a wonderful place. I just purchased my M9 prior to visiting here :)

10-17-10

derekwin

great composition reminds me of a bresson shot

10-17-10

derekwin

I agree, this could be a shot used for a ad for a market or something. They say a good photographer can make the ordinary seem extraordinary and you certainly achieved that with this shot.

10-17-10

JT

This is beautiful. Wonderful lighting and mood. I know they are just veggies but it has a nice feel to it :) You should post these on [url]http://www.leicaImages.com

10-17-10

chrysmo

This church is the Marienbasilika in Kevelaer, a small town in Germany, where millions of pilgrims travel each year. They come to see the famous sanctuary "Consolatrix afflictorum", a picture of Maria (mother of Jesus), which is supposed to comfort those who are sad. Marco

10-17-10

donuss

Great tonality and idea. Donat

10-17-10

donuss

Beautiful picture nice colors i like it. Where is this church? Donat

10-16-10

cq-salaryman

Thank you very much.

10-16-10

cq-salaryman

>Hi, donuss Thank you very much! >Hi,akul Thank you very much!

10-16-10

cq-salaryman

Thank you! Because my intention is understood well, this lens is loved.

10-16-10

cq-salaryman

Thank you. I also think so.

10-16-10

cq-salaryman

Thank you. I think that P85 is wonderful.

10-16-10

derekwin

great scene

10-15-10

shapencolour

Superb winter waterfall.Cool and quiet.Not many colours yet colourful.

10-15-10

cliffkiracofe

the 50mm likes flowers. nice selective focus and composition. cliff

10-15-10

doug

Very nice .... the repeating patterns draw the eye into the picture.

10-15-10

donuss

With this series a very BIG thank to Jorge The Master of this Page. Donat

10-15-10

shtarka1

Excellent subject & composition!

10-15-10

shtarka1

Cool grab!

10-15-10

cliffkiracofe

thanks Rick, much appreciated. There are some nice old magnolias around here for BW and color studies cliff

10-15-10

rick perry

Cliff, Nicely done - a very Artistic B&W photograph. Rick

10-13-10

JT

Great colors! Really comes to life.

10-13-10

wayne09

Quite! There may be no more as I believe the lens was broken and removed.

10-13-10

JT

THis looks familiar :) [url]http://leicaimages.com/showphoto.php?photoid=5942

10-13-10

aquilan

very sensual mood of picture, great piece of art :)

10-13-10

dr. harout

Beautiful and serene.

10-13-10

stefanschoenfeld

cliffkiracofe, thank you for your kind words. My hope is, that I will be able to continue the series in the future.

10-12-10

wayne09

Thank you all for the kind words. Regards, Wayne

10-12-10

derekwin

I really like this shot. Great texture and it gives a sense of history

10-12-10

cliffkiracofe

like this series, nicely designed and shot

10-12-10

rick perry

Absolutely Stunning, Rick

10-11-10

shapencolour

Blue,cloudy sky,distant mountains,sunlit tree turning yellow.Excellent autumn colours and mood.

10-11-10

akul

Thank you so much for your comment. I am glad I tried as it was raining quite heavily, handling camera and umbrella was tricky, and had to try not to get in the way of commuters. Akul

10-11-10

bluetsunami

Amazing colors!

10-11-10

bajanexile

Thanks Phillipe and Donuss. Regards Stephen

10-11-10

aquilan

Great cathedral, outstanding glass :) Minimal distortion, correct light..it is bubbled to have low MFT, maybe it is half-truth, but result is still phenomenal...I am in love with Distagon's exposures, words of appreciation and admiration to the author...

10-11-10

bluetsunami

Amazing mood in this photo. The mixture of the orange lights and grey darkening sky are fantastic.

10-11-10

valtievsky

Thank you :)

10-11-10

JT

Wow. Superb.

10-11-10

rsolti13

Yes, sharp the lens is

10-11-10

derekwin

wow great shot

10-11-10

akul

Thanks again. Akul

10-11-10

akul

Thank you Donat ! Akul

10-11-10

akul

Thank you Donat. It was interesting to notice that eyes could not see the color on the water as such. Long exposure brings out interesting stuff out.

10-11-10

kanuck

Thanks, yes it was nice to shoot some slide again.

10-11-10

stefanschoenfeld

Donat, thank you. Stefan

10-11-10

derekwin

great shot. love the tones

10-11-10

donuss

Great picture beautiful tonality and composition Donat

10-11-10

donuss

Good the sharpness on the head Donat

10-11-10

donuss

Great composition and colors beautiful Donat

10-11-10

donuss

Beautiful and good information. Donat

10-11-10

donuss

Great Donat

10-11-10

donuss

Very good composition. Donat

10-11-10

donuss

Great colors like very much. Donat

10-10-10

donuss

Very beautiful colors and composition. Donat

10-10-10

donuss

Special with this old photo look.Like it Donat

10-10-10

donuss

Nice picture like it only on the left side this window or door disturb a little Donat

10-10-10

donuss

Beautiful picture with this special light. Donat

10-10-10

philber

Thanks, Stephen, Donat!

10-10-10

donuss

Great composition with the steps and the man on the horse. Donat

10-10-10

donuss

Beautiful colors and nuances Donat

10-10-10

donuss

Great composition with the line in Donat

10-10-10

donuss

interrestin composition like it. Donat

10-10-10

philber

Very interesting, Stephen! I would never have even dreamed up something like this, so it is all the more inspiring!

10-10-10

philber

Homage to Stephen (bajanexile), who is not only a fine photgrapher, but also so considerate as to always take time to write up the interesting aspects of his historic photo topics. 3 pictures from the sumptuous stables at Chantilly. THey were so lavish, because Louis-Henri de Bourbon, Prince de Condé, who had them built int he the early XVIIIth century, was convinced that he would be reincarnated as a horse, and wanted his future life to be spent in his usual princely style...

10-10-10

philber

Homage to Stephen (bajanexile), who is not only a fine photgrapher, but also so considerate as to always take time to write up the interesting aspects of his historic photo topics. 3 pictures from the sumptuous stables at Chantilly. THey were so lavish, because Louis-Henri de Bourbon, Prince de Condé, who had them built int he the early XVIIIth century, was convinced that he would be reincarnated as a horse, and wanted his future life to be spent in his usual princely style...

10-10-10

philber

Homage to Stephen (bajanexile), who is not only a fine photgrapher, but also so considerate as to always take time to write up the interesting aspects of his historic photo topics. 3 pictures from the sumptuous stables at Chantilly. THey were so lavish, because Louis-Henri de Bourbon, Prince de Condé, who had them built int he the early XVIIIth century, was convinced that he would be reincarnated as a horse, and wanted his future life to be spent in his usual princely style...

10-10-10

JT

Love the texture you can see in this image.

10-10-10

bajanexile

Nice use of the limited light and I like the "lead-in" from the stair case. Stephen

10-10-10

philber

Thanks, ap!

10-10-10

philber

Thanks, Stephen!

10-10-10

philber

Thanks, Stephen!

10-10-10

antidotepictures

Wonderful capture!

10-10-10

bajanexile

Really like this. The 21mm is tops, don't bother to wait Rick. Stephen

10-10-10

bajanexile

Nice detail Phillipe. Stephen

10-10-10

bajanexile

Nice detail Phillipe. Stephen

10-10-10

philber

Thanks, Rick! You are right, the DOF of the 21 is almost preternatural, and somtimes it really helps. It also allows me to shoot in P&S mode without need to focus, unless either I am wide open, or I am shooting closer than 10'. Everything else in in focus...

10-10-10

philber

Thanks, Donat!

10-10-10

philber

You are right on both items, Donat. Thanks for the advice. Yesterday was not my best day, despite the wonderful light and great place....:-(((

10-09-10

donuss

Nice picture for my idea you was stay a littel to near the building so you have to hold the camera a littel up and so the lines from the houses fall behind. with your camera you have space to cut latter the image. im not sure maybe you have some dirt on your sensor can see on the sky left corner. Donat

10-09-10

donuss

Great picture Donat

10-09-10

rick perry

Phil, I like the composition - amazing depth of field - (looks like about 2' to infinity at f9!) - a very nice photograph. I am getting tired of waiting for the ZE 25mm - your work may inspire me to get the 21. Rick

10-09-10

akul

Great shot. Composition, contrast, and color

10-08-10

ljsegil

A composite of three images, my first attempt (as one can probably tell) at using Photoshop to create a panorama. Kodak Ektar 100, Zeiss Ikon Rangefinder camera, exposure details lost to posterity. Larry

10-08-10

shtarka1

Appreciate it Donuss!

10-07-10

donuss

Great colors and composition. Donat

10-07-10

donuss

Great composition like it. Donat

10-07-10

rsolti13

Whoops, picked wrong one

10-07-10

JT

Is this the industrial ZF? I have not seen one in action.

10-07-10

philber

Are you a concert performer, Donat?

10-07-10

philber

This is an optical illusion of a cube. Actually, the illusion only works that well with a camera placed exactly where I took the shot.

10-07-10

philber

I was lucky to be at the right place at the right time...:-)

10-07-10

philber

Thanks, Donat!

10-07-10

philber

No, Donat, it is not..:-(

10-07-10

marcin wuu

I'm afraid once mounted on a silly 35mm body it'll loose 99,9% of it's magic ;)

10-07-10

zeroshiki

amazing!!

10-07-10

zeroshiki

thanks guys :)

10-07-10

donuss

Nice B+W picture like it. Donat

10-07-10

donuss

What is this?? look very fascinate. Donat

10-07-10

donuss

Fantastic when i was in Paris i made a picture from the same place but with a Nikon lens and i dont get this contrast and colors Great. Next time when i have concert in Paris i have to go again with my Zeiss lenses. Donat

10-07-10

donuss

Great pictures with the fog like very much. Donat

10-07-10

donuss

look like in a comic but a good picture. Donat

10-07-10

donuss

Beautiful car is this yours? Donat

10-07-10

donuss

Great portrait with very beautiful tonality Donat

10-07-10

donuss

Great and good position you made this picture Donat

10-07-10

donuss

Fantastic Donat

10-07-10

donuss

Great composition and colors. Donat

10-07-10

JT

Gorgeous! What a wonderful capture. This lens need to be reproduced in ZF and ZE mounts!

10-07-10

rsolti13

4 shot Pano

10-06-10

JT

Awesome light!

10-06-10

akul

Thank you. I wonder how this shot would look with ZF 18 ! I have seen photos of yours, and they are beautiful. I also noticed that you use ZF18 with great results. It shows that with right hands, all tools shine ! Akul

10-06-10

akul

Thank you very much for your comment. The bridge is a highway structure that runs parallel to the river, and I was on a newly built pier that goes out perpendicular to the highway. Akul

10-06-10

JT

Good capture. I see an angry woman eating the heads off passerby's :)

10-05-10

opal

Hi, the image shows the Hundertwasser apartment building complex called "Waldspirale" in Darmstadt/Germany, designed by the famous Austrian artist Friedrich Hundertwasser. Compared to much older historical buildings, this building needs after 20 years or so, unfortunately, an fresh coat of colors which you cannot see in this picture. Google is your best friend, if you want to know more about the famous Austrian artist Friedrich Hundertwasser.

10-05-10

JT

This is so buttery smooth. Great example of smooth transition to the OOF area.

10-05-10

JT

Wow! This is really nice! Great shot.

10-05-10

JT

Very cool! Would love to know more about that building and why it was painted like that?

10-05-10

donuss

Beautifull just the lights Donat

10-05-10

donuss

Great perspectiev i like. Donat

10-05-10

donuss

Great composition and colors i like your position was under the bridge? Donat

10-05-10

donuss

Great i like this colors and sharpness Donat

10-05-10

donuss

Nice portrait and great colors. Donat

10-05-10

JT

Beautiful colors. Not bad considering the 85 is not a macro :)

10-04-10

JT

Nice close focus. I like this.

10-04-10

JT

One sad looking fish :)

10-04-10

analogwins

Stunning details and very nice colors. I love this film that i use since Maco put it on the market. For all Italy users: you can find this film at www.ars-imago.com. I loved the Agfa original one and this new one is even better.

10-04-10

denoir

Thanks Stephen! :) Luka

10-04-10

denoir

Thanks, but it's tilted on purpose. :)

10-04-10

bajanexile

Lovely light and sky. Stephen

10-04-10

bajanexile

Nice image but the horizon needs to be corrected i e. the horizontal is not true. Regards Stephen

10-04-10

bajanexile

Nice image but the horizon needs to be corrected. regards Stephen

10-03-10

rick perry

This deserves more than one comment! Terrific shot - well done. Rick

10-03-10

cliffkiracofe

Lovely portrait and thanks for the film data. Yes, natural tones and nice browns, will try some.

10-02-10

doug

There's certainly a feeling of depth here, of being able to move into the scene. My first thought was of familiarity, not this specific spot, but that it could be somewhere in the western slopes of the Cascade Range in the NW USA. Boyhood home, though I now live in drier country. :)

10-02-10

opal

Yes, an natural model using very little make-up. I've used the actual ROLLEI Digibase CR 200 Pro slide film 120, which is the successor of the former AGFACHROME RSX 200, now pured on a polyester base. For me, an excellent slide film for landscape, portraits etc. with very natural colors. The film 35mm and 120, can be ordered through Freestyle and directly from MACODIRECT, Germany.

10-02-10

JT

Standing their ground, this group of protestors were draped with flags and shouting social demands.

10-02-10

JT

hey! Look at that. The ZeissImages contest prize. Thank you Zeiss for the generosity! Now lets get some pictures posted :)

10-02-10

cliffkiracofe

Thank you Stephen, much appreciated. I was shooting mid morning in the rain at Herrenhausen Garden, Hannover. Cliff

10-02-10

bajanexile

The "white water" in the background are the waves on the Nash Sandbar, a very dangerous navigational hazard that has claimed many ships over the years and the main reason for the lighthouse at Nash Point.

10-02-10

bajanexile

Nice capture Cliff. Stephen

10-02-10

bajanexile

Nice capture Cliff. Stephen

10-02-10

bajanexile

Wonderfil! Stephen

10-02-10

bajanexile

Fantastic detail. Love the skin tones as well. Stephen

10-02-10

blackbalance

Absolutely marvelous shot! Congratulations!

10-02-10

kanuck

Yes this picture definately works! I like it in color the way it is. I probably would have done it in black and white as well, but I'm sure color, the way you have shown, it is the way to go. Nice work Mike.

10-02-10

derekwin

I second that wow

10-01-10

JT

This is a really interesting shot. The perspective gives it an odd feel almost surreal. I like it.

10-01-10

rsolti13

It was with the 35, I forgot to change the lens info in camera when I took this

09-30-10

JT

incredibly sharp!

09-30-10

JT

Was this with the 100 or 35? I noticed it coming up in the quick search of 100mm but it has a 35mm assigned to it. Just curious. I am getting paranoid about my code :)

09-29-10

JT

The magic light. That's all it takes. Spotting it and getting out to get the picture. Awesome!

09-29-10

mike k

Bristlecone Pine Patriarch Grove, White mountains, CA I saw this light only for a few seconds, enough for only one exposure

09-29-10

bajanexile

If this is a RAW Frame, then you should be able to remove the hue by changing the White Balance. Stephen

09-29-10

bajanexile

Nice image. Stephen

09-29-10

mandas

sure she is!!!! thanks :))

09-29-10

bluetsunami

Love seeing cosplay pictures, if just to see the fantastic colors that are usually used in said costumes.

09-29-10

JT

You're just as bad as Tim Barker with the models! Keep them coming :) great shot and processing. una bella donna !

09-29-10

redskeeter

Thank you for your kind comments. This is a Red Tail Hawk that was injured and was cared for by the person who found him. He is a proud and healthy Hawk now.

09-29-10

redskeeter

Thank you for your kind comments.

09-29-10

redskeeter

Thank you for your kind comment and yes.

09-29-10

cliffkiracofe

like it.

09-29-10

philber

Gee, thanks, JT!

09-28-10

dubaiphil

Wafi Mall is an Egyptian themed shopping and entertainment area in Dubai (of dubious taste!)

09-28-10

dubaiphil

This is an abstract shot from a walkabout in Bastakiya, Bur Dubai. The uplighting of the buttress brought out the great texture on the walls.

09-28-10

dubaiphil

Thanks for the comments, bajanexile. This was part of a set which were all in colour, but this alleyway didn't have any uplighting - I'll try a B&W conversion...

09-28-10

dubaiphil

This is a bracketed shot, exposure merged in photomatix, of Bastakiya in Bur Dubai. Bastakiya is an old district of town full of restored merchant houses, wind towers, boutiques and cafes. Bustling by day but empty at night.

09-28-10

dubaiphil

This is a shot of Bastakiya in Bur Dubai. Bastakiya is an old district of town full of restored merchant houses, wind towers, boutiques and cafes. Bustling by day but empty at night.

09-28-10

dubaiphil

This is a bracketed shot, exposure merged in photomatix, of Bastakiya in Bur Dubai. Bastakiya is an old district of town full of restored merchant houses, wind towers, boutiques and cafes. Bustling by day but empty at night.

09-28-10

dubaiphil

This is a bracketed shot, exposure merged in photomatix, of Bastakiya in Bur Dubai. Bastakiya is an old district of town full of restored merchant houses, wind towers, boutiques and cafes. Bustling by day but empty at night.

09-28-10

dubaiphil

Thanks for the comments and tip, Zeiss Man The photo is a photomatix exposure merge of 3 bracketed shots to help with the tonal and dynamic range, which is why part of the exif data was missing on upload, I think.

09-28-10

akul

Thank you very much. Akul

09-28-10

JT

I have an imac 27 and I just popped open the large version of this photo. I thought this bird was going to bite me :) Incredible detail and sharpness. Great shot!

09-28-10

JT

Stunning night shot. The lighting is perfect from the warm to the cool tones. It just works. By the way, you can edit your exif info since there is no camera data. have a look here [url]http://www.zeissimages.com/showreplies.php?qid=586

09-28-10

JT

I just saw this in the random pics. Wow! amazing!

09-28-10

saxbike

Terrific photo. I like the rhythm of the arches and the overall simplicity of the form. Very nice work. Is the purplish hue a result of the long exposure?

09-28-10

dr. harout

Shot at f/5.6 with HVL-MT24AM Sony macro twin flash.

09-28-10

rick perry

Red.... All of these shots are really good - nice job - great series - real photography! Rick

09-28-10

shapencolour

Very nice warm autumn colours on the stall.

09-28-10

dr. harout

I like this shot very much. B&W is great.

09-28-10

dr. harout

wow, awesome. Wonderful shot. Crisp sharp.

09-28-10

dr. harout

Nicely captured.

09-28-10

mandas

i love these graphic pictures.very good!

09-28-10

bajanexile

Passed this in a small village in Hampshire travelling between Winchester and Salisbury. Had to stop.

09-28-10

pentaxpete

Saw this on a wall by the River Stort, Herts./Essex border (UK) -- there was a metal mesh fence in front but by using my 180mm lens at a wide aperture I put it out of focus and it vanished ! I used my A24 back loaded with 2003 dated Kodak Portra 400 VC film size 220 I got off e-bay cheap and downrated it as it was outdated, and processed it myself in C41 -- I did a 'saturation' increase on the scan of the negative.

09-27-10

philber

No, Rick, I traded it for the vehicle being towed on a trailer by the other truck in my series of pictures.

09-27-10

tbarker13

nah. it's a Les Baer 1911.

09-27-10

JT

Is that a Kimber 1911?

09-27-10

bajanexile

Thanks JT. Stephen

09-27-10

rick perry

Phil, I hope you didn't trade the MG for this truck! Rick

09-26-10

philber

Thanks, Stephen, but, alas, it is not mine!

09-26-10

philber

Thanks, Rick!

09-26-10

rick perry

Nice shot - dreamy colors for sure. Rick

09-26-10

JT

Another great one. Dynamic range is wonderful on this shot.

09-26-10

JT

Love the blue light in the water.

09-26-10

rick perry

Phillipe, That is a Chevrolet SSR - "Sport Retro" Pickup truck. 4700 lbs of not so sporty driving machine. A total bungling of Retro styling combined with a heavyweight, gas guzzling V8 drivetrain. I think they started making them in 2003 - fortunately no one ever bought one! An embarrasing moment in American Automobile History. Rick

09-26-10

opal

But, I was afraid to climb up to the top!

09-26-10

bajanexile

Love this car Phillipe. Stephen

09-26-10

bajanexile

I agree, you can't beat a spiral staircase as an image. Stephen

09-26-10

philber

Who can tell me what on earth this is? And who can be surprised that the company that built this went bust?

09-26-10

kanuck

Excellent shot! The eyes are almost hypnotic and very detailed. Great work.

09-26-10

philber

Brillant composition! Great stuff!

09-26-10

philber

Thanks, Donat!

09-26-10

philber

Thanks, Stephen. It is the Chateau (castle) de Saint Germain en Laye, a royal castle in the vicinity of Paris. It is, incidentally, where James II of England and James VII of Scotland died in exile after the Jacobite episode. It was built and then modified in many stages, and, lastly, at the hands of restorer Viollet-le-Duc, who believed not only in restoring old buildings, but also in "improving" them... hence the very mixed style.

09-26-10

donuss

Beautiful colors like this blue. Donat

09-26-10

bajanexile

Lovely "warm" tones from the low trajectory of the sun. Is it a Library? Stephen

09-26-10

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting. Stephen

09-26-10

bajanexile

Thanks Phillipe. I am pleased with this one as well. It has made a beautiful print. Stephen

09-25-10

opal

This really ugly 4,5 Km long building is under monument protection and is located near a wonderful white beach site. Parts of the building exists without roof and walls and showing the reinforced concrete constructions only. This would be interesting in an historical point of view. Maybe next time, as I will be back on this beautyful island.

09-25-10

mandas

Thanks ;)

09-25-10

kanuck

Nice shot! Great facial details and perfect pose.

09-25-10

kanuck

I like this image. Interesting street pic well done.

09-25-10

kanuck

Thanks guys! I was quickly removed from the Casino after only 3 shots. Evidently, its illegal to take pictures in this establishment and I found out the hard way.

09-25-10

JT

I have been gone for for a few days out in the alpine lakes wilderness in Washington state. Was heading to the Enchantments which is right above the ridge line there. Snowing and raining confined us to our tents. On the day out, we woke up to a clear sky and this is what I took. Hand held 7 images stitched. Nothing else to show for this grueling trip :(

09-25-10

dr. harout

Very nice.

09-25-10

dr. harout

That reminds me of a dormitory I use to live in back in soviet times.

09-25-10

dr. harout

Zeiss Man, you don't have to. That's in par with the left side. It's awesome.

09-25-10

JT

Thanks. I can't get rid of that big highlight in the right sky. Really annoying.

09-25-10

cris

I thank you for your comments, it's nice to know that you are not alone on judging the emotional charge in a picture. It's a highly subjective thing sometimes.

09-25-10

mandas

Great strong compostion, the two man's shapes talk magnificently to the the windows' squares. A great poster to have on the wall. Marino

09-25-10

mandas

This pics calls up my emotional side..i feel sympathetic to the man in the photo, his bent head. The windows squares really give weight to the composition. love the picture. Marino

09-25-10

bajanexile

Interesting composition. Nice variation on the standard stairwell looking up or down shot. Stephen

09-25-10

bajanexile

Lovely scene. Stephen

09-25-10

philber

So do I. Great composition and colours!

09-25-10

donuss

Great Pachinko Donat

09-25-10

donuss

Great steps Donat

09-25-10

donuss

Great scene and color i like it. Donat

09-25-10

donuss

Thank You Zeissimages special to Zeiss Man

09-25-10

donuss

Thank you Zeissimages

09-25-10

philber

Wow! Spectacular!

09-25-10

philber

Very nice composition, working around the extreme contrast! Well done!

09-25-10

philber

Brilliant composition!

09-25-10

philber

Nice view! I like it!

09-25-10

philber

Thanks, Donat!

09-25-10

philber

And another winner!

09-25-10

philber

Truly spectaculaire composition, Stephen! Well done !

09-25-10

cq-salaryman

YES, Thank you!

09-25-10

cq-salaryman

I like this, Great!

09-25-10

bajanexile

Thanks akul and sabreglobe. Stephen

09-25-10

bajanexile

Thanks for viewing Cliff and Donus. Best regards Stephen

09-25-10

gil_knutson

This is the same shot as another pic here, but I processed it with Dx0... not sure which is better. The other was pretty well right out of the camera.

09-25-10

donuss

nice with this dramatic sky Donat

09-25-10

donuss

Beautiful this yellow color. The autumn can come. Donat

09-24-10

cliffkiracofe

very nice indeed. great in BW. cliff

09-24-10

sabreglobe

Great tonal range, texture and composition.

09-24-10

akul

Love this image Akul

09-24-10

kanuck

Thanks :)

09-24-10

jeroen

Thanks, Its inside a conduit Jeroen

09-24-10

bajanexile

Thank you for taking the trouble to view and comment on this image. It is much appreciated. Without comment, posting images is a waste of time. Best regards Stephen

09-24-10

bajanexile

Thank you for taking the trouble to view and comment on this image. It is much appreciated. Without comment, posting images is a waste of time. Best regards Stephen

09-23-10

philber

Thanks, Donat. Yes, it is a portable instrument.

09-23-10

donuss

Great perspectiv Donat

09-23-10

donuss

Nice color and light. is this a Instrument? Donat

09-23-10

donuss

Great composition and tonality Donat

09-23-10

donuss

Great perspectiev Donat

09-23-10

dr. harout

I think I have seen this place in several movies. Nice place and classical shot.

09-23-10

kanuck

This is a nice shot. I like the mildew on the door, and the overall weather beaten quality to the image. I never though I'd find myself saying I like the mildew look, but there you go! haha it works in this image for sure.

09-23-10

kanuck

Thank you, I felt the same way about the conji on the pillars as well. I was also glad this particular section of the shrine had a richer shade of red as well. Other portions appear to be quite faded although the famous Steve McCurry shot in 2007 was actually shot in the pale orange color section. Steve McCurry is an absolute genius and I know he loves the kyoto area.

09-23-10

dr. harout

Very beautiful and very interesting. The writings give much more sense and depth.

09-23-10

dr. harout

Heavily cropped. Shot at f/4

09-23-10

shapencolour

Strong and tidy composition,a few bold colours,simple geometrical shapes - brilliant capture Stephen.

09-22-10

jeroen

Rick, Thanks, It was an old farmer-house. I took several, but this was the only one I liked. Jeroen

09-22-10

dr. harout

Thank you.

09-22-10

rick perry

Dr. This is a very subtle piece of "Art" not easy to pull off - great job - I love the color and texture on the grapes. Rick

09-22-10

rick perry

Very Rich with color and moisture - I can almost smell the damp forest floor. Nice shot. Rick

09-22-10

rick perry

Jeroen, I like this shot - good color, good composition and texures. Rick

09-22-10

rick perry

Stephen, Nice shot - great composition - good balance. Rick

09-22-10

bajanexile

Nash Point, between Barry and Porthcawl on the Glamorgan Heritage Coast has two lighthouse towers. These were built in 1832 and were sited exactly 1000 feet apart being originally used to assist navigators to avoid the Nash Sandbank, a notorious shipping hazard. The lower west light was later dismantled leaving just the tower; the east light remains in use. The lighthouse was the last one to be manned in Wales, being automated in 1998.

09-22-10

giannisrethymno

Really nice collours.

09-21-10

tbarker13

I started with actresses (and some actors) from the local theater and burlesque scenes. Then I joined Model Mayhem, which is a great place to meet women (or men) interested in modeling, makeup, etc. The more of them that I work with, the easier it is to find others. I also find them through Facebook. Many of my subjects are friends of other people I've shot.

09-21-10

JT

Just how do you find the :)

09-21-10

dr. harout

@ f/2.8

09-21-10

dr. harout

Wonderful, like in a tale.

09-21-10

dr. harout

Beautiful!

09-20-10

tbarker13

Thanks guy. Finding them is sort of a constant, and sometimes exhausting, quest.

09-20-10

dr. harout

Thanks. The aperture value is due to AF confirm chip.

09-20-10

JT

Winter is coming and firewood is needed :) I added the lens to the database and updated your photo. Feel free to log in and add this lens to your personal lens list.

09-20-10

dr. harout

Shot with Carl Zeiss Jena DDR Tessar 2.8/50

09-20-10

alphazeiss

wow this is a very nice photo! (the bokeh is super smooth too!)

09-20-10

JT

Stunning! Wayne, this is a fabulous shot!

09-20-10

JT

Yea. Wow! Tim, your models rock! Pictures too :)

09-20-10

bajanexile

Wow!. Stephen

09-20-10

shapencolour

Clean,clear and tidy composition.I like it.

09-19-10

alphazeiss

Congratulations Donuss! This is an awesome picture!

09-19-10

denoir

Thanks Philippe! :)

09-19-10

denoir

Yes, it will be interesting to see how it compares to the old one.

09-19-10

kokochit

Great.......

09-19-10

paolo

Thanks Stephen and Philber for your comments. Paolo

09-19-10

paolo

Thanks Zeiss Man. Paolo

09-19-10

bajanexile

Thanks Phillipe. Regards Stephen

09-19-10

JT

Can't wait for the new 35 1.4 to be available!

09-19-10

JT

Wonderful picture!

09-19-10

philber

Thanks, Paolo

09-19-10

mandas

Thanks a lot, Stephen! Marino

09-19-10

bajanexile

Ace! Just love this, one of the best. Stephen

09-19-10

bajanexile

Very much a sign of wealth and status in the 18th Century, anyone who was someone had to have an Ice House. The bigger the better. This one is deep. In the winter, ice was broken up on the frozen lake and transported to the Ice House. Wrapped in hay etc. it could last for two years. Used to make chilled deserts etc. for the Master and his Guests. Three Frame Tone Mapped image.

09-19-10

paolobert

excellent definition giving a 3-D effect

09-19-10

bajanexile

Superb National Trust property. Simple stunning walks in the grounds and parkland designed by Henry the Magnificent in the 1740's.

09-18-10

philber

Fabulous capture, Luka!

09-18-10

philber

Thanks Stephen, Rick!

09-18-10

saxbike

I'll add my congratulations. Symmetry is alive and well. It is a very strong photograph, good tonal contrasts and geometric forms.

09-18-10

rick perry

Phil, Nice work - I like the entire series - great color and textures. Rick

09-18-10

bajanexile

Like this Phillipe. Wonderful textures and colours. Stephen

09-18-10

bajanexile

Thanks for looking JT. Afraid not. Stephen

09-18-10

filmaren

Nice shot, but as the misanthrope I am I would have prefered the man signaling something different than the happy woman. Less of a picture, but hopefully a happier life for those involved. Maybe feel-good is as good as drama.

09-18-10

philber

Effortlessly perfect composition, Stephen! I love it!

09-17-10

antidotepictures

Nice! Am interested to know if a ZM 21 f2.8 would work on the NEX 5 via an M-Mount adaptor? Thx Antidotepictures

09-17-10

antidotepictures

Nice! Am interested to know if a ZM 21 f2.8 would work on the NEX 5 via an M-Mount adaptor? Thx Antidotepictures

09-17-10

JT

LOve the colors! Just wonderful.

09-17-10

JT

Nice lighting and colors. The way the bird is highlighted adds to this. well done :)

09-17-10

mandas

hi, the white glossy table was a acting as chin reflectore, and she had another silver reflector right to her right

09-17-10

mandas

thanks. Just one strobe with a fresnel on, far back camera left.no fill.no panels.

09-17-10

alvaro

I have to agree with rickperry, is not easy to find a good use of a 18mm

09-17-10

alvaro

Any additional light apart from the window? Is a beautiful light for such a portrait.

09-17-10

alvaro

Another great one, perfect blurred legs.

09-17-10

alvaro

It rocks!! Like under a strong sun.

09-17-10

alvaro

Excellent nudes with the 35mm f/2!!! Certainly the light works perfectly.

09-17-10

jhsymington

Thanks for your kind comments. The title of the shot has vanished so its location has become more mysterious. The mountain in the distance is Mt Cook in southern New Zealand. Shot at just past midnight illuminated by moonlight alone.

09-17-10

bajanexile

Just love this. A winner in anyone's book!. Stephen

09-17-10

bajanexile

According to some, “the word 'grotto’ comes from the Greek word kruptos, meaning hidden. It was believed that a union between the Sky God and the Earth Mother created the world, pietas and furor. Therefore being in touch with the Earth Mother was best achieved in caves with a spring and a nymph of that spring, who was also a divine inspiration. Such places grew into shrines. Shot as three RAW Frames bracketed around +1EV, +/-2EV. Longest exposure was 30seconds. No extra noise reduction applied.

09-17-10

akul

Thank you Stephn, Akul

09-17-10

akul

Thank you Stephen

09-16-10

bajanexile

One for B&W. Stephen

09-16-10

philber

Thanks, Rick!

09-16-10

donuss

Nice i like this colors i have to get the 100 Makro too Donat

09-16-10

donuss

Thanks to everybody . Donat

09-16-10

dmac1969ca

This is an outstanding photo! I can't believe this didn't get 1st prize in the photo contest...

09-16-10

koolbeep

congrats! ^_^

09-16-10

rick perry

Phil, This one is Great - I love the simplicity of the composition! Rick

09-16-10

rick perry

Congratulations Donat! You are the "Master of the 18mm Zeiss"

09-16-10

kanuck

Congratulations!

09-16-10

donuss

Thank you James and techdoctor its make me happy that this picture so many peoples like. Donat

09-16-10

techdoctor

Congratulations on winning the competition. It's an amazing image. The symmetry and the lines that run to the virtual horizon create a really special effect.

09-16-10

jhsymington

Congratulations on your contest win! Great shot. James

09-16-10

natebarnz

She does look mean in this picture. She had a really bad run in with a bunch of cattle and got kicked in the face really hard. Her jaw is permanently out of place. But this is a true portrait of what she looks like which is why I like it. Very rough looking indeed.

09-16-10

JT

That is one mean looking dog!

09-16-10

mllanos1111

Beautiful picture

09-16-10

bajanexile

Great sky. Stephen

09-16-10

bajanexile

The Stourton family, the Barons of Stourton, had lived in the Stourhead estate for 700 years[citation needed when they sold it to Henry Hoare I, son of wealthy banker Sir Richard Hoare in 1717. The original manor house was demolished and a new house, one of the first of its kind, was designed by Colen Campbell and built by Nathaniel Ireson between 1720 and 1724. Over the next 200 years the Hoare family collected many heirlooms, including a large library and art collection.

09-16-10

kanuck

A little bit before my time, but I think I get the picture^^

09-16-10

salamandra

thank you:)

09-16-10

bajanexile

The Stourton family, the Barons of Stourton, had lived in the Stourhead estate for 700 years[citation needed when they sold it to Henry Hoare I, son of wealthy banker Sir Richard Hoare in 1717. The original manor house was demolished and a new house, one of the first of its kind, was designed by Colen Campbell and built by Nathaniel Ireson between 1720 and 1724. Over the next 200 years the Hoare family collected many heirlooms, including a large library and art collection

09-16-10

bajanexile

The Stourton family, the Barons of Stourton, had lived in the Stourhead estate for 700 years[citation needed when they sold it to Henry Hoare I, son of wealthy banker Sir Richard Hoare in 1717. The original manor house was demolished and a new house, one of the first of its kind, was designed by Colen Campbell and built by Nathaniel Ireson between 1720 and 1724. Over the next 200 years the Hoare family collected many heirlooms, including a large library and art collection

09-16-10

philber

Great capture, Salamandra! I really can feel the cold!

09-16-10

dante121

Thank you very much !!!!

09-15-10

philber

Magnificent picture!

09-15-10

russelljtdyer

Might have been even cooler if you could have someone standing there holding something in their hands, with the light beaming into their hands. It wold look like that movie Starman from 1984.

09-15-10

bajanexile

Thanks Rick. Stephen

09-15-10

bajanexile

Certainly "different". I like it. Stephen

09-15-10

bajanexile

Thanks Cliff. Stephen

09-15-10

bajanexile

Love the combination of shapes, angles and colours. Stephen

09-15-10

JT

The colors and shades are simply wonderful. Not to mention it is so sharp!

09-15-10

rick perry

Stephen, Outstanding shot - I love the rich colors. The next one also - Terrific! Rick

09-14-10

mandas

Hi, i was just quie close in with the 2/35mm, and i was holding the lens axis just a bit higher then one should when using a wide-angle so close to a vertical subject, then you have this apparent diproprtion of the body. Add that the model is 188cm high..veeery long legs, they add to the effect! Marino

09-14-10

philber

Thanks, Cliff!

09-14-10

philber

Very Nice, Paolo!

09-14-10

mandas

Russell, thanks a lot, i appreciate your comment particularly. You said it exactly as it is! Marino

09-14-10

philber

So do I!

09-14-10

JT

This is a wonderful picture. I love it!

09-14-10

techdoctor

Looks like a painting. Fantastic effect.

09-14-10

JT

Ah, that time of the day when the light is perfect :) I like this. If only the balloon would have been just a little higher above the roof lines. Regardless I consider this a very good picture. It keeps me looking at it to see what I can find in the details.

09-14-10

cliffkiracofe

This is a great series...handheld!...there is hope. cliff

09-14-10

bajanexile

Thanks Phillipe, Jorge and Rick. Stephen

09-14-10

bajanexile

Thanks for looking Phillipe. Stephen

09-14-10

bajanexile

Thanks. Stephen

09-14-10

bajanexile

Thanks Cliff. Stephen

09-14-10

bajanexile

Nice composition Phillipe. Stephen

09-14-10

bajanexile

Nice use of restricted DOF. Stephen

09-14-10

cliffkiracofe

But that green wall is so nice....Cliff

09-14-10

bajanexile

Like this. Stephen

09-14-10

bajanexile

Very ornate. Nice detail in this image. Stephen

09-14-10

bajanexile

Nice use of DOF. Stephen

09-14-10

bajanexile

Lovely shapes and tones. Stephen

09-14-10

rick perry

Tough light - but you managed it well. Rick

09-14-10

rick perry

Good shot! This could be a nice backdrop for a Wine Advertisement. Rick

09-14-10

bajanexile

Fantastic image. Stephen

09-14-10

cliffkiracofe

i like this one with the fog setting an interesting and mysterious mood. cliff

09-14-10

cliffkiracofe

i like this one with the fog setting an interesting and mysterious mood. cliff

09-14-10

tbarker13

Awesome shot.

09-14-10

JT

What is most striking here is how well balanced this image is. Great job.

09-14-10

philber

Another winner, Stephen! Congratulations!

09-14-10

ekk

beautiful! im so tempted to pick up a Planar 85/1.4 :)

09-14-10

ekk

Thanks! ... was taken in Chinatown park. Even though no money was shown, i'm sure they were gambling lol

09-14-10

philber

Thanks Rick! It shows, once more, that being at the right place at the right time is just so important...

09-14-10

rick perry

Phil, This is one of your best - I love it. Rick

09-14-10

bajanexile

Three Frame Tone Mapped image. Shot Hand-held, no Tripods allowed. For more information about Stourhead House and Estate, see: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-stourhea

09-14-10

bajanexile

Three Frame Tone Mapped image. Shot Hand-held, no Tripods allowed. For more information about Stourhead House and Estate, see: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-stourhea

09-14-10

rick perry

Ekk, This is a wonderful Photograph! Rick

09-14-10

bajanexile

Three Frame Tone Mapped image. Shot Hand-held, no Tripods allowed. For more information about Stourhead House and Estate, see: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-stourhead

09-14-10

philber

Many thanks, Charles!

09-14-10

philber

Thanks Charles!

09-14-10

cliffkiracofe

thank you zeroshiki, much appreciated.

09-14-10

charles.k

Excellent shot Philippe!

09-14-10

charles.k

Love this shot of your Philippe! The contrast of the sharp 100MP with the fog

09-14-10

charles.k

Thank you :)

09-14-10

isajah

Real beauty of nature.

09-14-10

doug

Thanks, JT; I was keeping an eye on the spider too...

09-14-10

sinopoli

Danke Sehr!

09-14-10

isajah

This reminds me of the sunflower of Gogh. Great work!

09-14-10

zeroshiki

great colors and composition!! captured the early morning mood very well..

09-14-10

zeroshiki

this is awesome!! so gothic and rich in tonal and design quality

09-14-10

zeroshiki

very impressive picture, thanks for sharing the information too!!

09-14-10

zeroshiki

wow!! beautiful!!

09-14-10

zeroshiki

This is a great picture..!!

09-13-10

philber

Would tone-mapping help control this huge DR, Stephen?

09-13-10

philber

Thanks, Rick and Stephen!

09-13-10

philber

Thanks, Stephen. Funnily enough, I prefer the one of this made with my 100MP, obviously much closer up.

09-13-10

philber

"art" exhibited i versailles: manga-inspired works by Murakami

09-13-10

philber

"art" exhibited in Versailles: manga-inspired works by Murakami

09-13-10

philber

"art" exhibited in Versailles: manga-inspired workd by Murakami

09-13-10

JT

Very vivid. I like the tunnel vision of looking through the spools.

09-13-10

philber

Brilliant shot! Really inspiring!

09-13-10

philber

Spectacular picture, Stephen, and as always, a great story to go with it! Thanks!

09-13-10

bajanexile

Lying in secluded privacy in its own valley, Stourhead features one of the world's finest 18th-century landscape gardens. A magnificent lake is central to the design, and there are classical temples, enchanting grottos and rare and exotic trees. The Hoare family history can be uncovered at Stourhead House, a majestic Palladian mansion housing a unique Regency library with fabulous collections of Chippendale furniture and paintings, all set amid delightful lawns and parkland.

09-13-10

bajanexile

Stourhead is at the heart of a 1,072-hectare (2,650-acre) estate where chalk downs, ancient woods and farmland are managed for nature conservation. Owned and managed by the National Trust, the Stourbridge Estate and House attract 350,000 visitors a year. It is spectacular!

09-13-10

bajanexile

Stourhead is at the heart of a 1,072-hectare (2,650-acre) estate where chalk downs, ancient woods and farmland are managed for nature conservation. Owned and managed by the National Trust, the Stourbridge Estate and House attract 350,000 visitors a year. It is spectacular!

09-13-10

bajanexile

Lying in secluded privacy in its own valley, Stourhead features one of the world's finest 18th-century landscape gardens. A magnificent lake is central to the design, and there are classical temples, enchanting grottos and rare and exotic trees. The Hoare family history can be uncovered at Stourhead House, a majestic Palladian mansion housing a unique Regency library with fabulous collections of Chippendale furniture and paintings, all set amid delightful lawns and parkland.

09-13-10

bajanexile

Three Frame Tone Mapped image. Shot Hand-held as no Tripods are allowed in National Trust buildings.

09-13-10

bajanexile

Three Frame Tone Mapped image. Shot Hand-held as no Tripods are allowed in National Trust buildings.

09-13-10

bajanexile

Like it. Stephen

09-13-10

bajanexile

Thanks for looking and commenting Phillipe and Rick. Stephen

09-13-10

bajanexile

Thanks Phillipe. Regards. Stephen

09-13-10

bajanexile

Thanks for your comments Cliff and shapencolour. Stephen

09-13-10

bajanexile

Makes a wonderful abstract Rick. Like all of these in the set. Stephen

09-13-10

rick perry

Zeroshiki, Great capture! Rick

09-13-10

rick perry

Phil, Yes - nice balance of light - composition also wonderful. Rick

09-13-10

poyin

thanks Rick! I really love the Distagon.

09-13-10

zeroshiki

incredible details..!!

09-13-10

bajanexile

Nice. Stephen

09-13-10

bajanexile

Great shot. I do have a preference for the Zeiss 21mm lens. Nice balance to this image. Stephen

09-13-10

bajanexile

Wonderfully ornate ceiling. These are very difficult images to take as a Single Frame image because of the unbalanced distribution of light. Stephen

09-13-10

bajanexile

Lovely detail. Stephen

09-13-10

bajanexile

Top image. Great Exposure and composition. Stephen

09-13-10

bajanexile

I agree, nice image and composition. Stephen

09-13-10

rick perry

Stephen, Yes - just what Philber said - Superb!

09-13-10

rick perry

Poyin, Great shot - love the colors! Rick

09-13-10

zeroshiki

Many thanks guys.. Zeiss lenses are the best!! cheers! :D

09-13-10

blackbalance

Was there two years ago. Your picture brings back nice memories

09-13-10

nickynocky

Thankyou!

09-13-10

nickynocky

Many Thanks!

09-13-10

philber

Great composition, great B&W conversion. Altogether superb, Stephen!

09-13-10

bajanexile

Traditionally, the earliest Christian sanctuary in Britain. Glastonbury Abbey was a rich and powerful monastery in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Since at least the 12th century the Glastonbury area was frequently associated with the legend of King Arthur, a connection promoted by medieval monks who asserted that Glastonbury was Avalon. History records it as standing in 600. Really mythical, powerful feel to this whole area. Not to be missed. Orange Filter.

09-12-10

silverstudent

Absolutely beautiful!

09-12-10

antidotepictures

TX Cliffkiracofe!

09-12-10

cliffkiracofe

thank you philber, much appreciated. this is a very photogenic city and region.

09-12-10

cliffkiracofe

nice street shot, composition, and tones. in the moment.

09-12-10

filmaren

nice shot, like your style.

09-12-10

filmaren

Nice shot, could possibly be more effective in panoramic view, less sand and sky.

09-12-10

JT

This is really nice. Like the calm feel and colors. If anything, I wish the inflatables weren't there. But, it reallh does not affect the quality of your work. Great shot.

09-12-10

philber

Absolutely lovely, Rick. The flowers make the shot, and you managed the extreme contrast. Well done!

09-12-10

philber

Nice shot, Cliff! Composition was not that obvious, and you nailed it, IMHO.

09-12-10

philber

It looks like you were treading water, Rick! Nice shot!

09-12-10

rick perry

A walk on the Docks yesterday - late afternoon!

09-11-10

cliffkiracofe

Thanks silverstudent. It had been stormy off and on for several days and I was fortunate to be able to get this shot as the sun came through the cloud cover and the light moved across the harbor. The big white modern building is an amazing aquarium and so had lines waiting to get in. I liked the blend of the old and the modern buildings.

09-11-10

silverstudent

Wonderful colors and composition.

09-11-10

cliffkiracofe

Thanks for the kind words, much appreciated. This is a view of the harbor of Stralsund, Germany. a beautiful and interesting old Hansa city. The rounded building center left is the harbor master's.

09-11-10

shapencolour

Very nice picture.I like it.

09-11-10

derekwin

I agree awesome shot

09-10-10

philber

Magnificencent shot, Stephen!

09-10-10

minoltazeiss

WOW!! I just have to say, I have looked at this picture a couple times now, its one of the best I've seen on this site, its like something out of "lord of the rings" or some movie like that.

09-10-10

derekwin

Great expression and I like the composition a lot

09-10-10

msalganik

this and your other photo from the 85/1.2 are just amazing... they just pull me in... I love it!

09-10-10

derekwin

great shot

09-10-10

rick perry

Oliver - I like both of these shots - well done - Rick

09-10-10

rick perry

Phil - I love this one - the 100 brings it all in - nice shot - Rick

09-10-10

bajanexile

Traditionally, the earliest Christian sanctuary in Britain. Glastonbury Abbey was a rich and powerful monastery in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Since at least the 12th century the Glastonbury area was frequently associated with the legend of King Arthur, a connection promoted by medieval monks who asserted that Glastonbury was Avalon. History records it as standing in 600. Really mythical, powerful feel to this whole area. Not to be missed. Orange Filter.

09-10-10

charles.k

Thank you :) It is Southport on the Gold Coast here in sunny Queensland.

09-10-10

JT

oooh. Spectacular. I love it! What city skyline is that way in the horizon?

09-10-10

shapencolour

Very nice.

09-10-10

derekwin

Great reflection and angle.

09-10-10

cliffkiracofe

cloud pattern and sun highlight give this a special feeel. nice.

09-10-10

paolo

Thanks isajah.

09-10-10

bajanexile

Traditionally, the earliest Christian sanctuary in Britain. Glastonbury Abbey was a rich and powerful monastery in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Since at least the 12th century the Glastonbury area was frequently associated with the legend of King Arthur, a connection promoted by medieval monks who asserted that Glastonbury was Avalon. History records it as standing in 600. Really mythical, powerful feel to this whole area. Not to be missed.

09-09-10

charles.k

Great shot!!!

09-09-10

charles.k

Thank you :)

09-09-10

shapencolour

Very nice.

09-09-10

cliffkiracofe

well designed, nice tones

09-09-10

bajanexile

Nice image. Stephen

09-09-10

donuss

Grat picture and color like it. Donat

09-09-10

donuss

great picture and scene. Donat

09-09-10

paolobert

wonderfull eyes this little girl! film is still the king.

09-09-10

isajah

I love this.

09-09-10

isajah

Wonderful!

09-09-10

isajah

Oh. Thanks for the advice. All the photos are all taken with C/Y body(either, RX2, S2, Aria) on films and scanned by 9000ED, but there are a couple of reasons that I didn't touch the exif. One is because I do not remember which camera/film I used, and the other is that I thought I could not touch it, one of which is now cleared thanks to you! :-)

09-09-10

JT

Striking. I love the contrast. By the way, I noticed you just joined and you may not be aware that you can edit your EXIF data to show info besides the Coolscan. have a look here [url]http://zeissimages.com/showreplies.php?qid=586

09-09-10

isajah

At first I guessed this was done by shift, but the consistent vignetting on each edge tells me that I may be wrong. Very impressive.

09-09-10

isajah

Beautiful and stunning!

09-09-10

cliffkiracofe

Strong image, very graphic, like the design and tones.

09-09-10

isajah

I like this photo. Thank you.

09-08-10

philber

Thanks, JT! Let's not forget that this is the cheapest Z* lens around, handheld, without filter, and with 30sec of PP... IMHO one should pay at least as much attention to the amount of detail as to sharpness. And that is where Zeiss' unique micro-contrast shines...

09-08-10

JT

Incredible! These are amazing. I wish I could capture images like this. I have the gear but not the talent :)

09-08-10

JT

Philber, you never cease to amaze me with the amount of detail you provide in your photos! Obviously Zeiss really shines in this aspect of optics. Keep them coming.

09-08-10

JT

Another amazing shot! well done.

09-08-10

rick perry

Yury - this is a wonderful shot! Rick

09-08-10

denoir

Great shot! Really classic 21 rendering style.

09-08-10

isajah

Wow. I've never seen this kind of color in Bryce canyon. Thank you for the nice photo.

09-08-10

rick perry

Really - very very nice . Rick

09-08-10

rick perry

Terrific Stephen! Great Color and composition. Rick

09-08-10

denoir

Thanks. :) One exposure, a slight contrast adjustment and a grad filter in Lightroom to increase the exposure about half a stop of the lower part of the image. Color and everything else were left untouched.

09-08-10

isajah

baeautiful...

09-08-10

mircovettore

...then I hit the target! ;)

09-08-10

cliffkiracofe

nice design and tones

09-08-10

isajah

Very impressive with beautiful compression of the scenery.

09-08-10

isajah

Impressive.

09-08-10

isajah

Beauty of symmetry!

09-08-10

isajah

Thank you Paolo

09-08-10

bajanexile

Like the inclusion of the mirrored image. Stephen

09-08-10

bajanexile

Nice image. Like the "pastel" like colours. Stephen

09-08-10

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting akul and paolobert. Stephen

09-07-10

JT

Wow. Tell us what you did for post processing. This is incredible! Was this one exposure, and HDR ?

09-07-10

mafeuer

Nice work. I too love the set.

09-07-10

rick perry

Love that ZE 35 - click on Large Image - then click on the speedometer.

09-07-10

rick perry

Thanks Phil, It was really quite a slew of Antiques in the Hotel parking lot - up here for a meeting!

09-07-10

philber

Lovely set, Rick!

09-07-10

denoir

Thanks kanuck! :)

09-07-10

denoir

Thanks! I didn't know that was a rudbeckia. You learn something new every day ;)

09-07-10

denoir

No, I used a tripod for the shot.

09-07-10

cliffkiracofe

Looks good. Nice color. I'll dig out my old 20mm Flek.

09-07-10

JT

Can you say smooth? The transition to the out of focus area with this lens is simply stunning! I cannot wait to get my hands on one of these. This is definitely a keeper! My pre-order is already in at PopFlash :)

09-07-10

bajanexile

Nice light. Stephen

09-07-10

pentaxpete

A quick shot 'from the hip' as I walked past these Bikers at Southend-on-Sea,Essex on August Bank Holiday. I used my 'new' lens, a 24mm f2.8 CARL ZEISS JENA marked'Made in Japan under licence' which I got in a car boot sale for £10 in as new condition. I used outdated 2005 Tudor 100 film rated at 64 ASA.

09-07-10

pentaxpete

Another test shot with my 'new'lens , a 24mm f2.8 CARL ZEISS JENA marked' Made in Japan under licence' I got in a car boot sale for £10. It is Pentax PK-A-Series fit and I used my Pentax LX loaded with outdated 2005 Tudor 100 film rated at 64 ASA. The lens is NOT in the lens list on here.

09-07-10

pentaxpete

I got a new lens at a car boot sale for £10 -- a CARL ZEISS JENA 24mm f2.8 marked'Made in Japan under licence' - it was as new, no fungus --- it is NOT in the Zeiss lens list here. It is Pentax PK-A-Series fit and I used it with my Pentax LX loaded with outdated 2005 Tudor 100 film rated at 64 ASA.

09-07-10

pentaxpete

I got a new lens in a car boot sale for £10 -- a CARL ZEISS JENA 24mm f2.8 marked 'made in Japan under licence' and it is NOT in the Zeiss lens list -- but here are some photos using my Pentax LX as it was Pentax PK-A series fit -- no fingus, as new. I used outdated 2005 Tudor 100 film rated at 64 ASA

09-07-10

paolobert

ahaha! really funny!

09-07-10

paolobert

nice, nice and unusual

09-07-10

paolobert

wow! i love it

09-07-10

akul

Love this shot. I can almost feel the mass of machinery. Bottom half gives the sense of space, strong composition.

09-07-10

JT

Beautiful colors and mood. I love it!

09-07-10

shapencolour

Very nice.

09-07-10

mircovettore

Powerd Canon 5D Engine

09-07-10

isajah

It's really interesting to see that this was in Japan because this is actually a very typical statue of an island in South Korea, even though the material looks somewhat different from the ones in Korea.

09-07-10

rick perry

This was in Japan - I think many places share similar Icons.

09-07-10

kanuck

I like this shot Donuss. The scene is filled with items keeping the eye busy and the sky is dramatic reflecting nicely on the water. Nice work.

09-07-10

kanuck

Great shot! Loads of character in this shot. Very Well Done Derek.

09-07-10

cliffkiracofe

These Jena lenses are interesting. Have a 135 Sonnar f4 Exakta mount.

09-07-10

derekwin

awesome. Now that is how you take an ultra wide shot.

09-07-10

derekwin

I agree I like the color and the expressions as well

09-07-10

georgweb

Thanks Derek and Silvestudent. Taken at f/1.4, no pp.

09-07-10

georgweb

Taken with a polarizer, f/5.6 probably. No pp.

09-07-10

georgweb

Thanks. Taken at f/3.5 (can't put it in the exif table).

09-06-10

derekwin

i'm sorry this looks a lot like the iconic image of a Jeju island statue. I could be wrong

09-06-10

derekwin

Hey Jeju

09-06-10

silverstudent

Nice, 3d feel.

09-06-10

JT

Was this hand held? I see a somewhat fast shutter. But, it's so sharp.

09-06-10

cliffkiracofe

nice street shot and tones.

09-06-10

doug

I appreciate your comment! This fits into a theme of "people at work" that I was doing, and like all past theme/projects I can't resist them when I see them! This is just after a downpour of rain.

09-06-10

derekwin

awesome light

09-06-10

rick perry

Derek - great composition - good eye. Rick

09-06-10

rick perry

Nicky - this is just perfect! Nice shot. Rick

09-06-10

bajanexile

Apologies Phillipe. Of course you are correct. The "Men from the North" did move down from the Scandinavian regions of what are today modern Norway and Denmark and occupy what came to be known as Normandy. What I should have said was that the major political and cultural influence shifted from the North of Europe to the lands to the South East of England. Stephen

09-06-10

paolobert

SCAN FROM VELVIA 100 AND A LITTLE OF CROP

09-06-10

philber

Not that I want to correct you, Stephen, but I am surprised when you write of "the reduction of Scandinavian influence". Normandy was given to the Viking some 130 years before, hence its name: "North men". Thus, I am sure, still quite strong Scandinavian influence 130 years later with William

09-06-10

JT

I like this. Striking and strong.

09-06-10

alphazeiss

wow that bokeh is just beautiful. (Looks like a little ninja turtle!? or a tortoise)

09-06-10

pokethekat

Wow, this photo is gritty and beautiful. Black and white done perfectly.

09-06-10

bajanexile

It also had important consequences for the rest of the British Isles, paving the way for further Norman conquests in Wales and Ireland, and the extensive penetration of the aristocracy of Scotland by Norman and other French-speaking families, with the accompanying spread of continental institutions and cultural influences.

09-06-10

bajanexile

By bringing England under the control of rulers originating in France, the Norman conquest linked the country more closely with continental Europe, lessened Scandinavian influence, and also set the stage for a rivalry with France that would continue intermittently for many centuries.

09-06-10

bajanexile

The Norman conquest was a pivotal event in English history. It largely removed the native ruling class, replacing it with a foreign, French-speaking monarchy, aristocracy, and clerical hierarchy. This, in turn, brought about a transformation of the English language and the culture of England in a new era often referred to as Norman England.

09-06-10

bajanexile

The Norman conquest of England began on 28 September 1066 with the invasion of the Kingdom of England by the troops of William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy (in Northern France adjacent to the English Channel) and their victory at the Battle of Hastings (on the other side of the Channel in Southeast England) on 14 October 1066 over King Harold II of England.

09-06-10

bajanexile

Image of the tomb of Sir Walter de Dunstanville inside the church of St Andrew's, Castle Combe, Wiltshire, England. Symbolism: Feet on Lion, hand on Brawn Sword, indicates he died in battle. Legs crossed at knees indicates he went on two Crusades. Armour - Bristol chain mail. The surname Dunstanville would have been Norman.

09-06-10

derekwin

sorry that should be Norman

09-06-10

shapencolour

Lovely beetle sleeping on rudbeckia flower.Very nice Denoir.

09-06-10

bajanexile

My photography is almost 99% Landscapes and Architecture. I shoot 99.9% of my images from a tripod and almost all of them are shot as Bracketted images to allow me the flexibility to Tone Map if I so desire. Performance at very, very high ISO's E.G. 12,600, is academic. ISO 1600 is the most that I could ever conceive needing and these days I am using ISO 50. What I wanted from Canon was a 16 Megapixel FF body, Live View, top IQ ISO performance to 1600 and 10 Frames per Second. Stephen

09-06-10

derekwin

great shot. I like the light in the eyes and the expression

09-06-10

bajanexile

Up to your usual high standards. Stephen

09-05-10

derekwin

Great frame and nice moment. Looks like a real slice of life shot reminiscent of Normal Rockwell.

09-05-10

derekwin

Yeah very intriguing

09-05-10

derekwin

Great color I really like festival shots

09-05-10

JT

Wonderful skin tones, contrast and b&W. overall a superb shot.

09-05-10

russelljtdyer

I like the texture of her skin. Most photographers hide texture with lighting techniques. That may be necessary with some people who don't have nice skin. Still, I like that you bring out the texture of her skin. I see the same in other photos you've posted here of other models. It makes the image, the woman more real. It makes the photo more sensual. I don't mean sexual. Instead, I mean sensual in that it makes the viewer call upon their sense of touch: one can almost touch and feel her face. Bravo.

09-05-10

JT

Great colors! Love it.

09-05-10

philber

Lovely set, JT!

09-05-10

JT

I got rid of the D700 a while back when I switched to Sony. However, I had a handful of Zeiss glass and with the lack of good primes coming out in ZA I decided to get back on board. So I bought a D3s and D3x with a few Nikon Lenses. By the way, I have never seen a camera perform in low light like the D3s. have a look at these [url]http://www.nikonimages.com/showgallery.php?membercollection=224

09-05-10

russelljtdyer

You can't go wrong taking photographs of a lighthouse. Well done.

09-05-10

cliffkiracofe

Fascinating places you are showing us. Digital solves a number of problems with the 35mm ("miniature") format. Medium and large format cameras with movements correct perspective through adjustments and allow greater depth of field in various situations. There have been some good 28mm and 35mm Perspective Control lenses offered for 35mm over the years. My old Haselblad SWC/M with the CZ 38mm Biogon lens soldiers on for architecturals... Cliff

09-05-10

bajanexile

For the few of those interested in technical aspects associated with photography, this image threw up a few problems. The camera is tipped upwards and this created many issues with the Geometry. Keystoning was not too bad, but then it was apparent that the windows on the ground floor were "bulging" i.e. Barrel Distortion. This had to be corrected in stages with DxO software and it proved to be a juggling act.

09-05-10

bajanexile

Lacock Village is entirely owned by the National Trust. It is as near to a perfectly preserved Medieval English village as you are likely to see. Stunning architecture with a number of styles dating back to the 13th century. If you ever visit England and are interested in architecture and history, do not miss this. Along with Castle Combe, it is very close to Bath. It has been used many times by the BBC as a Set for Period Dramas.

09-05-10

bajanexile

Thanks Phillipe and Cliff for viewing and commenting. Stephen

09-05-10

bajanexile

Thanks Phillipe. I am pleased with these as the light was very difficult. Stephen

09-05-10

bajanexile

Nice composition. Stephen

09-05-10

bajanexile

Lovely! Did you sell the D700? Stephen

09-04-10

silver2silicon

Sample image taken with a prototype of the new ZEISS Distagon T* 1.4/35 ZE.

09-04-10

silver2silicon

Sample image taken with a prototype of the new ZEISS Distagon T* 1.4/35 ZE.

09-04-10

barista7105

Again, I forgot to change the non-CPU lens data on the body which still show the 50mm lens

09-04-10

cliffkiracofe

Fascinating history beautifully illustrated. 21 sharp as a tack and does the job so well. BW makes excellent effect. Cliff

09-04-10

cliffkiracofe

nice..love that purple! cliff

09-04-10

philber

THat 21 makes things easy, Stepjen, thanks!

09-04-10

bajanexile

"It's Cool for Cats". Like it. Stephen

09-04-10

bajanexile

Love the restricted DOF in this image. So, so simple yet effective. Stephen

09-04-10

bajanexile

Once again, nice angle/composition. Stephen

09-04-10

bajanexile

Just love the angle this was shot at and great detail. Stephen

09-04-10

shapencolour

Very nice,quiet view of the bateau-mouche on Seine river.I geuss it is not far away from Quai Louis Bleriot where I used to stay during my trips to Paris.

09-04-10

philber

Like that one as well, Stephen!

09-04-10

philber

Just brilliant, inspiring, Stephen!

09-04-10

bajanexile

A tithe barn was a type of barn used in much of northern Europe in the Middle Ages for storing the tithes - a tenth of the farm's produce which had to be given to the church. Tithe barns would usually have been barns often associated with the village church or rectory, to which independent farmers took their tithes. This barn sits in Lacock Village which is entirely owned by the National Trust. No building in the village is more recent than the 18 th century and many are two or three hundred years older.

09-04-10

bajanexile

A tithe barn was a type of barn used in much of northern Europe in the Middle Ages for storing the tithes - a tenth of the farm's produce which had to be given to the church. Tithe barns would usually have been barns often associated with the village church or rectory, to which independent farmers took their tithes. This barn sits in Lacock Village which is entirely owned by the National Trust. No building in the village is more recent than the 18 th century and many are two or three hundred years older.

09-03-10

derekwin

thanks Rick I also like how far the contrast can be pushed and still look good at least to my eyes. Other lenses you start to lose detail when you add a little contrast.

09-03-10

rick perry

Derek, The color is why I use the Zeiss Lenses - this one of yours is a good example of how "real" people can look if photographed with Zeiss glass. Rick

09-03-10

derekwin

awesome sunset

09-03-10

derekwin

nice I like how the shadows point to the man.

09-03-10

derekwin

You have a real sense of interiors, architecture and texture. Great stuff.

09-03-10

derekwin

Great moodiness here .

09-03-10

derekwin

thanks zblake. Portraits are a favorite photo type of mine.

09-03-10

derekwin

you have a great eye for texture.

09-03-10

derekwin

thanks Rick. I really like how Zeiss lenses have a distinctive look when it comes to color

09-03-10

bajanexile

Thanks for looking and commenting Guys. Stephen

09-03-10

shapencolour

Very nice indeed.

09-03-10

rick perry

Derek, You live in a very colorful world! Lots of beautiful people and color in food and places - this is a great series of photographs. Rick

09-03-10

rick perry

Stephen, I love the architecture - I always wanted a house built in that style. Wood imbedded in plaster is "Art" in its' own right. nice shot, Rick

09-03-10

bajanexile

Beautiful image. Not sure how I missed this the first time round. Stephen

09-03-10

bajanexile

Nice. One for monochrome conversion? Stephen

09-03-10

bajanexile

Like this. Stephen

09-03-10

kanuck

Wow this shot is simply fantastic! As far as sunsets go this is about as good as it gets. Very nice job. Not over post processed, solid noise control, color looks bang on, exposed just right. Excellent! I love shooting sunsets and sunrises, and this shot is a great one.

09-03-10

kanuck

Wow this shot is simply fantastic! As far as sunsets go this is about as good as it gets. Very nice job. Not over post processed, solid noise control, color looks bang on, exposed just right. Excellent! I love shooting sunsets and sunrises, and this shot is a great one.

09-02-10

mircovettore

evasion: play in office

09-02-10

philber

Glad you like it, Rick!

09-02-10

rick perry

Phil - you certainly know how to make that 28mm sing - Rick

09-02-10

philber

Inspiring, without a doubt!

09-02-10

opal

Thanks, as an old sniper, its really fun to shoot with the 5DII at low light.

09-02-10

derekwin

great low light shot

09-02-10

sabreglobe

I like the subject composition of this shot.

09-02-10

sabreglobe

Spectacular shot.

09-02-10

sabreglobe

Spectacular shot.

09-01-10

mblaufuss

Thank you very much:)

09-01-10

JT

This is so vivid and happy looking. Great capture.

09-01-10

mstudios

Thanks Zeiss man! Sorry haven't been around much lately as I've been swamped at work, and not complaining at all. Thanks again for the comments. ~m

09-01-10

kanuck

Great shot! Look at that cloud rooftop very nice work.

09-01-10

JT

Beautiful. Just enough silhouette to make it work.

09-01-10

JT

Great spotlight effect on the stage. Would love to see this in B&W also.

09-01-10

JT

Wonderful. Like the position they where in when you captured it.

09-01-10

JT

love the texture. and washed look. Excellent!

09-01-10

bajanexile

Thanks for looking and commenting Rick. Best regards Stephen

09-01-10

bajanexile

The Bybrook from the road bridge, Castle Combe, Wiltshire, England.

09-01-10

JT

I can't take it anymore !. You are driving me crazy with your models :) Great pictures as always.

09-01-10

akul

Thanks !!!

09-01-10

akul

Thanks !

09-01-10

kanuck

Another great shot! Great silhouette here.

09-01-10

bajanexile

Once a centre for cloth-weaving, the village lies in a hollow and is approached through a deep valley, shaded by tall trees. The houses and cottages, church and 15th century market cross are all of mellow, honey-coloured Cotswold Stone. The roofs are pitched steeply to allow rain and snow to drain off the porous stone tiles. The cottages on the right of the Bybrook are all 17 th century. Castle Combe was chosen in 1962 as the prettiest village in England and was used as a set in the film Dr Doolittle.

09-01-10

dmac1969ca

Thanks for the help, Zeissman!

08-31-10

JT

Out of this world !!! Please upload a larger version so I can use it for desktop background :)

08-31-10

JT

These are great. Did you know that you can add exif information to these photos to show it was with an F100? This is a really cool feature not available on other sites. Have a look at this for a how to. [url]http://www.zeissimages.com/showreplies.php?qid=586 If you do it this way, people will find your photos when searching by EXIF data.

08-31-10

dmac1969ca

The 7th in the series. Nikon F100 and ZF 25

08-31-10

mblaufuss

Thanks:)

08-31-10

mblaufuss

Thanks. It took 11 portrait images using the Zeiss 50mm M-P on a Kaidan Pano Head. I then used Panorama Factory to stitch and align.

08-31-10

cliffkiracofe

Rick, this one is on the island of Hiddensee in the Baltic near Stralsund, Germany. Nice boat ride out there, then pleasant hiking, and some smoked fish and beer, and then back to Stralsund. Cliff

08-31-10

JT

Now this is cool! Can you say Mt Doom :) How many images make this one up?

08-31-10

JT

Beautiful! The sky is falling comes to mind.

08-31-10

JT

This is lovely. I love the perspective and tones here. Well done!

08-31-10

rick perry

Stephen - it ceratianly is a picturesque scene - lovely shot! Looks terrific on my new 21" screen! Rick

08-31-10

rick perry

Cliff, Your Lighthouses are much more ornate than mine - nice one! Rick

08-31-10

JT

if thats the case then here is another [url]http://zeissimages.com/showphoto.php?photoid=498

08-31-10

bajanexile

I am a sucker for lighthouses. Stephen

08-31-10

bajanexile

Lovely scenery. Stephen

08-31-10

bajanexile

Nice composition and detail. Stephen

08-31-10

bajanexile

Like this. Stephen

08-31-10

bajanexile

Once a centre for cloth-weaving, the village lies in a hollow and is approached through a deep valley, shaded by tall trees. The houses and cottages, church and 15th century market cross are all of mellow, honey-coloured Cotswold Stone. The roofs are pitched steeply to allow rain and snow to drain off the porous stone tiles. The cottages on the right of the Bybrook are all 17 th century. Castle Combe was chosen in 1962 as the prettiest village in England and was used as a set in the film Dr Doolittle.

08-31-10

mirkomac

From my iceland reportage on www.mirkomacari.it

08-31-10

paolobert

i love interiors.

08-31-10

jhsymington

Hi Gary, Thank you for your comment. The answer is very little - darkening of the sky up at the top a little bit and extra contrast locally around the mountains at left. Otherwise as is. All the best, James

08-31-10

gary cook

Very cool. Would love to know the post processing.

08-31-10

dominicano

thank you so much

08-31-10

derekwin

intriguing moment here.

08-31-10

rick perry

Akul, This series is very creative - you have a good eye - I like this one the best. Rick

08-31-10

shapencolour

Great night cityscape.

08-31-10

derekwin

great shot I like the story of the shot

08-31-10

derekwin

cool

08-30-10

carmanah

Thank you Cliff and Philber for your encouraging comments.

08-30-10

cliffkiracofe

Thanks Stephen. This is my Llewellin Setter and he was happy to be in the field. He is thinking about some birds. Your dog looked quite happy on top of his hay bale a few weeks ago. This was from scanned Kodak 35mm BW400 C41 process negative then toned in photoshop. I found the Contaflex in a local flea market for $25 last year with the Tessar lens both in excellent condition. I'll be putting up some BW from my darkroom: prints scanned on my Epson GT1500. cliff

08-30-10

denoir

Thanks Rick :) Luka

08-30-10

bajanexile

Like it. Stephen

08-30-10

bajanexile

Nice scale to this image. Stephen

08-30-10

bajanexile

Like the skin Tones. Stephen

08-30-10

bajanexile

Nice! Stephen

08-30-10

bajanexile

Thanks for viewing and commenting kanuck. Feedback keeps me going. Stephen

08-30-10

kanuck

Looking good! Nice center piece.

08-30-10

bajanexile

Nice! Stephen

08-30-10

mirkomac

From my Iceland trip (complete reportage here: http://www.mirkomacari.it/iceland.php ) I've used in almost of that shot myZeiss lenses, Zeiss Distagon 21mm and Zeiss Makro-Planar 100 f2

08-30-10

philber

Beautiful shot, great clarity, love the composition.

08-29-10

rick perry

Denoir, Truly a World Class Shot - Poster material for sure. Rick

08-29-10

philber

It makes me feel cold. I guess this means that I like this shot...:-)

08-29-10

philber

What Cliff writes!

08-29-10

cliffkiracofe

lovely shot, color, tones, landscape

08-29-10

cliffkiracofe

strong image!

08-29-10

philber

Whew! Thanks, Rick!

08-29-10

rick perry

Phil - Just BRILLIANT ! - Rick

08-29-10

philber

Actually, if I understand properly, one can magnify the picture twice. Once by clicking on "large picture", and again with the magnifying glass. And yes, the end result is great, much, much better than any Flick'r or equivalent site. Thanks, JT!

08-29-10

JT

Wow Philippe, I just realized this pictures takes full advantage of the larger image sizes allowed here on ZI. The detail on the big picture is incredible! I love it! Now show me a Harley :)

08-29-10

philber

I really like the colour and composition. Nice!

08-29-10

shapencolour

Wilderness.Blue colour of the glacier,cloudy sky,distant,dark mountain range,restless sea.I like this landscape.Is this Patagonia?

08-29-10

rick perry

Sleeping on Hot Rock.

08-29-10

rick perry

Hot Springs - the ground was warm - people would sleep on the rocks for the "Healing" effects!

08-29-10

denoir

Thank you! :)

08-29-10

denoir

Thanks! :)

08-29-10

denoir

Thank you. :)

08-29-10

cliffkiracofe

like this in BW, effective.

08-29-10

kanuck

Thanks, I bet you've been there before? Its hard to find the setting sun in Seoul without blockage unfortunately..

08-29-10

emin aydogan

impressive lighting and scenery. was the size of the image of another time and congratulations

08-28-10

derekwin

great use of the boat to make a leading line to the sunset.

08-28-10

cliffkiracofe

Fine image, lovely composition, patterns, clouds, color, light.

08-28-10

kanuck

I like this shot a lot. Very unique and crisp. The concentration on the artists face is perfect.

08-28-10

JT

Excellent! No other words needed.

08-28-10

JT

Wonderful picture. Love the detail, mood, colors etc .. Very relaxing to look at. And the detail is incredible.

08-28-10

rick perry

Donat - you get the 100 and I will get the 18!

08-28-10

shtarka1

Thank You Donat!

08-28-10

donuss

a beautiful portrait. Donat

08-28-10

donuss

Great Picture and scene. Like it Donat

08-28-10

donuss

its a fascinate picture i like. Donat

08-27-10

paolobert

well i placed all the keys in a box but my mistress trowed it away ... i used the locks to safe my bike. i will never be able to use it anymore i think

08-27-10

JT

cool shot. I would hate to find out which key belong sto which lock :)

08-27-10

philber

Yup! M'y bad! It is a Suzuki 1800

08-27-10

doglover

It's not a Harley, it's a Suzuki

08-27-10

opal

Its the Tessar (Eagle Eye) lens from the Yashica T4/T5, and makes wide open f=3,5 excellent macro pictures! It works also perfectly with adapter on my Canon 5DII! No sweat!

08-27-10

alphazeiss

oh. that is really small, huh? :)

08-27-10

rick perry

The people of Japan were very friendly - however, you could hardly point a camera at them without them displaying a "Peace" sign!

08-27-10

kanuck

Thank You!

08-27-10

donuss

Beautiful colors and composition. Donat

08-27-10

donuss

Great picture with a fantastic composition. Donat

08-27-10

donuss

Great composition. Donat

08-27-10

donuss

Beautiful colors and sharpnes. im allways stuning how good this lens is by f2 i think i have to by too. Donat

08-26-10

donuss

Like this double portrait its a happy one. Donat

08-26-10

donuss

Beautiful picture and colors i like it .I wish the 100 MP too Donat

08-26-10

donuss

Beautiful picture and a good composition. Donat

08-26-10

cliffkiracofe

like this one, Rick; philber makes a good point. personally, I try to avoid horizen lines right in the middle unless there is good reason in the overall composition. you could try cutting a lot of sky to emphasize the horizontal and panorama. the rows the farmer is cutting make a dramatic horizontal effect IMO. always wanted to visit Japan and your shots add to the interest. cliff

08-26-10

bajanexile

Lovely capture. Stephen

08-26-10

shapencolour

Spatious,colourful,sharp and contrasty -simply superb!Nice to see this place again after 10 years on your picture.

08-26-10

rick perry

Philber - I was knocked out with the vastness of the rice fields in Japan - it was like an ocean. I will crop some sky next cut - good idea. Rick

08-26-10

philber

Lovely picture, Rick, with strong composition! I might just have cropped out a the top of the sky.

08-26-10

rick perry

Donuss - another beauty from the ZE18 - love the Sky and the colored rooftops! Rick

08-26-10

denoir

Thanks! :)

08-26-10

shtarka1

Much Appreciated!

08-26-10

shapencolour

Excellent macro.Perfect lighting,focusing and DOF.

08-26-10

kanuck

haha It looks like a great spot, I really want to visit this shrine sometime in the future.

08-26-10

rick perry

Z, I like this picture - good color, good composition - a strong Human element - a "Modern Day Painting" , Rick

08-26-10

shtarka1

Thanks Derek!

08-26-10

derekwin

Great light

08-26-10

derekwin

great movement

08-26-10

derekwin

wow great color and dof

08-25-10

JT

very serene.

08-25-10

derekwin

just a bit off focus but I think that expression makes up for it

08-25-10

derekwin

oh cool. You made me go back through my photos from Inari Shrine. :)

08-25-10

kanuck

No I wish, this was shot in Fukuoka actually. The big spot for these types of pillars is the Inari Shrine which is a lot longer and was made famous by National Geographic shooter Steve Mc Curry.

08-25-10

readone_sapi

Nice photo.. :)

08-25-10

derekwin

Hey you went to Kyoto great place to take photos

08-25-10

derekwin

no they are displayed outside a wine bar :)

08-25-10

martynas

I agree - very appealing!

08-25-10

denoir

Thanks Charles! :)

08-25-10

denoir

Thanks!

08-25-10

pentaxpete

Our coach driver stopped here where he said it appears like the map of Scotland is seen in the Loch below-- I used outdated Fuji Neopan 400 downrated to 320 ASA and processed in home-made Acutol-S Formula 1+1, no filter.

08-25-10

pentaxpete

Taken from Skye,looking towards mainland Scotland -- I used outdated Ilford XP2 Super 400 rated at 320 ASA and home-processed in C41 - I held a Yellow-Green filter over the lens.

08-25-10

pentaxpete

Taken during a 'Photo Stop' on our coach tour. I held a Yellow-Green filter over the lens and used outdated Fuji Neopan 400 downrated to 320 ASA and processed in home-made Acutol-S Formula 1+1.

08-25-10

pentaxpete

Taken on a day in Oban, Scotland by the harbour -- dull and rainy weather. i used the outdated Fuji Neopan 400 downrated to 320ASA and processed in home-made Acutol-S Formula 1+1.

08-25-10

pentaxpete

One of the Oban ferries that goes to outlying Islands from Oban, Scotland. It was very dull. rainy. I used the outdated Fuji Neopan 400 I rated down to 320 ASA and processed in home-made Acutol -S Formula 1+1.

08-25-10

kanuck

Cool shot nice bokeh as well. Are those all yours? :)D

08-25-10

philber

Magnificent shot, z! Dreamy, moody, I love it!

08-25-10

charles.k

Great shot Luka!!! Excellent series.

08-24-10

derekwin

wow great macro I really like the blue of the insect on the red of the flower

08-24-10

dmac1969ca

The fourth in the series... Nikon F100 and ZF 25 at ISO 400

08-24-10

dmac1969ca

The 3rd in the series... Nikon F100 and ZF 25 at ISO 400

08-24-10

saxbike

Fantastic primary colors and nice sense of texture.

08-24-10

denoir

Thank you. It was one of my earliest shots with the 100 MP and it really made me fall for the lens.

08-24-10

denoir

Thanks :)

08-24-10

JT

This is simply wonderful. What lovely transition for the focus range and the colors are spot on.

08-24-10

denoir

Thanks :) There isn't much to say about it. It's a long exposure as it was pitch black. I had to do several blind adjustments to the camera before I got the composition that I wanted.

08-24-10

JT

This is incredible! I would love to read the details on how yo did this!

08-24-10

JT

Stunning macro work!

08-24-10

bluetsunami

Love your use of the 18mm, Donuss!

08-24-10

roofterrace

Taken with a high ISO due to very little natural light. The bokeh over the wall lamp is due to the fronds of the plant hanging over the wall lamp.

08-24-10

dmac1969ca

The 2nd in the series... Nikon F100 and ZF 25 at ISO 400

08-24-10

dmac1969ca

The 3rd in the series... Nikon F100 and ZF 25 f2.8 at ISO 400

08-24-10

kanuck

This is a wonderful image and one of the best I have seen on this or any other website. The details on the hands are superb as is the shadows, highlights and contrast. The spinning motion completes it. Very very nice! The 85 and 100 macro lenses sure are fantastic pieces of equipment, but it takes a great photographer to take an image like this one. Well done.

08-24-10

pentaxpete

A quick three minute 'Photo Stop' our coach driver gave us ! -- pity about the barbed wire strands-- there was no time to climb over. A small amount of SUNSHINE at last in Scotland while we were out -- usually the sun came out just as we had returned back to the Hotel for dinner ! - I held a Yellow-Green filter over the lens for this.

08-24-10

cliffkiracofe

very fine image, color, composition. that 18 really delivers.

08-24-10

pentaxpete

I put into practice everything I learnt through many years in Camera Clubs-- the man is on the 'Intersection of Thirds', there is a 'lead-in line' of the white flowers and 'Recession of Tones' in the further mountains ! -- Let's see if a Judge agrees when I do a print for Brentwood Photographic Club next print competition !

08-24-10

pentaxpete

the Witches' Pool-- if you sunk and drowned you were NOT a Witch, if you surfaced and survived you WERE a Witch and were taken and burned at the stake --- a 'No-Win Situation' !

08-24-10

pentaxpete

Pity the words on the plinth are in Scottish Gaelic,a language I didn't do at school and my Latin was no help, so I could not translate the story !

08-24-10

pentaxpete

I used full aperture on the 50mm f4 CFi Distagon to see how sharp it was-- I had to hand-hold camera at 1/30th sec. as the light was poor.

08-24-10

pentaxpete

taken though a moving coach tinted window as we were going into Glencoe on the way to our Hotel in Fort William -- the coach driver would not give us a 'photostop' !

08-24-10

donuss

Great landscape Donat

08-23-10

dmac1969ca

The first in a film series using a Nikon F100, Zeiss ZF 25mm f2.8, and expired ISO 400 B&W film.

08-23-10

kysham

Nicely arranged shapes to form this photo. Very cool photo.

08-23-10

kysham

She is hot, but her pose is not. Wished it could be better. I need to improve on instructions to models on how to pose in front of the camera. Thanks guys for your kind comments.

08-23-10

JT

Another vivid creation. Thanks for posting!

08-23-10

mafeuer

I love the reflection of the person in it.

08-23-10

rick perry

They must make special for Europe!

08-23-10

philber

Harley Davidson, Rick...

08-23-10

JT

Nice shot. Very nostalgic looking. Gorgeous girl too.

08-23-10

rick perry

Really a sculpture in metal - nice bike! Who makes it ??

08-23-10

philber

Composition sucks, but, Boy! what a bike!

08-23-10

rick perry

Ready for the Grill.

08-23-10

JT

Agree. Nice shot nice girl.

08-23-10

rick perry

She is HOT - nice shot!

08-23-10

kanuck

Excellent perspective! These pogodas are hard to shoot nice job.

08-23-10

rick perry

Back in Maine - Stockton Springs.

08-23-10

bajanexile

Great find. Stephen

08-23-10

bajanexile

Like this one Rick. Stephen

08-23-10

bajanexile

Lovely image. Stephen

08-22-10

philber

Rick likes lighthouses! And knows how to make them shine!

08-22-10

philber

A lovely find! And very unexpected in Asia...:-)))

08-22-10

philber

A real postcard! Unfortunate that the weather was hazy...

08-22-10

shapencolour

Very picteresque.I like it.

08-22-10

kysham

Very nice colors indeed. The man gave a human element to the shot. Nicely done.

08-22-10

kysham

Wireless photography. 2 units of Sony HVL-F58AM flash were triggered wirelessly via a Sony HVL-F20AM flash mounted on the camera. Some editing done to bring out the model from the background.

08-22-10

charles.k

Great shot Donuss!

08-22-10

charles.k

Thank you tristan :)

08-22-10

gianttristan1

Excellent capture - composition and colors are beautiful,

08-22-10

rick perry

Donuss -You are THE Master with the 18mm Zeiss! Great photograph! Rick

08-22-10

shapencolour

This picture gives the sence of space.I also like the colours too.Very well observed and captured in the right moment.

08-22-10

shapencolour

Very nice picture.Good use of repeated pattern to create interest.

08-22-10

JT

Busted! Ok, I just set the lens details. It was late last night and I was tired :(

08-22-10

rick perry

Another - terrific color and composition! Rick

08-22-10

shapencolour

I like it very much.Resembles French impressionists.Warm,soft and subtle.

08-22-10

rick perry

WOW - Stunning!

08-22-10

kokochit

Beautiful..........

08-22-10

philber

The Zeiss Man himself uploads this beautiful landscape, but does not include lens details...:-)))))))

08-21-10

kokochit

Nice photo.......

08-21-10

derekwin

awesome

08-21-10

shapencolour

Another great landscape shot Andreas!

08-21-10

bajanexile

Like the composition. Stephen

08-20-10

cliffkiracofe

check out Mosaic Records site not only for great music but also photography. 40s, 50s, 60s how cool is that! http://www.mosaicrecords.com/ performance shooting is an art in itself and you certainly seem to have a knack for it.

08-20-10

mllanos1111

Thank you very much! I love the old Jazz photos Ill check it out.

08-20-10

cliffkiracofe

strong image, nice perfomance shot. an interesting piece on 50s jazz photog at: http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=30645

08-19-10

philber

Thanks, Rick!

08-19-10

rick perry

Philber - I love the detail and the color - your 50 mm 1.4 shots remind me of the class that this lens has. I am getting a new one from Zeiss next week to replace my first (which was prone to 401 error messages) - otherwise it was my favorite go to lens. Rick

08-19-10

bajanexile

Thanks Rick. Best regards Stephen

08-19-10

bajanexile

Seems to tell a story. Like it. Stephen

08-19-10

bajanexile

Really nice image. Stephen

08-19-10

bajanexile

Lovely image Tim. Stephen

08-19-10

bajanexile

Bikes for just getting around London. Pay & Ride. Chelsea Embankment 18 August 2010.

08-19-10

arky

Great photography Dolomite. Congratulations.

08-18-10

philber

Thanks, Jorge, Charles!

08-18-10

andreasresch

This is from one shot and as far as I remember I used a 0.6 GND here. The shadows look so rich in detail because the valley is too wide there and you have a lot of bounce light going on. Besides that the sky still was quite bright and ambient light was still manageable. I never noticed any huge problems with the dynamic range when I go down to ISO 50. Maybe I should investigate this a little more. The 5DMII still has a very good DR.

08-18-10

charles.k

Great shot again Tim. Love the shape of the pose.

08-18-10

charles.k

Really nice portrait Philippe. He has the pensive look about him :)

08-18-10

dmac1969ca

This is a very nice shot. I like the light. Did you use any filters to balance the brighter sky and the shadowed lower areas of the mountain? Or is this multiple images merged together? I've seen some of your other work and I'm surprised at the amount of detail you are getting in the shadow areas, especially since you seem to like to use ISO 50 which has more limited dynamic range compared to ISO 100 OR 200.

08-18-10

kanuck

Great shot! I love the looming clouds and wonderful foreground. I'd use iso 50 as well if I could I hear you gain just a little more sharpness and saturation levels improve as well in post processing. I love shooting Velvia 50 slides with my F100. My D700 only goes down to 100 unfortunately.

08-18-10

JT

For some odd reason this reminds me of Ernest Hemingway's Old man and the sea. Good capture Philber.

08-18-10

rick perry

Good color, good composition - I like it. Rick

08-18-10

rick perry

Wonderful Portrait - drips with mystery - love it. Rick

08-18-10

cliffkiracofe

Rick, strong image, very nice, cliff.

08-18-10

kanuck

I was lucky to have had the 18mm with me I think on this trip. Not easy manually focusing in the slot canyons with their tricky light I wouldn't recommend it.

08-17-10

philber

Thanks, Rick, Donat, Charles!!!

08-17-10

charles.k

Great stuff Philippe.

08-17-10

philber

Brilliant capture, Canuck!!!

08-17-10

philber

Yes, Donat, this is the abandoned moghul capital of Fatehpur Sikri, next to Agra, where the Taj Mahal stands.

08-17-10

donuss

great picture can fell the concentration from the girl. Donat

08-17-10

donuss

Thats a great composition from the structure and the Colors,i like it. Donat

08-17-10

donuss

Nice picture ,she play any instrument? Donat

08-17-10

donuss

That is great with the clods . Donat

08-17-10

donuss

Great perspective is this in India too? Donat

08-17-10

donuss

A fantastic portrait great colors. Donat

08-17-10

donuss

Nice shot i like this colors. Donat

08-17-10

kysham

Amazing details. Nice shot.

08-17-10

kysham

Ad-hoc slapstick comedy. I love the 3D look of the photo. This was shot near sunset time, hence the soft, slightly glowing lighting. No flash was fired.

08-17-10

kysham

Shot at a recent Sony car audio (Xplod) roadshow here in Malaysia.

08-17-10

kysham

Shot at a recent Sony car audio (Xplod) roadshow here in Malaysia.

08-17-10

kysham

Full wide open f1.4. The Zeiss 85mm ZA is really impressive! The details in the original (full res.) photo is amazing.

08-17-10

kysham

Shot during a recent Sony car audio (Xplod) roadshow here in Malaysia.

08-17-10

rick perry

Another great shot with the 18mm - you are a master with that lens. Rick

08-17-10

rick perry

I went back and forth but decided I like it in B&W the best - nice shot. Rick

08-17-10

rick perry

That is a pretty terrific shot! Love the soft pastel background with the really sharp subject! Rick

08-17-10

rick perry

Stephen, Great shot! Love the colors and composition - amazing depth of field! The "Large Image" looks wonderful on my new 21" high res screen! Rick

08-17-10

rick perry

Philber, Your Portraits are Spectacular! This one is right up there with the best. I love your work with the Planar 50 1.4. Rick

08-17-10

lolphoto

Thanks!

08-17-10

rick perry

Thanks Philber - I couldn't pass up all that color and texture!

08-17-10

bajanexile

The builders of Stonehenge used these stones for the heelstone and sarsen circle uprights.[2 Avebury[3 and many other megalithic monuments in southern England are also built with sarsen stones.

08-17-10

philber

Wow! I love this picture! Well done, Rick!

08-17-10

cliffkiracofe

strong image, nice tones and light.

08-17-10

charles.k

Great shot with excellent composition :)

08-16-10

philber

Striking image, Rick!

08-16-10

akul

Distortion was corrected in Photoshop CS5 lens correction filter, using most recent Camera Raw update.

08-16-10

akul

This shot is with no distortion correction. Shot with ZF.2 21 on D700.

08-16-10

rick perry

Lacquer Artist

08-16-10

rick perry

Zen Archery student

08-16-10

rick perry

She missed her target (previous image)

08-16-10

rick perry

3000 year old doll from the Jomon period -Japan

08-16-10

leviathor

Andreas: That's the exact switch I made, and I've only 'regretted' it once--when shooting in Arches National Park in Utah in a snow/hail/rain/thunder/lightning storm. The weather sealed nature of the 17-40 would have been nice, and I wasn't sure that the Zeiss would take the weather so nicely.

08-16-10

kanuck

Thank you I appreciate it.

08-16-10

akul

Beautiful light.

08-16-10

bajanexile

Lovely capture. Stephen

08-16-10

donuss

I dont use a Polarizer i just made a littel Saturation on the PC. Donat

08-16-10

bajanexile

My English Springer Spaniel Bertie, sitting on top of a bale taking in the view. Any rabbits ,hares or pheasants?

08-16-10

ekk

this is wicked! love it

08-16-10

cliffkiracofe

thanks Rick, much appreciated. I visited Herrenhausen Gardens in Hannover, Germany, a very fine Baroque Garden as well as botanical garden with collections of tropical plants.

08-16-10

rick perry

Donuss - Amazing definition - did you use a polarizer or is the lens just that sharp? Rick

08-16-10

rick perry

Cliff - Very Nice shot! Rick

08-16-10

kanuck

Thanks guys. This light is only available in Antelope Canyon at 11am and last just a few minutes so I had to work fast. Of the 50 or so shots I took in the Canyon only about a dozen shots turned out.

08-15-10

charles.k

Thank you Philippe :) Appreciate your comments.

08-15-10

philber

Delightful capture, Charles!

08-15-10

derekwin

awesome definition of playing with light

08-15-10

cliffkiracofe

stunning with a magical feel.

08-15-10

kanuck

Hi, Thanks! Actually I had to borrow this lens for Antelope Canyon. I had a 14-24mm, but all my other lenses were zooms in the midrange. I felt I might need another extreme FX wide lens so I grabed the Zeiss 18mm for the day for this shoot. Love those National Parks! ^_~

08-15-10

mandas

Hi, this is a piece the waterfront area of the old city of Otranto, on the extreme southern tip of the italian Adriatic sea :), famous for its Martyrs of the Turks' siege in 1482, and for the immense Tree of Life mosaic floor of the magnificent romanic cathedral plus is the same city as in the "Castle of Otranto", gothic short novel by Sir Horace Walpole written in the early XIXth century :)))

08-15-10

jamesptao

Way to show what this lens can do! Great composition, exposure, and color balance. The light seems divine.

08-15-10

donuss

Great composition and colors a fantastic picture. Donat

08-15-10

donuss

nice colors i like it. Where is this? Donat

08-15-10

donuss

Beautifull i like this Donat

08-15-10

donuss

Nice composition with the Turtel Donat

08-15-10

donuss

Nice color i like Donat

08-14-10

philber

Lovely capture, Dave!

08-14-10

martynas

Excellent portrait Charles! Eye contact, her expression... Wonderful!

08-14-10

cliffkiracofe

like this one!

08-14-10

charles.k

Thank you Andrea :)

08-14-10

JT

Excellent! So much nicer in B&W. Glad you posted two versions.

08-14-10

philber

I love this shot, Donat!

08-14-10

philber

What they say! Great work, Donat!

08-14-10

philber

Thanks for the kind words, Guys!

08-14-10

donuss

Great picture and colors. Donat

08-14-10

donuss

Great color and perspective Donat

08-14-10

donuss

Nice perspective i like Donat

08-14-10

donuss

Wat Arun in Bangkok ,Thailand

08-14-10

philber

Thanks, Charles!

08-14-10

andreasresch

Very well done, Charles.

08-14-10

charles.k

Amazing shot Philippe!!! Love it. :)

08-14-10

charles.k

Thank you Tim. It is well appreciated a comment from yourself. :)

08-14-10

cliffkiracofe

nice work. church interiors having vast spaces with variable lighting/low light are a real challenge indeed. the light and color here work well. no tripod allowed is yet another challenge but these seem quite sharp.

08-14-10

bajanexile

Nice. Stephen

08-14-10

bajanexile

Just so beautiful Andrea. Stephen

08-14-10

philber

No, that is not possible at this spot; This is actually pretty much the only picture one can take due to the location constraints, and I was just lucky that exposure, colour and size worked so well with what equipment I used.

08-14-10

philber

Thanks, Stephen. This is in part due to the site letting us upload larger pictures, and thus losing less quality when posting.

08-14-10

bajanexile

Love it. A very, very useful bit of software is Neat Image Pro. All three of these images passed through it will pop even more. I have sort of decided to quit posting Techniques & Tips, as their is no interest on this site. As an experiment, if you want to send me a 3-4 Mb File of any of these images, I will post process them with Neat Image Pro and send them back for comparison. If you decide to give it a go, my e-mail address is bajanexile@aol.com. Best regards Stephen

08-14-10

bajanexile

Nice work and much better geometry in this set. Stephen

08-14-10

bajanexile

By far, your best church interior to date. Looks like a Tone Mapped image. Did you use a Gorilla Pod to support the camera? Stephen

08-14-10

bajanexile

Beautiful capture. Stephen

08-13-10

doug

Beautiful photo of a fascinating place!

08-13-10

tbarker13

Very nice. Just love the eye contact with the camera.

08-13-10

JT

Yea. This is great. Expression, exposure, composition etc. Well done. Try using the Auto Group to keep them together next time.

08-13-10

JT

Great capture of the moment. Would be nice to see this one in B&W as well.

08-13-10

mandas

the G Planar is mounted on a Pannie GF-1, the real f/stop used was f/8, steadying the camera on a marble bench

08-13-10

mandas

the G Planar is mounted on a Pannie GF-1, the real f/stop used was f/2, hand-held

08-13-10

mandas

the G Planar is mounted on a Pannie GF-1, the real f/stop used was f/2, steadying the camera on a marble bench

08-13-10

JT

Pretty darn cool. I like this.

08-13-10

JT

Absolutely stunning!

08-13-10

rick perry

Stephen - yes I had trouble pulling out the shaded areas - lots of tweaking - not entirely pleased with the result!

08-13-10

rick perry

This my favorite of your very good series - great capture! Rick

08-13-10

rick perry

Donuss - I am always amazed by your 18mm photos - outstanding shot. Rick

08-13-10

rick perry

Andrea Well worth the Trek - I love the aqua colors you get! Rick

08-13-10

charles.k

Tim, I always amazed at your portrait work. You work with you M8 and ZM 50 Planar, and produce great results. In the essence of simplifying and keeping it simple.

08-13-10

andreasresch

Lovely place. The 17-35mm seems to be a nice alternative to my Canon 17-40mm. Have to further investigate on that.

08-13-10

andreasresch

Nice light and beautiful model.

08-13-10

bajanexile

Like this image. I was not present but wonder if you tweeked the White Balance to make it a bit cooler if the colours might come up even more. Looks a bit too "warm" but perhaps this is accurate. Stephen

08-13-10

bajanexile

Love it. Stephen

08-13-10

bluetsunami

I love the earthy tones in this

08-12-10

JT

love it.

08-12-10

JT

Hey, I have been on those trains :)

08-12-10

cliffkiracofe

thanks Stephen. Detail from fountain between the Old Rathaus and the Marktkirche in Hannover, Germany. cliff

08-12-10

silverstudent

Nicely done.

08-12-10

bajanexile

Like this image. Stephen

08-12-10

bajanexile

Like this image. Stephen

08-12-10

bajanexile

Nice B&W work. Stephen

08-11-10

martynas

A beautiful capture of this wonderful old town! I for sure know where it is!:)

08-11-10

JT

Beautiful! Can you use photoshop and erase the contrails?

08-11-10

cliffkiracofe

strong image and nice tones.

08-11-10

bajanexile

This image is an A3 Crop of the original, so a tiny bit of the left hand side of the frame has been lost. Just so much detail in the B&W conversion. Pleased with it, as it was windy and I nearly did not bother to take any pictures. The Marlborough Downs are almost treeless and it is very exposed. You can get what feels like the four seasons in one morning. I always take a fleece. Just printed this and it looks good and will be better once framed. Stephen

08-11-10

JT

fantastic. How much cropping did you do on this crop field :)

08-11-10

bajanexile

I shot this probably no more than a foot from the ears of wheat on the right hand side. I set the focus here using Live View. Really windy up there today so I used ISO 400, f/11 and 1/1000 sec. to attempt to keep control. The B&W certainly brings up a lot of detail.

08-11-10

cliffkiracofe

Yes, that 21 makes for dramatic perspectives. The foreground element of uncut grain on the right really comes out and the stormy sky lends a good effect. cliff

08-11-10

rick perry

Makes me hungry - Nice shot.

08-11-10

rick perry

Real Nice Stephen - you make me want a ZE 21!

08-11-10

cliffkiracofe

Thanks Stephen. I caught this friendly little fellow from the deck of a ship last week while (whilst) headed from Stralsund, Germany to Hiddensee Island for a day hike. cliff

08-11-10

bajanexile

Lovely range of colours. Stephen

08-11-10

bajanexile

Love this as well. One for B&W? You need to drip feed these images. Stephen

08-11-10

bajanexile

What a mix of colours. Stephen

08-11-10

bajanexile

Nice detail. Stephen

08-11-10

bajanexile

Nice spot Rick. Stephen

08-11-10

bajanexile

I agree, top shot. Stephen

08-11-10

bajanexile

Very nice image. Stephen

08-11-10

bajanexile

Really captures his personality. Stephen

08-11-10

bajanexile

Like it. Stephen

08-11-10

bajanexile

French market stall? Stephen

08-11-10

bajanexile

Lovely detail and exposure. Stephen

08-11-10

bajanexile

From a bright and sunny morning on 9 August to rain (very heavy all day yesterday) to today 11 August 2010. Harvest and bailing have been suspended.

08-11-10

rick perry

Thanks Philber - I was pleased with it - gotta love that 35 f2 - I used the 35 about 80% of the time. It was usually the lens of choice.

08-11-10

JT

Great shot!

08-11-10

philber

Lovely pic. You should use the new option to let the viewer see them as a set, methinks, Stephen

08-11-10

bajanexile

One and sometimes two or more Combine Harvesters take the crop down. They have airconditioned cabs plus all mod cons and are equiped with very powerful lights which means that they can harvest the crop in the dark if necessary. The grain is seperated from the stalks and these are ejected out of the back of the harvester. The stored grain is periodically transferred to a tractor/trailer which travels alonside during the transfer process.

08-11-10

silverstudent

Nice work. Where was this done, if you don't mind my asking?

08-11-10

bajanexile

One and sometimes two or more Combine Harvesters take the crop down. They have airconditioned cabs plus all mod cons and are equiped with very powerful lights which means that they can harvest the crop in the dark if necessary. The grain is seperated from the stalks and these are ejected out of the back of the harvester. The stored grain is periodically transferred to a tractor/trailer which travels alonside during the transfer process.

08-11-10

silverstudent

Superior work.

08-11-10

philber

This is jaw-dropping, wall-hanging stuff, Rick!!!

08-11-10

philber

Nice picture, but it seems to me that it leans to the right. Am I the only one to see this?

08-11-10

philber

Excellent capture! Where is this?

08-11-10

philber

Excellent, mafeur! I love it! But what type of camera is this?

08-11-10

rick perry

Cliff, Thanks, I will post a few more.

08-11-10

cliffkiracofe

rick, nice market shot, interesting food and the noteworthy care with which the vegetable man has displayed his product. did you get some tight shots of the displayed vegetables? cliff

08-11-10

rick perry

The Golden Pavilion - Rokuon-JI Temple - Kyoto

08-11-10

philber

I like it! Nice work!

08-11-10

rick perry

They were using a brine of rice hulls ground up with salt and vinegar - a 30 day process to get a really crisp pickle - wonderful flavor and texture.

08-11-10

philber

Pickling? You want me to do some nit-pickling with your otherwise excellent pictlure? Nice clatch!

08-11-10

rick perry

Drummers in The Neputa Festival Parade.

08-11-10

rick perry

Pickling Vegetables at the market in Kyoto.

08-11-10

rick perry

There was so much to shoot in Japan - I was reluctant to get into abstracts - However this caught my eye and I had to do it.

08-11-10

rick perry

Philber, Thanks for noticing!

08-10-10

doug

Thanks, JT! Just a commercial scan.That is an outstanding lens of course...

08-10-10

philber

Brillaint capture, Rick!

08-10-10

philber

What JT writes!

08-10-10

opal

Thanks for your compliments! Behind this fairly big sculpture, there ist another head of a Roman soldier laying. But it is difficult to catch both in a scene since there people running permanently accross this place. Next time, I will try to catch both with my 15mm Distagon. Greetings to ALL!

08-10-10

JT

Wonderful. Beautiful tones and the grain is perfect!

08-10-10

JT

Beautiful! I love these colors and the way the rope is just randomly laying there.

08-10-10

rick perry

Shinto Priests.

08-10-10

leviathor

Thanks, Stephen. As you can imagine, the resolving power of the 17-35 isn't accurately represented here. The more I look at this the more I want to rework it a bit: the DR doesn't seem quite right.

08-10-10

philber

Spectacular!!!

08-10-10

philber

Lovely moment, Rick!

08-10-10

bajanexile

Nice! Stephen

08-10-10

bajanexile

Thanks for looking philber. I have landscape version which I will process and post. Regards Stephen

08-10-10

rick perry

It's all about Rice!

08-10-10

rick perry

Liddy - one of our group from Bath Maine.

08-09-10

akul

50mm - You must have been really close. Beautiful capture !!

08-09-10

andyb

That`s a great image... Andy

08-09-10

merrill

The larger the image, the better it looks.

08-09-10

merrill

Absolutely delightful shot.

08-09-10

philber

I like it. Great depth, great colours. Just wondering what the composition would have been like in landscape rather than portrait mode

08-09-10

akul

Thank you martynas ZF 21 is an amazing lens. Still learning it.

08-09-10

typeguru

Thank you for the compliment. I just wish to eventually wet print my photos in a real darkroom. But for now, these machine scans will do. cheers!

08-09-10

bajanexile

Shot on the Marlborough Downs, Wiltshire., England, 9 August 2010.

08-08-10

rick perry

Andrea, I thought it was a bit garrish myself - however it drew a lot of comment! Rick

08-08-10

rick perry

Kyoto Japan

08-08-10

rick perry

Best Buddha I have ever seen!

08-08-10

rick perry

Zen Rock Garden - Ryoan ji Temple

08-08-10

rick perry

Dragon on top of Large Bell

08-08-10

rick perry

Teacher Weaving with Student

08-08-10

rick perry

Shinto Temple

08-08-10

philber

Thanks! So did I.

08-08-10

philber

That was in The Hague, Stephen...

08-08-10

bajanexile

Like the contrasting architecture. Stephen

08-08-10

bajanexile

Heron? What is he doing in the middle of Paris. Stephen

08-08-10

bajanexile

Nice image. Stephen

08-08-10

martynas

Good comp and light in this one! Really a moody shot!

08-08-10

martynas

Usually I don't like much bird shots, but this one is really cool! Sets the mood! :)

08-08-10

winthu

I know you are professional photographer in Burma. This photo reassure your ability. Excellent image composition. May I know at which village do you take this picture?

08-08-10

bajanexile

Shot on the Marlborough Downs, Wiltshire, England, 8 August 2010.

08-08-10

bajanexile

Perfect. Stephen

08-08-10

philber

Many thanks, people!

08-08-10

philber

Thanks, Martynas!

08-08-10

philber

Yes, That is what it said on the information sheet! Well done!

08-08-10

martynas

Tervist! Päris lahe! Lovely setting for this double portrait!

08-08-10

martynas

I can just echo all the above! Grand image!

08-08-10

martynas

Excellent perspective and POV here.. beautiful B&W tones too...very enjoyable!

08-08-10

martynas

These series are just amazing! I always enjoy your architecture images, Philber!

08-08-10

martynas

Lovely natural color.

08-08-10

martynas

Renault FT17... if I am right?

08-08-10

martynas

Lovely perspective and light! I am waiting for my 21...:)

08-08-10

martynas

Nice color and textures!

08-07-10

philber

Another total classic, although colours look a bit oversaturated because of the blue Bibles or hymn books

08-07-10

bajanexile

A Monastery was first established on the site around 676 by Aldhelm, but the present building dates from the 12th century, and was consecrated about 1180.

08-07-10

bajanexile

A Monastery was first established on the site around 676 by Aldhelm, but the present building dates from the 12th century, and was consecrated about 1180.

08-07-10

bajanexile

A Monastery was first established on the site around 676 by Aldhelm, but the present building dates from the 12th century, and was consecrated about 1180. Monochrome conversion with Nik's Silver Efex Pro software using a Red Filter and in the style of Kodak ISO 32 Panatomic X B&W film.

08-07-10

lollus

Thanks for posting this! I reckon I prefer this one, and one still has headroom to tamper with the histogramme if one wants to.

08-07-10

bajanexile

Thanks philber. lollus requested this post as he was not sure that he liked the HDR version. Yes, this is off my Manfrotto Carbon Tripod, but a good solution for you might be either a Beanbag resting on the top of a pew or rail or a Gorilla Pod attached to something. In bureaucratic terms, it is not strictly a Tripod. Both methods will work. See: [url]http://www.warehouseexpress.com/brand/?joby-gorillapod Stephen

08-07-10

doug

Thank you, it was interesting to be there... South end of Lanzarote seems to have more recent volcanic activity than the north part.

08-07-10

doug

Thanks! Graceful curves, and lucky having the right lens.

08-06-10

jamesptao

Wow! The contrast of the deep colors of the water with the bleak looking desert is almost surreal. It doesn't seem like the two parts belong togethor. Where was this taken?

08-06-10

jamesptao

Really like this composure. The way the train and river zig-zag across the picture in unison is very neat. Well done.

08-06-10

jamesptao

Thanks! Was haveing fun with the neon light kids were walking around with during the 4th of July.

08-06-10

JT

Yes. It's about time this one gets featured on home page.

08-06-10

philber

Nope. This was mounted on the PhilberPod only...:-) In fact the DR wasn't so hard to manage because this church is actually very well lit inside. I could hardly take a shot ruined by blown highlights and call it a "homage to bajanexile", could I?

08-06-10

philber

These were field cannon, mounted on horse drawn, wheeled trucks

08-06-10

philber

Flawless, Stephen! But the exposure time of 1s, suggests that you could use a tripod, you luck guy...

08-06-10

leviathor

Beautiful. The depth is *incredible!* I feel as if I could just walk in to the image.

08-06-10

leviathor

I have to agree with ZM on this one: Superb work!

08-06-10

bluetsunami

Yeah, the mask really works with this processing. Feels otherworldly.

08-06-10

bajanexile

Single RAW Frame. Conversion and corrections made to the Geometry with DxO Optics Pro 6 ELITE software. Requested by lollus.

08-06-10

bajanexile

Nice composition and DOF. Stephen

08-06-10

bajanexile

Great shot. Gorilla Pod attached to the front of the pew? Got the dynamic range in this one. Stephen

08-06-10

JT

This is interesting. Where these cannons originally on ships or were they around the building for defense? If around the building I would guess they were mounted on wheels at one time.

08-06-10

leviathor

Extraordinary! Pardon the pun, but great flow, and rock-solid composition.

08-06-10

derekwin

great shot nice moment

08-06-10

pentaxpete

Detail of entrance to St John's College, Cambridge, England... a very dull day, not good for 'building photos' but I had spent a gallon of expensive petrol to get there so took some shots on outdated 1996 Ilford FP4,home-processed in Acutol-S Formula 1+1 for 14 mins.

08-06-10

pentaxpete

a street in Cambridge on the way to King's College -- cars are banned now-- you have to go 'Park and Ride' from outside the City. I used outdated 1996 Ilfor FP4 film, rated 80ASA, home-processsed in Acutol-S Formula 1+1 for 14 mins.

08-06-10

pentaxpete

Exterior of King's College, Cambridge on a very dull day. I used outdated 1996 Ilford FP4 film home-processed in Acutol-S Formula 1+1 for 14 mins. They charge £5-00 Adults and £3-95 kids and pensioners to go in now !

08-06-10

pentaxpete

A very dull day in Cambridge, England -- unlucky with the light (as usual!) -- this is the River cam with the 'Mathematical Bridge',taken at full aperture on my 50mm CFi Distagon lens, outdated 1996 Ilford FP4 film home-processed in Acutol-S Fromula 1+1 for 14 mins.

08-05-10

shapencolour

I like this one.It could benefit IMHO with a little bit more colour and brightness.

08-05-10

philber

Homage to Stephen (bajanexile) Saint Louis des Invalides

08-05-10

kysham

Wow! Nice separation from the background. Like this photo a lot.

08-05-10

kysham

Thanks, modusoperandi & lollus. The lighting is mostly from a Sony HVL-F58AM flash triggered wirelessly from the left & a reflector placed to the right (if I remember correctly...). The light falling on her head is from the sun shinning through the clouds. How she looks so fresh? Could be her mother's or her boyfriend's work. *hahaha*

08-05-10

alphazeiss

Oh yes that's indeed one happy welcoming cat!! Great bokeh too!

08-05-10

mbraun

This is a great environmental portrait. Good colour, well composed. Perhaps her expression is not the best for the photograph, but the overall image is very good.

08-05-10

lollus

Can you post the same pic without HDR? I am asking because it is very pretty but looks unnatural and I wanted to compare it to one single old fashioned exposure.

08-05-10

lollus

Did you use the left-right(tight)-behind strobes? And how does she look so fresh? Well I guess this is her mother who did a good job :-)

08-05-10

saxbike

I've been experimenting with PP and trying some extreme changes applied to the B&W conversion.

08-05-10

lollus

This is cool. You know, genuine.

08-05-10

alphazeiss

Wow. Great catch/photo there!! It has more fancy options than the Brabus version :)

08-05-10

JT

For those that are interested, her gallery is here [url]http://www.maryellenmark.com/

08-05-10

philber

The problem is that this place, like the vast majority of other public places in France does not allow the use of tripods, for safety reasons. How is HDR doable without a tripod? Thanks for the positive comments. They are much appreciated, coming from a man like you who knows how to get the most out of these great halls.

08-05-10

bajanexile

I like this tight Crop. Great detail. Stephen

08-05-10

bajanexile

I agree, lovely image with good skin tones and light. Stephen

08-05-10

bajanexile

Again, lots to run one's eye over and enjoy. You must try HDR sometime. Stephen

08-05-10

bajanexile

Like it! Stephen

08-05-10

bajanexile

Lots of things to look at and nice composition. Stephen

08-05-10

bajanexile

Well spotted. Stephen

08-05-10

lollus

I use a shiny (not the supercheap black one but neither the luxury ones that come at silly prices) M42 to EOS adapter from Ebay, it focuses to infinity. I also have ZF lenses with ZF to EOS adapter and they focus to infinity. ZSs have a little lever to open and close the iris with a flick, which can be handy for focussing if you have no focus shift issues. The Planar 1,4/50 has them so the lever is not too useful.

08-05-10

philber

I love this sort of minimalist work!

08-04-10

opal

It was the AGFACHROME RSX 200, now still available as ROLLEI Digibase CR 200 Pro! You can order this film from Freestyle, or directly via mail order, from MACO Photo Products in Germany. Regards

08-04-10

silverstudent

Beautiful.

08-04-10

bluetsunami

Gorgeous. Also the dark and light horse, I love that, it adds to the grandiose feeling the photo has.

08-04-10

silverstudent

Very nicely done. Love her skin tone. What film did you use, if you don't mind sharing?

08-04-10

philber

Absolutely lovely portrait, z-enthusiast!

08-04-10

philber

Come over, JT! Let's do some shooting together!

08-04-10

JT

Philber, you know what I like :) Great collection of cathedrals! I only wish we had buildings like this in the U.S.

08-04-10

JT

Which adapter are you using on this ZS lens? Does it focus to infinity?

08-04-10

bajanexile

Thanks for looking and commenting. Like most of my images, this is a Tone Mapped image. I have written an article in "Tips and Techniques" which might interest you. There appears to be little (no) interest to date. Shame! If you use it, then you will never look back. Regards Stephen

08-03-10

derekwin

great color

08-03-10

dmac1969ca

Thanks for the comment. You have some excellent photos in your gallery.

08-03-10

derekwin

Great color

08-03-10

derekwin

nice landscape

08-03-10

derekwin

nice shot. very evocative

08-03-10

derekwin

I agree great moment

08-03-10

derekwin

cool shot. He looks like a very unique character.

08-03-10

pentaxpete

A Cruise Liner on the River Thames near the Dartford Crossing -- I used outdated Agfa Ultra 50 I processed myself in C41

08-03-10

pentaxpete

The Queen Elizabeth II Bridge at the Dartford Crossing of the River Thames. I used outdated Agfa Ultra 50 film I processed myself in C41

08-03-10

pentaxpete

The Queen Elizabeth II Bridge over the River Thames at Dartford. It cost Millions of Pounds and they have got their money back already BUT they keep putting UP the Toll Fee -- now it is £1-50 for each car !

08-03-10

pentaxpete

The London Eye taken from a moving tour boat on the River Thames, London. I used the 50mm f4 CFi Distagon at a wide aperture to get a faster shutter speed, on outdated Agfa Ultra 50 film I processed myself in C41.

08-03-10

pentaxpete

The 'Secret' Ml 6 building, London, from a moving tour boat on the River Thames-- I used the 50mm CFi Distagon at a wide aperture on outdated Agfa Ultra 50 film I processec myself in C41

08-03-10

alphazeiss

All right!!! A young engineer or property developer!! And he's already paying attention to details!! I like this pix! Bye P

08-03-10

gary cook

White balance looks perfect and wide range of values. No pattern noise in shadows that I can see. It is something I have to be careful of on my 5D Mark II. Is this a single shot or did you do HDR with multiple frames?

08-03-10

opal

Fuji's 100 ISO slide film scanned with Canon 8600F flatbed with 1200 dpi, that all!

08-03-10

paolo

I like the control of light and DOF. This 35-70 is very sharp. Details are very good considering is not a macro lenses. Just curious about the negative film and the scanner used.

08-02-10

JT

We now know who is in charge in this household :)

08-02-10

charles.k

Great shot and composition!

08-02-10

charles.k

Nice shots :)

08-02-10

alphazeiss

Yes, this is indeed an outstanding photo!

08-02-10

silverstudent

Very nice.

08-02-10

bajanexile

Thanks for looking and making some comments. Comments/feedback let you know that you are still on the right track. ljsegil, I shoot all of my images as RAW files and then covert them to 16-Bit TIFF files. Most of my monochrome conversions are made with Nik's Silver Efex Pro software or using the Channel Mixer in Photoshop. Best regards Stephen

08-02-10

dmac1969ca

Very nice shot! I like how the hills seem to pop right out of the landscape. I've heard good things about the lens you used in this photo.

08-02-10

JT

You cant beat B&W. The processing her is just wonderful. tones, grain, contrast .. You name it. It just falls together nicely.

08-02-10

JT

Lovely composition and tones. Very nicely done considering the strong light. I like it!

08-02-10

bajanexile

English Pub in the High Street, Corsham, Wiltshire, England.

08-02-10

silverstudent

Great composition. Very nicely done.

08-02-10

ljsegil

Just a lovely image Stephen. I think the 21/2.8 is such a wonderful lens, easily my current favorite optic. Excellent tonal range and discrimination for digital B&W, did you shoot as monochrome in camera or convert an RGB file during post-processing? Either way very impressive. Best, Larry

08-02-10

bajanexile

I have started using ISO 50 more often, simply because theoretically IQ ought to be better at the lower ISO setting and one might expect lower Digital Noise as well. I suppose I should check out the theory by shooting a high contrast image at ISO 50 and then again at ISO 100 and then looking for differences in the darker areas of the image where one might expect to see the effects of noise. I will do this and post the images or let you know the findings. Stephen

08-01-10

opal

This image was taken inside an Cheetah preserve in the Zoo at Neuwied/Germany. I must confess, not feeling very safe during the shooting!

08-01-10

alphazeiss

Wow - awesome pix!

08-01-10

JT

So nice. Where you on a safari or some sort of tour? This is great!

08-01-10

JT

I just saw this in the random pics. Fantastic!

08-01-10

JT

Gorgeous! Love the blues,

08-01-10

ajones

a very pensive moment there ros

08-01-10

ajones

wow al that looks fantastic!!!!!! ros

08-01-10

leviathor

Thanks, James! Shot was taken looking strait up in Jenny Lake Campground in Grand Teton National Park.

08-01-10

jamesptao

Absolutely beautiful. Where was this shot? You must have been far from any city to get these many stars with light pollution hideing their view. Great job!

08-01-10

JT

Three image pano. Hand held. Left tripod at home :( 85mm ZA at f2.8. This was a total fiasco. I should have shot this at 5.6 and above. I even left my CF cards and had to buy a cheap card to do the job.

08-01-10

JT

This is outstanding! Well done!

08-01-10

bajanexile

Like the composition and the vignette which focuses your eye on the diagonal line of animals top left to bottom right of frame. Stephen

08-01-10

bajanexile

Love old cars. They seem to have so much more character. Nice find. Stephen

08-01-10

philber

Another fine shot, Stephen; Why do you shoot ISO 50? I thought I read somewhere that it was less desirable than ISO 100?

08-01-10

philber

A very rare 1937 Goerges Irat, one of 3 still running.

08-01-10

philber

A very rare 1937 Georges Irat, one of only 3 still running.

08-01-10

typeguru

Thanks for the kind words

08-01-10

leviathor

Thanks ZM!

08-01-10

bajanexile

Thanks for your feedback philber, it is much appreciated. Stephen

07-31-10

opal

Excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

07-31-10

JT

Wonderful night shot of Seattle! Love the way you can just make out Rainier.

07-31-10

JT

Gorgeous shot.

07-31-10

philber

Nice work, Stephen, I like it! Great presence and depth both

07-31-10

bye2flektogon

Actually aperture was slightly smaller

07-31-10

bye2flektogon

Actually aperture was around 8, or even more.

07-30-10

bluetsunami

Fantastic photograph. The reflection, mist and partially submersed graffiti give it this dystopian feel.

07-30-10

opal

I guess PS has done a lot on this image.

07-30-10

philber

Thanks, Stephen!

07-30-10

bajanexile

Like it! Stephen

07-30-10

shapencolour

I like the surreal,contrasty colours of this landscape.

07-30-10

bajanexile

Lovely image. Stephen

07-30-10

daxi

hi furfix I quite like the way you look at nature, great fotos!

07-29-10

ajones

Thanks for that....a good moment Ali

07-29-10

philber

Thanks for your kind words, James, they are much appreciated. However, before you jump on the ZE85 bandwagon, be aware that this wonderful lens also has limitations, so that you don't buy something less than totally satisfactory.

07-29-10

derekwin

nice light

07-29-10

antiquark

Thanks!

07-29-10

bennyr

This is an exceptional shot. Great job.

07-29-10

bluetsunami

I love looking at photos like this with interesting geometry going on. I love how the extra column of lines to the right of the door gives the photo a dynamic unbalanced feel.

07-29-10

bluetsunami

Nothing else can be said about this photo that does it justice. The mixture of color combinations, movement and even natural lighting are just perfect.

07-29-10

bluetsunami

Absolutely amazing scene. I think I'd be too stunned at the beauty to be able to compose myself and capture such a photo.

07-29-10

bluetsunami

Definitely great color and texture in the sky. The points of light take it beyond the normal "Sunset Silhouette" photo.

07-29-10

jamesptao

you have sold me on the Ze 1.4 85mm. These portraits are great! You definetely have an intuitive sence at capturing people in a subtle yet powerful way.

07-29-10

bluetsunami

Thanks for the comment! I actually played around with isolating the rocks with a crop but felt that I liked having some of the shore area at the bottom, it seems to anchor the photo a bit.

07-29-10

bennyr

Thanks for the comment Stephen and I think you are right. I revisited the image and brought the WB down a bit. I made quite a few other changes including a slight recropping.

07-29-10

dominicano

thanks for your coment and invite to visit my country where everytime is summer will be my guess david

07-29-10

lulu

Thank you very much ;)

07-29-10

bajanexile

Interesting image but I think that the White Balance could advantageously be altered by reprocessing the RAW Frame again. I personally think that it needs to be taken down to about 4800K. As it stands, I am not keen on the over yellow hue. It would be nice if someone else had a view, but not that many people seem prepared to comment on this site at the moment. Regards Stephen

07-29-10

bajanexile

Interesting shot. Stephen

07-29-10

bajanexile

Interesting image. Trying to work out in my mind if it might benefit from being cropped higher up the frame. The rock in isolation perhaps? See if anyone else has a view. Stephen

07-29-10

bajanexile

Like the way that her head and body take you bottom left to top right across the frame. Stephen

07-28-10

JT

This looks like it has a blue canvas stretched tight over the cables.

07-28-10

doug

This is a beauty, with rich color and usefully chosen focus.

07-28-10

wayne09

I'm way down south by Chehalis

07-28-10

minoltazeiss

Yep, Everett.

07-28-10

wayne09

It was at Long Beach, WA. You must be from out here.

07-28-10

minoltazeiss

Great shot, the vastness of the beach and dark clouds make this really cool, It looks like Ocean Shores WA, where was it?

07-28-10

doug

A very attractive abstract!

07-28-10

doug

Wonderful atmosphere and mood... Near symmetrical arrangement but the monochromatic blue pulls me in.

07-28-10

shapencolour

What a great mixture of patterns and colours!Well done!

07-28-10

varga zoltan

Object: Flektogon 25/4 Carl Zeiss Jena

07-28-10

varga zoltan

Object: Flektogon 25/4 Carl Zeiss Jena

07-28-10

varga zoltan

Object Tessar 50/2,8 Carl Zeiss Jena and bellow Ihagee Dresden

07-28-10

pentaxpete

'Cleopatra's Needle' on the London Embankment was a present from Egypt in Queen Victoria's time -- now nobody likes the British any more and the only presents we get are bombs ! I used 1996 outdated Ilford FP4 film in the 12-on back and held a Yellow-Green filter over the lens. I downrated the film to 80 ASA and processed in Acutol-S Formula 1+1 i made up myslef from the chemicals.

07-28-10

pentaxpete

The Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London,England from a moving tour boat on the River Thames. I used a Yellow-Green filter held over the standard Planar lens, with the 12-on back loaded with 1996 outdated Ilford FP4 downrated to 80 ASA, I processed myself in Acutol-S Formula 1+1 made up from the chemicals.

07-28-10

pentaxpete

City Hall,London,off the River Thames, taken from a moving tour boat,i s where Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London holds his meetings. I used some 1996 outdated Ilford FP4 in the 12-on back,downrated to 80 ASA and processed in Acutol-S formula 1+1 i mixed myself from the chemicals.

07-28-10

pentaxpete

Taken from a moving tour boat on the River Thames, London,England. I used some free outdated 2002 Agfa 50 Ultra film I processed myself in C41. The Monument with the Gold top is to commemmorate the Great fire of London in 1666 -- it used to be cheap to go up but not now !

07-28-10

pentaxpete

Taken from a moving tour boat on the River Thames, London, England. I used the 16-on back loaded with some free outdated 2002 Agfa 50 Ultra film I processed myself.

07-27-10

mandas

Thanks, there was just a big window to her back, camera left, and that was that..BW took some dodging&burning..!!!!

07-27-10

shapencolour

Very nice

07-27-10

philber

Thanks, Stephen. Hard to say from memory only, but this has an even more "deep and narrow" feeling to it.If that is what you were after, then keep this one. If not, the crop is better. Just my $0.02.

07-27-10

ricardsonwilliams

great shot!!

07-27-10

JT

Lovely lighting. B&W looks great.

07-27-10

bajanexile

philber. I have just replaced the image with the oroiginal uncropped frame so that you can have a look. Not much was removed in the Crop. Regards Stephen

07-27-10

bajanexile

Thanks for looking and commenting. Best regards Stephen

07-27-10

varga zoltan

Szépek a portréid. Zoli.

07-27-10

lulu

f/11 or so.

07-26-10

briano72

Thanks. its a cool hotel

07-26-10

ajayc

Thank you bluetsunami.

07-26-10

ajayc

Thank you furfix.

07-26-10

ajayc

Brilliant.

07-26-10

ajayc

Sunflower Garden, Changi Airport, Singapore

07-26-10

ajayc

Amazing!

07-26-10

techdoctor

I bought the Cam2 adapter from ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemVersion&item=250647017131&view=all&tid=615434278015 The lens mount is a little tricky to mount. The adapter is quite smooth. Only that you need to get the alignment right. Takes practice. Yes, I love the lens. For the price it is pretty amazing. I bought mine on Adorama.

07-26-10

froyd

How do you like the experience of the G adapter ring? Which one are you using? Nice picture, by the way. Lovely colors and wonderful subject.

07-26-10

philber

Spectacular, Stephen. I like it!

07-26-10

shapencolour

Bardzo ładne.Very pretty.

07-26-10

bajanexile

Lydiard House, was rescued from decay and is now a beautifully restored Georgian mansion, was the ancestral home of the Bolingbrokes. The main rooms have rich plasterwork ceilings with fine furniture and a family picture collection.

07-26-10

shapencolour

I like colours here as well as the building shapes and the way it stands agains the sky and the mountain.

07-25-10

philber

I was probably 10times over the years. But this set comes from 1 stay of 3 full days including a trip along the Riviera della Brenta to see the Palladian villas and Vicenza.

07-25-10

philber

Interestign shot, Stephen! I don't know why, but it looks like a crop to me. Any chance to see the uncropped picture is my feeling is correct?

07-25-10

donuss

Beautiful picture with dynamic. You are many time in Venecia? Donat

07-25-10

donuss

Sehr schöne Bildkomposition obwohl ich Schweizer bin war ich noch nicht in dieser Kirche im Tessin. Gruss Donat

07-25-10

alphazeiss

That is a very nice picture!

07-25-10

JT

Great picture and the focus is spot on. One of my favorite lenses. The 100 f2 is in a class of it's own.

07-25-10

philber

Thanks, Stephen!

07-25-10

bajanexile

Thanks for looking and commenting. Best regards Stephen

07-25-10

bajanexile

Thanks silverstudent. Regards Stephen

07-25-10

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting. Regards Stephen

07-25-10

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting. Stephen

07-25-10

bajanexile

Nice composition and detail. The black background isolates the subject well. Stephen

07-25-10

philber

Thanks, JT!

07-25-10

JT

What beautiful lighting and warmth. makes me want to be there now. Well done Philippe!

07-25-10

opal

The concrete sandwich prefab hut was formly used as a "bay watch hut" on the beach of Binz at the Ruegen island, and was designed by the famous architect Ulrich Muether in the former GDR. Today restaurated and under historical monument protection, the hut is used for wedding ceremonies.

07-25-10

JT

Excellent shot! Very well captured and great tones.

07-25-10

benevansphotography

Great, unusual looking photograph; good mood.

07-25-10

JT

Oh, how I love these. I grew up eating these and now living in Oregon I rarely get to eat them. Tostones and plantain chips hmmmmmmm. Nice greens and yellows!

07-25-10

mstudios

That's how they deliver the Post in NYC.

07-25-10

silverstudent

Beautiful image.

07-25-10

silverstudent

Very nice.

07-25-10

JT

Wow, Pretty disgusting. Why is mankind so self destructive? Your picture show this really well.

07-25-10

shapencolour

Strong and simple composition.Great capture.

07-25-10

mikepeters

Hi Cliff, it's not so unwieldy as to be a problem. It focuses fast and paired with the 110, makes for a formidable combo. Sometimes, I go out with 2 bodies and a lens on each.

07-25-10

varga zoltan

Object: Flektogon 25/4 Carl Zeiss Jena.

07-25-10

benevansphotography

Well captured

07-25-10

benevansphotography

Thanks very much for your comment. I love the evolution of innocence in this photograph

07-25-10

benevansphotography

Beautiful tonal range; also looks like a happy face! Great photo

07-25-10

shapencolour

I like the way it was composed and the subject as well.

07-24-10

bluetsunami

Fantastic color and you've really made great use of the sharpness of this lens, perfect focus!

07-24-10

cliffkiracofe

beautiful quality in all ways. cliff

07-24-10

cliffkiracofe

Like this a lot. Interested in the street use of this lens. I have one, and some 2000 series bodies, but given its heft hadn't used it in street situations. It's one of my favorite lenses. I'm now inspired to get out in the street with it!

07-24-10

shapencolour

Great capture.

07-24-10

smok53

Excellent landscape, great mood.

07-24-10

shapencolour

Very nice narcissus flowers.

07-24-10

JT

I know. This one is tagged as one of my photos to remember!

07-24-10

mikepeters

I used a 2003fcw and a 50 mm 2.8 Distagon, probably at 2.8, the light was quite low.

07-24-10

bajanexile

Just a wonderful capture. Stephen

07-24-10

bajanexile

Great shot. Stephen

07-24-10

JT

Wonderful capture. colors and composition! What camera and lens???

07-24-10

tbarker13

I'm usually not a fan of seeing people in a landscape shot. But they really make this image. Great placement. It's quite beautiful.

07-24-10

tbarker13

This is very nice. I love the tones in this image.

07-24-10

furfix

Hi ajayc, judging from your 3 other images you seem to have a talent for the beautiful, colourful, and mood. i think this is lovely.

07-24-10

furfix

i love the composition on this-and anyone who loves cats cant be wrong!

07-24-10

furfix

Hi Daxi, i think the compostition, colours and lighting on this photo is great! well done.

07-24-10

lulu

f/2.8

07-24-10

lulu

f/2.8

07-24-10

lulu

f/2.8 for sure.

07-24-10

lulu

f/5.6 or narrower

07-24-10

lulu

f/5.6 I guess

07-24-10

lulu

Aperture f/2.8 if I got it right.

07-24-10

bajanexile

Love it. To your usual high standard. Stephen

07-24-10

shapencolour

Still,quiet and neat.I like it.

07-23-10

minoltazeiss

Thanks for the complement. Thats my kid and there is no way I'll let her have a Baskin Robbins milkshake, that can't be good for a 9 month old its probably not good for anyone.

07-23-10

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting bluetsunami. Regards Stephen

07-23-10

JT

Thanks! I much prefer this to the color version.

07-23-10

JT

Superb. great exposure control with the snow. I love it!

07-23-10

JT

Gorgeous picture! Calm and stormy at the same time.

07-23-10

cliffkiracofe

very interesting and that 18mm does a nice job. where is this structure? what fun!

07-23-10

andreasresch

That's a nice rockface and the colors are interesting.

07-23-10

andreasresch

Quite a nice shot.

07-23-10

philber

Awesome shot, furfix! Well done!

07-23-10

modusoperandi

Nice!

07-22-10

doug

Nice impact, with that direct look!

07-22-10

JT

Absolutely fantastics. If anything, crop off the top and bring the edge closer to the hands reaching out.

07-22-10

JT

Perfect! I love this. The photo too. Great Capture Tim. Lighting is wonderful, shades are just right and the B&W is classics

07-22-10

cliffkiracofe

like this; composition/design, patterns on water, light. now they have to decide how to prepare their catch...

07-22-10

howdex

Thanks. I try to upload photos that show the dimension of these lenses with their sharpness and depth of colour but more importantly the "feel" that they impart to a picture. Howard

07-22-10

bluetsunami

Amazing detail, definitely. Such a beautiful room. Including the mirror in the photo gives the photograph a nice sense of extended space too.

07-22-10

techdoctor

I bought the G Sonnar 90/2.8 lens and was waiting to buy a camera to mount it!! I finally settled on the GF1 and had to wait for 2 long months for my visit to Boston. This was one of the first shots captured on a muggy evening in Doha of my daughter. The temperature was a sweltering 40C at 5PM!! That is summer in the Qatar. The 2x crop factor makes this lens a telephoto. The quality is simply out of the world. I then found a Planar 45/2 online and promptly bought it. It is now always on my GF1.

07-22-10

bajanexile

Thanks for your feedback Cliff and philber. Stephen

07-22-10

alphazeiss

oooooooo look at the poor girl... she's so upset. Are you going to squat there to take pictures only, or are you going to help her??? Just kidding. :) That drink may cause a non-stop burp or freeze :| That's actually a very lovely picture. Captured a great moment there! The expression on her face is just super. Beautiful colors and bokeh too.

07-22-10

philber

Brilliant use of the 21, Stephen!

07-22-10

cliffkiracofe

stephen, another great interior demonstrating the quality and flexibiity of that 21 (and your artistry). like the included foreground, tones, light. cliff

07-22-10

bajanexile

Works quite well this image. Stephen

07-22-10

ljsegil

Thank you very much. I think the unusual look is a fortuitous combination of a great shooting location, the broken cloud formation, city smog, and Velvia 50 resulting in enhancment of the reflected color of the sun below the horizon. Of course credit should also go to the marvellous Zeiss optics of the SL66. Larry

07-22-10

bajanexile

Gtrat colour. Stephen

07-22-10

bajanexile

Nice delicate macro. Stephen

07-22-10

shapencolour

What an unusual sunrize.Colours of the sky have turned otherwise ugly urban landscape into a fairyland.

07-22-10

varga zoltan

Grat. Varga Zoltan.

07-22-10

varga zoltan

Grat your pictures.

07-22-10

varga zoltan

Sorry, beautiful ( :-) ).

07-22-10

varga zoltan

Great beutiful your pictures... Varg Zoltan- The Raven Man ( :- ).

07-21-10

shapencolour

I like creative use of DOF and colour of fern leaves.

07-21-10

charles.k

Thanks Stephen:)

07-21-10

bajanexile

Nice light. Stephen

07-21-10

minoltazeiss

I bought a Zeiss ZA 85 two days ago from another member of this site and he bought it used from a member of this site as well, I look forward to posting interesting photos to share here. My camera for now is a Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D, and the only Zeiss lens in my setup is the 85 but I would like to get the ZA 24mm F2 SSM when Sony releases it.

07-21-10

bajanexile

Wonderfully sharp. Stephen

07-21-10

bajanexile

A1 capture. Scenery to die for! Top notch colours and composition. Regards Stephen

07-21-10

bajanexile

Wonderful composition and love the light. Stephen

07-21-10

bajanexile

Thanks for viewing and your feedback JT and Andrea. It is really appreciated. JT: I retire three years ago this month, so I am no longer tied to the weekends. I visit this type of location mid-week when everyone else is at work. I still have to set up the camera and sometimes wait 20 minutes for a break in the traffic. People would detract from an image like this. One's eye is immediately drawn to them VS the architecture that you want to show off. Best regards Stephen

07-21-10

bluetsunami

Saw this on the FM forums and I'm still amazed viewing it now. So many strong visual interests and they're all framed perfectly!

07-21-10

bluetsunami

There's something about the current Zeiss 25mm that I really like. Its certainly very capable as a Landscape lens, as shown. Beautiful vista too!

07-21-10

paky

pano. If you plan to visit this park, take more than one day to walk the trails.

07-21-10

bluetsunami

I love the very moody lighting here. The browns in the idol and dark green in the upper left work so well together.

07-21-10

andreasresch

Very nice pose, colors and depth.

07-21-10

andreasresch

Nice, clean and well converted to B&W. Solid shot.

07-21-10

JT

I have been following your great pictures for a while. How do you manage to get the rooms empty for your photos? Do you have exclusive access? regardless, they all are awesome.

07-21-10

andreasresch

Maybe a little harsh light-wise but definitely pretty strong in colors.

07-21-10

andreasresch

One of the most magical places I've ever visited. The Mostnica gorge in Slovenia's Triglav NP.

07-21-10

andreasresch

The Geisler Spitzen in the Italian Dolomites. This is a two image panorama.

07-21-10

JT

Was this a pano or just cropped? I would like to visit this park one day. This is a good example of what to expect there.

07-21-10

bajanexile

The Bath Assembly Rooms, designed by John Wood the Younger in 1769, are a set of elegant assembly rooms located in the heart of the World Heritage City of Bath in England. The Assembly Rooms formed the hub of fashionable Georgian society in the city. Citizens would gather in the rooms in the evening for balls and other public functions, or simply to play cards.

07-20-10

gnatsum

Saying goodbye at an Indian Wedding. Minolta Maxxum 7 and 24-70 Zeiss with Ilford Delta 100, flash was used for ceiling bounce. Developed in HC-100 (B dilution) Scanned with a minonlta Scan Dual III

07-20-10

charles.k

Thanks for the comments :)

07-20-10

alphazeiss

Wow that's a nice four seater bike!! And pulling a kid's trailer/carrier too!! :)

07-20-10

opal

Excellent image! I like and using my 18mm Distagon for many years, and now on my Canon 5D MkII also.

07-20-10

opal

Just in case of interest, the man on the roof, is the first man in space, Juri Gagarin.

07-20-10

JT

Metering is spot on! I am glad you captured the moment without a time exposure. It makes me feel like I am there.

07-20-10

charles.k

Amazing shot! Love the colours and richness :)

07-20-10

mstudios

Great symmetry, nice shot!

07-20-10

rick perry

Truly a Great Capture - I'll bet you could sell this to the Sailboard company!

07-19-10

JT

This is so rich and vivid. I just love it.

07-19-10

cliffkiracofe

strong image, like the design/composition

07-19-10

cliffkiracofe

strong image; nice composition and quality of light, like it.

07-19-10

busterinit

Love the way you have seperated your lovely model from the background. Nice to see some strobist work with the Sony system....must get out and do some myself..lol John

07-19-10

bajanexile

Wonderful capture. Stephen

07-19-10

bajanexile

Thanks for looking and commenting shapencolour. Yes Bath Abbey is very close to the Roman Baths. The camera is inverted on a tripod and levelled with a Manfrotto Spirit Level on the Hot Shoe. Live View was used to ensure that the camera position and focus was accurate. Regards Stephen

07-19-10

dante121

Thanks a lot ! Yes in Belgium ! In the "Ardennes Belges"

07-19-10

JT

great color saturation. Great camera and lens combo too :)

07-19-10

shapencolour

I like the light streaming down from heavens onto the church hidden in the valley.Very nice.

07-19-10

shapencolour

Great shot.Did you put the camera on the floor with the lens poised towards ceiling?I haven't been to Bath (and Bristol) since 1994.Is this that church near ancient roman baths?

07-19-10

JT

Standing all alone in beautiful setting! What a gorgeous shot. Thanks for posting!

07-19-10

JT

This is very nice. the focus transition, brick wall and lantern really add to this. This would probably look good in B&W as well.

07-19-10

rick perry

Thanks Philber - I really love this 100 macro Planar - color, contrast and resolution are all superb.

07-19-10

philber

Another pretty one!

07-19-10

philber

Lovely pic, Rick!

07-19-10

bajanexile

Thanks for looking Rick. Stephen

07-18-10

JT

Excellent! No other words needed.

07-18-10

kysham

Thanks, Jerry.

07-18-10

kysham

Very nice shot indeed. Have to agree with kanuck on the details. They are fantastic.

07-18-10

kysham

This was a strobist exercise, with 2 Sony HVL-F58AM flashes triggered wirelessly from a Sony HVL-F20AM flash mounted on the A850. Aperture was intentionally kept wide open to give some background blurring, while a high shutter speed was used to darkened the background, relying on the flashes more for the lighting.

07-18-10

alphazeiss

Oh. That's the new Marina Bay Sands, right?

07-18-10

JT

Love the rich deep colors!

07-18-10

goldrecords

Tranquil and beautiful. Great moment.

07-18-10

rick perry

Stephen - nice shot - we have the same orange lichens over here on the New England Coast. Xanthoria sp I think!

07-18-10

ncups

FUJI Velvia 50, Scanned on a CannScan 8800F f16 1/250

07-18-10

ncups

Just before the begining of heavy rainfall... The photo was actually taken with a Carl Zeiss Jena 65mm

07-18-10

bajanexile

Nice restricted DOF. Stephen

07-18-10

bajanexile

Nice tones. Stephen

07-18-10

bajanexile

Nice splash of colour. Stephen

07-18-10

bajanexile

Nice detail on the stone work below the window ledges. Stephen

07-18-10

luke

like from old (good) movie

07-18-10

shapencolour

Steve, I think corrected version is better.Majority of us nowadays is accustomed to use cameras without perspective control,so sometimes pictures straighten up digitally later on may look "strange". I remember quite well composing shifted images on mate screen of my large format Linhof Technika IV.They seemed to look bizarre at first but this is just how day look after shifting (or horizontal perspective in Photoshop ect. ect.) is done.

07-18-10

silverstudent

Beautiful.

07-18-10

shapencolour

What a stunning landscape with magic light indeed.

07-18-10

luke

like in Poland - was it taken in Belgium? very nice colour

07-18-10

luke

from my mother-in-law garden ;-)

07-18-10

silverstudent

Very nice.

07-18-10

busterinit

This pic has the WoW factor....WoW.

07-18-10

busterinit

Thanks kanuck. This shot was just begging for a B&W treatment, the clouds were strange on this day.

07-18-10

kanuck

Fantastic looks like a classic Leica Shot to be honest. Perfect contrast and I love the stone details, the fence and the clouds are a bonus.

07-18-10

lulu

Outstanding

07-18-10

jarski

thx for comments :) this Wunderland is worth visiting. who knows where it is ?

07-18-10

shapencolour

I like woodwork very much.So good that my 21 ZE arrives tomorrow!

07-18-10

dante121

Impressive picture !

07-18-10

dante121

a little beauty !

07-18-10

dante121

Superb !

07-18-10

dante121

Very nice portrait ! Clean, simple and beautiful !

07-17-10

dante121

Divin! Seems to be taken from garden of paradise !

07-17-10

kanuck

Great shot! Look at that shine on the hardwood floor very nice. I also like the patterns on the sides of the walls, good overall composition here.

07-17-10

JT

This is really nice. It looks like an oil painting. Well done. Wonderful light!

07-17-10

JT

Wonderfully vivid!

07-17-10

veritas.5.zero

"I like.." You posed the subject perfectly. The angle compliments a message to viewers that she is enjoying the moment. You can see the eyes just enough to direct others to her book........... awesome!

07-17-10

JT

Great even lighting. Rich colors. Love it!

07-17-10

bajanexile

There was originally a 2 storey Anglo Saxon church on this site of which an 11th century nave and 2 windows survive. It was altered in the 12th century by the Normans who added aisles. There is a chancel and arch of the 13th century while wider aisles and the tower were built in the 15th century. The rood screen (also choir screen or chancel screen) is a common feature in late medieval church architecture. NOTE Image needs opening fully to be sharp.

07-17-10

philber

What Stephen writes!

07-16-10

bajanexile

I would second that. Stephen

07-16-10

JT

great b&w !!! tones, dynamic tones.

07-16-10

bajanexile

Thanks jhs. Stephen

07-16-10

shapencolour

Great example of English gothic and skilful use of 21 ZE Distagon.

07-16-10

bajanexile

Thanks for looking and commenting jhs. Stephen

07-16-10

filmaren

The 18mm is my bread & butter lens when doing "real estate photography", The funny thing is that I've gotten so accustomed to it that it is my standard lens for everything apart from handheld nightshots and telephoto work. My standard "telephoto lens" is the planar 50/1.4 which works like the "Imagon" between 1,4 and 2,0 and is ordinaray good lens from 2.8.

07-16-10

kanuck

Thanks :) I just wish the red pillars went on a little bit further to appear more maze like. I'd need a wider Zeiss lens though and I had my 14-24mm only. A zeiss 21 or 18 would have been nice.

07-16-10

jhsymington

Lovely symmetry and tonal range.

07-16-10

bajanexile

Thanks for looking and taking the time to comment. It is much appreciated. Stephen

07-16-10

bajanexile

Like the crop/composition and vivid red. Stephen

07-15-10

JT

Wow. That sqaure hole looks like it was an artist rendering. Something like this http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JmpkIMgnzIE/Sal4vsjyS8I/AAAAAAAAaQo/KCfYS2DkBJ0/s400/3.jpg

07-15-10

lllarsen8

It is real, an abandon car wash in Seattle.

07-15-10

JT

nice. Very soothing. Love the colors.

07-15-10

JT

Interesting. Is this one of those artist drawings on a sidewalk made to look real? If so, it does :)

07-15-10

rick perry

Very nice Stephen - a classy shot for sure. Rick

07-15-10

JT

Wow. This has so much going for it. framing, dynamic range, lighting. Great picture. And as always, your detailed descriptions are great!

07-15-10

bajanexile

The Bath Assembly Rooms, designed by John Wood the Younger in 1769, are a set of elegant assembly rooms located in the heart of the World Heritage City of Bath in England. The Assembly Rooms formed the hub of fashionable Georgian society in the city. Citizens would gather in the rooms in the evening for balls and other public functions, or simply to play cards.

07-15-10

jhsymington

Thank you both very much!

07-15-10

bajanexile

Great shot. Stephen

07-15-10

paolo

Thanks shapencolour. 25/2.8 Distangon C/Y works pretty well. Picture has not been modified in post production, besides a little crop. Paolo

07-15-10

bajanexile

Thanks shapencolour. Stephen

07-14-10

haf

It's an amazing road, it was featured in the Top Gear show, check this video. Go the the photo to see the embeded video. Just click on gallery view. [yt]qd1DokzWa2A[/yt] since my photo doesn't do the road justice. Edited by Zeiss Man to embed video.

07-14-10

JT

Look at that road! I am getting fatigued just thinking of driving it :) Great Porsche road :)

07-14-10

shapencolour

So many vivid colours on the rusty board.Very well composed.

07-14-10

shapencolour

Excellent colours and composition.

07-13-10

JT

Fabulous light!

07-13-10

JT

Philber, your the King of sharp pictures :)

07-13-10

bajanexile

Thanks for looking and commenting mstudios. It is much appreciated. Stephen

07-13-10

JT

Our most viewed photo has fallen behind :)

07-13-10

haf

Thanks!

07-13-10

JT

This is great.

07-13-10

JT

Wonderful capture and tones. Film is still king!

07-13-10

mstudios

I love trains...and Baja you captured this one, great shot!

07-13-10

mstudios

beautiful landscape.

07-13-10

cliffkiracofe

like this, strong image well done.

07-13-10

varga zoltan

Beautiful...

07-13-10

doug

Yeah! A long step down...

07-12-10

alphazeiss

Wow that's a cool exit up there huh?! :)

07-12-10

alphazeiss

Yah the bubbles blend perfectly! That's a very nice picture!

07-12-10

JT

This is great. I don't know if you planned it this way or not. but the bubbles blend perfectly with the out of focus circles in the back produced by that wonderful round blade :)

07-12-10

shapencolour

Nice composition and colours.Good to see 25/2.8 Dis C/Y in action.

07-12-10

shapencolour

Very nice portrait.

07-12-10

barista7105

Hi Rickperry, thanks :)

07-12-10

magiclight

I must admit I am very pleased with th 50mm MP. It is very sharp even at f2 and has amazing contrast. It is the best 50mm I have owned.

07-12-10

cliffkiracofe

thanks for your comment, much appreciated.

07-11-10

sabreglobe

NYC Metro

07-11-10

JT

I have never seen such tall legs on a woman before. The photograph really accentuates them. Nicely done.

07-11-10

shapencolour

So spatious.Breathtaking!

07-11-10

shapencolour

Tight,well balanced composition,great lighting and colours.21ZE at it's best!

07-11-10

bajanexile

Nice crop, great IQ as one might expect from this camera body and lens combination. Stephen

07-11-10

dsg

This was taken with my D700 at 4500 ISO. It was quite dark but still turned out well with low noise considering the ISO level...This is a great combination.

07-11-10

cliffkiracofe

nice series, strong design, like this one especially.

07-10-10

doug

Hi - Thanks! Film is Fuji NPZ 800. Being a bit generous with exposure gives a little more color richness, a touch more shadow detail, smoother appearing grain, and a safety margin against underexposure... without blocking up the highlights. Actually, it's my habit with any C-41 film to set the ISO dial two clicks slower than box speed.

07-10-10

froyd

Doug- Nice shots... what's the film you are rating at 500?

07-10-10

bajanexile

Thanks Cliff. Regards Stephen

07-10-10

bajanexile

Thanks for looking Cliff. Stephen

07-10-10

barista7105

His expression and the detail is very well captured

07-10-10

sabreglobe

North Sea Ferry leaving Ijmuiden, Netherlands on its overnight North Sea crossing to Newcastle England

07-10-10

sabreglobe

Great colours and composition - perfect pose!

07-09-10

shapencolour

To me it is "the end".Somebody has just left and had not finished the drink.Very emotive.Thanks for sharing.

07-09-10

JT

What amazing colors.

07-09-10

cliffkiracofe

fine portrait

07-09-10

cliffkiracofe

Stunning, real mastery of the challenges of night photography.

07-09-10

cliffkiracofe

Really enjoy your beautiful style, colors, angles, perspectives, in these Austrian scenes.

07-09-10

cliffkiracofe

Love that bright red prop which lends added punch to the shot.

07-09-10

cliffkiracofe

I like this series. Very interesting. The 21mm really handles the situation. Nice design and quality of light in this bow shot.

07-09-10

bajanexile

Thanks for looking and providing some feedback. This is what it is all about. Regards Stephen

07-09-10

alphazeiss

Oh look at those two. It's a *sweeeeet* picture! (And the pup there too!)

07-09-10

rick perry

Barista, This a very "Artistic" photograph. Nice work. Rick

07-09-10

shapencolour

Striking,unusual perspective and subject.Great job!

07-09-10

shapencolour

After whatching this shot I am leaning stronger toward buyimg 18/3.5 instead of 21/2.8.Great job!

07-09-10

bajanexile

Nice Macro Rick. Stephen

07-09-10

bajanexile

Nice composition. Stephen

07-09-10

bajanexile

Nice muted colours and restricted DOF. Stephen

07-08-10

philber

Wonderful, Leonid! Congratulations!

07-08-10

JT

Your work rocks! Such lovely tones and girls. Great lighting and angle.

07-08-10

charles.k

Love this shot!

07-08-10

bajanexile

SS Great Britain was an advanced passenger steamship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel for the Great Western Steamship Company. One of the most interesting features of Brunel's design for SS Great Britain was the "balanced" rudder. This was much less effort for the ship's crew to handle when steering the ship. A modern rudder works in exactly the same way as Brunel's balanced rudder.

07-08-10

bajanexile

SS Great Britain was an advanced passenger steamship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel for the Great Western Steamship Company's transatlantic service between Bristol and New York. The pipe work is an elaborate bit of engineering to ensure a constant humidity.

07-08-10

andreasresch

Yeah ... I would have a blast in the USA - my location list is pretty big meanwhile.

07-08-10

JT

Very beautiful. Excellent colors and shadow detail. You should visit the pacific northwest one of these days. Very similar features.

07-08-10

shapencolour

All your landscapes are outstanding.You've got an excellent eyes for this.Keep up!

07-08-10

andreasresch

The "Melknikfall" in Carinthia/Austria. Actual aperture was f/11 here.

07-07-10

JT

Wow. This is incredible. Does not look digital at all. And take that as a compliment :)

07-07-10

JT

This is so surreal looking.

07-07-10

JT

Stunning. When will we see more?

07-07-10

bajanexile

Thanks JT. Stephen

07-07-10

chrisw

this is one of my favorite Trout streams near my birth town of Lake Taupo in New Zealand.

07-06-10

nalahm

Thankyou

07-06-10

nalahm

horizontal crop for wide viewing

07-06-10

JT

They don't build them like that anymore.

07-06-10

cliffkiracofe

Beautiful; the small farm building dwarfed by the majestic and mysterious mountains. The quality of light adds to the mood effect.

07-06-10

cainus

Brilliant!

07-06-10

bajanexile

Like this interior. Stephen

07-06-10

koji

No, that would be a very boring picture IMO. :D

07-06-10

lulu

Well, alright, if I have to ;)

07-05-10

doug

A lovely spot well-caught with beautiful light.

07-05-10

doug

Magical landscape!

07-05-10

philber

Gee, thanks, people!

07-05-10

cliffkiracofe

Excellent and elegant.

07-05-10

rick perry

John, Another absolutely Wonderful image. Rick

07-05-10

JT

lulu, you need to stop this! I can't afford a trip to Poland now! Beautiful picture. Your style is wonderful and the girl is Perefct!

07-05-10

alphazeiss

Beautiful picture and perspective!

07-05-10

alphazeiss

That's a very nice picture! Great composition!

07-05-10

alphazeiss

That's a very nice picture! Great reflections there too!

07-05-10

paolobert

oh well nice flats!

07-05-10

JT

Love that lens! Would love to see a picture of it mounted on your 5D. Bet it looks cool :)

07-05-10

JT

Beautiful! Great perspective and detail!

07-05-10

rick perry

Philber, Looks like you are getting some great stuff out of that 28mm! Rick

07-05-10

koji

M mount G Biogon 21mm

07-05-10

koji

M mount G 45mm Planar

07-05-10

koji

Modified to M42 mount

07-05-10

shtarka1

Thanks a lot!

07-05-10

shapencolour

So many bright vivid colors in this scene.I like it!

07-05-10

JT

Beautiful!

07-05-10

JT

Wonderful lighting. very nice capture.

07-05-10

smok53

Excellent work.

07-05-10

lolphoto

It was almost completely dark....

07-04-10

dsg

Baseball.Beer and my IPAD

07-04-10

alphazeiss

oh yes this is indeed a superb picture!

07-04-10

doug

Lots to look at here; one can ponder for a while. The sea-ice in crystals and icicles, near/cold and far/warm; the nearest ice balances the sky...

07-04-10

philber

I like it! Nice work!

07-04-10

cliffkiracofe

Very kind Stephen, I will endeavor to plan for Summer 2011 between various teaching duties. Just located an old copy of the Blue Guide to England last week to follow your fascinating historic images. Will send a PM to follow up. Cliff

07-04-10

bajanexile

Time for a visit to the Old Country then. Your camera will be worn out by the time you get back home. Also, I am happy to take you around the West Country. Stephen

07-04-10

sabreglobe

Selexyz book Store in Maastricht.

07-03-10

froyd

film: XP2

07-03-10

cliffkiracofe

just great!

07-03-10

JT

Look at the tongue! Incredible.

07-03-10

JT

Double Wow! That thing looks like it getting ready to bite my nose off :) That is incredibly sharp and smooth looking.

07-03-10

alphazeiss

Wow!! Very pretty and sharp picture! Nice looking bird too! He/she's like chatting with ya! Sweet and smoooooth background there too!

07-03-10

JT

Pretty cool. With the walker in the background slightly blurred giving it a sense of time. I See the Tardis from Dr. Who :)

07-03-10

sabreglobe

Amsterdams parkland area near to Schiphol Airport - Amsterdamsebos. Taken one very cold day in January.

07-03-10

JT

Excellent! Thanks for sharing.

07-03-10

philber

What they all write: very nice!

07-03-10

philber

Wonderful picture. I love it

07-03-10

philber

Really nice perspective, Donat!

07-03-10

philber

Nice work, Andy! Really inspiring!

07-03-10

donuss

Nice picture i like it too the 18 Donat

07-03-10

derekwin

really nice shot. very sharp

07-03-10

charles.k

Great shot!

07-03-10

bajanexile

Nice tight crop and colours. Stephen

07-03-10

bajanexile

Like those boats Rick. Stephen

07-03-10

cliffkiracofe

beautiful, well done

07-03-10

charles.k

Love this portrait!!

07-03-10

charles.k

Thanks donat! Virtually no PP. Amazing what the ZE 21/2.8 can render from an evening sunset.

07-03-10

bajanexile

Born 1284 and reigned from 1307 to 1327. His funeral was held with much pomp on 20 December 1327 and his coffin placed under the floor of the Cathedral. In the Middle Ages, this tomb would have been a most spectacular sight with colour and guilding.

07-03-10

philber

Thanks, guys!

07-03-10

donuss

Great shot great composition,like it. Donat

07-03-10

cneels

Used on Canon EF mount, f/16, 1/320, ISO 400

07-03-10

donuss

Great picture fantastic sharp. Donat

07-03-10

donuss

Great portrait nice colors. Donat

07-03-10

donuss

Littel girl big camera:-) good composition. Donat

07-03-10

donuss

Beautiful i like the B/W. Donat

07-02-10

donuss

Great shot and beautiful color. Donat

07-02-10

donuss

Good shot and composition. Donat

07-02-10

donuss

Great colors love it. Donat

07-02-10

philber

Thanks, guys!

07-02-10

cliffkiracofe

really striking and elegant

07-02-10

cneels

Used on Canon EF body (EXIF N/A). f/4.0, 1/100, ISO 400

07-02-10

bajanexile

Like it. Stephen

07-02-10

bajanexile

Lovely image. Stephen

07-02-10

luke

my little brother is very proud of our (me to ofcourse) father who is fireman and shows his photo to everyone

07-02-10

JT

First thing that comes to mind is Start Wars X fighter. :) Don't take that the wrong way. This is an excellent photographe in all aspects. I love what you have done with the B&W conversion.

07-02-10

donuss

Great composition want to have the 100 to. Donat

07-02-10

donuss

Beautifull with great eyes. Donat

07-02-10

cliffkiracofe

Stephen, thanks so much for all your beautiful and inspiring work. I certainly hope that the UK National Trust or other appropriate organization has an archive of your work. [I have some ancestors from Gloucestershire (Thornbury and Oldbury) and the Bristol-Somerset area who came over here in the old days to VA and MD.

07-02-10

bajanexile

Gloucester Cathedral has a number of links with the USA, many of them going back centuries: http://www.gloucestercathedral.org.uk/index.php?page=american-connections With the 4 July so close, thought that I would post this. Just think, if you had carried on paying your Taxes and forgot about the Representation, you could now still be part of the mess we are currently in. Just a joke, before I get any threathening e-mails!

07-02-10

bajanexile

This has been a place of Christian worship continuously for over 1300 years, since Osric, an Anglo-Saxon prince, founded a religious house here in 678-9 AD. Little is known for certain about the communities which worshipped here or the buildings they used over the next 400 years although it is believed that the Benedictine Rule was introduced here early in the 11th century. The foundations of the present church were laid by Abbot Serlo (1072–1104), later to become the first Dean of Exeter.

07-02-10

bajanexile

This has been a place of Christian worship continuously for over 1300 years, since Osric, an Anglo-Saxon prince, founded a religious house here in 678-9 AD. Little is known for certain about the communities which worshipped here or the buildings they used over the next 400 years although it is believed that the Benedictine Rule was introduced here early in the 11th century. The foundations of the present church were laid by Abbot Serlo (1072–1104), later to become the first Dean of Exeter.

07-01-10

kanuck

Hi, thank you! The original was about 12mp so I had to scale down the pixels quite a bit so it would be accepted by this site. I have a link to my flicker page with this photo :) http://www.flickr.com/photos/matt_macdonald_shots/4467548120/

07-01-10

JT

I love this. For me it's the angle you took this from that does it. Not to mention tones, B&W etc ... Great!

07-01-10

philber

Thanks JT. You actually can't appreciate how sharp it is it until you have the full-res RAW version...:-)

07-01-10

shogo

one of the best fisheye image i have ever seen. great composition and lighting.

07-01-10

JT

Wow! What a valley!

07-01-10

JT

yea. I missed this one. It's beautiful. Post a larger version so I can look at all the detail :)

07-01-10

kanuck

Thanks Derek I like your work in Korea by the way! :)

07-01-10

JT

Can you say sharp? That is incredible. The amount of detail you see when clicking on the View Full Size is just amazing. Great picture.

07-01-10

JT

That is sharp. You really can't appreciate it until you click on the View Full Size link just below the main picture. Very impressive Philber. Paris sure does have a lot to offer for photography :)

07-01-10

barista7105

@andreasrech: most of the time the island gives a perfect sky with beautiful clouds, but I was not that lucky at that time. As you said, nature has its own will :) @Ziss Man: Indeed, the water is perfectly still which gave perfect in depth scenery

07-01-10

barista7105

Superb lighting and b/w

07-01-10

bajanexile

Nice capture. Stephen

07-01-10

bajanexile

Nice colours, shapes and tones. Stephen

06-30-10

andreasresch

You won't be disappointed.

06-30-10

cainus

Roxson af-confirm chip supplied the exif... before my glue job failed!

06-30-10

charles.k

Love the feel to this shot

06-30-10

charles.k

Great shot!

06-30-10

charles.k

I really like this shot! Great lines, shape and lighting.

06-30-10

JT

indeed it is. I have anxiously been waiting to see more from Lazzaros :)

06-30-10

cliffkiracofe

Very fine work indeed. Great model, lighting, styling and overall effect.

06-30-10

cliffkiracofe

Your beautiful work inspires a visit to Austria for some hiking!

06-30-10

charles.k

Thank you. It is not the usual smile or laugh.

06-30-10

bajanexile

Like this. Stephen

06-30-10

doug

Thanks! The colors are strong and contrasting...

06-30-10

doug

Thank you! He is cheerful and good-natured.

06-30-10

rick perry

George - This is an outstanding shot - terrific color!

06-30-10

JT

this is really interesting and calm. It is so calm I have a hard time telling what is water and rock :)

06-30-10

JT

Very nice. reminds me of many water falls here in Oregon.

06-30-10

andreasresch

Very nice - what an expression.

06-30-10

andreasresch

Hehe ... I know the adapter issue too well. Even harder with my Zeiss zoom lens. Great shot. Love the lower half - the sky could be a little more interesting. But nature never listens.

06-30-10

andreasresch

The Raggaschlucht in Carinthia/Austria is a great place to hang out and shoot. Narrow, cool and full of water. Actual aperture was f/16 for this one.

06-30-10

barista7105

I forgot to change the non-CPU lens data to 28mm, hence the EXIF still shows the previous lens I used last time, which is 50mm

06-30-10

JT

nice colors. the film gives it a touch of class :)

06-30-10

lolphoto

Wonderful. What a smile!

06-30-10

luke

but this photo was made with aps-c digital camera (eos 400d) so angle of view is simillar like with 50mm i have 2 zeiss 50mm lenses - pancolar f1,8 and tessar f2,8 silver with pushed aperture ring

06-29-10

lolphoto

Just to show the amazing colors you can get with this lens ;-)

06-29-10

charles.k

This is an amazing shot!!! Love the composition.

06-29-10

cliffkiracofe

que linda imagen. looks great alvaro. I have this lens and FCW bodies. It is one of my favorite lenses.

06-29-10

alphazeiss

Wow!! That's a very nice picture!

06-29-10

doug

Glad to have sparked a pleasant memory or two! I got mine 4 years ago for $155 from a RangeFinderForum member in New York and had it rebuilt by Camera Care for $190, including a new meter cell. That service also included a CLA for the lens, which was $152 from a seller in Kerala India. I don't use the kit very much, but it's fun when I do. :)

06-29-10

alphazeiss

Yah. Sharp and beautiful pix!! Is that really a pigeon??

06-29-10

pentaxpete

I had that same camera ! The first Contax I had I bought in Berlin in 1956 for £38 it was the model III with the un-coated f1.5 Sonnar--not very good-- then I got a IIIa with coated f1.5 Sonnar.

06-29-10

pentaxpete

this looks more like a 50mm f1.4 than the 35mm f2.4 Flektogon ! In your technical details it says '50mm f1.4' !!! I use that Flektogon on my Pentax screw-thread and Praktica cameras.

06-29-10

alphazeiss

That's a very nice pix! There's something mysterious about it (due to the glass/window being there).

06-29-10

pentaxpete

Excellent 'Atmosphere'but it looked devoid of 'Human Interest' until I saw the hidden figure.

06-29-10

alphazeiss

I like this too. It's a very nice pix!

06-29-10

pentaxpete

Excellent B&W processing-- the leathers look 'metallic' also.

06-29-10

pentaxpete

I did straighten it out in the darkroom RA4 print I made to put into my Camera Club Print competition -- I left it here to show it was 'Shot From The Hip' ie GUESSED ! Thanks for viewing --- Peter.

06-29-10

jarski

yep, its IR :)

06-29-10

busterinit

Thanks to everyone for your kind comments. It was a cold morning when I shot this, but felt it was worth it..cheers

06-29-10

doug

Hi - Thanks! It's a G2.

06-29-10

busterinit

Thanks Stephen. New to this so have taken your advice and made it my Avetar.

06-29-10

JT

great timing. Have you tried to straighten it out? Sometimes that is not the best thing to do but would be interesting to see the difference.

06-29-10

JT

nice colors. reminds me why i like film. G1 or G2?

06-29-10

JT

Beautiful. The darks look perfect on my monitor bringing out the flower nicely!

06-29-10

silverstudent

i agree with merrill. well done.

06-29-10

bajanexile

One for an Avetar. Stephen

06-29-10

bajanexile

Top image. Stephen

06-29-10

bajanexile

Like this. Stephen

06-28-10

merrill

Both compositionally and aesthetically pleasing - a winning combination!

06-28-10

JT

I like how the rising sun gives the mountain a look of flowing lava. Nicely done.

06-28-10

bluetsunami

I love the huge amount of visual interests in this. It also feels like one large organism or some sort. Its quite nice to take in.

06-28-10

charles.k

Thanks cliffkiracofe!

06-28-10

cliffkiracofe

very fine portrait. I prefer this version as we are really "in the moment" here.

06-28-10

mstudios

I see Gidot! Nice image.....

06-28-10

mstudios

Keep using this model!!!!! Carla...

06-28-10

mstudios

That Contax works wonderfully...nice image. I opened Zeiss Image and this image appeared asking if I had seen this today...all I could say was "no", glad I did.

06-28-10

charles.k

Thank you! Charles

06-28-10

silverstudent

nice.

06-28-10

doug

Thanks! It may be a police boot-print...

06-28-10

cliffkiracofe

great image, with a classic look, of the craftsman in his setting (particularly as I have never seen a candlemaker). Lighting is effective. The workflow is quite interesting to me as it involves "analog". The 16x20 must be quite nice indeed.

06-28-10

pentaxpete

a flash shot taken in Blists Hill,Shropsire,near Ironbridge Gorge. I tried the Kodak Chromogenic film and home-processed in C41, toned in PhotoShop 7-- I did a 20x16" toned print of this for my camera club.

06-28-10

bajanexile

Lovely composition and conversion. Stephen

06-28-10

JT

Lovely portrait.

06-28-10

mstudios

Nice tone...and of course imaging.....I miss SF.

06-28-10

mstudios

wow!!!! nice and sharp image...and well designed hopefully that's not your footprint. If it is, I hope you got in. ~m

06-28-10

mstudios

Love this image ...well done and nice angle of view

06-28-10

jeffrey_c

nice.. :)

06-27-10

lolphoto

Thanks ;-)

06-27-10

cornelius

Mega fantastic!

06-27-10

JT

Wonderful. great lighting, composition and execution. very sharp too!

06-27-10

ajayc

thank you Charles and mstudios!

06-27-10

lulu

Fascinating, isn't it?

06-27-10

pantoja

Simply stunning

06-27-10

JT

I can't believe how many have commented on this picture :)

06-27-10

rick perry

Very nice - great composition!

06-27-10

cliffkiracofe

interesting image and the chiarascuro effect is distinctive

06-27-10

cliffkiracofe

great design, tones....those eyes!!!

06-27-10

lolphoto

Superb! Even the chair fits!

06-27-10

bajanexile

Top composition and image. Regards Stephen

06-26-10

dante121

Wow ! Very cool high Key process and composition !

06-26-10

cainus

I'm quite excited about it too! I'd like to replace mine when i can afford it as its not in the best of condition http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4025/4666503980_af3e88f58d_b.jpg

06-26-10

JT

beautiful focus transition. I can't wait for the new 35 1.4. I have heard some good rumors about it.

06-26-10

poyin

thank you, mandas!

06-26-10

JT

Wow, that first bird is incredibly sharp!

06-26-10

silverstudent

She is beautiful.

06-26-10

silverstudent

beautiful composition.

06-26-10

sabreglobe

Great Picture. Less is more.

06-26-10

JT

Superb! Simply awesome.

06-26-10

philber

First macro shot with ZE 100

06-26-10

philber

First shot with ZE 100

06-26-10

philber

First shot with ZE 28

06-26-10

dante121

This composition is superb

06-26-10

mandas

great atmosphere rendered. Marino

06-26-10

dante121

Very cool ! I love the composition and the colors !

06-26-10

cliffkiracofe

right in the moment here, striking image.

06-25-10

readone_sapi

Superbbb...

06-25-10

mstudios

Nice Textures.....

06-25-10

mstudios

Thanks Rick, there's more, and who knows maybe someone with a nice Gallery is looking for an exhibitor......

06-25-10

swappo

This is one of the most beutiful and memorable landscape shots I've ever seen.

06-25-10

rick perry

I love this entire Manhole Cover series. Great idea and execution.

06-25-10

mandas

Thank you, Rick :)

06-25-10

rick perry

Wonderful - demonstrates proper use of an 18mm lens.

06-25-10

rick perry

This is a very strong graphic - I like it. Rick

06-25-10

mandas

Thanks, that's exactly what the evening was :)

06-25-10

JT

Wonderful capture. A nice summer night Tango.

06-25-10

mllanos1111

Wow thank you very much! I just finished seeing the Bresson exhibit at MoMA and it was wonderful. :-)

06-25-10

cliffkiracofe

Not familar with the specific adapter for the Exakta mounts but perhaps someone who may use one could help us on this?

06-25-10

cliffkiracofe

Clouds come up nicely, looks great. cliff

06-25-10

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting Cliff. I have reprocessed the image with a Red filter and replaced the image on this site. Stephen

06-25-10

lulu

It is trully gorgeous. The compositon, color, detail. Just beautiful.

06-25-10

lulu

I'm not an expert but I guess there are available adapters of any kind. Are there?

06-25-10

mstudios

it all started here, a walk downtown NYC.

06-25-10

mstudios

Thanx Stephen, I have a whole series I just finished up on Manhole covers....now I'm just looking for a gallery to exhibit them.

06-25-10

cliffkiracofe

BW expresses the weathering situation of the sadly castaway farm equipment (hay spreader?) better than the lush color, IMO. Would a red filter be too much?

06-25-10

bajanexile

Lovely! Stephen

06-25-10

cliffkiracofe

lulu, strong image, beautiful model. gnatsum, I have a 50mm (f/2 Pancolor "Zebra")) for my VX1000 and it is also sticky. Typical problem and a tech can clean and lube it. I bought the body because I wanted to use the Flek 20mm. Needs some work on the focal plane shutter at the moment, another typical problem a tech can fix. The M42 mount lulu is using is not the same as the Exakta mount.

06-25-10

cliffkiracofe

Your influence, Stephen. I had posted some time ago a color version but on reflection decided it is much more effective this way. Your comment to philber about his shot of the white building with the orange stripe, and his change to monochrome as a second example of the image, got me to thinking...I looked at the software you recommend but NIK seems to be still working on the 64 bit version so I will have to wait a little while, chomping at the bit.

06-25-10

bajanexile

Nice textures and tones. Stephen

06-25-10

lulu

I have two different adapters. One is just a ring M42-Minolta Mount (Alpha). It's pretty thick and can cause problems with focusing at infinity. The other is really thin and it's got a chip installed. This chip enables focus confirmation in the viewfinder. It works fine unless you stop down more than f5,6.

06-25-10

lulu

That's a shame. Mine is luckily in perfect condition. I don't know how stuff works in Canada, but here, in Poland, there's a coupla people who can make a lens this old work like it's brand new. It usually needs some cleaning, oiling and calibration. It might be worth trying to look around your area.

06-25-10

bajanexile

Conversion with Nik's Silver Efex Pro using an Red filter to bring up some more detail in the clouds. Any preference for colour VS B&W or visa versa?

06-25-10

cliffkiracofe

Thanks ZM and Stephen. This lily is in my garden where I find many subjects close at hand. All the fine work on this website is inspiring me to try new methods and approaches in my own work. cliff

06-25-10

bajanexile

LOvely seascape. Stephen

06-25-10

bajanexile

Amazing what you can turn a manhole cover into. Love the textures, tones and detail. Stephen

06-25-10

bajanexile

Like this as a monochrome. Stephen

06-25-10

bajanexile

Lovely image. Great retrieval of detail and a nice composition. Stephen

06-25-10

bajanexile

Nice shot Cliff. Stephen

06-25-10

paolobert

nice photo, a bresson style.

06-24-10

JT

This is beautiful. Great colors and saturation not to mention sharpness.

06-24-10

jhsymington

The lens on the T3 is a 35mm f2.8 Sonnar

06-24-10

gnatsum

I have this lens, it's really stiff and jammed though :( What type of adapter did you use for this? I have all these exakta lenses I want to use but I find my VX to be really annoying sometimes...

06-24-10

mllanos1111

Thank you! It's interesting how I shoot differently depending on the camera I use. With the FM2 or Zeiss Ikon I see differently.

06-24-10

charles.k

Nice shot. I like the classic style.

06-24-10

mstudios

really nice design

06-24-10

mstudios

wonderful focus.....

06-24-10

mstudios

I love the classic look of this image....

06-24-10

cliffkiracofe

very nice: tones, composition, atmosphere

06-24-10

cliffkiracofe

thanks ZM. we have an annual hot air balloon festival here in Lexington VA every first few days of July. This was from last year. The fine BW submissions here have sparked a renewed interest so I will try some more digital and analog.

06-24-10

mllanos1111

Thank you! I keep straying from the Efke Rodinal combo for HP5 and every time I come back to it I realize how much I love this combination.

06-24-10

JT

Great composition.

06-24-10

cliffkiracofe

nice classic look and feel...good old Rodinal.

06-24-10

bajanexile

Like the textures and colours. Stephen

06-24-10

mllanos1111

Efke 25 shot at 50ASA developed in Rodinal 50:1

06-24-10

mllanos1111

Efke 25 shot at 50ASA developed in Rodinal 50:1

06-24-10

mllanos1111

Efke 25 shot at 50ASA developed in Rodinal 50:1

06-24-10

mllanos1111

Efke 25 shot at 50ASA developed in Rodinal 50:1

06-24-10

mllanos1111

Efke 25 shot at 50ASA developed in Rodinal 50:1

06-24-10

silverstudent

Very nice.

06-24-10

JT

Thanks. The Oregon coast is a wonderful place to photograph. I am going this weekend for some new pictures.

06-24-10

JT

Wow. Incredible! look at that detail. On my monitor it looks a little cool. But even so, its a great picture.

06-24-10

rick perry

I spent most of my life on or near the Ocean - always loved to photograph ships, docks and boats.

06-24-10

charles.k

I really like this portrait. Good to see more of the 50 planar being used.

06-24-10

charles.k

Great shot!

06-24-10

charles.k

Thanks Stephen.

06-24-10

bajanexile

Great shot. Love boats as a photographic subject. Stephen

06-24-10

bajanexile

nice image and conversion. Stephen

06-24-10

bajanexile

Bath Abbey is the stunning gothic church in the middle of Bath. Work started on a Norman cathedral in the 11th century when the abbey was elevated to cathedral status. It took until 1156 to complete and further rebuilding began in 1500 after much of the building had fallen into ruin. It was finally completed in 1611. There has been a church on the site from 757 AD.

06-24-10

dante121

this blue feeling is just awesome ... so fresh !!!!

06-23-10

charles.k

Thank you! Being middle of winter it was cold and very windy, so it was hard to keep the camera steady on the tripod with a 6 sec exp :)

06-23-10

JT

This is fantastic! subtle but powerful. I will be at the coast this weekend. Hope I get some good pictures.

06-23-10

charles.k

Excellent shot!

06-23-10

JT

Very nostalgic looking. I like this.

06-23-10

cliffkiracofe

thanks for the encouragement, stephen. i'll work on some more. cliff

06-23-10

lulu

Oh yes. Come on people. Visit Poland! I'm gonna show you the true beauty of Central Europe. :)

06-23-10

jarski

breathtaking! (goes to pack bags to fly to Poland...)

06-23-10

JT

Lulu, I'm on my way ! :)

06-23-10

lulu

Wonderful, warm tones.

06-23-10

lulu

Well, thank you. To me, this picture is all about composition, to be honest.

06-23-10

lulu

Yeah, it's all about polish girls, you know ;). My credit is next to none here.

06-23-10

charles.k

Great capture. This is one of my favourite lenses.

06-23-10

shtarka1

We Are On The Same Page! ; - ) Excellent Lulu!

06-23-10

shtarka1

Beautiful Ethereal Composition!

06-23-10

shtarka1

Beautiful All Around, But The Eyes Are Piercingly Gorgeous!

06-23-10

shtarka1

Much Appreciated Lulu!

06-23-10

shtarka1

Thanks Very Much Lulu!

06-23-10

bajanexile

Like the composition. Stephen

06-23-10

bajanexile

Love this macro. Great detail and colours. Stephen

06-23-10

bajanexile

Thanks for looking and your feedback philber. Much appreciated. Stephen

06-23-10

lulu

Great framing

06-23-10

lulu

F-A-N-T-A-S-T-I-C

06-23-10

lulu

I think I like your style.

06-23-10

lulu

Great place.

06-23-10

lulu

Fantastic colors. Very technical and detailed shot, and so beautifull.

06-23-10

lulu

Very good

06-23-10

lulu

Fantastic play of colors. Yeah, give us some more Guma.

06-23-10

lulu

I love this one, too.

06-23-10

lulu

It is just great.

06-22-10

sunbee

If i were right, it is Pilsner Urquell. :)

06-22-10

charles.k

Great shot. Love the pose and tones!

06-22-10

lolphoto

Beautiful ;-))

06-22-10

philber

Totally amazing shot, Stephen! Can't imagine you haven't thought about B&W, though...:-)

06-22-10

silverstudent

I agree with Zeiss Man. Very nice, indeed.

06-22-10

alphazeiss

Hey guys, thanks for the kind words! (hey i'm really not that good... sometimes just lucky) Phil

06-22-10

rick perry

Alpha - I don't know how I missed this before - Truly A Spectaular Shot. As I peruse through your photographs - I realize that many are as just good or even better! Great work. Rick

06-22-10

paky

cool loft.

06-22-10

charles.k

Thanks. Stephen

06-22-10

bajanexile

Bath Abbey is the stunning gothic church in the middle of Bath. Work started on a Norman cathedral in the 11th century when the abbey was elevated to cathedral status. It took until 1156 to complete and further rebuilding began in 1500 after much of the building had fallen into ruin. It was finally completed in 1611. There has been a church on the site from 757 AD. Image is of the early 16th century ceiling designed by the Vertue brothers with restored and repainted heraldic shields.

06-22-10

bajanexile

Thanks ZM for your continuing support and feedback. Stephen

06-22-10

bajanexile

Thanks Rick. I went across to Bath to shoot the interior of the Assembly Rooms but when I got there, it had been rented out for some sort of National Exhibition, so photography was out. It is cared for by our National Trust and costs an absolute fortune to upkeep, so I cannot blame them for tying to get some money in. Without the National Trust, most of our outstanding historical buildings would simply fall into disrepair. Stephen

06-22-10

bajanexile

Thanks Cliff. We all need to have positive input to our site if it is to become an interesting and informative place to visit. Silence is not golden in this case and lack of commitment and feedback will eventually kill it. No, we do not want a forum on whether a Canon EOS 5D MkII is better than a Nikon D700 or visa versa. We need an involved membership. Best regards Stephen

06-22-10

rick perry

Stephen, Outstanding shot - a proper demonstartion of the Zeiss 21mm capabilities. Rick

06-22-10

philber

Thanks, guys!

06-22-10

philber

Thanks, guys!

06-22-10

bajanexile

Great detail and colour. Stephen

06-22-10

bajanexile

Interesting image. Stephen

06-22-10

bajanexile

Like all the angles and shapes in this image. Stephen

06-22-10

bajanexile

Nice composition and detail. Stephen

06-22-10

bajanexile

Guinness? Stephen

06-22-10

bajanexile

Nice landscape. Stephen

06-22-10

bajanexile

Architects John Wood the Elder and his son John Wood the Younger were responsible for some of the most iconic architecture of Bath. The Royal Crescent is actually thirty residential houses that was built between 1767 and 1774. It is one of the best examples of Georgian architecture in the country. All the houses are identical with 114 ionic columns to the front.

06-22-10

charles.k

Nice shot Philber!

06-22-10

JT

Beautiful scene. I cant wait to start hiking again!

06-22-10

gary cook

Thank you. I used Lightroom3 grain for first time here. I am glad it worked out.

06-22-10

pentaxpete

I used some available light plus some bounced flash for this. Kodak Tri-X home-processed.

06-22-10

pentaxpete

There was some light coming through the window as well as my flashes-- the slow sych speed of the Pentacon Six means some light got onto her hand. Kodak Tri-X home-processed.

06-22-10

pentaxpete

I took this with my Pentacon Six loaded with Kodak Tri-X film and used several flashes.

06-22-10

cliffkiracofe

thanks. that's my brother and we were about to open that bottle for lunch at his place. he does documentary architectural photography. i love this little Tessar lens and the Contaflex and need to get it out and about more.

06-22-10

silverstudent

Lovely!

06-22-10

silverstudent

Beautifully done.

06-22-10

silverstudent

Superior composition! This looks like an ad for wine to me.

06-22-10

JT

That is a great shot. I can even see shadow detail inside the right dome. The camera handles the high ISO really well.

06-22-10

philber

A very dark church indeed, as indicated by the EXIF, with no possibility of using a tripod.

06-22-10

JT

Great image. Looks like it is on a different planet. I love composition, grain and lighting.

06-22-10

JT

Wow!

06-22-10

silverstudent

Great composition.

06-22-10

lolphoto

Thank you for your comments. They were just passing by in the right light...

06-22-10

rick perry

Gary, Flawless composition - a prize winner! Nice work, Rick

06-22-10

cliffkiracofe

very much admire your exquisite and elegant architecturals whether in color or in bw, interiors, or exteriors. also appreciate your helpful historical comment not to mention the thoughtful advice on the Zeiss Talk space.

06-22-10

cliffkiracofe

really nice landscape. very effective use of the powerful tree foreground element. you and donuss have provided some fine examples of what is possible with the 18mm.

06-22-10

gary cook

This scene is on the Pepperdine University school campus. It is right next door to Malibu California.

06-22-10

sunqs

extraordinary clouds!

06-22-10

bajanexile

The 18th-century Pulteney Bridge by Robert Adams is one of only four bridges lined with shops in the world, but Robert Adam's creation has more than novelty value. His graceful composition is one of the unqualified successes of English Palladianism and provides the perfect integrating link between two halves of a Palladian city. Colour version for philbert.

06-21-10

philber

Thanks, Charles! So do I...:-)

06-21-10

charles.k

Excellent shot Philber! I do like the rendering of the Planar.

06-21-10

pvkuntz

Totally awesome! Nice work!! Paul

06-21-10

ekk

lol thanks. i thought i had added to one of my lens collection set. but this was taken with Planar 100/2 CY :)

06-21-10

JT

Wow, I love the depth of field here. So nicely controlled. What lens did you use? Surely not the Hubble :)

06-21-10

JT

Truly wonderful. Not only do I enjoy your images but the detailed description is also very informative.

06-21-10

charles.k

Love the rendering on this shot rsolti!

06-21-10

philber

Lovely shot, Stephen! Maybe you could try it in colour...:-)

06-21-10

bajanexile

The Bath Assembly Rooms, designed by John Wood the Younger in 1769, are a set of elegant assembly rooms located in the heart of the World Heritage City of Bath in England which are now open to the public as a visitor attraction. It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building.

06-21-10

bajanexile

The 18th-century Pulteney Bridge by Robert Adams is one of only four bridges lined with shops in the world, but Robert Adam's creation has more than novelty value. His graceful composition is one of the unqualified successes of English Palladianism and provides the perfect integrating link between two halves of a Palladian city.

06-21-10

rick perry

Thanks Guys - A 1937 Ford Sedan.

06-21-10

cliffkiracofe

strong design and gorgeous blue

06-21-10

philber

Great shot, Rick!

06-21-10

shtarka1

Thanks!

06-21-10

JT

This is dreamy.

06-21-10

JT

How are you converting to B&W? I really like the conversion and would like to copy it :)

06-21-10

rsolti13

sounds like a reason for me to purchase a T/S lens......now if I could only convince the wife :) Thanks

06-21-10

JT

This is great! The only thing I would recommend is straightening the image just a little. Make the windows and pipe on the right side parallel with the edge. Maybe it will throw the left side off a little but it's worth a try with such a good picture.

06-21-10

rick perry

Waiting for the ZE - for sure!

06-21-10

philber

This shot shows the headquarters of la Société Générale, a French bank, in the La Défense business park. Thanks for the comment, too. BTW, I ordered a Zeiss 28, and will comment on that when I get it... Otherwise I suggest you either get a very cheap Contax 25 (like this one), or wait for the redesigned z* 25

06-21-10

rick perry

Nice shot Philber - Where is this? - Very "Futuristic" Architecture. Also this makes me want a 25mm lens. Rick

06-21-10

dante121

Magnifique !!!!

06-21-10

dante121

Just wonderful ! The shadows keeps so much details ... it's one of the best shdow picture i've seen lately !

06-21-10

charles.k

Thank you merrill for the kind words!

06-21-10

merrill

Definitely one of those 'I wish I'd taken that' shots. Magnificent!

06-20-10

derekwin

thanks I call it Gandalf losing in Vegas

06-20-10

doug

Focus is spot-on... The mean expression is belied somewhat by the designer glasses. :)

06-20-10

doug

Thought-provoking, with the fancy dress somewhat conflicting with the serious adult expression and youthful features.

06-20-10

JT

Ok guma. You have teased us enough :) When do we see more?

06-20-10

JT

Very nice indeed. Good focus too considering th emoving subject. Did you know them?

06-20-10

derekwin

nice symmetry

06-20-10

derekwin

very evocative

06-20-10

charles.k

Great shot! Love the 40's feel to it.

06-20-10

cliffkiracofe

I like this one, the young people, the blacks and the colors, the light. this lens seems to produce a very nice bokeh and I noticed this in some other members' work too.

06-20-10

lolphoto

Great mood again and beautiful B&W.

06-20-10

lolphoto

Yes, nice shot. Love the mood and compo.

06-20-10

charles.k

Really like this photo. Shapes, textures and form appeal to me.

06-20-10

derekwin

nice symmetry

06-20-10

derekwin

Very Abbey Road. Nice detail

06-20-10

derekwin

Nice contrast

06-20-10

JT

Gorgeous photo and girl. The B&W converted nicely here. Have your tried cropping the right to see what it looks like?

06-20-10

JT

Great Snap shot. Trouble in the making :)

06-20-10

JT

This is incredibly sharp. Great B&W

06-20-10

JT

This is really rich. I really like this.

06-20-10

charles.k

Excellent shot and conversion Philber!

06-20-10

philber

Another example of an old, cheap lens holding up quite well IMHO, especially for detail

06-20-10

JT

That is incredible macro work.

06-20-10

philber

Thanks, guys. Stephen, your suggestions to try more B&W are something I will try to keep in ,mind.

06-20-10

gnatsum

I thought these were lettuce bunches, until I took the photo, the Ottawa "Farmer's Market" seller said "Taking pictures of bok-choy butts?" and I was shocked. Never seen such huge bok-choy. Sony a900 w/ 24-70 Zeiss. As always with Zeiss, fantastic lens, even though it's a zoom.

06-20-10

bajanexile

A1. Stephen

06-20-10

bajanexile

Love it, but both are very good images. Stephen

06-20-10

cliffkiracofe

it is a strong and exciting image either way. i personally prefer the color and that orange stripe over white against the black building next door and the blue sky. very nice.

06-20-10

philber

Not bad detail, from a cheap, old lens

06-20-10

philber

I seem to remember having suggested this earlier on...:-)

06-20-10

sabreglobe

Nice use of the wide angle!

06-20-10

mstudios

The Companion piece.

06-20-10

mstudios

I love this building....

06-20-10

mstudios

It was a Bank Door down near Wall Street. it's companion piece is coming....

06-20-10

philber

Stephen, thanks for the comments. I just posted a B&W version. Need some time to decide how I feel aboutit, it is so different from the colour on I am familiar with.

06-20-10

gary cook

I have riposted photo with dust removed. Thanks for the catch Stephen.

06-20-10

cliffkiracofe

can almost hear the artist at rehearsal in a dead quiet setting. beautiful color and perspective.

06-20-10

cliffkiracofe

strong design as are your others. this reminds me of an old bank vault/brass door. architectural details can be great subjects.

06-20-10

cliffkiracofe

excellent!

06-20-10

bajanexile

Nice portrait. Stephen

06-20-10

bajanexile

Nice angles and shapes. Stephen

06-20-10

bajanexile

Nice composition and definitely an image crying out for a top quality monochrome conversion. Printed large and in B&W, it would make a stunning image. In my opinion , an image like this is all about shape and form plus textures/tones. Colour can just detract from this goal. It is only an opinion. Still love it as it is. Regards Stephen

06-19-10

JT

I just ran into this again with the random viewer and I a still amazed at how great this picture is. It is so sharp for this kind of photo. Great job.

06-19-10

magiclight

Thanks, Philippe.

06-19-10

philber

Thanks! Appreciate it.

06-19-10

philber

Simply awesome, Dave!

06-19-10

JT

Incredible. Love the depth of field and sharpness. What lens?

06-19-10

magiclight

This was taken in the Rain forest on the West Coast of New Zealand. I must admit I wish Zeiss made these lenses sealed against mosture as this are receives 8 metres of rain p.a.

06-19-10

rick perry

Gary - that is a very nice shot! Rick

06-19-10

cliffkiracofe

very nice. i enjoyed looking at your website and the landscape and architecturals.

06-19-10

bluetsunami

I definitely love the lush look of the green and the clarity of the scenery. Wonderful photograph.

06-19-10

JT

This is wonderful. Excellent capture and I like th elack of time exposure. Reminds me of places here in Oregon.

06-19-10

pantoja

beautyfull

06-19-10

gary cook

How perfect. No improvement possible.

06-19-10

bajanexile

Like it! Stephen

06-19-10

bajanexile

One for B&W conversion? Stephen

06-19-10

bajanexile

Nice composition, textures and tones to this image. Stephen

06-19-10

bajanexile

Nice tones and restricted DOF. Stephen

06-19-10

bajanexile

Beautiful capture. Of the two images, I prefer the lighting balance on this one. The 5D and Zeiss lenses are a great match. Stephen

06-19-10

guma

[url]http://vimeo.com/12208994 love story)))))

06-19-10

guma

thx all! )) alphazeiss, Yes, it was a large reflector (2x1 m)

06-19-10

lulu

Yeah! Competition rocks!

06-19-10

JT

Looks like Tim has some competition :) I love it! The picture too.

06-19-10

mstudios

really nicely done....Bravo!

06-19-10

cliffkiracofe

elegant and effective image. i have the f/4 version of this Kena lens in an Exakta I use from time to time. yours does a fine job in digital!

06-19-10

cliffkiracofe

Thanks cornelius. And thanks to the fine folks at Zeiss for this wonderful lens.

06-19-10

koolbeep

thanks ^_^

06-18-10

alphazeiss

yah it is indeed a weird cloud in there. I think I have another picture of a different scene that has about 3 ~types of clouds (weird place at high elevation). ...but be sure to just drive to this place - there's no need to hike over a mile on the trail to get here like what they told us we had to do! :)

06-18-10

alphazeiss

Oh no don't worry nobody fell or got hurt other than this wheel. This wheel is from my kid's Specialized MTB. That's already the second rear wheel on this bike. While buying the third wheel I got him a smaller rear cassette so that he can go faster :)

06-18-10

JT

Wonderful night time shot. The B&W really works well here.

06-18-10

JT

This is lovely. A beautiful girl nicely captured in the photo. Very nice exposure and just the right amount of saturation.

06-18-10

JT

This is nice but that one cloud in the middle just does not look like its part of the sky. Besides that, I like it. the picture makes me want to be there. Good blues and contrast.

06-18-10

JT

That is some serious texture there. Sharp!

06-18-10

JT

Ouch!

06-18-10

lolphoto

Beautiful shot. I like her smile and the colors, selected sharpness and compo.

06-18-10

evolver

Thanks, it's the camera that got me hooked. I shoot Canon now.

06-18-10

cornelius

Excellent!

06-18-10

cornelius

Bellissimo!

06-18-10

cornelius

Excellent use of the frame, love the colors too.

06-18-10

cliffkiracofe

Way cool. I must show this to my Merckx road bike down in the front hall...

06-18-10

cornelius

This image was made with a Hasselblad 500C/M, Zeiss CF 60mm 3.5, and a Hasselblad 55 ext. tube. Growing up I had a love affair with bicycles and now my sister races them! This is a close up of the rear cassette on her downhill race machine.

06-18-10

JT

Wow, I can feel it! wonderful!

06-18-10

charles.k

Just love this shot. Great colours, angle and different!

06-18-10

JT

Beautiful!

06-18-10

alphazeiss

Yah!! It looks magical. A very beautiful picture/colors/angle/girl/everything!! The lighting on the face is great - did you have to use a large reflector or fill-in flash here... or...?

06-18-10

rsolti13

fantastic colors

06-18-10

sabreglobe

Great light and composition

06-18-10

cliffkiracofe

marvelous!

06-18-10

JT

Wonderful! Beautiful angle colors and girl! I want to see more! :)

06-18-10

sunworshiper

Many thanks for your comment prezeissly

06-18-10

JT

This is great. I wonder if she knows the way he is looking at her?

06-18-10

JT

Amazingly sharp and snappy for such a small camera.

06-18-10

JT

Beautiful shot and girl. I like the way the arms line up. It makes the photographer not feel like a distraction.

06-18-10

JT

I like this. It is busy without being too busy and the colors are just wonderful.

06-18-10

JT

Perfect focus and perfect depth of field. Great!

06-18-10

lolphoto

Great scene. I can almost hear his voice!

06-18-10

lolphoto

Wonderful. So much humanity. Well seen!

06-18-10

mstudios

It was New Years Day, after it had rained all night, and it was still a little foggy. Thanks Zeiss Man....

06-18-10

charles.k

Thank you!

06-18-10

bajanexile

Nice portrait. Stephen

06-18-10

bulldozer

carl zeiss jena sonnar mc 135/3.5

06-17-10

JT

Lovely and peaceful. I really like the lighting and tones. Well done. I wish I could get a grip on lighting and exposure like this.

06-17-10

JT

Really cool shot. The shallow depth of field works really well here.

06-17-10

JT

Wonderful street shot! Something you would expect from a range finder photographer :)

06-17-10

JT

The storm is coming. This looks great!

06-17-10

JT

Excellent. I only wish there was a little more blurring of the train to show motion. But, I still love it.

06-17-10

JT

I like this picture. I like the black and white, i like the contrast and I like the detail. Not too mention I like the guy that looks like he is deciding which door to open :)

06-17-10

lolphoto

Beautiful shot. Great movement and light/colors. Great street shot!

06-17-10

philber

Superb picture, Andreas!

06-17-10

koolbeep

thanks... ^_^

06-17-10

cliffkiracofe

in addition to the fine color and composition, the human quality really comes out to me

06-17-10

cliffkiracofe

well composed: the monk and the metro. nice.

06-17-10

derekwin

I really like the light here.

06-17-10

derekwin

Great moment

06-17-10

philber

And another!

06-17-10

philber

Another one I like!

06-17-10

philber

Lovely shot, Wouter!

06-17-10

cliffkiracofe

Thanks. Plants express themselves through form and color and I try to give them a hand in that expression (with the help of Zeiss lenses). I have a project on plant portraits just now so have put a few up encouraged by your kind words.

06-17-10

rsolti13

Andreas, fantastic work in your portfolio with this lens. WOW!

06-17-10

andreasresch

That's the reward for getting up at 4am and snow shoe to the peak of a mountain for 90 minutes. The lovely mountain range around the "Sparafeld" in the Austrian "Gesäuse" NP. This is actually the opposite side of my recently posted sunset reflection shot. Probably f/11 and about 50mm.

06-17-10

JT

Really incredible work you are posting. I love what you did with the greens.

06-17-10

andreasresch

Very nice - great details and depth.

06-17-10

andreasresch

On the way to a gorge with the weird name "Dr. Vogelgesang Klamm" which could be translated to "Dr. Birdsong Gorge". Once again in the awesome Austrian Alps - this time in Upper Austria". Lens must have been at 35mm, aperture f/16 I guess.

06-17-10

JT

Wonderful capture.

06-17-10

JT

Hello? Can anyone say wow? This is STUNNING and with a zoom :) It almost looks like film. Definitely a featured photo candidate later today!

06-17-10

mikepeters

Thanks.

06-17-10

mikepeters

Thanks, I was struck by the tenderness they had for each other.

06-17-10

mikepeters

Thank you for the kind words and for featuring it on the main page.

06-17-10

rick perry

Andrea - Absolutely Terrific shot! Rick

06-17-10

charles.k

Great shot philber!!!

06-17-10

charles.k

Thanks Andreas

06-17-10

andreasresch

Lovely shot and great colors, Charles.

06-17-10

andreasresch

For of the beautiful peaks in the Styrian "Gesäuse" National Park. As my adapter doesn't transfer the lens data - it was shot at 35mm and f/16.

06-16-10

derekwin

I really like the texture

06-16-10

derekwin

Great light and shadows

06-16-10

philber

Thanks, Charles! And, yes, there is something special about the rendition of the 50 f:1.4. Hard to pinpoint, but definitely there. For want of a better word, I call it "understated elegance".

06-16-10

sunqs

Lovely Capture!

06-16-10

sunqs

The expression of the face is interesting.

06-16-10

sunqs

splendid! love this

06-16-10

derekwin

great slice of life shoot. Top level street photography

06-16-10

derekwin

nice texture. very interesting image

06-16-10

JT

This is a classic photo. Excellent in allways

06-16-10

JT

Wow. This is touching. What despair. Would love to read some details about this. Great shot.

06-16-10

derekwin

Great moment

06-16-10

derekwin

nice shot great color and light

06-16-10

JT

Incredible. Colors look great. I would loveto see this in B&W too.

06-16-10

JT

Awesome picture! He looks mean!

06-16-10

charles.k

Great shot!

06-16-10

charles.k

Great portrait! Beautiful woman with an amazing expression, well captured!

06-16-10

charles.k

Really like this shot Philber! Got to love the 50/1.4 Planar.

06-16-10

charles.k

Thank you!

06-16-10

philber

Superb, Charles!

06-16-10

JT

cool picture. I love the covers on the guns :)

06-16-10

JT

What a beautiful sunset.

06-16-10

philber

Nice! There is a real feeling of "you are there" IMHO.

06-15-10

tbarker13

Beautiful image. Just amazing eye contact.

06-15-10

JT

love the tones and the grain look. Excellent

06-15-10

kanuck

Thanks! I was fortunate enough to be allowed onto the roof of a corporate building by their security guard to get this shot :)

06-15-10

JT

Wow. That is sharp! and no noticeable distortion. Nice picture and a lonely bird :)

06-15-10

JT

This looks classic. great shot.

06-15-10

rsolti13

All lens.....I barely increased sharpness at all. Not quite SOOC, but pretty darn close

06-15-10

paky

3d pop. did you enhance that or was is all lens.

06-15-10

mandas

Strong composition, nice deep contrasts, great!

06-15-10

alphazeiss

Very nice picture! Got reflections everywhere! I like it!!

06-15-10

JT

I thought that black and white conversion looked a little too good :)

06-15-10

philber

Well, I think I was one of the early buyers of the first ZE lenses, so, yes, I have quite a few shots in hand...:-), and thanks for the comment!

06-15-10

rsolti13

philber, great shot! Haven't seen this one yet, you hiding more pics in here?

06-15-10

mandas

wow, it sparkles!

06-15-10

mandas

So light and so full...i love the square.. Great work, Marino

06-15-10

rsolti13

Great shot! Look at those stars, fantastic

06-15-10

JT

Che una bella donna. Io sono innamorato!!! è una fotografia meravigliosa

06-15-10

mandas

Hi, thanks.. I was playing with shooting close with the 35mm, the post was made up to simulate some Polaroid acid colours.. Best, Marino

06-15-10

mandas

Hi, thanks.. There was just a head with a fresnel lens high up camera left. The BW was obtained in Silver Efex. Marino :)

06-15-10

JT

The contrast and lighting really make this stand out. I really like this one.

06-15-10

JT

Great moment captured. Love the B&W. If this was digital, how did you convert to B&W? By the way, if you click on the edit icon next to the title "EXIF Data" you can enter the information about the shot.

06-15-10

jhsymington

Thank you all for your kind comments. It was one of the most memorable photographic nights I have had. Scarily strong wind, dust storms and the weird lenticular clouds shooting across the sky under moonlight was unforgettable.

06-15-10

philber

Nice capture! Well done!

06-15-10

philber

Amazing shot, Donat!

06-15-10

andreasresch

Great image and landscape.

06-15-10

charles.k

This is an amazing shot! Love the composition.

06-15-10

charles.k

Excellent shot!

06-15-10

charles.k

Great shot!!!

06-15-10

bajanexile

Wonderful image. Stephen

06-15-10

alphazeiss

Hmmm... I indeed like this picture for various reasons!! It's nice!! (and humorous too!)

06-14-10

philber

Thanks, alphazeiss!

06-14-10

alphazeiss

Wow. That's a very nice perspective/view!

06-14-10

cliffkiracofe

striking, beautifully executed and composed

06-14-10

jhsymington

Might have one or two more. I'll post them tomorrow night. Thanks everyone.

06-14-10

JT

Interesting observation about the hair. I completely overlooked that. But now that you mentioned it, I see it.

06-14-10

JT

do you have anymore from this series?

06-14-10

pvkuntz

This is a very engaging shot. I like it! The only thing I might recommend is to touch up the loose hair coming off her right cheek that goes over her upper lip. But if you are a "purist," I DO RESPECT THAT! Thanks for posting this. Paul

06-14-10

wouter scheltens

Paky, This photo was taken in the small Dutch town of Huizen on the coast of the Ijsselmeer.

06-14-10

bajanexile

Great dynamic range to this one. Steohen

06-14-10

bajanexile

Another lovely image. Stephen

06-14-10

bajanexile

Nice composition and detail. Stephen

06-14-10

JT

Lovely pictures with a fairytale feel to them. I have added the Biometar to the lens list and should show up on your quick lens set in your exif data window for quick assignment to other photos.

06-14-10

pentaxpete

This series of Winter Photos was taken on my 1972 Pentacon Six made in East Germany by Carl Zeiss Pentacon and the lens is the 80mm f2.8 Carl Zeiss Jena Biometar. I used outdated Ilford FP4 220 size, home-processed in a home-made developer Formula PH35. Grad Yellow Filter used on most. This one I did a 20x16" Exhibition print and it got some awards at my Camera Club.

06-14-10

pentaxpete

thanks for viewing -- well, I never worry what people say about my photos- I don't get all annoyed (unlike MANY on Photo Forums ! ) as I have been in Camera Clubs since 1951 and lots of Judges have commented good and bad ! This photo was taken on my first 'Foreign Trip'with the newly-bought Hasselblad and I had only one lens then the 80mm CFE Planar so I needed a wider angle of view,and also camera was balanced on a rail,as I got a long shutter speed so not the BEST Composition ! Regards--- Peter.

06-13-10

philber

Very moody shot, well done, paky!

06-13-10

philber

Well that gift ended up in the right hands, mff! I relly like this picture, thanks for sharing it!

06-13-10

philber

Lovely picture, Wouter, I realy like it! Is it optical illusion, or is it leaning ever so slightly to the right?

06-13-10

JT

Great B&W!

06-13-10

paky

where was this taken?

06-13-10

JT

Wonderfully surreal.

06-13-10

tbarker13

Nice shot. Love the isolation.

06-13-10

koolbeep

removed... thanks guys!

06-13-10

bajanexile

Nice image. Stephen

06-13-10

bajanexile

I agree, the text just detracts from the image.Stephen

06-13-10

bajanexile

Trying to be constructive here, why this particular Crop? The image is a bit "unbalanced" with a statue on the right side of the altar, but nothing on the left. It might have also been worth includind the top of the altar rather than just the tops of the candle holders. Hope this makes sense. This is meant to be helpful not just to be negative. Regards Stephen

06-13-10

bajanexile

Thanks for your feedback mstudios. Stephen

06-13-10

pentaxpete

Buttsbury Church,near Ingatestone, Essex (England).I was using some outdated 2002 Fuji NPC 160 film I processed in C41 .

06-13-10

pentaxpete

a church in Austria -- I forget the name-- where 'Sound of Music' wedding scene was filmed. I used available light + a small amount of flash from a Sunpak unit, on outdated Kodak Ektachrome EPP 100 film.

06-13-10

bajanexile

The Colour Master (derived from three RAW frames Tone Mapped with Photomatix software) which is a 16-Bit TIFF File, is 182 MB's. This is Tack sharp with superb resolution and detail and could be printed as a very large poster. The Downsized Web Version to meet the 750 Kb maximum file size is just is not nearly as sharp or as detailed as the B&W conversion. The loss in IQ of the Colour Version is large. Stephen

06-13-10

pentaxpete

A Rollei 3.5E Planar GIVEN to me by a fellow Camera Club member-- the winder had to be repaired but works OK now. I tried it out in Chelmsford with 1987 dated Kodak Plus X film rated at 64 ASA.

06-13-10

paky

nice light.

06-13-10

paky

removed name

06-12-10

koolbeep

yup... should remove that one... will look at my archive and update this picture... thank you!

06-12-10

koolbeep

Hi, this is my first post and i'm happy that i can share my zeiss experience ^_^

06-12-10

JT

Stunning work!

06-12-10

mike k

The higher ISO and fast shutter speed was due to the shot being hand held at knee level. I had to run out between the waves and the sand was too soft for a tripod. Live View used for composition. This shot was taken in Jan. 2010. When I returned a few months later for a low tide, sunrise shot at the same location, I found a large expanse of rocks & tide pools. The seaweed in the above image is tethered to rocky tide pools which are covered with sand much of the year. Mike K

06-12-10

alphazeiss

That is a very nice picture!!

06-12-10

JT

Absolutely gorgeous!

06-12-10

JT

Tim, you alway keep me interested in your uploads. Another great one. Love the lighting, B&W and the girl.

06-12-10

mstudios

wonderful angle and back lighting....incredibly beautiful.

06-12-10

mstudios

nice angle of view and history of the building...Thank you.

06-11-10

modusoperandi

nice one!

06-11-10

philber

Gorgeous picture, Paky! Brilliant!

06-11-10

paky

wow. this shot has the most comments of my pictures

06-11-10

charles.k

Great shot. Simply and elegant!

06-11-10

charles.k

I really like this shot!

06-11-10

JT

Excellent

06-11-10

JT

This is wonderful. If it were not for the random display of pictures I would have missed it.

06-11-10

JT

Wow. That is one peak! Nice contrast between darks and lights! Film rocks.

06-11-10

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting mstudios, it is much appreciated. Regards Stephen

06-11-10

bajanexile

Built between 1220 and 1258, with few later additions, this cathedral remains a pure example of one architectural style - Early English Gothic. Bishop Herbert Poore planned the cathedral in the early 13 th century, but died before seeing his plans realised; his brother Richard, who succeeded him as bishop founded the new cathedral in 1220. Shot as a Single RAW Frame @ ISO 200, 21mm, f/13 and an exposure of 4 seconds @ -1/3EV..

06-11-10

JT

My favorite so far. They are reaching for the sun. Wonderful.

06-11-10

JT

I am jealous! I want one of them.

06-11-10

JT

Excellent control and use of aperture! B&W looks great.

06-11-10

bajanexile

Thanks for looking and commenting Zeiss Man and mstudios. this was shot with a Canon EOS 5D Mk.II. Regards Stephen

06-11-10

bulldozer

carl zeiss sonnar mc 135/3.5

06-11-10

bajanexile

Nice composition and light. Stephen

06-11-10

bulldozer

carl zeiss sonnar mc 135/3.5

06-11-10

bajanexile

Like the shallow DOF and composition. Stephen

06-11-10

bajanexile

Lovely image. Stephen

06-11-10

charles.k

I really like this portrait. Very eye catching. Very narrow DOF.

06-11-10

charles.k

Great shot! Love it!

06-11-10

fotografz

Cool! -Marc

06-11-10

bajanexile

Built between 1220 and 1258, with few later additions, this cathedral remains a pure example of one architectural style - Early English Gothic. Bishop Herbert Poore planned the cathedral in the early 13 th century, but died before seeing his plans realised; his brother Richard, who succeeded him as bishop founded the new cathedral in 1220. Shot as a Single RAW Frame @ ISO 200, 21mm, f/13 and an Exposure of 4 seconds. The colour version that I thought of posting just looks too Low Res. for me.

06-10-10

JT

love it! You can sense the joy in the air :)

06-10-10

JT

Just noticed this in the Random pics. I like these types of shots. Makes me wonder what else is around there. Good shot.

06-10-10

mstudios

I love these macros.....nice work smok!

06-10-10

mstudios

Baja does wonderful HDR images ZeissMan

06-10-10

mstudios

absolutely marvelous......nice work!

06-10-10

bajanexile

Like the backliit subject. Stephen

06-10-10

JT

oh m. this is truly impressive! What camera?

06-10-10

bajanexile

Shot on 10 June 2010 in Salisbury Cathedral, Wiltshire, England. Five Bracketted RAW Frames @ ISO 200, 21mm and f/11. RAW conversions and corrections in DxO Optics Pro 6 ELITE software and Tone Mapped in Photomatix Pro 3.2. Tone Mapped image to Adobe Photoshop CS3 and Monochrome conversion with Nik's Silver Efex Pro software.

06-10-10

bajanexile

Shot on 10 June 2010 in Salisbury Cathedral, Wiltshire, England. Five Bracketted RAW Frames @ ISO 200, 21mm and f/13. RAW conversions and corrections in DxO Optics Pro 6 ELITE software and Tone Mapped in Photomatix Pro 3.2. Tone Mapped image to Adobe Photoshop CS3 and Monochrome conversion with Nik's Silver Efex Pro software.

06-10-10

JT

Very nice. this reminds me of this [url]http://www.zeissimages.com/showphoto.php?photoid=415

06-10-10

JT

wow! Can you say sharp?

06-10-10

JT

This is nice and has some interesting lighting. Have you tried one with less warmth to it and more grays? I am curious to see the difference. I personally have a hard time finding a balance with my pictures of too much or too little split tone.

06-09-10

bulldozer

Great foto!

06-09-10

kriekira

Luscious. Really nice.

06-09-10

tbarker13

Just a wonderful image. Love the tones in here.

06-09-10

JT

Wonderful b&w conversion. Nice model too.

06-09-10

JT

hehe :) Send me your desktop size and I will send you one that fits :)

06-09-10

bajanexile

A1 image. Not sure how I missed seeing this one before. Probably one of the best images on the site. You can't beat a good seascape. I drove down this coast from Vancouver to San Francisco in 1976 so know how beautiful it is. Stephen

06-09-10

JT

Updating the lens data is quite easy. Log in and View your photo in the gallery. On the top of the photo is the Edit Option window. If it is not visible click the up and down arrows to show it. Inside that widow, select the lens from the list then click apply. Thats it

06-09-10

ncterry

Thanks, it's zf28/2, would you advice how to update the lens data here ?

06-09-10

JT

Nice shot. What lens did you use? In case you don't know, you can update the lens data.

06-09-10

JT

Great industrial shot!

06-09-10

JT

very nice indeed.

06-09-10

andyb

Thanks for the comments guys....just for people to know the softtware I use for the B+W conversions is Nik software Silver Efex Pro.It brings out the best in the Zeiss lens.

06-09-10

bajanexile

Great spot! Something from nothing, so to speak. Like it. Stephen

06-09-10

mstudios

a walk on Coney Island Boardwalk.

06-09-10

mstudios

wow, nice image and B&W conversion....well done!

06-09-10

mstudios

Thank you

06-09-10

bajanexile

Just a bit of fun! Saw this old bicycle proped up against a farm building while out walking and thought of the old Steve McQueen film of the same title.

06-09-10

bajanexile

Great portrait. Those were the days, life was more simple. This would cost you $20 for the photo opportunity now. Stephen

06-09-10

merrill

This was taken in 1985 - in the days when Polaroid cameras were cheap and film readily available. If anyone indicated that some recompense might be appreciated I took a shot with the Polaroid camera and gave it to the person concerned. It always did the trick.

06-09-10

bajanexile

Thanks for looking and commenting merrill. Without some sort of feedback we all just tend to loose our way in Photography. I have never joined a photographic club, but that would be my major reason for doing so i.e. critique. Regards Stephen

06-08-10

rick perry

Great shot! With little to work with you have created real Art.

06-08-10

mstudios

Andy, this is awesome.....that m9 is looking good!

06-08-10

mstudios

nice and sharp!!!!

06-08-10

philber

And all this big deal about mustache distortion doesn't prevent me from enjoying thsi shot...

06-08-10

JT

Holy Cow! Look at the detail in this and NO soft edges! This is what Zeiss is about.

06-08-10

JT

This is a cool shot. Its sharp. very sharp.

06-08-10

JT

Awesome! The B&W's I have seen here lately are really wonderful.

06-08-10

pentaxpete

Good Street Portrait -- did he want payment? !!!

06-08-10

pentaxpete

a touch of fill-in flash would have improved the detail in the dark fur on the shadow side.

06-08-10

pentaxpete

Like the use of movement on the dress,just a pity the person playing the Violin was not separated more from the girl in the foreground.

06-08-10

pentaxpete

These were 'smelly balloons' on sale at the London Filipino Festival.

06-08-10

merrill

Great composition and great detail.

06-08-10

alphazeiss

That is a very nice picture and nice angle/perspective!

06-08-10

alphazeiss

Hey!! They look happy hanging out with each other there!!

06-08-10

pentaxpete

Taken at the annual 'Dickens Festival' Rochester, Kent on a Camera Club trip-- Fagin is a well-known 'character' in 'Oliver Twist' -- I used my 180mm f4 CFi Sonnar + small Cobra flash on outdated Fuji Provia 100 film-- light was poor,overcast.

06-08-10

bajanexile

Evening light at Langland Bay, Gower Peninsula, Wales, UK. Single RAW Frame at ISO 200, 21mm, f/8 and 1/800 sec. Shot at -1 EV and processed using an Yellow Filter with Nik's Silver Efex Pro software.

06-08-10

pentaxpete

taken in Essex on outdated Ilford Pan F film processed in Rodinal 1+50. I held a yellow filter over the lens. Tripod used.

06-08-10

bajanexile

Great light and tones. Stephen

06-08-10

bajanexile

Nice. This would make a nice Poster. Stephen

06-08-10

bajanexile

Nice portrait. Like the light. Stephen

06-08-10

cris

Well, he's actually reading something but I did take that out because I thought it goes well with the ambiguity of the whole image.

06-08-10

JT

It looks like he is sending a text message.

06-08-10

merrill

I'm unsure as to whether I'm disappointed or intrigued that I can't see what he has in his hands. Perhaps that's one of the strengths of the shot. I like it.

06-07-10

JT

This is truly great! The look of anticipation on his face makes me look at the picture and hoping to see the outcome. Like my wife says to me, If the picture keeps me looking its a great picture.

06-07-10

paolo

Thanks for your comment. I did some resizing, at the end I posted as I shut it. But you are right, with a good resizing, the subject will come up better. Thanks again.

06-07-10

bajanexile

High quality image and great conversion. Stephen

06-07-10

bajanexile

Nice atmosphere to this one but I think that I would have shot the image much closer to the near Sarsen or cropped it tighter. With this size negative, a tighter crop would not be an issue. The Sarsens are what this image is all about and the foreground only detracts. My opinion only. Stephen

06-07-10

bajanexile

Nice capture, but the same comment goes for this one. Just a bit too big for this site as you are trading off a fair bit of IQ to see it this large. Just an opinion. Stephen

06-07-10

bajanexile

Might be worth resizing this one. See what others think. Just a bit too big I think, but IQ looks good. Stephen

06-07-10

paolo

Thanks rickperry. I didn't expect a so strong effect at 1/80 speed. But a littel bit of good luck is always welcome.

06-07-10

blimey

^ He was just waking up from a nap.

06-07-10

rick perry

Wonderful!

06-07-10

JT

thanks. I think it looks better in B&W.

06-07-10

rick perry

Magnificent Zeiss Man!

06-07-10

merrill

Staggeringly good.

06-07-10

merrill

Beautifully composed atmospheric shot. I like it a lot.

06-07-10

bajanexile

Canon EOS 5D mK.I. Single RAW Frame, ISO 400, 21mm, f/8 and 1/125sec, Hand-held. RAW conversion and processing with DxO Optics Pro 6 ELITE software.

06-07-10

jhsymington

Taken with a Carl Zeiss 50mm f4 Distagon FLE CFi

06-06-10

dante121

Very nice ! Love the graphism in it !

06-06-10

JT

Using the old adapter from Contax to canon a few years ago was the way to get these lenses working on modern DSLR's. It was such a relief when Zeiss finally announced the ZF and ZE series!

06-06-10

gnatsum

This is Marcus, I didn't ask him too many questions, but we chatted a little about photography...I'll talk to him another time I was using my a900 with the 24-70 Zeiss.

06-06-10

pstrmeck

Great photo. Congratulations!

06-06-10

JT

this is incredible. Everything is pleasing to the eye in this photo.

06-06-10

mstudios

I Love them both but am partial to this one...nice shooting there Andy, enjoying that m9?

06-06-10

mstudios

Nice archway....

06-06-10

JT

Wonderful depth of field control not to mention the B&W looks great.

06-06-10

JT

I think this is my favorite out of what you just posted in this series. Wonderful work Tim!

06-06-10

rick perry

Thank you Ibraar - I am very proud of this one!

06-06-10

rick perry

Nice Donuss - very painterly!

06-06-10

shtarka1

Thank You! That Works Too!

06-06-10

bajanexile

I will look out for its release mstudios. Thanks for the "Heads Up". Stephen

06-06-10

bajanexile

Thanks for your feedback Merrill. Best regards Stephen

06-06-10

bajanexile

Norman/Romanesque Abbey - now the parish church. Founded by St Aldhelm in Saxon times. Pavise/treasury containing c1407 manuscript bible and other books, and historical exhibits. Outstanding south porch with its magnificent Norman arch containing carvings depicting Bible stories. . Burial place of King Athelstan (c895-940), the first king of all England. Situated in an attractive and historic hilltop country town.

06-06-10

jhsymington

It was shot on Provia and is a straight scan of the slide really. Didn't touch the saturation at all and only really darkened the background a shade.

06-06-10

merrill

Another architectural masterpiece. Congratulations.

06-05-10

JT

Just Beautiful. To me it looks more like a broken heart.

06-05-10

JT

what was this shot with? Velvia? what kind of processing? It's really beautiful.

06-05-10

mstudios

well if you like Silver Efex, wait til this summer cause Niksoftware has a new HDR filter coming out.... both pictures are simply well done.

06-05-10

mstudios

Very nicely done.....Bravo!

06-05-10

luke

Made with Carl Zeiss Jena Prakticar 1.8/80 - i read that was made only 2000 lenses of this type and i have one of them and i love it it was my first Zeiss lens

06-05-10

bajanexile

Thanks mstudios. This Abbey was built with Bath Stone, which has a distinctive yellow colour. HDR was used to handle some of the difficulties of shooting in an essentially dark part of the ceiling, but with strong light coming through the windows on the right hand side of the image. A Yellow Filter was applied to bring up the detail.

06-05-10

bajanexile

Thanks mstudios. The Vaulted Ceiling is a B&W conversion of a three frame HDR image and made with Nik's Silver Efex Pro. In addition, I applied a Yellow Filter to bring up the detail a bit. The Interior was from a Single Frame. I use HDR a lot as a technique.

06-05-10

mstudios

Are these originally HDR before converting to B&W? This are Fabulous images....nice work!

06-05-10

mstudios

Wonderful image

06-05-10

jhsymington

100mm - sorry. Corrected the EXIF now.

06-05-10

bajanexile

THE ORIGINAL BUILDING: A Monastery was first established on the site around 676 by Aldhelm, but the present building dates from the 12th century, and was consecrated about 1180. One of the most notable features surviving from that period is the south porch with its magnificent Norman arch containing carvings depicting Bible stories. There is also a fine vaulted roof to the nave.

06-05-10

bajanexile

THE ORIGINAL BUILDING: A Monastery was first established on the site around 676 by Aldhelm, but the present building dates from the 12th century, and was consecrated about 1180. One of the most notable features surviving from that period is the south porch with its magnificent Norman arch containing carvings depicting Bible stories. There is also a fine vaulted roof to the nave.

06-05-10

rick perry

Great Capture! Color and composition just right!

06-05-10

JT

Incredible macro work. Was it the 50 or 100? The Exif data is conflicting. In either case, I have the 100 and this has inspired me to go out and shoot it today!

06-05-10

JT

Very nice. It has a mysterious look to it.

06-05-10

JT

Lovely conversion and split tone. I love it!

06-05-10

JT

nice colors, gorgeous girl and super sharp.

06-05-10

JT

Film Rocks! Love it.

06-05-10

mstudios

Living in Astoria

06-05-10

mstudios

Pushing digital to the limits

06-05-10

rick perry

Wonderful !

06-05-10

rick perry

This qualifies as "Art" Very nice.

06-05-10

tonybridge

Many thanks....

06-05-10

tonybridge

so call me paranoid. i just want to make it a little harder to grab and pirate this one. Also it is not a composite. it is a straight image.

06-05-10

mstudios

Nice composite. My only suggestion and I say this delicately, is to make your logo a little less obtrusive.

06-05-10

mstudios

Beautiful shot, Tony. I love the lighting....

06-05-10

dante121

Divin !!!!

06-05-10

dante121

Superb Picture ! I like the poetic softness !

06-04-10

philber

This shots really works for me! Have you tried cropping out the door sill on the right? It might make it even simpler and stronger...

06-04-10

mstudios

Really Nice shot, just a hint of warm light over the horizon...lovely.

06-04-10

mstudios

14th Street and 8th Ave NYC

06-04-10

mstudios

One of my many Manhole Covers in NYC.

06-04-10

mstudios

One of my many Manhole Covers in NYC.

06-04-10

mstudios

One of my many Manhole Covers in NYC.

06-04-10

mstudios

Thank You, it was a nice rainy New Year's Day.

06-04-10

JT

That is SHARP!!!

06-04-10

philber

Lovely shot. Great mood!

06-04-10

mstudios

Works for me! Good idea!

06-04-10

JT

That's a great idea! Maybe I can implement a print order user interface so the photographer can sell his or her print.

06-04-10

mstudios

I do sell these as prints!!!!!

06-04-10

JT

More great work. These are lovely B&W's. They are so rich in texture!

06-04-10

JT

Nice shot. Kind of alike a dreamy summer day somewhere.

06-04-10

mstudios

good guess, Zeiss Man, but I was actually on the edge of the station platform before they put a building there. I'm not that brave.

06-04-10

JT

I am going to guess a maintenance platform or board beam like the ones in you see in the picture now. Brave!!!

06-04-10

mstudios

Wow! Thank you Zeiss Man. Now imagine where I was when I took it?

06-04-10

poyin

thanks for popping in :)

06-04-10

poyin

thanks for popping in =]

06-04-10

bajanexile

Thanks Zeiss Man. Stephen

06-04-10

bajanexile

Thanks andreasresch. Stephen

06-04-10

bajanexile

Lovely B&W image. Stephen

06-03-10

alphazeiss

ooooooh. My favorite hot/spicy stuff :)

06-03-10

JT

you just can't beat black and white. Great shot!

06-03-10

JT

Beautiful work. The colors are just amazing on all these recent pictures you just posted.

06-03-10

JT

Great night time shot. It looks like you could do a little straightening of the horizon. Not much but just a bit.

06-03-10

JT

Colors. Lots of colors without overwhelming! Great shot.

06-03-10

JT

Nothing freaky here :)

06-03-10

JT

Nice colors indeed. But even nice smile. Great lens. I have it on my F6 now. I need another Digital Nikon :(

06-03-10

JT

I like this a lot. Very contrasty but effective.

06-03-10

edoedo

(Taken with the mighty yet dinky N95 featuring a Tessar 2.8/5.6 lens)

06-03-10

mstudios

Well Zeiss lenses help alot.....thank you for the comments

06-03-10

mstudios

Thanks Zeiss Man

06-03-10

JT

Tbis could be due to the way the file was saved after the stitching them together.

06-03-10

steve gray

I used the multiple exposure function on my D700 for this image. I shot 3 frames and altered the focusing manually between each frame.

06-03-10

magiclight

The camera and zeiss lens were attached to a telescope mount which was tracking at the same speed as the rotating sky.

06-03-10

paky

this is another stitched photo. I don't understand why the focal length is not present or other data. Camera make: Sony Make: a700 Focal length: 16mm aperture: f/3.5

06-03-10

paky

Modesto, Ca. I shot this photo from afar and corrected the distortion in CS2.

06-03-10

JT

Very nice. Like the warm tones.

06-03-10

paky

I shot this not too long ago when I visited SF. It is a stitched image shot with ZA 16-80 f/3.5-4.5

06-03-10

JT

Beautiful colors and light. I want to see more. :)

06-03-10

JT

Wow. Scary looking. Great shot especially the sun breaking through the smog.

06-03-10

alphazeiss

ha ha!! That's a really cool shot!! Hmm... waist-level spy-cam huh?? :)

06-03-10

pentaxpete

taken as I came out of the Library -- I saw the young man sitting on the bench so I got the Werramatic ready,exposure set and focus about 8 feet away and as I approached I held the camera at waist level and as I pressed the shutter he yawned ! I did a 16x12" RA4 print of this for my Camera Club.

06-03-10

pentaxpete

taken at the annual Dickens Festival, Rochester, Kent,England on a camera club trip. I t was overcast light-- I used a weak flash from a Cobra unit. Film was outdated Ilford XP2400 home-processed in C41.Toned in PhotoShop 7 -- only half the negative used as I did not 'fill the frame' !

06-03-10

pentaxpete

My lens the 180mm f4 CFi Sonnar was not in the list of lenses for some reason. This is from an outdated Fuji Provia 100 slide film taken on a Camera Club outing.

06-03-10

JT

I have always wanted to do something like this but have no clue on how to do it without getting the lines from rotation. Maybe you can provide the details.

06-03-10

JT

Lovely texture. You can almost feel the surfaces of the walls. Great detail and tones.

06-03-10

JT

Some magnificent nature shots. Welcome aboard and keep them coming :)

06-03-10

andreasresch

Great shot and nice use of the small aperture on the lights.

06-03-10

andreasresch

Wonderful contrast and colors. This lens is the subject of many of my dreams.

06-03-10

andreasresch

Oh the painted hills - if I go to USA one day, they are one my to-do-list. Great capture and wonderful vivid colors.

06-03-10

andreasresch

Very nice colors. This lens is high on my wish list.

06-03-10

andreasresch

Shot in my favorite gorge just half an hour from where I live. It's called "Bärenschützklamm" and is in the South-East of Austria. I go there whenever I need some fresh air and training. To hike the complete gorge you need about 2.5 hours - a photographer needs about 10 hours of course ;) Actual aperture was f/16. Cheers, Andreas.

06-03-10

JT

Great picture and composition. That is one lonely bird :)

06-03-10

JT

This is absolutely spectacular! What colors and great composition. God I mis my 35-70!

06-03-10

JT

Gorgeous! Great shot. This looks like Ramona Falls in Mt Hood Oregon. [url]http://www.nwhiker.com/MHNFHike18.html

06-03-10

lolphoto

This is magnificent! Congratulations!

06-02-10

andreasresch

Shot in the wonderful Mostnica valley within the area of the Triglav NP in Slovenia.

06-02-10

andreasresch

The lens data isn't visible because of the adapter. It was taken with a Vario-Sonnar 35-70mm f/3.4 at f/16.

06-02-10

poyin

it is such a beautiful shot OMG nice colours and views

06-02-10

JT

Very nice. Great variation in tones.

06-02-10

JT

Awesome!

06-02-10

JT

This is great. beautiful transition from in to out of focus.

06-02-10

gnatsum

Zeiss man: One day I will have spare cash to afford a luxury like the 135 f1.8. I always find my 70-200 at 135mm. Stephen: Thank you!

06-02-10

gnatsum

Just messing around with some flowers at home. Here we have the lovely 24-70 f2.8... The lens shows a lot of detail still at f16, though I think I would have a much sharper image had I shot at f8. I just needed more depth of field though... For reference, the opened rose on the left is pink in real life, and the more closed rose on the right is yellow. EDIT: also just realised at 70mm this lens needs a focus correction or -5 on the a900 - Chris

06-02-10

jeffrey_c

make it a BW and it will fits as most of her works :D

06-02-10

JT

I am drooling with envy. I want to be there taking pictures and backpacking! Incredible shot.

06-02-10

JT

Long scale model AIII Steinway Heirloom collection :)

06-02-10

alphazeiss

Nice baby!! Looks like a Steinway :)

06-02-10

jeffrey_c

this is nice!!! the guy's a romantic.. he's waiting for his lover and hiding those flowers on his back to surprise her.. LOVELY!!

06-02-10

alphazeiss

That is a very nice picture!!

06-02-10

rick perry

Great shot!

06-02-10

rick perry

I left the poster in to add to the Artist's identity so to speak - but I have cropped it in the past both with and without. I did miss the chair leg this cut I must admit!

06-02-10

JT

I like this shot. I like the stand alone guy, the garbage on the floor, the B&W. It all comes together well. I did crop it with my window to eliminate the lady to the right and it seems usable that way as well.

06-02-10

bajanexile

I also like this image, but feel that the poster and the small bit of chair leg, bottom right hand corner of the frame, could be removed. A square crop? Regards Stephen

06-02-10

mikepeters

THANKS, I just figured out how to do that.

06-02-10

JT

I updated the EXIF to reflect the camera :)

06-02-10

merrill

I like this a lot, Rick, though I'd like to see how it looks with the poster removed. Merrill

06-02-10

JT

I added this lens to the database.

06-02-10

jhsymington

Actually taken with a CF Sonnar T* 4/150

06-02-10

JT

Have you thought about getting a ZE version? It would record all data. Anyway, when will you post some more from this series and the other. Great work. Las fotos y las modelos son maravillosa. Tengo que visitar Espana y Portugal.

06-02-10

JT

Dreamy looking. Love it.

06-02-10

jeffrey_c

Nice shot.. love it!

06-02-10

pentaxpete

Rolleiflex 2.8 F Planar (about 1962),outdated Ilford XP2 Super home-processed in C41, toned in PhotoShop 7

06-02-10

pentaxpete

Rolleiflex 2.8F Planar ( about 1962), outdated Ilford XP2 Super home-processed in C41, toned in PhotoShop7

06-02-10

pentaxpete

Rolleiflex 2.8F Planar (about 1962), outdated Ilford XP2 Super home-processed in C41, toned in PhotoShop 7.

06-02-10

pentaxpete

Rolleiflex 2.8F Planar (about 1962) Ilford XP2 Super outdated 2007 home-processed in C41 sepia toned in PhotoShop 7

06-02-10

bajanexile

Thanks for your comment. Stephen

06-02-10

bajanexile

I like the resolution/detail and sharpness of these images. I spent a long weekend there in 2007, but I did not have any Zeiss lenses at that time. Stephen

06-02-10

bajanexile

I agree with Zeiss Man, re: this set of Venice. Stephen

06-01-10

alphazeiss

Nice pup you have there!! It's so adorable!!! I have a niece named Mia (a Shih Tzu girl) that looks like yours. How did you get yours to stay still??! My niece Mia doesn't stop jumping/zooming around everywhere, and makes me afraid of her :|

06-01-10

solimano

a legend! thanks for sharing here

06-01-10

JT

Would love to see more from this session.

06-01-10

digitalmasters

Thanks 'Philber'. Sadly a lot of my old 'non commercial' film from 'Blad and Contax ended up in storage boxes and nearly every scan I now do from the film needs retouching to remove fungus tracks. I guess It's like a decorator having the worse looking house in the street! See: www.digitalmasters.com.au for nice images my clients are creating - I'm going to the ones using Zeiss glass onto this site. Cheers, David.

06-01-10

JT

Much better. Thanks.

06-01-10

philber

Actually, the picture was a slight crop, so the straightening out only took out what the crop had left out. Thanks for the suggestion.

06-01-10

JT

I like this series of pictures you have been posting. I think this one could use a little straightening. But if you do, what will it crop out?

06-01-10

philber

As you liked this image, I have uploaded more in the same style.

06-01-10

philber

It is funny, sort of. Of the Venice shots I posted here, this one is my least favorite, and none of the others has received one comment. Pretty much the same happened, though to a lesser degree, on another forum. I guess this is called a lesson in humility....

06-01-10

rick perry

One of your best to date Philber - terrific!

06-01-10

philber

Awesome, David! Totally inspiring!

06-01-10

philber

I like, it, Stephen, well done!

06-01-10

bajanexile

This is Banksey's home turf and there is lots of other Street Art to view. If you have never heard of Banksey, then have a look. Brilliant! http://www.google.co.uk/images?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&channel=s&hl=en&q=banksey&cr=countryUK|countryGB&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=UzUFTOj_L8uP4gbTu_nLDg&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CEgQsAQwAw

06-01-10

philber

I tried, Stephen and you are totally right. Thanks for the suggestion. I need to think of B&W more often, and have posted another one just for you...:-)

06-01-10

philber

Thanks, Stephen!

06-01-10

philber

Thanks Rick! It takes one to know one...:-)

06-01-10

bajanexile

Coild be a strong B&W image here waiting to get out. Stephen

06-01-10

bajanexile

Nice tones and colours plus no issues with geometry. Stephen

06-01-10

rick perry

Love it! A painting - for sure!

06-01-10

rick perry

Love the paint job!

06-01-10

rick perry

Good Eye!

06-01-10

rick perry

As always Philber - showing how good that 50mm can be - in the right hands.

06-01-10

bajanexile

The wall above the archway was originally ornately painted but was white washed over during the Puritan Reformation. Anything that looked vaguely ornate was covered up or smashed. They were considered signs of the Catholic Faith. Catholics had to worship in secret. The penanty for being caught could be your life. This end wall was fairly recently cleaned up to show what is left of the original decoration. Stephen

06-01-10

bajanexile

The penalty for using an Ultra Wideangle Lens is that you do have to apply correction to the Geometry if you want "true" horizontals and verticals. One of the reasons that I settled on DxO Optics Pro 6 ELITE software was the ease of making these corrections. In addition, the RAW conversions are superior to ACR and Canon's bundled software. You should try it. Oh, thanks to merrill and yourself for the feedback. This is what keeps one going in photography. Stephen

06-01-10

bajanexile

Thanks Philber. It has made a stunning large B&W print. I am struggling a bit to find the best technique for downsizing my images for this site. The end results sometimes look a bit blurry and I don't post them. The prints however are tack sharp and punchy. You must have the same issues. Images from Canon EOS 5D Mk.II can stand a lot of extra sharpening in my experience, to look at their best. The combination of this camera body with this Zeiss lens is highly recommended. Stephen

05-31-10

digitalmasters

Hi All, Not really a photographer anymore as I am too busy making other photographer's images into exhibitions. Anyway to get the ball rolling here are three shots from a summer's evening in 1985; reflections of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the windows of the Opera House. Goodness knows why I decided to drag a heavy Hasselblad 500 CM and a monster 40mm Distagon along - at least I kept the weight of film down to a single roll! Cheers, David Myers

05-31-10

philber

Distagon 21 on an unlikely subject....

05-31-10

philber

Stephen, to think that one reads so often that the Distagon 21 cannot do architecture because of horrible mustache distortion.... Do you correct your shots for this, or is it SOOC?

05-31-10

philber

Brilliant composition! The more I look at it, the more I like it. It must be gorgeous in full resolution.

05-31-10

philber

I like it! It gives the picture a 60s look from the British TV series that I loved. Thanks!

05-31-10

philber

Thanks JT! In my opinion, Venice brings out exactly what the Planar 50 f:1.4 does best: great detail, colours, 3D, but in a manner where elegance and style come before visible sharpness. Besides, you should see the detail in full resolution!

05-31-10

alphazeiss

hey there. I think the color is also pretty special... it looks like a matt black stealth version. Bye.

05-31-10

jeffrey_c

thanks... it just parked in the street like any regular cars.. there are just too many super cars in Beijing..

05-31-10

alphazeiss

oooooh.... **drool** nice pix and nice car!!

05-31-10

JT

This is awesome! Will soon be in the featured section :)

05-31-10

malosch78

Photo enhanced by Zeiss Man - Thanks :-)

05-31-10

bajanexile

Ah, New England! I have always wanted to tour this part of the USA. Stephen

05-31-10

bajanexile

Love this for subject, composition and conversion. Stephen

05-31-10

bajanexile

Looks my sort of place. Stephen

05-31-10

bajanexile

Nice detail in the rusting buffer. Stephen

05-31-10

merrill

Thank you for your comments. This was taken with Fuji NPH 400. Merrill

05-31-10

JT

The amount of detail captured by this lens is just amazing. our B&W conversion are really well done.

05-31-10

merrill

This is a very impressive shot with credit to be shared between the photographer and the lens. Merrill

05-31-10

lazzaros

Thanks. To be honest I prefer the CY lenses instead of the ZE. They are cheaper and as good as the new ones. :)

05-31-10

pstrmeck

Very nice photo

05-31-10

merrill

I'm a little unsure whether this is acceptable though the Planar lens designation should make it OK. Merrill

05-31-10

JT

Wonderful work. Thanks for sharing. By the way, I heard there may be a new 35mm f1.4 announced later this year.

05-31-10

JT

Beautiful! Both subject and photograph. Wonderful B&W conversion. By the way, don't know if you knew this or not. But, you can set the lens details to a specific lens. I did this for you here. Just look in the Edit Photo Options window above the photo.

05-31-10

merrill

Composition, exposure, expression - all superb. A great shot.

05-31-10

modusoperandi

Planar T* 85mm f/1.4 ZA

05-31-10

rick perry

Rockport Harbor Maine

05-31-10

rick perry

Wouter - That is a GREAT shot - good eye!

05-31-10

pstrmeck

Converted in Silver Efex Pro. The best for BW conversion.

05-30-10

ibcj

Love the expressions and the processing. Well done.

05-30-10

lazzaros

Thanks, :) due the use of this lens on a Canon 5D body the aperture is not correct. All info about the aperture is set as f/2 even if I use other. All of my photographs will have this little "issue".

05-30-10

JT

I love it! So mysterious and striking.

05-30-10

alphazeiss

Uh oh. Hey JT you're working too hard for all of us. We need you to take a break too!! (BBQ season just started.)

05-30-10

JT

Oh God that looks so yummy! I have been coding all day without a break for lunch!

05-30-10

JT

Cool shot. This reminds me of what Grace Jones may have done in the past.

05-30-10

JT

Hey, this is actually pretty good for a cell phone camera :)

05-30-10

antiquark

One of the weirdest pictures I've taken so far. That's how it came out of the camera, no postprocessing was done (except contrast). The shallow depth of field at f1.4 gives that "miniature" look, because the fence is in focus but the structure in the rear isn't. Info: 1/8sec, f1.4, 800 ISO generic film, handheld, Yashica FX-3 Super 2000, Zeiss Planar 1.4/50 T*.

05-30-10

antiquark

Gas station on Portage Avenue in Winnipeg. Taken on a dense foggy night. Info: 1/30sec, Superia X-Tra 800 , handheld, Yashica FX-3 Super 2000, Zeiss Planar T* 50mm f1.4. Sharpened, cropped.

05-30-10

antiquark

Info: Superia 200, Yashica FX-3 Super 2000, Zeiss Planar T* 50mm f1.4. Developed and scanned at London Drugs. Processed with PTlens and perspective adjustment to get the orthogonal lines absolutely orthogonal.

05-30-10

shtarka1

Thank You!

05-30-10

ibcj

Very nice !

05-30-10

merrill

Taken with Contax RTS II

05-30-10

philber

Wide open

05-29-10

magiclight

In lightroom there are 8 channels to play with in the black and white mixer. Lots of fun!

05-29-10

JT

This is going to sound ignorant. But how so you darken just one color channel in light room or ps

05-29-10

magiclight

No, I just darkened the blue channel a little. The day was extremely clear and the sky was already a very dark blue.

05-29-10

poyin

a very stunning and beutiful photo i love it

05-29-10

JT

Great capture. Did you use a polarizer on this one?

05-29-10

JT

Very nice. You can probably tell by now that I have a thing for B&W :)

05-29-10

JT

Striking! Incredible B&W tones not to mention the crispness of detail. How did you convert to B&W?

05-29-10

JT

Beautiful. So serene and peaceful. Great lighting, colors and detail.

05-29-10

JT

This looks like it belongs in National geographics.

05-29-10

bajanexile

This was shot down on the Old Bristol Docks. It is a favourite haunt of mine. Next time you are over here, get in touch and we can shoot a few frames together. Bath is just down the road as well. Stephen

05-29-10

bajanexile

No offence taken. This is what a website like this should be all about, At least you are prepared to offer feedback. As a commission, I would have hired a lift/hoist and shot the image ~ 50 ft up. Not possible as an amateur. Best regards Stephen

05-29-10

philber

Very moody, in a nice way! Where was this shot?

05-29-10

philber

Stephen, sorry if my comment comes out negative, it is intended with a friendly and constructive intent. I feel that this picture is seriously over-corrected. Perspective is straight but does not look natural. The ground, for example looks distorted rather than horizontal. My guess is that some kind of compromise between the two images would be best. After all, it has to look "right" rather than "straight". Still, an interesting and enlightening exercise, and a nice shot!

05-29-10

philber

Great capture!

05-29-10

merrill

Taken with a Contax RTS II in 1985

05-29-10

bajanexile

Like this composition. Stephen

05-29-10

magiclight

Yes, we are getting plenty of rain over here in Dunedin, NZ. We are currenly on flood alert with rivers breaking their banks. Where I took the waterfall image the annual rainfall is around 8000mm.

05-28-10

JT

It reminds me of Mt Rainier National Park here in the Pacific Northwest. I Think it's time to get out and take pictures but it has not stopped raining since last year :)

05-28-10

philber

Nice spooky quality. I like it!

05-28-10

lolphoto

This is really cool!

05-28-10

bajanexile

Thanks for looking and commenting Zeiss Man and Rick. Rick, this image was corrected in DxO Optics Pro 6 ELITE software using their excellent Geometry Tools. You have to shoot the frame(s) with sufficient margin around the subject if you plan to make these corrections as you can loose a significant % of the frame in the process, not a problem with the 5d Mk.II as the 21 Megapixel sensor allows a high degree of "cropability" without loss of IQ. The Mk.I was more of a problem. Stephen

05-28-10

magiclight

South Westland, New Zealand Cheers Dave

05-28-10

rick perry

I must say I like this version best - how did you correct it?

05-28-10

mikepeters

Thanks! Good to be here.

05-28-10

JT

This version definitely looks better. [u]HOWEVER[/u] the original version give it a sense of grandeur as the it leads you up to the heavens.

05-28-10

alvaro

Nice to see your work in here Mike

05-28-10

JT

Just click on "Click Here to Replace Photo" in the edit options above the main photo and upload a larger version. would love to see it.

05-28-10

alvaro

Taken with a 80 f2.8 Planar F on a Hasselblad 2000fcw.

05-28-10

alvaro

Taken with a 50 f2.8 Distagon F on a Hasselblad 2000fcw.

05-28-10

bajanexile

Anyone have a preference for the Corrected VS. the Non-Corrected image or does it not really matter that much? Stephen

05-28-10

bajanexile

Lovely capture. Best regards Stephen

05-28-10

JT

Is that on the edge of a cliff? Brave cattle :)

05-28-10

mikepeters

Taken with a 50 f2.8 Distagon F on a Hasselblad 2003fcw.

05-28-10

mikepeters

Taken with a 50 f2.8 Distagon F on a Hasselblad 2003fcw.

05-28-10

mikepeters

Taken with a 50 f2.8 Distagon F on a Hasselblad 2003fcw.

05-28-10

mikepeters

Taken with a 110 f2.0 Planar F on a Hasselblad 2003fcw.

05-28-10

mikepeters

Thanks, this was taken with a 110 f2.0 Planar F on a Hasselblad 2003fcw.

05-28-10

JT

Love it :)

05-28-10

bajanexile

This is the image by which the present cathedral is best known and is one of its great glories. The magnificent west façade, built between 1209 and 1250, is 100 feet high and 150 feet wide - exactly twice the width of the Nave which it terminates. There are niches for more than 500 figure sculptures, most of them larger than lifesize. Wells’ west front is unique in retaining almost 300 of its original medieval statues.

05-28-10

JT

Beautiful! Where was this?

05-28-10

bajanexile

Love all the interesting detail in this image Rick. Looks like you have a bit of Vignetting on the top right of the frame? Regards Stephrn

05-28-10

bajanexile

All my images posted to this Website have been taken either with a Canon EOS 5D Mk.I or a Canon EOS 5D Mk.II. with a Zeiss Distagon T 21mm f/2.8 ZE lens. This image was made with the Mk.II. Regards Stephen

05-28-10

bajanexile

More than simply an historic house and garden, this splendid medieval Palace has been the home of the Bishops of Bath and Wells for 800 years. There are 14 acres of gardens including the springs from which the city takes its name. Visitors can also see the Bishop's private Chapel, ruined Great Hall and the Gatehouse with portcullis and drawbridge beside which the famous mute swans ring a bell for food.

05-27-10

rick perry

Owls Head Harbor - Maine - USA - Cropped wide.

05-27-10

solimano

camera?

05-27-10

natebarnz

Great scene!

05-27-10

natebarnz

Great lens indeed. Glad to see some more M42 lenses here!

05-27-10

philber

Stephen, thanks for your interesting comments and suggestions. I tried the B&W, but it just doesn't work for me this time. OTOH, I warmed the white balance, and you are just sooo right. Thanks again.

05-27-10

philber

Stephen, the spires are very tall indeed. Including them fully would have been more "faithful", but would have provided a much smaller and more distant picture, without the profusion and complexity which I wanted to show. Besides, the main spire just wasn't there before the restoration/embellishment of the late XIXth century, when Viollet le Duc believed in not only restoring, but also "improving"...

05-27-10

lulu

Aperture f/2,8. Since this is a manual M42 mount lens it does not give true aperture data in the EXIF file.

05-27-10

lulu

Thank you! I am glad I could draw your attention to this old lens.

05-27-10

JT

Beautiful! I will be adding a bunch of lenses to the list that are not there now including this one.

05-27-10

rick perry

Great shot!

05-27-10

bajanexile

Top shot. One of the best B&W's I have seen on this site to date. Full of interest as far as I am concerned. Regards Stephen

05-27-10

bajanexile

Any reason for cutting off the tops of the spires? Not 100% convinced about the White Balance, but I have not seen the building in the flesh. Looks more the colour of concrete than stone as it stands. If this was shot as a RAW Frame then you might look at "warming" it up a fraction. As a file for B&W conversion this is not as important. Obviously if you shoot JPEG's then you are a bit stuck. Stephen

05-27-10

bajanexile

Nice perspective. Stephen

05-27-10

bajanexile

Nice composition and sharpness to this image. Might make a great B&W conversion as well. Printed large, this would be impressive. I personally would use the Clone Tool in Photoshop to remove tiny bit of spire showing 1/4 way down the frame on the left hand side. This might spoil the print. Stephen

05-27-10

bajanexile

Nice image. Regards Stephen

05-27-10

bajanexile

Atmospheric feel to this one. Stephen

05-27-10

bajanexile

Thanks for commenting Makkphoto. Stephen

05-27-10

bajanexile

Thanks for your feedback Zeiss Man. Regards Stephen

05-27-10

bajanexile

Thanks for your comments Zeiss Man. Stephen

05-27-10

philber

Thanks, guys!

05-27-10

lulu

This picture has been taken with Zeiss Jena DDR Pancolar f/1,8 50mm MC. Unfortunately the lens is not listed in the drop-down window. Set at f2,8.

05-26-10

chrisgrandin

Camera: Contarex I Bullseye Lens: Sonnar 135/4

05-26-10

JT

Old Contax/Yashica Zeiss 1.4 adapted to a Canon 1DS II. Exciting days before the ZF and ZE lenses :)

05-26-10

rick perry

Another great shot Philber! Wonderful example of what that 85 can do!

05-26-10

JT

The amount of detail in this picture is just amazing. And this was taken with a portrait lens. For us pixel peepers, this is a good example of what Zeiss can deliver in terms of sharpness and contrast.

05-26-10

JT

The detail in this picture is impressive. Thanks for posting. As far as the Church goes, they sure don't make them like that anymore. To think they have been around for so long and they probably did not have to go through all building permits and red tape of today.

05-26-10

JT

That is a great camera combo. I use to have the A900 and ended up with the 850. The 24-70 is an awesome lens not to mention the entire alpha / zeiss combo just rocks. although, my favorite is the 135mm f1.8

05-26-10

bajanexile

The first church was built near wells in 705 and the present Cathedral building was started in 1180.

05-26-10

gnatsum

This is my first post here, I just received my sony Zeiss 24-70 f2.8, it works very well on my a900, and absolutely keeps up with 24 megapixels. My copy has issues at 70mm and only sharpens up around f4-5.6, probably needs some calibration...Nevertheless, it doesn't inhibit creativity. Light was provided by a light table that he was working on.

05-26-10

bajanexile

Cracking image. Regards Steve

05-25-10

JT

I could spend hours looking at detail here. Great shot.

05-25-10

JT

very nice. Like how you framed the cowboy :)

05-25-10

JT

I like thie bird on the ground looking at you with that puzzled look and twisted head :) Great shot.

05-25-10

JT

Thanks. I will try and do a B&W conversion to post.

05-25-10

pokethekat

This is beautifully powerful. Truly. I wonder what it would look like in B&W.

05-25-10

bajanexile

Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England.

05-25-10

bajanexile

Like it. Stephen

05-25-10

bajanexile

Nice night shot. Stephen

05-25-10

zbytek3

hi This is Sonnar 150 for Hasselblad :-) on C 5d mII Bokeh is super isn't it :-)

05-25-10

JT

Wow! This is amazing.

05-25-10

JT

You have some lovely B&W work in these latest post of yours. I bet that anchor has been around a while.

05-25-10

bajanexile

The Old Dockyard, Bristol Docks, Avon, England. Three frame Tone Mapped Image.

05-25-10

bajanexile

The Old Dockyard, Bristol Docks, Avon, England. Three frame Tone Mapped image.

05-25-10

bajanexile

"Redevelopment on the Site of the Old Bristol Docks, City of Bristol, Avon, England" Three RAW frames converted with DxO software and Tone Mapped with Photomatix Pro 3.2 software. Zeiss Distagon T 21mm f/2.8 ZE.

05-24-10

JT

Fantastic colors and detail. Thanks for sharing.

05-24-10

haf

I use Photoshop CS4 to process all my photos. I have many techniques for turning a photo into b&w, but for this one I used a very simple one: I started with a basic channel mixer b&w conversion and I dodged and burned all the details. Sometimes I abuse these tools (dodge and burn) and I think these are by far my favorites in Photoshop.

05-24-10

JT

I really like this. It has a real vintage look to it. Please share your post processing. Thanks

05-24-10

rick perry

Breezy day - handheld.

05-24-10

bajanexile

"Through an Open Door" Shot in Lacock Village, Wiltshire, England. Canon EOS 5D Mk.II with Zeiss Distagon T 21mm f/2.8 ZE lens. RAW conversions and Keystoning with DxO Optics Pro 6 ELITE and Tone Mapping with Photomatix Pro Vs. 3.2 software.

05-24-10

bajanexile

Is this hand-held or off a tripod? Stephen

05-24-10

sunworshiper

Thank you Zeiss Man

05-24-10

JT

That bokeh is wonderful.

05-24-10

vioreludma

Taken with a Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 520 produced in 1934. Constanta Casino (built 1912), Romania. Lens: Novar 3.5/7 cm Film: BW Ilford ISO 50 / 120 film format

05-24-10

vioreludma

Taken with a Zeiss Ikon Ikonta 520 produced in 1934. The citadel was built in the XIIIth century and is located in Dobrogea, Romania. Lens: Novar 3.5/7 cm Film: BW Ilford ISO 50 / 120 film format

05-23-10

ekk

wow that is amazing!!!

05-23-10

JT

I just saw this now and it's been here a few day. Beautiful!

05-23-10

JT

That is a great lens! I little bird told me that we will see a new Zeiss 35mm f1.4 later t his year :)

05-23-10

rick perry

Pine Pitch on Cut Log Abstract

05-23-10

rick perry

Granite Rock Abstract #27

05-23-10

JT

Gorgeous! I would like to see this picture flipped with the out of focus area on the right side.

05-23-10

solimano

great!

05-23-10

bulldozer

sonnar jena 135/3.5

05-23-10

bajanexile

I agree, nice image and would agree with zblake re: stray hair. It is all these tiny little details that you have to pay such close attention to if you ever wanted to sell your images. Not trying to teach anyone how to suck eggs, but you must always open an image in Actual Pixels i.e. at 100% and use the Hand Tool to rove around the image. This is exacly what an Agency will do. Regards Stephen

05-23-10

solimano

C/Y Distagon 35mm f 1,4 - Canon EOS 20D

05-22-10

philber

Great portrait, yunyk! I love it.

05-22-10

philber

Thanks Donat. You know that I am a big fan of yours, so I appreciate the comment.

05-22-10

jerome

(found how to change the lens type...)

05-22-10

donuss

a very nice picture from venedig i like because its not so inside the city and have more space. Donat

05-22-10

haf

I like this one a lot too, the angle and camera height give her look a very powerful impact

05-22-10

JT

Superb!

05-22-10

philber

All together, Rick? I came back from two weeks in India with some 50 portraits, after weeding out all those I didn't care to post. You can see them here if you want. And that was without even trying hard, stopping the car, or whatever. For my money, India is the portrait photographer's heaven... http://www.flickr.com/photos/26674854@N02/sets/72157621940594864/

05-22-10

rick perry

Philber - these portraits are all outstanding - good to see them all together.

05-22-10

rick perry

Just wonderful!

05-22-10

jerome

I don't understand why it says "no lens details available", this is the SAL-135F18Z...

05-22-10

bajanexile

"Back wen its Bright." Street Art, Old Bristol Docks, City of Bristol, Avon, England. Zeiss Distagon T 21mm f/2.8 ZE @ ISO 100 & f/8.

05-22-10

bajanexile

"Porsche's Premium Grand Tourer" Twin Turbo Charged 4.8 Litre V8 Engine 500 HP 7 Speed PDK Gearbox 4 Doors 4 Seats Zeiss Distagon T 21mm f/2.8 ZE @ ISO 100, f/11 & 1/3 sec. Single RAW Frame.

05-22-10

jerome

You can't mount the dedicated Sony/Minolta tele-converter to this lens. You could mount a cheap Kenko converter or so (which I do not have). The bird was not really happy about me, so I just had to take my time...

05-22-10

JT

Thats pretty darn good. You did not scare the bird away. I once read that you cannot add a tele-converter to this lens. Do you know if that is true?

05-22-10

bajanexile

"Through Open Doors, 13th Century Tithe Barn, Great Coxwell, Oxfordshire, England" A vast stone structure built by the Cistercian monks of Beaulieu. The beams, ties, braces and struts in the roof 50 ft above are a lesson in medieval architecture. The barn is still used for storage 700 years after it was built. Zeiss Distagon T 21mm f/2.8 ZE @ ISO 200 & f/11.

05-22-10

bajanexile

"Looking up the Aisle to the Altar - Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin & St Mary Magdalen, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England" Three RAW frames converted and Tone Mapped. Canon EOS 5D Mk.II with Zeiss Distagon T 21mm f/2.8 ZE lens.

05-22-10

bajanexile

"Bathing Huts, Langland Bay, Gower, South Wales, UK" Three Frame Tone Mapped Image. Canon EOS 5D Mk.II with Zeiss Distagon T 21mm f/2.8 ZE @ ISO 200 and f/11.

05-21-10

vertigo2020

Shot from Going to the Sun Road just below Logan's Pass in Glacier NP, McDonald Creek can be seen in the bottom of the valley.

05-21-10

natebarnz

Just beautiful. Well done!

05-21-10

natebarnz

Nice capture. Just in the nic of time.

05-21-10

natebarnz

Great shot. I'm really liking the DOF here.

05-21-10

natebarnz

Nice strong greens. Very beautiful place. Where is it?

05-21-10

natebarnz

Great shot. I really like the composition.

05-21-10

vertigo2020

Thanks, but I rarely use PS. I use a 42" display with NX2 and it looks about right. I'm sure others mileage may vary depending on the equipment.

05-21-10

JT

I love the way you removed the colors except for the dresses.

05-21-10

makkphoto

Great shot. I really the lighting in this image. Makkphoto

05-21-10

bajanexile

"Power Train - Porsche Panamera Turbo Premium Grand Tourer" Twin Turbo Charged 4.8 Litre V8 Engine 500 HP 7 Speed PDK Gearbox 4 Doors 4 Seats Five frames @ -2, -1, 0,+1 and +2 EV. Conversions in DxO, Tone Mapping with Photomatix Pro 3.2. Canon EOS 5D Mk.II and Zeiss Distagon T 21mm f/2.8 ZE @ ISO 100 & f/11.

05-21-10

rick perry

Thanks Steve - it is subtle - but looks good in print.

05-21-10

bajanexile

Like the faded colours and textures. Steve

05-21-10

bajanexile

Lovely view but on my calibrated Monitor, this looks as though it could just do with a tweak down in Curves in Photoshop. It needs just to be a little less Bright but Curves will do a much better job than just moving the brightness down on its own. Steve

05-21-10

bajanexile

Nice capture. Steve

05-21-10

bajanexile

Interesting angle but I would have waited for the man to pass or shot the frame from a position further forward. I am surprised that this lens at f/8 is not tack sharp in the bottom of the frame. My Zeiss Distagon T f/2.8 ZE is tack sharp between f/8 and f/11 across the whole frame. Regards Stephen

05-21-10

bajanexile

Like the "angles" and colours in this image. Regards Stephen

05-21-10

bajanexile

Lovely composition. Like the gull flying past the Hoodie. Stephen

05-21-10

bajanexile

To my eye, this needs straightening? Glass looks as though it will slide off the table to the left. Easily fixed unless there is a specific reason for posting it like this. Regards Stephen

05-21-10

JT

Great photo,color,lighting,saturation and effective depth of field control. I feel like I am physically in front of the subject.

05-21-10

bajanexile

Nice subject matter and use of restricted DOF ( 200mm Focal Length @ f4?). Stephen

05-21-10

bajanexile

Nice composition and flaky look to the door. Steve

05-21-10

bajanexile

"In My Dreams......" Street art, Old Bristol Docks, Avon, England. Three frame Tone Mapped image. Canon EOS 5D Mk.I with Zeiss Distagon T 21mm f/2.8 lens.

05-21-10

bajanexile

"Fountain and Nelson's Column, Trafalgar Square, London" Three bracketed RAW images converted to 16-Bit TIFF files with DxO Optics Pro 6 ELITE and then Tone Mapped in Photomatix Pro 3.2 software. Canon EOS 5D Mk.II with Zeiss Distagon T 21mm f/2.8 ZE.

05-21-10

bajanexile

"The Ice House, Lydiard Park, Wiltshire, England" Before freezers and refrigerators, the 18th and 19th century cooks of Lydiard Park would have relied on ice from the ice house to help them make fasionable chilled food and luxury desserts. Canon EOS 5D Mk.II with Zeiss Distagon T 21mm f/2.8 lens, ISO 100 and f/11. Sabattier Technique.

05-21-10

bajanexile

"In Control - Evening Star, Locomotive 92220, The Red Dragon" Three frames shot sitting in the drivers seat looking up the line. This is worth seeing as a Master File just to wallow in the detail shown in the pipe work top left. Even I am impressed! You can't get an idea from this image of how close I am to the control wheel bottom left of centre. This was shot at f/11. DOF to die for. Hard to believe that there is a better 21mm Prime Lens out there in the market.

05-21-10

bajanexile

"Line'Em Up" GWR 9631 Buffet Car. Built at the Swindon Works in 1934. Canon EOS 5D Mk.II with Zeiss Distagon T 21mm f/2.8 ZE lens, ISO 200 and f/11. Three RAW frames converted and Keystoned with DxO software to Photomatix Pro Vs.3.2 software for Tone Mapping

05-21-10

bajanexile

I have not really answered your question properly. I am a DxO convert. I stoped using Adobe Camera RAW about 14 months ago. I find that the RAW conversions with DxO are superior even to ACR 5.7, even in Default mode. DxO is excellent at correcting Lens Distortions and for Keystoning. The dedicated camera and lens Plug-In's are possibly the reason why. Can send you a "Get Started" methodology that I have written for others over on flickr. e-mail me at bajanexile@aol.com

05-20-10

JT

great lighting and colors. Very nice.

05-20-10

bajanexile

Workflow: All images are viewed directly from the CF Card using BreezeBrowser Pro. I examine the images using the Magnifying Tool for sharpness. Selected images are moved to my HD. The rest are binned. RAW conversions are with DxO including adjustments for Exposure, WB and Keystoning. The 16-Bit TIFF's go to Photomatix for Tone Mapping and then to CS3 if necessary. Stephen

05-20-10

nickynocky

Carl Zeiss Jena DDR 135mm f3.5 (Zebra)

05-20-10

nickynocky

Carl Zeiss Jena DDR 135mm f3.5 (Zebra)

05-20-10

JT

Gorgeous! How do you like DxO? I tried using it once with my Sony files but found the workflow a bit difficult. It would be nice if it could be integrated into PS or LR. I just did not like having to convert each file individually then loading them into light room. Am I missing something here in the workflow?

05-20-10

lolphoto

Impressive. Beautiful shot!

05-20-10

bajanexile

The Stableyard, Black Jack Street, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England. Canon EOS 5D Mk.II with Zeiss Distagon T 21mm f/2.8 ZE. Three RAW frames, RAW conversions and Keystoning with DxO Optics Pro 6 ELITE and Tone Mapping with Photomatix Pro Vs. 3.2 software.

05-20-10

bajanexile

Main Hall, Natural History Museum, London, England. Single RAW frame converted with DxO Optics Pro6 ELITE software. Canon EOS 5D Mk.1 with Zeiss Distagon T 21mm f/2.8 ZE. Single Frame Digital capture ISO 800, 21 mm, f/2.8, 1/20sec. at +1 2/3 EV, hand-held.

05-19-10

JT

When did you sneak this one in :) I have a thing for B&W and this really looks awesome!

05-19-10

darylgo

3 times I've seen this photo today and 3 times I stare for several minutes in awe. Beautiful.

05-19-10

JT

This is a really good portrait. I love B&W and there is something mysterious about this one.

05-19-10

JT

Looks like it's time to create some sort of private messaging. What do you think?

05-19-10

magiclight

Fiordland, New Zeaand

05-19-10

jhsymington

Hi John, Got your email but no return address. The answer to your question is "No I don't". All the best, James Symington

05-19-10

JT

Wow! Talk about relaxing. This image should put anyone who is stressed out in a good mood. fantastic is an understatement. Well done!

05-19-10

natebarnz

I enjoy this one very much. Where was this taken?

05-19-10

JT

I like the desaturation of colors you used here. Not to mention, the composition is very good.

05-19-10

donuss

Nice shot special i like this Bokhe Donat

05-19-10

JT

Do you know this person [url]http://www.zeissimages.com/showphoto.php?photoid=19 ? :) Nice colors in the slippers!

05-18-10

JT

I adjusted your exif data to reflect your comments.

05-18-10

JT

Oh my. This is wonderful. We are certainly getting some good images on here lately. Thanks!

05-18-10

natebarnz

Thanks. I'll update my other one that needs it.

05-18-10

JT

Added the lens to the database and updated the photo. Thanks for the heads up!

05-18-10

natebarnz

Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 4/20 @ f5.6 (m42 Zebra version)

05-18-10

natebarnz

Makro-Planar 100/2.8 @ f2.8

05-18-10

natebarnz

Spectacular!

05-18-10

natebarnz

Beautiful!

05-18-10

natebarnz

Aperture f8

05-18-10

natebarnz

Aperture f11

05-18-10

natebarnz

Aperture f5.6

05-18-10

natebarnz

f11 (Zebra M42 Edition)

05-18-10

natebarnz

Aperture f11

05-18-10

natebarnz

Aperture f8

05-18-10

natebarnz

Aperture f8

05-18-10

JT

It will be shortly :)

05-18-10

natebarnz

Rebel T1i - f8 - 100ISO This was really taken with the C/Y 100/2.8 but it wasn't in the drop down list.

05-18-10

natebarnz

Aperture was really f11

05-18-10

JT

Very nice. I like the soft light and shallow depth of field.

05-18-10

rick perry

Still Wonderful Donus!

05-18-10

rick perry

Really great shot! Nice Zeiss Blue.

05-18-10

jedrek

I have a Tessar 75mm f/3.5 on my rolleiflex as well :)

05-18-10

JT

Love the shallow DOF. Very nice.

05-18-10

JT

Looks like I need to add a few lenses to the database. Once I do I will update your post so it reflects the lens. Thanks for sharing!

05-18-10

jedrek

Ikoflex II - Tessar 75mm f/3.5 T

05-18-10

jhsymington

Many thanks. Taken on a D700 and exposure was 30 seconds at about f5.6 if I remember well.

05-18-10

JT

This is breathtaking! For sure a featured photo tomorrow! Thank you for sharing.

05-18-10

ekk

wow!!!

05-18-10

ekk

great portrait!

05-18-10

JT

Great shot! Two coming and two going :)

05-18-10

mstudios

a nice sunny day in NYC's Central Park, taken with my m9 and 35mm Biogon.

05-18-10

lolphoto

Superb portrait. Congrat!

05-18-10

sunworshiper

Superb use of selective focus - like the antique colour processing too

05-18-10

stephubik

:) very nice capture!! sometimes I think, all dogs are alike...

05-18-10

sunworshiper

Exif data shows 35mm as I forgot to set the correct focal length in lens selection.

05-17-10

donuss

Great shot like the light and shadow.

05-17-10

donuss

nice shot and the dogs get a coffe too?;-)

05-17-10

pstrmeck

You must ad +1,5 or 2 on your exposition. And that's all. Many thanks on your works on this pages.

05-17-10

JT

This is very good. I would have a terrible time trying to get the proper exposure in snow. No title for the picture? How about Surviving ? Looks like a strong plant. Great shot. Oops. I posted too soon. I see you have a title now :)

05-17-10

vertigo2020

I've had the issue with film scans also. Just strip the metadata from the image and then edit as needed. There are several freeware exif editors available on the interwebz.

05-17-10

JT

I have that problem too. When I get my film scanned at Costco, it shows Noritsu as the camera. It's just the device that captured the digital image. By the way, the viewfinder on the Ikon just rocks!

05-17-10

nksyoon

Sorry, haven't tried, quite happy with the colour version

05-17-10

ikon

Hmm, The Scanner apparently thinks I'm using a Nikon camera, but it's a Zeiss Ikon. :-) T-max 400

05-17-10

JT

Incredible! What more can I say?

05-17-10

JT

It's all about the light! Love it!

05-17-10

JT

Love the lighting! Great shot. Do you have a B&W version?

05-16-10

alphazeiss

Long exposure while zooming out. Rear curtain flash.

05-16-10

JT

Oh boy, Leica M9 and Zeiss 35. This is a great combo. not to mention an awesome camera! I had 3 M8's at one time, 2 MP's and one R9 with the DMR. I am now down to Sony and Nikon with Zeiss glass. My only non Zeiss lens right now is the Nikon 50mm f1.2 AIS. Anyway, back on subject. There is so much detail in this photo. The combination of Leica and Zeiss really shows here. Thanks for posting.

05-16-10

alphazeiss

This is very nice picture indeed! The reflections also looks magical!

05-16-10

alphazeiss

That is an awesome capture/shot indeed!!

05-16-10

jayde

cool montage!

05-16-10

rbfresno

Thanks for highlighting my photo! Some details: Hearing reports about an approaching storm with likely lightning, I saw that I might be able to position myself for a shot. I went to my work to the third floor patio. The large building on the left is Saint Agnes Medical Center in Fresno. Tripod, 20 sec exposures at a time hoping to get lucky. I shot for 40 minutes. Also, this image is the in camera merger of two 20 second exposures, with the merger also done in-camera (Nikon D3).

05-16-10

JT

Nice macro work. This makes me feel like it's part of a dream.

05-16-10

JT

This is awesome. Look at the detail for a night time image. Especially the power lines in the distance and towers supporting them. You can see the individual steel frame work making the structure. Well done!

05-15-10

donuss

Fantastic LG Donat

05-15-10

donuss

A great Detail and nice color. Donat

05-15-10

JT

Beautiful tones. You can't beat B&W.

05-15-10

JT

Great detail in this image. Have your tried converting a few into black and white? I bet that would look nice too. BTW, he sure does seem happy :)

05-15-10

alphazeiss

Hey guys, thanks! I took this while out on a business trip; plus a few hours vacation while there:) I was walking around and this one kinda caught my fancy. Bye.

05-15-10

JT

This series of picture you uploaded are phenomenal! the angle of view, colors, lighting, contrast and sharpness are incredible! You should create a Collection in the gallery for these.

05-15-10

donuss

A Great Picture

05-15-10

pstrmeck

It was taken on Ilford Delta 100 in Microphen. Canon is used only for copy work.

05-15-10

JT

Hey that great. I love using my Sony 850. I mainly use it with the 135. Don't get me wrong. I love th e85 as well. But I just like the shallow depth of field you get with the 135 at close range.

05-14-10

antiquark

Thanks, glad you like it! I should have added more details to the description... I used 800 ISO film, with a Yashica FX3 Camera and Zeiss planar 1.4 lens. The image was basically straight out of the camera, with some contrast adjustment.

05-14-10

JT

Philber, Did you know that when you post a comment and include a url you can actually make it an actual link? Look at these samples. [url]http://www.zeissimages.com/showreplies.php?qid=547

05-14-10

JT

I love this. It is the mood of the picture that does it for me. Spooky yet bright. I only wish I could see the top of the trees in the foreground. Thanks for sharing.

05-14-10

philber

Let me know when you are coming, and it would be a pleasure for me to meet you, shoot with you and learn from you. On this shoot, I was with Samuli Vahonen. http://www.vahonen.com And, of course, I can show you around a bit, if only for interesting places

05-14-10

donuss

Great Image Philber i have to go to Paris

05-14-10

philber

Nice picture!! I really like this film-like look. Is this how it came ot of the camera, or did you generate it in PP? BTW, it might have been even more spectacular with the 35 or the 21... :)

05-14-10

haf

To tell you the truth I had a hard time deciding on the spot on how to frame this, but I liked so much the girl and settings that I just shot it like that. I really like the reflection of the other car and the people so I don't know how much the photo woul

05-14-10

JT

I like this one the best out of the ones you posted. Have you tried cropping a little just below the door handle? It would give it that medium format look like a 6x6 or something. Regardless, nice tones and picture.

05-14-10

vertigo2020

I can never get my girlfriends to look this good.

05-14-10

haf

Thanks, I appreciate it

05-14-10

haf

I shot it with the makro-planar, this is the only Zeiss I own so far (apart from another Cosina made lens - Voigtlander 58mm f/1.4) and I think this site will push me towards buying a 35mm as well :)

05-14-10

JT

Did you shoot this with the 50 f2 or the 1.4? I will be adding a feature that lets you assign the lens type to the pi tire. Will work on it tonight.

05-14-10

JT

I can never get my pictures to look this good. We're not worthy ... :jump:

05-14-10

JT

I remember the controversy over the pyramids when they were being built. I think I may have actually been in Paris back then :)

05-14-10

donuss

This was in a frozen Harbor in Rapperswil(Lake of Zurich) Donat

05-14-10

JT

This is interesting ... What are these things? Nice depth of field on this shot.

05-14-10

vertigo2020

Thanks. Didn't have to hang it...was the view out my front window.

05-14-10

donuss

i use the 35mm ZF2 and the picture is sharp but im always not happy when i have to made so smal. Maybe i made anything wrond. Donat

05-13-10

philber

Amazing shot, vertigo. This is for hanging on a wall!

05-13-10

rbfresno

Proof, if any were necessary, that only women should wear ribbed undershirts.

05-13-10

JT

Can i just say WOW!

05-13-10

JT

Can this get any sharper? This is really quite a nice picture. are you using the 35 ZE version 2?

05-13-10

rbfresno

Nikon D3 ,Carl Zeiss Makro-Planar T* 2/100 ZF 1/125s f/5.6 at 100.0mm iso1600

05-13-10

JT

Love the smile!

05-13-10

pierre

Taken with the D80 along with the Zeiss 100mm F/2 Macro ZF. Shot in M mode since it doesn't meter to show exif.

05-13-10

pierre

Original Zeiss Macro 100mm f/2 ZF lens

05-13-10

JT

I allowed wider images to be uploaded. This is an example of a larger 1500 pixel wide image in the gallery.

05-13-10

ekk

lol its probably the cy to eos adapter. i dont think i have it configure to the proper focal length.

05-13-10

JT

Woa. What happened to this exif data on the focal length? Hmmm. need to look at the code tonight.

05-13-10

JT

He looks so in charge! Great capture.

05-13-10

philber

Wow! Lovely picture, Donuss!

05-13-10

rick perry

ZE 50 1.4 - Schooner Heritage - "Getting Ready" Spring 09 - Rockland, Maine

05-13-10

rick perry

ZE 50 1.4 Rockland Marine - Maine

05-13-10

JT

Love it. I bet it's all natural and by that I mean no HDR. I could be wrong but it's just a guess :)

05-13-10

rick perry

ZE 100 mp - tungsten lights.

05-13-10

rick perry

ZE 100 mp - tungsten lights.

05-12-10

vertigo2020

The locale is Avalanche Lake Glacier NP. Taken with the much maligned 25mm Distagon.

05-12-10

JT

Oh I am so Jealous!!! This is AWESOME! I love to hike and this looks like such a cool place not to mention how the colors and crispness of the detail make it look so real!

05-12-10

JT

This looks best with the Dark Night themes selected at the bottom of the page.

05-12-10

rick perry

ZE 50 1.4

05-12-10

philber

Thanks, Zeiss Man. Yet this is the ZE 50 f:1.4, which is considered by some as "inferior" to the 50 MP. And just imagine how much detail there is in full-res RAW...:-)

05-12-10

JT

Wow! So much detail. Great capture!

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