St. Dunstan
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One of my first try with my 'new' Samsung GX 10 and the Pentax F 35-80mm f4-f5.6 "Paperweight".
Extras and Settings:
Hoya PL-CIR (ND Filter is not bought jet as I will change my lens soon and the diameter will change).
I added just a touch to the shadows +0.5 and the saturation +0.8.
As I ‘shoot’ in RAW+ I changed from DNG file to a jpeg file after I applied the above mentioned settings in Corel Photo Paint X4 SP2!
As soon as I have all my security settings correct for flickr I will post them on to the site so you can have a side by side view to see why I found that I had to change some of those settings.
It may be me, but I got the feeling that the lens is too soft (that’s why I also use mainly the PL-CIR Filter with the lens) as it seems to add a bit more sharpness and the overall quality of the picture seems better.
I also feel that the colours the lens produces are ‘flat’ in itself, but at the end it still is all trial and error plus at the moment I try to get used to the viewfinder (also the GX-10 should have near to 100%) and it is at the moment more the composition of the picture I look for as I want to crop as little as possible.
In the tried A3 print (‘Best Photo’ settings on Gloss 260g Paper) it comes out as in its natural state so I hope that this one, this time, is not as dark as the 'Guardian Angel'.
I would have preferred using an ND2 or ND4 filter but I will change my lens very soon and wait till I get ND Filters (or any other) as the filter diameter will change.
Please feel free to leave any critique or comment as you see fit.
I only can learn from what other viewers of the pictures are thinking as every picture calls for different emotions / feelings etc in different viewers.
Extras and Settings:
Hoya PL-CIR (ND Filter is not bought jet as I will change my lens soon and the diameter will change).
I added just a touch to the shadows +0.5 and the saturation +0.8.
As I ‘shoot’ in RAW+ I changed from DNG file to a jpeg file after I applied the above mentioned settings in Corel Photo Paint X4 SP2!
As soon as I have all my security settings correct for flickr I will post them on to the site so you can have a side by side view to see why I found that I had to change some of those settings.
It may be me, but I got the feeling that the lens is too soft (that’s why I also use mainly the PL-CIR Filter with the lens) as it seems to add a bit more sharpness and the overall quality of the picture seems better.
I also feel that the colours the lens produces are ‘flat’ in itself, but at the end it still is all trial and error plus at the moment I try to get used to the viewfinder (also the GX-10 should have near to 100%) and it is at the moment more the composition of the picture I look for as I want to crop as little as possible.
In the tried A3 print (‘Best Photo’ settings on Gloss 260g Paper) it comes out as in its natural state so I hope that this one, this time, is not as dark as the 'Guardian Angel'.
I would have preferred using an ND2 or ND4 filter but I will change my lens very soon and wait till I get ND Filters (or any other) as the filter diameter will change.
Please feel free to leave any critique or comment as you see fit.
I only can learn from what other viewers of the pictures are thinking as every picture calls for different emotions / feelings etc in different viewers.
10/10/2010 - 09:18SmutjeUK
CategoryArchitecture
LensN/A
ISO200
Focal Length35mm
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Posted 10/10/2010 - 22:54
Another nice one, Bernhard! I'd try doing two images from the RAW file, one with exposure for the clouds and highlights, another with exposure for the shadows; then blending the two images together for better tonal range in a single image.
Last Edited by BentlyTCow on 10/10/2010 - 22:56
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Posted 27/10/2010 - 09:40
"Your photo 'St. Dunstan' placed Equal 228th in the Little Church challenge" out of 292 entries. 
Well at least I gave it a shot with this one as well and do not be last.
Kind regards
SmutjeUK
It's nice to be nice!
Pentax K-5 with D-GB4 Grip, to many lenses to mention by now (serious LBA by now), TC's, Lowepro Slingshot 300 AW, Manfrotto 028 & Redsnapper RS-283 with various Heads plus various Camera Clamps (I collect them). Pentax AF 360FGZ, Pentax AF 240FT, several Metz 45 CT-1 & 5 with stands and 'Blow Up' Soft Boxes, Flash Triggers, and various Macro gear.
Well at least I gave it a shot with this one as well and do not be last.
Kind regards
SmutjeUK
It's nice to be nice!
Pentax K-5 with D-GB4 Grip, to many lenses to mention by now (serious LBA by now), TC's, Lowepro Slingshot 300 AW, Manfrotto 028 & Redsnapper RS-283 with various Heads plus various Camera Clamps (I collect them). Pentax AF 360FGZ, Pentax AF 240FT, several Metz 45 CT-1 & 5 with stands and 'Blow Up' Soft Boxes, Flash Triggers, and various Macro gear.
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Noel
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Best Wishes, Noel
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