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Streets of Newcastle
I prefer #2 & #4 (#4 because I appreciate the amount of work that went into the plasterwork, and because I tried to photograph the same building about 10 years ago in the pouring rain. When the prints came back I'd completely fluffed the exposure). regards Bernard
Posted by Frogherder on 01/03/2012 - 15:27
Streets of Newcastle
I keep coming back to look at #4 - the decoration is superb - it's so crisp and the detail - wow
Posted by techno-terminator on 01/03/2012 - 15:50
K5+Tamron300f2.8+Pentax1.7x
I think you need to look at your sharpening is all. I use a programme called focus magic through elements, this is just a rough one because I only had the very small file you posted to work with but it should give you an idea.
Posted by Mike-P on 29/02/2012 - 21:21
Bank Voles
All good shots Gary, but I do agree with Kris re the colour from the K20D shots, and they look overexposed by about 1/3. Were you shooting jpegs? I tried my K20D on "Bright" setting once and it did something very similar to this, it went back onto "Natural" straight away!
Posted by fatspider on 01/03/2012 - 13:47
Bank Voles
All good shots Gary, but I do agree with Kris re the colour from the K20D shots, and they look overexposed by about 1/3. Were you shooting jpegs? I tried my K20D on "Bright" setting once and it did something very similar to this, it went back onto "Natural" straight away! I always shoot in RAW. I ...
Posted by bassman on 01/03/2012 - 17:47
Bank Voles
I always shoot in RAW. I have sold the K20D a while back.I can't really remember what it was set to. Shouldn't have mattered then, although camera settings for jpegs are stored in the RAW file and some RAW converters will display the RAW file with those setting applied as a starting point. It w...
Posted by fatspider on 02/03/2012 - 00:15
Bank Voles
[quote:3496ace15f="fatspider"] Did you come across the Voles by accident or have some prior knowledge of where they were? Alan ,I was in some local woods taking bird shots when I noticed mouse droppings on a tree stump so I started to put food close by and and just kept going back
Posted by bassman on 02/03/2012 - 09:02
Kingfishers in Wiltshire
Some simply gorgeous shots there Gary. The only thing I'd say is that some of the processing makes the shots look more 'artistic' than natural ? I have seen one KF already this year (the Common KF is the same in China as in Europe - so different from those in North America), a streaking bolt of e...
Posted by bassman on 01/03/2012 - 21:29
K-5 Moon shots
The last one wins hands down, some seriously impressive glass I would think. The sharpening has generated a lot noise so I'd be tempted to hold back a bit. Also I think it would be better framed by allowing more space for the shadowed part of the disc.
Posted by DrOrloff on 03/03/2012 - 01:13
K-5 Moon shots
Cheers for the C&C ,1 and 3 were taken with a Sigma 500mm f4.5 EX DG 2 was taken using a Sigma 600mm f8 mirror lens with a 3X TC [very difficult to focus ].
Posted by bassman on 03/03/2012 - 10:55
Dew Drops
You've helped me decide on my long sought after macro purchase! I'm off to Microglobe who seem to still have this lens in stock (current HSM model on Sigma site doesn't list Pentax! Sad) On the first 2 I used an LED Ring light and on the last 2 I used a Sigma EF-140 DG Ring flash, all handheld an...
Posted by bassman on 03/03/2012 - 11:02
Dew Drops
On the first 2 I used an LED Ring light and on the last 2 I used a Sigma EF-140 DG Ring flash, all handheld and manual focus of course.[/quote] i like the first two with the reflections in the second two show the flash ring reflections neil
Posted by gtis on 03/03/2012 - 13:49
Short Eared Owls, Saturday 3rd March Northumberland
Thanks for comments everyone Very nice Alan, last one is excellent. Out of interest what's your hit rate with the K-5 and 150-500mm? Mike, as you'd expect so much depends on the situation. If something happens suddenly then I usually get a blurred picture while those shooting other marques ...
Posted by Blythman on 04/03/2012 - 21:44
A monochrome study of decay
Bernard, I haven't posted the originals of these shots, but I'll find some time tomorrow. As for contrast, I too would have preferred more contrast, but I had to increase it a lot in Lightroom to get any at all. it was a very dull and cloudy day when I shot these. I intend going back to repeat t...
Posted by Mannesty on 20/03/2012 - 08:54
Spring at last.
Thank's folks, yes the Samyang is a very good lens for its budget price. It is only manual focus and the AF on the K5 only uses the single central focusing point, but if you focus on something around a metre away everything is in focus.
Posted by snappychappy on 06/03/2012 - 18:15
Toads, Terrapin,Grass snake,Kestrel
very nice and nowt wrong with the kestrel shot , esp given the conditions under which you were shooting. I like snakes so like the grass snake shot, I shot some adders few years back - was awesome
Posted by judderman62 on 07/03/2012 - 19:45
Pair of Ladybirds
Out again now the weather has improved with my M 50mm 1.7 and 50mm extension tube. More ladybirds, sorry - can't find much else moving yet and that which does is mostly too fast.... Just ordered a decently priced Vivitar 2X MC7 macro converter which might help with giving me a bit more distance, ...
Posted by milamber on 10/03/2012 - 16:01
Ladybird from today.
Lastly, you seem to have managed to find the dullest, sickest looking ladybird I've seen for some time! If I saw that one in my garden I'd assume it was dead....... That is a Harlequin Ladybird, a foreign imposter that is having a detrimental impact on native ladybirds. I saw a lot of these a coupl...
Posted by davidstorm on 11/03/2012 - 22:48
Ladybird from today.
That is a Harlequin Ladybird, a foreign imposter that is having a detrimental impact on native ladybirds. I saw a lot of these a couple of years ago, but the hard winter in 2010 / 2011 killed a lot of them off. The last couple of years the natives have fought back and there are loads about at the ...
Posted by milamber on 12/03/2012 - 07:53
Owls, Dippers and more
Some pics taken with the K5 and Sigma 150-500 From yesterday by , on Flickr by , on Flickr by , on Flickr And today by , on Flickr by , on Flickr by , on Flickr by , on Flickr The second dipper shot isn't as sharp as I'd like. I rea...
Posted by Blythman on 11/03/2012 - 21:18
