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New (to me) F series 24 - 50mm lens. First outing.
To answer the questions, the dark sky is due to putting too strong a grad ND filter over the lens (I only had the one with me). They are all hand held. Steady hands are about all that does work properly these days ! My optician is starting to talk about cataracts so I'm not looking forward to that.
Posted by davidwozhere on 02/10/2022 - 23:22
i tried 'SPOT Metering' on my PENTAX 6x7 Mk II
That's shame... I would have liked to see it... As for the above image, have you tried using an overlay with a high pass filter to try and sharpen it up a tad?
Posted by Spad on 17/10/2022 - 14:39
Floret in IR Mono
From a flowerhead of Alstroemeria K5, 100mm D FA Macro. IR72 filter. Stack of 16 in Combine ZP. Elements 11. Please let me know what you think of it...... Thanks for looking, Roger.
Posted by coker on 10/10/2022 - 17:08
Single shot of the Milky Way.
Not 'way over the top' simply great images. Nice one. I've been mulling over the 11-18mm and these are a show case of what it can do. Thank you. Thanks. The lens is a beauty. On the US site others say it's ok from 16mm to 18mm on Full Frame. At 18mm it's generally ok with a protective filter but...
Posted by loadoftripe on 21/10/2022 - 16:38
Eclipse Photos
I peered at it a couple of times, through a scrap of almost black 35mm film. Not exciting enough to bother setting the camera up. Did you use a ND filter? Otherwise exposure must have been tricky. Martin
Posted by OldTaffy on 27/10/2022 - 23:19
A reworked Milky Way
That's SPOOOOKEEEEEEEEEEEE!! When I did star reduction in PS... It looked pretty much the same as yours!! :lol::lol::lol: Must have been the Haloween effect!! Star Reduction must be the same? I checked on the RT site and found this, played on my monitor and could see it working - clever stuff,...
Posted by loadoftripe on 01/11/2022 - 11:50
Wistmans Wood.
I wouldn't be to harsh on your self Loadoftripe, as they were contrasty conditions with harsh light so the shadows are going to be blacker and the highlights will be whiter as in the histogram. The sky can be the enemy in daylight photography. Some of your night photograghy of city scenes and sun...
Posted by Flan on 10/11/2022 - 20:45
Wistmans Wood.
Thank you all for the comments and tips, very informative and useful. I did use RT's graduated filter on some of the pics, but strangely not all, even though I copied all settings and re-applied/pasted to the next raw file - mostly, then adjust around again. RT contrast for me is better in LAB us...
Posted by loadoftripe on 11/11/2022 - 10:04
A bit of a wreck this morning.
Colour for me too. Did you use the K1II in crop mode for these ? Reason I ask is there seems to be vignetting in 1 + 3 top right and left. Strangely, when clicking the picture so it opens in a new tab, the vignetting is gone in the b+w version but not the colour one. Yes I too noticed that, no no...
Posted by loadoftripe on 06/12/2022 - 14:09
Down Stream to the sea.
Back again to Heybrooke Bay this time with tripod and ND filter, KP and DA* 11-18mm. Used a ND 16 four stop and a Grad filter, so no max F stop this time. Midday sun so not the best but some shadows. 1. This stream flows down to the sea, just below the pub, as it happens.... 2. Bit lower ...
Posted by loadoftripe on 21/12/2022 - 14:40
Down Stream to the sea.
Thanks Spad and Gareth, yeah you are right there is a reddish colour cast - I forgot this is caused with the filter I use and rushed them out as usual, easily missed when lots of red bracken and foliage about. I always use the 2 second timer with the tripod and slow shutter, there are defo faults wi...
Posted by loadoftripe on 31/12/2022 - 13:17
Sunset light in the Vineyard (with request for advice)
It depends on whether you want a neutral, accurate WB or whether you want to evoke a warmer or colder tone to your images. Generally, people prefer warm images, although it does depend very much on the intent of the photographer and the subject matter. As I generally shoot JPEG images it's pretty...
Posted by johnriley on 05/01/2023 - 17:32
Gotcha... finally!!
An overly complicated one!!! :lol: K5II mounted to a Sky-Watcher Startravel 80mm f5 400mm Refractor, with a Neodynium Filter. It was all mounted on a Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer 2i tracking mount, on top of a tripod with a panoramic mount. 2min exposure f5 400iso
Posted by Spad on 26/01/2023 - 17:44
Yesterday in the Sun
Yesterday I gained permission to go on to some private land to play! I had camera kit and a Maksutov Cassegrain Telescope with me. These are the daylight shots with camera gear. Mainly using the two plastic fantastic lenses... These are the astro shots. Th...
Posted by Spad on 24/02/2023 - 21:52
Long Exposure Expedition
Today I went on a 70 odd mile expedition around the Peak District with my K3, a tripod, Sigma 10-20mm, Sigma 28-105mm, an intervalometer, an ND1000 filter, a Polariser.... oh, and a rain sleeve! Exposures ranged from 15 seconds all the way up to 5 minutes. In between it slashing it down, all t...
Posted by Spad on 24/03/2023 - 00:42
Test shots with recently aquired Sigma.
Purchased a second hand Sigma Super Wide II 24mm F2.8, so here is my first time out using it. Used a 4 stop ND and tripod. No "sticky milk - hopefully. :) All comments welcome :wink: I may have over done the contrast in Gimp after PP in RT, but as a test the lens looks ok IMHO. All f8 and ISO 100...
Posted by loadoftripe on 30/03/2023 - 16:31
Walk with the Sigma 24mm Super Wide II.
I used an old Cokin Filter Grad G2 approx. 40 year old at least, which probably accounts for the slight vignet I got, that and an old UV filter too. Tav program and 125th sec with F8 gave ISO 100 to 160 I think. K1 mkII hand held. 1. 2. 3.
Posted by loadoftripe on 13/04/2023 - 16:05
An all night session
Really nice work here Spad, I'm impressed at your dedication too - all night! The 4th picture with the Milky Way, how did you manage that with the light pollution may I ask? I have been unable to achieve this of late, with the light pollution being my suspected reason. So many excellent pictures dis...
Posted by Spad on 22/04/2023 - 15:10
A couple of Devon Churches.
This is the only path to St. Michael's Church unless you want to trek across the moor. Taken yesterday evening with K1 mkII set to Black and white in camera, and Sigma Super Wide II 24mm f5.6 1/20 sec with a grad filter. This is St. Petroc's in Lydford, yesterday evening with K1 mkII set to...
Posted by loadoftripe on 27/04/2023 - 11:29
Around Turnchapel in Black and White.
The mono version of the first is good except that it's a shame the cloud structure has been lost in the conversion. The third image looks rather soft. I don't really understand why you would use the TC at 28 mm. The 28-105 is an excellent lens by itself over the whole range (especially on an AP...
Posted by LennyBloke on 28/04/2023 - 21:25
