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Comment by Prieni posted on Fortnightly Competition # 9 comments at 16/02/2009 - 08:37
Prieni Potter's door walk
[IMG]http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t5/Prieni/_RDP5623pu.jpg[/IMG]
EXIF should be intact, just in case:
Camera Model: PENTAX K20D
Image Date: 2009:02:15 11:43:23
Flash Used: Yes (wireless)
Focal Length: 16.0mm (35mm equivalent: 24mm)
Exposure Time: 1/30 s
Aperture: f/11.0
ISO equiv: 200
Exposure Bias: 1.00
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)
Exposure Mode: Manual
[IMG]http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t5/Prieni/_RDP5623pu.jpg[/IMG]
EXIF should be intact, just in case:
Camera Model: PENTAX K20D
Image Date: 2009:02:15 11:43:23
Flash Used: Yes (wireless)
Focal Length: 16.0mm (35mm equivalent: 24mm)
Exposure Time: 1/30 s
Aperture: f/11.0
ISO equiv: 200
Exposure Bias: 1.00
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)
Exposure Mode: Manual
Comment by Prieni posted on Fortnightly Competition # 9 Doors at 15/02/2009 - 15:46
What a great idea! They look brilliant and I bet they didn't taste bad either
Looks like you filled the second one higher. The white border on the drops of the first one looks quite cool but also pops up the question "what's causing that?". I definitely have to try this...
Prieni
Looks like you filled the second one higher. The white border on the drops of the first one looks quite cool but also pops up the question "what's causing that?". I definitely have to try this...
Prieni
Comment by Prieni posted on Smarties Pants at 14/02/2009 - 18:30
Very impressive!
Do you refocus between shots or do you move the camera? I think the latter should be better?
And more hours of fun to be had... (As if I haven't got enough on my plate already:lol
Prieni
Do you refocus between shots or do you move the camera? I think the latter should be better?
And more hours of fun to be had... (As if I haven't got enough on my plate already:lol
Prieni
Comment by Prieni posted on Stacking macros at 14/02/2009 - 15:42
That looks great! How many shots have you used for this?
I remember that someone here on the forum did that stacking manually. This seems much more convenient.
For macro that is very useful, but I'm intrigued also by the possibilities for all sorts of shots...
Prieni
I remember that someone here on the forum did that stacking manually. This seems much more convenient.
For macro that is very useful, but I'm intrigued also by the possibilities for all sorts of shots...
Prieni
Comment by Prieni posted on Stacking macros at 14/02/2009 - 15:09
Thanks beachboy2!
And Galoot: Next time you should take a friend with a camera with you and we could all admire a photo of that bloke's face when you build up to your full splendour
With a physique like that I would do things like that more often...
That shot was worth the hassle, though. I like it a lot. Some thoughts:
I would be keen to see some more of the sky; the lights in the background are fab, but for me they are too close to the edge.
Some of the light trails stop (or start) in the middle of the street. This is understandable as sometime the 20 secs started and ended. Perhaps it would be nicer to either use multiple exposures in camera or do a few more of these and put them together in post processing.
Exposure wise I think you have exactly found the sweet spot, there is some definition in the surroundings, the signs are nice and clear and the white trails not blown too much. Great work!
Prieni
P.S.: And get a sound recording device with you for the nice honking horns
And Galoot: Next time you should take a friend with a camera with you and we could all admire a photo of that bloke's face when you build up to your full splendour
With a physique like that I would do things like that more often...
That shot was worth the hassle, though. I like it a lot. Some thoughts:
I would be keen to see some more of the sky; the lights in the background are fab, but for me they are too close to the edge.
Some of the light trails stop (or start) in the middle of the street. This is understandable as sometime the 20 secs started and ended. Perhaps it would be nicer to either use multiple exposures in camera or do a few more of these and put them together in post processing.
Exposure wise I think you have exactly found the sweet spot, there is some definition in the surroundings, the signs are nice and clear and the white trails not blown too much. Great work!
Prieni
P.S.: And get a sound recording device with you for the nice honking horns
Comment by Prieni posted on Night Photography. at 14/02/2009 - 10:57
bforbes wrote:
You took the words right out of my keyboardTGK wrote:
Great cars but prefer American beasts!
But they have not found out how to get them round corners yet.Great cars but prefer American beasts!
Prieni
Comment by Prieni posted on Anyone into cars as well as cameras? at 13/02/2009 - 19:00
If that would be my choice I would go for a more economical printer. Let's face it, my old 870 would have been still good enough for the occasional print if it would not have started smearing black blobs on the prints. I bet that even the cheaper printers are capable of at least the same quality that I got with the 870.
I don't know why you are getting fed up with the online printers, is it lack of quality or turnaround time or a mixture? If it is the turnaround time than a "cheap" printer will most probably do the trick...
Prieni
I don't know why you are getting fed up with the online printers, is it lack of quality or turnaround time or a mixture? If it is the turnaround time than a "cheap" printer will most probably do the trick...
Prieni
Comment by Prieni posted on Inkjet Printer for Photos at 13/02/2009 - 13:25
terje-l wrote:
But you would use the same lenses for daytime shots, right?
Yupp. If the lenses are good performers during the day they are at night, generally. I could imagine that some lower contrast lenses could be performing badly at night. But then I would call them bad performers during the day as well...But you would use the same lenses for daytime shots, right?
And I mean the old *istD kit FA J 18-35 certainly is not renowned for it's performance, be it day or night. However, it's good enough to produce some really nice shots, not only in my hands (see e.g. in the PPG; oh, just saw that 1/5 of the shots with that lens in PPG are by me:shock
Prieni
Comment by Prieni posted on Night Photography. at 13/02/2009 - 13:06
I agree, all the listed lenses should be good for night shots. I'm not a frequent night shooter but I've found some shots on my Photobucket account.
These were taken with the DA 10-17 (being a fish-eye it might not be your first choice for city shots but you can get unusual takes with it)
[IMG]http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t5/Prieni/boctower.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t5/Prieni/IMGP9088fc.jpg[/IMG]
These were taken with the *istD kit lens, FA J 18-35 mm:
[IMG]http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t5/Prieni/IMGP9084fc.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t5/Prieni/IMGP7816pu.jpg[/IMG]
Prieni
These were taken with the DA 10-17 (being a fish-eye it might not be your first choice for city shots but you can get unusual takes with it)
[IMG]http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t5/Prieni/boctower.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t5/Prieni/IMGP9088fc.jpg[/IMG]
These were taken with the *istD kit lens, FA J 18-35 mm:
[IMG]http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t5/Prieni/IMGP9084fc.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t5/Prieni/IMGP7816pu.jpg[/IMG]
Prieni
Comment by Prieni posted on Night Photography. at 13/02/2009 - 11:56
A (probably rather) basic question. How do you extract EXIF info from a pic posted in a thread? I can open images, but can't find EXIF info.
Another way is to download the picture and open it in an application like Photoshop or, even better for the EXIF data, PhotoME. It's unbelievable how much information there is in the EXIF when you open it with PhotoME.
Prieni