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Darth
This mag is currently £1.99 for the first issue and comes with the Darth Vader helmet. Set up was black card base with smoked glass on top (not needed in the end), white card 'roof' held up with wine bottles and a black fleece throw over the top to give black back and sides. This made a long black...
Posted by cardiffgareth on 22/01/2016 - 12:55
Just a chafflinch
Decided to have another go with my S-M-C Takumar 400mm f/5.6 lens on my K-3 with a small extension tube to improve the close-focus range. par , on ipernity Best wishes, Kris.
Posted by womble on 23/01/2016 - 14:01
Just a chafflinch
Very good shot with a difficult to use lens (in my experience) :wink: - No fringing, did you have to do much PP? I was never able to get a sharp shot even in good lighting with the copy I used. I've just got an A version which I find easier to use, but the long minimum focus can be a problem - I'l...
Posted by LennyBloke on 23/01/2016 - 16:28
Just a chafflinch
Wonderful detail. How are you steadying it? On a beanbag? When I get a minute or three I must try this with my 300mm Thank you. :) I was using a tripod and a small extension tube to improve the close focus distance. K.
Posted by womble on 24/01/2016 - 08:30
Just a Robin......
Inspired by Kris this was taken this morning with a Pentax A 400mm f5.6. Pretty close to minimum focus distance and with a willing model.... click for a bigger image :D
Posted by LennyBloke on 24/01/2016 - 14:58
Just a Robin......
Close indeed, looks like you nearly knocked him off his perch! Nice colours and detail. I don't think I'd be game to try birds like that with manual focus .....
Posted by McGregNi on 26/01/2016 - 17:23
Tiny snail, big camera
Thank you Ronnie, I've set this up ready for an A2 print :) I'm a big fan of contre jour lighting, and outdoors I would have tried to get the sun behind him, but there was none, so I used my trusty Yongnuo, gelled with a warm gel, zoomed to 70mm and placed about 6 feet away beyond the snail, so th...
Posted by Darkmunk on 25/01/2016 - 10:32
Butterflies at Wisley, Identification needed - Image Heavy!
What set up did you use please? John - here's the advice I gave to a friend, I hope that it helps you:- Go during the week and AVOID school holidays (if that’s possible for you). Put a heat bag (or similar) in your camera bag on the way there to minimise the likelihood of your lens/camera misti...
Posted by swarf on 29/01/2016 - 19:07
Butterflies at Wisley, Identification needed - Image Heavy!
John I use a wheat bag - something like this - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Unscented-Microwave-wheat-bag-Scented-Colours/dp/B004E851P8 re lenses - the 300 will be too long most of the time; so either of the other two - depends on which gives you the best image quality and how the closest focus co...
Posted by swarf on 29/01/2016 - 19:43
Butterflies at Wisley, Identification needed - Image Heavy!
John I use a wheat bag - something like this - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Unscented-Microwave-wheat-bag-Scented-Colours/dp/B004E851P8 re lenses - the 300 will be too long most of the time; so either of the other two - depends on which gives you the best image quality and how the closest focus co...
Posted by stu62 on 30/01/2016 - 06:48
9 min walk
I was down by the river for 9 mins today on the way back from shopping, i had hoped to see a heron or some finches, but these fellas were swooping and splashing around. I don't know what they are called. I used manual focus as they were really speedy. by , on Flickr by , on Flickr ...
Posted by derek897 on 30/01/2016 - 17:42
9 min walk
Great shots! You did well to manually focus on these. Definitely Black-Headed Gulls (in winter they lose their head colour but the red legs & bill are the giveaway.)
Posted by RobL on 30/01/2016 - 23:19
A LONG LOOK AT POUNDBURY
Thanks for the comments Top-banana and Bruce. I must confess that, if I had read the recent comments in the Forum about the 50-200 before I had bought it, I probably wouldn't have. In the event, I'm very pleased with its performance (so far - though one comment did suggest that it needs the right ...
Posted by Dorset_Mike on 04/02/2016 - 17:32
My first attempt at Gig photography
Hi Ted These are not bad at all and I don't think the noise is an issue. The one thing that hits me with these is the focus is off on all of them, which makes them look a bit soft. I think it would have been easier for you with a K-5iis, or a K-3, both of which are demons at focussing in low ...
Posted by davidstorm on 03/02/2016 - 23:07
My first attempt at Gig photography
Thanks guys. Yeah, focusing was, erm: Interesting! From memory, these were all with the K 50mm f1.7 wide open, so DoF was tiny anyway, not helped by the artists inconsiderately moving around on stage! For a first go, under these conditions, I am fairly pleased. A friend of mine does this as a sid...
Posted by Father Ted on 05/02/2016 - 09:53
My first attempt at Gig photography
Nice one Ted, :) Great points in all that has been said already. I do like 1 and 4, regardless of any lack of sharpness or focus both of these work well Good shooting for first time out. Derek
Posted by derek897 on 05/02/2016 - 11:41
My first attempt at Gig photography
I have trouble with my K10D bought 2007 in 'backfocussing' -- getting fed up with it ! I had a problem with my first K10d but got some software which allows me into Debug mode. I found that I couldn't focus my 28 - 80 lens on infinity at 28mm. I set it up for that, but then couldn't focus my 70 - ...
Posted by Father Ted on 05/02/2016 - 20:49
Thunder-eggs are Go!
Hi Kris - your link takes you back to this page!!
Posted by alfpics on 06/02/2016 - 14:02
Thunder-eggs are Go!
Hi Kris - your link takes you back to this page!! How odd. Most of the text was cut-and-pasted from the US posting where the link works fine! It is just a link to wikipedia. K.
Posted by womble on 06/02/2016 - 16:02
Foreground or background which would you have focused on?
Wandering around Roker Beach today trying out the various controls on my KS-2 I found someone had piled a load of driftwood up in to a teepee/pyre type shape and it made an interesting frame for the lighthouse. When framing I couldn't decide whether it would looke best with the wood or the lighth...
Posted by johnjbloomfield on 06/02/2016 - 21:08
