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Back to Rome, the Eternal City, for a dusk shot of Saint Peter’s dome... Nikon D3S, Nikkor 70–200mm, ƒ/2.8 G VR II lens, handheld.

Hmmm... Did I mention that tabletop photography includes food? :D Now guys, this is a Président by Bernachon. Bernachon is the best pâtissier in Lyon, and Lyon is the capital of gastronomy in France. Therefore, you can assume that the Président is beyond scrumptious, and that “rich and...

Thank you ! No I didn’t. I was so scared he was going to fall I didn’t stay very long to watch!

... And here is a much more classic still life, lit with only one single light. The lens used is the old F-mount 105mm macro lens, as this was shot in 2019 and the Z-mount equivalent was not released until June 2021. Nikon Z7, Micro-Nikkor 105mm, ƒ/2.8 G VR macro lens, FTZ adapter. Gitzo...

To get the topic started, this is a closeup shot of spools of sewing thread, which I “borrowed” (ahem :rolleyes: ) from my wife’s worktable. I liked the various shapes and colors, and the challenge here was both to light them to try and achieve a natural light look (whereas none of it is...

Hello everyone, The admins have been kind enough to accept my proposal to create a new category forum devoted to tabletop photography. I suggest we outline the scope of this genre on the basis of the definition of a still life: A. one or several items B. arranged in a composition by the...

Very cute, Robin, I like it! The next photo could be called The macro lens in the big church. It was taken in October 2021, just a few days before the Nikkor 100-400mm telephoto was launched, which explains why it wasn’t yet part of my kit. I knew I needed a lens longer than the 85mm...

I understand. I myself remained reluctant for a while, essentially because of the optical viewfinder which I thought could never be matched by the small TVs in mirrorless cameras. The Sonys I had tried failed to convince entirely. Then, I read interesting things about the Z7 viewfinder from some...

Thank you for the effort, I appreciate it. I use a color-calibrated monitor (Eizo ColorEdge), and even though I try to minimize the damage done by the JPEG compression by keeping the quality at 100 percent, there is discernible deterioration versus the TIFF file that comes out of Photoshop when...

The English Channel in Le Havre in Normandy. Nikon Z7 II, Nikkor Z 24-120mm ƒ/4 S lens, handheld. One of the best-known masterpieces of Mediæval sculpture: Eve in the Garden of Eden. Museum of Autun, Burgundy. Nikon Z7 II, Micro-Nikkor 45mm ƒ/2.8 D tilt-shift/macro lens, FTZ II adapter...

Nikon D810, Micro-Nikkor 105mm ƒ/2.8 G VR lens, handheld (2017). White Lastolite reflector to camera left. Nikon Z7, Nikkor Z MC 105mm ƒ/2.8 VR S macro lens(2021). Handheld, off-camera flash. Nikon Z7, Nikkor Z MC 105mm ƒ/2.8 VR S macro lens (2021). Handheld, off-camera flash.

The cliffs of Cap Canaille (literally, Cape Scoundrel :giggle: ) on the Mediterranean coast near Marseille, are the tallest in France: almost 400 meters high. Nikon D3, Nikkor 70-200mm ƒ/2.8 VR II lens, handheld.

This fun snapshot has an “American” look and feel to it, although the mailbox couldn’t be more French... Mount Pilat area, 50 kilometers southwest of Lyon. Nikon Z7, Nikkor Z 35mm ƒ/1.8 S lens. The village of Saint-Paulien (2,400 inhabitants) in central France boasts one extraordinary...

A couple more flowers. The first two photos are natural light, the first one with a white reflector (one of those folding Lastolite things), and in both cases I sprayed water on the flower before I took the shot. The last one is lit by flash only, in one of those “Overpower the midday Sun with...

Three more (and last!) birds in flight photos for me, I hope you will like them: two egrets and a seagull (the Larus ridibundus kind), the latter being photographed on the banks of... Lake Geneva, of all places! :D Old photos from around 2008–2010, Nikon D3 or D3S, Nikkor 200-400mm ƒ/4 G VR...

As I think I mentioned before, my specialty in heritage photography is Romanesque and pre-Romanesque churches. The age of the Romanesque being, roughly, between 1000 and 1200, it is of course part of the Middle Ages. In June of this year (2024), the French city of Lyon, near which I live, hosted...

Exactly. Which is why a sandy bottom seems more likely to me —and of course shallow waters, so that the bottom can actually impact our visual perception. For example, this photo of the Doelan Inlet in Brittany: the light patches are sand, the darker ones are where algæ grow:

Good to know, thanks !

La Torche?

Border dispute around the héronnière (heronry?)... Well, the nesting tree, ya know! Building up equity: Better duck ! I’m coming to get ya! Canada goose in low-altitude attack mode: Old photos from my birding days. EXIF have been lost in the mists of time, camera body most likely D3 or...