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*** January 2025 Image and Video Thread ***

Friend of mine is getting married in May on the Lake Michigan shoreline of Michigan's upper peninsula; he asked me if I could make a video record to show the people who couldn't be there, nothing fancy. This is a test of the Sennheiser MKE 400 he sent me to use with my S5, to see if it would pick up voices over wind noise and look good enough for the family; it isn't any great shakes artistically and the narration sucks, but thought it might be helpful. (This is the first time I've used the S5 for video, and I was pretty impressed how well the C-AF worked with the 20-60.)

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Mic Test with Kansas Blizzard by Travis Butler, on Flickr
 
Travis Butler said:
Friend of mine is getting married in May on the Lake Michigan shoreline of Michigan's upper peninsula; he asked me if I could make a video record to show the people who couldn't be there, nothing fancy. This is a test of the Sennheiser MKE 400 he sent me to use with my S5, to see if it would pick up voices over wind noise and look good enough for the family; it isn't any great shakes artistically and the narration sucks, but thought it might be helpful. (This is the first time I've used the S5 for video, and I was pretty impressed how well the C-AF worked with the 20-60.)

Mic Test with Kansas Blizzard by Travis Butler, on Flickr
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OMG Travis, the weather!!! It looks brutal!

The video and sound are great.
 
Every year the regional city of Parkes hosts a festival to celebrate Elvis Presley. I've never been (not really a fan to be honest) but a special train is put on to take visitors, so of course I went out today to get a photograph. This is the "Elvis Express" passing through Mount Victoria at the top of the Blue Mountains, about 126 kilometres west of Sydney.

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Pete_W said:
OMG Travis, the weather!!! It looks brutal!
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Well, that was kinda the point. :)
If voices are audible in that weather, the mic ought to work anywhere, and it’d be helpful for people to see how it performed.
 
Travis Butler said:
Friend of mine is getting married in May on the Lake Michigan shoreline of Michigan's upper peninsula; he asked me if I could make a video record to show the people who couldn't be there, nothing fancy. This is a test of the Sennheiser MKE 400 he sent me to use with my S5, to see if it would pick up voices over wind noise and look good enough for the family; it isn't any great shakes artistically and the narration sucks, but thought it might be helpful. (This is the first time I've used the S5 for video, and I was pretty impressed how well the C-AF worked with the 20-60.)

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Mic Test with Kansas Blizzard by Travis Butler, on Flickr
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Inquiring minds want to know: Was the MIC'S low-frequency roll-off ("high pass") filter switch was enabled when you recorded this test? And/or the camera's "wind" filter menu item (if it has it)? And/or a foam/fur windshield on the outside of the mic? Thanks!
 
Pete_W said:
Every year the regional city of Parkes hosts a festival to celebrate Elvis Presley. I've never been (not really a fan to be honest) but a special train is put on to take visitors, so of course I went out today to get a photograph. This is the "Elvis Express" passing through Mount Victoria at the top of the Blue Mountains, about 126 kilometres west of Sydney.
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Love the Elvis train. We have fond memories of the Blue Mountains from our 2013 visit. Attached photo of nearby Katoomba's Three Sisters rock formation was snapped using my old GH3. Note the tourists on the walkway at the far left. :) Cheers!
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PJD said:
Inquiring minds want to know: Was the MIC'S low-frequency roll-off ("high pass") filter switch was enabled when you recorded this test? And/or the camera's "wind" filter menu item (if it has it)? And/or a foam/fur windshield on the outside of the mic? Thanks!
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The Low-Cut filter was off, no wind filter, the gain boost (+20 db) was on, and the furry hat was in place. :) (The mic was apparently supposed to have a foam shield in the box and come bundled with a furry hat, but the box had a second furry hat instead.)
 
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Travis Butler said:
The Low-Cut filter was off, no wind filter, the gain boost (+20 db) was on, and the furry hat was in place. :) (The mic was apparently supposed to have a foam shield in the box and come bundled with a furry hat, but the box had a second furry hat instead.)
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Thanks for the follow-up. That explains the overly-loud low-frequency rumble in the test recording. Good you used the fur windscreen. In future, if there's any wind at all (even a slight breeze), I'd recommend turning on the mic's Low-Cut filter (in addition to using the fur windscreen.) And in a strong wind, like in your test video, I'd also use the camera's wind filter switch. Whatever works. Cheers!
 
PJD said:
Thanks for the follow-up. That explains the overly-loud low-frequency rumble in the test recording. Good you used the fur windscreen. In future, if there's any wind at all (even a slight breeze), I'd recommend turning on the mic's Low-Cut filter (in addition to using the fur windscreen.) And in a strong wind, like in your test video, I'd also use the camera's wind filter switch. Whatever works. Cheers!
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My friend was actually happy with the sound, so improving it would be even better. :) ("Absolutely fantastic!!! The mic captured the sound wonderfully; was that with the foam mic cover, the fuzzy, or both? Was the mic reasonably easy to use? Dawn says that this combo should work perfectly for the wedding; thank you very much!")

Thanks for the suggestions!
 
Some images from the three wise men cavalcade in Segovia on the night of the 5th of January with the S5 and Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 Art. This is now the third time I've shot this event with this combo and it works well although the AF struggles sometimes with it being fairly dark, the performers moving around and their head-dresses and such causing challenges for the face detection.

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Los reyes magos 2025 by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

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Los reyes magos 2025 by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

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Reyes 2025 by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr
 
PJD said:
Love the Elvis train. We have fond memories of the Blue Mountains from our 2013 visit. Attached photo of nearby Katoomba's Three Sisters rock formation was snapped using my old GH3. Note the tourists on the walkway at the far left. :) Cheers!
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Great photo Peter! I love the light in this shot and the depth it creates.

The bridge/walkway over to the first of the three sisters has been closed for a while due to a rockfall.
 
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Attached photo of nearby Katoomba's Three Sisters rock formation was snapped using my old GH3. Note the tourists on the walkway at the far left.
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Our neighbor along with her two sisters recently had a trip to Australia, and based on my wife's advice they went to the Blue Mountains. And, you guessed it, they got a good picture of themselves, these three sisters, with the Three Sisters rock formation in the background. It is a really nice photo, I think an iPhone picture, and we have it framed and on display in our kitchen.
 
An old country church. Both photos SOOC using LEICA Monochrome (only straightening applied).

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A couple of shots from the central Spanish city of Valladolid on a day trip a short time ago. Despite spending a lot of time in Segovia, only 100km south, I had never been except once to catch a flight from the (very small) airport. Both with Sigma 50mm f/2 DG DN with the squirrel being a crop as I didn't have any longer lenses.

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Squirrel ️ by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flick

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Footprints by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr
 
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