Traces

[armand]

Traces of Japan, as in Japanese Maple

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

Nice set, and certainly not the obvious way to look at Japanese Maples.

[John R]

I like them all, but the first gives the essence of shiny twirling leaves.

JR

[David Eckels]

So quintessential there's no need to explain. Exquisite.

[armand]

Thank you Eric, John and David! Very kind.



The color looks pretty too

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

Yes, those too.
But I think I prefer the B&W ones (slightly.)

[John R]

Yes, those too.
But I think I prefer the B&W ones (slightly.)

Not so fast Eric. Not sure what possessed Armand  to convert these superb colour images into bw, but I will they are both quite good!

I have to ask, are these taken with macro lens and the Z6?

JR

[David Eckels]

Not so fast Eric. Not sure what possessed Armand  to convert these superb colour images into bw, but I will they are both quite good!

+1

[armand]

Not so fast Eric. Not sure what possessed Armand  to convert these superb colour images into bw, but I will they are both quite good!

I have to ask, are these taken with macro lens and the Z6?

JR

Thank you John!
As it happens all but the second in color are shot with a Sony RX10iv, with ISO ranging from 640 to 1250. The second color is Olympus E-M1iii.

I do have versions shot with Fuji and Nikon too, as it's literally 15m away from my office/cameras. I tried the Z with the 105 2.8 macro (I don't have the Z6) but I find the combo unfulfilling for the way I used it, handheld in lowish light. The colors were good but the stabilization so-so, which also made the slower focus even trickier. For example I find the Fuji X-T2 with the 90mm F2 easier to shoot wide open than the Nikon 105 F2.8 despite slightly shallower DOF. Besides not having the steadiest hands there's something in Nikon that makes me be even less proficient at being steady compared to the other systems that I have.

[John R]

Thank you John!
As it happens all but the second in color are shot with a Sony RX10iv, with ISO ranging from 640 to 1250. The second color is Olympus E-M1iii.

I do have versions shot with Fuji and Nikon too, as it's literally 15m away from my office/cameras. I tried the Z with the 105 2.8 macro (I don't have the Z6) but I find the combo unfulfilling for the way I used it, handheld in lowish light. The colors were good but the stabilization so-so, which also made the slower focus even trickier. For example I find the Fuji X-T2 with the 90mm F2 easier to shoot wide open than the Nikon 105 F2.8 despite slightly shallower DOF. Besides not having the steadiest hands there's something in Nikon that makes me be even less proficient at being steady compared to the other systems that I have.

Ah you have the Sony 1" sensor and long zoom, right? I was wondering how you able to isolate those the leaves and create that wonderful bokeh. Now I know!

JR

[armand]

Ah you have the Sony 1" sensor and long zoom, right? I was wondering how you able to isolate those the leaves and create that wonderful bokeh. Now I know!

JR

Sometimes it's quite helpful, the bokeh is unexpectedly nice.
For this maple however, it's not that difficult as there is significant distance between it and the background, if I get close enough to the leaves I can throw the background into blur.
Here are some examples:


Olympus E-M1 with Olympus 12-100 F4



Nikon Z7 with Nikon 105 F2.8 macro (via FTZ adapter)



Fujifilm X-T2 with Fujifilm 90 F2 (my favorite bokeh glass)

[francois]

Armand, keep posting those beauties (either in B&W or in colors).

[armand]

Today, X-T2 with 90 F2

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

Today, X-T2 with 90 F2

+1.