Untouched photos from Pentax-brand lenses

stevebrot · 11-26-2009, 12:42 AM

Originally posted by flockofbirds

Yeah I'm in the Columbia Gorge about 40 miles east of Portland (Hood River)

Gray sky, gray trees, dull grass, gray water... pretty bland right now lol

You have superb light on your end of the gorge compared to my neighborhood. Today was not bad however.

Steve

Nowhere Matt · 12-03-2009, 01:34 PM

Untouched SMC Pentax FA 28-90mm.

Oh did I mention that the lens was reverse mounted? f19, 0.7 seconds on a tripod but straight out of the camera

Indianadinos · 12-03-2009, 01:55 PM

Hi,

This picture has been taken with a Pentax-K 85/1.8 with an additional extension tube, to reach a shorter focusing distance:

But, of course, what i neglect to say is that this is one from a 9-shots series

(luckily, digital film is cheap) ...

I try to get the picture i like by taking more pics with different settings, then i choose the one i prefer (which is not necessarily the best one technically speaking), but i try to avoid PP (especially because i'm really really far from being a Photoshop guru) ...

Cheers

ivoire · 12-03-2009, 01:56 PM

heres 3, first from tamron 70-200mm at 135mm, jupiter9 85mm and tamron 500mm mirror lens. All are out of the camera (K7), no pp

Last edited by ivoire; 11-07-2010 at 10:08 PM.

erikmichael · 12-03-2009, 02:08 PM

Originally posted by stevebrot

Major understatement!

Steve

(Live just a few miles north...)

I second this... it's true the time of year and time of day plays a significant role in the natural contrast of things.

cardinal43 · 12-03-2009, 04:12 PM

Originally posted by flockofbirds

i pretty much do post work for all my photos that are "keepers"

Things this time of year, at least where i live, seem to lack contrast anyway.

Here is a recent untouched photo (taken today)

This was taken with a K200D and DA 35 Limited

I really like this. My question is, assuming you haven't already done so, do you plan to pp this in any way?

Eric L · 12-03-2009, 06:41 PM

I just snapped this in my backyard yesterday with my M100 f4 macro and KM, hand held wide open, brought into IrfanView as DNG, cropped, resized and saved as jpg, that's it.
I have no idea if it's any good, but the bee is cute!

Eric

Marc Sabatella · 12-04-2009, 12:48 PM

Originally posted by erikmichael

So my question - what percentage of your photos do you adjust contrast in post - every one you save as a keeper?

No. All of my concert shots need NR and WB adjustment, even if just my basic "high ISO tungsten" preset. Same with any other indoor candids. Some - especially the concert shots - get custom tweaking too, but often, I just custom process one then copy the settings to other similar images. A fairly low percentage of outdoor shots get any custom process at all, but of ones I might post online, probably at least half do.

Here's a few I happened to already have posted that I did not custom process - these are just the default ACDSee Pro 3 conversion from RAW. All taken recently with my K200D.

DA15:

DA40:

DA18-55 @ 20mm:

erikmichael · 12-04-2009, 03:41 PM

Thanks - yeah - I only recently have started applying basic settings from one image to numerous like images. That's a real time saver for sure.

12-04-2009, 12:48 PM	#23
Marc Sabatella Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Denver, CO Photos: Gallery Posts: 10,685	Originally posted by erikmichael So my question - what percentage of your photos do you adjust contrast in post - every one you save as a keeper? No. All of my concert shots need NR and WB adjustment, even if just my basic "high ISO tungsten" preset. Same with any other indoor candids. Some - especially the concert shots - get custom tweaking too, but often, I just custom process one then copy the settings to other similar images. A fairly low percentage of outdoor shots get any custom process at all, but of ones I might post online, probably at least half do. Here's a few I happened to already have posted that I did not custom process - these are just the default ACDSee Pro 3 conversion from RAW. All taken recently with my K200D. DA15: DA40: DA18-55 @ 20mm: Last edited by Marc Sabatella; 12-04-2009 at 03:46 PM.

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11-26-2009, 12:42 AM	#16
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by flockofbirds Yeah I'm in the Columbia Gorge about 40 miles east of Portland (Hood River) Gray sky, gray trees, dull grass, gray water... pretty bland right now lol You have superb light on your end of the gorge compared to my neighborhood. Today was not bad however. Steve

12-03-2009, 01:34 PM	#17
Nowhere Matt Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Nowhere Land Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,362	Untouched SMC Pentax FA 28-90mm. Oh did I mention that the lens was reverse mounted? f19, 0.7 seconds on a tripod but straight out of the camera

12-03-2009, 01:55 PM	#18
Indianadinos Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: France Posts: 128	Hi, This picture has been taken with a Pentax-K 85/1.8 with an additional extension tube, to reach a shorter focusing distance: But, of course, what i neglect to say is that this is one from a 9-shots series (luckily, digital film is cheap) ... I try to get the picture i like by taking more pics with different settings, then i choose the one i prefer (which is not necessarily the best one technically speaking), but i try to avoid PP (especially because i'm really really far from being a Photoshop guru) ... Cheers

12-03-2009, 01:56 PM	#19
ivoire Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,381	heres 3, first from tamron 70-200mm at 135mm, jupiter9 85mm and tamron 500mm mirror lens. All are out of the camera (K7), no pp Last edited by ivoire; 11-07-2010 at 10:08 PM.

12-03-2009, 02:08 PM	#20
erikmichael Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 23 Original Poster	Originally posted by stevebrot Major understatement! Steve (Live just a few miles north...) I second this... it's true the time of year and time of day plays a significant role in the natural contrast of things.

12-03-2009, 04:12 PM	#21
cardinal43 Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Virginia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,412	Originally posted by flockofbirds i pretty much do post work for all my photos that are "keepers" Things this time of year, at least where i live, seem to lack contrast anyway. Here is a recent untouched photo (taken today) This was taken with a K200D and DA 35 Limited I really like this. My question is, assuming you haven't already done so, do you plan to pp this in any way?

12-03-2009, 06:41 PM	#22
Eric L Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Oregon Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28	I just snapped this in my backyard yesterday with my M100 f4 macro and KM, hand held wide open, brought into IrfanView as DNG, cropped, resized and saved as jpg, that's it. I have no idea if it's any good, but the bee is cute! Eric

12-04-2009, 03:41 PM	#24
erikmichael Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 23 Original Poster	Thanks - yeah - I only recently have started applying basic settings from one image to numerous like images. That's a real time saver for sure.