I tried loading this with the EXIF data but was unable. Got a message about something on this end stopping it. So, I copied/embedded the entire image from my smugmug site.
Both images came from my Z8 and 200-500. I like this camera a lot.
This mother loon is staying with her chick that is overdue to fly from its natal basin. It takes about 90 days to develop a chick to the point where it can fly. This chick hatched July 4 and these images were taken on October 10. Dad left a few weeks ago, having done his duties. No telling how long the chick will decide to stay or if it can even fly yet. On this day I did not see it try to fly. I've watched many loons take to flight..... I think it's safe to say that a loon needs at least 200 yards of open water to become airborne (personal observation). Rarely, a chick that stays too long can find it impossible to get off the basin because it is "iced in". I'm not concerned yet; It's being watched.
took a walk with the Z8 + Sigma 105mm F1.4 tonight
usually this time of year I see a lot more bucks. tonight was just about 30 does/fawns
it was my first time shooting relatively slow shutter speeds handheld on the Nikon system, and happy to report it seems to exceed the Canon gear I had before
Playing around with a "film noir" style in C1. The first image is an as-shot SOOC with noir converted next to compare. All noirs have been tweaked somewhat with crop, etc. Also this style I've added film grain effect, so not all of what you're seeing is ISO noise. All were shot with the 40mm pancake on the Z9.
Editing some street grabs from a recent trip to Bruges, converted to mono in C1, PC'd and cropped.
One problem with the Z9 for street work even with the pancake is people tend to notice the camera more. The Zf/Z6ii/Z7ii might be a better tool here, but I'm not sure it would make much difference as many shy from a cell phone. Second one not as bad, but still.
Two more from Bruges. Sorry if I'm over-posting, just having too much fun with the mono conversions -- been a long time since I shot specifically for them I probably cropped these enough I could have been using my 58 or even an 85 instead of the 40, but remain pleased with how well the little 40 holds up to what amounts to an APS-C crop. I also love the way the Z9 palette responds to mono and how the files take all the pushing around -- IMHO, it's the best of any previous cam I have worked with, or perhaps I'm just getting more proficient, IDK...
Commercial designer and calligraphy artist Kotaro-san, in his studio in Sapporo Japan, with a Z8 and 24-70 f4. This is part of a personal series I entered in the 2023 International Photo Awards, and it won an official selection and honorable mention
I probably cropped these enough I could have been using my 58 or even an 85 instead of the 40, but remain pleased with how well the little 40 holds up to what amounts to an APS-C crop. I also love the way the Z9 palette responds to mono and how the files take all the pushing around -- IMHO, it's the best of any previous cam I have worked with, or perhaps I'm just getting more proficient, IDK...
