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We have a pair of doves nesting in our garden, the chicks ventured out yesterday, and these are from today.
_IMG6263edsm by dr.shutter, on Flickr
_IMG6303ed2sm by dr.shutter, on Flickr
_IMG6375eds by dr.shutter, on Flickr
_IMG6398edsm by dr.shutter, on Flickr
_IMG6419edsm by dr.shutter, on Flickr
_IMG6263edsm by dr.shutter, on Flickr
_IMG6303ed2sm by dr.shutter, on Flickr
_IMG6375eds by dr.shutter, on Flickr
_IMG6398edsm by dr.shutter, on Flickr
_IMG6419edsm by dr.shutter, on Flickr
Savage.
I have shot a fair bit of IR, but nothing at this level.
I always look forward to meandering through your images, as there is a depth to them that I know is lacking in mine.
1 and 4 shine for me
I have shot a fair bit of IR, but nothing at this level.
I always look forward to meandering through your images, as there is a depth to them that I know is lacking in mine.
1 and 4 shine for me
Comment by derek897 posted on Outer Hebrides - Infra Red at 04/06/2018 - 22:52
Ok following a query around wide open shots with the bellows, I have had a go, its not much fun let me tell you. as i handhold, i very rarely hit my focus point.
(Haris :lol
Anyway here they are, best of a bad lot,
these 2 may look the same but focus point is different
_IMG5972ed2sm by dr.shutter, on Flickr
_IMG5973ed2sm by dr.shutter, on Flickr
_IMG6102ed2sm by dr.shutter, on Flickr
and 2 of the same fly, 1st wide open, 2nd f8
_IMG6012ed2sm by dr.shutter, on Flickr
_IMG6006ed2sm by dr.shutter, on Flickr
I had around 100-120mm extension on the bellows and around 1;2 on focal scale
(Haris :lol
Anyway here they are, best of a bad lot,
these 2 may look the same but focus point is different
_IMG5972ed2sm by dr.shutter, on Flickr
_IMG5973ed2sm by dr.shutter, on Flickr
_IMG6102ed2sm by dr.shutter, on Flickr
and 2 of the same fly, 1st wide open, 2nd f8
_IMG6012ed2sm by dr.shutter, on Flickr
_IMG6006ed2sm by dr.shutter, on Flickr
I had around 100-120mm extension on the bellows and around 1;2 on focal scale
Comment by derek897 posted on Bellows wide open at 04/06/2018 - 21:37
AlJones2402 wrote:
Wonderful set of images. I wish my daughter would pose as natural as your son.
Yep Wonderful set of images. I wish my daughter would pose as natural as your son.
Great set
Comment by derek897 posted on Ilford fp4 at 04/06/2018 - 11:24
LennyBloke wrote:
You're right too about many of the comments - but fortunately there are now quite a few more actual 'user' posts appearing with real use opinions and plenty of high quality images - these are far more meaningful to most than the complaints of self appointed experts.
Perhaps it's time to revert the "industry standard" test for both cameras and lenses to the GOAUI methodology
👏👏👏👏👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻RobL wrote:
I don’t care how much of a pro photographer you are I just don’t believe you can assess ANY camera just by using it for a couple of hours. If you are a Nikon or Canon user (as most of them are) then you will be familiar with the menus and operations so maybe you could with one of their offerings, but Pentax cameras work very differently. They rely less on the menus and instead offer much more control through the various buttons which is far quicker and, once you are familiar with them becomes intuitive. I reckon you would need several weeks to get your mindset round to this way of working. Also a big deal is made of the jpeg quality - who cares? Anyone buying this sort of camera will work in RAW and that is the performance that matters.
Another issue with these reviews is you can’t resist reading the comments below which are nearly all just plain silly, ignorant and childish, and I have to hold back from wasting my time responding. My bet is those people spend more time posting that actually taking photos.
So well put Rob - and as an extension to your point about working in RAW, a user will apply their own processing to produce results in their own style - if there has been some change to the handling of noise in the K1 mkII RAW files then a little tweaking in PP would bring about the desired results. I don’t care how much of a pro photographer you are I just don’t believe you can assess ANY camera just by using it for a couple of hours. If you are a Nikon or Canon user (as most of them are) then you will be familiar with the menus and operations so maybe you could with one of their offerings, but Pentax cameras work very differently. They rely less on the menus and instead offer much more control through the various buttons which is far quicker and, once you are familiar with them becomes intuitive. I reckon you would need several weeks to get your mindset round to this way of working. Also a big deal is made of the jpeg quality - who cares? Anyone buying this sort of camera will work in RAW and that is the performance that matters.
Another issue with these reviews is you can’t resist reading the comments below which are nearly all just plain silly, ignorant and childish, and I have to hold back from wasting my time responding. My bet is those people spend more time posting that actually taking photos.
You're right too about many of the comments - but fortunately there are now quite a few more actual 'user' posts appearing with real use opinions and plenty of high quality images - these are far more meaningful to most than the complaints of self appointed experts.
Perhaps it's time to revert the "industry standard" test for both cameras and lenses to the GOAUI methodology
Comment by derek897 posted on K1 Mk 2 review - disappointing to say the least at 04/06/2018 - 10:43
davidstorm wrote:
Great images Derek, very well done. I think you should go the whole hog and do some at F2.8, if you upload a few I will show some I did a few years ago to compare. Mine were not with a K-1 however, I think they would be either K-5 or K-x, but I can't quite recall. They were with a Sigma 105 macro though, on the end of a full set of extension tubes.
Cheers
David
I will try and take a few tomorrow, will have to try and pick my subjects well, as the dof is tiny as is Great images Derek, very well done. I think you should go the whole hog and do some at F2.8, if you upload a few I will show some I did a few years ago to compare. Mine were not with a K-1 however, I think they would be either K-5 or K-x, but I can't quite recall. They were with a Sigma 105 macro though, on the end of a full set of extension tubes.
Cheers
David
Really sharp, no complaints 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻