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Comment by rscoote posted on k50 +18-135 at 07/01/2015 - 06:53
Yes, thanks to the OP, I've also ordered one. I don't really need the body but thought If I sold the K-50 on ebay it would make a cheap way of getting the lens, which I do want for a trip to Iceland.
To buy the lens on it's own from Argos costs £70 more than the whole K-50 kit.
To buy the lens on it's own from Argos costs £70 more than the whole K-50 kit.
Comment by rscoote posted on k50 +18-135 at 06/01/2015 - 22:34
Smeggy, they seem to have changed the roof since then. It is now a more ornate wooden affair that, I assume, is supposed to give it a more traditional feel. Other than that it doesn't appear to have changed much. Nice to see some pictures from the eighties to compare, especially your number 4 - the cars place it in the eighties
I actually wanted to find the Spice Souk as well but after a bit of wandering - with my family getting nervous about some of the little alleys I was taking them down - we gave up and went to the Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall instead.
I actually wanted to find the Spice Souk as well but after a bit of wandering - with my family getting nervous about some of the little alleys I was taking them down - we gave up and went to the Burj Khalifa / Dubai Mall instead.
davidstorm wrote:
I also know Dubai very well having worked out there regularly. I like all of the first three images, but the second for me is outstanding and really emphasises the height of the Burj Khalifa so well.
Regards
Davied
Thanks David. I took a lot of photos of it from various places but none conveyed the sense of scale of the building so when the low clouds started covering the tower I thought that would help.I also know Dubai very well having worked out there regularly. I like all of the first three images, but the second for me is outstanding and really emphasises the height of the Burj Khalifa so well.
Regards
Davied
Roy
Smeggypants wrote:
I bet a trip 5000m deep in a submersible in the Marianas Trench is cheaper than a room at the Dubai Atlantis
Got a couple of bonuses at work and could've bought the complete line up of DA* lenses instead of the holiday. Should've seen my wife's face when I suggested that - now that was a picture!I bet a trip 5000m deep in a submersible in the Marianas Trench is cheaper than a room at the Dubai Atlantis
Comment by rscoote posted on Jellyfish at 24/02/2014 - 08:46
McGregNi wrote:
Yeah, I was going to query that ... I thought Pentax cameras were only rated down to 4000m below
That is a very distinctive and powerful blue there, and its very illustrative the way you've got two of them from different angles.
Thanks. Very dim lighting because the rings on the top are bio-luminescent so this highlights that - not sure why blue though but looks nice. Difficult to compose because they are constantly moving and changing positions but I liked the view from two different angles also so glad you picked up on that.Yeah, I was going to query that ... I thought Pentax cameras were only rated down to 4000m below
That is a very distinctive and powerful blue there, and its very illustrative the way you've got two of them from different angles.
Comment by rscoote posted on Jellyfish at 24/02/2014 - 08:43
Smeggypants wrote:
I really like the first pic. it's an unusual persective showing the metro and access roads of the palm jumeirah with teh skyline as a background rather than centre stage. looks like you took this from the Atlantis.
I don't like your cropped version at all. You've cut off the stanchions of the metro bridge and compositionally looks awkward You've also decreased what was special about the first version, i.e city in the background metro/road in the foreground. If it were me I'd enhance the foreground a bit like this ...
Thanks Smeggy. I cropped because there seemed too much dark space in the foreground but your alternative is much better so I think I'll have a go at duplicating your post processing.I really like the first pic. it's an unusual persective showing the metro and access roads of the palm jumeirah with teh skyline as a background rather than centre stage. looks like you took this from the Atlantis.
I don't like your cropped version at all. You've cut off the stanchions of the metro bridge and compositionally looks awkward You've also decreased what was special about the first version, i.e city in the background metro/road in the foreground. If it were me I'd enhance the foreground a bit like this ...
It was indeed taken from the Atlantis.
Roy
When I go to the Ricoh Pentax cashback site and click the link for where to buy I get an error saying the page no longer exists. The Ts&Cs state must be purchased from an offical Pentax stockist.