Mike Webb, man of mystery !


The sky is good, but quite overpowering with the contrast boost you've given it. Mind you that same contrast has resulted in a wealth of texture & detail, especially in number 2.

I always replace both caps, I keep the front cap of the lens in use in my pocket & I just swap the rear caps when changing lenses.

You certainly are very prolific Dominique.

Try posting your favourite 2 or 3 from a series, they'll tend to get more constructive comments.

I see you've been testing some quite exotic glass too, it'd be great if you could share your experiences in the lens part of the forum. Our friend Anvh will become ever so jealous though I suspect.

Nice sharp, vivid images. Nicely exposed to boot.

Keep posting !

I had a quick look at your flickr & there's plenty more you should share here.

Nicely spotted details & great tonality. Unfortunately, for me, they are lacking ultimate sharpness which is essential for these kind of detail shots.

I actually made the correct choice, but based on "the zeiss look" rather than "the pentax look" - Lens design is all about compromises, & different companies make different decisions on what sacrifices to make.

There's nothing wrong with trial & error, but a little read up on the relationship between f stops, iso & shutter speed will help you enormously. Once you get it & what effect altering each will achieve you will become much more creative. It certainly helped me out when I was first starting out around 18 months ago.

As Mike says, you seem to have an eye for composition & structure which is half the battle when striving to take "good" photographs.

Flat light is always a killer, some inroads can be made I think but there are always sacrifices along the way. I can't give any specific pointers as I am not familiar with elements, but I'd say you need to lift colour & contrast & bring out a warmer feel to accompany the vegetation.

I've had a quick play Emma, just to illustrate. I hope you don't mind.

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What I will say though, is read up a little on technique. This shot says it was taken at 1/4000 of a sec at f3.5 & iso800.
Lowering the iso would have resulted in a cleaner image.
Increasing the f stop to say f8 at least would have given a sharper image & you would still have had a good enough shutter speed to avoid blur from camera shake.

Bob

Try using the self timer if you do not have a remote. This should eliminate movement from the force of pressing the shutter button. Also turn off shake reduction when using a tripod.

P.s. It's unlikely to be the lens unless it has had a serious knock. Mikew is a big fan of this lens and his shots are sharper than most.

Ahhh, true Stefan. I even had a Sigma 70-200mm with HSM on my K20d

I wonder what the limitation is then, as the 30mm isn't that old.