jlw
Rangefinder camera pedant
Nothing special about this, other than I thought it was pretty...
I always enjoy seeing how different things look when photographing at night, and fresh falling snow is always photogenic -- so as I was leaving downtown during an unexpected snowfall last week, I pulled the R-D 1 out of its bag and shot off several frames.
A few colorfully-bundled walkers would have made this a much more postcardy picture, but everyone except me had dashed for their cars!
Exposure at the ISO 1600 setting was 1/500 at probably about f/1.2 with the Canon 50/0.95 lens (I stopped it down a bit to discourage the streetlights from flaring out.) White balance was set to tungsten; guess that's how I captured the interesting mauve hue from the streetlights. This color was NOT evident to the naked eye!
The R-D 1 collected quite a few snowflakes during the 10 minutes or so I spent shooting and shivering; I was pleased to see they didn't have any harmful effects, although of course I was careful to brush them off before putting the camera back in the bag!
I always enjoy seeing how different things look when photographing at night, and fresh falling snow is always photogenic -- so as I was leaving downtown during an unexpected snowfall last week, I pulled the R-D 1 out of its bag and shot off several frames.
A few colorfully-bundled walkers would have made this a much more postcardy picture, but everyone except me had dashed for their cars!
Exposure at the ISO 1600 setting was 1/500 at probably about f/1.2 with the Canon 50/0.95 lens (I stopped it down a bit to discourage the streetlights from flaring out.) White balance was set to tungsten; guess that's how I captured the interesting mauve hue from the streetlights. This color was NOT evident to the naked eye!
The R-D 1 collected quite a few snowflakes during the 10 minutes or so I spent shooting and shivering; I was pleased to see they didn't have any harmful effects, although of course I was careful to brush them off before putting the camera back in the bag!
doubs43
Well-known
That's a very nice shot and it makes me glad to be in Georgia!! 
(I'm not a big fan of snow and cold weather!)
My work took me to a very nice subdivision this evening and some of the Christmas decorations were gorgeous. In my neighborhood there are a few people who put out lights and some of them are rather gaudy. The lights I saw in the other subdivision were well designed and thoughtful. I'm tempted to take a camera and tripod one evening and capture some of them on film.
Walker
(I'm not a big fan of snow and cold weather!)My work took me to a very nice subdivision this evening and some of the Christmas decorations were gorgeous. In my neighborhood there are a few people who put out lights and some of them are rather gaudy. The lights I saw in the other subdivision were well designed and thoughtful. I'm tempted to take a camera and tripod one evening and capture some of them on film.
Walker
sf
Veteran
I love snow. Especially at night with that glow.
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RML
Guest
Nice shot, JLW.
The R-D1 has a tendency to a)render the colours in their right hues but also b) to show colours that we wouldn't notice/be able to see in the first place. One of the most interesting aspects of the R-D1 to me is its treatment of colour. I can't get enough of it.
The R-D1 has a tendency to a)render the colours in their right hues but also b) to show colours that we wouldn't notice/be able to see in the first place. One of the most interesting aspects of the R-D1 to me is its treatment of colour. I can't get enough of it.
taffer
void
Nice shot ! It's way rare to have such kind of weather conditions here
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Frank Granovski
Guest
Yes, nice shot. Reminds me snowy nights back in the 'peg, Manitoba.
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Nikon Bob
Guest
Nice shot and very impressive performance by the RD1 at 1600.
Bob
Bob
Gid
Well-known
Lovely shot. I wish we could get that kind of weather here at Xmas.
I've also noticed how the RD1 seems to pull colour out of a scene. I used to think that the Olympus E1 was the best at that, but I have to say that the RD-1 takes some beating.
Gid
I've also noticed how the RD1 seems to pull colour out of a scene. I used to think that the Olympus E1 was the best at that, but I have to say that the RD-1 takes some beating.
Gid
Pherdinand
the snow must go on
great colours and atmosphere in the shot, jlw. Your monster lens seems to work well.
JoeFriday
Agent Provacateur
that reminds me of a few local scenes I plan to shoot once we get a couple more inches of snow.. thanks for the inspiration!