[December Photo Dump!]

Christmass Vibe in Amalfi Coast

[What do you print for your walls? Share your fave wall prints here!]

Hy Caroline- san, 

I'll be going to print soon this tree personal iconic photo made in Japan (november '23). I think so made with 50x75 cm size. In the future i'll share my final prints. 
 

[Travel to Japan - What equipment to bring?]

On 10/24/2023 at 5:46 AM, PedroCSilva said:

Ciao! Sto anche viaggiando in Giappone per la prima volta in poche settimane e sto discutendo su quale attrezzatura portare con me. Fondamentalmente stiamo tutti cercando di trovare il giusto compromesso tra portabilità e qualità dell'immagine.

Attualmente possiedo l'A7IV e 2 obiettivi: Tamron 28-75 2.8 G2 e Sigma 100-400 DG DN. Sicuramente porterò il Tamron con me e lasciare il Sigma a casa, ma non sono sicuro di quale 1 o 2 altri obiettivi per acquistare e / o noleggiare per il viaggio tra queste opzioni:

1) qualcosa di ultrawide come il Sony 16 35 2.8 o 20 1.8 2) un primo più standard per alcuni scatti in condizioni di scarsa illuminazione come il 35 1.4
3) teleobiettivo zoom come il Sony 70 200 2.8 o Tamron 70-180
2.8

Per quanto riguarda la tua configurazione, prenderei o il primo 85 o lo zoom 70-200 e non entrambi.

Hello!
honestly i consider use only prime lenses, 35 and 85 GM's and try to rent the 14 GM, otherwise take my 16-35 GM. Maybe is good/best solution to make a great story 

[Share Your Favorite ‘Grandscape’ Challenge]

Hy everyone!

I share with you this Huge Grandscape in Amalfi Coast. It was Shrove Tuesday, and make photos with carnival show in Maiori, At some point i look the sky make a beautiful colors. So decide to stop the reportage and make a huge phanoramic photos. i'll become a "human tripod" and In totaly we made 64 photos with my a7RIV and 35 GM, all vertical's, at f5, asa 160, and 1/400 SS. The moment to fear is during the alignment, lasted almost 20 minutes. but at ending is a big succecsfull. So the alignment using lightroom but for post production used Capture One 23.  after one hour i'll create many variants but finally i choise this version. I hope so like my Grandscape🙏

 

 

 

[Travel to Japan - What equipment to bring?]

5 hours ago, fiannabean1 said:

My advice would be to go as lightweight with gear as possible. The 70-200GM would be out for me, but if you don't mind the weight, its a great lens choice. Be prepared to do A LOT of walking and wear comfortable shoes. Between switching trains (the stations are huge spaces with lots of stairs) and walking to shrines (lots of hills) we sometimes walked 9 miles in a day. Gear can get very heavy! Many places like trains and shrines can be very crowded, so maneuvering extra bags of gear could be problematic. I brought my A7iii, 24-70 f2.8GM and a 50mm f1.4, but I plan to have either the Sony Alpha 7CR, or the Sony Alpha 7C II and the Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 G Master II lens when I go back next summer.

Hy @fiannabean1, Thank'you for the tip. The 70-200 mk1 GM is so heavy but i love it. Hovewer i have a doubt whether to bring it or not, with the intention of putting it as a reserve on suitcase and using the 16-35 and 85. Unfortunately I am being treated against the sciatic nerve injury and therefore the doubt rises. Maybe another solution is insert my bag the 24-70mm GM mk2 and reduce the weight from telezoom. 

Will see look. for moment thank'you so much🙏

[What’s your favorite focal range to use?]

My fav focal lens, the  85 and 70-200 GM's. High lever 

[Travel to Japan - What equipment to bring?]

Hy Alpha friends, How are you?
On the next mouth i will a wonderfull travel photography on Japan, at november, during the fall / Kojo season.

I'm so excited, and honestly is my first time go in this country, i'll stay here on two weeks. 

Howewer, my doubt is about the equipment to bring in this journey. I'll made Landscape, Street, Reportage and Portrait

My ideas is: two cameras: a7RIV (main) and a7RIII (backup) and tree lens 16-35GM, 85GM, 70-200GM.
It's a good set-up? o any ideas?

thanks to those who will answer this question.
GIUSEPPE.

[Share Your Favorite Street Photos Challenge]

Hello alpha shooters .I'm going to share some street shots taken in Amalfi coast. More than street photography, my shots are more stories.

[The A7RV is magic for astro!]

Outstanding Drew

[Share a picture from your favorite place!]

Hello Jessica, 

I have traveled almost all over Italy,  but my fave place is the Captial Rome. Is perfect place with a take a story. This city is a special Place in my heart. 

[What lens are you wishing Sony would create?]

I would like Sony to take up the issue of firmware updates on flagship cameras in the first place (I would like them to update the sony a7RIV as well). As for the lenses I would like an 85 F1.2 GM and, since Canon has created a wonderful 100-300mm L F2.8, I would like Sony to make a similar lens. I have rather strange tastes😁

[Where do you get your prints made?]

Sometimes i prefer print photo Saal Digital, good quality and good price. Now i try the new brand White wall. 

[Focus Bracketing on the a7RV]

It is not in the a7RIV though unless you are doing it manually

IWith the R4 the focus stacking is manual. I'd love for sony to update the r4 because it's missing some things like raw lossless and focus brackenting, anyway I'll have fun with my R4!

[Like a painter (1st ep)]

Welcome, welcome and glad to have you here!! What are some of your favorite landscapes to shoot/paint?

Thank'you Drew, Well i hope to turn around the world, in first Japan, Namibia a Patagonia. The wish list is long but i hope to make other trips to paint and shoot stories

[Like a painter (1st ep)]

Wonderful photos. I love the last one. That road and street lamp are perfectly placed!

Thank'you so much

[Like a painter (1st ep)]

Welcome to the community, beautiful pictures and a magical place, keep up the good work 

Thank'you Joey🙏

[Like a painter (1st ep)]

These are so gorgeous!!! 

Thank'you so much 🙏

[Like a painter (1st ep)]

These images are so lovely! The second one is my favorite. Thanks for sharing!

thank'you so much Jessica. just one curious my favorite photo are the third 

[Focus Bracketing on the a7RV]

Dear DonSmith, i love this function, personally i own the a7RIV, however i learn and practice the focus stacking every moment. 

[Like a painter (1st ep)]

Welcome to the forums - these are all gorgeous!

Thank'you so much DonSmith

[Like a painter (1st ep)]

Hello alpha shooters, my name is Giuseppe Proto, class 1986 and i'll share my first post in this comunity. Mainly I am a landscape painter, I paint the Amalfi Coast and other landscapes that inspire me, I love photography so much, especially landscape. In this post I share photos of my country, Minori, taken with my new adventure companion #Alpha 7R IV (a7RIV) and my main lens #FE 16-35mm F2.8 GM . I hope you will appreciate this photo. Enjoy

[First wildlife shots on A7rV]

I love this stories. Great job

[What photographers have influenced you?]

Personally I was first influenced from McCurry and Salgado for reportage photography, For the landscape: Albert Dros and Daniel Kordan. 

[What is your next lens?]

I'm landscaper shooter and now i own the 16-35 GM, maybe next lens/es are the 12-24 GM. I'll decide in this time when buy this lens

[Scottish Highlands Northern Lights 26th of February 2023]

AMAZING. Great job and moment