B&W Black & White, monotone and sepia

Thanks folks

the "spotty" M8 with Zeiss ZM 28mm f2.8 - cropped to 16 x 9 and PP in LR and Nik - trying to get a "film" look
I managed to jump out of the car and take a few quick shots at f8 and infinity - I could not get a close up shot, they were too fast - I only had the 28mm (35mm) lens and they were just too far away - (It's a time when my cropped D300 with a 300mm tele lens would have been handy)
Although we were the only car around they seemed to know and move away quite fast - although I cannot imagine that we bothered them in anyway

I do not think that they were Starllngs - they did not "mass" group or fly like Starlings - about the size of a Thrush, (maybe a Fieldfare? - do they migrate?), also more of a brownish black not the colour of Starlings - also a more softer shape and their call was not particularly loud - they were not noisy birds
 
Bill,
I'm assuming that these were the same birds that you posted on m4/3 forum with concern over dust on the sensor. They were Starlings, classic tubby cigar shaped body, longish thin point bill, rather short tail. The rather dull brownish black plumage you refer to indicates that they are still in winter plumage, not yet moulted into the glossy breeding plumage. Any Thrush would have shown much paler underparts.
Most likely to be a feeding flock moving from one feeding site to another.

Barrie
 
Thanks Barrie - your are obviously an ornithologist, if that's a bird watcher - I have thought quite a lot about getting a digiscope as apparently they work very well with small sensors P & S cameras

They were some distant off - and it was a dull misty day - best crop close up I can produce

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Cheers
 
BillN said:
Thanks Barrie - your are obviously an ornithologist, if that's a bird watcher - I have thought quite a lot about getting a digiscope as apparently they work very well with small sensors P & S cameras
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Yes indeed, an ornithologist it is, for about 50 years :rolleyes:.
I've seen some good photographs taken with the aid of a digiscope, but never really understood the technique for focusing, is the camera focus set to infinity and focus set with the digiscope, or what?

Barrie
 
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Panasonic FT1/TS1 BW mode 200 ASA f/3.3 1/250 28mm equiv. Not my favourite compact - the lens on this thing is such a dog that I had to shove it through ACR/Lens correction to make it look as if it weren't about to be sucked into a black hole. You can use it in the rain, though.
 
Javier, I really like the hand gesture, almost a benediction. How did the duplicate silhouette of the couple happen in the background? I thought maybe a mirror, but wouldn't that reverse it? Nice image. Thanks.
 
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Javier, I am a big fan, and this is not a picture, but a story, almost like a movie, it is like you are in it, when you look at it. I can stare at it for half an hour and it is like that shot is alive.
One of the best shots I saw in my entire life, and people told me that a compact cannot make good quality pics. I agree, it is all the eye of the photographer, but what a great little cam also :D
 
ricks said:
Javier, I really like the hand gesture, almost a benediction. How did the duplicate silhouette of the couple happen in the background? I thought maybe a mirror, but wouldn't that reverse it? Nice image. Thanks.
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Thank you very much. I have no idea how that reflection got there, but that is what made the picture for me. Thank you.
 
kusch said:
Javier, I am a big fan, and this is not a picture, but a story, almost like a movie, it is like you are in it, when you look at it. I can stare at it for half an hour and it is like that shot is alive.
One of the best shots I saw in my entire life, and people told me that a compact cannot make good quality pics. I agree, it is all the eye of the photographer, but what a great little cam also :D
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Thank you very much for the kind words. Even a blind squirrel will come up with an acorn once in a while :)
 
The weather at this time of year makes everything grey here in Vancouver so a B&W shot seemed appropriate. The industrial shipyards are being phased out as the area is being rejuvenated / converted to residential. Five years from now a photo from this vantage will look very different.

This shot taken with a Pentax Takumar 28mm f3.5 - set at f8 and all other settings automatic on my NEX-3.

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Yes, I agree JohnE - that image of yours, ricks, is downright scary! At first I thought it was a still from some sort of horror movie! Very eerie...and now, I want to know the backstory!

Kevin, thank you for your shipyard photo. It makes me feel sad when I read about or see places like this that are changing due to a changing economy... Something about shipyard losing ground that really gets to me. Correct me if I'm wrong on the economic reasons. No doubt that this spot will be a fantastic place to live due to the views. I like what feels like a nostalgic choice in tones - sepia, I think.

John - that shot of yours show the fantastic detail this LX5 is capable of grabbing! What an impressive building, too. I'm embarrassed to say that there's much of my country's capitol that I have not seen. Must remedy that!

JohnE - I can relate to those dog intervention pictures only too well!:D Things are looking might wet and damp there. Which camera were you using on this walk? You know, I really do like that dog intervention shot. I think you've got a beautiful collaboration going on.:drinks:
 

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