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A few more photos from the rest of my South Canterbury/Otago/Southland cycle trip, now completed.
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...26fc993e44.jpg Heading north from the Omarama Saddle toward the township of Omarama. https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...76fd7702ba.jpg The Alps-to-Ocean cycle trail at Lake Benmore https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...d2cea9fbe7.jpg High point of the Nevis Rd crossing. https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...0fa745c1f3.jpg Down in the Nevis Valley. https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...c52e12fb81.jpg The southern end of the Nevis Rd near the Southland Ski Club hut. https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...a3f2c754de.jpg The road into the Mavora Lakes camping area. https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...e5a93a2d4b.jpg The road toward the Walters Peak Station and jetty. https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...15f0a5fcc0.jpg Lake Wakatipu. https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...08f9b9ee3f.jpg Lake Wakatipu again. |
very cool landscapes there Mr Kiwi.
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Originally Posted by djb
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very cool landscapes there Mr Kiwi.
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Poland-- Two police officers helped us translate the menu, and made some recommendations. We were not dissapointed.
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Here is mine from a short tour yesterday. This is at Reid State Park ,Maine |
Originally Posted by tspoon
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A few more photos from the rest of my South Canterbury/Otago/Southland cycle trip, now completed.
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Originally Posted by Happy Feet
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What are you using to get those wide angle shots?
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Originally Posted by tspoon
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I took multiple frames and later on stitched them. The first lot were done using an android app which had very little user control, and show a couple of small 'mistakes'. The second set were done once I returned home. The camera was a Huawei Mate 30 phone which has a 3x zoom lens, approx 27 to 81mm in 'full frame' terms. Now that the top cell phones all have quite good cameras you can cut down on one piece of gear to carry if you like photography, if you don't need very long focal lengths or any other special thing only a camera can do well.
I was working in photography for a good long while when digital started coming out, and always recall how it was early on. That said, I still really like holding an actual camera shaped thing, more or less, and having an actual shutter button felt under my finger that can be actuated by feel only, not to mention the ergonomics of a camera vs an easily droppable slip out of your hand cell phone. so back in the day, this is what I did for having fun with looking and shooting the world with stitching results in mind. For larfs, my 93 Pyrenees trip was one where I did a fair amount of it, and still have the 5x7 and 8x10 prints stuck together with tape for all the stitchings that I did. I did all my own processing and printing so was able to more or less match up densities properly, and if things weren't perfect density wise and matchup mistakes wise in the shots, I didn't care, it was just cool to me as the final results were much closer to my memories of riding through the Pyrenees and it was a fun challenge looking at situations and landscapes and thinking stitching wise... Here is a landscape example and a people situation example. I shot photojournalism style stuff all the time anyway so was used to the people thing, but hardly ever shot landscapes. I took a borrowed Zeiss point and shoot with a good 35mm fixed lens and a pile of self loaded 400 asa film. Simple and no stress shooting, nor worries about a nice camera or weight. https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...ab6a17faa6.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...df2b6ee29d.jpg |
Grand Haven, Michigan
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Originally Posted by tspoon
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A few more photos from the rest of my South Canterbury/Otago/Southland cycle trip, now completed.
Love the analog stitching, very nice. I'm always worried to take my leica on hiking/bike trips but it's always so worth it... I have a small olympus mjuii point and shoot that is indestructible and light but a dedicated 35 or 50mm lens is so much better. |
Originally Posted by shroomaroom
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Love the analog stitching, very nice. I'm always worried to take my leica on hiking/bike trips but it's always so worth it... I have a small olympus mjuii point and shoot that is indestructible and light but a dedicated 35 or 50mm lens is so much better.
re fixed lens, I shot for so long with a handful of fixed lenses I'm very used to it, but I do like the reasonable zoom on my Nikon and shoot for travel shots, and I have it set up to be able to choose with a touch to go to 35,50,90 perhaps, focal length visualising that I'm very used to. It's not new, nor expensive, it works alright but it's a compromise with a pt and shoot with never having critical focus or exact shutter release timing, but it's been a while since I've spent money on good equipment and won't ever put out for a nicer small pt and shoot. Just not my priority anymore. |
The Netherlands-- "Art and Counter Culture"
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Originally Posted by Doug64
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The Netherlands-- "Art and Counter Culture"
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My wife and I stopped for the night in a small town in Southren Ontario, Canada. That evening there was a concert (50-60's music) at the town's waterfront park. Not only was the music good, it was a great place for "people watching".
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Speaking of people...Bed races (notice the MTB forks and wheels) and fire twirling during Sparwood Days in British Columbia. (Yes. That's me on the ground.)
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Boy, you two would even make CBC and their Canadian content rules happy, Tim Hortons and Canadian beer cans.
(Canadian Broadcasting Corporation btw) and fire juggling pokey things, it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye"---and it's yours! |
Southern Ontario, Canada-- I'm sorry guys, but I'm still editing photos; guess which tour photos I'm doing now:)
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After 5 days of eating dust, ain't nothing like a meal at McDoner's:)
Beyneu, Kazakstan https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...db3c6c95d4.jpg |
Testing the picture taking abilities of an iphone X I bought recently. This was California route 27, aka Topanga Canyon Boulevard, running from Topanga Beach back North to route 101, aka El Camino Real. 😎
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Peace Monument--One of my wife's pictures
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The secret is making the coffee strong enough:)
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Originally Posted by Doug64
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The secret is making the coffee strong enough:)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...dfaa928d_b.jpg Yesterday, I saw a small puddle of “something” on the side of the road, with what looked like 100 bees crawling on the ground through it. They left me alone, so I gladly returned the favor. 😉 |
Originally Posted by stardognine
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Is that a skinny bee, or a wasp? 🤔 Great caption for that pic. 👍 😁
Yesterday, I saw a small puddle of “something” on the side of the road, with what looked like 100 bees crawling on the ground through it. They left me alone, so I gladly returned the favor. 😉 |
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