2020 Octoberfest Oct 31 and done jbailey930 John - Z 6 w/ 85 1.8S

[jbailey930]

Long term member, first time player in the fest. Got some new gear and new subject, puppy, on the way!
Blueberry lily. Somewhat invasive per my wife the master gardener.

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[Terri French]

Looking good!! I am lusting after that lens. So, I will be closely watching your photos. Hopefully I'll have one before the end of the year.

 

[Gordo]

Smooth, and can still see tiny details like the spider silk.

 

[jbailey930]

Looking good!! I am lusting after that lens. So, I will be closely watching your photos. Hopefully I'll have one before the end of the year.

Thanks, Terri, I went almost all in with Z lenses over the quarantine summer - 35 1.8, 50 1.8 and this (besides the 14-30 and 24-200 zooms ?). Hope to show you good examples. BTW, this doesn't close focus as the other primes = 2.6 ft. 35 is .6 ft. and 50 is about 1.5 ft.

 

[Pa]

Creamy bokeh.

BTW, this doesn't close focus as the other primes = 2.6 ft. 35 is .6 ft. and 50 is about 1.5 ft.

That's a big negative for me.

 

[Phil K]

Hey, we are using the same lens. Beautiful capture.

 

[NEF Said]

Long term member, first time player in the fest. Got some new gear and new subject, puppy, on the way!
Blueberry lily. Somewhat invasive per my wife the master gardener.
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Great DoF and smooth background. Well done!

 

[jbailey930]

Creamy bokeh.



That's a big negative for me.

Jim, it is definitely not a macro subsitute. This lens will be portrait maker's #1 tool until the launch the 1.2 version!

 

[jbailey930]

Leftover decorations from my wife's birthday on Wednesday.

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[NEF Said]

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Brilliant colors! I like it!

 

[Phil K]

Beautiful colours. That actually looks like one of the lanterns that we would have during Mid-autumn Festivals.

 

[acnomad]

The new 85 is doing quite well in your hands!

 

[Palouse]

Well composed—the out of focus window is so key! It makes it all pop.

 

[Gordo]

Wonderful colors, pleasing comp.

 

[jbailey930]

It is Saturday night. The evening is gorgeous. Going to grill tenderloins. I have been keeping some red a little too long. When quarantine started, I began breaking out bottles of cab as old as 1997. Let me tell you, some don't make it that long!

Anyway cheers to the Cafe and wine drinkers. I have to let this decant a bit before I report back on tasting.

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[Palouse]

Damn! That should be at its peak! Great way to enjoy a weekend.

 

[Phil K]

Cheers! Thanks for sharing the good wine...... now where's my glass?

 

[NEF Said]

It is Saturday night. The evening is gorgeous. Going to grill tenderloins. I have been keeping some red a little too long. When quarantine started, I began breaking out bottles of cab as old as 1997. Let me tell you, some don't make it that long!

Anyway cheers to the Cafe and wine drinkers. I have to let this decant a bit before I report back on tasting.
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Nice composition and good use of DoF.

 

[acnomad]

Anyway cheers to the Cafe and wine drinkers. I have to let this decant a bit before I report back on tasting.

That looks lovely!

 

[Chris101]

I learned about the fantastic layers that the best wines display from a 1992. single vinyard Pinot from Stag’s Leap. This photo brings back very fond memories. I think we were watching Star Trek while drinking it with two friends.

They should put this wine up against French Pinots like batard Montrechet or Romanee Conti... Oh wait. *

* actually it was a different SL wine, a cab, that beat France on their own terms. That means we pay a lot more for Napa wine than you would expect.