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[Scott Merryfield]

A few shots from the July 4th parade this morning in my hometown.

 

[JohnRice]

I dragged out the Tamron 60mm Macro when I was visiting the folks this afternoon. It's a nice little lens.

 

[Mike Frezon]

 

[Mark Booth]

I got a 100mm f/2.8 IS macro lens a couple of months ago. Today I finally got around to trying it out and also experimenting with the Brenizer Method for creating images with shallow depth of focus (stitching multiple images together that were shot with a wide aperture telephoto lens to create an image that appears to have been shot with a wide angle lens). Of course, my favorite photography subject is our 2016 Miata. This image was created from more than 100 individual images that I stitched together in Photoshop (click the image for larger version).




Mark

 

[Dennis Nicholls]

You need more mountains with the Miata.

 

[Mark Booth]

Here ya go, Dennis!

Mark

 

[Dennis Nicholls]

It's not a real mountain unless it gets snow on top from time to time.

 

[Mike Frezon]

 

[Mark Booth]

It's not a real mountain unless it gets snow on top from time to time.

The snow picture will have to wait until winter.

Mark

 

[DavidMiller]

How about a BMW in the redwoods...
Untitled by David Miller

 

[Mike Frezon]

Or...how about a Golden Retriever sitting next to an Aston Martin?

 

[Sam Posten]

You guys are killing me. I want a roadster badly, but my body type and wallet are not conducive to such things.

 

[Dennis Nicholls]

You guys are killing me. I want a roadster badly, but my body type and wallet are not conducive to such things.

Hint: I paid $2,600 for the white Miata shown. Some maintenance required. Very easy car to work on.

 

[Mike Frezon]

Hint. I drive a 2013 Honda CR-V.

But since I've been known to hang around doctor's offices a lot, I run into a fair amount of fancy cars in the parking lot. I don't think I'd ever seen an Aston Martin in person before.

But the Golden Retriever is mine!!

 

[JohnRice]

You guys are killing me. I want a roadster badly, but my body type and wallet are not conducive to such things.

Yeah. Roadsters are great, but at 6' 6" with bad knees, assuming I could even get into one in the first place, I'd probably never be able to get out again. It tempers the coolness factor when you open the door and crawl across the ground to get out of a car.

 

[Dennis Nicholls]

The Miata is snug, but the Boxster is fairly roomy for bigger guys.

 

[JohnRice]

Going back to the "This or That" pics I posted a couple weeks ago, I think there are two main things going on with the impressions. As someone suggested, the opinions of the lighter one might be different without the darker one next to it. Second, I think there is just this assumption that in B&W, the goal is always for the sky to be dark and foliage light. For years (probably more than 30) I've been wanting to replicate orthochromatic films in scenics in an appealing way. Every time I look at the lighter one by itself, I realize it's almost exactly what I've been wanting to create. I want the sky and clouds defined, but as light as they can be without losing depth. I might want to fine tune the lighter one, but it's pretty much what I have been trying to accomplish.

I'll post the lighter one again by itself. I left a little bit of the color, but it might work better if I didn't.

 

[Sam Posten]

The Miata is snug, but the Boxster is fairly roomy for bigger guys.

Yeah I don't think a porsche is in my future. I might be able to swing a 350z or even a 370z but a moderately newish Porsche is unlikely. Ideally I'd get the refreshed 2019 Tesla Roadster but I might have to see BOTH kidneys to do that. =)

Will have to settle for car pics in meanwhile.

 

[JohnRice]

This is something I thought of trying a few days ago. I gave it a shot with some macro pics I took today. I've tried it with a couple more. I can post them if anyone's interested. Deep down, I think the idea occurred to me thanks to the movie "What Dreams May Come."

 

[Mike Frezon]