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Comment by George Lazarette posted on First outing with the 18-135 at 23/09/2011 - 23:16
I think Hindscarth has potential. I'd play around with contrast, B&W, cropping, etc. At present the colours are a bit dull and detract from the overall image.
The waterfall also has promise. Perhaps more saturation would make it punchier.
Grizedale is nearly there but not quite, in my view. The light, the clouds, the contrast, are all great, but the composition doesn't quite work, despite your efforts.
As for the 18-250, there's a lot to be said for a single lens that does everything. But if you are going that route, do you need a DSLR?
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The waterfall also has promise. Perhaps more saturation would make it punchier.
Grizedale is nearly there but not quite, in my view. The light, the clouds, the contrast, are all great, but the composition doesn't quite work, despite your efforts.
As for the 18-250, there's a lot to be said for a single lens that does everything. But if you are going that route, do you need a DSLR?
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on First outing with the 18-135 at 23/09/2011 - 23:00
jeffstclair wrote:
Oh I just rememberd what Morarji Desai was famous for apart from being PM wee dram .... jeff... we had a teacher at school did the same ...
Well done, you're the first one to get it - I think.Oh I just rememberd what Morarji Desai was famous for apart from being PM wee dram .... jeff... we had a teacher at school did the same ...
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Another pointless thread at 23/09/2011 - 22:43
I suspect Pentax didn't sell many grips for the K100D, which is why they didn't bother making one for the KX.
It would be silly to make something that didn't sell.
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It would be silly to make something that didn't sell.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Lack of battery grip at 23/09/2011 - 20:51
aliengrove wrote:
Thanks for the comments! I am looking forward to taking more IR shots. Though it's not very often this subject is available!
To illustrate the difference between using IR versus the normal visible spectrum, here's the same scene as the second picture using the K5, at 53mm. And it took more processing to get the detail out of the RAW file. It is not as sharp as it was taken on an 18-250 zoom rather than a 50mm prime, but I think it illustrates the difference in haze pretty well. I have several more examples but this one shows exactly the same scene using both spectrums.
Well, that's pretty convincing. I am convinced!Thanks for the comments! I am looking forward to taking more IR shots. Though it's not very often this subject is available!
George Lazarette wrote:
Lovely mountainscapes, and well captured.
However I am not totally convinced that IR has been beneficial. In the high Himalayas the air is very clear, and pictures I took there with my trusty Super A (I think I did use a skylight filter) showed similar clarity on colour print film and slides.
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There's a lot more haze at 36000 feet than lower down, mainly due to the vastly increased levels of UV but also partly because of the thin smog covering most of Asia at high altitude around the tropopause.Lovely mountainscapes, and well captured.
However I am not totally convinced that IR has been beneficial. In the high Himalayas the air is very clear, and pictures I took there with my trusty Super A (I think I did use a skylight filter) showed similar clarity on colour print film and slides.
G
To illustrate the difference between using IR versus the normal visible spectrum, here's the same scene as the second picture using the K5, at 53mm. And it took more processing to get the detail out of the RAW file. It is not as sharp as it was taken on an 18-250 zoom rather than a 50mm prime, but I think it illustrates the difference in haze pretty well. I have several more examples but this one shows exactly the same scene using both spectrums.
Cheers
G
Comment by George Lazarette posted on Himalaya/Kunlun Mountains in IR at 23/09/2011 - 20:34
I regret to announce some disturbing news.
Talking to my local butcher the other day, he told me that the Chinese are rapidly developing a taste for lamb, and that all the best New Zealand lamb now goes to China. What we get here is second-rate, and increasingly expensive.
Quite a lot is going to Arabia too, apparently.
Today the BBc reports that the Chinese are now the world's biggest importer of claret (red Bordeaux). It used to be us until fairly recently.
If this trend continues, which it inevitably will, a lot of nice things which we can afford today will soon be out of our reach.
It's a sobering thought.
G (reaching for another glass of just-affordable claret)
PS: He told me this to soften me up just before charging me an arm and a leg for some salt-marsh lamb. But it rings true.
Talking to my local butcher the other day, he told me that the Chinese are rapidly developing a taste for lamb, and that all the best New Zealand lamb now goes to China. What we get here is second-rate, and increasingly expensive.
Quite a lot is going to Arabia too, apparently.
Today the BBc reports that the Chinese are now the world's biggest importer of claret (red Bordeaux). It used to be us until fairly recently.
If this trend continues, which it inevitably will, a lot of nice things which we can afford today will soon be out of our reach.
It's a sobering thought.
G (reaching for another glass of just-affordable claret)
PS: He told me this to soften me up just before charging me an arm and a leg for some salt-marsh lamb. But it rings true.
Comment by George Lazarette posted on Another pointless thread at 23/09/2011 - 20:29
I hope that seeing you with a guide dog doesn't put off potential customers.
Of course, you could turn it to your advantage:
Gartmore - the Amazing Blind Photographer!
Should be good for publicity.
G
Of course, you could turn it to your advantage:
Gartmore - the Amazing Blind Photographer!
Should be good for publicity.
G
Comment by George Lazarette posted on Another pointless thread at 23/09/2011 - 13:38
Shaky, thank you for the Bushy Park suggestion.
I can in fact usually see three herons from my current mooring, but I particularly want to capture some herons on the nest, and for that, the river side of the ait at Brentford is excellent.
They use nests at this time of year, even if they are not breeding.
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I can in fact usually see three herons from my current mooring, but I particularly want to capture some herons on the nest, and for that, the river side of the ait at Brentford is excellent.
They use nests at this time of year, even if they are not breeding.
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on THE WEEKEND at 23/09/2011 - 13:21
What sort of lenses are you looking for?
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Comment by George Lazarette posted on Hello from India at 23/09/2011 - 11:12
It's because the camera is considered to be entry-level, and therefore sells to cost-conscious buyers.
And not everybody wants one anyway. I prefer my cameras to be small and light.
I have a wrist strap or hand grip on all my bodies. It's easier to use a camera one-handed with a wrist-strap (useful as I am often on a boat), and it's very difficult to drop a camera with a wrist-strap on it.
hand grip
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And not everybody wants one anyway. I prefer my cameras to be small and light.
I have a wrist strap or hand grip on all my bodies. It's easier to use a camera one-handed with a wrist-strap (useful as I am often on a boat), and it's very difficult to drop a camera with a wrist-strap on it.
hand grip
G
Comment by George Lazarette posted on Lack of battery grip at 23/09/2011 - 11:09
The WR is certainly an attraction.
G