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Water sculpture, Seaham Hall Hotel, Co. Durham
Thanks for the comments Lenny Bloke, Old Hat, Derek, David and Bill, much appreciated. When I got my K5 at the end of 2010 the K10 became my second camera but I found it much easier to get reasonable results in PS with the new K5. When the K30 came out I bought one and the K10 was relegated to the...
Posted by davidtrout on 21/06/2019 - 11:43
Water sculpture, Seaham Hall Hotel, Co. Durham
Thanks Gary and redabus99. I know you love K10 Gary, it was named after you. Redabus99: Dehazing the top of No.3 was already done but I couldn't do much more with it. The background trees and shrubs were too far off for get better focus and also It was through the top of the glass of the water feat...
Posted by davidtrout on 22/06/2019 - 16:17
Wet Garden Macros
Thanks for the kind comments - the back garden is often a real challenge (as I've probably photographed every square inch from every conceivable angle by now), but I try to see things differently and really push myself to produce usable images. I'm sure my neighbours must think I'm a little odd walk...
Posted by LennyBloke on 20/06/2019 - 12:54
Englands Beautiful Bluebells
#1 really gets the attention, I think the human element really add to the magic in some landscape shots if well done. You've done well to get some foreground blur, then a fairly deep section in focus (both flowers ahead of child/tree), and then back to a full blur of the background.
Posted by richandfleur on 21/06/2019 - 04:43
The Fairy Glens of Scotland: If you are close enough to see this, and photograph it...then YOU MUST!
Looks a very nice place and you've captured it well with a 3D look which is rarely done other than on close-ups. The focus looks very sharp especially on the people. The red and blue of the jackets is also spot on. --
Posted by Algernon on 20/06/2019 - 12:03
Ready for a monsoon
Still playing with my 12 year old K10D which I recently took down from a back shelf to see if it's still OK after years of neglect while my affections switched to a K5, K30 and K3 in that order. These are from Durham's Prince Bishops shopping street.
Posted by davidtrout on 21/06/2019 - 10:47
Never shot one of these before
Come on Derek - you need to help me out with that abstract, it's clearly excellent selective focus but what the hell is it????????? :P
Posted by LennyBloke on 23/06/2019 - 20:27
Never shot one of these before
Come on Derek - you need to help me out with that abstract, it's clearly excellent selective focus but what the hell is it????????? :P With not a trace of irony :D Thanks for the idea John A slight re edit and a major one, uploading from ph so cant use Flickr, I quite like how this has turned ...
Posted by derek897 on 23/06/2019 - 21:06
Dewstow Gardens and Grottoes
went to this amazing place a couple of weeks back but will definitely go again as i have not done it justice at all, need to take more time in the tunnels and grottoes. Google the history of it, quite amazing they even exist. situated just over the border in Monmouthshire a few miles beyond Chepstow...
Posted by redbusa99 on 22/06/2019 - 13:56
Q Randoms
I havent posted any Pentax stuff in some time so thought i would put that right * ives shot street portraits again with the ME Super / Film lately so look forward to getting those back soon and sharing
Posted by QuestionableCarrot on 24/06/2019 - 22:12
May Isle
We had a great week in the Kingdom of Fife and will be heading back that way, perhaps in 2020.
Posted by johnriley on 25/06/2019 - 16:42
The Humble FAJ Lens
We took the trip along the Manchester Ship Canal from Salford to Liverpool and I used the SMC Pentax-FA J 75-300mm lens for most of the journey. I bought this for £119.95 from SRS a couple of years back, when they found a batch of new lenses. Humble though the lens might be, it's actually pretty goo...
Posted by johnriley on 25/06/2019 - 16:47
Jasmine and Pollen Beetle
The out of focus areas have a softer, dreamier look than many macro lenses would produce (IMO) - that's why I enjoy using portrait lenses with an extension tube, not specifically to make it true macro, just to bring the closest focus in a bit and allow the backgrounds to be rendered differently. You...
Posted by LennyBloke on 28/06/2019 - 16:04
Jasmine and Pollen Beetle
The out of focus areas have a softer, dreamier look than many macro lenses would produce... Couldn't have put it better. Great shot.
Posted by Sry on 30/06/2019 - 22:28
Q at Goathland
You are lucky to live close to some lovely countryside out there. Now to the important stuff...bike. Laverda Jota !!!!! Top notch bike of a bygone era, when if a family saloon was lucky to be a 1.6 this bike was 1,000 cc !!!!. 3 cylinders and sounded like magic. When I was riding bikes (age ...
Posted by pschlute on 28/06/2019 - 23:35
Italian bridge revisited
I don't think we need the water at all, but the building and its setting are very compelling. How about a letterbox format showing just the building and its surrounding foliage? Almost agree. The bright patch in the water is a huge distraction. Crop just above it and suddenly the building becomes th...
Posted by Lubbyman on 29/06/2019 - 10:58
Arts Documentary...about me.
Sorry to make this long winded but heres as quickly as I can explain it As some of you on here may know, I like to shoot street portraits of the people that I meet when I am out and about. It started about 7 years ago and back in the beginning it was with 35mm cameras and any film I could get m...
Posted by QuestionableCarrot on 29/06/2019 - 17:19
Clematis Close Up
I have a slight preference for the darker shot too - but both exhibit great control of the lighting, perfect depth of focus and superb detail. That lens was always my favourite back in my film 645 days, great to see it's still class leading 8)
Posted by LennyBloke on 30/06/2019 - 22:13
Clematis Close Up
A slightly different point of focus for each shot making the second one more appealing to me as the foreground stamen(?) (ie bits!) are all in focus. However the brighter exposure has highlit the distraction in the 'dark' gap background; so for me the lighting of the first with the focus of the seco...
Posted by alfpics on 01/07/2019 - 08:35
Flying Scotsman Fail 2019 At Speed With A Whistle - Who said Pentax FF couldn't do Action Photography.
Chooo Choo! - So a couple of weeks back I had a go at photographing the Flying Scotsman on its way to Worcester, unfortunately it didn't quite work out how I had planned. Thankfully I managed to get a second chance a little later, the following little 5 min video captures the moment. I hope you en...
Posted by GeoffMoore on 30/06/2019 - 20:45
