Images from Florida Keys and Everglades Photo Adventure

[Jack MacDEstablished Member USA, St. Louis, MO and Phoenix, AZ Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 367 Currently using: Leica M, Leica S, Leica CL Offline]

Very nice work, I hope others post too.

Jack

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Jack

[Scott997New Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 71 Offline]

Beautiful Photographs David!!! WOW!

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[petervEstablished Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 75 Offline]

Very nice images, David, thanks for sharing. I particularly like the colors in the long exposure after sunset on Smather’s Beach. The blue sky is fantastic.

How many shots did you use for the focus-stacking?

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[David FarkasNewbie Hollywood, FL Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 414 Currently using: Leica M, Leica S, Leica SL, Leica CL Offline]

peterv;4510 wrote: Very nice images, David, thanks for sharing. I particularly like the colors in the long exposure after sunset on Smather’s Beach. The blue sky is fantastic.

How many shots did you use for the focus-stacking?

Thanks.

The horizontal archway shot was 7 images, the vertical was 6 shots. I basically manually focused on each column starting at the front and working my way back. Stacking was done just with Photoshop CS6 using Auto-Align Layers and Auto-Blend Layers (in stack mode).

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[David KFrequent Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 199 Offline]

Great stuff…all of them really well done. Hope to see more from some of the workshop participants.

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[Josh LehrerLegendary Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 233 Currently using: Leica M, Leica S, Leica Compact Offline]

I didn’t shoot very much, but here are a few of my favorites from the trip:

I was able to shoot a bit with the new Leica M and some interesting lenses including the Leica APO-Elmarit-R 180mm f/2.8 (used on the black and white shot of the bricks) and a Zeiss Contax Vario-Sonnar 35-70mm f/3.4 (used on the last image). I know that our participants got some great images and I can’t wait to see them here!

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[Jack MacDEstablished Member USA, St. Louis, MO and Phoenix, AZ Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 367 Currently using: Leica M, Leica S, Leica CL Offline]

Josh,
Where is your shot of you with all the cameras again?

[Jack MacDEstablished Member USA, St. Louis, MO and Phoenix, AZ Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 367 Currently using: Leica M, Leica S, Leica CL Offline]

Jack

[Josh LehrerLegendary Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 233 Currently using: Leica M, Leica S, Leica Compact Offline]

Sadly I didn’t take another absurd photo of me with all the cameras…I knew I could never top the photo from New England!

[Josh LehrerLegendary Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 233 Currently using: Leica M, Leica S, Leica Compact Offline]

[algroveNew Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 6 Offline]

Enjoyed my R lenses as well as M lenses on this fantastic journey.

M+R15/2.8

M+R15/2.8

RX-1 taken by my wife

M+R15/2.8

M+R15/2.8

M+21SEM

This was why it was worth getting out of the sack at 4am some mornings.

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Some first LR work with the above lens.

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[koala54New Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 26 Offline]

The details rock!:cool:

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[koala54New Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 26 Offline]

The last pic is surreal:p

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[Pete WalentinNew Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 195 Offline]

Really nice.

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[Pete WalentinNew Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 195 Offline]

Really, really nice.

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[algroveNew Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 6 Offline]

I have another one, but it got bounced here as being too large so I will resize and post later today.

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koala54;4522 wrote: The last pic is surreal:p

It’s all in the mirrors I carry with me.

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[Mark GowinFrequent Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 253 Offline]

I figured it was time for me to show some of my photos especially since I had to leave early on Sunday and missed the slide show.

First morning sunrise.

S2, 30-90mm Vario-Elmar at 30mm, 2 image stack, Everglades, near Long Pine Key Campground

S2, 180mm, 3 image stack, I am posting 2 versions of this image – one as captured and another with diagonal blade of grass removed and white balance cooled a bit. I wanted to like the original, but something kept bugging me about it. I think I like the second version better.

S2, 35mm, Smathers Beach, One during late evening and another after sunset

S2, 180mm, Baby Gator, This image is a crop from a landscape orientation photo

S2, 30-90mm Vario-Elmar at 90mm, Mangrove on Big Pine Key after sunrise

S2, 30-90mm Vario-Elmar at 65mm, Dingy and Mangroves in Islamorada

S2, 30-90mm Vario-Elmar at 30mm, 3 image stitch panorama, near Long Pine Key Campground

S2, 30mm, Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugus

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[RogerNew Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 82 Offline]

Mark

Very nice ..looks like a great trip. 😎

Roger

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[Mark GowinFrequent Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 253 Offline]

Thank you Roger. I wish you could have come along.

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[algroveNew Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 6 Offline]

Downsized big time, but another APO 50 shot. Single shot at f8.0.

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[amadeo705New Member Join Date: Dec 2024 Posts: 3 Offline]

wow esto es increible, pero sinceramente creo que encontrarás mejores cosas aqui en este sitio web

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[quintanbarnesNew Member Join Date: Oct 2024 Posts: 4 Offline]

Love seeing how everyone captures light differently — that Everglades shot is stunning! I’ve been trying to bring more of that storytelling into my personal shoots too. Recently did a little family Easter session and found some easter photoshoot ideas that helped make it feel way more creative without needing crazy gear. Just good use of color and natural framing. Kinda reminded me how much planning elevates even simple moments

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