That looks other-worldly, excellent shot

Stunning and very brave

Here are a couple I took today whilst waiting for my takeaway from a local restaurant. All with K5iis and Sigma 17-50 f/2.8 lens. In case anyone's surprised the dog isn't in this set, don't worry, she hasn't got bored of being a model and is technically in one of them waiting in the car with Mrs RichardC.


Beilstein Castle 1 by d00d0c, on Flickr


Beilstein Castle 2 by d00d0c, on Flickr


Beilstein Castle 3 by d00d0c, on Flickr


Beilstein Castle 4 by d00d0c, on Flickr


Tree 1 by d00d0c, on Flickr


Tree 2 by d00d0c, on Flickr

C&C welcome as always.

Can’t doubt that commitment. Excellent job.

Out of interest, you posted some other shots recently with stacking. Did you use that here? I’m only guessing but does the comet move too quickly across the sky? What’s your thought process when to use it or not?

Pretty bleak out there.

I like Nr. 2 in particular with the extra interest of the rock in the foreground and more of the hill visible as it disappears into the background.

I was having a bit of a clearout yesterday and found a Helios 44-2 2/58mm at the back of a drawer. I must have bought it ages ago and forgot about it. I put it on the camera with an m42 adapter and remember why, it is a little wobbly since the flange at the end of the m42 screw thread is too small to fit flush against the camera body, only over part of the m42 adapter surface.

Anyway, I persevered and actually quite like the character of the lens. It's pretty subjective but for my tastes it seems pretty sharp in the centre and has an interesting Bokeh wide open. All but the last one were wide open, the last was at around f/2.8, with the way the aperture settings works on that lens I didn't check precisely.

Does anyone have a suggestion of how to reduce the wobble? I might use it more if it was more stable.


Nr.1 - Toys strewn around in background by d00d0c, on Flickr


Nr.2 - What are you looking at? by d00d0c, on Flickr


Nr. 3 - Did someone open the treat jar? by d00d0c, on Flickr


Nr. 4 - Dog fur textures by d00d0c, on Flickr


Nr. 5 - Long dog problems, front and back in different time zones by d00d0c, on Flickr


Nr. 6 - Close by d00d0c, on Flickr


Nr. 7 - Closer by d00d0c, on Flickr


Nr. 8 - Closest by d00d0c, on Flickr

Lovely set. My favourite it Nr 4 for the pattern of the fence shadows, you managed to capture some good detail in the shadows.

Excellent results from a supposedly modest lens. I particularly like the way the reds and greens play off each other in 1 & 3.

Overall a great idea for a project and interesting, well-captured first set.

I don’t know if it’s because I was looking on a small screen, for my personal taste it’d be great to be able to see a bit more in the shadows. I’m not sure what the best way to do that would be. HDR? Adjusting curves in PP? Nothing too artificial, just a little bit more and for me it would then be spot on. It’s totally a question of personal taste though.

I like the shadows you’ve captured from a low winter sun and the general ruggedness of it all. Very nice.