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5 more PPG (5 photos)
Same old story, weeks of rejections, then suddenly 5 acceptances in one day. Woohoo! :mrgreen: Please feel free to critique these, as Dr Mhuni rightly pointed out last month, just because they are in the PPG doesn't mean they don't have flaws (in some cases lots of 'em :P) The first two were b...
Posted by thoughton on 16/07/2010 - 11:14
5 more PPG (5 photos)
I really like the creamy bokeh and colour on the Takumar one. No one seems to realize but the 50mm f/1.4's did vary quite a bit. I used to know a camera dealer who sent about 10 back before he got one he considered acceptable. I think he'd got to used to seeing how sharp Yashica lenses were and thou...
Posted by Algernon on 16/07/2010 - 12:55
Horses ...
Lidy, this last image is the best of the set, it has a nice balance and composition. For me, it's a shame about the horse's head on the left being slightly out of focus. It's a strong image otherwise.
Posted by paulyrichard on 17/07/2010 - 08:09
Durham Cricket Ground
Ian, the Siggie 10-20mm is a superb wide angle lens. But when using it for landscape or panoramic views like this remember wide angle shots work best with a strong focal point in the forground. A wide angle lens gives you good depth of focus so you can add impact to your image by having something ey...
Posted by davidtrout on 17/07/2010 - 12:54
Monet's Garden #2
Hi John, Whilst I can't claim to have your 'eye' or technical prowess, having seen your image I can at least console myself with the thought that we have at least one thing in common: an appreciation of the beauty of hollyhocks; especially when set against a blue sky. The one below is from a seri...
Posted by prsjnb on 19/07/2010 - 21:39
Summer's day in the nature garden (3 images)
I like the softness of the first photo but it's too busy too make it work I think. Taking away some of the grass in the foreground helps a bit but still the out of focus flowers at the top still draw too much attention away from the flower that's in focus. The second photo is a very interesting ...
Posted by Anvh on 17/07/2010 - 21:31
1,2 or 3 choice and c&c
First one for me, the composition feel less restricted/forced so to say and the wasp/bee lies better in the focus point, it's less obvious in the second photo. With the first just conceal the bit of red in the left top corner to make it perfect. The third photo is very different and I like it in...
Posted by Anvh on 17/07/2010 - 21:11
A flower shot for once...
How nice (and typical of you, Paul) to see a photograph of non-pristine poppies with crinkled petals and pollen sprinkled about. The out of focus flower acts as a kind of echo.
Posted by bwlchmawr on 18/07/2010 - 17:48
Somewhere, out there...
I often wondered about that. In the street where I was born the houses had low brick walls with large sandstone copings and you could see where the railings had been burnt off. My mother told me they were removed during the war. I always thought it was a bit cheeky not to bring them back :lol:
Posted by Algernon on 18/07/2010 - 08:54
Landscape3
Hi, Certainly has potential, a nice reflection in the water would help (there's a hint of one in the sand)but personally I'd have had the foreground rocks much closer/more dominant in the foreground, they're currently a little bit lost in the scene, also perhaps slightly off-centre but not neces...
Posted by simonkit on 19/07/2010 - 11:16
please pick one, 4 images, I'm not sure
Oh dear, I can't choose between 1 and 3 - will come back after lunch and see if my hunger is effecting my choice.
Posted by Thordell on 18/07/2010 - 13:14
please pick one, 4 images, I'm not sure
2 here as well. 4 isn't bad either. I don't like 3, the reflections somehow make it look a bit out of focus even though it isn't. 1 is technically good, but the subject is a bit unappealing :)
Posted by thoughton on 18/07/2010 - 22:46
please pick one, 4 images, I'm not sure
Tim, thanks. you're right about 3, it is perfectly in focus but the angle of the surface is deceptive. I think some tinkering with that one is in order. I thought the black on black/grey might work but perhaps that one needs full on daylight rather than the incidental side light. What's wrong...
Posted by dougf8 on 18/07/2010 - 22:57
The Red Arrows 2010
thanks Chris, number 3 was helped by the fact that I saw more or less the same routine last year so I knew I would get 3 chances to get that shot, and exactly what angle they would come from. 2 out of 3 weren't even close! I reckon to have any chance of actually freezing them you've got to wind t...
Posted by Mongoose on 19/07/2010 - 08:08
The Red Arrows 2010
One useful thing I learned though is that, even as low as they look, Manual focus, f/8 and infinity deals with the focusing so you can concentrate elsewhere. I used to use the focus at infinity, but I'm not convinced it gives the best result. You might get away with that at small apertures (F8 ma...
Posted by ChrisA on 19/07/2010 - 08:24
A couple of shots with my new k10D
Thanks for the comments guys, The birds were at a wildlife park near me :) I think you may be right about the beak I might have another look at the RAW file and see if I can pull it back abit. I've found the tamron sharper than I thought it would be and what I had read, These were all at f5.6 ...
Posted by Paul_C on 20/07/2010 - 22:55
Trondheimsfjord by night II (2 photos)
Hi Bjørn, What a fantastic place you live in. I visited once for a weekend one summer when I was working in Oslo. I couldn't sleep. It was before I was into photography seriously so I'd love to go back one day. The light in the sky and sea is lovely and there is a real feeling of tranquilit...
Posted by DrOrloff on 21/07/2010 - 23:25
Trondheimsfjord by night II (2 photos)
Hi Bjørn, What a fantastic place you live in. I visited once for a weekend one summer when I was working in Oslo. I couldn't sleep. It was before I was into photography seriously so I'd love to go back one day. Yes, I like this region of Norway a lot, and the summers here can be wonderful, whe...
Posted by bjolester on 22/07/2010 - 00:19
at the track field (2 image)
Nice shots, number 2 especially. It is indeed a fantastic lens, and excellent value for money too. My first ever manual focus lens, and I still have it!
Posted by thoughton on 23/07/2010 - 20:11
Bee harvesting
Unfortunately focus is not on the bee, or the flower. I think it's really crucial that the bee is the sharpest point in the photo.
Posted by Pentaxophile on 21/07/2010 - 19:12
