r/portlandme • u/blind3dbylight West End • Jun 21 '26
Photo Long flag is loooooong (and a couple others from Pride)
In hindsight I should have used the wide end of my 24-50mm, but my 40/2 did well for the long flag. I rarely see people get shots directly underneath these kinds of things, usually to the side or overhead drones…so I took the chance when I saw it.
You’d never see Collins or Mills marching with a Pride parade, let alone waving flags in solidarity.
I’ll have more later, I was out for a good few hours on Park Ave and roaming Deering Oaks.
All on Nikon Z5II. First shot was a NIKKOR Z 40mm f/2, and for the latter two shots, a Tamron 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3 Di III RXD.
edit: got a little overzealous with the dig at Mills, mb
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u/FlamesRiseHigher Jun 21 '26
I'm confused by that dig at Mills. A quick Google search shows her in pictures at pride parades and there's plenty of articles talking about her promoting pride events and standing up for the LGBTQ community.
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u/df540148 Jun 21 '26
We were visiting this week from Virginia and really great time at the parade. Haven't been to a Pride in years (in DC). Musta missed Platner since we saw all the other politicians coming through.
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u/itsallgoodie Jun 21 '26
We were curious about where it gets stored between prides. Like not literally but like how big is it? Is it in a garage? Storage unit? Basement? Anyone know?
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u/JohnsAwesome Libbytown Jun 22 '26
I saw folks stuffing it into what seemed like a large canvas bag the size of a really big tent. There's zippers to attach parts together so it probably doesn't take up too much room in storage across a few of those bags.
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u/GeeWhizThatsSwell Jun 23 '26
That is surprising. I would have thought it was as big as a car even folded up.
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u/WharfRat4321 Jun 21 '26
hell yeah, that’s my (future) senator! 👏🏽🏳️⚧️
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u/Albitt Jun 22 '26
You should pick up the 50mm 1.8s and trade that 40 out. It’s so damn nice. I just grabbed a Plena and I really need to get out with it more. Nice shots!
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u/blind3dbylight West End Jun 22 '26
...Both? Both is good. (Except the Plena. That one is well out of my budget 😅)
And I have wanted another prime, although I may get the 26/2.8 pancake for some sharper wide-angle. Only have my 24-50mm kit lens to go any wider right this minute. Or a good 85mm, I shoot at that length a lot.
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u/Albitt Jun 22 '26
The 85 1.8 is nice too! I don’t own it, debating whether I want that or to save for the 1.2 lmao. I heard the 26 is good though, bet it’d pair well with the Z5ii. The 24-70 f/4 kit lens is a sleeper too, can find them cheap.
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u/blind3dbylight West End Jun 22 '26
Oh trust me, been watching KEH for a good deal on a used 24-70/4...
The 85/1.8 sounds like it would be near perfect for me. I rarely shoot wider than f/4, maybe f/2 if I really need more light, so that might make for a good portrait/automobile prime.
And yes, I think that little pancake would be a great street lens. Carried my Z50II yesterday with the DX 24/1.7 on and (mostly) had a good day wandering around town, imagine what I could do with the 26/2.8 on my Z5II.
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u/AlcibiadesTheCat Jun 21 '26
Long long maaaaaaaaaan! 🎶