I'm sure lenses improve with use and time
Posted 30/12/2010 - 10:16
Link
+1
Colin
“Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.”
Edmund Burke (1729 – 1797)
[IMG]http://i941.photobucket.com/albums/ad254/weldingblues/K-7userbar-red.jpg[/IMG]
“Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.”
Edmund Burke (1729 – 1797)
[IMG]http://i941.photobucket.com/albums/ad254/weldingblues/K-7userbar-red.jpg[/IMG]
Posted 30/12/2010 - 10:22
Link
The monopod seems to have paid off too Greg, as the image is sharp and well-focussed.
The plant looks like an Acacia - what is the bird? You might have capturd an additional element - a flying insect to our left of the bird's head?
The plant looks like an Acacia - what is the bird? You might have capturd an additional element - a flying insect to our left of the bird's head?
Posted 30/12/2010 - 10:51
Link
Thanks, I don't often post pics but I was thrilled with this one and had to share. I used f14 as the K5 is not finaly setup for back/front focus and seeing as it's going back it's a waste of time to finalise the settings.
i-Berg, the bird is a Masked Weaver and it built it's nest in an Australian Tree Fern. These birds strip away any leaves in the vicinity of their nests, leaving only bare branches. The bee was extra, no charge.
Greg
i-Berg, the bird is a Masked Weaver and it built it's nest in an Australian Tree Fern. These birds strip away any leaves in the vicinity of their nests, leaving only bare branches. The bee was extra, no charge.
Greg
Posted 30/12/2010 - 11:25
Link
Hope my lens gets a good as this with practice as well. Nicely shot.
Great simplicity is only won by an intense moment or by years of intelligent effort. T.S Eliot
Gear Not enough!!
PPG
Flickr
My not so new website
Gear Not enough!!
PPG
Flickr
My not so new website
Posted 30/12/2010 - 11:32
Link
My Bigma was hopeless when I first got it, even now it falls by the wayside occasionally, I have come to the conclusion it suffers from SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) it gets depressed on miserable days and cant be bothered performing very well
Posted 30/12/2010 - 12:13
Link
I think someone missed the joke
Very nice photo, by the way! Weaver bird?
Very nice photo, by the way! Weaver bird?
Tim
AF - Pentax K5, Sigma 10-20/4-5.6, Tamron 17-50/2.8, Sigma 30/1.4, Sigma 70-200/2.8, Tamron 70-300/4-5.6
MF - Vivitar CF 28/2.8, Tamron AD2 90/2.5, MTO 1000/11
Stuff - Metz 58 AF1, Cactus v4, Nikon SB24, Raynox 150, Sigma 1.4x TC, Sigma 2x TC, Kenko 2x macro TC, Redsnapper 283 tripod, iMac 27”, Macbook Pro 17”, iPad, iPhone 3G
Flickr • Fluidr • PPG • Street • Portfolio site
Feel free to edit any of my posted photos! If I post a photo for critique, I want brutal honesty. If you don't like it, please say so and tell me why!
AF - Pentax K5, Sigma 10-20/4-5.6, Tamron 17-50/2.8, Sigma 30/1.4, Sigma 70-200/2.8, Tamron 70-300/4-5.6
MF - Vivitar CF 28/2.8, Tamron AD2 90/2.5, MTO 1000/11
Stuff - Metz 58 AF1, Cactus v4, Nikon SB24, Raynox 150, Sigma 1.4x TC, Sigma 2x TC, Kenko 2x macro TC, Redsnapper 283 tripod, iMac 27”, Macbook Pro 17”, iPad, iPhone 3G
Flickr • Fluidr • PPG • Street • Portfolio site
Feel free to edit any of my posted photos! If I post a photo for critique, I want brutal honesty. If you don't like it, please say so and tell me why!
Posted 30/12/2010 - 14:18
Link
Regardless of the joke the lens looks a great prefomer what camera is the photo taken with its a lovely photo the detail is so good.
Ian
Ian
Posted 30/12/2010 - 15:08
Link
Thanks again, here is a crop of the bird only as the size limitation of the forum does not let one post at the best resolution.
Thanks Gareth I take your point.
A happy poster
Greg
Thanks Gareth I take your point.
A happy poster
Greg
Posted 30/12/2010 - 16:02
Link
Beautiful shot.
Crack that whip !
Crack that whip !
http://frogfish.smugmug.com/ Pentax. Pentax DA*300/4, Cosina 55/1.2, Lens Baby Composer Pro & Edge 80, AFA x1.7, Metz 50 af1.
Nikon. D800. D600. Sigma 500/4.5, Nikon 300/2.8 VRII, Sigma 120-300/2.8, Zeiss Distagon ZF2 21/2.8, Zeiss Distagon ZF2 35/2.0, Sigma 50/1.4, Nikkor 85/1.8, Nikon TC20EIII, Nikon TC14EII, Kenko x1.4, Sigma 2.0
Nikon. D800. D600. Sigma 500/4.5, Nikon 300/2.8 VRII, Sigma 120-300/2.8, Zeiss Distagon ZF2 21/2.8, Zeiss Distagon ZF2 35/2.0, Sigma 50/1.4, Nikkor 85/1.8, Nikon TC20EIII, Nikon TC14EII, Kenko x1.4, Sigma 2.0
Posted 30/12/2010 - 19:18
Link
What I like most, apart from the lovely colours, is that the sharpness is just where you'd want in and the background beautifully blurred. What a lens!
Best wishes,
Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
Ernst Hass
My website: http://www.ephotozine.com/user/bwlchmawr-199050
http://s927.photobucket.com/home/ADC3440/index
https://www.flickr.com/photos/78898196@N05
Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
Ernst Hass
My website: http://www.ephotozine.com/user/bwlchmawr-199050
http://s927.photobucket.com/home/ADC3440/index
https://www.flickr.com/photos/78898196@N05
Add Comment
To leave a comment - Log in to Pentax User or create a new account.
392 posts
17 years
Pretoria,
South Africa
Here is one of the pics taken this morning before the rain. Monopod, 250mm ISO 800, f14. This is a crop of about 50% of the full picture. I have done everything I can in Lightroom and Elements to make it look as good as possinle.
Link to the full size version on Flickr link
Greg