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Comment by chirpy posted on UK weather at 28/04/2008 - 17:46
I've removed my OT picture and reposted it in the Your Photo's forum to keep this thread on track:
https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7686
https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7686
Comment by chirpy posted on UK weather at 28/04/2008 - 17:17
It looks like a type of scarab or chafer beetle, which are mostly types of dung beetle. We have some very similar in the UK, but I cannot tie it down to an exact species from my books. Maybe it's as Mac says, but such insects are usually very local.
Comment by chirpy posted on A beetle of some description at 28/04/2008 - 14:19
It's a hover-fly, most likely a Drone-fly, but they're often difficult to identify unless you get seriously macro on them and can see the wing veins
Did you use spot focus and then re-compose the shot? It looks like you only just missed the focus point on the fly's eyes, which are usually the best place to focus on to get the rest to fall into place.
I do like the composition especially as it looks like the light wasn't helping you.
Did you use spot focus and then re-compose the shot? It looks like you only just missed the focus point on the fly's eyes, which are usually the best place to focus on to get the rest to fall into place.
I do like the composition especially as it looks like the light wasn't helping you.
Comment by chirpy posted on copper fly at 25/04/2008 - 21:14
I've only got a poor copy of a 1.4x Sigma TC. I have used it with my 1.5x Kenko TC but, TBH, because the 180mm is so sharp I just crop and zoom the photo if I need to get closer.
As an example, this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chirpy_uk/1157418717/sizes/o/in/set-721576007132783...
is a 100% crop of the original, which resizes to this:
That's a red spider mite at less that 1mm in size, btw, no TC
As an example, this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chirpy_uk/1157418717/sizes/o/in/set-721576007132783...
is a 100% crop of the original, which resizes to this:
That's a red spider mite at less that 1mm in size, btw, no TC
Comment by chirpy posted on Good price on K20?? at 22/04/2008 - 10:30
It's such a lovely lens too
Comment by chirpy posted on Good price on K20?? at 22/04/2008 - 10:17
That last photo from the bridge is very appealing. A pity, in a way, that the lights were on in the building to the right.
Comment by chirpy posted on London Trip at 20/04/2008 - 21:21
I always nearly soil my undergarments when I'm taking macro shots and a hornet flies past. They're so large and seem to have a very determined manner. It's particularly bowel loosening when they appear to zoom off, only to turn around and zoom directly back to you
Oh, I don't like wasps either, can't trust the buggers
That's a nice capture. As Dan says, might benefit from downsizing a little.
Oh, I don't like wasps either, can't trust the buggers
That's a nice capture. As Dan says, might benefit from downsizing a little.
Quote:
Both lenses are in mint condition (as they have never been used)
That seems to sad - though I do realise that to a collector that that is a bonus.Both lenses are in mint condition (as they have never been used)
Comment by chirpy posted on Heres one for all you lens collectors at 20/04/2008 - 15:39
On the K20D in the configuration menu under item 30:
Preview Method:
1 Live View (default)
2 Optical Preview
3 Digital Preview
So, it's the same as the K10D with the addition of Live View which it defaults to.
Preview Method:
1 Live View (default)
2 Optical Preview
3 Digital Preview
So, it's the same as the K10D with the addition of Live View which it defaults to.
Comment by chirpy posted on K20D Live View at 19/04/2008 - 23:15
Nice pic, Chirpy, but it's not what most people would call a landscape, which is what we were talking about.