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Few shots from washington DC
A good set. I like the third one of the Capitol the best of those three. Love the sea lion one and the first of the Vietnam memorial photos. I haven't been to DC since August 1980. It was 104F with 90% humidity. Going outside was like walking into a wall. We spent most of our time in the Smithso...
Posted by Gwyn on 13/11/2012 - 09:10
Wells Cathedral Chapter House
Kris, these have that special quality that only the film (and scanning process) could provide. Nice viewpoints and great DOF too. Having stopped shooting film a while ago, what jumps (back) out at me are the blown highlights out the windows, something that I now routinely eliminate on digital, i...
Posted by McGregNi on 17/11/2012 - 14:03
Wells Cathedral Chapter House
Thanks folks. Kris, these have that special quality that only the film (and scanning process) could provide. Nice viewpoints and great DOF too. Having stopped shooting film a while ago, what jumps (back) out at me are the blown highlights out the windows, something that I now routinely elimin...
Posted by womble on 17/11/2012 - 18:27
Took these tonight
It occured to me... In the pub about an hour later...:twisted: Excuse to go back and try again:D
Posted by DaveHolmes on 18/11/2012 - 20:31
Heywood Christmas lights switch on
Sorry Suzzy I am not trying to be harsh but you have asked us what we think and I have to be honest and say they are not great - although the 4th one is quite amusing. You seem to be under exposing and struggling with focus in several of them and the composition needs work More practice requ...
Posted by fritzthedog on 18/11/2012 - 19:57
Heywood Christmas lights switch on
Sorry Suzzy I am not trying to be harsh but you have asked us what we think and I have to be honest and say they are not great - although the 4th one is quite amusing. You seem to be under exposing and struggling with focus in several of them and the composition needs work More practice requ...
Posted by suzzypoo on 19/11/2012 - 19:35
Heywood Christmas lights switch on
IMHO the other elements in the picture , took your eye away from the best bits the guy on his train having a great time , so you can crop all that out or re shoot with a shallower DOF and leave them out of focus ... ( not really possible :?) But in PP If you still have the RAW file you maybe ...
Posted by jeffstclair on 19/11/2012 - 20:34
Little Egret
Two things perhaps, Alan. 1. It's quite a decent crop. & 2. I compensated the original exposure by 1 1/3 stops because of the brilliant white bird against the very subdued b/g. However, when I processed it, the b/g needed lifting because it was (then, deliberately) under-exposed, hence the n...
Posted by coker on 19/11/2012 - 20:53
Early Sunday morning
They are terrific Alan. You must have been up early this morning and it was clearly well worth it. David PPG: http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/davidtrout Thanks David. Not too early now, the nights are closing in fast. Luckily I'm close enough to look out the bathroom window, deci...
Posted by Blythman on 18/11/2012 - 17:36
Early Sunday morning
Superb work there, I like them all equally. Agreed... Thease are stunning! Did you recently pick up the Samsung 12-24? (I saw one on ebay a week or so back, but couln't afford to bid)
Posted by DaveHolmes on 18/11/2012 - 20:26
A Weekend on the Yorkshire Heritage Coast
Great set of pics David and I love the portrait in particular. That pic of Robin Hood's Bay makes me wish I had walked down there when I was there touring around N Yorkshire. But at 60+ a gammy knee and asthma that walk back up the hill looked daunting and I chickened out. :)
Posted by craftysnapper on 19/11/2012 - 09:48
Finally got to play properly with my DA* 16-50mm 2.8 YAY!!
After using the lens for club work I have been mightily impressed with focus speed over my old Tamron lens, the Pentax lens doesnt seem to hunt so much. So today I was assigned the Xmas Lights Switch on at Sheffield, had an access all areas pass so got to shoot some quick portraits backstage. ...
Posted by cabstar on 19/11/2012 - 00:50
Finally got to play properly with my DA* 16-50mm 2.8 YAY!!
My 16-50 is the portrait replacement for when I can't get far enough back with the 50-135:D Apart from the distortion at the wide end I don't think there's any difference in quality between it and the 50-135, although it's not very flattering at 16mm either:wink:
Posted by fatspider on 20/11/2012 - 17:59
My 1st K5 IIs shots.
This is a test of its low light focusing ability. The focus point is in the back of the bag, in the view finder I couldn't see what it had locked on to, the flash lit it up. From looking at the final image and knowing where I'd pointed the camera, I'm very impressed :wink:
Posted by bettyswolloks on 15/12/2012 - 22:19
Rook Mono.
I think maybe if you left the posts and wires as is but added some detail back to the bird it would be better and draw your eye through the picture more. I dont like it as it is...... but i have tried similar in the past myself! Keep experimenting :) Daniel.
Posted by DanielH on 22/11/2012 - 11:43
Grey Heron & Cormorant
I love the second! All the feathers are clearly visible & you've captured their metallic sheen. My own experiences are similar to Bjorn's but with the cormorants rather than the herons (I got quite a few semi reasonable heron shots whilst on the Norfolk Broads in the summer). Whenever I've tri...
Posted by petrochemist on 23/11/2012 - 16:56
Northern Lights above Trondheim
I've sent my husband the link for his tablet. You never know we may make it back to Norway sometime. I certainly hope so.
Posted by Gwyn on 27/11/2012 - 20:41
Ebay Lambency Flash Diffuser
Qulaity gary :) - I've had success with a homemade bubblewrap/gaffa and velcro diffuser. btw - how do you focus in such low light in pubs/clubs? do you use the focus assist light?
Posted by Smeggypants on 25/11/2012 - 04:34
Ebay Lambency Flash Diffuser
Thanks Smeggy Focus? hmm tricky, MF set lens to 2 feet and I move backwards and forwards until focus confirm lights up :-) Its all technology lol... With practice I can now nail focus usually first time, some I miss but not many :-)
Posted by cabstar on 25/11/2012 - 04:43
Ebay Lambency Flash Diffuser
Looks a good diffuser. I wonder if the Gary Fong one is better? .... he used to be a decent photographer so I wouldn't expect him to put out ant trash. - I think it's based on the Gary font but without the huge expense Gary, I have one of these and they are excellent. I use the white diffus...
Posted by cabstar on 25/11/2012 - 19:03
