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Why isn't it yellow?
I see that the shot was taken at 1/200 at f2.4 f2.4 isn't really giving enough depth of field for a shot like this making only the nearest part of one of the petals in focus! You could perhaps have afforded to use a smaller f stop and a slower shutter speed and focus on the stamen. But back to...
Posted by JAK on 31/01/2012 - 12:52
Why isn't it yellow?
Using window light is a good way to light this sort of subject but you've chosen a day when the light is terrible, you need a bright but overcast day, too much sun and you'll have contrast problems, too little and the shot will be murky like this one. Use reflectors to bounce light back onto the su...
Posted by fatspider on 31/01/2012 - 15:41
Why isn't it yellow?
Lighting is the key as other Pentaxians have said. Too much of red in the flower and bad lighting technique can throw a color cast obliterating the little bit of yellow. Note the red surrounds the yellow all around the flower overwhelming the yellow completely. If the flower is potted, move it into ...
Posted by nanhi on 01/02/2012 - 06:24
Portrait with 55-300
Thanks Chris, When I look back now I see how ridiculous they were! There was a window some way behind and I was experimenting with a basic Metz flash for the first time. I had used bounce for most of the photos, but cannot recall how it was positioned for this shot, I imagine it was directed...
Posted by JamieT on 05/02/2012 - 14:23
Portrait with 55-300
When I look back now I see how ridiculous they were! It's easily done. The best thing, I find, when I can't make up my mind whether I've been messing with a photo too long on the computer, is to leave it till the next day. I usually take one look, and go 'aaaaaargghhh' :) Amazing the diffe...
Posted by ChrisA on 05/02/2012 - 17:23
Developing my style
I like them all. Bought my first digital slr (2nd hand *ist 2DL) at LCE Chester :) Will have to get back there after seeing your photos, Chester not LCE :)
Posted by tyronet2000 on 19/03/2012 - 14:58
At Langford Lakes...
Liking the kingfishers, obviously! It's a shame the 2nd one is a bit softer than the 1st one though, looks like the focus point has shifted a bit looking at the branch? Sounds like you shot them from a hide? Reason I ask is that if you could get a bit lower I'm sure they would look even better...
Posted by Unlocker on 07/02/2012 - 15:30
Trip to The Seaside
Try to include a bit of space around things like the pebbles, and the mooring ring. Going for a large aperture for the mooring ring shot was a good idea to isolate it from the background, but a slightly smaller aperture might have been better as more of the ring would have been in focus, while leavi...
Posted by Pentaxophile on 08/02/2012 - 17:16
White horse in the snow
Lovely use of selective focus and high-key, Kris. That single dark eye looks most soulful.
Posted by bwlchmawr on 09/02/2012 - 16:57
Canal Walk
Whoah! Just about to take the Samyang 85 1.4 up for a walk tomorrow too! Currently my favourite lens as well. In a way, the fact that it is manual focus, has helped me take better photos than if it were an AF lens.
Posted by Opethian on 10/02/2012 - 22:08
Canal Walk
As Michael Corleone would say: "Just when I thought I was out... they pull me back in."
Posted by greynolds999 on 11/02/2012 - 18:27
Old Slides
Theres always the chance that the emulsion has changed colour a smidge. Certainly the ones I took on Ektachrome back in the 70's don't have the colours I think I remember and some in the vibrantly coloured Flower Market in Saltzburg are now distinctly muddy (unlikely I would have kept those if they'...
Posted by Frogherder on 13/02/2012 - 16:01
Old Slides
I have slides dating back to 1963 (taken by my Father) and they are still much the same as when they were taken. However commercially purchased slides of the same era and later have all turned various shades of magenta :!:
Posted by Hyram on 15/02/2012 - 21:54
Old Slides
Here's the method I used to use for getting prints from a slide, way back. Its a simple metal frame that sits in the filter mount that holds a slide away from the lens. The lens is spaced from thr body with (in this case 20mm) extension tube. It used to sit between the lens and extension tube (M42 ...
Posted by Frogherder on 16/02/2012 - 11:06
Old Slides
This isn't really the place for a discussion, but your slide set up is OK but needs to be closed in on all sides to increase contrast. As it is you'll get light reflected from the slide. Also, the lens does not have a flat field, so at that distance you'll lose edge definition if you focus on the...
Posted by johnriley on 17/02/2012 - 12:25
My first attempts at shooting star trails
I'd say this is probably it then - inconsistent triggering of the shutter between exposures. Any time spent with the mirror down is time you're missing the moving stars, giving you gaps in the trails. When stacking for trails I use manual 30s exposures with a cable release and continuous shootin...
Posted by digitalCG on 13/02/2012 - 22:36
Penguin.
And oyster catcher. Just got back from a fantastic two weeks touring New Zealand. got these on the south island would recommend the place to any one who likes the out door by
Posted by 08tiger on 18/02/2012 - 05:48
From - 'Canal Walk' to Shetland and Back
The K7 had lived in it's box for a few months, but thanks to quite a few positive comments to a recent picture escape for the K7, I packed it for a working trip to Shetland. Unfortunately, there was a lot more work time and only a little picture time, but I got a few I liked. All taken with t...
Posted by Galoot on 18/02/2012 - 16:14
From - 'Canal Walk' to Shetland and Back
I would say your mojo is definitely working again!
Posted by Gwyn on 18/02/2012 - 16:17
From - 'Canal Walk' to Shetland and Back
Well i think we can safely say the mojo is decisively back! Love the first shot with the three ships huddling side by side. But they're all very nice, especially the ones with that lovely 85mm.
Posted by Pentaxophile on 18/02/2012 - 16:44
