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[Ash]

Plenty of sharp images here - nice work guys.

[BlackRockBacon]

This was my first time at Horse Shoe Bend. It was around noon and we were on out way out of Page, AZ...this is only a few miles south on US 89.

I had to get the obligatory shot for my collection.
It's shots like this that make me want a UWA like a Sigma 10-20.




K-5
Tamron 17-50 @ 17mm
HDR
5 expoures 1 stop apart
f/11
ISO 80
Merged in Photomatix 4
Edited the .tif in LR 3.4

[DRabbit]

Amazing color BRB!

[jstevewhite]

I took a break from conference calls and console work and slipped out to the yard for what is probably my favorite photographic pastime - macros... Here's what I found:







The spider took for evar to get in focus because the wind was blowing his web back and forth - only about 1/8", but he was only 1/4" long, toe-tip-to-toe-tip.

[Thesorus]

Couple of images from the Mutek festival in Montreal; first real try at using the k5 in club environment.

I mostly use the 50-135 at (very) high iso; because of low lighting; focusing was difficult when is was dark, but often it was good...













and more on flickr.
Mutek 2011 - a set on Flickr

[JeffJS]

50mm f4 Takumar 1:1 Preset



35mm f2.0 Super Takumar



FA77 f1.8 Limited

[jstevewhite]

50mm f4 Takumar 1:1 Preset
35mm f2.0 Super Takumar
FA77 f1.8 Limited

I really love those dense, rich colors, particularly the one with the 35mm f2 Super Tak - i even kinda like the pentagonal bokeh; the bokeh's job is to get out of the way, and it does it admirably here. Great stuff!

When I saw your first image, it reminded me of this one I shot some time ago:

[WerTicus]

The last photo i took with my 55* before i sent it back. Its focus was just too inconsistent to be useful imo. Too bad because it produced gems on the occasions that it decided to focus properly.

[JeffJS]

I really love those dense, rich colors, particularly the one with the 35mm f2 Super Tak - i even kinda like the pentagonal bokeh; the bokeh's job is to get out of the way, and it does it admirably here. Great stuff!

When I saw your first image, it reminded me of this one I shot some time ago:

Thank you. Roses are fun to photograph because even among like types, there's a lot of variety. You can see more here if you like. Every year when they bloom, I drag out all the lenses and play around.

For half a second, I thought yours was one of mine and went back to see if I said I made it with the 35. Yep, that lens has some crazy bokeh wide open.

[cwhans]

I had to add one of my latest attempts. Spring has been hit and miss in eastern Idaho, but I did manage to get outside last week and try and take some pictures of bees. I gave up as they just were co-operatiing so instead I took some pictures of my apple tree that is loaded with blossoms.

[MartinDK]

Dragon's Teeth

SMC DA 16-45mm f4 Lens.

[hpk]

lucky shot

[jstevewhite]

Lucky shot with a ... less than optimal "macro" lens:

[masloff]