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Room for improvement C&C
I tried it this way Two graduation layers, one black/ grey coloured at -90 to hold the sky back a bit and the second a purple ish one at -108 to hold back the burnt out area and highlight the magenta reflections in the water. Regards PaulM
Posted by pnjmcc on 05/03/2010 - 01:52
New Moon with 1000mm Lens
Here's a shot of the recent new moon taken with my Russian MTO 11CA, which is a 1000mm F10 mirror lens: Here's the lens itself. It was used by the military and is built like the proverbial tank :) As you can see (or rather can't see) the lens dwarfs the camera stuck on the back. ...
Posted by Reuben0 on 04/03/2010 - 19:27
New Moon with 1000mm Lens
Thanks for the kind comments :D In terms of size it's not that big, the close-up angle I shot it from and the lack of visible camera body probably makes it look bigger than it is in reality :!: The main problem with it is it's slow to focus, so best kept for non-moving subjects. I have used it...
Posted by Reuben0 on 05/03/2010 - 10:29
New Moon with 1000mm Lens
I used the K7 and Live View to focus and avoid mirror vibration. Exposure was 1/80th at ISO 320. I also left the camera and lens outside for an hour beforehand to reach ambient temperature. If I don't do this, I can see the focus changing as everything cools down. In my experience, the key to ...
Posted by Reuben0 on 05/03/2010 - 21:02
The river in flood
Ooops, forgot that bit. :? The river rose by 2" in 4hrs that day, but this morning had dropped back to be within its bank, but still high. Regards
Posted by CoDa on 04/03/2010 - 23:44
Trying to snap your own kids !
My son climbing on a bookcase, me laying on the floor trying to get him to look at me, camera pushed up to ISO 1600 auto focus hunting a bit because the light is quite low, so I switch to manual. All of a sudden he stops and looks directly at me, the red focus confirmation square appears, the cam...
Posted by pnjmcc on 05/03/2010 - 02:57
Trying to snap your own kids !
All of a sudden he stops and looks directly at me, the red focus confirmation square appears, the camera beeps and I "Click" I can't add anything to what Dr Mhuni and Tim have already said, but thought I should point something out The red square isn't focus confirmation, it just tells you what...
Posted by Mongoose on 05/03/2010 - 11:25
Trying to snap your own kids !
Thanks all ...but thought I should point something out The red square isn't focus confirmation, it just tells you what focus point you are using. Focus confirmation is provided by the green hexagon. Looks like you were in focus this time, but the red square isn't reliable for that purpose. Tha...
Posted by pnjmcc on 07/03/2010 - 21:49
Boys' Village Part1: Abstracts and Patterns
You should be able to tweak the curve without blowing the highlights. It looks like a photographic lodestone to me. I would treat it as a long term project, going back at different times of year and different times of day and building up a portfolio of images. Best wishes, Kris.
Posted by womble on 06/03/2010 - 08:40
A Nice Morning
Hello all, I've been struggling recently with being away for a bit and having cold/flu which seemingly won't shift...:( However, I managed to get out with the camera this morning - nice to have a dry and mostly bright day on a weekend, and got a handful of shots. It was very therapeutic!:D. I th...
Posted by matwhittington on 06/03/2010 - 17:29
A Nice Morning
Well I think everyone has got it all wrong, the Duck and Robin are OK but the real gem here is the Jackdaw, the exposure is spot on and thats not easy with a subject like this, theres even some detail in the underside of the tail. The only thing that spoils it is the out of focus Duck, I reckon ...
Posted by fatspider on 06/03/2010 - 22:14
A Nice Morning
Mat, The wood and the ducks are great shots, as is the way you've filled the frame with the robin. The focus on its eye is superb.
Posted by i-Berg on 07/03/2010 - 00:37
Blind abstracts
Beautiful colours, focus, sharpness and overall quality. The first one, the top right corner bothers me - have you tried a square crop? Lose more to the right than the left and I think it might work. The second one - I find the out of focus areas are distracting. The third one is the least...
Posted by mikew on 07/03/2010 - 07:41
Dusty Wasp
This little chap fell through the gap in our decking .. obviously it must be a bit dusty under there as he came back up a bit mucky. First bit of macro I have done in a while.
Posted by Mike-P on 07/03/2010 - 16:16
Dusty Wasp
I agree - top stuff. I like the third one best with the wasp head-on. Good focus on the head and he looks as if he's going to bite off his leg, but I guess he's getting on with cleaning himself...:shock: Regards Mat W
Posted by matwhittington on 07/03/2010 - 16:44
Film revisited at the ExCel centre
That was quite an interesting article Matt. ( I never thought I'd say that about a crane article) They certainly are interesting looking machines. I didn't realise they were a Design Icon. If only I'd known a few weeks back I could have stuck it in the competition.:shock:
Posted by MarkD on 08/03/2010 - 22:04
Film revisited at the ExCel centre
I'm a bit of an industrial archaeology nerd, so I tend to read anything I find about old dock machinery. I have some photos taken from the earlier S&P cranes preserved in Bristol but as I only had a 1.3mp camera phone at the time they're not great. At least one of the Bristol cranes is fully functio...
Posted by Dangermouse on 09/03/2010 - 10:10
Another Nice Morning!!
Thanks Emma and Kris. I know what you mean about the converging verticals... sometimes I love them and sometimes not... I have noticed that I tend to use the 10-20 more at the 20mm end I think than the 10, which I guess looks less radical (although obviously not for these shots:)). I've been trying ...
Posted by matwhittington on 07/03/2010 - 21:05
Owl shots
Tim, The second shot seems to have better light - it shows the owl off well, and takes the eye away from the background a bit (maybe a tighter, portrait crop?) :) . Focus is spot on with 1 and 2.
Posted by i-Berg on 08/03/2010 - 02:02
A few from the Bahrain Open 2010
Well done, very nice shots (photo not golf if you know what I Mean) As our Bahrain sports reporter are you going to the F1 GP next weekend? Many thanks for the comments gentlemen. As for the F1, it is a closed shop. You would not be allowed longish glass even as a spectator. I did the practice s...
Posted by K10D on 08/03/2010 - 12:56
