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Comment by PentaxBabe posted on Insects in Flight at 24/05/2009 - 21:21
Is this any better?
It wassomething to do with the settings on Flickr!
It wassomething to do with the settings on Flickr!
Comment by PentaxBabe posted on Insects in Flight at 24/05/2009 - 17:13
titchgamer wrote:
Again thank you all for your wonderfull advice
Sanderscapes - The Sigma 70-300mm comes as a standard or apo (whatever that means) looking at the specs ime guessing the non APO lens would do me OK?
Pentax babe - Love ya dog hun, i have 1 looks very similar but is sable blonde (called shaddow) Ile upload some pics of all my girls later haha.
I had heard good things about SRS all over the web from doing previous research. Ive never been a fan of buying expensive stuff from hong kong etc on the basis that its normally cheaper but costs you a small fortune to get it through customs as well as hard to return (and costly) if something goes wrong.
As well as that our econamy needs the cash atm lol.
Also thanks to greytop, spider and mr mellow on ure input
Ime thinking to maby this set up which goes just over my £700 budget (well we can never stick to them can we? lol)
Pentax K20D Digital SLR Camera with Pentax 18-55mm II Lens
Tamrac Adventure Zoom 4 Camera Bag
SanDisk 2GB Extreme III SD Memory Card
Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG Macro Lens - Pentax Fit
Total: £719.98
seems reasonable to me?
Andy,Again thank you all for your wonderfull advice
Sanderscapes - The Sigma 70-300mm comes as a standard or apo (whatever that means) looking at the specs ime guessing the non APO lens would do me OK?
Pentax babe - Love ya dog hun, i have 1 looks very similar but is sable blonde (called shaddow) Ile upload some pics of all my girls later haha.
I had heard good things about SRS all over the web from doing previous research. Ive never been a fan of buying expensive stuff from hong kong etc on the basis that its normally cheaper but costs you a small fortune to get it through customs as well as hard to return (and costly) if something goes wrong.
As well as that our econamy needs the cash atm lol.
Also thanks to greytop, spider and mr mellow on ure input
Ime thinking to maby this set up which goes just over my £700 budget (well we can never stick to them can we? lol)
Pentax K20D Digital SLR Camera with Pentax 18-55mm II Lens
Tamrac Adventure Zoom 4 Camera Bag
SanDisk 2GB Extreme III SD Memory Card
Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG Macro Lens - Pentax Fit
Total: £719.98
seems reasonable to me?
Thanks for your complement on Beta (my last GSD). Unfortunately she died in April 2008 (she had a tumour on her spleen and got ill very suddenly). I am only just beginning to use her photo and talk about her so I am pleased you liked her photo. She was a special girl and dearly missed.
Your picture of Shaddow and mine of Beta just go to show what soppy dogs GSDs are.
Comment by PentaxBabe posted on Photographer Noob at 24/05/2009 - 17:00
I have attached the original and one I got Corel to Fix. I was using TV as I wanted to get the wings! I get the macro lens tomorrow so if it is as nice a day as today I will have another go with that!
Macro freak - I just want to put my Nikon now ex-colleague in his place
And take pictures people like
Maybe one day I may even manage to sell one
Macro freak - I just want to put my Nikon now ex-colleague in his place
And take pictures people like
Maybe one day I may even manage to sell one
Comment by PentaxBabe posted on Insects in Flight at 24/05/2009 - 16:52
I will do but think you will be disappointed. I will do it later as I am now on my old computer and it will take an age to do it using this thing.
Mike, did you lighten the image and sharpen it?
Thanks
J
Mike, did you lighten the image and sharpen it?
Thanks
J
Comment by PentaxBabe posted on Insects in Flight at 24/05/2009 - 14:17
Thanks Amin,
No, no macro lens yet! Taken handheld with a Pentax 75-300mm lens, on Shutter Priority 1/4000 F5.8 -0.5 ISO 800, whatever all that means!
No, no macro lens yet! Taken handheld with a Pentax 75-300mm lens, on Shutter Priority 1/4000 F5.8 -0.5 ISO 800, whatever all that means!
Comment by PentaxBabe posted on Insects in Flight at 24/05/2009 - 13:35
Ok. I have attempted to expand my portfolio and tried my hand at insects in flight! Apart from more skill, a better camera and a macro lens. I would be appreciative of improvement comments please or should I stick to less fast moving objects?
Comment by PentaxBabe posted on Insects in Flight at 24/05/2009 - 12:30
Greytop wrote:
Sorry Jeanette!
I was tempted to order from them once myself (a HD camcorder) but other's experiences put me off. If you look at their T&Cs (link at the bottom of their web page) you will see who they are
Well at least I have cancelled before they sent it. I will ring up tomorrow if they are open and check that when they will cancel the charge on my card and then order from Chris at SRS.Sorry Jeanette!
I was tempted to order from them once myself (a HD camcorder) but other's experiences put me off. If you look at their T&Cs (link at the bottom of their web page) you will see who they are
Comment by PentaxBabe posted on Photographer Noob at 24/05/2009 - 11:42
Greytop wrote:
Hi Andy,
Welcome to the forum
My advice would be without doubt to go the SRS route. Simply Electronics are a seller from Hong Kong (nothing wrong in that necessarily) and import grey products into the UK. I have heard many not so glowing reports about them in a number of forums. TBH I would definitely steer clear, just my opinion
OK you have worried me now. I have emailed Simply Electronics and cancelled my order. Hi Andy,
Welcome to the forum
My advice would be without doubt to go the SRS route. Simply Electronics are a seller from Hong Kong (nothing wrong in that necessarily) and import grey products into the UK. I have heard many not so glowing reports about them in a number of forums. TBH I would definitely steer clear, just my opinion
Comment by PentaxBabe posted on Photographer Noob at 24/05/2009 - 11:22
Thanks to all of you for your comments. I might email them and go along. My problem is that I am really shy and don't like going to events where I don't know anyone! I used to wait outside pubs for friends rather than go in and wait by myself! Or I would go in one door and straight out another if they hadn't arrived
Comment by PentaxBabe posted on Camera Clubs at 24/05/2009 - 09:37
Thank you both for the improvements. They have certainly helped. I tried noise reduction in Corel and it didn't seem to make that much difference. You both have a lot more knowledge and skill than I do when it comes to post processing. I need more practise! I will start with noise reduction and sharpening and then take it from there.
Watch tis space hopefully!
Jeanette