Nikon NIKKOR Z 24mm f/1.8 S Aperture Series: Huge Ancient Bristlecone Pine

2020-08-28 • SEND FEEDBACK |
Related: Inyo National Forest, Nikon, Nikon Lenses, Nikon mirrorless, Nikon NIKKOR Z, Nikon NIKKOR Z 24mm f/1.8 S, peak bagging, Pinus longaeva, White Mountains

The aperture series assesses total imaging performance near-to-far of the Nikon NIKKOR Z 24mm f/1.8 S including sharpness across the field, depth of field, correction for secondary color, vignetting and bokeh.

Nikon NIKKOR Z 24mm f/1.8 S Aperture Series: Huge Ancient Bristlecone Pine

Includes images up to full camera resolution from f/1.8 through f/11, plus crops.

Below, the largest ancient Bristlecone pine I have ever found (see image further below).

Huge Ancient Bristlecone Pine

f1.8 @ 1/2000 sec EFC shutter, ISO 64; 2020-08-14 18:12:25
NIKON Z7 + Nikon NIKKOR Z 24mm f/1.8 S + polarizer Zeiss
ENV: White Mountains, altitude 11600 ft / 3536 m, 65°F / 18°C
RAW: Enhance Details, LACA corrected, distortion corrected

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Huge Ancient Bristlecone Pine

f8 @ 1/100 sec EFC shutter, ISO 64; 2020-08-14 18:12:38
NIKON Z7 + Nikon NIKKOR Z 24mm f/1.8 S + polarizer Zeiss
ENV: White Mountains, altitude 11600 ft / 3536 m, 65°F / 18°C
RAW: Enhance Details, LACA corrected, distortion corrected, +40 Whites, +30 Blacks, Color Luminance {Greens +20}, +15 Clarity, diffraction mitigating sharpening

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Below, the size of this tree becomes apparent. It has approximately 5 times greater volume than 95% of the trees I have found—a huge specimen that could be 5000+ years old. It will likely take another thousand years or more to weather away—at 11600', there is nearly nil decay.

Huge Ancient Bristlecone Pine with people for sizing

f7.1 @ 1/160 sec EFC shutter, ISO 64; 2020-08-14 18:25:12
NIKON Z7 + Nikon NIKKOR Z 20mm f/1.8 S + polarizer Zeiss
ENV: White Mountains, altitude 11600 ft / 3536 m, 65°F / 18°C
RAW: Enhance Details, LACA corrected, distortion corrected, diffraction mitigating sharpening

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