**Photography Talk**

[USKTog]

Returned home to Denver yesterday evening, after spending a large part of February in Phoenix.

My Dad passed away after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease last Friday. I was fortunate to make it to Phoenix and be there with Mom, as we watched Dad take his last breath and move on to Heaven.

On Wednesday night, Mom and I went to Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix to check out Bruce Munro's "Sonoran Lights" exhibit. Here are a few pics:

Water Towers:


Field of Light:


The Beacon:

 

[Hepar]

Returned home to Denver yesterday evening, after spending a large part of February in Phoenix.

My Dad passed away after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease last Friday. I was fortunate to make it to Phoenix and be there with Mom, as we watched Dad take his last breath and move on to Heaven.

My best wishes and sincerest condolences. Beautiful photos.

 

[rickashay]

Returned home to Denver yesterday evening, after spending a large part of February in Phoenix.

My Dad passed away after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease last Friday. I was fortunate to make it to Phoenix and be there with Mom, as we watched Dad take his last breath and move on to Heaven.

My prayers go out to you and your family. I also had a family member taken by Parkinsons this year. No fun at all but I know he is in a better place, as I'm sure your father is also.


To keep it photo related and on a lighter note, I took my new drone for a spin this weekend. Very cool lighting and the clouds were awesome. My drone footage turned out great too, quite impressed with the X5 mirrorless camera on the Inspire 1 Pro.


IMG_6283.jpg by Addison Rickaby, on Flickr


IMG_6276.jpg by Addison Rickaby, on Flickr

 

[elusive01]

Awesome glassy conditions on the lake man

 

[Bluesky 07]

[MENTION=112332]USKTog[/MENTION]

Pete (if I may), when my father died, it was a distant cousin-in-law whose path rarely crossed mine who offered the words I still remember 25 years later. He shook my hand and said, "It's awful hard to lose your Daddy." Truer words were never spoken. Very sorry to hear of your loss but grateful you had the gift of being with your father before he passed.

Thank you also for sharing the amazing pics. Great subject matter and great shots.

There is a lot of super work on here and I will share some of my stills as well, but was wondering whether video is welcome? I made one to share little moments from my business travel with my family. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out but want to respect the thread rules if it's stills only. Thanks.

 

[USKTog]

[MENTION=112332]USKTog[/MENTION]

Pete (if I may), when my father died, it was a distant cousin-in-law whose path rarely crossed mine who offered the words I still remember 25 years later. He shook my hand and said, "It's awful hard to lose your Daddy." Truer words were never spoken. Very sorry to hear of your loss but grateful you had the gift of being with your father before he passed.

Thank you also for sharing the amazing pics. Great subject matter and great shots.

There is a lot of super work on here and I will share some of my stills as well, but was wondering whether video is welcome? I made one to share little moments from my business travel with my family. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out but want to respect the thread rules if it's stills only. Thanks.

Thanks Russell. I am fortunate to have a career that allows for some flexibility, so I had the opportunity to spend a week or so with my folks every couple of months.

When Dad started to go downhill, I made sure to maximize the quality time when I was with my folks. Always told my Dad I loved him when I left the house; ya just never know...

 

[rickashay]

[MENTION=112332]USKTog[/MENTION]

Pete (if I may), when my father died, it was a distant cousin-in-law whose path rarely crossed mine who offered the words I still remember 25 years later. He shook my hand and said, "It's awful hard to lose your Daddy." Truer words were never spoken. Very sorry to hear of your loss but grateful you had the gift of being with your father before he passed.

Thank you also for sharing the amazing pics. Great subject matter and great shots.

There is a lot of super work on here and I will share some of my stills as well, but was wondering whether video is welcome? I made one to share little moments from my business travel with my family. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out but want to respect the thread rules if it's stills only. Thanks.

Maybe we need to start a "Videography Talk" thread? I certainly don't mind if we post in here but it would make it easier for searching and organization if we separated the topics. I have some videos I could post as well.

 

[Hepar]

Maybe we need to start a "Videography Talk" thread? I certainly don't mind if we post in here but it would make it easier for searching and organization if we separated the topics. I have some videos I could post as well.

Videography is my main source of income!

 

[4Running Daily]

Videography is my main source of income!

Porn?

 

[Hepar]

Porn?

Busted. :hiding:

 

[Bluesky 07]

Here's my video. You'll see that my 4Runner was the "camera platform" for the opening shot.

Captured all the imagery on my iPhone and created the finished product in iMovie. Watch your volume because the music starts immediately after the title credit. Enjoy!

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B-uwhBtMyis" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

 

[LawnDart]

 

[MudPie]

I've really enjoyed this thread... enough so that I've started learning how to use Lightroom.

iPhone 5s + Lightroom.

 

[USKTog]

Pic from a 6.3 mile snowshoe trek last Sunday. This is "Notchtop Mountain" also known as "Little Matterhorn" above Lake Helene in Rocky Mountain National Park.

 

[JEMP1003]

In the next few weeks I'll be looking to update my 6 year old trusty Nikon D3000. It's time for a step up and originally I was looking at getting the D750, but the Sony A7Rii is so niceeeeeeee.
So the plan for now is to get the body plus one lens that will be a good all around.
For the Nikon I'm thinking the 24-120 that they sell with the body seems good and I’ve seen it has good reviews. Any though on that one? Any Lens I should take a better look at (maybe the NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8E)?

What about the Zeiss 24-70 for the Sony? It seems like the most popular any experience with it?

Thanks :yo:

 

[Hepar]

In the next few weeks I'll be looking to update my 6 year old trusty Nikon D3000. It's time for a step up and originally I was looking at getting the D750, but the Sony A7Rii is so niceeeeeeee.
So the plan for now is to get the body plus one lens that will be a good all around.
For the Nikon I'm thinking the 24-120 that they sell with the body seems good and I’ve seen it has good reviews. Any though on that one? Any Lens I should take a better look at (maybe the NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8E)?

What about the Zeiss 24-70 for the Sony? It seems like the most popular any experience with it?

Thanks :yo:

You're talking about the 24-120mm f4 VR, right? If so, that's an amazing lens. It's the next on my list of lenses to buy. I'm slowly finding how I lean towards a lens that has a VR (or any stabilization platform) over lenses that can open up wide. I find I rarely shoot wide open anyways, whereas the VR comes in so handy. It's amazing at how much faster you can shoot with it. Especially with lenses that are on the heavier side.

 

[JEMP1003]

You're talking about the 24-120mm f4 VR, right? If so, that's an amazing lens. It's the next on my list of lenses to buy. I'm slowly finding how I lean towards a lens that has a VR (or any stabilization platform) over lenses that can open up wide. I find I rarely shoot wide open anyways, whereas the VR comes in so handy. It's amazing at how much faster you can shoot with it. Especially with lenses that are on the heavier side.

Yeah, that is the one. The more I research, it seems that would be a solid choice but man, I'm torn between which of those two combination to go with
D750 + 24-120 or A7Rii + 24-70. :faint:

 

[USKTog]

Yeah, that is the one. The more I research, it seems that would be a solid choice but man, I'm torn between which of those two combination to go with
D750 + 24-120 or A7Rii + 24-70. :faint:

To aide in your comparisons:

D750 vs A7r II

Nikon 24-120 vs Zeiss 24-70

You should consider the typical photography you will be doing. Both bodies are great bodies, though I would say, based on my research, the A7R II sensor is the best out there right now. I've considered shifting from Canon to Sony, but just can't afford to sell off all my Canon gear to replace it with Sony/Zeiss glass.

 

[Hepar]

I've considered shifting from Canon to Sony, but just can't afford to sell off all my Canon gear to replace it with Sony/Zeiss glass.

I think that is a very important point to consider. Once you start building your glass collection (Which you will despite any thought of you sticking with one lens. It's an unavoidable addiction) it's pretty hard to switch.

I originally chose Nikon because at the time, the D700 was the best camera for what I wanted to shoot. Now I'm on a D800 with a bit of a glass collection. My only regret is that all of our videography work is on Canons, so if I had just bit the bullet early and bought a Canon body, the access to lenses and equipment would be quadruple.

I'm still very happy with my choice. I love Nikons. Sorry I don't have any other help with the decision. I have never used any of the Sony cameras, but have heard nothing but good things lately on them. I will say this, when it comes to the upper echelon of cameras, 90% of us won't really get the most out of every inch, thus we'd all be just fine shooting on whatever platform. I'd say put both in your hands, play with them as much as you can and get the one that makes the most sense to you and with the way it feels in your hands.

 

[pauldavis]

To aide in your comparisons:

D750 vs A7r II

Nikon 24-120 vs Zeiss 24-70

You should consider the typical photography you will be doing. Both bodies are great bodies, though I would say, based on my research, the A7R II sensor is the best out there right now. I've considered shifting from Canon to Sony, but just can't afford to sell off all my Canon gear to replace it with Sony/Zeiss glass.

I have been shooting Sony for almost 10 years now. Last 2 years were with the original a7 body (24mp). Even that sensor is amazing. If you have a canon collection you can buy the metabones adapter and retain full autofocus with those lenses and an A7 series camera. Then you can buy sony lenses in the future if you want. You really only need an SLR if you really need subject tracking that is moving towards or away from the camera, like sports photography. Also battery life. Although spare batteries are small and cheap.

With the FF mirrorless the size advantage goes away really fast because all the lenses are still huge. So with the A7 series your real advantage is the sensor and built in stabilization. If you shoot landscape then all you really need is manual lenses. Sky is the limit on lens options if that is the case.

Size of lenses and prices finally became a big enough issue for me with the A7 series to switch to Fujifilm. The majority of the lenses I owned cost over a thousand dollars and were big, even the F4 max aperture ones. The new lenses are even more expensive and larger. I did see they have a new nifty fifty coming out that is under $300.00. But it is all plastic.

The fuji lenses are amazing. small, all metal, aperture rings on them, sharp, and lots of fast primes to choose from. Almost all the zooms have OIS that are probably the best on the market. But it would be a system to go with only if you are starting without existing lenses. Otherwise you will just be selling it all like I did.

That is a lot of 2 cents from me, probably too much. But I hope it helps a little. Here is an example of the Fuji sensor with its dynamic range. Not quite Sony's DR but pretty good.