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Tight DOF
Beautiful photo - is that the DFA* or the FA, if it's the latter then it's particularly impressive :wink: I wondered exactly the same thing and thought it must be the new DFA*. I'm amazed that it's the old FA version - sharpness and out-of-focus rendering are superb. I think it illustrates the fact...
Posted by LennyBloke on 12/02/2020 - 10:52
Numbers...
This is the kind of stuff that keeps me coming back to the gallery, great idea.
Posted by HarisF1 on 13/02/2020 - 22:49
My favorite image from Porthcawl
Cracker of a shot, Having just attempted my first similar shot, it can be very hit and miss as to whether the weather plays ball and provides the drama, Well theres no shortage of drama in this. Pp aside, it's a cracker. Should be pleased with that one. Thank you Derek, Sorry for my tardy re...
Posted by GeoffMoore on 03/03/2020 - 09:03
Portishead Quay marina
A while ago I was in Portishead but didn't have time to explore so I went back last week. I don't know whether it gets many visitors as most like me race past on the M5 to somewhere else, but I was pleasantly surprised by the urbane scene of the former docks. The whole development is attractively do...
Posted by RobL on 17/02/2020 - 11:47
An epiphany
Definitely keep at it. Of the first group, it's only the last one that doesn't work for me. The other three all have something, but I agree with others in that #2 is the stand out. Of the second group, it's the two pier shots that work best for me. It's because they both have a good level of con...
Posted by swarf on 20/02/2020 - 09:51
An epiphany
Definitely keep at it. Of the first group, it's only the last one that doesn't work for me. The other three all have something, but I agree with others in that #2 is the stand out. Of the second group, it's the two pier shots that work best for me. It's because they both have a good level of con...
Posted by PeterKR on 20/02/2020 - 10:20
An epiphany
Thanks for your comments, very encouraging, I have been experimenting with the LR presets but in the end just did my own. I think I prefer this alternative to no. 4 taken a few seconds earlier: I was on a headland when I spotted this in the distance so grabbed the 70-200mm at full stretch and r...
Posted by RobL on 20/02/2020 - 11:05
An epiphany
Glad to see you've come round to the dark side Rob - I think you're discovering that it's very much about the right subject for the B&W treatment and then there's the fine tuning - High Key, Low Key, etc. - You have picked some perfect candidates - the beach/pier shots and the statue for example...
Posted by LennyBloke on 20/02/2020 - 13:26
Iceland
I asked for some advice on photographing the Northern Lights, and promised to post some photos when I returned. Unfortunately the Northern Lights were very weak, and it was quite cloudy in the evenings when I was there. I've attached a few photos of the visit though. Minimal processing apart fr...
Posted by emleyman on 27/02/2020 - 09:31
Raging Bull
Very Good The guy having a sly vape round the back of the bike sheds tickled me.
Posted by bforbes on 01/03/2020 - 18:42
F1 Winter Testing 2020
Daniel What a lovely set. I love # 2, almost abstract but yet captures the pace of the testing sessions at the same time. #9 is also a beauty. Phil Thank you Phil :) This is an image it took me years to take. I was trying for some time to do one of those shots from the grandstands. But the...
Posted by red5isalive on 05/03/2020 - 19:37
GT Open Winter Tests 2019
Hi again members, I also wanted to share some images from the Winter Testing from last year (2019) from those Series. Specially because there is a very brave brit guy (or at least he was last year) competing there named Billy Monger whom I respect to the moon and back. I hope you like the ima...
Posted by red5isalive on 05/03/2020 - 19:59
Snow effect
A dusting of snow in the Colne Valley a fortnight ago. It lasted about half a day, but during that time was quite attractive, I thought. Since the snow leached out most of the colour for a while, I thought it was worth going the whole hog to mono on a couple and would be interested to hear opinions ...
Posted by jvs on 10/03/2020 - 17:31
Roller Coaster
Tried to convey the impression of the speed of the roller coaster. I wasn't sure that the K70 continuous focus would keep track of the car at the speed it was travelling so I pre-focussed on the track and used continuous shooting mode as the car travelled towards the pre-focussed spot. Comments wel...
Posted by PRYorkshire on 14/03/2020 - 21:00
Test pic with the cheap Pentax-F 50mm f1.7
I've heard that the F version has much noisier AF than the FA version. Any comments on the sound it makes? Generally speaking that is true - but there is significant variance between copies. Some have quite a "Whirr" to them while others are much quieter. The AF of several of the F series lenses ...
Posted by LennyBloke on 16/03/2020 - 11:04
Test pic with the cheap Pentax-F 50mm f1.7
The F lenses were born when the motors in the then AF bodies (SFX & SF7) were much less powerful than today. As such the lenses had to have as efficient an AF drive train as possible - they are much less damped for manual focussing than the later FA lenses (making them in my opinion much faster with...
Posted by johnha on 16/03/2020 - 12:18
A few night sky sights (low res)
Back to the night sky! I was reading up on the Comet Atlas (C/2019 Y4) and noticed that it has started brightening considerably. It could fizzle out at any point since the experts aren't sure how much material it actually contains so I had to get out there and take my 'I was there' shot. It took ...
Posted by HarisF1 on 25/03/2020 - 01:54
Talacre Point Of Ayr Lighthouse
Last adventure past the back garden for the foreseeable future. What was supposed to be a simple drive up from Worcester to Talacre to photograph the lighthouse at sunrise turned up to be a frustrating game of follow the diversion. Even the local bobby pulling the 4am shift could not offer any help...
Posted by GeoffMoore on 25/03/2020 - 09:28
Talacre Point Of Ayr Lighthouse
Nice shot Geoff. Brings back memories from a very long time ago...parents used to have a static caravan on Presthaven Sands, and we often used to walk to the lighthouse...when we as kids weren't leaping off the fabulous sand dunes a short walk from the van. regards Karlo
Posted by 1stEverPentax on 25/03/2020 - 10:08
Talacre Point Of Ayr Lighthouse
Well shot and worth the effort in getting there, might be worth a tweak in post to lose the converging verticals imho. Does the horizon slope left to right very slightly ? Thanks for the comments Chris, horizon sloped to the right by 0.027° good eyes :) - Corrected now - I think the darker pixels...
Posted by GeoffMoore on 25/03/2020 - 15:20
