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Comment by beakynet posted on Weekly Competition No.49 DECAY & DERELICTION at 12/06/2008 - 23:48
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don't want to say what I paid for it, ( duh ), but what would you say I should have paid ???
Back in 1987 when I was chosing between the KA 50 F1.4 and the KA 50 F1.2, the 1.2 version sold for about £200! The 1.4 was £100.don't want to say what I paid for it, ( duh ), but what would you say I should have paid ???
Comment by beakynet posted on Pentax K SMC f1:1.2 at 09/06/2008 - 13:34
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You captured that bird nicely indeed. What is lacking for "great" pictures is the background. For me it's too distracting from the star of the scene.
I know how difficult it is to get such good captures of birds in flight (I hardly ever succeeded in taking a picture that really satisfied me, now that I write that I doubt I succeeded even once) and you made a good job of that.
I love the bird and the sunlit feathers on pic #2 the most, I think.
Prieni
Thanks Prieni. This is my favourite too.You captured that bird nicely indeed. What is lacking for "great" pictures is the background. For me it's too distracting from the star of the scene.
I know how difficult it is to get such good captures of birds in flight (I hardly ever succeeded in taking a picture that really satisfied me, now that I write that I doubt I succeeded even once) and you made a good job of that.
I love the bird and the sunlit feathers on pic #2 the most, I think.
Prieni
Comment by beakynet posted on In Flight at 09/06/2008 - 00:47
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Birds in flight are difficult to focus on even when the camera's working perfectly, so it's not really a good subject to draw conclusions about the focussing performance on. Having said that, numbers 3 and 4 look like they're in focus to me and numbers 1 and 2 look slightly off. Hope that helps!
I ment of the photos, not the focus! It is been a long day! I was really seeing what the focus on the K10D could do by setting continious and automatic focus point selection. It seemed to do a good job in general. As for the actual focus, there were many other shots on the day for this. Birds in flight are difficult to focus on even when the camera's working perfectly, so it's not really a good subject to draw conclusions about the focussing performance on. Having said that, numbers 3 and 4 look like they're in focus to me and numbers 1 and 2 look slightly off. Hope that helps!
Comment by beakynet posted on In Flight at 02/06/2008 - 00:17
Following re-calibrating my K10D's focus, I was keen to test it out with my Sigma 18-200. What do you think?
(C&C on the pictures)
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Picture 2
Picture 3
Picture 4
Taking birds flying is new for me as I have not done much panning pictures, well not since I was about 18 and at an air show!
(C&C on the pictures)
Picture 1
Picture 2
Picture 3
Picture 4
Taking birds flying is new for me as I have not done much panning pictures, well not since I was about 18 and at an air show!
Comment by beakynet posted on In Flight at 01/06/2008 - 23:42
Just thinking about this, the wheels are shiny and shaped, there is a chance that they are reflecting light only from certain positions as they rotate. Because the SR is compensating for movement this has frozen the motion and acted like a strobe flash type effect.
It's the best explanation I can think of!
It's the best explanation I can think of!
Comment by beakynet posted on What's happening here? at 01/06/2008 - 20:49
The Program A is a great camera, it was my first camera! Just the sight of it brings back fond memories!
Comment by beakynet posted on Program A, A-Zoom 28-80, ME Winder at 31/05/2008 - 23:59
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Funny you should ask that! It's the small black dot on the left of the camera next to the flash! Galoot wrote:
. . . it's strange the things that catch your eye in photographs . . .
Yes it is. Where's the lens on the P&S that the lady is using?. . . it's strange the things that catch your eye in photographs . . .
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It also works if you imagine the carrot is coming out of the cows mouth! Puts a whole new slant on things...
Hey, enough dribble was, don't need the carrot image too! It also works if you imagine the carrot is coming out of the cows mouth! Puts a whole new slant on things...
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I would agree with ChrisA, needs a bit more contrast to lift it a bit. I might have used f4.0 or more, if you had it on the lens, to blur the background a bit, and shift the focal point to the people and cow.
The only problem with F4 is it would not have given me the 'freeze' I was after and I don't like pushing the ISO! Contrast I will give it a try.I would agree with ChrisA, needs a bit more contrast to lift it a bit. I might have used f4.0 or more, if you had it on the lens, to blur the background a bit, and shift the focal point to the people and cow.
Comment by beakynet posted on Hungry Cow at 01/06/2008 - 00:26
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So has the lady in the background got exactly the same photo but with you standing there with the camera instead of her?
The Lady is actually my sister, and I don't think she did! I was in full FPS for this one! It was the middle of 3 pics that caught what I wanted.So has the lady in the background got exactly the same photo but with you standing there with the camera instead of her?
Comment by beakynet posted on Hungry Cow at 01/06/2008 - 00:18
Not in the same league as Galoot, but does it work? C&C appreciated.
Manual Exposure with Sigma 18-200 set at 34mm - 1/250 sec at F8 and ISO100 (Continious shooting mode)
Manual Exposure with Sigma 18-200 set at 34mm - 1/250 sec at F8 and ISO100 (Continious shooting mode)
Comment by beakynet posted on Hungry Cow at 31/05/2008 - 01:08
K10D 50-135DA* @1/400 ISO400