The Tammy Club!

mikeSF · 05-30-2012, 07:55 PM

i've always been a prime shooter. i do own a couple of zooms but i still treat them as primes, leaving them pretty much at a fixed FL and i find myself zooming with my feet on occasion, lol.

Sage97 · 05-30-2012, 09:26 PM - **1 Like**

Also did this with the 70-200. Actually proud of this one. Hehe.

mikeSF · 05-30-2012, 09:43 PM

dramatic sky Sage.

Sage97 · 05-30-2012, 09:54 PM

Originally posted by mikeSF

dramatic sky Sage.

Thanks again my friend.

I just noticed I have two likes! Woohoo! things are looking up! Hehe.

SpecialK · 05-31-2012, 08:59 PM

90 macro hand-held...

SpecialK · 05-31-2012, 09:06 PM - **1 Like**

Quote:

One more thing: "Zooming with your feet" is a misnomer, a term I wish had not been coined.

Me, too. It really over-simplifies things. It is fine if your subject is 10 feet away. How about 500? Are you really going to trot back and forth 200 feet to make a difference?

Quote:

With primes, you really are forced walk around and look at your environment / subjects more.

I always though you see the image with your eye first, and match the lens to it. Walking around trying to find a shot to fit in the rectangle seems backasswards except as a class exercise.

Sage97 · 05-31-2012, 09:09 PM

Got these over the weekend. We were seated all the way up there....any higher and we would've been seated next to God.

I got these with the 70-200 much to the delight of the thirteen year old kid sitting next to me.

Perhaps I should post these in the K5 as a sports camera section?

Yu!

Sage97 · 05-31-2012, 09:15 PM

Hamilton!

skinnie · 06-01-2012, 07:58 AM

Here is my contribution =)
Tamron AF 18-250mm F/3.5-6.3 Di-II LD Aspherical (IF) + Pentax K20D

Love and a bicycle part II por skinniezico, no Flickr

Love and a Happy meal por skinniezico, no Flickr

Love and a bicycle part I por skinniezico, no Flickr

Enjoy por skinniezico, no Flickr

fuent104 · 06-01-2012, 08:18 PM

Originally posted by SpecialK

I always though you see the image with your eye first, and match the lens to it. Walking around trying to find a shot to fit in the rectangle seems backasswards except as a class exercise.

I respectfully disagree, to a certain extent:

1. Note that I said using primes forces you to look at your environment / subjects. I didn't mean that you would only be looking through the viewfinder, I mean looking with your eyes. When using a zoom, you can create many different shots while standing in one place simply by zooming. As such, a person may be less inclined to actually look for different angles / perspectives in the real world.

2. I completely agree with you about seeing the image in your mind, and finding a suitable focal length to capture it. That is one valid approach to creating an image. However, unless you are omniscient and can simply imagine every possible perspective and all of the details of your environment / subject, it is still necessary to move around to look at what is in front of you. Also, until a person has been working with lenses for a while, his or her eye might not be developed enough to simply imagine what the images using different focal lengths will look like. This is the value of the "one lens for a month" exercise.

Jonathan Mac · 06-02-2012, 07:14 AM

From the Tammy 17-50, all taken in Cafe Indochine in Siam Reap, Cambodia last year. K200D at ISO 800, lens probably wide open for all shots.

Mr. B · 06-02-2012, 11:16 AM

K-7 with Tamron 70-200 at 160mm, f/4

**jmschrei** · 06-02-2012, 09:54 PM

K-5 with Tamron 90/2.8

Mr. B · 06-03-2012, 03:41 AM

Another one (70-200)

Jonathan Mac · 06-09-2012, 07:43 AM - **1 Like**

A few from rainy Angkor Wat last year. I've never seen such downpours as I saw in Cambodia, it was absolutely incredible (and I come from Scotland...).

All taken with the 17-50.

06-02-2012, 11:16 AM	#1857
Mr. B Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Varaždin, Croatia, Europe Photos: Gallery Posts: 295	K-7 with Tamron 70-200 at 160mm, f/4 Last edited by Mr. B; 06-02-2012 at 11:36 AM.

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05-30-2012, 07:55 PM	#1846
mikeSF Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Bay Area, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,620	i've always been a prime shooter. i do own a couple of zooms but i still treat them as primes, leaving them pretty much at a fixed FL and i find myself zooming with my feet on occasion, lol.

05-30-2012, 09:26 PM - 1 Like	#1847
Sage97 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2012 Photos: Albums Posts: 3,238	Also did this with the 70-200. Actually proud of this one. Hehe.

05-30-2012, 09:43 PM	#1848
mikeSF Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Bay Area, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,620	dramatic sky Sage.

05-30-2012, 09:54 PM	#1849
Sage97 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2012 Photos: Albums Posts: 3,238	Originally posted by mikeSF dramatic sky Sage. Thanks again my friend. I just noticed I have two likes! Woohoo! things are looking up! Hehe.

05-31-2012, 08:59 PM	#1850
SpecialK Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: So California Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,481	90 macro hand-held...

05-31-2012, 09:06 PM - 1 Like	#1851
SpecialK Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: So California Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,481	Quote: One more thing: "Zooming with your feet" is a misnomer, a term I wish had not been coined. Me, too. It really over-simplifies things. It is fine if your subject is 10 feet away. How about 500? Are you really going to trot back and forth 200 feet to make a difference? Quote: With primes, you really are forced walk around and look at your environment / subjects more. I always though you see the image with your eye first, and match the lens to it. Walking around trying to find a shot to fit in the rectangle seems backasswards except as a class exercise.

05-31-2012, 09:09 PM	#1852
Sage97 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2012 Photos: Albums Posts: 3,238	Got these over the weekend. We were seated all the way up there....any higher and we would've been seated next to God. I got these with the 70-200 much to the delight of the thirteen year old kid sitting next to me. Perhaps I should post these in the K5 as a sports camera section? Yu!

05-31-2012, 09:15 PM	#1853
Sage97 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2012 Photos: Albums Posts: 3,238	Hamilton!

06-01-2012, 07:58 AM	#1854
skinnie New Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Aveiro Posts: 22	Here is my contribution =) Tamron AF 18-250mm F/3.5-6.3 Di-II LD Aspherical (IF) + Pentax K20D Love and a bicycle part II por skinniezico, no Flickr Love and a Happy meal por skinniezico, no Flickr Love and a bicycle part I por skinniezico, no Flickr Enjoy por skinniezico, no Flickr

06-01-2012, 08:18 PM	#1855
fuent104 Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: California Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,356	Originally posted by SpecialK I always though you see the image with your eye first, and match the lens to it. Walking around trying to find a shot to fit in the rectangle seems backasswards except as a class exercise. I respectfully disagree, to a certain extent: 1. Note that I said using primes forces you to look at your environment / subjects. I didn't mean that you would only be looking through the viewfinder, I mean looking with your eyes. When using a zoom, you can create many different shots while standing in one place simply by zooming. As such, a person may be less inclined to actually look for different angles / perspectives in the real world. 2. I completely agree with you about seeing the image in your mind, and finding a suitable focal length to capture it. That is one valid approach to creating an image. However, unless you are omniscient and can simply imagine every possible perspective and all of the details of your environment / subject, it is still necessary to move around to look at what is in front of you. Also, until a person has been working with lenses for a while, his or her eye might not be developed enough to simply imagine what the images using different focal lengths will look like. This is the value of the "one lens for a month" exercise.

06-02-2012, 07:14 AM	#1856
Jonathan Mac Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 10,897	From the Tammy 17-50, all taken in Cafe Indochine in Siam Reap, Cambodia last year. K200D at ISO 800, lens probably wide open for all shots.

06-02-2012, 09:54 PM	#1858
jmschrei Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Calgary, AB Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,884	K-5 with Tamron 90/2.8

06-03-2012, 03:41 AM	#1859
Mr. B Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Varaždin, Croatia, Europe Photos: Gallery Posts: 295	Another one (70-200)

06-09-2012, 07:43 AM - 1 Like	#1860
Jonathan Mac Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 10,897	A few from rainy Angkor Wat last year. I've never seen such downpours as I saw in Cambodia, it was absolutely incredible (and I come from Scotland...). All taken with the 17-50.