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TrentAJ

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Kirkjufell shot with the R6m2 and RF 24-105L
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tpatana said:
Very nice framing
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Thank you. It was the best I could do with the 24-105. I had my 14-35 with me on the trip, but not when I took this shot. I wish I could have gotten the right edge/end of the mountain included.
 
Stunning - we missed this spot last time around - must try harder next time! Really nicely framed and you handled the light very well ;-)
 
Wow! Fantastic shot TrentAJ. Any specific reason for selecting f/22 for this picture? Just curious. Would be happy to see more of your shots from Iceland. Thanks in advance. :)
 
Ferenc MÓGOR said:
Wow! Fantastic shot TrentAJ. Any specific reason for selecting f/22 for this picture? Just curious. Would be happy to see more of your shots from Iceland. Thanks in advance. :)
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I had my ISO at 100 and it was still bright, so I strapped down the aperture. It was a day that I wish I had a fairly strong ND filter, but I did not. Also, for big landscape shots I typicaly shoot F16 or higher to get as much of the shot clearly captured as possible, especially when trying to keep foreground and background elements in focus. Being very close to the waterfalls in the foreground and wanting to get Kirkjufell and the wateralls in focus, F22 worked well. I took the shot at a few different F-stops and liked this shot the best out of the 3 or 4 that I took.
 
TrentAJ said:
I had my ISO at 100 and it was still bright, so I strapped down the aperture. It was a day that I wish I had a fairly strong ND filter, but I did not. Also, for big landscape shots I typicaly shoot F16 or higher to get as much of the shot clearly captured as possible, especially when trying to keep foreground and background elements in focus. Being very close to the waterfalls in the foreground and wanting to get Kirkjufell and the wateralls in focus, F22 worked well. I took the shot at a few different F-stops and liked this shot the best out of the 3 or 4 that I took.
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Thanks for your description. For such landscapes have you ever tried focus bracketing on the R6 MK2? With this feature you can create a single image where everything is in focus over a deep depth of field even with lower F values where you won't have to worry about diffraction at F22.
 
Ferenc MÓGOR said:
Thanks for your description. For such landscapes have you ever tried focus bracketing on the R6 MK2? With this feature you can create a single image where everything is in focus over a deep depth of field even with lower F values where you won't have to worry about diffraction at F22.
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Thanks, I understand how focus bracketing works, but I have not been willing to commit that kind of time to a shot and also don't trust my aging eyes enough for manual focusing. Learning where to set my focus point and tightening the aperture has worked well for me. I am not a professional, so I have been happy with the results thus far.
 
TrentAJ said:
Thanks, I understand how focus bracketing works, but I have not been willing to commit that kind of time to a shot and also don't trust my aging eyes enough for manual focusing. Learning where to set my focus point and tightening the aperture has worked well for me. I am not a professional, so I have been happy with the results thus far.
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Well, actually the "focus bracketing " feature on the R6 MK1/MK2 is not a manual feature. You don't need to take multiple shots in a row. It does it automatically within a flash of a moment with only one shutter release while continuously changing focal distance. You may look up the Manual on page 294 for further details. Hope this helps. :)

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Ferenc MÓGOR said:
Well, actually the "focus bracketing " feature on the R6 MK1/MK2 is not a manual feature. You don't need to take multiple shots in a row. It does it automatically within a flash of a moment with only one shutter release while continuously changing focal distance. You may look up the Manual on page 294 for further details. Hope this helps. :)

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Thank you! I'll look further into it. This camera's capabilities continues to amaze me.
 
Grahamk said:
Great image. Much better weather than when we were there.
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Thank you. We drove entirely around the island over 9 1/2 days and experienced all types of weather. I felt very fortunate to have had this sunny evening when we arrived in Grundarfjordur to see Kirkjufell. I was hoping to get a good shot of it again after sunrise the next morning, but the weather was extremely cloudy with slight drizzle. This was the best shot I was able to get since we were only there for one night before continuing our journey around the island.
 
Our first day was sun and blue sky, thereafter mostly cloudy with intermittent rain. Great place to visit though, even when the weather is not so good.
 
Grahamk said:
Our first day was sun and blue sky, thereafter mostly cloudy with intermittent rain. Great place to visit though, even when the weather is not so good.
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Agree 100%, as the great Billy Connolly say's "no such thing as bad weather - just bad clothing" ;-)
 
Been watching the latest eruption on youtube live cam, been pretty active over the last few months. We follow this one as it includes the quake info
 
David Stallard said:
Been watching the latest eruption on youtube live cam, been pretty active over the last few months. We follow this one as it includes the quake info
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We were very fortunate with our timing and missed the eruptions. We left Iceland on May 20th.
 

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