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Aperture Series @ 180mm: Rush Creek Waterfall (Nikon D810)
This extreme distance places a premium on field flatness (minimal field curvature), gives us a good look at corner performance, and also shows off any propensity to color fringing.
This scene is a difficult challenge for any lens due to bluish atmospheric haze; a polarizer was used at maximal effect to cut the haze down. I usually don’t like the dulled look that comes from using a polarizer but it was all but mandatory here.
The Sony FE 70-200/2.8 GM OSS failed miserably on this scene (not shown here)—with grossly inferior results.
Rush Creek Waterfall @ 180mm
The waterfall is Rush Creek grossly overflowing its usual course. A steady stream of helicopters flew up to the dam just out of sight in the valley—apparently at risk from extreme flows—and it wasn’t even a hot day.
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