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Eastergate bridge
Thats a very nice version of the last one Philip, a good improvement .... also your new versions John, bringing up the ground has helped. My own idea was to limit the increase to the highlights only, so not to increase shadows or midtones much at all, to retain the depth this gives. In terms of ...
Posted by McGregNi on 15/11/2014 - 17:04
Compton Acres, Dorset ... A 14mm Photographic Showcase
This is the beautiful gardens near Sandbanks, Bournemouth .... Compton Acres. I visited in the summer on a good day for photography really, with changeable weather, some cloud cover and a few showers. But there wasn't the glaring direct overhead sun that can make shooting under a 'canopy' difficult,...
Posted by McGregNi on 16/11/2014 - 00:10
Five in a row: Kris' (womble's) go
As others have noted #1 is really intruiging with so many things to look at and try and figure out what is going on! I think I know, but I'm not confident that i'm not entirely wrong! #2 - nice composition. Did you use one of the Analog Efex pre-sets? Phil #1 is what is says, a giant mirror...
Posted by womble on 18/11/2014 - 10:03
A few more edited in DxO and then lightroom
Great piccies. I have been impressed with DxO's default settings with exposure and lens corrections etc. - export from LR and then back in again
Posted by alfpics on 17/11/2014 - 22:27
The Watch House
Its a superb mono, the sky is beautiful and the overall tones have real quality. I agree about the bench; is it worth going back and taking the picture from a slightly different position? I realise that whenever you go back to a location lighting conditions and all sorts of other things have prob...
Posted by davidtrout on 19/11/2014 - 09:12
The Watch House
Thanks for the comments gents i see what you all mean about the bench and background, i like the bench being there but not the clutter behind it. Dont think my cloning skills are up to getting rid of all that:? maybe another trip up there with the watch house framed more to the right therefore cutti...
Posted by malross73 on 19/11/2014 - 09:47
The Watch House
If you look back at the first comment by Blythman, it's not only about the bench but that group of things that just break the clean line of the horizon
Posted by bforbes on 19/11/2014 - 13:18
MZ-5N and Velvia 50 / Ektar 100
From my trip to Cyprus last month, just got the films back! First up, the Ektar, really mixed results with this, both in scans and the prints I got of them. Not sure I will be buying any more. K85 f1.8 (IIRC) by , on Flickr K55 f1.8 by , on Flickr FA20-35 f4 by , on Flickr...
Posted by hoopsontoast on 19/11/2014 - 08:04
First Photo-Shoot with the SMC f35-70
A recent acquisition from another member, this little F series zoom has a good reputation, as I have read. I have found the DA18-55 AL WR limiting in some respects, namely close-focussing and portraits (where I've been wanting something longer with autofocus). So I am hoping that this classic film e...
Posted by McGregNi on 20/11/2014 - 00:30
First Photo-Shoot with the SMC f35-70
:D It cost 30 pounds! :lol: Hopefully you won't have to wait for a lottery win after all! Aren't we frugal Pentax users a lucky bunch ... So much quality available at such a reasonable price. John, thanks for your comments :) . Regarding the macro setting, I do find it sometimes slots in and out w...
Posted by McGregNi on 20/11/2014 - 16:40
First Photo-Shoot with the SMC f35-70
Am I right to assume from what you said that the later models were already macro enabled at the longest zoom end, you just had to focus without any switch? And would they therefore also focus at longer distances of needed ? The focusing of FA and later lenses is continuous from the closed setting t...
Posted by johnriley on 20/11/2014 - 16:42
First Photo-Shoot with the SMC f35-70
:) I don't see myself with a compact really, although I appreciate for many it's a handy solution that means getting shots that would otherwise be missed. I hope to pick up one day an FA zoom with close-focus ability though.
Posted by McGregNi on 21/11/2014 - 07:55
First Photo-Shoot with the SMC f35-70
Thank you QC, yes the contrast qualities appear to be very good! Thanks also David for taking a look, and I also favour the first and last ones which is why I placed them that way ... Thanks Philip and Peter also ... I was not aware that you both had this lens. I don't recall either of you posting ...
Posted by McGregNi on 22/11/2014 - 17:03
Beasts
The beasts are back (I hope) with a bit of luck it's a sign of rain. A Rhinoceros beetle wandering about the yard. K5, tamron 90, pentax ring flash af 160
Posted by 08tiger on 20/11/2014 - 04:43
A trio from today
I like the muted colours, focus and the fade out to the distance of photo 3. Reminds of walks in the mist as it should do I suppose. Sometimes colour in misty shots works well like it does here. Dave
Posted by davem on 20/11/2014 - 22:36
A trio from today
Thanks Bill Will have a look at the original to see if its there or not on #1 #3 just didnt have the impact when i lightened it, glad you prefer it that way also. Thanks for the feed back Derek
Posted by derek897 on 21/11/2014 - 13:11
SMC M 50mm f1.7...further adventures at RAF Museum
i found that manually focusing you need to be a tad more patient, some shots are a bit out of focus
Posted by mattox on 24/11/2014 - 10:14
SMC M 50mm f1.7...further adventures at RAF Museum
Andrew, Yes it was quite 'tight' at times in those hangars. They really crammed as much in as possible and there were times where as you say I ran out of backsteps! Having said that I have been before so knew what to expect, and because i quite like tightly cropped shots of assorted detail, I went...
Posted by 1stEverPentax on 24/11/2014 - 22:01
Five in a row - alfpics
Thank you for your comments - and I could have done all 5 based around this pier! However, I thought I would go for variety - not just in subject but also in technique and type. So here goes for today - a 'love it' or 'loathe it' subject - HDR :wink: ! 3 images of Balcombe Viaduct - at sunrise wi...
Posted by alfpics on 25/11/2014 - 08:09
Five in a row - alfpics
Thank you again for your comments. Its interesting that the first one of the viaduct is preferred by the majority; I thought that the HDR effect would have been less to taste. I agree with you Simon - I had tried wrestling a bit more with the colours but went round in circles making it worse, Will h...
Posted by alfpics on 25/11/2014 - 21:30
