yeah, i mean i liked the last copy plenty well enough too. i just have to decide if i want to live with the movement. I really think i'm going to try for another exchange.. It's an ordeal but if I can get B&H to pay the shipping...

yeah, i actually wanted to linger here more, but this was the first shot after we parked, and getting camera out of bag and ready to go while fam was walking ahead already had me well behind the pack haha.. I did have a couple others of this scene too and one with little flare, but liked this one best...

Yeah, it's to be expected, just out of focus because of being focused fairly close up.

I think yes too much, in this case.. It's actually a pretty big flower, though it doesn't look it here. The dof is really show when close to stuff with this lens..

yeah the pot should have been level but distortion won this time... A frequent challenge at the edges with this fov... I wanted to work it more but chose to head over to the public dock instead.. no fill flash, just a three shot HDR and some pushy processing..

Had to look it up. You can rest - I had heard the song before, but wasn't familiar with the name of the band or song haha...

thanks. hard to get things aligned, or slow I should say... a fun process though.

And the nervousness is probably my global processings in Rawtherapee..

yeah pretty close to MFD. I was after the bee that was there but she boogied well before I could fire the shot... I like the bokeh here plenty well enough.

Just to be clear, this is HDR not a stitch... I think the softness of the masts is because I am focused on the mooring and it's pretty close to the lens.