From San Francisco today, mostly with the 300mm

obelix · February 6, 2005

I l o v e this lens. Can't handhold, but once on a tripod, hmm

One way to sail, find a tilted sea and start at the top corner

Twin dragons

Am I in Tokyo?

Timeless

Still timeless

Flower shop

Rear view mirror

[ok, building]

Time to light!

Warped

Lonely planet

Hmm, this lens can make some one like me take candids

One lens this is not is a macro lens [8 ft min distance], but still

Andy · February 6, 2005

obelix wrote:

Am I in Tokyo?

anand, this is way cool, and a perfect caption.

obelix · February 6, 2005

andy wrote:

anand, this is way cool, and a perfect caption.

Thanks Andy

gus · February 6, 2005

like 'em.

GREAPER · February 6, 2005

Nice set, Thanks for sharing them, I enjoyed it.

dkapp · February 6, 2005

Great series here. You always get the best reflections. I need to stop looking at your posts because it could get expensive. That 300mm is amazing. Between you & Harry, I'm doomed.

I just sold 3 lenses...maybe adding one more wouldn't hurt

Dave

fish · February 6, 2005

obelix, you've got some great shots there. i'm not sure i can resist the temptation of a very long lens for much longer. but i just bought an ultrawide and i'm gonna shoot the heck out of it before i think about getting another.

anyhoo...i don't know why, but i really really like this shot.

maybe i'm just really into wacky angles right now...

obelix · February 7, 2005

Humungus wrote:

like 'em.

Thanks Humungus.

obelix · February 7, 2005

GREAPER wrote:

Nice set, Thanks for sharing them, I enjoyed it.

Thanks Greaper.

obelix · February 7, 2005

dkapp wrote:

Great series here. You always get the best reflections. I need to stop looking at your posts because it could get expensive. That 300mm is amazing. Between you & Harry, I'm doomed.

I just sold 3 lenses...maybe adding one more wouldn't hurt

Dave

Hey, curious, what all lenses did you sell?

obelix · February 7, 2005

Thanks fish. Curious, what ultrawide lens did you get? I am about to buckle, trying to decide between the tokina 12-24 and the upcoming tamron 11-18.

Diagonals, some people hate them, some like them, they create a tension that is unique to the viewer

. Glad you liked it.

fish wrote:

obelix, you've got some great shots there. i'm not sure i can resist the temptation of a very long lens for much longer. but i just bought an ultrawide and i'm gonna shoot the heck out of it before i think about getting another.

anyhoo...i don't know why, but i really really like this shot.

Maybe i'm just really into wacky angles right now...

gus · February 7, 2005

obelix wrote:

Thanks fish. Curious, what ultrawide lens did you get? I am about to buckle, trying to decide between the tokina 12-24 and the upcoming tamron 11-18.

Diagonals, some people hate them, some like them, they create a tension that is unique to the viewer . Glad you liked it.

Obelix...what about the sigma 12-24 ? Good reviews from the ones ive read.

dkapp · February 7, 2005

obelix wrote:

Hey, curious, what all lenses did you sell?

I sold the 18-70, 60mm Macro & 50mm f/1.8

I actually did pretty good. I Didn't lose any money.

Dave

obelix · February 7, 2005

Humungus wrote:

Obelix...what about the sigma 12-24 ? Good reviews from the ones ive read.

It is good, but I am not so sure about the popeye design. I would definitely need to use filters with a lens that wide and the Sigma lens design does not help.

I know about a dozen folks who own the lens and every one loves it. I am waiting to see what the Tamron does though.

obelix · February 7, 2005

dkapp wrote:

I sold the 18-70, 60mm Macro & 50mm f/1.8

I actually did pretty good. I Didn't lose any money.

Dave

About time, eh? Curious why you sold the 60mm. Planning for a longer macro? Look at Tamron 90.

fish · February 7, 2005

obelix wrote:

Thanks fish. Curious, what ultrawide lens did you get? I am about to buckle, trying to decide between the tokina 12-24 and the upcoming tamron 11-18.

Diagonals, some people hate them, some like them, they create a tension that is unique to the viewer . Glad you liked it.

I got the Canon 10-22 EF-S. Yeah, I love diagonals and sharp angles, as you can tell from my Plaza de Cesar Chavez thread. fishwife calls them "batman shots"

obelix · February 7, 2005

fish wrote:

I got the Canon 10-22 EF-S. Yeah, I love diagonals and sharp angles, as you can tell from my Plaza de Cesar Chavez thread. fishwife calls them "batman shots"

lol, I commented on the thread earlier

, nice shots, I used to work just opposite to the Adobe building before.

The 10-22 seems to be a very interesting lens. [Canon always seems to price their lenses just right, okay, may be a $150 more, but still, much better than Nikon

].

anand

Michiel de Brieder · February 7, 2005

Great shots Anand,

Like the fish, I also like the first shot very much + the flavour text had me LMAO

Thanks for sharing!

obelix · February 7, 2005

Michiel de Brieder wrote:

Great shots Anand,

Like the fish, I also like the first shot very much + the flavour text had me LMAO

Thanks for sharing!

Thanks Michiel !

ian408 · February 7, 2005

Long lens makes for candid candids. No?

Cool series you have here. I especially like Tokyo.

Which 300 are you working with?

Ian

obelix · February 8, 2005

ian408 wrote:

Long lens makes for candid candids. No?

Cool series you have here. I especially like Tokyo.

Which 300 are you working with?

Ian

Thanks Ian. This is an used 300 mm f/4 AF IF D lens. I bought it for $400 used from keh.com.

anand

Angelo · February 8, 2005

great shots and some, namely "sail" and "flower shop", could qualify for ch#32

obelix · February 8, 2005

Angelo wrote:

great shots and some, namely "sail" and "flower shop", could qualify for ch#32

Ah, thanks. But I shot these on Feb 6th

, well, another reason to go and look for colors now

Steve Cavigliano · February 8, 2005

Very nice Anand

Love the window reflections, awesome stuff

I also like your long range candids

Not so sure about the tilted bay shot. I get seasick easy

Thanks for sharing these with us,
Steve

obelix · February 8, 2005

Thanks Steve

Steve Cavigliano wrote:

Very nice Anand Love the window reflections, awesome stuff I also like your long range candids Not so sure about the tilted bay shot. I get seasick easy

Thanks for sharing these with us,
Steve

jp_w · February 9, 2005

What a great series. You've got a really great eye for the reflections and abstracts.

obelix · February 9, 2005

jp_w wrote:

What a great series. You've got a really great eye for the reflections and abstracts.

Very kind words JP. Thanks.

USAIR · February 9, 2005

Anand
These are some very outstanding shots just awesome

Thanks
Fred

gubbs · February 10, 2005

great set Anand, such a wide range of shots

From San Francisco today, mostly with the 300mm

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