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The Hague this afternoon....

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Bart_van_der_Wolf

pro member
Cem_Usakligil said:
Some snaps from the Hague this afternoon. Taken with the Nikkor 20mm f/2.8 D on the Sony A7.
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Hi Cem,

Some great additions to the portfolio (Gursky could only wish for the level of quality, IMHO, but then he has a better art agent than we do).

It IMHO also demonstrates that 20mm on 35mm full-frame, is about as wide as one should want to go without exaggerating the apparent perspective distortion too much (causing more of a distraction than a skillfully applied effect). By moving in close one gets the 'being part of the scene' effect, and by keeping one's distance one gets the wider view of the scene.

Cheers,
Bart
 
Cem_Usakligil

Cem_Usakligil

Well-known member
Bart_van_der_Wolf said:
Hi Cem,

Some great additions to the portfolio (Gursky could only wish for the level of quality, IMHO, but then he has a better art agent than we do).

It IMHO also demonstrates that 20mm on 35mm full-frame, is about as wide as one should want to go without exaggerating the apparent perspective distortion too much (causing more of a distraction than a skillfully applied effect). By moving in close one gets the 'being part of the scene' effect, and by keeping one's distance one gets the wider view of the scene.

Cheers,
Bart
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Hi Bart,

Thanks for your comments. You are right, the 20mm is almost a border case on a 35mm sensor. One has to choose one's compositions carefully, not every scene is suitable for this focal length.
 
Cem_Usakligil

Cem_Usakligil

Well-known member
Doug Kerr said:
Hi, Cem,

Ah, s'Gravenshage! How lovely.

Thanks.

Best regards,

Doug
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Thanks Doug. The correct spelling is 's-Gravenhage. It is the more chique name for Den Haag, the latter being the earlier name of the city and the official name used nowadays. The English name The Hague and the French name La Haye are also derived from the original name Den Haag.
 
Doug Kerr

Doug Kerr

Well-known member
Hi, Cem,

Cem_Usakligil said:
Thanks Doug. The correct spelling is 's-Gravenhage.
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I knew that. Sorry! Must have had a senior moment. Thanks.

It is the more chique name for Den Haag, the latter being the earlier name of the city and the official name used nowadays. The English name The Hague and the French name La Haye are also derived from the original name Den Haag.
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Yes, that is all way fascinating.

Thanks.

Best regards,

Doug
 
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Rob Naylor

New member
Sorry, no technical crit or comments from me, Cem.
But, I just had to say, "Selfie" is a classic of today :) well seen/caught.

ps. HDR used here??
 
Cem_Usakligil

Cem_Usakligil

Well-known member
Rob Naylor said:
Sorry, no technical crit or comments from me, Cem.
But, I just had to say, "Selfie" is a classic of today :) well seen/caught.

ps. HDR used here??
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Thanks Rob. No HDR, all were single brackets. The Sony A7 has a very large DR and the images sometimes do end up looking like HDR tone mapped ones. In the selfie image, the sun was directly in view, just behind a thin layer of clouds. I have exposed to prevent an extreme clipping of the highlights, which has caused some underexposure of the rest. Eventually, I had to push the shadows in the post, which then meant that I had to push the contrast and clarity to make the image pop a little.
 
Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Cem_Usakligil said:
Some snaps from the Hague this afternoon. Taken with the Nikkor 20mm f/2.8 D on the Sony A7.

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Cem,

I missed d these pictures when you posted them! I found them by chance, as I noticed someone else lingering here!

Your choice of this well corrected 20mm Nikon lens with the Sony A7 is so interesting to me. I love wide angle views and this lens delivers them with aplomb and little to no evidence of distortion. The first picture, looking up, is a tour de force and if that did not need lens correction, that's truly outstanding optics for this new camera

The shot with the corner building, the stack of bicycles has life in it with the energetic young people in the center. It's outstanding. I really find these triangular buildings between two adjacent streets like this can be really architecturally interesting and this one really has character.

I hope you share more with this combo!

Asher
 
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