At the Beach with my Konica S2

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I took my family to the beach last Sunday, and we had lots of good fun in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. I took along two cameras; a Konica S2 loaded with Kodak Portra 160 film and a Leica CL loaded with EFKE 25 film. Today, I got back the scans for the color film taken with the S2. I found it to be a great beach camera due it simple layout, great viewfinder, greater lens, and inexpensive cost. If you get salt water in the camera, get another S2.

Here are som scans:
 

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Frank: You're welcome. You know why such events have become even more important in my family life.

Regards,
Raid
 
fraley said:
The first one is super. Auto exposure handled it well.
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Actually, I still have not found the right battery for the S2. I used the meter in the CLto get a baseline reading at the beginning of the outing.

Regards,
Raid
 

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great photos!

great photos!

raid,

I recognize that model from the fuji natura pics. how is the natura holding up??


raid amin said:
I took my family to the beach last Sunday, and we had lots of good fun in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. I took along two cameras; a Konica S2 loaded with Kodak Portra 160 film and a Leica CL loaded with EFKE 25 film. Today, I got back the scans for the color film taken with the S2. I found it to be a great beach camera due it simple layout, great viewfinder, greater lens, and inexpensive cost. If you get salt water in the camera, get another S2.

Here are som scans:
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ampguy said:
raid,

I recognize that model from the fuji natura pics. how is the natura holding up??
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The Natura is almost every day with me. Not everytime do I want a 24mm lens. In fact, I took some shots with the Natura at the beach a few days before, and I could see a better perspective with a 50mm lens for family photos. I left the Natura home, and took along the CL and the S2.

Regards,
Raid
 
While I agree the S2 is a great piece of workmanship - with awesome glass - you also have to acknowledge that you have the talent to utilize it, and some very beautiful subjects to focus on Raid. Great shots!
 
Thanks, Scott. People here in the RFF seem to be more receptive to family photos than at Photo.net (especially, the Leica Forum).

Regards,
Raid
 
John said:
Your family photos are wonderful Raid. An excellent use of your talents made even more interesting with your various gear selections. Thank you. 🙂
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Thanks, John. Comment like this one encourage me to continue family photography.

Raid
 
physiognomy said:
Nice shots Raid. I enjoyed seing them... They did make me miss the beach though... Next month I'll see her again!

Peter
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Peter,
What exactly is physiognomy? Is this your research/study area?
Yes, the beaches have a calming effect. Hope you will soon enjoy them again.

Raid
 
Hey Raid & Brian,

What I do is sort of similar to the Wikipedia entry except I focus on the physical characteristics of rainforest plants & the relationships with climatic variables where they grow... Basically my research involves describing the morphological relationships of leaf forms (shape, size, margin etc) with their surrounding environmental conditions. The importance & functional use of this work lies mostly within the field of paleobotany where climate reconstructions can be made through studying the characters of fossilised leaves & applying the modern day relationships to climate. I am very interested in how factors like local elevation changes and the sorting and transportation of leaves before deposition can effect this method of paleoclimate reconstruction.

Here are a couple of pictures taken around my field sites... The first one is the famous Curtain Fig in the crater lakes region of the Atherton Tablelands... The second is a shot of the forest canopy near the Barron River.

Cheers!

Peter
 

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Hey Raid & Brian,

What I do is sort of similar to the Wikipedia entry except I focus on the physical characteristics of rainforest plants & the relationships with climatic variables where they grow... Basically my research involves describing the morphological relationships of leaf forms (shape, size, margin etc) with their surrounding environmental conditions. The importance & functional use of this work lies mostly within the field of paleobotany where climate reconstructions can be made through studying the characters of fossilised leaves & applying the modern day relationships to climate. I am very interested in how factors like local elevation changes and the sorting and transportation of leaves before deposition can effect this method of paleoclimate reconstruction.

Here are a couple of pictures taken around my field sites... The first one is the famous Curtain Fig in the crater lakes region of the Atherton Tablelands... The second is a shot of the forest canopy near the Barron River.

Cheers!

Peter
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Peter: Do you use statistics in your studies or projects?

Regards,
Raid
 
It is a necessary evil (I'm joking... sort of!) Ecologists aren't always known for their statistical prowess, & I'm on my own a little because we only have a couple of prof's in the department who know enough 'biostatistics' to get us by when we're in a bind... Luckily I haven't (but probably could/should) done too much complicated multivariate analysis yet... Transformations, basic regression & ANOVA are what I've relied on so far... Are you a stat's guy? Be careful, I might come looking for some advice come thesis write-up!

Cheers!

Peter
 
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