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ozlizard · 01-05-2010, 11:33 PM

The wider is better!

digitalCG · 01-06-2010, 12:48 AM - **1 Like**

7-shot twilight panorama with the 10-20

axl · 01-06-2010, 12:54 AM

Guys,
these last two shots are just amazing!

BR
Peter

Pentaxor · 01-06-2010, 01:57 AM

Originally posted by axl

Guys,
these last two shots are just amazing!

BR
Peter

agreed. except I like the last one the best. expanded HDR + long exposure + stitching. this might be a lot of work unless he had done it several times now that it's just normal routine.

digitalCG · 01-06-2010, 05:57 AM

Originally posted by Pentaxor

agreed. except I like the last one the best. expanded HDR + long exposure + stitching. this might be a lot of work unless he had done it several times now that it's just normal routine.

Just to explain the process: 7 long exposures in manual mode with the K10, tweaking shutter speed and ISO as the light fell. Single RAW files pushed and pulled around a bit (so not full HDR), stitched in Microsoft ICE if I remember rightly, little bit more enhancement and cleanup afterwards.

Not my usual approach (far too pp-intensive for a lazybones like me!) but it's nice to step out of the comfort zone and try something new from time to time. Glad people like it anyway!

axl · 01-06-2010, 03:05 PM

not just nice, but well worth it! It's an excellent capture!
Trully excellent...

mikejustice · 01-06-2010, 07:20 PM

Here are two from my Florida trip, same place, one a horizontal shot, the other vertical. Taken during the same trip where I used my Sigma 100-300, pictures posted, coincedently, in post right after yours.

Attached Images

philbaum · 01-07-2010, 10:45 AM

Originally posted by digitalCG

Just to explain the process: 7 long exposures in manual mode with the K10, tweaking shutter speed and ISO as the light fell. Single RAW files pushed and pulled around a bit (so not full HDR), stitched in Microsoft ICE if I remember rightly, little bit more enhancement and cleanup afterwards.

Not my usual approach (far too pp-intensive for a lazybones like me!) but it's nice to step out of the comfort zone and try something new from time to time. Glad people like it anyway!

So what FL and aperture did you use, if you care to share? I assume you did that with the camera turned vertical. Did you use a panorama device on the tripod?

Just a fantastic panorama, congratulations!

A fellow member of a photo club showed me a 6 shot 360 panorama of a nearby artists studio. Used a tripod but no panorama device and photomatix to do both HDR and stitching(i think stitiching was done with same software). Came out great, printed it up on 2' by 4' i believe. But not nearly as pretty as that village.
3 shot HDRs so a total of 18 shots.

digitalCG · 01-08-2010, 05:58 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by philbaum

So what FL and aperture did you use, if you care to share? I assume you did that with the camera turned vertical. Did you use a panorama device on the tripod?

Hi Phil,

Thanks for the kind comments. I don't have those files to hand right now but I'd say they were likely f8-10 and at the very wide end, as that is where mine seems to perform best. If I remember rightly I shot the images landscape with plenty of overlap (no panorama device) to help stitch such a wide-angle panorama together smoothly.

This is the same village in portrait orientation about a year earlier:

and a few more with the 10-20 to keep the thread moving...

Fl_Gulfer · 01-08-2010, 11:08 AM

I just took this with my new Sigma 10-20 and I don't think it's very clear.

Click to Enlarge.

casil403 · 01-08-2010, 11:12 AM - **1 Like**

I love mine, I think it's my favorite lens of the bunch!
Here's 2 shots I took with it of my friend's father's first truck...a '39 Dodge:

jgredline · 01-08-2010, 11:55 AM

Originally posted by casil403

I love mine, I think it's my favorite lens of the bunch!
Here's 2 shots I took with it of my friend's father's first truck...a '39 Dodge:

Very nice. Would go well in the rust thread.

jibbonpoint · 01-08-2010, 02:08 PM

Great shots. I do have this lens; purchased about six months ago. Has anyone had success indoors with flash? I've the F360z & I can't seem to do any good at all. I've deleted the few attempts I've made.

Also, I can't seem to find any examples in this thread except for a flash assisted one.

Thanks

jgredline · 01-09-2010, 01:26 PM

Jewelltrail · 01-09-2010, 02:10 PM

Quote:

jibbonpoint: Great shots. I do have this lens; purchased about six months ago. Has anyone had success indoors with flash? I've the F360z & I can't seem to do any good at all. I've deleted the few attempts I've made.

Also, I can't seem to find any examples in this thread except for a flash assisted one.

Thanks

I shoot it, with success, flash assisted. Keep in mind, I know very little about flash. I have a shot earlier in the thread with the onboard Pentax flash--1000 ISO, btw. I also shoot with a hotshoe flash. You just have to get used to flash. Do you shoot a lot with flash--if so, it should be a cinch for you--if not, just practice a bit.

01-06-2010, 07:20 PM	#157
mikejustice Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: North Potomac Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 23	Sigma 10-20 Here are two from my Florida trip, same place, one a horizontal shot, the other vertical. Taken during the same trip where I used my Sigma 100-300, pictures posted, coincedently, in post right after yours. Attached Images

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Pentaxor Veteran Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,513	Originally posted by axl Guys, these last two shots are just amazing! BR Peter agreed. except I like the last one the best. expanded HDR + long exposure + stitching. this might be a lot of work unless he had done it several times now that it's just normal routine.

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digitalCG Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Photos: Gallery Posts: 249	Originally posted by Pentaxor agreed. except I like the last one the best. expanded HDR + long exposure + stitching. this might be a lot of work unless he had done it several times now that it's just normal routine. Just to explain the process: 7 long exposures in manual mode with the K10, tweaking shutter speed and ISO as the light fell. Single RAW files pushed and pulled around a bit (so not full HDR), stitched in Microsoft ICE if I remember rightly, little bit more enhancement and cleanup afterwards. Not my usual approach (far too pp-intensive for a lazybones like me!) but it's nice to step out of the comfort zone and try something new from time to time. Glad people like it anyway!

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axl Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Nove Zamky, Slovakia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,183	not just nice, but well worth it! It's an excellent capture! Trully excellent...

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philbaum Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Port Townsend, Washington State, USA Posts: 3,659	Originally posted by digitalCG Just to explain the process: 7 long exposures in manual mode with the K10, tweaking shutter speed and ISO as the light fell. Single RAW files pushed and pulled around a bit (so not full HDR), stitched in Microsoft ICE if I remember rightly, little bit more enhancement and cleanup afterwards. Not my usual approach (far too pp-intensive for a lazybones like me!) but it's nice to step out of the comfort zone and try something new from time to time. Glad people like it anyway! So what FL and aperture did you use, if you care to share? I assume you did that with the camera turned vertical. Did you use a panorama device on the tripod? Just a fantastic panorama, congratulations! A fellow member of a photo club showed me a 6 shot 360 panorama of a nearby artists studio. Used a tripod but no panorama device and photomatix to do both HDR and stitching(i think stitiching was done with same software). Came out great, printed it up on 2' by 4' i believe. But not nearly as pretty as that village. 3 shot HDRs so a total of 18 shots.

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digitalCG Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Photos: Gallery Posts: 249	Originally posted by philbaum So what FL and aperture did you use, if you care to share? I assume you did that with the camera turned vertical. Did you use a panorama device on the tripod? Hi Phil, Thanks for the kind comments. I don't have those files to hand right now but I'd say they were likely f8-10 and at the very wide end, as that is where mine seems to perform best. If I remember rightly I shot the images landscape with plenty of overlap (no panorama device) to help stitch such a wide-angle panorama together smoothly. This is the same village in portrait orientation about a year earlier: and a few more with the 10-20 to keep the thread moving...

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jgredline Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: LosAngeles, Ca. Photos: Albums Posts: 10,628	Originally posted by casil403 I love mine, I think it's my favorite lens of the bunch! Here's 2 shots I took with it of my friend's father's first truck...a '39 Dodge: Very nice. Would go well in the rust thread.

01-08-2010, 02:08 PM	#163
jibbonpoint Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 66	Great shots. I do have this lens; purchased about six months ago. Has anyone had success indoors with flash? I've the F360z & I can't seem to do any good at all. I've deleted the few attempts I've made. Also, I can't seem to find any examples in this thread except for a flash assisted one. Thanks

01-09-2010, 01:26 PM	#164
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01-09-2010, 02:10 PM	#165
Jewelltrail Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Rhode Island Photos: Albums Posts: 4,180 Original Poster	Quote: jibbonpoint: Great shots. I do have this lens; purchased about six months ago. Has anyone had success indoors with flash? I've the F360z & I can't seem to do any good at all. I've deleted the few attempts I've made. Also, I can't seem to find any examples in this thread except for a flash assisted one. Thanks I shoot it, with success, flash assisted. Keep in mind, I know very little about flash. I have a shot earlier in the thread with the onboard Pentax flash--1000 ISO, btw. I also shoot with a hotshoe flash. You just have to get used to flash. Do you shoot a lot with flash--if so, it should be a cinch for you--if not, just practice a bit.

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