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Test of the SMC-F 70-210
Agree that there is something special about the pictures this lens produces. I've recently bought a copy after regretting selling one a couple of years back. I am, however, keeping the DA 50-200mm. Why? Because the F 70-210 is heavy and noisy (and, to some, ugly). You can't be having that takin...
Posted by gwing on 03/04/2014 - 11:26
K-3 and IR in my favourite location
I've been meaning for a while to do some more serious photography with my K-3, in a location I keep going back to over and over again. I decided today, before I went to Roche Abbey, to try some IR shots with a Hoya R72 IR Filter. I chose my Pentax-M 28mm F3.5 lens to partner the filter, (a) becaus...
Posted by davidstorm on 05/04/2014 - 20:57
K-3 and IR in my favourite location
These are classy images with fine quality, including the sepia example, although I'm with the others in thinking the black and white version is better. Am I right in thinking that if you went back there in summer and used the same set up the IR filter would give these images a totally different loo...
Posted by davidtrout on 05/04/2014 - 23:02
K-3 and IR in my favourite location
Hi David These are classy images with fine quality, including the sepia example, although I'm with the others in thinking the black and white version is better. Am I right in thinking that if you went back there in summer and used the same set up the IR filter would give these images a totally d...
Posted by davidstorm on 05/04/2014 - 23:13
K-3 and IR in my favourite location
Thanks David, John and George, much appreciated. I'd be interested to know how much colour you got in the images There really isn't any usable colour at all Jon, just very reddish-orange tones that are only suitable for a BW conversion. With the Hoya filter the effect is much more limited than i...
Posted by davidstorm on 08/04/2014 - 23:21
Motorcycle racing - Oulton Park, April 5 2014
Another weekend, another race meeting. Back on two wheels, this time, and a 400-mile round trip to get mildly wet while waiting for light that was never switched on. Enjoyed every second, though... Mostly taken with K-5 IIs and Sigma 100-300mm f4, but K-5 and Sigma 50-150 f2.8 were responsible fo...
Posted by simonarron on 06/04/2014 - 21:19
Abstracts
Thanks for all your comments. I'm waiting on another Q image coming back from Loxley Colour (selenium toned look on metallic paper) which will be the first I have had printed. If its successful then I will do something printwise with these too.
Posted by gartmore on 09/04/2014 - 20:05
And the lens is?
And a last clue with an image before I'm off to bed. Just before the daffodils this little beauty was all on its own growing wild in the grass. Wide open it shows the dreamy quality I bought the lens for - it should be good for portraits (hint,hint) if I actually get the focus right.
Posted by gwing on 12/04/2014 - 00:34
And the lens is?
A very reasonable price for an outstanding lens. I use it a lot for flower photography and so recognised it straight away. The microcontrast in the centre of the daffodil and the colour on the out of focus stem in the second are telltale.
Posted by DrOrloff on 12/04/2014 - 11:28
And the lens is?
A very reasonable price for an outstanding lens. I use it a lot for flower photography and so recognised it straight away. The microcontrast in the centre of the daffodil and the colour on the out of focus stem in the second are telltale. I sort of guessed I wouldn't be the only person here using ...
Posted by gwing on 12/04/2014 - 12:07
New studio
Nice one. :) ECHELON has located it ..... Love that part of the world. I used to go on Holiday for several years in a row with my folks during the 1970s. I regret not being into photography back then
Posted by Smeggypants on 12/04/2014 - 23:41
New studio
Jonathan, you're more than welcome, but It will still be a bit damp in there in June ;) Marcel, I got roped into doing Homes Under the Hammer a few years back; never again. They promised to be sensitive and and unobtrusive and put out links to our businesses on their show and website, but nothing; ...
Posted by Darkmunk on 13/04/2014 - 13:47
Forget-me-not
I have a painting of forget-me-nots by a close friend who died a few years back so I am very fond of them. I tried taking close-up yesterday using my K85/1.8, extension tubes (all 3 of them!), my newly repaired and serviced K20D, Pentax focus rail, ref-converter-A, cable release... Still not as sha...
Posted by womble on 12/04/2014 - 15:31
Forget-me-not
Nice shot, flowers are not easy to photograph well and make them interesting. Here are some i took, not exactly flowers i know (but it does have red flowers) using the Tamron SP 90mm macro (old manual focus version) and a chinese ref converter (angle viewer)....saves your knees!:D ...
Posted by michaelblue on 13/04/2014 - 06:34
British Museum Great Court, at 28mm
I like the angle of number 2. Nice effect. Next time I am in London, I will be going back and probably fisheye it to death :-)
Posted by Offertonhatter on 13/04/2014 - 17:45
British Museum Great Court, at 28mm
I like the angle of number 2. Nice effect. Next time I am in London, I will be going back and probably fisheye it to death :-) I thought about taking my 14mm, but decided to stick to the longer one due to the crowds and knew I would be wanting to chop a fair few of them out! Fisheye? Well, that's su...
Posted by McGregNi on 14/04/2014 - 08:21
Dog Agility
About time I posted some pics, so here are some from a dog agility competition I attended. Trickier to get good shots than I thought, as there were lots of people, dogs and background objects getting in the way. Also, all the arenas were quite compact, and full of agility jumps etc, so very hard to ...
Posted by Soran on 13/04/2014 - 01:57
Dog Agility
Last shot is my favourite :) all of them are well captured, nicely in focus. The reworked shot above is better but the dog still needs more space around him/her especially off to the right where it's looking. I know you don't have a lot to play with in that direction though.
Posted by Steep on 13/04/2014 - 13:33
Museum of Islamic Art, Doha
The brightness on the horizon has been toned down loads already; it was one of the few days we get in Doha with a blue sky rather than a beige one. I've been experimenting for a while with exposing to the left, or even deliberately under-exposing, shots that have a huge dynamic range, contrary t...
Posted by aliengrove on 13/04/2014 - 11:30
Springtime
Lovely, David. Given the quality of these and previous bird shots, is it time for a PU trip to your back garden?
Posted by simonarron on 14/04/2014 - 06:43
