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!