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Wide & Prime Week

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Uncle Frank, Jun 20, 2005.

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  1. Uncle Frank

    Uncle Frank

    1,011
    Jan 26, 2005
    San Jose, CA
    With no events to shoot, and plenty of egret and hummingbird pictures in my gallery already, I'm going to try an experiment . I've packed away my zooms and glued the 20/2.8D prime lens to my d70. I'll use it exclusively until the weekend, and see if I can come up with anything worth sharing.

    A 20mm focal length and a foot zoom will be an interesting change of pace. If you'd like to walk the wide side with me, feel free to use this thread to post your results. I'll start it off with a shot I took a few weeks ago.

    original.
     
    Uncle Frank, Jun 20, 2005
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  2. GeeJay

    GeeJay

    3,479
    Jan 26, 2005
    Florida
    Hi Frank,

    What a great idea!

    Here's one I took last week with my 20mm 2.8 AF on my D2X. PUtting it on the net made the colors fade and the original is much more lively.

    THis was taken in Leland, Michigan. It's an old boathouse. This 20mm is a terrific lens and has not let me down yet. I like it very much and is one of my all time favorites.

    Best to you,

    Gaye

    24835114-L-1.
     
    GeeJay, Jun 20, 2005
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  3. Uncle Frank

    Uncle Frank

    1,011
    Jan 26, 2005
    San Jose, CA
    It'll be great to have you along for the ride, Gaye!

    Your sample is a beauty! As far as the colors are concerned, if you don't convert your image files to sRGB before you upload them to the web, they'll often look faded. The hosting sites aren't set up to handle Adobe RGB.
     
    Uncle Frank, Jun 20, 2005
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  4. greyflash

    greyflash Subscribing Member

    33,066
    Jan 29, 2005
    St. George, Utah
    Great idea Frank. Don't know that I have time to do any shooting this week as I am still catching up from Italy but will look forward to your images. Gaye, it is nice to see your lovely image as well.
     
    greyflash, Jun 20, 2005
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  5. Gale

    Gale

    978
    Jan 26, 2005
    Viera Fl
    I have a 19mm on my CP5000 does that count :>))))))))))
     
    Gale, Jun 20, 2005
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  6. misupix

    misupix

    6,400
    May 7, 2005
    Germany / Bavaria
    misupix, Jun 20, 2005
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  7. Uncle Frank

    Uncle Frank

    1,011
    Jan 26, 2005
    San Jose, CA
    If you're willing to set it at the long end, and leave it there all week, and not use any other camera? Sure.
     
    Uncle Frank, Jun 20, 2005
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  8. chrisb

    chrisb

    28
    May 8, 2005
    NY
    Frank,

    I'd join you but can't seem to find my 20mm......

    Hope you are enjoying it.
     
    chrisb, Jun 20, 2005
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  9. Uncle Frank

    Uncle Frank

    1,011
    Jan 26, 2005
    San Jose, CA
    Monday

    Monday

    I'm amazed at how tiny the d70 feels with a button of a lens on it. First I shot some folliage around the house.

    Lens flare is hard to avoid shooting up into the sky with a wide angle lens, but the effect didn't bother me too much.
    original.

    The palm worked out better, but I think it's infected with a good case of moire.
    View attachment 10749

    Then I visited my buddy, Harry. He's kind of smiling, but I also think I startled him by getting so close. Harry's the neighbor
    who has a flock of hummingbirds in his yard, and you can see the reflection of one of his 6 feeders in the reflection on
    his patio door.
    View attachment 10750

    At that point, I decided to see how close I could get to the most active hummingbird feeder and still get a shot. I set up about
    2 1/2 feet away. It really upset the hummers, and some of the males hovered right in front of my face and read me the riot
    act. I caught a few shots, but they're not print quality.
    View attachment 10751
    View attachment 10752

    My last shot, just before he kicked me out, was of Harry's garden.
    View attachment 10753

    This 20mm stuff is tricky. Plus, I had to walk around to compose :-(. Maybe I'll do better tomorrow :) .
     
    Uncle Frank, Jun 20, 2005
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  10. Uncle Frank

    Uncle Frank

    1,011
    Jan 26, 2005
    San Jose, CA
    Uncle Frank, Jun 21, 2005
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  11. Gale

    Gale

    978
    Jan 26, 2005
    Viera Fl
    Doing good Frank,

    Just saw your reply to me.. Maybe I'll charge up a battery and try... :>)))

    Wrist and arm hurts to much to use big burtha and the RR....

    lolol
     
    Gale, Jun 21, 2005
    #11
  12. GeeJay

    GeeJay

    3,479
    Jan 26, 2005
    Florida
    Frank,
    They don't make clean, neat stores like that where I live..

    Here's another one I took today with my D2X and 20mm AF D ... Sure like this lens. The picture was much more wide angle but I had to crop it.

    You can see I"m out in the farm country with the silos, corn and dusty roads.

    BTW I did change this picture to sRGB..I'm curious to see if it gets better color.

    Thanks for starting this thread...It gives me a mission for the week.

    Best to you,

    Gaye

    I see the colors aren't great but they are in the original..

    25723351-L.
    NIKON D2X    ---    20mm    f/11.0    1/160s    ISO 100
     
    GeeJay, Jun 21, 2005
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  13. HardBall

    HardBall Guest

    Gaye,

    Since I'm "lusting" after a 20mm myself; why did you crop your shot? I was loving the view... Was there something obtrusive that you wanted to crop out?
     
    HardBall, Jun 21, 2005
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  14. Uncle Frank

    Uncle Frank

    1,011
    Jan 26, 2005
    San Jose, CA
    It looks fine to me, Gaye... just too small for my aging eyes.

    How about a 900 pixel wide version???
     
    Uncle Frank, Jun 21, 2005
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  15. GeeJay

    GeeJay

    3,479
    Jan 26, 2005
    Florida
    Here it is uncropped. I made it 960 on the wide border and changed it to sRGB...so I'm slowly getting there :lol:

    Tomorrow I"ll go out searching for water pictures with the 20mm.

    No more cropping for me.....I tried to make the silos bigger so that's why the crop. Next time I'll stop by the road closer to the farm. Couldn't get my husband to stop for the second time and the dust was dense coming from the road---

    Gaye

    25756747-L.
     
    GeeJay, Jun 21, 2005
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  16. Beezle

    Beezle

    7,818
    Apr 30, 2005
    Gilroy, California
    Hey this looks like fun.

    How about choosing a lens I have next time! :) 

    Nice photos.
     
    Beezle, Jun 21, 2005
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  17. ScottR

    ScottR

    931
    May 7, 2005
    Home: Columbia, MD, USA; Present: Bogota, Colombia
    Let me try. Here are some samples from my 20mm 2.8 lens. The first is my oldest son from August 2003. The rest are flowers in front of my neighbors house from June 21, 2005...

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    and...

    [​IMG]

    Finally...

    [​IMG]

    Or you can look at the slideshow...
     
    ScottR, Jun 21, 2005
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  18. Harry S.

    Harry S.

    3,624
    Mar 20, 2005
    Vienna, AUSTRIA
    Frank, you started well off. I often do that with the 45/2.8 P. Using just one prime makes you more wary of the things going on around you, you really learn how to use the lens and you pay more attention to composition, etc.
    However, this is only satisfactory if you don't mind a bit of foot-framing.
    Cheers
     
    Harry S., Jun 22, 2005
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  19. patrickh

    patrickh

    666
    May 4, 2005
    Thousand Oaks
    GeeJay
    Much better uncropped -gives a nice feeling for the open flat countryside with the silos making a nice reference for size and distance. Thx
     
    patrickh, Jun 22, 2005
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  20. Uncle Frank

    Uncle Frank

    1,011
    Jan 26, 2005
    San Jose, CA
    Nice, Scott! You made great use of the 20mm's DOF in both of those florals. The perspective distortion worked well in your son's picture, too, but low light necessitated a shutter speed that's left you with some motion blur.
     
    Uncle Frank, Jun 22, 2005
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