Photography

Old Crank

(5,046 posts) Mon Dec 30, 2024, 08:23 AM Dec 30

Hoarfrost morning

It was below freezing last night and into this morning. Fog was forecast. Fog wasn't too bad because a lot of the moisture froze out of the air. To my benefit. Here are afew from today's dog and store walk. Testing the close focus of my new lens.

Our street.

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Hoarfrost morning (Original Post) Old Crank Dec 30 OP

These are just wonderful, my dear Old Crank! Wow, great shooting! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 30 #1

-3 C not too cold Old Crank Dec 30 #3

Rare event bucolic_frolic Dec 30 #2

So much dropped from the air Old Crank Dec 30 #4

What a wonderful collection! CrispyQ Dec 30 #5

Thanks Old Crank Dec 30 #14

Beautiful Diamond_Dog Dec 30 #6

Thanks Old Crank Dec 30 #15

Love the super closeups Alice Kramden Dec 30 #7

You are more than welcome. Old Crank Dec 30 #16

It's a beautiful picture, but that park bench doesn't look very inviting. surfered Dec 30 #8

They put the bench in this spring. Old Crank Dec 30 #17

New lens? Christmas present? Tarzanrock Dec 30 #9

Sort of to myself Old Crank Dec 30 #13

Thanks, Old Crank Dec 30 #18

I love Calumet and it is pretty much "local" for me in Los Angeles. Tarzanrock Dec 30 #23

Beaurrrrrtiful! Ladythatvotesblue Dec 30 #10

I like it. There is a little snap in the air. Old Crank Dec 30 #19

Oh, my. Beautiful. Joinfortmill Dec 30 #11

Thanks Old Crank Dec 30 #20

Rarified landscapes! 70sEraVet Dec 30 #12

The blue sign Old Crank Dec 30 #21

Beautiful pictures! Rebl2 Dec 30 #22

We get that a lot here Old Crank Tuesday #24

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,570 posts)

1. These are just wonderful, my dear Old Crank! Wow, great shooting!

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 08:32 AM

Dec 30

It sure does look cold!

Thank you for sharing these beautiful shots.

Old Crank

(5,046 posts)

3. -3 C not too cold

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 09:00 AM

Dec 30

Thanks for the compliments.

bucolic_frolic

(47,800 posts)

2. Rare event

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 08:35 AM

Dec 30

educational!

Old Crank

(5,046 posts)

4. So much dropped from the air

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 09:00 AM

Dec 30

It almost looked like snow on the ground.

CrispyQ

(38,662 posts)

5. What a wonderful collection!

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 09:07 AM

Dec 30

Old Crank

(5,046 posts)

14. Thanks

Reply to CrispyQ (Reply #5)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 10:07 AM

Dec 30

Diamond_Dog

(35,331 posts)

6. Beautiful

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 09:13 AM

Dec 30

Old Crank

(5,046 posts)

15. Thanks

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Reply #6)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 10:08 AM

Dec 30

It was good to be able to get out before it got warm enough for them to start melting.

Alice Kramden

(2,461 posts)

7. Love the super closeups

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 09:19 AM

Dec 30

Actually love them all - thanks for sharing

Old Crank

(5,046 posts)

16. You are more than welcome.

Reply to Alice Kramden (Reply #7)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 10:09 AM

Dec 30

surfered

(3,950 posts)

8. It's a beautiful picture, but that park bench doesn't look very inviting.

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 09:19 AM

Dec 30

Thank you.

Old Crank

(5,046 posts)

17. They put the bench in this spring.

Reply to surfered (Reply #8)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 10:10 AM

Dec 30

But yes, it would suck the heat out of your bottom.

Tarzanrock

(521 posts)

9. New lens? Christmas present?

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 09:29 AM

Dec 30

Nice detail capture of the ice formation at the edges of the ice crystals in the close-up photography. What kind of a lens is this new lens?

Old Crank

(5,046 posts)

13. Sort of to myself

Reply to Tarzanrock (Reply #9)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 10:06 AM

Dec 30

I got it used from Calumet. For my D5200 (DX) 18-300 3.5-6.8

It isn't much bigger than the 18-105 3.5-5.6 And has the ssame front diameter. It is supposed to focus down to 15ish inches.

I wanted something a little longer than the 105 to get better architechtural details here in Europe. This should help and it wasn't an arm and a leg.

Old Crank

(5,046 posts)

18. Thanks,

Reply to Tarzanrock (Reply #9)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 10:13 AM

Dec 30

I'll have to get out in the spring with a tripod to play with DoF
I got it used so not really too pricy.
Nikon 18-300 f3.5-6.8 DX
Not really any bigger and heavier than the 18-105 I was using.

Tarzanrock

(521 posts)

23. I love Calumet and it is pretty much "local" for me in Los Angeles.

Reply to Old Crank (Reply #18)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 11:27 AM

Dec 30

I use Pentax gear for photography and astronomy. One of these days, I'm just going to have to bite the bullet and get Pentax's fabulous 200 mm Macro lens.

Ladythatvotesblue

(225 posts)

10. Beaurrrrrtiful!

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 09:43 AM

Dec 30

A new word?

Old Crank

(5,046 posts)

19. I like it. There is a little snap in the air.

Reply to Ladythatvotesblue (Reply #10)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 10:13 AM

Dec 30

Joinfortmill

(16,714 posts)

11. Oh, my. Beautiful.

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 09:49 AM

Dec 30

Old Crank

(5,046 posts)

20. Thanks

Reply to Joinfortmill (Reply #11)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 10:15 AM

Dec 30

70sEraVet

(4,266 posts)

12. Rarified landscapes!

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 10:06 AM

Dec 30

The blue bus sign (?) is a gentle reminder that it is not a black and white photo -- it is a landscape in which only light and shadow remains.
It also reminds me that I hate being cold!

Old Crank

(5,046 posts)

21. The blue sign

Reply to 70sEraVet (Reply #12)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 10:18 AM

Dec 30

is there telling people that Pedestrians and cyclists share the path that continues.
The road ends in a cul-de-sack. Right past the low building is our Biergarten, dangerous location. When you head left we go to a park that we walk the dog in.

Rebl2

(15,055 posts)

22. Beautiful pictures!

Reply to Old Crank (Original post)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 11:00 AM

Dec 30

Really like the close up photos. My area of the country had five straight days of morning and sometimes afternoon fog, but we were above freezing the whole time.

Old Crank

(5,046 posts)

24. We get that a lot here

Reply to Rebl2 (Reply #22)

Tue Dec 31, 2024, 04:12 AM

Tuesday

It may go away today when it goes to 5C

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