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Comment by Clarky posted on Battery drained completely overnight at 09/01/2008 - 10:16
Lilly, I don't want to cause a rumpus but I was wondering if you did the judging over different days. It strikes me that the comments on Clarky's picture are at odds with those of both Daniel's and Malo1961's. In Daniel's and Malo1961's you appear to like the dark background. In Clarky's you don't in ways that I think apply equally well to the other two.
What have I missed?
I didn't enter this week owing to lack of time but I did have time to see the results. Very impressive.
Daniel Bridge: very dark and brooding image, reminds me of something from Star Wars, I like the dark background to this amazing shape but I find the out of focus blob at top distracting.
Clarky: I think this Iris/Lily had great potential for an abstract but 2 things bother me I think there is too much black space around it, as you know by now, I am not keen on isolating the image from its true background as I think it becomes more like a specimen. The left petal I feel is a bit hot and unbalances the image.
Malo1961: I like this Martin, like the black background and the way you have taken it side on, the stem grounds the shot, I like the juxtaposition of the seed heads reversed – very quirky, well exposed, good choice of DOF and good lighting. SECOND PLACE
Comment by Clarky posted on Weekly Competition No.27 'Abstract Plant in MONO' at 15/01/2008 - 01:43
Comment by Clarky posted on Weekly Competition No.27 'Abstract Plant in MONO' at 14/01/2008 - 14:06
Exif
PENTAX K10D
Tamron 90mm Macro
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 100
Exposure: 1/750
No flash
Comment by Clarky posted on Weekly Competition No.27 'Abstract Plant in MONO' at 09/01/2008 - 10:07
Comment by Clarky posted on Sigma 10-20 at 07/01/2008 - 08:56
Comments Please
This was the best I could manage, and it's hard to imagine a more dreadful pose for the bird, or a more horrible background . It's a fab show, though, for sure.
I had more misses than hits also.
The Crane in your pic flew right over my head, i didn't see it coming
Comment by Clarky posted on Wedgetail Eagle at 06/01/2008 - 09:49
I took this shot of a Wedgetail Eagle at Taronga Park Zoo.
They have a free flight bird show with these trained birds doing amazing things such as flying up to people and collecting coin donations
This Eagle would catch dead mice thrown into the air . It has a wingspan of almost 2 metres so it is huge. great show.
DA 50-200 @ 200mm
f5.6
1/350
iso 100
Comment by Clarky posted on Wedgetail Eagle at 05/01/2008 - 22:43
Hi Nimitz,
I have the program Sandisk Resque Pro, which is given free with the purchase of their Extreme 3 cards. I did not have to use it,yet!
Martin
Comment by Clarky posted on Anyone used www.cardrecovery.com ?? at 05/01/2008 - 20:44
BTW did you delete them through the camera or through a card reader on the computer : Are you sure they are not in your recycle bin :. Let us know how you get on
Comment by Clarky posted on Anyone used www.cardrecovery.com ?? at 05/01/2008 - 20:30
Comment by Clarky posted on Pentax vs. Canon Users.. at 05/01/2008 - 20:50
One of my very few gripes about the GX10 is that I do find the battery indicator to be pretty much useless. It seems to go from "full" to "half" to "empty" in a few minutes, i.e. practically no warning from supposedly full. TBH, I did hope/expect a %age scale.
Luxury that is.
My K10D goes from full, to half, and if I'm lucky and quick I can take one more picture before it's empty.
It was mainly what made me get another battery (a cunning marketing plan, if you ask me).
Chris did your new battery improve the time it took to totally discharge :
I have a generic brand as well as the genuine battery and i found the generic one lasts longer than the pentax