Cafe Thursday January 2, 2025

[Mark Keefer]

Welcome to Cafe Thursday and Happy New Year 2025.
This is a weeklong thread open to all camera types and brands. All are welcome here.
This week's subject can be about anything, but please tell us a little about the shot and gear used.

My camera this week is the Canon 5D MKIV with the Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 L
The Rocky Statue is a popular attraction in Philadelphia for visitors and native Philadelphians alike.
This shot taken on New Years Eve 2024 at just about dusk.

 

[Gerald Cafferty]

I took inspiration for the processing of this photo from a set of images on 121 CLICKS by German Michael Schlegel. The photograph was taken September 2022 @ Runswick Bay North Yorkshire, Fuji X-T30ii Fuji XF10-24mm.

German Photographer Michael Schlegel Captures Soulful Landscapes in Black and White

Michael Schlegel, an award-winning German photographer, is celebrated for his breathtaking black-and-white landscape photography. Through his lens, he transforms the natural world into a series of striking and soulful images, showcasing elements such as mountains,

121clicks.com

 

[Papa Tango]

A Panther Attacks
Nikon D7100; Sigma 17-70mm

I Love the Philadelphia Museum of Art! Some of my favorite images were created from its contents and down the parkway at the Franklin Institute. Here is one from a trip in 2014. It was several months after I bought the new D7100 and was just getting a feel for it with Sigma glass. The Nikkor would come later...

A rainy day, and there she was out front. The bronze is titled "The Mounted Amazon Attacked by a Panther" and was first cast in 1839. This copy was recast 100 years later. Details abound!

The Mounted Amazon Attacked by a Panther - Association for Public Art

The Mounted Amazon Attacked by a Panther was the work of German sculptor August Kiss. Caught in the midst of the attack, the figures convey the violence and emotional tension of the moment.

www.associationforpublicart.org