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Final reduction to £280 plus postage before going on eBay
Comment by mcrtchly posted on Pentax DA 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens at 21/01/2020 - 11:42
Now sold. Thanks
Comment by mcrtchly posted on Pentax K-5iis body at 19/01/2020 - 20:40
Some nice shots and you seem to have avoided the crowds. Having lived in Dublin for nearly 40 years (before moving to Donegal two years ago) I can attest to the vast changes that there has been to the city in recent years.
Comment by mcrtchly posted on Dublin at night at 19/01/2020 - 19:34
This is perhaps one the best modern APS-C zoom lenses. Now reduced to £300 plus postage
Comment by mcrtchly posted on Pentax DA 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens at 17/01/2020 - 20:48
Sold to Malcolm Fisher, thanks for the support
Martin
Martin
Comment by mcrtchly posted on Pentax K-5iis body at 17/01/2020 - 20:47
For sale, Pentax K-5iis APS-C body, excellent condition. 14,005 shutter count. Boxed with all accessories (I can't find the rubber view cup at the moment but will look for it).
£250 (€290), plus £11 (€13) postage UK. Payment by bank transfer (preferable) or PayPal (as a 'gift')
Martin
£250 (€290), plus £11 (€13) postage UK. Payment by bank transfer (preferable) or PayPal (as a 'gift')
Martin
Comment by mcrtchly posted on Pentax K-5iis body at 16/01/2020 - 16:42
For sale Pentax DA 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6 lens. As new condition, little used as I switched from a K5iis to a K1 body soon after buying this
Price. £320 (€375), plus £8.70 postage (UK). Payment by bank transfer (ideally) or PayPal (as a 'gift')
Price. £320 (€375), plus £8.70 postage (UK). Payment by bank transfer (ideally) or PayPal (as a 'gift')
Comment by mcrtchly posted on Pentax DA 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens at 16/01/2020 - 16:33
LennyBloke wrote:
Still available
Going to pass on this as I got a good deal on a Pentax 150-450. Will be selling some kit to finance, including Sigma 150-500, Pentax K5iis, Pentax 16-85 and maybe some others - will post soonStill available
Comment by mcrtchly posted on FS: SMC Pentax-A 400mm F5.6 at 08/01/2020 - 19:00
Last year I posted a link to our video of night sky timelapse on the Canary Islands (link) but I didn't psot any of the still photos on the forum. So here are a few of my favorites and read my partner's Sharron, blog for more photos and details of our trip. link
The Roques de Garcia in Teide National Park, Tenerife. These rocky needles, particularly the huge crocked finger of lava called the Roque Cinchado, look incredible silhouetted against the Milky Way. A trail, which we took during our first day, meanders right around the base of the rocks and takes around two hours. We then returned at dusk to photograph the heavens from the spots we had pre-selected with the aid of a night sky phone-app. We found that an LED video-lamp came in particularly handy for illuminating the rocky features.
Next to the visitor centre in the park is a small Catholic church which has the distinction of being the highest place of Christian worship in Spain: La Ermita de Nuestra Señora de las Nieves (The Hermitage of Our Lady of the Snows). Carefully illuminated, it makes a strong foreground subject for a night shot, as the Milky Way blazes overhead.
The Minas de San José (St Joseph’s Mines) on Tenerife, an exposed, vast volcanic sandpit of buff-coloured pumice from which giant fins of lava loom, truly resembles a lunar landscape. Using a fish-eye lens enabled us to capture the complete arch of the Milky Way.
El Zapitito de la Reina (The Queen’s Slipper) in Teide National Park, a rectangular–shaped natural arch leaning against the towering buttress-like crater walls bounding the flat expanse of the Llano de Ucana, is much less visited and makes a fabulous subject for astrophotography. Midway through the night the Milky Way soars above the arch, and a prominent butte in the background adds extra drama.
The island of La Palma hosts some of the most important astronomical telescopes in the world. All are located on the rim the volcanic crater as altitudes of over 2,000m and above clouds. La Palma is also a starlight reserve and light pollution is limited making it one of the best places for observe the night sky. Here the Setting sun illuminates one of the telescopes.
A path that heads upwards towards the crater rim can be followed for several kilometres towards the Roque de los Muchachos. Numerous north-facing spots along the way are ideal locations for capturing the full arch of the Milky Way framed over the gaping void. But in the dark, the path offers some real heart-stopping, squeaky bum moments, as it passes dangerously close to some very friable cliff edges!
Shooting stars blaze across the jet-black sky like fireworks across the Plough as it swung down across the sky towards the dome of the Isaac Newton Telescope, just as a mere crescent of the moon rose on the eastern horizon to gently illuminate the observatory.
The MAGIC (gamma ray) telescopes which look other worldly as their gleaming mirrors reflect the inverted layers of colour and light made by the sky, cloud and earth. At night, the stars twinkle in them like Swarovski crystals.
The Infinity Monument was erected in 1985 by the highly regarded artist, César Manrique, to symbolise the union of the Earth and the Cosmos, and commemorates the inauguration of the Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory. We had lots of fun at this spot painting with light and trying to align the tip of one of the metal prongs of the monument with Polaris so we could capture a whirling circle of timelapse star-trails.
The Roques de Garcia in Teide National Park, Tenerife. These rocky needles, particularly the huge crocked finger of lava called the Roque Cinchado, look incredible silhouetted against the Milky Way. A trail, which we took during our first day, meanders right around the base of the rocks and takes around two hours. We then returned at dusk to photograph the heavens from the spots we had pre-selected with the aid of a night sky phone-app. We found that an LED video-lamp came in particularly handy for illuminating the rocky features.
Next to the visitor centre in the park is a small Catholic church which has the distinction of being the highest place of Christian worship in Spain: La Ermita de Nuestra Señora de las Nieves (The Hermitage of Our Lady of the Snows). Carefully illuminated, it makes a strong foreground subject for a night shot, as the Milky Way blazes overhead.
The Minas de San José (St Joseph’s Mines) on Tenerife, an exposed, vast volcanic sandpit of buff-coloured pumice from which giant fins of lava loom, truly resembles a lunar landscape. Using a fish-eye lens enabled us to capture the complete arch of the Milky Way.
El Zapitito de la Reina (The Queen’s Slipper) in Teide National Park, a rectangular–shaped natural arch leaning against the towering buttress-like crater walls bounding the flat expanse of the Llano de Ucana, is much less visited and makes a fabulous subject for astrophotography. Midway through the night the Milky Way soars above the arch, and a prominent butte in the background adds extra drama.
The island of La Palma hosts some of the most important astronomical telescopes in the world. All are located on the rim the volcanic crater as altitudes of over 2,000m and above clouds. La Palma is also a starlight reserve and light pollution is limited making it one of the best places for observe the night sky. Here the Setting sun illuminates one of the telescopes.
A path that heads upwards towards the crater rim can be followed for several kilometres towards the Roque de los Muchachos. Numerous north-facing spots along the way are ideal locations for capturing the full arch of the Milky Way framed over the gaping void. But in the dark, the path offers some real heart-stopping, squeaky bum moments, as it passes dangerously close to some very friable cliff edges!
Shooting stars blaze across the jet-black sky like fireworks across the Plough as it swung down across the sky towards the dome of the Isaac Newton Telescope, just as a mere crescent of the moon rose on the eastern horizon to gently illuminate the observatory.
The MAGIC (gamma ray) telescopes which look other worldly as their gleaming mirrors reflect the inverted layers of colour and light made by the sky, cloud and earth. At night, the stars twinkle in them like Swarovski crystals.
The Infinity Monument was erected in 1985 by the highly regarded artist, César Manrique, to symbolise the union of the Earth and the Cosmos, and commemorates the inauguration of the Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory. We had lots of fun at this spot painting with light and trying to align the tip of one of the metal prongs of the monument with Polaris so we could capture a whirling circle of timelapse star-trails.
Comment by mcrtchly posted on Canaries Astro Photography at 08/01/2020 - 12:28
I'm a landscape photography but my favorite is August. I presume that this is a studio shot, but great use of light and and lovely composition of the background with the lady and her shadow
Comment by mcrtchly posted on My pick of 2019 at 08/01/2020 - 11:35
