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Wonderful stuff Bill - they are all great with nos 1,4, 10 for me with no4 taking the crown - its just different somehow
Comment by alfpics posted on Ten ICMs - Trees at 06/02/2015 - 11:10
Lovely images - how do you combine the static foreground shot with the tracked star shots?
Comment by alfpics posted on K5iis with o-GPS v. 645 with nothing at 05/02/2015 - 17:47
lens has arrived safely and as described. Thank you Marko!
Look forward to having a go with it!
Look forward to having a go with it!
Comment by alfpics posted on FS: Tamron 70-200 f2.8 at 04/02/2015 - 13:59
Looks great! A very versatile lens - and 14 aperture blades for smooth oof bokeh!
Comment by alfpics posted on Venus 60mm 2:1 macro. Looks very interesting! at 03/02/2015 - 12:48
McGregNi wrote:
For No 1) I would say that any image editing and adjustment part of normal and expected processing work (eg any blending of exposures, levels, contrast, colour optimisations) ... and this stuff would not demand any sort of explanation or 'honesty' from the photographer. It is part of parcel of normal expected image optimising work.
For No 2) then clearly it should reasonably be expected that the creator would be honest and describe the processes and it would be understood that the output is more a form of 'digital art' with photographic material than an actual 'photograph'
And to extend this rules and definition .... No1 above would be called a Photograph ... No2 would not.
Now surely that is fair and must be adopted as a general standard?
In allowable tweaks for No 1), would cloning out, eg, an annoying telephone line, or a parking sign be permissible that could not be excluded by judicious positioning and framing?For No 1) I would say that any image editing and adjustment part of normal and expected processing work (eg any blending of exposures, levels, contrast, colour optimisations) ... and this stuff would not demand any sort of explanation or 'honesty' from the photographer. It is part of parcel of normal expected image optimising work.
For No 2) then clearly it should reasonably be expected that the creator would be honest and describe the processes and it would be understood that the output is more a form of 'digital art' with photographic material than an actual 'photograph'
And to extend this rules and definition .... No1 above would be called a Photograph ... No2 would not.
Now surely that is fair and must be adopted as a general standard?
Take-a-view who run LOPTY have some guidelines on what they deem accessible for 3 out of teir 4 categories here - so that would not allow removing a line etc AND only allow minor adjustments of levels etc along with HDR. The @your view' category allows for a bit more 'imagination'.
Comment by alfpics posted on When reality (apparently) isn't enough at 02/02/2015 - 13:43
I have these bellows as far as I can make out (albeit without the rulers). You do need an extension set to clear the flash housing. I have used M42 tubes straight off the K-M42 adapter
PS - I have the slide copier attachment - unfortunately it is made for 35mm FULL-FRAME!! I haven't managed to use it brilliantly well with the 1.5x crop
PS - I have the slide copier attachment - unfortunately it is made for 35mm FULL-FRAME!! I haven't managed to use it brilliantly well with the 1.5x crop
Comment by alfpics posted on M42 Bellows at 01/02/2015 - 16:48
Should have bought a Pentax...
Seriously - a lot of work gone into that and is a work of art. The tree on the right however looks very 'unreal' and the sky is the wrong colour. A bit more attention on those details and it might just have paid off as a photo that has had a levels shift to bring out the areas made dark by shooting into the sun
Seriously - a lot of work gone into that and is a work of art. The tree on the right however looks very 'unreal' and the sky is the wrong colour. A bit more attention on those details and it might just have paid off as a photo that has had a levels shift to bring out the areas made dark by shooting into the sun
Comment by alfpics posted on When reality (apparently) isn't enough at 01/02/2015 - 16:41
Colour galore! Wonderful stuff. The portrait shot works well with the colour banding - and I would have been tempted to do one with a ND filter to make an abstract with blurred clouds and smoothed sea as well (example from my pf link
Comment by alfpics posted on Good to have clouds when you need them. at 31/01/2015 - 10:45
These are a cracking set of images Bill - all of them. The composition of no 8 is superb and I imagine would look just as good in 'normal' colour!
Comment by alfpics posted on Ten Infra Reds at 31/01/2015 - 08:03
