Three Boats
Panasonic DMC-G1, 135mm f4 Tele-ElmarSwitching gears for a bit, we recently went on a road trip to the central CA to attend my cousin's wedding in San Luis Obispo. I'll get back to the recent North Beach Festival shots soon, but I just processed one shot from the road trip just because I was curious how the Tele-Elmar performed there.
This was taken at Avila Beach from the commercial fishing pier. You'll see more shots from here later.
--Warren
Labels: Avila Beach, Panasonic DMC-G1
posted by Warren T. at 7:45 AM
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Hi Warren, I hope this feedback isn't too harsh, if so, please feel free to delete it:
I like the boat portion of the photos a lot! In fact I see images like this in many of the Amphoto older film books and enjoy these types of photos.
However, the sky and mountains look a bit barren and dry, which they may have been on that day.
However, since I know you're into heavy PP and cropping, I am wondering if you might benefit from either a neutral grad filter, polarizer, or 81x filter here for the sky portion (or their digital equivalents?).
Also, I see quite a bit more dynamic range and tonal clarity when you briefly moved back to your old D100 from the u4/3 kick you've been on, but I wonder if it's just me seeing that??
Hi Ted,
Not harsh at all! You know that I (as well as any photographer) appreciate feedback and discussion whether positive or negative. I only do PP and cropping as necessary, sometimes heavy, sometimes minimal, in order to get the end result that I want. I prefer not to do too much.
In this picture, the morning mist was just burning off, and this is actually how the scene looked. It was a curious mix of the misty veil coming off, to show the hot and dry hills.
You have a good eye :). I made a commitment to u4/3, so I used my G1 exclusively for about three months. My purpose was to evaluate the u4/3 format as a choice for an extended travel kit. Last weekend, I decided to use my D100 again. Yes, even at 6MP worth of old technology, the APS-C format of my 'obsolete' D100 coupled with the sharp Nikkor 50mm f1.8D kicks ass in the dynamic range department. It is very noticeable. I already noticed this even before I went back to the D100 for a day. :)
I have a very primitive workflow because of my limited computer power available on my home computers. I've worked it out for my D100 images, but I think that I really need to go to a RAW workflow in order to get the most out of u4/3.
So for me, the jury is still out on u4/3 for the long term. I like the compactness of the format, and the native lenses that I have are excellent. The question is whether or not I can live with the compromises in image quality and additional PP workflow.
I am planning to continue working with the G1 for a little while longer, but I have to admit that after using the D100 last weekend, I had thoughts of D700! (think about the dynamic range!), or upgrading to a D200 or D300. But then I have to rethink the compact travel package problem.
High ISO performance is not that important to me, but dynamic range performance is important to me, coming from my film and medium format background.
--Warren
...more about my Lumix G1 and u4/3 in general. It's fun, light, fully featured, capable of using any lens. No, I won't abandon it just yet. More likely, it will just become one of my large selection of cameras to play with :). The format will get better.
--WT
Thanks Warren, lots of great info. A couple of years back I was pleased that I was able to come back with some excellent photos of Orcas on the SJ Islands with my 12x p&s, while some of the relatives and other photographers out there had backpacks full of long tele lenses and all.
However, my 3MP P&S sure does have it's limitations. I'm impressed with your usage of ~500mm on the u4/3 and am watching this format, and the NEX as something to put long focal lengths on for future expeditions.
For this summer, I have a 10x 10MP Fuji EXR, as my longest reaching lens for casual travel, but I think that in most of the "good" modes, it drops to 5MP, but that's still good for 4x6's for the relatives, and of course, web photos. DSLR and film SLR kits are just sitting, along with tripods, but your bird shot has me thinking about bringing the monopod for the next trip. Thanks!
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