Tallinn
Posted 08/03/2010 - 17:41
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oh my - that second one makes me shiver just looking at that water .
How did you take the first one - it's fascinating me - the second building appears almost vertical , but the orangy one is definitely not quite 'true' .
Inquiring minds , who can't eve take a decent pic yet , want to know
How did you take the first one - it's fascinating me - the second building appears almost vertical , but the orangy one is definitely not quite 'true' .
Inquiring minds , who can't eve take a decent pic yet , want to know
let the education continue
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proud owner of a couple of cameras and a few bits and bobs
Posted 08/03/2010 - 17:45
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The marvels of a 10mm lens! It's basically a case of converging verticals, which is what happens with these ultrawides if you don't hold it perfectly horizontal.
Brett I like the orange building very much, but not so keen on the distorted cars and street in the bottom right.
Brett I like the orange building very much, but not so keen on the distorted cars and street in the bottom right.
Tim
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Posted 08/03/2010 - 18:04
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Just checked-out the rest of the set: they're very good. This looks like a most interesting corner of the world, Bret. Love the colours and the crumbling walls...
I'm not mad on the effect of that lens, though: a bit too radical for my tastes (don't know why I'm always handkering after wider lenses, 24mm- in old money- is quite sufficient for my needs!)
Best wishes,
Andrew
I'm not mad on the effect of that lens, though: a bit too radical for my tastes (don't know why I'm always handkering after wider lenses, 24mm- in old money- is quite sufficient for my needs!)
Best wishes,
Andrew
Best wishes,
Andrew
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Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
Ernst Hass
My website: http://www.ephotozine.com/user/bwlchmawr-199050
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Posted 08/03/2010 - 19:08
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These are with the 10-24. I did go a bit mad with it, but we had pretty much no time (we spent that eating and drinking good food and decent beer for half the price of similar in Helsinki...) and the 28-70 was tucked away. I am tempted to crop the top one to the wall of the building and the bottom - well, I like the mild curvature against the steel of the boat.
The crumbling walls I find fascinating and depressing at the same time.
thanks for the comments; these are just in the old town in Tallinn. If you're in Helsinki, pop on over for a few hours, it's a very, very different feel to the concrete bunker mentality - along with strong classical elements - that happen to populate a lot of Helsinki.
Bret
The crumbling walls I find fascinating and depressing at the same time.
thanks for the comments; these are just in the old town in Tallinn. If you're in Helsinki, pop on over for a few hours, it's a very, very different feel to the concrete bunker mentality - along with strong classical elements - that happen to populate a lot of Helsinki.
Bret
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my kit: K3, K5, K-01, DA 18-55, D-FA50 macro, Siggy 30/1.4, 100-300/f4, 70-200/2.8, Samsung 12-24/f4, Tamron 17-50, and lots of other bits.
Posted 08/03/2010 - 19:38
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Bret,
Do the inhabitants of the Baltic Republics and Finland speak the same language (excuse my ignorance)?
Regards,
Andrew
Do the inhabitants of the Baltic Republics and Finland speak the same language (excuse my ignorance)?
Regards,
Andrew
Best wishes,
Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
Ernst Hass
My website: http://www.ephotozine.com/user/bwlchmawr-199050
http://s927.photobucket.com/home/ADC3440/index
https://www.flickr.com/photos/78898196@N05
Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
Ernst Hass
My website: http://www.ephotozine.com/user/bwlchmawr-199050
http://s927.photobucket.com/home/ADC3440/index
https://www.flickr.com/photos/78898196@N05
Posted 08/03/2010 - 19:42
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The first shot is impressive, most likely it's the wide angle that does it.
Stefan
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K10D, K5
DA* 16-50, DA* 50-135, D-FA 100 Macro, DA 40 Ltd, DA 18-55
AF-540FGZ
Posted 08/03/2010 - 20:27
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Quote:
Bret,
Do the inhabitants of the Baltic Republics and Finland speak the same language (excuse my ignorance)?
no. Finnish in Finland and Estonian / Latvian / Lithuanian in the appropriate republics. You'll also get pretty far at least in the tourist spots with English. Bret,
Do the inhabitants of the Baltic Republics and Finland speak the same language (excuse my ignorance)?
The languages are similar (but damned difficult to learn, I've been trying for the last five years and at this stage my German was nearly perfect) but far enough away to be confusing. Similar to French / Spanish / Italian or German / Swedish / Dutch / Danish / Norwegian.
Bret
my pics: link
my kit: K3, K5, K-01, DA 18-55, D-FA50 macro, Siggy 30/1.4, 100-300/f4, 70-200/2.8, Samsung 12-24/f4, Tamron 17-50, and lots of other bits.
my kit: K3, K5, K-01, DA 18-55, D-FA50 macro, Siggy 30/1.4, 100-300/f4, 70-200/2.8, Samsung 12-24/f4, Tamron 17-50, and lots of other bits.
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A couple of shots I like:
thoughts? the rest of the set is at http://www.23hq.com/bretti_kivi/album/5428484
Bret
my kit: K3, K5, K-01, DA 18-55, D-FA50 macro, Siggy 30/1.4, 100-300/f4, 70-200/2.8, Samsung 12-24/f4, Tamron 17-50, and lots of other bits.