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Comment by womble posted on How do you prepare a Photo for the Forum? at 04/07/2009 - 11:58
I really like the conversion, very dramatic and graphic. I might be tempted to shave a tiny bit off the bottom so that the reflections were an exact mirror of the sky.
Cheers, Kris.
Cheers, Kris.
Comment by womble posted on Buttermere reflection - mono conversion at 04/07/2009 - 11:48
Hmmm curious. This is the DA 12-24mm lens @ f/11 on the K10 using a tripod, mirror lock up and a remote control although the exposures were long (some up to 20 secs) and I am unsure what the impact of the HDR software has on sharpness.
Here are two so-called 100% crops from the bottom left and top right:
The top right one isn't wonderful but that may be more to do with extracting detail out of dark shadows? Looking at the image again in CS3 I realise no sharpening had been applied so here is the image with the "smart sharpen" filter used:
I am curious as to what every one thinks. Having "only" a K10D I do not have the luxury of individual lens adjustments for focus.
Thanks, Kris.
Here are two so-called 100% crops from the bottom left and top right:
The top right one isn't wonderful but that may be more to do with extracting detail out of dark shadows? Looking at the image again in CS3 I realise no sharpening had been applied so here is the image with the "smart sharpen" filter used:
I am curious as to what every one thinks. Having "only" a K10D I do not have the luxury of individual lens adjustments for focus.
Thanks, Kris.
Comment by womble posted on Another Cornish Church at 03/07/2009 - 14:33
leytono wrote:
One question John, I can fully understand your Pentax and related products stance, but how far does it stretch?
I took liberties recently with a tripod, but think the buyer was happy with the deal and would have been a shame not to let the community have first crack at a potential bargain
Very happy indeed. Just the job for the Horseman as well as the K10D. And before someone moans the Horseman isn't Pentax, I use a Pentax lupe also bought through here! Just need a Pentax Spotmeter now... One question John, I can fully understand your Pentax and related products stance, but how far does it stretch?
I took liberties recently with a tripod, but think the buyer was happy with the deal and would have been a shame not to let the community have first crack at a potential bargain
Comment by womble posted on Sigma EX Lenses for sale at 03/07/2009 - 01:55
I am glad I bought the 12-24mm before Christmas... it is now not far short of double what I paid SRS for it especially with the cashback. And I am still waiting to hear from the Pentax service people about my 50-135mm...
I hope there are enough loyal customers here to take away the sting of one or two rude ones.
Best wishes, Kris.
I hope there are enough loyal customers here to take away the sting of one or two rude ones.
Best wishes, Kris.
Comment by womble posted on Lens Prices... at 03/07/2009 - 00:30
Got mine for 40 quid The macro mode is one of its best features, IMHO.
Comment by womble posted on Tamron 70-300 macro mode at 03/07/2009 - 00:17
From the following day to the previous set. This time, St Gennys near Crackington Haven.
Cheers, Kris.
Cheers, Kris.
Comment by womble posted on Another Cornish Church at 03/07/2009 - 00:04
I have done a little work on the outside shot.
For this version, I have cloned out the odd effects in the sky and dodged the tower a little to balance better with the rest of the building.
Then a monochrome conversion with some dodging and cloning:
Cheers, Kris.
For this version, I have cloned out the odd effects in the sky and dodged the tower a little to balance better with the rest of the building.
Then a monochrome conversion with some dodging and cloning:
Cheers, Kris.
Dear All, thanks for your various comments, very helpful.
The dust spots with the sheep and the strange HDR artefact with the church external view can/will be corrected, thanks for noticing them and pointing them out.
As to the sheep shot exposure, it was "shot to the right" using RAW format so there is plenty of latitude for playing with this one a little more and improving the the balance of the shadows and highlights. I didn't work on it very much as it was more for fun, but it seems popular so I'll spend some more time on that one.
The waterfall was converted to mono because (a) I like mono and (b) it is all but mono anyway in the colour version. I'll work on it a bit more following Malo's advice and see if I can give it a little more punch.
Many thanks all for the constructive comments, and it gives me some ideas for working on these shots a little more.
Best wishes, Kris.
The dust spots with the sheep and the strange HDR artefact with the church external view can/will be corrected, thanks for noticing them and pointing them out.
As to the sheep shot exposure, it was "shot to the right" using RAW format so there is plenty of latitude for playing with this one a little more and improving the the balance of the shadows and highlights. I didn't work on it very much as it was more for fun, but it seems popular so I'll spend some more time on that one.
The waterfall was converted to mono because (a) I like mono and (b) it is all but mono anyway in the colour version. I'll work on it a bit more following Malo's advice and see if I can give it a little more punch.
Many thanks all for the constructive comments, and it gives me some ideas for working on these shots a little more.
Best wishes, Kris.
Cheers, Kris.