Shot one night witih the Nikon NIKKOR Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S in the White Mountains of Inyo National Forest.
The road being closed, it was the only night I could muster the strength to mountain bike the 5 to this point. I rode back at night, which was pretty nice.
Below, some focus stacks from the Nikon Z8. I was/am very happy with the Nikon Z8 “focus shift” feature. While it often takes extra frames past INF focus, you never lose-out on infinity focus. Best implementation on the market.
Sunset view to White Mountain Peak
f8 @ 1/13 sec electronic shutter focus stack 2 frames, ISO 64; 2023-07-05 20:13:07
Nikon Z8 + Nikon NIKKOR Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S @ 17mm
ENV: White Mountains, altitude 10650 ft / 3246 m, 58°F / 14°C
RAW: vignetting corrected, WB 4300°K tint 11, push 1.33 stops, +54 Shadows, -81 Highlights, +40 Whites, +20 Dehaze, +10 Clarity, AI Denoise 10, USM {8,50,0}, diffraction mitigating sharpening, SmartSharpen{30,0.7,0}
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White flowers at dusk, view to White Mountain Peak
f8 @ 8.0 sec electronic shutter focus stack 2 frames, ISO 64; 2023-07-05 20:47:47
Nikon Z8 + Nikon NIKKOR Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S @ 14mm
ENV: White Mountains, altitude 10650 ft / 3246 m, 58°F / 14°C
RAW: Enhance Details, vignetting corrected, push 2.33 stops, +67 Shadows, -94 Highlights, +40 Whites, +20 Dehaze, +10 Clarity, AI Denoise 10, USM {8,50,0}, diffraction mitigating sharpening
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View towards Bishop CA, Dusk
f8 @ 10.0 sec electronic shutter focus stack 5 frames, ISO 64; 2023-07-05 20:56:38
Nikon Z8 + Nikon NIKKOR Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S @ 14mm
ENV: White Mountains, altitude 10650 ft / 3246 m, 58°F / 14°C
RAW: vignetting corrected, push 1 stops, +100 Shadows, -50 Highlights, +20 Whites, +20 Dehaze, +10 Clarity, USM {8,50,0}
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