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Had a quick drive down to Conwy this evening to try & catch the summer heather on Conwy Mountain, it was absolutely stunning...as has been the case most of this summer though, the lighting wasn't ideal, took some shots anyway

Simon

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Comment by simonkit posted on Conwy Mountain in full bloom at 25/08/2009 - 23:19

I used to own the Sigma 10-20 & found a polariser to be useful, as mentioned already it can produce strange effects but if used carefully it's well worth getting one

Simon

Comment by simonkit posted on CPL Filters on a 10 - 20mm Sigma at 19/08/2009 - 18:02

To be fair to Shaky his original post was simply a link to a factual Reuters article, which happens to be a little negative...

As we all know Pentax is a pretty small player in the digital camera market and it's clear from the Hoya statement that it needs investment/support to enhance its standing - I'd be very suprised if someone isn't interested, Konica Minolta lives on in the guise of Sony so the future of Pentax may perhaps follow a similar path

Simon

Comment by simonkit posted on Hoya to seek digital camera alliance at 18/08/2009 - 22:37

I agree with Mike P about sourcing...I owned the 10-20 until recently, I went through 3 copies to find a good one !!

Simon

Comment by simonkit posted on Sigma 10 -20 vs Tamron 10 -24 at 17/08/2009 - 20:32

Just a quick question on the "verticals"...

I had to do some perspective correction in Photoshop, does it look about right or are the towers slightly wider at the top then they probably should be - I think they might be ?

thanks

Simon

Comment by simonkit posted on A week in the Cotswolds and only one shot !! at 17/08/2009 - 17:00

Having looked at the shot again I've tweaked the tower a little to bring out a bit more detail

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new version
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Comment by simonkit posted on A week in the Cotswolds and only one shot !! at 16/08/2009 - 20:07

frankwu wrote:
I love the picture! The clouds are almost like painted! Is it HDR?

No HDR, just a little contrast tweak, also used the new gradient tool in ACR to darken the clouds slightly

thanks

Simon

Comment by simonkit posted on A week in the Cotswolds and only one shot !! at 16/08/2009 - 14:53

I have the Pentax 17-70 / 55-300 lenses and highly rate both...the Sigma 17-70 is a good alternative to the Pentax too and quite a bit cheaper, the contrast/colour are better on the Pentax though, SDM is nice too

simon

Comment by simonkit posted on Dissapointed,Now after a sharp lens at 16/08/2009 - 11:28

Thanks for the generous comments everyone although the credit for this one has to go to the weather !!

I used a polariser but the rest was pretty standard stuff....

1/250s, F11, Iso 200

I think some credit has to go to the Pentax 17-70 lens I used too, I'm not 100% sure that my previous Sigma would have produced such good colour/contrast

Simon

Comment by simonkit posted on A week in the Cotswolds and only one shot !! at 16/08/2009 - 09:06

I've just returned from a week in the Cotswolds and only managed one real landscape shot...unfortunately, as nice as the villages are, I couldn't really find much inspiration for landscape shots

This is Broadway Tower, all C&C welcome

Simon

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Comment by simonkit posted on A week in the Cotswolds and only one shot !! at 15/08/2009 - 22:51

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