All the more with a very slow camera but after the umptheenth time I got a few, thanks.
I had to sell stuff mainly to prevent bankruptcy after having to close down my business, caused me many sleepless nights at the time but things are well again yes, thank you đ
I'm still working on our Japan 2017 trip. Here is the Kinkaku-ji (Golden Temple) in the Rokuon-ji complex in Kyoto. I'm not the first to take this scene LOL, but it was impressive being there and walking around the lake and through the extensive grounds, which are coming up in my next batch to be processed and online at flickr. All Canon photos in the Japan 2017 were taken with the 24-105mm.
IMG_1302 Canon 5DII Kinkaku-ji Kyoto Japan 2017 by Sandy Fleischmann, on Flickr
Thanks. With the exclusion of the Herring Gull, they're all photos I've sold as greetings cards.
You're obviously wiser than I was.
The main problem was the AF, which is one of the reasons I fancy trying a more advanced bridge-camera someday.
Hi Digirame,
The Canon EOS 1200D was my first ILC, replaced by the 600D and then the 7D, now the Olympus. I really do miss the 7D now.
Looking back at my first post on the "Show Your Snaps" threads, on February 21st 2022, I took that photo with the Canon 600D. I'm not sure if I ever posted anything with the 1200D. BTW I was hooked right away with everyone's kind comments, and in particular your interesting reply Digirame. Thus, I'm still here, even though I don't currently use a Canon.
Looks very nice Sandy.
That looks a very peaceful place Sandy. Nice photo.
Do you sell your greetings cards online Dunlin?
HessleHiker, peaceful? yes and no. Tourist crowds were dense, almost everywhere we went in Japan. It was June and seemed to be a prime time for Japanese school groups and families to tour. My husband and I were on our own, not part of a tour group, aside from a day tour from Kyoto to Nara. Kyoto had more international tourists than we saw in Nikko, for example. It was always somewhat to extremely difficult to take serene photos in Japan of the wonderful scenery and historic places (our main interest). At the Kinkaku-ji, the grounds are so extensive, the crowds were more spread out, allowing me some unobstructed photos around the lake of the "Golden Temple"
For example, most photographers would recognize the wonderful Zen Buddhist Ryoanji temple rock garden in Kyoto from many, many photos taken of it. But here is the reality of viewing; obviously no one is allowed of course to walk in the rock garden. Husband and I actually enjoyed the extensive grounds, almost deserted in the late afternoon on a cloudy final day in Kyoto more than the actual rock garden. I'll put up some final photos from the grounds as soon as I get them processed today. My Japan 2017 album is on flickr. I hope we can return to Japan, using Kyoto as a base to travel in the vicinity. My husband lived in Japan in his youth, although we do not speak Japanese which is a hinderance to really getting out in the countryside. But the trip is SO far from the east coast of the US.
IMG_1390 Canon 5DII Ryoanji rock garden Kyoto Japan 2017 by Sandy Fleischmann, on Flickr
added: one of the final photos in Kyoto, on the grounds of the Ryoanji temple, late afternoon, final day in Kyoto
IMG_1411 Canon 5DII Ryoanji Kyoto Japan 2017 by Sandy Fleischmann, on Flickr
all Japan 2017 photos in "Japan 2017" album on flickr
No, just to friends/family. It's pretty informal.
This is just an experiment.
I was reading about shooting panoramas. A lot of people that I read, suggested shooting in vertical or portrait mode, but I thought to myself, what if I don't want that much sky?
I got to wondering, what about shooting in a 1:1 aspect ratio, and have a panorama made up of squares?
This is a six-shot panorama, done in 1:1 aspect ratio at a 50mm focal length (handheld). I know I should have used manual exposure and kept the settings the same throughout, but I was in AV mode, so the exposure varies slightly. I was more interested in the size of finished product than its exposure.
Steve Thomas
Sandy,
The Golden Temple does look impressive. It's especially nice with the reflection.
Sandy,
That's neat to see the rock garden. We have rock gardens at our "Japanese Gardens" in Portland, Oregon. I didn't realize that must be a special way they make gardens in Japan...at least it seems so, after you showed us that picture.
Steve,
That's neat to see your panorama. Taking pictures like that or HDR photos is something I'd like to do some time. But I'm so busy just taking regular photos, that I don't do it.
Steve
What software did you use to stitch them together?
HessleHiker,
I use a real basic program called Autostitch.
I've tried others like Gimp, but found them to be too complicated for the few times I do panoramas.
Steve Thomas
Looks good Steve.
