CS #671 - f/8 and be there...

[Gordo]

Most of us have heard the phrase.

Generally attributed to (but maybe someone else or not at all) Arthur Fellig aka Weegee. Know for using a Speed Graphic and producing stark B&W street photography.

Pick your camera/ lens, set to F/8, and shoot away.

Keep it simple. Maybe shoot some landscape. Or add some difficulty and shoot street/ documentary in a chiaroscuro style if you'd like. Shooters choice.

Standard CS rules apply, shoot between 1201am Thursday and 1200pm next Wednesday your local time zone.

Most of all, have fun and enjoy the company.

 

[Gordo]

Tired. Z6, CV 50/3.5 Helier, f/8, single LED flashlight with homemade snoot.

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[Pa]

This is a good theme which allows scope for lots of subjects. My photos will not be as interesting as that of Gordon, I'm afraid.

Today my wife and I led our hiking group on a walk on a new section of the Huckleberry Trail which runs from Christiansburg to Blacksburg and out the north side of Blacksburg to the Jefferson National Forest.

We walked through pastures full of contented cows,

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through a pine forest,

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...and across an elaborate new boardwalk.

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[warth man]

Tired. Z6, CV 50/3.5 Helier, f/8, single LED flashlight with homemade snoot.
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That worked well. Very dramatic.

 

[warth man]

This is a good theme which allows scope for lots of subjects. My photos will not be as interesting as that of Gordon, I'm afraid.

Today my wife and I led our hiking group on a walk on a new section of the Huckleberry Trail which runs from Christiansburg to Blacksburg and out the north side of Blacksburg to the Jefferson National Forest.

We walked through pastures full of contented cows,
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through a pine forest,
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...and across an elaborate new boardwalk.
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Very nice Jim and, gosh, when you boys build a boardwalk you certainly build a boardwalk!

 

[West]

Tired. Z6, CV 50/3.5 Helier, f/8, single LED flashlight with homemade snoot.

Cool shot

 

[warth man]

I stopped in to the village of Ravenstonedale on my way home today. These pics are of St Oswald's Church there. It was built in the 1700s using a lot of material from an earlier church on the same site. It is unusual inside in that the seating is arranged more along college lecture theatre lines, facing inward to the central aisle, with a triple level pulpit about half way down one side. I thought the interior was quite a bit gloomier than normal, even for a church, but the D750 was again able to cope.

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St Oswald's Church by warth man, on Flickr

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St Oswald's Church 2 by warth man, on Flickr

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St Oswald's Church 3 by warth man, on Flickr

 

[Pa]

I stopped in to the village of Ravenstonedale on my way home today. These pics are of St Oswald's Church there. It was built in the 1700s using a lot of material from an earlier church on the same site. It is unusual inside in that the seating is arranged more along college lecture theatre lines, facing inward to the central aisle, with a triple level pulpit about half way down one side. I thought the interior was quite a bit gloomier than normal, even for a church, but the D750 was again able to cope.

You have a lot of history to photograph over there Ron, and you did a great job with these. I enjoyed your B&W conversions.

 

[warth man]

You have a lot of history to photograph over there Ron, and you did a great job with these. I enjoyed your B&W conversions.

Thank you Jim. It's a church I hadn't visited before so I was totally unprepared for the unusual seating arrangement. I think it may actually be better that way, at least for the purposes of delivering and receiving the message.

 

[West]

Love the history

 

[West]

f8 should be everyone's default setting.

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[Gordo]

This is a good theme which allows scope for lots of subjects. My photos will not be as interesting as that of Gordon, I'm afraid.

Today my wife and I led our hiking group on a walk on a new section of the Huckleberry Trail which runs from Christiansburg to Blacksburg and out the north side of Blacksburg to the Jefferson National Forest.

We walked through pastures full of contented cows,
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through a pine forest,
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...and across an elaborate new boardwalk.
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Thanks Jim, although I'm afraid most of the rest of the week will likely be boring shots from my end.

Beautiful area to take a walk, love the photos. That boardwalk looks really nice.

 

[Gordo]

That worked well. Very dramatic.

Cool shot

Thank you!

 

[Gordo]

I stopped in to the village of Ravenstonedale on my way home today. These pics are of St Oswald's Church there. It was built in the 1700s using a lot of material from an earlier church on the same site. It is unusual inside in that the seating is arranged more along college lecture theatre lines, facing inward to the central aisle, with a triple level pulpit about half way down one side. I thought the interior was quite a bit gloomier than normal, even for a church, but the D750 was again able to cope.

View attachment 1646444St Oswald's Church by warth man, on Flickr

View attachment 1646445St Oswald's Church 2 by warth man, on Flickr

View attachment 1646446St Oswald's Church 3 by warth man, on Flickr

Love the older architecture like this. Nice work on the photos, the processing works well IMHO.

 

[Gordo]

f8 should be everyone's default setting.
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Hey, it's a cool cat! Nicely done.

 

[Palouse]

Gordon: that is most dramatic photograph--well conceived and shot.
Jim: That boardwalk is quite the construction, and f/8 does it justice.
Ron: Nothing quite like old English churches--simple and functional. I bet that seating arrangement lets parishioners keep an eye on each other!
West: A b&w cat---half a dose of bad luck?

 

[West]

A b&w cat---half a dose of bad luck?

It used to be an indoor cat, but now it's been relegated outside to live out it's life.

 

[kilofoxtrott]

Tired. Z6, CV 50/3.5 Helier, f/8, single LED flashlight with homemade snoot.
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Gordon,
that picture is incredible.
I had no other choice - I featured it...

Kind regards
Klaus

 

[warth man]

f8 should be everyone's default setting.
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Great cat.

 

[NEF Said]

Tired. Z6, CV 50/3.5 Helier, f/8, single LED flashlight with homemade snoot.
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Afraid I've never heard that phrase, but interesting nevertheless. Nice shot!