Daffodil
by tyronet2000
Playing about with an old Pentax-M 50mm f/1.7 and the K7. Think there's life in them yet
Uploaded25/03/2014 - 11:40
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Posted 25/03/2014 - 13:45
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Rendered beautifully, I have this lens and this shows it to best
Oops, sorry, it is the Chinon 50mm 1.7 I have, still sharp as a tack though
Oops, sorry, it is the Chinon 50mm 1.7 I have, still sharp as a tack though
Posted 25/03/2014 - 13:49
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Superb Stan, love the flower in the centre and the background is perfect, I have this lens too.
Posted 25/03/2014 - 14:24
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I have the lens too I think. Asahi 1:1.7 SMC Pentax. I'm not great with technical stuff I'm afraid. Having said this, I couldn't produce this sharpness. I blame my eyes too. Very good photograph. Love it's proud nature. It's saying 'Look at me. This is what I am. Perfection'. Don't you talk to flowers ??
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Posted 25/03/2014 - 14:47
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I hope you don't mind me saying but looking at this on my Retina Screen I think the edges of the petals are slightly over sharpened
Feel free to shout me down!
Feel free to shout me down!
Posted 25/03/2014 - 15:00
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Lovely rendering and colour. Nice!
Posted 25/03/2014 - 16:49
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Beautiful shot
Posted 25/03/2014 - 20:05
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The colours work well together, the flower is nice and sharp, nice one
Malc
Posted 25/03/2014 - 22:31
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I was trying something similar myself the other day. How did you light it? I used a low power ring flash to get the light into the flower and so the background was dark. And I agree, the 1.7 is a superb lens.
David
David
K20D, Pentax 18-55AL II, Pentax-A 28mm f2.8, Pentax-M 50mm f1.7 (fabulous lens!), Pentax-m 100mm f4, Domiplan 50mm 2.8 M42, Lydith 30mm 3.5 M42 (10 blade iris!).
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Posted 26/03/2014 - 08:52
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Thank you all for the kind comments.
Glowingblue wrote:
I hope you don't mind me saying but looking at this on my Retina Screen I think the edges of the petals are slightly over sharpened
Feel free to shout me down!
If I objected to critique I'd never post anything. I suppose I could soften the edges in software but as I only have normal screens, by how much I hope you don't mind me saying but looking at this on my Retina Screen I think the edges of the petals are slightly over sharpened
Feel free to shout me down!
DRM098 wrote:
I was trying something similar myself the other day. How did you light it? I used a low power ring flash to get the light into the flower and so the background was dark. And I agree, the 1.7 is a superb lens.
David
This was lit with daylight in the garden. I had to tie it to a stake to prevent movement. Took several shots until I got one I was happy with, the joy of digital.The background was added later on PS-CC.
I was trying something similar myself the other day. How did you light it? I used a low power ring flash to get the light into the flower and so the background was dark. And I agree, the 1.7 is a superb lens.
David
Posted 26/03/2014 - 09:31
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Hi Stan, use the blur tool around petal edges, maybe 20-30%.
tyronet2000 wrote:
Thank you all for the kind comments.
[quote:3496ace15f="Glowingblue"]I hope you don't mind me saying but looking at this on my Retina Screen I think the edges of the petals are slightly over sharpened
Feel free to shout me down!
If I objected to critique I'd never post anything. I suppose I could soften the edges in software but as I only have normal screens, by how much
Thank you all for the kind comments.
[quote:3496ace15f="Glowingblue"]I hope you don't mind me saying but looking at this on my Retina Screen I think the edges of the petals are slightly over sharpened
Feel free to shout me down!
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Your picture speaks for itself.
Good choice of background and bokeh.
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