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Local Wildlife
[quote:f98bb3c6a6="beakynet"]Is it my imagination or is the head slightly out of focus? it looks to me as if the depth of field starts behind the swan. An interesting thought, so I checked back. The camera was set to just the single centre autofocus point and the centre of the original photograph (...
Posted by beakynet on 11/02/2008 - 20:23
Local Wildlife
[quote:aa08ee922d="justgetoutandride"][quote:aa08ee922d="beakynet"]Is it my imagination or is the head slightly out of focus? it looks to me as if the depth of field starts behind the swan. An interesting thought, so I checked back. The camera was set to just the single centre autofocus point and t...
Posted by Hyram on 11/02/2008 - 20:49
Local Wildlife
:) Another one of swans from me: Focus is slightly too deep I think - on the neck rather than the head. I was having a play with an old manual 70-150 f3.6 zoom lens at the time.
Posted by AdamP on 12/02/2008 - 09:19
Local? wildlife
I took this one yesterday. Local country park childrens zoo, lens hard against the wire mesh of the enclosure and hope for the best. Although the mesh, I think, has had a detremental affect on the main subject, it has produced a rather interesting effect for the (out of focus, or bokeh) background. ...
Posted by callumj on 11/02/2008 - 23:16
First shots with the Bigma
At least you don't need to lift weights if you have a Bigma :D In the first one you seem to have focussed behind the bird, the second one is better as far as focussing goes. Were you using a tripod or trying handheld? Whilst it is possible to use the beast handheld it is really tough to get t...
Posted by Gwyn on 12/02/2008 - 10:07
First shots with the Bigma
At least you don't need to lift weights if you have a Bigma :D In the first one you seem to have focussed behind the bird, the second one is better as far as focussing goes. Were you using a tripod or trying handheld? Whilst it is possible to use the beast handheld it is really tough to get t...
Posted by Clarky on 12/02/2008 - 10:29
Bug Macro
Clarky, Great focus and DOF. You've sure got it all covered now from Macro to Tele. Cheers
Posted by Mac on 12/02/2008 - 22:58
Noisy Robin
Thanks, The Tamron is very sharp indeed, but the out of focus parts of the pic can produce "donuts". Look in the background of this and you will see what I mean! That's my friend trying to find out why his flash keeps popping up on the sunniest day of the year when he is pointing the came...
Posted by MX veteran on 13/02/2008 - 00:00
Sunset in Criccieth
NASA already know it was there! Since I've had it (actually it's the second one I've had, see "New lens arrives" in Pentax lenses), it's hardly been off my camera. BUT the autofocus on my camera hates it! It will nearly always front focus and I only use manual focus now with this lens. Ev...
Posted by MX veteran on 13/02/2008 - 00:44
Snowdrops
Hi Gwyn, In Elements you can't add a layermask, but there is a way arround it. Duplicate a layer, then open up levels and lighten the complete layer until the backround is the way you want it. Next reduce the opacity till 50% so you can see the underneath layer. Then use the eraser tool with a ver...
Posted by Malo1961 on 16/02/2008 - 09:58
The tree at the ruin
Took this shot of a ruin at the back of our house and then converted it to Black & White. What do you think? How could it be improved? Thank M
Posted by martinspence on 15/02/2008 - 22:45
Moon
I just have to take pictures of the moon! This one from my back garden with a little haze. Tamron 500m mirror lens.
Posted by MX veteran on 16/02/2008 - 00:47
The Fort Cafe / ChipShop - Lerwick, Shetland
Taken in Lerwick while waiting for the 17:00 ferry back to Aberdeen, K10D + 10-17 fishy 8)
Posted by Galoot on 16/02/2008 - 20:48
The Fort Cafe / ChipShop - Lerwick, Shetland
Thanks for sharing Galoot, takes me and my other half back, just been discussing a few old memories, we lived up there for 25 years when I worked for BP. We have been in the chippy a few times, my hubby even recognised the old guy on the left! Ferry used to leave at 1800hrs in our day, nothing stays...
Posted by Lilly on 17/02/2008 - 10:50
Some more bug macros
Not sure what you would call this guy A sucker, I reckon. :D Bit like the shield bugs we get here, this fellow looks as though he's about to pierce the stem of the plant with his mouth-parts, and suck out the sap. Love the composition of this one, exposure's good, but focusing is slightly behin...
Posted by Daniel Bridge on 17/02/2008 - 20:11
Some more bug macros
Not sure what you would call this guy A sucker, I reckon. :D Bit like the shield bugs we get here, this fellow looks as though he's about to pierce the stem of the plant with his mouth-parts, and suck out the sap. Love the composition of this one, exposure's good, but focusing is slightly behin...
Posted by Clarky on 17/02/2008 - 20:29
Sigma 10-20 & mono
A very nice set. I am not sure why black & white suits architectural photographs so well. Back in the 'olden' days, a lot of architectural photography was taken in black & white and it was not merely to save money but to obtain the 'contrasty' effect and the textures.
Posted by Hyram on 17/02/2008 - 17:40
opinions please
I like the last two most. The tighter crop helps. Especially with the horizon being so close to the middle on most of the images, the tighter crop shows more strong lines across the through th image that break up scene more and I don't tend to focus on the centered horizon. The tree also takes m...
Posted by amoringello on 17/02/2008 - 17:01
'Ancient' Sigma Photos - Comments ?
I took my 'ancient' Sigma 75-300 APO lens out for a walk this afternoon. All three are hand held. Nos. 1 & 3 are @ 300mm and are not cropped. No. 2 is @ 135mm and is very slightly cropped. Having to manually input the focal length for shake reduction and then having to manually focus, me...
Posted by Hyram on 17/02/2008 - 17:33
'Ancient' Sigma Photos - Comments ?
Ye Olde Anciente Sigma lens has come up trumps. The thing with manual focus is that the more you practice the better you get. Looks like you don't need much practice though.
Posted by MX veteran on 17/02/2008 - 23:49
