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Comment by Spad posted on From the last week or so.... at 19/07/2025 - 17:40
GROVELLING APOLOGY TIME...... ignore the above rant!
I have just been working on some images I shot last night.... I had this the other day to and talked to Rick about it, I have noticed that all my images I upload go darker than they should. I thought I had it sorted but no. I was trying to upload some stuff I took last night and noticed it is doing it again. Rick pointed out about sRGB for the website, and fair enough my K3 was set to Adobe colour.
I have just been fannying with Lightroom and it keeps making my images darker when I go to develop them.... this lead me to look at my K3. I couldn't find what was causing the issue so I thought sod it, and Irest everything!
This cured it..... which means the ham fisted oaf that I am, probably turned something on without noticing.
Only draw back is I now have to reshoot everything I have takin in the last week, and the out till 3am stuff I did last night!! I also lost that glorious light golden dusk with those great highlights and colours!!
Steve and John please accept my humble appology, but please don't ask me to grovel because it will take me 20 minutes to get off the floor!
I have just been working on some images I shot last night.... I had this the other day to and talked to Rick about it, I have noticed that all my images I upload go darker than they should. I thought I had it sorted but no. I was trying to upload some stuff I took last night and noticed it is doing it again. Rick pointed out about sRGB for the website, and fair enough my K3 was set to Adobe colour.
I have just been fannying with Lightroom and it keeps making my images darker when I go to develop them.... this lead me to look at my K3. I couldn't find what was causing the issue so I thought sod it, and Irest everything!
This cured it..... which means the ham fisted oaf that I am, probably turned something on without noticing.
Only draw back is I now have to reshoot everything I have takin in the last week, and the out till 3am stuff I did last night!! I also lost that glorious light golden dusk with those great highlights and colours!!
Steve and John please accept my humble appology, but please don't ask me to grovel because it will take me 20 minutes to get off the floor!
Comment by Spad posted on From the last week or so.... at 19/07/2025 - 13:35
And this is what I mean by this comment....
"You just don't get photography do you?"
Photography is an art form but unatural.... have you never played in the golden hour??? That certain time, of the day, and under certain conditions where the name of it give stuff that golden cast?
These are 3 unedited images....
The colour is there... all I have done is enhanced it.... So the unatural part is way out of i not true. 2 and 5 are also 5 shot HDR merges.
Other people do FAR more "over processing" than i do!!
An art form i deeply personal thing that someone produces... and they also work outside the rules and let the creativity take over. Give me that any day than someone who sticks to the domgatic and contraining rules!
"You just don't get photography do you?"
Photography is an art form but unatural.... have you never played in the golden hour??? That certain time, of the day, and under certain conditions where the name of it give stuff that golden cast?
These are 3 unedited images....
The colour is there... all I have done is enhanced it.... So the unatural part is way out of i not true. 2 and 5 are also 5 shot HDR merges.
Other people do FAR more "over processing" than i do!!
An art form i deeply personal thing that someone produces... and they also work outside the rules and let the creativity take over. Give me that any day than someone who sticks to the domgatic and contraining rules!
Comment by Spad posted on From the last week or so.... at 19/07/2025 - 11:59
Here are a few more from the psat week.
Comment by Spad posted on Yet a few more from the week... at 19/07/2025 - 10:42
walkeja wrote:
For me the colours are unnatural. The photos are over processed.
You just don't get photography do you?For me the colours are unnatural. The photos are over processed.
Comment by Spad posted on From the last week or so.... at 19/07/2025 - 10:11
Here is a collection of images shot over the last week... give or take...
This was aproper run out of the DA 16-50 and 50-135 2.8 lenses.
This was aproper run out of the DA 16-50 and 50-135 2.8 lenses.
Comment by Spad posted on From the last week or so.... at 18/07/2025 - 13:57
Sold....
Comment by Spad posted on FS: DA 10-17 Fisheye at 10/07/2025 - 10:24
Looking at your gallery, it seems you like doing landscape.
I'd go for a K1. All the reviews sing its praises for landscape photography.
I'd go for a K1. All the reviews sing its praises for landscape photography.
Comment by Spad posted on To buy or not to buy at 08/07/2025 - 12:41
HarisF1 wrote:
Agree with the above
It's easier to find a good copy of the 50-135 than the 16-50 though, I think you've nailed it.
Thank you for sorting my 50-135!Agree with the above
It's easier to find a good copy of the 50-135 than the 16-50 though, I think you've nailed it.
Comment by Spad posted on New lenses test! at 06/07/2025 - 16:31
Lubbyman wrote:
Steve
No spiders on Mars SSF1957 wrote:
If the questions are too foolish I apologise and promise to stick to birds and insects in future!
Aren't there spiders from Mars??If the questions are too foolish I apologise and promise to stick to birds and insects in future!
Steve
But it is filling up with NASA's discarded junk
SSF1957 wrote:
okay, starting from a zero (or even minus!) knowledge level of astronomy photography I foolishly had a look at this (on the website I should be clear) and yes the price did make me wince slightly. Is it essentially a 200mm (or 250mm) lens with the optics optimised for distant objects? And why the focuser? Surely that far away you would focus at infinity. If the questions are too foolish I apologise and promise to stick to birds and insects in future!
There is a focuser because of temperature change. During a long shooting sessions (these can be upto 12hrs long), the air in the scope changes. This can, and does effect focus. I use Electronic Auto Focusers that are set to refocus every 2° of temperature change.okay, starting from a zero (or even minus!) knowledge level of astronomy photography I foolishly had a look at this (on the website I should be clear) and yes the price did make me wince slightly. Is it essentially a 200mm (or 250mm) lens with the optics optimised for distant objects? And why the focuser? Surely that far away you would focus at infinity. If the questions are too foolish I apologise and promise to stick to birds and insects in future!
Other things also have to be taken in to consideration. Such back focus, this is the distance from sensor to the rear most optics. On most it should be 55mm, but sometimes it has to be fine tuned with shims to get the back focus bang on. This then can adjust the focal point, and you'll have to refocus.
To be honest astrophotography should be classed as a dark art...
...good job it's modern times or I would be burnt at the stake for witchcraft
Or if those Roman Catholic lunatics where in charge, I believe my fate would be most horrible!
Comment by Spad posted on A surprise! at 05/07/2025 - 18:40
To be honest I don't think it was that this time, because the camera was set to sRGB. It was something else that I couldn't figure out...