Non Aviation Photography Thread

[Scott Youmans]

Forgot to mention. All of the Bennington and area images were taken with a Nikon Df and AF Nikkor 35mm f/2D lens. Was fun in a way to have just the one lens attached. I brought others but stuck with the 35mm for all but a couple of (unposted) shots.

[Scott Youmans]

Early test shot with Sigma 35mm f/1.4 taken at the Biltmore Fashion Park near the Apple Store. Shot at f/1.4.

[Anna M. Wood]

Cool image Scott.

The Sigma 35mm f1.4 Art is a fantastic lens.

[Scott Youmans]

Thanks Anna, I took some test shots with my old Nikkor AF 35mm F/2.8D and the Sigma. The Sigma is sharper everywhere but there's no comparison in the corners. And of course it's two stops faster. Beautifully constructed as well. Reminds me of some of the Zeiss lenses for the Sony's. We'll see how well it holds up over the years. I tend to be easy on my equipment though there have been some unintentional exceptions!

[Matt Ottosen]

With the fog the morning of Super Bowl XLIX, I decided to take a little photowalk around my neighborhood.

[Paul Dumm]

Matt, If you told me that was England I would have believed you.

[Brian Lockett]

Four Peaks after the winter storm on January 2.

[Matt Ottosen]

Rylan and I spent yesterday afternoon at the Phoenix Zoo.

Scarlet Macaw


African Lion


Spotted-necked Otter


White Rhinoceros

[Tower Guy]

Very nice photo Vance, birds are always a cool subject.

[Mike Margolis]

Now with my longer camera/lens combo, the roadrunners don't run away from me, they run AT me!!

Road Runner head on shop new lens action cam - 1888 by Mike Margolis Photography, on Flickr

[Chris Janes]

Thought I would give a shot at some night time sky photos. Here is the Orion constellation.
Orion's Belt by Chris Janes, on Flickr

[Jeff D. Welker]

^^^ Cool image Chris. When you get comfortable with your night sky work, please share what you've learned. I seem to always struggle with photographing the stars and can use all the help I can get. Well done sir.

[Chris Janes]

Thank you Jeff!
A few things I discovered right off the bat is, go far away from any city lighting as possible. I went to the first lookout on the road to Mount Lemmon thinking I would be high enough and far enough away from the lights and noticed that the city lights were still having an effect on the clarity of the sky. Even though I got some ok results with my 17-40 a 2.8 lens would've helped gather the light a little better. I seemed to be getting the best images from between 18-25 second exposures, anything past 30 seconds and the images were getting blurred.  I'm hoping to head out again over the weekend If I discover anything else I'll gladly pass it on.

[Glenn Bloore]

A shot from a local wildlife reserve yesterday.

[Matt Ottosen]

Last two from our trip to Tombstone, Arizona.

O.K. Corral


The Bird Cage Theatre