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A few from yesterday.
Thanks for you comments. I need to go back this week as the Magnolia trees will be in full flower. Regards George
Posted by carmagw on 26/03/2012 - 11:28
Leaf beatle
Nice sharp shot Don with everything in focus (side on helps !) - maybe just need to diffuse your flash a little more. What is your set-up now ?
Posted by Frogfish on 25/03/2012 - 10:53
Leaf beatle
Nice sharp shot Don with everything in focus (side on helps !) - maybe just need to diffuse your flash a little more. What is your set-up now ? Thanks Frogfish, I am using Tamron 90mm, pentax ringflash on K5. Been experimenting with diffusing this flash but as you see have not got the best results o...
Posted by 08tiger on 26/03/2012 - 06:27
Some macros from today
Not a patch on the couple of posts preceding this by hishammarmin, but I spent a short while bug hunting in the garden earlier whilst trying to get out of decorating. All taken with the Pentax K-r, Vivitar 2x macro converter and M 50mm f1.7. A few with an uncooperative shield bug. Third one is...
Posted by milamber on 25/03/2012 - 17:03
Some macros from today
Hi Charlotte Actually the tripod is incredibly cumbersome. It's not heavy, but hard to get where you want it. The focus throw is so small with the lens and tube that I find it almost impossible to position the lens in the right place. I really need a focussing rail to help with the small adjustme...
Posted by milamber on 25/03/2012 - 20:52
First from the Bulldog Rally
I love number 5, great framing. Number 1 I foind the number plate brightness very distracting & its brightness is making it the focus of attention. Great set though.
Posted by cabstar on 27/03/2012 - 12:08
Photographing Stars
Hi, I realised you had to click large to see the images. Well done! Fun isn't it. Away from town light pollution is best. Divide 600 by the 35mm focal length for the maximum to avoid light trails from the rotation of the earth or the other way round when they will start. The ISO level de...
Posted by wvbarnes on 27/03/2012 - 11:23
Sheffield Botanical Gardens
Concur with all the above - and particularly like #12. Seeing these images really takes me back: I used to live just around the corner from the Botanical Gardens, but haven't been there for eons. Is there still an aviary within? I recall trying to teach one of the resident parrots to tell Frank C...
Posted by simonarron on 29/03/2012 - 08:08
Sheffield Botanical Gardens
Thanks for your comments. Is there still an aviary within? I recall trying to teach one of the resident parrots to tell Frank Carson jokes, although that was probably 30 years ago. I suspect beer might have been involved... The aviary has long gone. The gardens and glasshouses were renovated a...
Posted by carmagw on 30/03/2012 - 13:05
Cruising airliners and experiments with teleconvertors
Hi Steven, Yes I saw the line of telescopes, but from the scale, these are unlikely to be longer than 1200mm focal length. Their images are shot at a much higher magnification than mine with the 500 x3 TC. So instead of using the 'scope as a 1200mm f/8 mirror lens they must be using eyepiece proj...
Posted by johnha on 28/03/2012 - 11:51
Ladybirds, spiders and bee fly
Some more macro attempts from today. Whilst still nowhere near the standard of other member's images that have been posted I think these are the best I've managed so far. All shot with the Pentax K-r, M 50mm 1.7, 50mm extension tube and onboard flash with a little material over it to diffuse it a li...
Posted by milamber on 28/03/2012 - 16:53
First outing with the 67ii
About a month ago I travelled to Frosta and Tautra, roughly a one and a half hours drive from Trondheim. The first photo is of the ruins of the Tautra Monastery, built sometime in the early 1300th century. The second and third images are of a monument raised on the grounds of the "Frostatinget", a p...
Posted by bjolester on 28/03/2012 - 22:49
Molde
Midnatsol was a day late leaving Bergen when we left. They must have had to miss some stops to make up time - they finally left at 16.30 instead of 22.00 the previous day. Delayed our boarding too. I love Norway and want to get back and explore it some more, on land next time. Though no-one would...
Posted by Gwyn on 29/03/2012 - 19:29
Another try at a Ladybird
Pretty good, the 3rd gets my vote for best shot, all the bug is in focus, it'sits better in frame and looks alive.
Posted by 08tiger on 30/03/2012 - 02:19
Another try at a Ladybird
3rd for me as well - it's a very good shot indeed. Nicely in focus and good depth of field. The first is just a little out of focus at the critical bits and the second shows far too much noise because of the high ISO. Are you leaving the camera on auto? Can't understand why it would suddenly have...
Posted by milamber on 30/03/2012 - 07:48
Another try at a Ladybird
The first is just a little out of focus at the critical bits and the second shows far too much noise because of the high ISO. Are you leaving the camera on auto? Can't understand why it would suddenly have selected ISO 5000 otherwise. You would be better off leaving it in AV mode and keeping the ape...
Posted by JAK on 30/03/2012 - 11:36
Another try at a Ladybird
You aren't ever going to fill the frame at 1:1 so some cropping is inevitable if you want a larger image. Given the camera and lens you have that isn't ever likely to lead to much, if any, image degradation unless you magnify like crazy. Your teleconverter is obviously very good, but I'd still ex...
Posted by milamber on 30/03/2012 - 12:09
Another try at a Ladybird
Well went outside around midday and they were there again, five of them clambering over the ornamental cherry tree! They seemed to like sun bathing right at the very top. Fortunately the tree isn't very tall. Tried Catch-in focus as suggested. Had some success with it with hand held shots but som...
Posted by JAK on 30/03/2012 - 21:01
Alien
I like the rendering on the "pentablobs", despite the glare from the right. I agree, it shows the tree and the sculptures as your eye might well have done. It's a place I want to go back to when the sun is shining. My visit was in the rain, dull and muddy and despite this there was quite a few...
Posted by Frogherder on 30/03/2012 - 11:38
First from my K10
Ted - when you say your K10D is slightly crippled, what do you mean? It had been dropped, so I got it (very) cheaply. The lever inside which operates the iris, well, it doesn't. The motor goes, but the final drive to the lever is snapped (I think). So, I use the camera in Av mode. Open the iris ri...
Posted by Father Ted on 04/04/2012 - 13:06
