Illusion

Golden Bay , New Zealand

Olympus OM-D EM-5II
Tamron SP MF 500mm F8.0 Reflex (55B)

F8, 1/8000  ISO-125
 

Sunset

Nelson, New Zealand

Olympus OM-D EM-5II
Tamron SP MF 500mm F8 Reflex (55B)

F8, 1/8000, ISO-100



WB is shade.

Took it in -1EV at the time to preserve highlight but ended up bring it back about 1EV.

Cropped to 2:3 format and some contrast adjustment done.



It's just about going down and completely behind the mountain range.  I was trying to capture clean edge of sun as well as intense colour around it.

Snowcapped

Nelson, New Zealand

Nikon D800
Tamron SP MF 500mm F8 Reflex (55B)

F8, 1/320, ISO-100

Cloud - 雲

Nelson, New Zealand

Nikon D800
Tamron SP MF 500mm F8 Reflex (55B)
F8, 1/160, ISO-100

On the mono-pod.  Applied slight blue tint on highlight.

Super Moon 2012

Nelson, New Zealand

Panasonic Lumix GX1

Tamron SP MF 500mm F8 Reflex (55B)
Tamron SP AF 2X Teleconverter (300F)
F16, 1/50, ISO-160

Taken on 6/May/2012 

A 500mm mirror lens + 2x converter on m43 camera.  It is 2000mm equivalent for 35mm full format.  No crop, straight out of camera (via LR4) with little contract enhance.  It is a colour image.

Note to myself: It could be better using high ISO setting of the GX1 and allow to use fast shutter. I'm still not getting used to this camera as I was almost always set to base ISO with D200 on tripod.  The GX1 is more capable of high ISO than D200.

Up Close - 抜殻

Nelson, New Zealand

Panasonic Lumix GX1
Tamron SP MF 500mm F8 Reflex (55B)
F8, 1/125, ISO-160

I found this cicada shell in garden.  Instead of using macro lens, I grabbed this mirror lens.  it was surprisingly well balanced.    I used tripod because it was bit windy for this kind of shot to do with handhold especially with 1000mm/F8 equivalent to 35mm full flame.
 

GX1 + $20 mount adapter + Tamron SP 500mm (reflex) 

[PS: 8/Feb]: Oh and forgot to say that I was shooting about 2m (or less) away from the subject.

Moon - 月

Nelson, New Zealand

Nikon D200
Tamron SP MF 500mm F8 Reflex (55BB)
Tamron SP AF 2X Teleconverter (300F)
F16, 1/250, ISO-400

Monopod used.

Seal Colony - オハウ・ルックアウト

Ohau Lookout, Canterbury, New Zealand

Nikon D200
Tamron SP MF 500mm F8 Reflex (55B)
F8, 1/640, ISO-400

Kingfisher - カワセミ

Nelson, New Zealand

Nikon D200
Tamron SP MF 500mm F8 Reflex (55B)
F8, 1/125, ISO-100 (hand held)

I took this through the window.  I held my body against a wall and My left hand on window frame while holding the camera.

Rouge - 紅

Nelson, New Zealand

Nikon D200
Tamron SP MF 500mm F8 Reflex (55BB)
F8, 1/200, ISO-400

Fuzzy - 幻想

Nelson, New Zealand

Nikon D200
Tamron SP MF 500mm F8 Reflex (55BB)
F8, 1/30, ISO-280

Pukeko - プケコ

Marahau, Abel Tasman National Park,  New Zealand

Nikon D200
Tamron SP MF 500mm F8 Reflex (55BB)
F8, 1/800, ISO-400

(+1EV at PP, Cropped 1/4 of left side while keeping ratio to 16:8)

Hold camera on the fence post.

Summer (Pohutokawa) - ポフトカワ

Nelson, New Zealand
Nikon D200
Tamron SP MF 500mm F8 Reflex (55BB)
F8, 1/400, ISO-400

Hand held shot

Golden Time - 夕暮れ時

Nelson, New Zealand

Nikon D200
Tamron SP MF 500mm F8 Reflex (55BB)
F8, 1/640, ISO-100

Sunset - 夕暮れ

Nelson, New Zealand

Nikon D200
Tamron SP MF 500mm F8 Reflex (55BB)
F8, 1/90, ISO-100

Moon - 月

Nelson, New Zealand

Nikon D200
Tamron SP MF 500mm F8 Reflex (55BB)
F8, 1/60, ISO-100

This was taken as part of test shot of 55BB. I have not cropped. A camera profile was applied via LightRoom while importing/converting from NEF and some contrast was adjusted.

Fishing Boart - 釣り船

Nelson, New Zealand

Nikon D200
Tamron SP MF 500mm F8 Reflex (55BB)
F8, 10s, ISO-100

Maple Leaf - もみじ

Nelson, New Zealand

Nikon D200
Tamron SP MF 500mm F8 Reflex (55B)
Tamron SP 2X Teleconverter (01F) (optics removed and just act as a tube)
F8, 1/60, ISO-160

Snap away with hand-held. The optics of 2x extension tube was removed and use as a macro extension tube. This is not particularly a macro shot but aimed a small Japanese maple leaf about 2+ mater away to see how DOF is looks like.

Posing - 青鷺

Mapua, Nelson, New Zealand

Nikon D200
Tamron SP MF 500mm F8 Reflex (55B)
F8, 1/1250, ISO-400
monopod used

Purple - 青紫

Nelson, New Zealand

Nikon D200
Tamron SP MF 500mm F8 Reflex (55B) + Tamron SP 2X Teleconverter (01F)
F16, 1/90, ISO-400
On the tripod of course.

This lens and the teleconverter combination gives me a maximum of 1:1.5 macro capability. The lens itself can do 1:3 at 1.7m from the subject. It has quite good working distance and often I do not need a flash, which is very good.

This is a hydrangea with pale purplish blue colour.
A colour tone was manipulated using the split tone tool with LR to make this effect.