Canary Wharf & The City - 2nd Collection
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Posted 04/12/2013 - 09:38
I like the compositions of these shots, Nigel, and the colours generally look very good on my screen.
Two small points -
The round shrubs in #9 somehow look an unnatural green to me, rather like that of plastic artificial leaves - are they real?
All the verticals of the buildings in the last shot are vertical, but I don't understand why their reflections all seem to curve to the right?
Philip
Two small points -
The round shrubs in #9 somehow look an unnatural green to me, rather like that of plastic artificial leaves - are they real?
All the verticals of the buildings in the last shot are vertical, but I don't understand why their reflections all seem to curve to the right?
Philip
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Posted 04/12/2013 - 09:47
I really like the night shots.
C&C welcome.
Don.
C&C welcome.
Don.
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Posted 04/12/2013 - 11:43
Again all of them are very nice!
Best Regards,
Gajan
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Best Regards,
Gajan
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Pentax K100D Super, SMC Pentax 3.6-:5.4 18-55mm AL
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Posted 04/12/2013 - 19:31
08tiger wrote:
I really like the night shots.
I really like the night shots.
Gajan wrote:
Again all of them are very nice!
Again all of them are very nice!
Thanks very much
MrB, I'm not sure about either of your observations really. With the green shrubs, well, the lighting is entirely man-made so there's probably not any really true 'natural' anyway - I boosted saturation on the shrubs only, as I remembered them having this strong tone, and yes, they did have a kind of 'astro-turf' appearance.
On the last one with the buildings around the silvery water basin, the focal length is 14mm, so I corrected for a small amount of barrel distortion, and a bigger amount of vertical perspective correction. I referred to the centre buildings mainly, and the correction was applied to the entire image.
I'm no expert of complex distortion correction, but it seems that you can't get all areas equally correct - there has to be some compromise somewhere unless you are going to crop into the frame massively. I admit I really don't know how the reflections have been affected by this. I may have to accept it as 'one of those wide-angle things'!
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Last Edited by McGregNi on 04/12/2013 - 19:33
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Posted 04/12/2013 - 23:08
Another nice set, Nigel.
Again I like the clean crisp appearance of the daylight shots and I especially like the bokeh behind the clock.
The night shots have also come out well with good colours and I LIKE the curved reflections on the last one !
Best regards
Peter
Again I like the clean crisp appearance of the daylight shots and I especially like the bokeh behind the clock.
The night shots have also come out well with good colours and I LIKE the curved reflections on the last one !
Best regards
Peter
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Posted 04/12/2013 - 23:11
some very nice shots in there
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Mike
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Mike
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Posted 04/12/2013 - 23:12
The LE night shots are stunning!
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Pentax K5- Vivitar 19mm 3.8; FA35mm f2; D-Xenon 100mm macro f2.8; DA50-200mm WR...
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Yongnuo YN-560; Vivitar 285HV; Cactus V4 triggers...
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Digital:
Pentax K5- Vivitar 19mm 3.8; FA35mm f2; D-Xenon 100mm macro f2.8; DA50-200mm WR...
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Yongnuo YN-560; Vivitar 285HV; Cactus V4 triggers...
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Posted 05/12/2013 - 07:55
McGregNi wrote:
Thanks very much
MrB, I'm not sure about either of your observations really. With the green shrubs, well, the lighting is entirely man-made so there's probably not any really true 'natural' anyway - I boosted saturation on the shrubs only, as I remembered them having this strong tone, and yes, they did have a kind of 'astro-turf' appearance.
On the last one with the buildings around the silvery water basin, the focal length is 14mm, so I corrected for a small amount of barrel distortion, and a bigger amount of vertical perspective correction. I referred to the centre buildings mainly, and the correction was applied to the entire image.
I'm no expert of complex distortion correction, but it seems that you can't get all areas equally correct - there has to be some compromise somewhere unless you are going to crop into the frame massively. I admit I really don't know how the reflections have been affected by this. I may have to accept it as 'one of those wide-angle things'!
08tiger wrote:
I really like the night shots.
I really like the night shots.
Gajan wrote:
Again all of them are very nice!
Again all of them are very nice!
Thanks very much
MrB, I'm not sure about either of your observations really. With the green shrubs, well, the lighting is entirely man-made so there's probably not any really true 'natural' anyway - I boosted saturation on the shrubs only, as I remembered them having this strong tone, and yes, they did have a kind of 'astro-turf' appearance.
On the last one with the buildings around the silvery water basin, the focal length is 14mm, so I corrected for a small amount of barrel distortion, and a bigger amount of vertical perspective correction. I referred to the centre buildings mainly, and the correction was applied to the entire image.
I'm no expert of complex distortion correction, but it seems that you can't get all areas equally correct - there has to be some compromise somewhere unless you are going to crop into the frame massively. I admit I really don't know how the reflections have been affected by this. I may have to accept it as 'one of those wide-angle things'!
Nigel get yourself a DA10-17. Great for Canary Wharf.
You can either correct the perspective
Click on pics for decent size
or not ....
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Lenses: Pentax DA 10-17mm ED(IF) Fish Eye, Pentax DA 14mm f/2.8, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8, Pentax-A 28mm f/2.8, Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.2, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.4, Pentax-FA 50mm f/1.4, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.7, Pentax DA* 50-135mm f/2.8, Sigma 135-400mm APO DG, and more ..
Flash: AF-540FGZ, Vivitar 283
Last Edited by Smeggypants on 05/12/2013 - 07:56
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Posted 05/12/2013 - 19:12
judderman62 wrote:
some very nice shots in there
some very nice shots in there
DaveHolmes wrote:
The LE night shots are stunning!
The LE night shots are stunning!
PeterKR wrote:
Another nice set, Nigel.
Again I like the clean crisp appearance of the daylight shots and I especially like the bokeh behind the clock. Peter
Another nice set, Nigel.
Again I like the clean crisp appearance of the daylight shots and I especially like the bokeh behind the clock. Peter
Thanks to you all for the kind and encouraging words, and to Alan also - you're right there Alan, some kind of hair or something - must have slipped through the rigorous quality control system!
(Smeggypants wrote) - 'Nigel get yourself a DA10-17. Great for Canary Wharf.' I'm sure I'd enjoy that lens Smeggy, and thanks for showing those spectacular and quirky shots of this inspiring place. Personally I do tend to aim for the straight and 'correct' presentation, but I can appreciate the dramatic (artistically cool
) distortion effects also. I don't see myself ever getting a fisheye, as I find it all too much generally. My Guides to the Pentax Digital Camera Flash Lighting System : Download here from the PentaxForums Homepage Article .... link
Pentax K7 with BG-4 Grip / Samyang 14mm f2.8 ED AS IF UMC / DA18-55mm f3.5-5.6 AL WR / SMC A28mm f2.8 / D FA 28-105mm / SMC F35-70 f3.5-4.5 / SMC A50mm f1.7 / Tamron AF70-300mm f4-5.6 Di LD macro / SMC M75-150mm f4.0 / Tamron Adaptall (CT-135) 135mm f2.8 / Asahi Takumar-A 2X tele-converter / Pentax AF-540FGZ (I & II) Flashes / Cactus RF60/X Flashes & V6/V6II Transceiver
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Posted 06/12/2013 - 00:57
McGregNi wrote:
Thanks to you all for the kind and encouraging words, and to Alan also - you're right there Alan, some kind of hair or something - must have slipped through the rigorous quality control system!
(Smeggypants wrote) - 'Nigel get yourself a DA10-17. Great for Canary Wharf.' I'm sure I'd enjoy that lens Smeggy, and thanks for showing those spectacular and quirky shots of this inspiring place. Personally I do tend to aim for the straight and 'correct' presentation, but I can appreciate the dramatic (artistically cool) distortion effects also. I don't see myself ever getting a fisheye, as I find it all too much generally.
judderman62 wrote:
some very nice shots in there
some very nice shots in there
DaveHolmes wrote:
The LE night shots are stunning!
The LE night shots are stunning!
PeterKR wrote:
Another nice set, Nigel.
Again I like the clean crisp appearance of the daylight shots and I especially like the bokeh behind the clock. Peter
Another nice set, Nigel.
Again I like the clean crisp appearance of the daylight shots and I especially like the bokeh behind the clock. Peter
Thanks to you all for the kind and encouraging words, and to Alan also - you're right there Alan, some kind of hair or something - must have slipped through the rigorous quality control system!
(Smeggypants wrote) - 'Nigel get yourself a DA10-17. Great for Canary Wharf.' I'm sure I'd enjoy that lens Smeggy, and thanks for showing those spectacular and quirky shots of this inspiring place. Personally I do tend to aim for the straight and 'correct' presentation, but I can appreciate the dramatic (artistically cool
) distortion effects also. I don't see myself ever getting a fisheye, as I find it all too much generally. fair doos
I love the 10-17. I actually don't overuse it, and have phases with it. It's a fun lens and you can de-fish it well fir great wide angle non-fish shots
[i]Bodies: 1x K-5IIs, 2x K-5, Sony TX-5, Nokia 808
Lenses: Pentax DA 10-17mm ED(IF) Fish Eye, Pentax DA 14mm f/2.8, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8, Pentax-A 28mm f/2.8, Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.2, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.4, Pentax-FA 50mm f/1.4, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.7, Pentax DA* 50-135mm f/2.8, Sigma 135-400mm APO DG, and more ..
Flash: AF-540FGZ, Vivitar 283
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The first set are here if you didn't see them ... link
All images taken with the K7. The telephoto shots are with the Pentax 'M' 75-150 f4.0 zoom, and the wide-angles are with the Samyang 14mm f2.8.
All thoughts and feedback much appreciated
Thanks for taking a look . Nigel
My Guides to the Pentax Digital Camera Flash Lighting System : Download here from the PentaxForums Homepage Article .... link
Pentax K7 with BG-4 Grip / Samyang 14mm f2.8 ED AS IF UMC / DA18-55mm f3.5-5.6 AL WR / SMC A28mm f2.8 / D FA 28-105mm / SMC F35-70 f3.5-4.5 / SMC A50mm f1.7 / Tamron AF70-300mm f4-5.6 Di LD macro / SMC M75-150mm f4.0 / Tamron Adaptall (CT-135) 135mm f2.8 / Asahi Takumar-A 2X tele-converter / Pentax AF-540FGZ (I & II) Flashes / Cactus RF60/X Flashes & V6/V6II Transceiver