HD Pentax-D FA 24-70mm F2.8 Club

DimC · 08-09-2017, 01:13 PM

Great pictures Irek, I dig the first one especially.

Originally posted by johnc

Stonehenge, Wiltshire, UK (24-70).

A very busy location but you can get a few good angles to avoid the hundreds of visitors.

Lightroom and Luminar processing.

PS - I also tried this one in Silver FX and I preferred the Luminar interpretation.... Finally the days of the Nik collection are waning - and just in time I think I have found a viable alternative (for me, anyway).

John

Mind blowing composition and precessing here John ! Did you framed it ? I would say it's gonna look gorgeous on a wall.

Originally posted by Rondec

Day Lily (DFA 24-70)

Love that Lily Rondec, beautiful picture and great bokeh here.

I had the occasion to shoot a Day Lily as well on a sunny evening, this flower is beautiful :
Pentax 24-70mm /f2.8 @3.5

Bicycle ride, my Goto lens is the 24-70mm as well.

**milaber22** · 08-09-2017, 01:29 PM - **1 Like**

johnc · 08-09-2017, 01:32 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by DimC

Mind blowing composition and precessing here John ! Did you framed it ? I would say it's gonna look gorgeous on a wall.

Thanks Dim, I really appreciate it. I didn't make any prints yet (I'm not sure I have the perfect place for it at the moment - but you do make me think!) The image is beautifully sharp and un-cropped in post, so could go quite large.

I have worked a little on a colour version (one approach I am trying is to draw on the structure and contrast of this B&W treatment as a layer in PS, since a fair amount of work has gone in here

). But I am still trying a few ideas out on how to best process it in colour. Of course, for some sculptural, tonal shots like this one, it's not possible to better the B&W version, but I have a vision of how it should look 'in my mind's eye'. We'll see!

John

**Rondec** · 08-14-2017, 06:12 AM - **3 Likes**

Pool in the Blue Ridge Mountains. (DFA 24-70)

Country Road (DFA 24-70)

**Rondec** · 08-16-2017, 05:37 AM

Butterfly (DFA 24-70mm)

**Rondec** · 08-17-2017, 07:06 AM - **1 Like**

Tiny Waterfall (DFA 24-70mm)

tgchan · 08-18-2017, 01:11 PM - **1 Like**

irek83 · 08-19-2017, 03:59 PM - **5 Likes**

**Rondec** · 08-21-2017, 12:09 PM

Originally posted by irek83

I really like the first shot -- great colors and clarity in it.

irek83 · 08-21-2017, 01:29 PM

Thanks Rondec

DimC · 08-21-2017, 02:00 PM

Originally posted by irek83

Wow, such nice colors !
Very nice pictures, congrats !

**Hattifnatt** · 08-22-2017, 03:22 AM - **2 Likes**

Sunrise in Galway.

**Rondec** · 08-25-2017, 05:34 AM - **1 Like**

Little Shed (DFA 24-70mm)

tgchan · 08-25-2017, 03:38 PM - **2 Likes**

Pentax K-1 + HD Pentax-D FA 24-70mm F2.8 ED SDM WR

You can view 100% zoom preview at:
Chrome Bird by Tgchan

**ffking** · 08-27-2017, 09:05 AM - **1 Like**

yup - very much my walkaround lens - here on Poole Quay

08-21-2017, 01:29 PM	#550
irek83 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Dublin Posts: 159	Thanks Rondec Last edited by irek83; 08-21-2017 at 01:34 PM.

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08-09-2017, 01:13 PM	#541
DimC Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Paris Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 813	Great pictures Irek, I dig the first one especially. Originally posted by johnc Stonehenge, Wiltshire, UK (24-70). A very busy location but you can get a few good angles to avoid the hundreds of visitors. Lightroom and Luminar processing. PS - I also tried this one in Silver FX and I preferred the Luminar interpretation.... Finally the days of the Nik collection are waning - and just in time I think I have found a viable alternative (for me, anyway). John Mind blowing composition and precessing here John ! Did you framed it ? I would say it's gonna look gorgeous on a wall. Originally posted by Rondec Day Lily (DFA 24-70) Love that Lily Rondec, beautiful picture and great bokeh here. I had the occasion to shoot a Day Lily as well on a sunny evening, this flower is beautiful : Pentax 24-70mm /f2.8 @3.5 Bicycle ride, my Goto lens is the 24-70mm as well.

08-09-2017, 01:29 PM - 1 Like	#542
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08-09-2017, 01:32 PM - 1 Like	#543
johnc Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: United Kingdom Photos: Albums Posts: 735	Originally posted by DimC Mind blowing composition and precessing here John ! Did you framed it ? I would say it's gonna look gorgeous on a wall. Thanks Dim, I really appreciate it. I didn't make any prints yet (I'm not sure I have the perfect place for it at the moment - but you do make me think!) The image is beautifully sharp and un-cropped in post, so could go quite large. I have worked a little on a colour version (one approach I am trying is to draw on the structure and contrast of this B&W treatment as a layer in PS, since a fair amount of work has gone in here ). But I am still trying a few ideas out on how to best process it in colour. Of course, for some sculptural, tonal shots like this one, it's not possible to better the B&W version, but I have a vision of how it should look 'in my mind's eye'. We'll see! John

08-14-2017, 06:12 AM - 3 Likes	#544
Rondec Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Gladys, Virginia Photos: Gallery Posts: 27,653 Original Poster	Pool in the Blue Ridge Mountains. (DFA 24-70) Country Road (DFA 24-70)

08-16-2017, 05:37 AM	#545
Rondec Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Gladys, Virginia Photos: Gallery Posts: 27,653 Original Poster	Butterfly (DFA 24-70mm)

08-17-2017, 07:06 AM - 1 Like	#546
Rondec Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Gladys, Virginia Photos: Gallery Posts: 27,653 Original Poster	Tiny Waterfall (DFA 24-70mm)

08-18-2017, 01:11 PM - 1 Like	#547
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08-21-2017, 12:09 PM	#549
Rondec Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Gladys, Virginia Photos: Gallery Posts: 27,653 Original Poster	Originally posted by irek83 I really like the first shot -- great colors and clarity in it.

08-21-2017, 02:00 PM	#551
DimC Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Paris Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 813	Originally posted by irek83 Wow, such nice colors ! Very nice pictures, congrats !

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Hattifnatt Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Bucharest Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,625	Sunrise in Galway.

08-25-2017, 05:34 AM - 1 Like	#553
Rondec Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Gladys, Virginia Photos: Gallery Posts: 27,653 Original Poster	Little Shed (DFA 24-70mm)

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tgchan Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Poland, Radom Posts: 277	Pentax K-1 + HD Pentax-D FA 24-70mm F2.8 ED SDM WR You can view 100% zoom preview at: Chrome Bird by Tgchan

08-27-2017, 09:05 AM - 1 Like	#555
ffking Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Old South Wales Posts: 6,038	yup - very much my walkaround lens - here on Poole Quay