*OFFICIAL* Snapshot of the Day (one image per post please) #2

[longm1985]

This was given to my dad by his aunt when he was a kid. This is a Kodak Junior Six-20 that was bought new in the 1920s, and I recently restored it. I need to find the pictures of the setup, since I used a Rubbermaid lid taped to a speedlite for the red background. Hey, they say improvise, adapt, overcome, right?


Kodak Junior Six-20 by Michael Long, on Flickr

[longm1985]

I did a small series about this guy's adventures.


---_0019 by Michael Long, on Flickr

[Littlebear]

"To the Defenders of the Union"

Grand Army Plaza, Brklyn

[longm1985]

Punta Sur, Cozumel, Mexico

taken with one of my all time favorite film cameras: Fuji GX680.



[img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...8a6a7797_k.jpg[/img]Punta Sur by Michael Long, on Flickr

[Itsed65]

Wiping the duck off...

Beak Cleaning by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[Littlebear]

BMW Ocktoberfest, Waterbury, CT, way last century.

[Littlebear]

Originally Posted by Itsed65

Wiping the duck off...

Your pics are always amazing.
Could you give us a quick idea of your equipment & settings, pls (whatever you are comfortable sharing here)?

Murf

[JJ 911SC]

One Sunday morning...

[JJ 911SC]

And someone was not too brave...

[JJ 911SC]

One morning, two summers ago...

[Itsed65]

Originally Posted by Littlebear

Your pics are always amazing.
Could you give us a quick idea of your equipment & settings, pls (whatever you comfortable sharing here)?

Murf

Thank you very much! If you click on the picture, it will open in Flickr and you can get the full exif data on all the pics I post. That said, it doesn't vary by much.

Almost all my wildlife shots in the last 2 years have been with my Sony A9, either with the 100-400, or (since I got it) the 200-600 lens, with a 1.4TC attached. With the TC, I am limited to f8 or f9 depending on the lens, and I try to use nothing slower than 1/1000 with 1/2000 or higher preferred.

I set the aperture and shutter speed manually and leave the ISO in Auto and let the camera decide. That leaves me free to concentrate on tracking and framing the critter. 99% of my shots are hand held, and shot from my car (I am disabled and can't trek the big heavy gear).

For landscapes I prefer my Fuji set up as it is much smaller and easier to carry or hang around my neck if I am treking anywhere with my crutches or chair.

[Itsed65]

Pintail 20 by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[Littlebear]

Originally Posted by Itsed65

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Almost all my wildlife shots in the last 2 years have been with my Sony A9, either with the 100-400, or (since I got it) the 200-600 lens, with a 1.4TC attached. With the TC, I am limited to f8 or f9 depending on the lens, and I try to use nothing slower than 1/1000 with 1/2000 or higher preferred.

I set the aperture and shutter speed manually and leave the ISO in Auto and let the camera decide....

For landscapes I prefer my Fuji set up as it is much smaller and easier to carry or hang around my neck....

Thanks Itsed,

I am a new owner of a Sony A7c, and should have my Fuji x1oov back soon after it showed that 'water resistant', or whatever they claim, means little. I have three prime lenses for the Sony (25mm2f Zeiss, 50mm2.8f Sony Zeiss, & 85mm1.8f Sony).

For landscape & animals (dogs), someone long ago told me to use speed priority, set to as low as possible, so the aperture (& now ISO) can be optimized by the camera, those being on auto (Pentax Super Program). I want to change that! Many of my shots are in early morning light, or deep forest.

Murf

PS: I clicked over to the Flickr site; thanks, that's the info I need. I thought you had one of those 48mp cameras. G & GM lenses!

ISO100, 1/250sec, f/2.5, Olympus xz1

[Itsed65]

Hawk in Flight 219 by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[JasonDot]

...lost the groceries.

[Ickdeep]

Take some photos of the new truck

[Littlebear]

A beach shot for a cold morning (27f in Brklyn).

[Itsed65]

Two Tule Elk by lennycarl08, on Flickr

[longm1985]

Here's another of my stormtrooper buddy.


Lens cleaner by Michael Long, on Flickr

[T-Dubbs]

Lake Windermere, BC Canada

Samsung S20 Ultra (night-mode)

[longm1985]

In today's installment, our little friend is focusing on some droids. Not sure if they're the ones he's looking for.

Camera is a Hasselblad 1600f and that's a MIR 3 65mm f3.5 in front. Crazy Russian glass. That's a late style hood from a 503CXi, and it just slides right on. I love this system, though the Zeiss glass from the V series isn't compatible (screw mount before they went to leaf shutters in the lenses).


Focus by Michael Long, on Flickr

[Itsed65]

Windfarm, Solano County California

Windfarms by lennycarl08, on Flickr