A few more photos with K20D

A few more photos with K20D · 12:28 PM

Here a few photos of today with the K20D:

Chillon Castle (Montreux, Switzerland)

DA* 50-135, 1/400s f/7.1 at 85.0mm iso100

DA* 16-50, 1/320s f/7.1 at 43.0mm iso100

And two flower shots, spring is arriving...

Voigtlander 125/2.5 with F 1.7 AF converter, 1/1000s f/13.0 iso800

Voigtlander 125/2.5 with F 1.7 AF converter, 1/500s f/11.0 iso500

Comments and critiques are welcome.

daacon · 03-15-2008, 04:02 PM

My first critique is you have a K20D, both DA* zooms AND a Voigtlander 125/2.5

ok now to the photo's I really like the composition of #1 the sky and mountains look a little blown out. I like #1 more so than #2, Both flower shots are very well done, I prefer the second a very nice series.

roentarre · 03-15-2008, 04:07 PM

You definitely live in paradise. The castle itself is beautiful.

Besides what Dave has mentioned, the first shot is still my favorite because of the depth rendered from the composition making the castle really standing out.

gawan · 03-15-2008, 04:15 PM

The first one is my favourite too, with the second landscape I have a need to shift the viewing point a little too the left, but then you would have to be on the water

Macro shots are just wonderful!

falconeye · 03-15-2008, 04:35 PM

#1 is a great shot. Is the histogram clipped? If not too much, I would try to enhance the contrast in the highlights by some sort of counter S-shaped tone mapping.

Originally posted by daacon

My first critique is you have a K20D, both DA* zooms AND a Voigtlander 125/2.5

I think this still passes as entry level in Switzerland... (pure envy, just a joke, JOKE!!!)

vievetrick · 03-15-2008, 04:56 PM

WOW , if this was a view near me I would be thrilled. Great series #1 is amazing with the background

Buddha Jones · 03-15-2008, 10:00 PM

#1 is awesome, some color in they sky would be OK but for me it works because with the awesome detail you got with that lens, things get progressively lighter the farther back you go, but there is enough detail there to see the trees, the lines of snow in the mountains, some clouds in the sky and even the parachuter coming off the top. It all really makes the castle stand out.

tcom · 03-16-2008, 03:20 AM

Thank you for all your comments.

The K20D perfectly exposed the 1st shot, there was no clipping. But due to the haze, I tried to increase the contrast during pp, where I added the slight clipping...

dws1117 · 03-16-2008, 11:00 AM

Very nice. Is that a parachute at the top near center of #1?

tcom · 03-16-2008, 01:15 PM

It is a paraglider. There were quite a few out that day.

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03-15-2008, 04:02 PM	#2
daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	My first critique is you have a K20D, both DA* zooms AND a Voigtlander 125/2.5 ok now to the photo's I really like the composition of #1 the sky and mountains look a little blown out. I like #1 more so than #2, Both flower shots are very well done, I prefer the second a very nice series.

03-15-2008, 04:07 PM	#3
roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783	You definitely live in paradise. The castle itself is beautiful. Besides what Dave has mentioned, the first shot is still my favorite because of the depth rendered from the composition making the castle really standing out.

03-15-2008, 04:15 PM	#4
gawan Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Helsinki Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,400	The first one is my favourite too, with the second landscape I have a need to shift the viewing point a little too the left, but then you would have to be on the water Macro shots are just wonderful!

03-15-2008, 04:35 PM	#5
falconeye Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Munich, Alps, Germany Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,871	#1 is a great shot. Is the histogram clipped? If not too much, I would try to enhance the contrast in the highlights by some sort of counter S-shaped tone mapping. Originally posted by daacon My first critique is you have a K20D, both DA* zooms AND a Voigtlander 125/2.5 I think this still passes as entry level in Switzerland... (pure envy, just a joke, JOKE!!!)

03-15-2008, 04:56 PM	#6
vievetrick Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Easthampton - Massachusetts - USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,183	WOW , if this was a view near me I would be thrilled. Great series #1 is amazing with the background

03-15-2008, 10:00 PM	#7
Buddha Jones Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,587	#1 is awesome, some color in they sky would be OK but for me it works because with the awesome detail you got with that lens, things get progressively lighter the farther back you go, but there is enough detail there to see the trees, the lines of snow in the mountains, some clouds in the sky and even the parachuter coming off the top. It all really makes the castle stand out.

03-16-2008, 03:20 AM	#8
tcom Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Switzerland Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,293 Original Poster	Thank you for all your comments. The K20D perfectly exposed the 1st shot, there was no clipping. But due to the haze, I tried to increase the contrast during pp, where I added the slight clipping...

03-16-2008, 11:00 AM	#9
dws1117 Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Spring, TX. Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,157	Very nice. Is that a parachute at the top near center of #1?

03-16-2008, 01:15 PM	#10
tcom Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Switzerland Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,293 Original Poster	It is a paraglider. There were quite a few out that day.