Florida 202308

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   In Florida to visit mom.  Travel kit this time is Rokkor-X 50/1.7 and 28/2.8 (both MDiii with 49mm threads) on a tilt adapter + a7c, Laowa 9/2.8, and little Sony HX80 for supertele/flash/snapshots.

First, let's take a drive

1 empty crest 

2 Following along the coast

3 long bridge

4 the world passes at 65mph

5 Green Paint

I tried for a long time to make the whole frame work, eventually I figured out I was only in love with this part of it, so this is a 4megapixel crop from the center.
I went through all the demosaicing algorithms in RawTherapee and I still haven't been able to get rid of the pixels.  Next is Oilify in GMIP I guess.  I wonder if the vaunted X-Trans non-Bayer sensor from Fuji would be different?  I think the Foveon sensor from Sigma died a long time ago.

6 Next stop Apalachicola

7 it's a long straight bridge

slight split tone in addition to other sliders

all these 50/1.7 at f5.6/8 I think

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4paul Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 26 July 2011 Country: United States Location: St Petersburg Status: Offline Posts: 1772	Post Options Post Reply Quote 4paul Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Florida 202308 Posted: 19 August 2023 at 17:30
	In Florida to visit mom. Travel kit this time is Rokkor-X 50/1.7 and 28/2.8 (both MDiii with 49mm threads) on a tilt adapter + a7c, Laowa 9/2.8, and little Sony HX80 for supertele/flash/snapshots. First, let's take a drive 1 empty crest 2 Following along the coast 3 long bridge 4 the world passes at 65mph 5 Green Paint I tried for a long time to make the whole frame work, eventually I figured out I was only in love with this part of it, so this is a 4megapixel crop from the center. I went through all the demosaicing algorithms in RawTherapee and I still haven't been able to get rid of the pixels. Next is Oilify in GMIP I guess. I wonder if the vaunted X-Trans non-Bayer sensor from Fuji would be different? I think the Foveon sensor from Sigma died a long time ago. 6 Next stop Apalachicola 7 it's a long straight bridge slight split tone in addition to other sliders all these 50/1.7 at f5.6/8 I think
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MichelvA Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Alpha Eyes group Knowledge Base Contributor Joined: 26 April 2008 Country: Netherlands Status: Offline Posts: 20055	Post Options Post Reply Quote MichelvA Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 20 August 2023 at 09:47
	I like this trip report, TFS Paul
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Roger Rex Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 30 September 2005 Country: United States Location: North Florida Status: Offline Posts: 8040	Post Options Post Reply Quote Roger Rex Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 20 August 2023 at 16:31
	Have been on that bridge in #7 many, many times. If still in the area be sure to visit Richard Bickel's gallery on the north side of the main street, right downtown. And, take a mini-trip to St. George Island on the other end of the bridge (maybe headed that way in #1?).
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C_N_RED_AGAIN Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 05 July 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Posts: 1443	Post Options Post Reply Quote C_N_RED_AGAIN Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 20 August 2023 at 16:46
	Another Floridian here. State is very diverse. Enjoy your time. Was better when it was not so crowded but obviously words out

4paul Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 26 July 2011 Country: United States Location: St Petersburg Status: Offline Posts: 1772	Post Options Post Reply Quote 4paul Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 21 August 2023 at 04:06
	Thanks! Even the Panhandle is more crowded now. #1 is out of order, it's the bridge over the Intracoastal in Port St Joe. Experiments 8 Palm (copying Dena) 1/8sec 9 Water Dunes 1/8sec 10 Cormorants flying to roost 1/15sec 11 Big Cloud, Big Color 1/30sec I tried to make the color accurate but failed, so I went with pink instead of red 12 more Green Paint 1/20sec 13 Distant Trees 1/3sec
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	Great visual travelogue, Paul! So far #1, 11 and 12 are my absolute favorites! Have a good time!
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4paul Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 26 July 2011 Country: United States Location: St Petersburg Status: Offline Posts: 1772	Post Options Post Reply Quote 4paul Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 22 August 2023 at 14:08
	Errata 14 Tilted Lighthouse max tilt at f2.8 I think? 15 Old Court hood removed from the APS-C lens, this is a 13megapixel crop so a 30% bigger frame than designed, I like the black corners 16 Southern Paper Wasp 28mm reversed 17 Many miles away there's a shadow on the door of a cottage on the Shore of a [S]dark Scottish lake[/S] bright Florida Gulf.
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4paul Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 26 July 2011 Country: United States Location: St Petersburg Status: Offline Posts: 1772	Post Options Post Reply Quote 4paul Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 23 August 2023 at 20:09
	No trip to Florida is complete without sunset pictures! 18 Rainbow Clouds No way for a camera to convey the subtle colors, and how they oscillated 19 Lips in the Sky 20 Holding Hands 21 Embrace 22 Palm ss old fashioned HDR, I took a 5 frame bracket and cut around only two of them in layers, most is the -1 frame, the detail in the root ball is from the +1 frame 23 the sun sets on another
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Roger Rex Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 30 September 2005 Country: United States Location: North Florida Status: Offline Posts: 8040	Post Options Post Reply Quote Roger Rex Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 23 August 2023 at 20:47
	#13 -
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4paul Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 26 July 2011 Country: United States Location: St Petersburg Status: Offline Posts: 1772	Post Options Post Reply Quote 4paul Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 August 2023 at 03:34
	Hurricane Idalia is passing east of here, but heading toward Roger ... 24 Last sunset before the storm 25 The Calm Before the Storm
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Mestari Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 20 February 2008 Country: Poland Location: Poland Status: Offline Posts: 474	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mestari Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 August 2023 at 07:24
	I like #13 too, but I am a sucker for a good sunset and #25 is brilliant for me :)

4paul Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 26 July 2011 Country: United States Location: St Petersburg Status: Offline Posts: 1772	Post Options Post Reply Quote 4paul Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 03 September 2023 at 14:58
	macro reversed Rokkor-X 28/2.8; my adapter is direct 49mm threads to E mount, skipping the SR mount flange distance; a reversed 28mm with the correct flange distance is about 2:1 macro, but this is only about 1:1, and it is one stop faster than the correct flange distance due to less light lost around the edge of the sensor, as measured by the meter on the camera. 26 Paper Wasp 27 Paper Wasp sunset 28 Polka Dot Wasp Moth found dead in the carport 29 Polka Dot Wasp Moth I brought it inside, but three of the wings fell off 30 Aloe forest 31 Lanceleaf Frogfruit 32 the gaping maw of Bigpod Sesbania 33 bigpod sesbania, danglepod, peatree - Sesbania herbacea 34 butterfly pea (tea and dye) 35 Synchlora frondaria - Southern Emerald - inch worm, covers itself with flowers
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4paul Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 26 July 2011 Country: United States Location: St Petersburg Status: Offline Posts: 1772	Post Options Post Reply Quote 4paul Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 September 2023 at 03:19
	By request, more sunsets! But first, a message from our sponsor, Rokkor-X 50/1.7 reversed: 36 Waterside 37 Don't Turn Your Back On Me! 38 Orb 39 Dot From last week: 40 X Marks the Spot 41 Fractal Egret Yesterday's: 42 Crepuscular Rainbow 43 Swing 44 Crepuscular Glow 45 Another Perfect Ending
	There is a difference between a shaky or out-of-focus photograph and a snapshot of clouds and fog banks. - Schrödinger

amozak Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 10 July 2014 Country: United States Location: West Branch Mi Status: Offline Posts: 69	Post Options Post Reply Quote amozak Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 September 2023 at 04:24
	My vote is for #37, absolutely beautiful, although all are wonderful!