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Fly Macro
Is the ring flash fully controllable manually or is it like some I've seen where you can basically select "full" or "half" only? I must admit I don't know much about this model at all... :? Yep full and quarter is all you get and then you just stop down as required. Its a bit o...
Posted by Clarky on 27/02/2008 - 10:14
My first outdoor macros of 2008
The front of the lens was probably only a couple of inches away from the ladybird and the fly (both taken at 1:1 and cropped slightly so they weren't centred in the frame), the anemone was a little further back but not by much. Fog so far today so no insects and the flowers are all staying resolu...
Posted by hefty1 on 28/02/2008 - 09:53
My first outdoor macros of 2008
He does look quite sinister in the photo, however, a couple of minutes later he was looking almost cute as he was blowing up some party balloons: (Before anybody mentions it, yes I know I missed the focus on this one but in my defence he was only about 5mm long and it was handheld - that's m...
Posted by hefty1 on 28/02/2008 - 11:36
New K20D shots - I'm happy
What lens did you use? Close scrutiny of the originals shows them to be either a little soft, in need of sharpening, or slightly off focus.
Posted by Mannesty on 28/02/2008 - 23:47
New K20D shots - I'm happy
More to the point, where did you actually find a 500mm f/4.5 in a Pentax mount? B&H got a couple in stock a couple of weeks ago and I snapped one up. I was hoping they'd put their HSM (SDM) into it, but it's still the screw-focus. A bit embarrassing in a hide when it decides to go hunting, but i...
Posted by chirpy on 29/02/2008 - 14:11
More Garden Macros
No, with the K10D I focus with the lens wide open, then stop down to the selected aperture and press the green button for a meter reading. Test shot, and adjust if necessary. I suppose you could just use Av mode once stopped down. Hadn't thought of that. :roll: But the only times I've used it we...
Posted by Daniel Bridge on 29/02/2008 - 13:24
More Garden Macros
This little mozzie is so tiny i almost missed him :wink: Just pop over here and focus up on my legs !! These little buggers seem to always pick me over the wife, maybe they like pommie blood. Anyway a great shot clarky. Regards PaulM
Posted by pnjmcc on 01/03/2008 - 00:24
Amlima - advice and comments sought
Hi Steve, Good exposure with flash can be difficult when there is separation between the subject and the back ground - the first of your pictures is a good example of how the light clothing in the forground has become over exposed to compensate for the lack of background light. To corrctly exp...
Posted by Bob and his Pentax on 03/03/2008 - 14:17
New wedding Pics
Personally I'd say while the site is elegant it's too slow. First time I went there I gave up before the intro was over and if it hadn't been for all the well deserved praise the others gave you I wouldn't have gone back. OK I'm impatient but so are lots of people. If I visit a site then I expect...
Posted by mikew on 06/03/2008 - 20:16
Big eyed Moth
Excellent Clarky! - and now for the newbie question: how do you achieve such an extreme out-of-focus backgroud at f/11? - is it due to a close focusing distance combined with the focal length of 100mm?
Posted by jospan on 05/03/2008 - 19:50
Big eyed Moth
Excellent Clarky! - and now for the newbie question: how do you achieve such an extreme out-of-focus backgroud af f/11? - is it due to a close focusing distance combined with the focal length of 100mm? John It was getting on too twilight when i took the shot and yes the close focusing distance and ...
Posted by Clarky on 05/03/2008 - 20:14
San Francisco in mono
I have started scanning some of my 35mm mono and found these I took of North Beach, San Francisco a few years back, both were taken with Z1 and 17-28. Delta 400. I scanned them in at 3200 dpi and have adjusted levels, curves and dodged and burned, comments welcome good or bad! Outside of the ...
Posted by Lilly on 07/03/2008 - 16:00
HDR with Photomatix
I often find its very nice for skies where the colours blend too much for my liking, but I know that there are awesome clouds in there, ready to be unvieled; its great for semi-abstract things Another useful technique is to slide down the strength bar, to reduce the amount that it is as HDR. A...
Posted by ikillrocknroll on 08/03/2008 - 17:56
HDR with Photomatix
I often find its very nice for skies where the colours blend too much for my liking, but I know that there are awesome clouds in there, ready to be unvieled; its great for semi-abstract things Another useful technique is to slide down the strength bar, to reduce the amount that it is as HDR. A...
Posted by Lilly on 08/03/2008 - 19:54
DA* 300mm f/4 Pics
Having had a play with the DA* 300mm f/4 at SRS today, I was very impressed, but looking back at the pics I'm disappointed... in myself. :roll: SHould have tried more apertures, ideally on a tripod. However, here are a couple that I took. First, some ducks, no. 1 is cropped down to about 1/2 t...
Posted by Daniel Bridge on 08/03/2008 - 18:51
Monochrome branches
I have never tried to comment on a picture before, but one has to try to learn... These pictures don't touch me in any way. Maybe it is lack of a focus point? The grayscale is well done. though.
Posted by terje-l on 12/03/2008 - 22:36
Jousting Ferries
I can almost picture one of the captains franticly yelling 'starboard', although by the looks of it the ferry on the left is waiting for the other to leave the terminal. A good shot nicely cropped to almost create a mirror image. Brings back happy memories of trips over to the island to visit my lat...
Posted by promhandicam on 16/03/2008 - 20:32
Sunset
Well it seemed to be a nice sunset, so I grabbed my camera and ran ran down to the beach (about 5-10minutes away). Sadly alot of the shots were overexposed in highlights, and also not focused properly, it was slightly worrying really! :roll: I should probably get hold of a GND filter for my landsc...
Posted by ikillrocknroll on 17/03/2008 - 22:37
I'm not a Pheasant plucker...
Thanks all. With the low light and the tight DOF it's tricky balancing framing and focus in this little clearing. I tend to spot focus on the eyes and reframe the shot, but with him moving at the same time I've got plenty of OOF pictures (esp. the eyes) than in focus ones. Does anyone think using...
Posted by chirpy on 19/03/2008 - 17:35
Time to get your own back!
Well folks I'm always criticising everyone elses images so heres a chance to get your own back :shock: Took advantage of the light today and slapped on the Bigma (still only shooting at f6.7 though) God this beast EATS light. Drove down to Fairburn Ings (my local RSPB reserve, local been 20min...
Posted by fatspider on 20/03/2008 - 00:15
