Nice light in Seattle

[gshybrid]

When it's not raining here, this time of year can be amazing. I'm certainly not a landscape photographer and the first shot is as close as I could get to capturing the light over Lake Union in B&W. The second is pretty much a neutral conversion from the DNG. I just got this camera(M8)... for a four year old design it it seems fairly capable.

 

[Ming Rider]

When I saw the first picture I was reminded of the God v Moses 10 Commandments scene in the same film. Nice.

 

[Richard Marks]

Nice light on the first one but from the thumb nail not that much in sharp focus. Looks like a bit higher aperture might have helped?! Second one Im not so keen on the branch in sharp focus as fore ground, and the rest looks a bit soft. Again Id max the aperture and drag the shutter. Thats what rangefinders are good at. Just my 2 cents. Enjoy your M8

Best wishes

Richard

 

[gshybrid]

Richard, thanks for the comments. I was shooting in the fog as it was lifting... so except for the branches in the foreground they are both a little soft. I had to butcher both shots to get them down to the size requirement but the second shot in full resolution has a painterly quality that I never seemed able to achieve with my APS-C DSLR... probably the Summicron lense more than the camera but the unadulterated colors were nice too. I have a CV35 1,2 coming... I am enjoying this camera.

Nice light on the first one but from the thumb nail not that much in sharp focus. Looks like a bit higher aperture might have helped?! Second one Im not so keen on the branch in sharp focus as fore ground, and the rest looks a bit soft. Again Id max the aperture and drag the shutter. Thats what rangefinders are good at. Just my 2 cents. Enjoy your M8

Best wishes

Richard

 

[jslash6]

GSHybrid,

did you make it to GasWorks Park? great views in all directions from atop the hill. you're correct though; if it's not too rainy, the sky can be one enormous soft box. i visited for a week two years ago and loved every frame i shot.

jeffrey

 

[gshybrid]

Jeffrey,
I have a warehouse/studio a few blocks from gas works. I always bring my out of town guests there. I'm a production designer and on my website there are some shots of a event I worked on at gas works.
If you'd like to see an over the top party just navigate to:

http://web.me.com/geofspencer/Geof_Spencer/photos/photos.html

and click " set photos " they're toward the end that album. Legally I'm not permitted to post pictures of the actual event but it you can get the idea of the scope from the construction photos.
Geof

GSHybrid,

did you make it to GasWorks Park? great views in all directions from atop the hill. you're correct though; if it's not too rainy, the sky can be one enormous soft box. i visited for a week two years ago and loved every frame i shot.

jeffrey