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Something fishy...
Not got my feet in too many..yet! I find that unless looking slightly down you're generally ok. I know what you mean about 'pictorial' quality of fisheye shots, I often think fisheye images are best for impact work. That said, the beauty of the Pentax fisheye zoom is that the further you get away...
Posted by robbie_d on 09/02/2010 - 13:25
Something fishy...
There was an excellent fish-eye thread a little while back with some great images. I had always been a fish-eye cynic until then. Must try and find it... K.
Posted by womble on 09/02/2010 - 22:26
Granary windows
I would go with james on one,which lens did you use and would it have been better to focus a bit beyond your point just to bring in the foreground, just my take on this!:roll: good shot and a good eye for composition.PP will enhance as you've stated. regards albert
Posted by asview on 09/02/2010 - 14:47
Granary windows
I would go with james on one,which lens did you use and would it have been better to focus a bit beyond your point just to bring in the foreground, just my take on this!:roll: good shot and a good eye for composition.PP will enhance as you've stated. regards albert Lens I used was my 18-5...
Posted by robbie_d on 09/02/2010 - 14:55
Beach colours
Don, Please don't mention either of the words "hot" or "humid" at the moment. I've just got back from a walk round a local bay and it was so cold with a strong north wind, that I needed a transfusion. God knows what it's like on the east coast of USA. However, lovely pictures which emit a warm...
Posted by bwlchmawr on 11/02/2010 - 13:43
Beach colours
I used to take a sunset shot once or twice a week from the Hotel I worked in at Parkgate on the Wirral back in the 90s.I always used Fuji Velvia,my ME Super with a 50mm 1.7,and a tripod. Every one showed a different colour and many times colours that I had not seen at the time. I am "borrowing" ba...
Posted by TOZZA27 on 11/02/2010 - 14:11
50-135mm /f2.8 with AF1.7xTC
Just been outside with this combo. Wide open, hand held. Focus is FAST!!!! Very shallow DOF. I like this combination. C&C welcome Regards
Posted by K10D on 11/02/2010 - 12:59
50-135mm /f2.8 with AF1.7xTC
are you saying that focus is fast becauyse the TC bypasses the SDM focussing and therefore uses the in-camera AF motor? does it make it much faster than the lens on its own? what TC is this you're talking about, is it the Pentax version?
Posted by nathanever82 on 11/02/2010 - 13:47
50-135mm /f2.8 with AF1.7xTC
Yes Nathan, you have to pre-focus manually. The T'C can't cope with the full focus range of every lens ever produced. So some work (not much) has to be done to help the AF system get somewhere close.
Posted by Mannesty on 11/02/2010 - 14:04
50-135mm /f2.8 with AF1.7xTC
right, but you don't have to 'pre-focused manually to "some where near" ' - right? I mean, does the screw drive not work normally? does the AF hunt more than the usual? Only just started to use this TC and the pre-manual focus is only as near as slightly recognisable subject, the TC then snaps it...
Posted by K10D on 11/02/2010 - 14:22
50-135mm /f2.8 with AF1.7xTC
Very interesting, i would have thought that the AF would be able to cope with the full focus range. But good to know!
Posted by nathanever82 on 11/02/2010 - 14:37
Spring is on its way . . .
It's quite possible that I was a bit premature with my images of spring . . . . . . we've had a few snowflakes fall amongst the rain today, and it's cold, very cold. That's when I noticed that the locals in my small town actually had their coats and stuff on indoor. ... Modern spanish house d...
Posted by Joe S on 13/02/2010 - 18:32
wedding image B&W Conversion
Ken thank you for the advice I normally use a fill in flash but the wind had just blown over my soft box and broke a flash and the receiver. witch i may add my son should off been holding.I do have a back up flash (hammerhead cl45) I now have a new assistant and a wider and heaver light stand ...
Posted by pink on 12/02/2010 - 09:03
A wintry image from Sri Lanka?
To lighten the bird I just added a 'levels' adjustment layer and brought out the shadows and midtones a little. Using adjustment layers is good because you can go back to the file and tweek it as much as you like without ever damaging the original. Removing the branch isn't dificult with the patc...
Posted by P_H_I_L_L on 14/02/2010 - 11:46
A mild winters day
Well this winter is a bit stronger than the last few years. I only live here since 2005 and this is the strongest winter since. I think the last time that we had ice like that in Rostock was in 2003 (incidentally my wife and I were in Rostock that winter and I have some old shots with ice on the co...
Posted by Prieni on 14/02/2010 - 21:42
South America trip
Cheers technoidiot. I'm pleased with them but know I've got room for improvement... ... as impotentspider has pointed out. From looking back through the pictures I took I've realised that I'm terrible at getting the horizon straight - that one is no exception.:oops: Need to keep that in mind w...
Posted by WobblyGoblin on 14/02/2010 - 19:00
How did I get so close?
Very aware - but not frightened. A couple of the other images show the head tilting and me being watched Quite possibly an injured rescue bird that has since been released back into the wild, that could at least explain some of its tolerance towards humans, or maybe he'd just eaten a large meal and ...
Posted by fatspider on 15/02/2010 - 14:24
How did I get so close?
Polchraine is in South Africa, so it would be bright and sunny at 4pm GMT. I think it is either through glass or a fence, with the foreground greenery outside and the back ground greenery inside the bird's enclosure.
Posted by Gwyn on 17/02/2010 - 09:43
How did I get so close?
Slight correction - he was in SA - since he's now posting again I presume he's back here in the UK :) I wish he'd let us all into the secret about that darn immobile speug though.
Posted by techno-terminator on 17/02/2010 - 09:47
How did I get so close?
Polchraine is in South Africa, so it would be bright and sunny at 4pm GMT. I think it is either through glass or a fence, with the foreground greenery outside and the back ground greenery inside the bird's enclosure. WAS ... :cry::cry::cry::cry: And no not through a fence or glass either.
Posted by polchraine on 17/02/2010 - 09:47
