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Comment by Darkmunk posted on Wanted: 31mm Ltd at 03/07/2015 - 15:18

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Shutter count verrrry low
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Comment by Darkmunk posted on Pentax K3 body for sale at 02/07/2015 - 12:49

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The 150 is a portrait lens and as often with pentax portrait lenses, is softer (more flattering) with more pronounced fall-off and nicer bokeh than my other lenses.
Personally, I prefer the blistering sharpness of the 120, but I'm working on that flaw in my character

Comment by Darkmunk posted on Disappointed with my P645 glass... at 01/07/2015 - 21:59

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Those two shots are completely useless for comparison purposes.
The 77Ltd, voted Pentax's best lens by users, is bloody awful wide open, but it's a sublime lens stopped down a smidge and I adore it.
Never seen the point in owning a beautiful camera like any of those above and then putting a zoom on it ? I only put primes on mine and they are first-class. I never have to deal with chromatic aberrations. It's one aspect of MF that nobody mentions.

Comment by Darkmunk posted on Disappointed with my P645 glass... at 01/07/2015 - 10:20

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Comment by Darkmunk posted on Pentax K3 body for sale at 30/06/2015 - 10:04

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Just to clarify, the comment about the photo was about post processing. Subjective, of course.
The comment about the box and flash was for the OP who has a regular visitor

Comment by Darkmunk posted on Photgraphing hedgehogs at 29/06/2015 - 20:52

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If you know where the animals will be, it's simple enough to fire an off-camera flash through some tracing paper for a broad, soft spread, but still quite local (not washing out the scene). Flash in a card board box with paper at the end, placed down on the lawn for instance.
Flash gels will solve any localised blue hue. You can buy sample packs of hundreds of colours for about 3 quid. Just tear 'em out and tape them to your flash.

Comment by Darkmunk posted on Photgraphing hedgehogs at 29/06/2015 - 15:29

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Bit dark tho isn't it?

Hedgehogs are nocturnal, so no,
He he, I know what you're saying, but that doesn't really make sense. Otherwise all night time photographs would have nothing in them, especially in print.
I lightened the subject and kept the background dark with a subtle gradation between the two as if lit gently by a broad source. Still looked dark, but you could see something

Comment by Darkmunk posted on Photgraphing hedgehogs at 29/06/2015 - 14:34

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johnriley wrote:
That's a lovely shot Alan, spot on.
Bit dark tho isn't it?
I lightened it up in the middle and left the edges dark for the ambiance; that looked better to me.

Comment by Darkmunk posted on Photgraphing hedgehogs at 29/06/2015 - 10:49

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Beautiful and captivating. I'm drawn to the Monet-esque ones, with the least striation.
I love colour

Comment by Darkmunk posted on Further Multiple Exposure/ICM Investigations at 28/06/2015 - 20:01

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