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Kenyan Safari
for me it's number 1 Oh! by the way, welcome back:)
Posted by bforbes on 16/08/2013 - 10:29
Kenyan Safari
Thanks for the kind comments everyone, I'm glad you like them. #2 is my favourite shot of the entire holiday, made all the more satisfying because I saw the Giraffe walking along the ridge, realised it was going to pass right in front of the sun and for once actually managed to get the crucial fr...
Posted by Mongoose on 16/08/2013 - 19:37
Kenyan Safari
A lovely set, and #2 is just brilliant. I guess that #5 is a fairly recently born giraffe, judging by the dried up navel cord ! I know what you mean about the AF letting you down - I have found that the Kx + DA 55-300 can be slow in focussing, and sometimes it hunts. It can be infuriating when ...
Posted by Blaze on 17/08/2013 - 17:33
Kenyan Safari
Another vote for number 2:D Welcome back :D
Posted by Stuey on 17/08/2013 - 21:48
Stag Beetles
Nice images. I have been attempting some macro shots myself recently. So I know how tricky the focus can be. I appreciate these were taken almost in the dark. But the cast and shadows the flash leaves on them don't help. I think it is good to show both close up and full size. Keep it up. Have you tr...
Posted by stub on 17/08/2013 - 13:11
Coombe Wood & Garden, Croydon
I've come back to this thread a few times as I'm interested in the observations given. Whenever I shoot images in woodland I invariably do two things: 1. Make sure they are a little under-exposed to avoid any blown highlights as it is always easier to bring out shadow details than to recover b...
Posted by davidstorm on 18/08/2013 - 22:57
Coombe Wood & Garden, Croydon
I should be able to get these colours improved I think - maybe because on the first conversions I was not in sRGB I couldn't see the true results, and its carried through the chain and become stronger on the final jpegs. I'll certainly go back David and pull the exposures down also - I did incre...
Posted by McGregNi on 19/08/2013 - 22:16
Images of the Mediterranean
Thanks again for the comments, this time to Phillip, Algi, Alan, Stan and Smeggy. Smeggy's comment in particular about the sunset shot in BW/Colour really raised a big smile! I'm not sure if I would describe this particular shot as a 'colour-pop' as it is approx. 1/3 full colour and 2/3 BW, but ...
Posted by davidstorm on 21/08/2013 - 21:47
Images of the Mediterranean
Thanks again for the comments, this time to Phillip, Algi, Alan, Stan and Smeggy. Smeggy's comment in particular about the sunset shot in BW/Colour really raised a big smile! I'm not sure if I would describe this particular shot as a 'colour-pop' as it is approx. 1/3 full colour and 2/3 BW, but ...
Posted by Smeggypants on 22/08/2013 - 01:13
Images of the Mediterranean
I'd never take that much kit abroad, preferring to travel light, but the inclusion of the tele-zoom shows how useful this can be in and around towns. Many thanks Andrew, I took advantage of the fact that we were on a cruise with unlimited luggage and I could leave any kit I wasn't using in the cabin...
Posted by davidstorm on 22/08/2013 - 19:52
Forgotten lens
I have one of those Pentax-A 28mm lenses, and the focal length and field of view seem to work well as an alternative "standard" lens on an APS-C camera. My only problem is with manual focusing on closer subjects, but that is me not the lens, so I recently got the auto-focus FA 28 from another member...
Posted by MrB on 19/08/2013 - 13:12
Circus In Town
Took a stroll down to Endcliffe Park in Sheffield tonight with the K5 and Tamron f2.8 28-75mm as the circus is in town. No particular photo merit intended, just wanted to test the K5+Tammy out in low light. K5 set to manual settings and Tammy to manual focus, slight exposure adjustments in PSE...
Posted by AndrewA on 19/08/2013 - 21:58
The Shard
Now that its finished I thought I should get out and try a few shots of this new icon. Quite difficult to find a spot to get it all in. First I tried from the bridge Not really close enough, so I got down in between the buildings hmmm, needs to be more frame f...
Posted by McGregNi on 21/08/2013 - 19:45
Selective Colour in B&W Images
I quite agree about so called 'cliches'. There are so many images now published that everything could be regarded as a cliche. There will always be room for an excellent example of anything. As for the original invitation to comment upon the approach and result. I think colour popping has a pl...
Posted by DrOrloff on 27/08/2013 - 23:37
Using New Pentax K50
I used to specifically set 1mb for all files, then had a few that showed banding on the skies (only on these reduced versions). When I increased the files to about 2mb the banding was gone, and I tended to just round up. I gave advice to another member recently to try increasing the file size to rem...
Posted by McGregNi on 26/08/2013 - 18:53
Notting Hill Carnival 25th Aug 2013
Hi Stephen, thanks for posting these. They are all potentially very good, but something does strike me about them. The focus is a little off on all of them; I wonder whether you have a slight camera or lens issue? It's easiest to see on the first one; take a look at the item worn around the lady'...
Posted by davidstorm on 25/08/2013 - 21:22
Cotswold Falconery Centre
We've just had a pleasant week away in the Cotswolds. We had a day at the falconery centre at Moreton in the Marsh. It's a great place. Here are some of my shots. The sky was overcast all day, so not a great back drop, but most of the birds stayed low. But by eck, they were fast. Most shots seem...
Posted by Father Ted on 26/08/2013 - 21:29
K30 expanded area autofocus
Yeah, I've been using it for birds and dragonflies in flight. I can't make my mind up if it helps, I go thru' centre point only, expanded af, 5 point auto, 11 point auto.... sometimes one setting works great and I think I've got it, then the next day something else work better.... Great shot, a sou...
Posted by walt on 29/08/2013 - 12:07
K30 expanded area autofocus
I have never managed to get one of those in flight, AF or MF! Well done! If I understand correctly, the K30s expanded AF feature allows the subject to stray from the selected focus point onto an adjacent one briefly without getting all excited. So if you're tracking the little guy in the shot ...
Posted by Mongoose on 29/08/2013 - 12:09
Leeds Carnival
Steve - in terms of contrast, for me, No.2 looks about right (although there's no distinctive subject matter to focus on), but shot 4 would "work" with that adjustment. The final piccy maybe needs a bit more colour "injected" into it (and perhaps a slightly closer crop?)... Thast said - I underst...
Posted by steven9761 on 28/08/2013 - 23:59
