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10-30-2012, 09:28 PM | #1 |
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My Ride Home Today
One of the many things I love about this time of year is that the suns sets on my home way. It makes for spectacular skies and lots of photo ops.
Today I caught two sun dogs chasing each other around their master. ![]() Later the sun dropped behind this copse of trees. A favorite spot of mine from last year. ![]() ![]() Lastly, there was this farm as the last of the light was fading. ![]()
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Thanks, David. It does make for a long commute, though. Today's adventures added a half hour to my normal hour-long drive. I'd stay longer watching and shooting the sunset, but then Wifey gets PO'd if she's waiting for me for dinner.
![]() Only another week of this anyway. Once the clocks go back, it'll be dark on my way home. ![]()
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10-30-2012, 11:50 PM | #4 |
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Very nice work.
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10-31-2012, 03:25 PM | #6 |
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Beautiful pics.
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10-31-2012, 03:33 PM | #7 |
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Thanks, Guys. Just got a 40mm f2.8 pancake lens today. We'll see if it makes a good sunset lens on the ride home tonight.
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More from today. This is the only week I get to grab these shots. This Sunday the clocks go back and it'll be dark coming home, at least on the southern half of my commute.
This was taken with the new 40mm pancake lens with a stacked CPL and 3-stop ND held in front of it. ![]() My new Tamron 17-50 f2.8 (non-VC). Same stacked filters. ![]() And the 70-300L at full zoom with just the CPL. Aside from a smidge of clarity slider and a bit of a crop, this is SOOC. Hey Baby, the sky's on fire. ![]()
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![]() Simply beautiful. All of them. Although, #1 speaks to me the most. Enjoy the week, I am looking forward to this thread for the next week! |
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And thanks. The weather is supposed to be great (but cold) all week, so I'm hoping for more. I need to bring my 8mm FE tomorrow.
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Probably the last set. It's supposed to rain tomorrow and the clocks go back on Sunday. But it's been a great week for sunsets.
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![]() Sunset clouds, from my balcony by dcstep, on Flickr
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I also have the 50mm f1.4 and the Roki 35mm f1.4. Plus my Tamron 17-50 f2.8 will shoot 40mm at f2.8 and the images are virtually identical to the ones from the 40mm pancake. If it weren't for the ridiculously cheap price of the 40mm, I wouldn't have bought one. But for a measly $150, it was no big deal.
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I was thinking the same thing! Leave the 40 on the 7d for point and shoot fun.. but I've also got the fuji x100 for that
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It's quite sharp when you nail focus, which is easier to do with the 7D when the subject is close. For that reason it makes a good portrait lens.
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