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Nikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 65 mm — 1/160 sec, f/4.8, ISO 8000 — map & image data — nearby photos
Waiting for his Shift to Start
for a long day of appliance repair
On our trip to KidZania in Kobe, Japan last month, which included stints working on a train and hosting a radio show, he also took time to learn appliance repair. Already five years ago he was an expert on vacuum cleaners, so it's only natural that's what he worked on here.
Nikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 78 mm — 1/250 sec, f/5, ISO 3600 — map & image data — nearby photos
Safety First
Nikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 170 mm — 1/250 sec, f/5.6, ISO 5000 — map & image data — nearby photos
Dismantling
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 85mm f/1.4, cropped — 1/250 sec, f/1.4, ISO 500 — map & image data — nearby photos
Removing the Electronics
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 — 1/250 sec, f/1.6, ISO 640 — map & image data — nearby photos
Checking the Schematic
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 85mm f/1.4, cropped — 1/250 sec, f/1.6, ISO 560 — map & image data — nearby photos
Identifying the Problem
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 85mm f/1.4, cropped — 1/250 sec, f/1.6, ISO 500 — map & image data — nearby photos
High Five Upon Completion
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 — 1/250 sec, f/1.6, ISO 560 — map & image data — nearby photos
Oops, Not Quite Done Yet
gotta' do that paperwork
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Nikon D700 + Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 — 1/160 sec, f/2.8, ISO 1600 — map & image data — nearby photos
Family Time
A few more pictures from our trip to Sunainosato in Shiga, Japan, in April. I can't decide whether I like a pure B&W view, or one with subdued colors...
It was the day of the doggy funeral, so I'm sure it was emotionally taxing on Anthony, but he seemed to hold up fine.
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 — 1/160 sec, f/2.2, ISO 1000 — map & image data — nearby photos
Wishing for More Sweets
visitors to the grounds receive tea and sweets, but not enough to satisfy for a 7-year-old boy
What was satisfying for Anthony were the ample opportunities for fun that the grounds offered...
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 — 1/2500 sec, f/1.4, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Fun by Leaps and Bounds
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This one almost gives me vertigo.
It's straight out of Lightroom... no custom processing. I can't tell whether this'll be the easiest “What am I?” Quiz I've ever posted, or the most difficult.
As always, I'll keep all responses private until I reveal the answer.
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Nikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 290 mm — 1/800 sec, f/6.3, ISO 1600 — map & image data — nearby photos
Skewered
crunchy snacks awaiting customers
Picking up from the sunset photo from the other day's A Bit of Color and Thunder (which I posted not realizing that the next day would offer an amazing sunset of its own), here is a collection of photos from our spring trip to Awaji Island with somewhat of a geometric bend...
Nikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 50 mm — 1/200 sec, f/14, ISO 280 — map & image data — nearby photos
Big Tower
Nikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 490 mm — 1/400 sec, f/12, ISO 320 — map & image data — nearby photos
Expressway
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 85mm f/1.4 — 1/200 sec, f/2.2, ISO 280 — map & image data — nearby photos
Dessert
from our hotel's buffet
Nikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 240 mm — 1/1000 sec, f/11, ISO 1600 — map & image data — nearby photos
Dividers
delimiting spots at a campground
Nikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 500 mm — 1/1600 sec, f/6.3, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Big Bridge
not as big as the largest bridge in the world 50km down the road, but big enough
Nikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 460 mm — 1/800 sec, f/6.3, ISO 220 — map & image data — nearby photos
Lines
a bit later in the day than the version on the Egg-Slicer “What am I?” Quiz
Nikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 1000 mm — 1/400 sec, f/13, ISO 6400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Underpass
Maintenance walkway underneath the Big Bridge two photos up
( as seen on the A “What am I?” Quiz at 1000mm )
Nikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 290 mm — 1/1000 sec, f/6.3, ISO 1100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Looks Like Low Tide
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8 @ 14 mm — 1/200 sec, f/22, ISO 2800 — map & image data — nearby photos
Going Up
Nikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 500 mm — 1/800 sec, f/7.1, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Another View
of the Awaji “Hyakudanen”: 100 Terraced Garden Squares
Nikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 240 mm — 1/1600 sec, f/6.3, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Going Down
one of the many water decorations in the area
Nikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 460 mm — 1/800 sec, f/7.1, ISO 360 — map & image data — nearby photos
Terraced Pools
Nikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 170 mm — 1/640 sec, f/11, ISO 1400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Access Stairway
at the Awaji Flower Review
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Nikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 500 mm — 1/250 sec, f/8, ISO 8000 — map & image data — nearby photos
Ridgeline By the Numbers
13,781 meters away
8,000 ISO sensitivity
21 minutes after sunset
500 mm focal length
33,765th photo taken with my D700
In the large version, you can see individual branches on the trees. Not too bad for almost 14km away, handheld.
I was gratified not only to be able to pick up the camera today, but to actually remember how to use it. Kyoto had a mild version this evening of the sunset described in my November 2008 post “Today's Sunset: the Deepest, Truest Orange I Have Ever Seen”. Like then, I was at my condo and just ran up to the top floor to catch the view.
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 24 mm — 1/200 sec, f/9, ISO 1400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Early View
9 minutes after sunset
The picture above represents the true experience of what you'd see at that time, but to get the photo to that point I had to do a lot of processing in Lightroom to make the buildings less dark and the sky less yellow (there wasn't the slightest trace of yellow, but it comes across as yellow in the brighter areas due to limitations with camera sensor technology that I don't have enough skill to work around).
The color in the first picture, taken 12 minutes later, is accurate, but it gives a somewhat false impression of the overall scene because by the time the color had deepened to that level, it had faded from most of the sky, but you can't see that because it's not in frame. (The sunset from a couple of years ago was that deep even when the whole sky was that color, so it was much better, but today's sunset was the best since then.)
Nikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 50 mm — 1/200 sec, f/4.5, ISO 800 — map & image data — nearby photos
Less Post Processing
Less Realistic
( More Beautiful )
Nikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 210 mm — 1/500 sec, f/6, ISO 8000 — map & image data — nearby photos
Nikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 500 mm — 1/500 sec, f/6.3, ISO 8000 — map & image data — nearby photos
Trapped
The gargoyles or whatever line the roof of the private Chinese museum next door would have been great in silhouette if it weren't for the netting they have over the whole thing (to catch, I would think, any part of the aging roof that might fall, before it lands on a pedestrian).
Nikon D700 + Sigma “Bigma” 50-500mm OS @ 95 mm — 1/500 sec, f/5, ISO 5000 — map & image data — nearby photos
Inverse Waves
sunlight skips off the bottom edges of cloud ridges
UPDATE: Cool, Nils has posted short video of the sunset.