More from Amberley. this time F/A-18s

More from Amberley. this time F/A-18s · 05:20 PM

Again these were all shot with the Sigma 70-200 and the Kenko MC7 2x, enjoy!

Thanks for looking

nupentaxian · 10-06-2008, 05:43 PM

very nice !!!

NicholasN · 10-06-2008, 07:48 PM

Are those shots sharepened at all or straight from the camera?

**chubasco** · 10-06-2008, 08:03 PM

Excellent series, and not easy subjects to capture! 1,2, and 5 are faves.

Bill

nobbsie · 10-06-2008, 09:59 PM

Originally posted by NicholasN

Are those shots sharepened at all or straight from the camera?

They were all processed in ACR, sharpening was done in photoshop using Benjikan's technique to give them more "pop".

I haven't sharpened after resizing which I'm told is essential, but the seem pretty crisp to me anyway. I might give that a go later on.

dazman · 10-07-2008, 02:08 AM

Great series again.

**Nowhere Matt** · 10-07-2008, 01:33 PM

Looking at images posted in this forum with some assumptions of sharpening, your edits seem better than many others.
I mean there are some sharpening edits you can look at and for a few reasons have a sense that some software was used but yours do look better than many others and I would have thought great glass was the reason for that.
Nicely done. Images like these make me wish I had done better and gone back the second day at our last air show.
I guess I will go in my backyard and take a picture of a tree instead of aircraft.
Thanks for posting.

Wait. You used a teleconverter on that 200mm lens to shoot aircraft? Bold. But these turned out clearer than my 25 year old 500mm, so there you go.

bigben91682 · 10-07-2008, 01:40 PM

I glanced at the title and thought

"there's no such thing as a Pentax FA 18mm"

The pictures really cleared things up for me.

nice series.

nobbsie · 10-07-2008, 04:20 PM

Originally posted by bigben91682

I glanced at the title and thought

"there's no such thing as a Pentax FA 18mm"

The pictures really cleared things up for me.

nice series.

Ha, some of the guys over at Dpreview were thinking the same thing

Originally posted by Nowhere Matt

Looking at images posted in this forum with some assumptions of sharpening, your edits seem better than many others.
I mean there are some sharpening edits you can look at and for a few reasons have a sense that some software was used but yours do look better than many others and I would have thought great glass was the reason for that.
Nicely done. Images like these make me wish I had done better and gone back the second day at our last air show.
I guess I will go in my backyard and take a picture of a tree instead of aircraft.
Thanks for posting.

Wait. You used a teleconverter on that 200mm lens to shoot aircraft? Bold. But these turned out clearer than my 25 year old 500mm, so there you go.

Thanks, I guess I just shy away from more excessive sharpening to make sure I don't overdo it. My Sigma 70-200 is the older non-macro version and it's amazingly sharp even wide open. Some say it's as good as the FA* 80-200. I found that if I stop down to f/4.5 there is little quality loss with the TC.

It's funny how you mention going back a second day, I would have loved to try a different on the second day but sadly I had uni commitments on the Saturday.

**Nowhere Matt** · 10-08-2008, 09:15 PM

Originally posted by nobbsie

Thanks, I guess I just shy away from more excessive sharpening to make sure I don't overdo it. .

That is precisely my thinking. Don't get me wrong, I like a nice clean image sometimes but in other cases, the filtering and editing is not balanced and even distracting for me.

todd · 10-08-2008, 09:51 PM

awesome photos! the last one is my fave...

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10-06-2008, 05:43 PM	#2
nupentaxian Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 290	very nice !!!

10-06-2008, 07:48 PM	#3
NicholasN Inactive Account Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 301	Are those shots sharepened at all or straight from the camera?

10-06-2008, 08:03 PM	#4
chubasco Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Alabama Photos: Gallery Posts: 328	Excellent series, and not easy subjects to capture! 1,2, and 5 are faves. Bill

10-06-2008, 09:59 PM	#5
nobbsie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Brisbane, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 142 Original Poster	Originally posted by NicholasN Are those shots sharepened at all or straight from the camera? They were all processed in ACR, sharpening was done in photoshop using Benjikan's technique to give them more "pop". I haven't sharpened after resizing which I'm told is essential, but the seem pretty crisp to me anyway. I might give that a go later on.

10-07-2008, 02:08 AM	#6
dazman Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,949	Great series again.

10-07-2008, 01:33 PM	#7
Nowhere Matt Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Nowhere Land Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,357	Looking at images posted in this forum with some assumptions of sharpening, your edits seem better than many others. I mean there are some sharpening edits you can look at and for a few reasons have a sense that some software was used but yours do look better than many others and I would have thought great glass was the reason for that. Nicely done. Images like these make me wish I had done better and gone back the second day at our last air show. I guess I will go in my backyard and take a picture of a tree instead of aircraft. Thanks for posting. Wait. You used a teleconverter on that 200mm lens to shoot aircraft? Bold. But these turned out clearer than my 25 year old 500mm, so there you go.

10-07-2008, 01:40 PM	#8
bigben91682 Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 728	I glanced at the title and thought "there's no such thing as a Pentax FA 18mm" The pictures really cleared things up for me. nice series.

10-07-2008, 04:20 PM	#9
nobbsie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Brisbane, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 142 Original Poster	Originally posted by bigben91682 I glanced at the title and thought "there's no such thing as a Pentax FA 18mm" The pictures really cleared things up for me. nice series. Ha, some of the guys over at Dpreview were thinking the same thing Originally posted by Nowhere Matt Looking at images posted in this forum with some assumptions of sharpening, your edits seem better than many others. I mean there are some sharpening edits you can look at and for a few reasons have a sense that some software was used but yours do look better than many others and I would have thought great glass was the reason for that. Nicely done. Images like these make me wish I had done better and gone back the second day at our last air show. I guess I will go in my backyard and take a picture of a tree instead of aircraft. Thanks for posting. Wait. You used a teleconverter on that 200mm lens to shoot aircraft? Bold. But these turned out clearer than my 25 year old 500mm, so there you go. Thanks, I guess I just shy away from more excessive sharpening to make sure I don't overdo it. My Sigma 70-200 is the older non-macro version and it's amazingly sharp even wide open. Some say it's as good as the FA* 80-200. I found that if I stop down to f/4.5 there is little quality loss with the TC. It's funny how you mention going back a second day, I would have loved to try a different on the second day but sadly I had uni commitments on the Saturday.

10-08-2008, 09:15 PM	#10
Nowhere Matt Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Nowhere Land Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,357	Originally posted by nobbsie Thanks, I guess I just shy away from more excessive sharpening to make sure I don't overdo it. . That is precisely my thinking. Don't get me wrong, I like a nice clean image sometimes but in other cases, the filtering and editing is not balanced and even distracting for me.

10-08-2008, 09:51 PM	#11
todd Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Peoria Arizona Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,455	awesome photos! the last one is my fave...

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