DA 18-135 WR, Show us what it can do

**paulh** · 09-20-2020, 04:12 PM - **2 Likes**

Walking through Old Town - DA18-135 on K10D (xposted)

**paulh** · 09-23-2020, 10:52 AM - **2 Likes**

DA18-135 on K10D. St Thomas Aquinas College (xposted)

**rayallen** · 09-23-2020, 03:20 PM - **5 Likes**

K-3 and SMC Pentax-DA 18-135mm.

Pearl Beach and Lion Island from Mt Ettalong Lookout.

Waratah flower. Our state flower and this is the first time I have ever photographed it.

littlemoose · 09-23-2020, 03:38 PM

Beautiful images.

**mattb123** · 09-23-2020, 09:20 PM - **7 Likes**

MTB Selfie tonight. Been having fun with these.

**rayallen** · 09-24-2020, 01:31 AM

Originally posted by littlemoose

Beautiful images.

Thank you. I assume that you were referring to my images directly above.

littlemoose · 09-24-2020, 04:28 AM

Originally posted by rayallen

Thank you. I assume that you were referring to my images directly above.

Yes

Pearl beach and the Waratah

Basie · 09-24-2020, 11:07 AM - **1 Like**

Late morning view of Huab river terraces.

**RGlasel** · 09-24-2020, 04:36 PM

Originally posted by mattb123

MTB Selfie tonight. Been having fun with these.

This old geezer needs some help understanding what you did here. "MTB" is mountain terrain bike? How did you take the selfie? By the way, I really like the muted, pastel-like colours and how you juxatapose the details in the trail and vegetation in the foreground with the outline of the mountains in the background.

**paulh** · 09-25-2020, 04:11 PM - **1 Like**

St. Thomas Aquinas College - DA18-135 on K10D (xposted)

**skolkmeier** · 09-25-2020, 06:46 PM

A serene setting on a lake in central Texas.

**Geodude** · 09-26-2020, 08:43 AM - **1 Like**

The Blue Whale - a Rt-66 attraction no longer in use.

**mattb123** · 09-26-2020, 08:50 AM

Originally posted by RGlasel

This old geezer needs some help understanding what you did here. "MTB" is mountain terrain bike? How did you take the selfie? By the way, I really like the muted, pastel-like colours and how you juxatapose the details in the trail and vegetation in the foreground with the outline of the mountains in the background.

Thanks!
MTB is a mountain bike, like what I'm riding here. I had a tripod with me that I used to make some panoramas and decided to set up the camera on it here for the selfie with this backdrop and the last bit of fading light.
My technique for these is to get focus and composition set how I want and then put the camera in interval shooting mode for a high number of shots like 500 so it will keep firing every 2s until I stop it.
Then I just ride the section a few times and check and see what I got. If timing doesn't work out I repeat until it does (or give up and go home

).
I probably had about 30 extra shots I deleted from this session. I cropped a bit off the bottom too.

**mattb123** · 09-26-2020, 09:01 AM - **4 Likes**

I took my 18-135 and K-3 on a long hike yesterday to summit two 14ers in the San Juan range, Sunshine and Redcloud.
It was a perfect day after a chilly night sleeping in the back of my truck. There were a few other people doing the same thing but not too many. That makes for some good photo subjects but no crowding.
The big blocky peak in the background is Uncompahgre, a mountain (and 14er) I see the other side of from my house.

**paulh** · 09-27-2020, 02:08 PM - **3 Likes**

Following the coastal railway tracks in Carpinteria, Calif. DA18-135 on K10D:

09-23-2020, 09:20 PM - 7 Likes	#3395
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rayallen Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Forresters Beach, NSW, Australia. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,014	Originally posted by littlemoose Beautiful images. Thank you. I assume that you were referring to my images directly above.

09-24-2020, 04:28 AM	#3397
littlemoose Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Brisbane Posts: 88	Originally posted by rayallen Thank you. I assume that you were referring to my images directly above. Yes Pearl beach and the Waratah

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Basie Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Windhoek, Namibia Photos: Gallery Posts: 991	Late morning view of Huab river terraces.

09-24-2020, 04:36 PM	#3399
RGlasel Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Saskatoon Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,229	Originally posted by mattb123 MTB Selfie tonight. Been having fun with these. This old geezer needs some help understanding what you did here. "MTB" is mountain terrain bike? How did you take the selfie? By the way, I really like the muted, pastel-like colours and how you juxatapose the details in the trail and vegetation in the foreground with the outline of the mountains in the background.

09-25-2020, 04:11 PM - 1 Like	#3400
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,308	St. Thomas Aquinas College - DA18-135 on K10D (xposted)

09-26-2020, 08:50 AM	#3403
mattb123 Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Colorado High Country Photos: Gallery Posts: 10,873	Originally posted by RGlasel This old geezer needs some help understanding what you did here. "MTB" is mountain terrain bike? How did you take the selfie? By the way, I really like the muted, pastel-like colours and how you juxatapose the details in the trail and vegetation in the foreground with the outline of the mountains in the background. Thanks! MTB is a mountain bike, like what I'm riding here. I had a tripod with me that I used to make some panoramas and decided to set up the camera on it here for the selfie with this backdrop and the last bit of fading light. My technique for these is to get focus and composition set how I want and then put the camera in interval shooting mode for a high number of shots like 500 so it will keep firing every 2s until I stop it. Then I just ride the section a few times and check and see what I got. If timing doesn't work out I repeat until it does (or give up and go home ). I probably had about 30 extra shots I deleted from this session. I cropped a bit off the bottom too.

09-26-2020, 09:01 AM - 4 Likes	#3404
mattb123 Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Colorado High Country Photos: Gallery Posts: 10,873	I took my 18-135 and K-3 on a long hike yesterday to summit two 14ers in the San Juan range, Sunshine and Redcloud. It was a perfect day after a chilly night sleeping in the back of my truck. There were a few other people doing the same thing but not too many. That makes for some good photo subjects but no crowding. The big blocky peak in the background is Uncompahgre, a mountain (and 14er) I see the other side of from my house.

09-27-2020, 02:08 PM - 3 Likes	#3405
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,308	Following the coastal railway tracks in Carpinteria, Calif. DA18-135 on K10D: