These are handsome creatures, well caught. It's always nice to see unfamiliar birds (and other wildlife/plant life) from the other side of the planet which I'm unlikely to ever see for myself.
June 15, 2024
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Interesting structure. I like the shadow patterns.
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Another shot for my stations project.
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I like the first two here best. The moor has such lush greens and yellows and are nicely complemented with those white and pink flower colours.
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You have a wonderful subject to work with here, and have produced some great results ! Well done!!!!
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Interesting looking structure. Taken from a good angle!
Since the sky is so bright here it sort of dominates the image and steals away a little bit of the show from the structure. I think the image could withstand a bit of brightening of the lower part. Here is a quick edit.
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You have a nice collection of pretty birds where you live!
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A dark and moody shot! Even looks a bit claustrophobic :-)
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I always need some time to enjoy your posts. A great set of pictures as usual.
I am interested on your commentary on the Z8 during long exposures, as I am still considering updating one of my Z7 Mk1 bodies, as HDR bracketing might be a bit more user friendly, as I see it has a bracket button like my D850.
Yes, those bl**dy information panels that local authorities and National Trust like bodies love to desecrate the landscape and historic buildings with. I hate them too. But usually they rot and fade quite quickly and after a few years they can be seen collapsed and rotting in the grass.
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Seen full screen this is a pretty cool shot, that sums up the rush hour.
The picture you posted in this weeks completion is fantastic.
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Sorry! Despite the excellent concept, the camera movement spoils this for me: the moving people would have been just as interesting without it. I usually enjoy looking at the detail in your photos, but am unable to do so in this one!
David
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Yes, the "pro" control layout with the buttons is much quicker than the approach on the Z7. I can switch into autobracketing very quickly with this rather than the additional menu diving I had to do on the Z7 to activate both bracketing and continuous shooting.
What you do need to be aware of is that the bracketing on the Z8 is more limited than the Z7 was. Whereas the Z7 could do positive + negative, positive only and negative only bracketing, the latter being my preferred mode for sunsets, the Z8 can only do positive + negative bracketing, which is surprisingly restrictive for such a powerful camera and something I hope they will fix in a firmware update at some point.
The long exposure artifacts thing is interesting and not something I've seen on other cameras I own, so I can only assume it's a side effect of how the sensor is read out. It definitely looks like a long exposure is being sampled at discrete time intervals rather than performing a continuous accumulation of charge. More experimentation is required here, although for the most part, it's a non issue.
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My pick is the 1st one and the rest of the set has very nice details .
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Very nice atmospheric capture. I am not surprised to hear that it is a popular road for thrill seekers.
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This is my pick, but I would crop top part from the bridge. It is very good capture.
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This is my pick, I like the sense of movement, subtle colours and use of out of focus areas.
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You definitely brought the heat of the flames to your captures. Good set.
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Who does not like birds? Bee-eater shot is colourful, you caught it while munching 😂
