Montblanc Red Gold 149 Obbb

[zaddick]

I found in the wild, an early 1960 vintage MB149 with OBB nib. A wet writer, too wet for me. I have some work on the cap to do,but holy cow, an OBB!

Pictures man, pictures! 14 or 18C? Sounds lovely.

Edited January 30, 2017 by zaddick

[Tom Kellie]

Three of a Kind

For Carnelian Club Members

Be Fruitful and Multiply

[Pravda]

I am thinking of moving to China and finding a way to convince Tom Kellie to give me photography lessons! It is settled.

[jmccarty3]

I am thinking of moving to China and finding a way to convince Tom Kellie to give me photography lessons! It is settled.

 

+1

[meiers]

Thank you Tom!

[Ghost Plane]

Let's see them next to your favourite pen. Perhaps?

The Heritage 1912 was gifted to me by my favourite aunt.

In 1991 I received the carnelian ring from my wife whom I love with all my heart. These two objects are very dear to me. I couldn't even send the Heritage off for a nib exchange because I didn't want to be separated from the present my aunt chose for me.

I was contemplating an OBB nib for it --- even very seriously until I decided that I just couldn't.

Have to wait until daylight, but it needs doing. After all, we ARE the Carnelian Club.

[Ghost Plane]

I found in the wild, an early 1960 vintage MB149 with OBB nib. A wet writer, too wet for me. I have some work on the cap to do,but holy cow, an OBB!

You might find it addictive by the time the cap is fixed. If not, you know where to find me. Nudge, nudge, wink, wink...

[Tom Kellie]

Unexpected Snow

Campus Path

Frosted Bow

Snow Matter

Very Cool Pen

[Tom Kellie]

Snow-capped Frozen Pomegranate

[Ghost Plane]

"No pens were harmed in the making of this art."

 

The frosted bow and snow capped pomegranate shots are fabulous!

[jmccarty3]

Tom, these are fantastic. Are you on Instagram? If not, you should be.

[meiers]

"Campus path" invites me to step into the image. I imagine myself there walking up those steps. Beautiful. I love these pictures of your environment.

Edited January 31, 2017 by meiers

[Tom Kellie]

Tom, these are fantastic. Are you on Instagram? If not, you should be.

 

 

[thygreyt]

Tom, please share a bit of the photography side of the pictures. What camera and what's the exim info??? Your pictures are truly beautiful.

[meiers]

Your contributions to FPN are a labour of love. Thank you.

[Ghost Plane]

Happy sigh!

[Tom Kellie]

Ardea cinerea in Shanghai's Dongtan Nature Reserve

Taken on 7 January, 2017 at 3:07 pm in Shanghai's Dongtan Nature Reserve, using an EOS 1D X camera with an EF 400mm f/5.6L super-telephoto lens

ISO 2000, f/5.6, 1/400 sec., 400mm handheld Manual shooting mode during steady rain on a heavily overcast afternoon.

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~ The Yangtze River enters the East China Sea slightly northeast of Shanghai. A long, rectangular island, Chongmingdao, 崇明岛, is at the river mouth, at the eastern end of which is Dongtan Nature Reserve.

While visiting there, this Ardea cinerea, Grey Heron, flew past, its powerful wingbeats carrying it through the downpour. It's reassuring that such a magnificent bird lives not far from a major urban area.

[Tom Kellie]

Tom, please share a bit of the photography side of the pictures. What camera and what's the exim info??? Your pictures are truly beautiful.

 

 

~ thygreyt:

 

Thank you very much for making my day with such a generous comment.

The various pen, nib and handwriting samples are all photographed as follows:

• Canon EOS 1D X camera

• Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS macro lens

• They are handheld, using M (manual) shooting mode

• Natural light only, with most images made on the kitchen counter under north-facing windows giving soft, indirect light

• The lens is typically stopped down to f/5.6 although occasionally wide open f/2.8 is used

• The sensor sensitivity depends on the time of day and degree of cloudiness, ranging from ISO 200 to ISO 2000

• The shutter speed also varies with lighting conditions, ranging from 1/20 sec. to 1/400 sec.

• There's almost no digital post-processing, aside from judicious cropping as needed

The greatest up-side of fountain pen photography is that they're fairly static subjects, thus motion blur is negligible.

I hope that this information might be of interest to you and others.

Tom K.

[thygreyt]

Great!! Thank you. I'm a Nikon guy, and have a 2.8 85mm, but I don't use it much... I will now have to practice. Achieving 10℅ of your photo quality and beauty would be quite a success.

Keep it up!

[Ghost Plane]

 

Ardea cinerea in Shanghai's Dongtan Nature Reserve

Taken on 7 January, 2017 at 3:07 pm in Shanghai's Dongtan Nature Reserve, using an EOS 1D X camera with an EF 400mm f/5.6L super-telephoto lens

 

ISO 2000, f/5.6, 1/400 sec., 400mm handheld Manual shooting mode during steady rain on a heavily overcast afternoon.

 

**********************************************************************************************************************************************************

 

~ The Yangtze River enters the East China Sea slightly northeast of Shanghai. A long, rectangular island, Chongmingdao, 崇明岛, is at the river mouth, at the eastern end of which is Dongtan Nature Reserve.

 

While visiting there, this Ardea cinerea, Grey Heron, flew past, its powerful wingbeats carrying it through the downpour. It's reassuring that such a magnificent bird lives not far from a major urban area.

I have a pair of North American versions raising their chicks in the lake behind my house. Time to hunt my old point & click.