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My first attempt
If you are only finding your feet in photography then you can't go wrong with film and a prime lens. A Dale mat cost 175 upwards plus men cards charging, computing etc... when I plunge back to film I get rolls for a pound from the poundshop and have them processed straight onto CD for 2.99 are ad...
Posted by cabstar on 02/11/2011 - 19:43
I don't do people shots
But at PIPS camera club we had a chance to use some studio lighting and have a go. I chose to take some pictures from further back with the 70-200 while the "models" were not "posing" Please let me know how bad they are and how I could improve. 1. Colour 1. B&W 1. Sepia 2. Colo...
Posted by SteveEveritt on 22/10/2011 - 13:05
More spiders
Great set, focus pin sharp. I would like to think I could get just close to that sharpness, no luck with K10, now also have a K5, with the Pentax 100mm Macro f 2.8. Yes I have a stable Manfrotto tripod, cable release, but no go so far. :( But a set of images like yours, makes me keep trying. Bee...
Posted by ChrisR on 23/10/2011 - 09:28
Red Kites Delight
Thank you for your nice comments. Agree about the tagging comments, such a shame to see beautiful birds tagged this way. We had one shot were the transmitter antenna protruded from the Kite’s back feathers “Radio Controlled”!!
Posted by tomkeet on 24/10/2011 - 09:43
Red Kites Delight
One thing I've found with kites is that they are awkward to post process and was wondering if you had any thoughts on that!? We quite a few good overall sharp shots with 600mm and 300mm but no matter what I did in LR body and wing detail was missing, came to the conclusion it was down to the light a...
Posted by tomkeet on 24/10/2011 - 10:03
A walk in the woods.
Great shots, worth going back for to ensure they are clean the second time. Shame about the flare.
Posted by SteveEveritt on 23/10/2011 - 21:32
Islay and playing with the new camera
Recently returned from a second visit to Islay. If you don't know the island then it is a wildlife gem, especially for birds and is the lazy birdwatcher's paradise. We did visit one bird reserve but saw more species of bird from the front garden of the cottage - though seeing the arrival of several ...
Posted by Tringa on 23/10/2011 - 20:06
K-5, FA43 & 77 and a K50 f/1.2 @ a gig
Been remiss with my photography hobby in the last year or so, I would take the odd few shots here and there but not as often as I used to. I have a feeling that it is down to my K-5, I have not bonded with it as well as I had with my K20D. I just don't trust it. Anyways I decided to spend a day out ...
Posted by robbiec on 24/10/2011 - 00:13
K-5, FA43 & 77 and a K50 f/1.2 @ a gig
The lighting obviously is beyond your control, but you've managed quite a good professional looking set under the conditions. It's nice to see a bit of motion in some of the shots. The first two are really too dark for me. It's a pity there wasn't a backlight on the first one. The fourth one...
Posted by Algernon on 27/10/2011 - 11:54
Bahamian Dawn... (Image heavy)
I really like 2 and 9. 2 for the texture and colour - everywhere you look there's interest and detail. 9 for the minimalism. The beach line - with the parallel gentle wave - takes my eye out to the distance, and the horizon continues around. Then, where normally a great expanse of flat sea c...
Posted by ChrisA on 24/10/2011 - 20:43
Alice Cooper K-5 and the Tamron 17-50mm
Cool set of pics, really like number 1 - though it shows how much he's aged so he may not like it. Do you have any more? I saw Alice a few years back when Twisted Sister were the support act, he was guillotined that night - brilliant stuff :twisted:
Posted by woodworm on 26/10/2011 - 08:06
St Johns Lectern
I'm sure I'm not telling you anything you don't already know, but the background's too busy and distracting, and the head detail has been lost in the highlights. The only thing you can do with this sort of thing is throw the background completely out of focus with a wide aperture, and underexpose...
Posted by ChrisA on 26/10/2011 - 12:51
Galapagos Pic's
I realised I've been here for over 3 years now, but rarely ever post any images which is poor show really, so these are from our holiday back in May. Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands are amazing, especially for photographers. Even better if you don't knock your camera off the bar after a coup...
Posted by woodworm on 26/10/2011 - 21:48
Elan Valley
The Elan Valley is in Mid Wales. About 20mins drive for me so I spend a lot of time up there. I might well have been poking around the Claerwen dam on the same day judging by your description of the weather! I had a film KX with 35mm and 200mm lenses with me at the time. It's also worth having a ...
Posted by Dangermouse on 02/11/2011 - 10:02
Elan Valley
Matt- I think its a cracking place for a photographer. It is a fast 90 min drive from where i live. I remebered visiting it on a school trip 30 odd years ago - I went to school in Birmingham and we did a project on water, of course this is where our water came from. You are right about the sho...
Posted by japers45 on 02/11/2011 - 10:20
Thomas the Tank engine day at Llangollen Steam Railway
I really like this shot, I don't think you could have found a better location for this picture of Douglas. A few years ago I went to a Thomas the tank engine Christmas Special day at Quainton near Aylesbury. The most dissappointing Christmas ever! There must have been about 50 metres of track and we...
Posted by Hammerlee on 30/10/2011 - 09:13
Random
Thanks for the comments , it is a hard lens to use for me, as my eyesight isn't good enough to be sure of focus. But in this one I was able to focus on the spot she was sitting, check with the lcd, and then wait for her to do something! Nigel
Posted by trickletreat on 30/10/2011 - 08:39
Don't look if you want great composition...
For a probationary week, we're looking after a dog, for a family that needs to rehome their beloved Jack Russell. The last time I did this, back in 2001, two weeks turned into two years of maximum fun. Here he is... Not bad for ISO 3200, eh.
Posted by ChrisA on 30/10/2011 - 21:45
The Motherland: Saddleworth
I went back home visiting the folks (OK they were babysitting the kids!) but whilst there I couldn't resist grabbing an hour to pop over to the Dovestones Reservoir as the colours and light were amazing. I took the K-7 and the DA*50-135 and Sigma 10-20. With the 10-20 at 10mm and mostly at f8 ...
Posted by Snootchies on 31/10/2011 - 13:07
Take it on the chin
Interesting shot! Obviously there is a lot of attitude and expressiveness here. My immediate concern is the rather shallow DOF (if that is the correct techical term?), on my monitor at least. I would have preferred to have more of the face in focus. Regards Bjørn
Posted by bjolester on 03/11/2011 - 10:56
