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elpolodiablo · 06-30-2014, 01:04 AM - **4 Likes**

The Peace Fountain, outside of Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York City, this view will soon disappear as there will be a condo built next to the cathedral.

fevbusch · 06-30-2014, 02:59 AM

Originally posted by elpolodiablo

The Peace Fountain, outside of Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York City, this view will soon disappear as there will be a condo built next to the cathedral.

Wonderful shot, with amazing drama, ELPO. Developers have been destroying Brooklyn, NY, desperately throwing up ugly, box-like condos all over these quaint old neighborhoods and driving up rental costs DOUBLE which is
pushing out middle class renters who really have no place to go. Very sad, and frightening. Freddy

JRMax · 06-30-2014, 08:47 AM

Originally posted by fevbusch

Lovely shot, jR. Great depth and detail. A nice composition with a lot of interest. Freddy

Thanks Freddy. I'm very impressed with the IQ that this lens produces.

Damian.T · 07-14-2014, 10:17 AM

SQUIRREL!!

Here's a few very quick shots using my K20 & DA55-300mm this afternoon. It was having a good nosey around and I just managed to grab my camera!

fevbusch · 07-14-2014, 11:59 AM

Originally posted by Damian.T

SQUIRREL!!

Here's a few very quick shots using my K20 & DA55-300mm this afternoon. It was having a good nosey around and I just managed to grab my camera!

Great shots, damian. I especially like the fine detail of the tail in shot two and of course the wonderful bokeh in all the shots.
I'll tell you, the 55-300, the plastic 35 and the Sigma 50mm EX macro all take such great shots I'm not sure which one to carry around anymore. The 55-300, while not being a macro,
takes amazing closeup shots because the lens is so fine and the resolution so high that it surpasses my ol.d DA 50-200 lens in overall results. You can crop in so close
nowadays because the new cameras deliver such super resolution. Stunning lens. I'm going to take it out for a stroll in the park, soon. Thanks for showing these. Freddy

Damian.T · 07-14-2014, 12:54 PM

Thanks Freddy, number 2 is a good one, the others I think are slightly fuzzy… but then I was hanging out of my bedroom window in a rather precarious position!

Anyhow, seeing as I'm on a roll, here are some other shots with the same combo at this years Cholmondeley Pageant of Power (Cheshire, England).

fevbusch · 07-14-2014, 01:13 PM

Originally posted by Damian.T

Thanks Freddy, number 2 is a good one, the others I think are slightly fuzzy… but then I was hanging out of my bedroom window in a rather precarious position!

Anyhow, seeing as I'm on a roll, here are some other shots with the same combo at this years Cholmondeley Pageant of Power (Cheshire, England).

Yeah, these are beauties, Damian. Like the way you caught the vehicles in the air. Glorious color and wonderful details from that amazing lens. Freddy

elpolodiablo · 07-14-2014, 04:25 PM

Originally posted by fevbusch

Wonderful shot, with amazing drama, ELPO. Developers have been destroying Brooklyn, NY, desperately throwing up ugly, box-like condos all over these quaint old neighborhoods and driving up rental costs DOUBLE which is
pushing out middle class renters who really have no place to go. Very sad, and frightening. Freddy

I saw in a TV show saying that there is a graduate cleansing of poor/middle class people in Manhattan, if that should happen I fear NYC would lose its diversity which I love so much

Another trip down memory lane with my K-5 and DA 18-250, chance meeting the boy scouts taking over the fountain outside of Eglise Saint-Sulpice in Paris back in the summer of 2011

dcpropilot · 07-14-2014, 06:25 PM

K-30 with HD 55-300 WR...I love this lens!!

fevbusch · 07-15-2014, 02:51 AM

Originally posted by dcpropilot

K-30 with HD 55-300 WR...I love this lens!!

Outstanding and glorious color, DC. I can only repeat what you said , simply, "I love this lens'. It's like my old Tak 55 on steroids. We're so lucky, aren't we. Freddy

Damian.T · 07-15-2014, 04:43 AM

K20 & DA50-300 as previous posts…

We had Blue Tits nesting in our bird box, here are a few shots of parents and eventually the fledgling as it leaves the box and spends some time learning to fly!

A little confused!

An onlooker!

fevbusch · 07-15-2014, 07:42 AM

Originally posted by Damian.T

K20 & DA50-300 as previous posts…

We had Blue Tits nesting in our bird box, here are a few shots of parents and eventually the fledgling as it leaves the box and spends some time learning to fly!

A little confused!

An onlooker!

Damian, great shots of interesting subjects. Geat bokeh. Love the mix of colors and textures on shot #1.. Freddy

---------- Post added 07-15-14 at 10:45 AM ----------

Originally posted by fevbusch

Damian, great shots of interesting subjects. Geat bokeh. Love the mix of colors and textures on shot #1.. Freddy

Damian, in your opinion which lens is better IQ for closeups between the DA55-300 and the 50-300. Freddy

JRMax · 07-15-2014, 09:13 AM

This is one of my first efforts using the in camera HDR on the K5 IIs.

Damian.T · 07-15-2014, 03:07 PM

Originally posted by fevbusch

Damian, in your opinion which lens is better IQ for closeups between the DA55-300 and the 50-300. Freddy

Don't know Freddy, I only have the DA55-300, Sigma 10-20 and the kit 18-55!

shiner · 07-16-2014, 07:42 AM - **1 Like**

I thought the Moon looked cool this morning- cropped from DA55-300 on a K-3.

07-15-2014, 09:13 AM	#793
JRMax Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Central Alberta, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 56	DA 18-135mm on K5 IIs This is one of my first efforts using the in camera HDR on the K5 IIs.

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06-30-2014, 01:04 AM - 4 Likes	#781
elpolodiablo Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,637	The Peace Fountain, outside of Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York City, this view will soon disappear as there will be a condo built next to the cathedral.

06-30-2014, 02:59 AM	#782
fevbusch Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brooklyn, New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,064	Originally posted by elpolodiablo The Peace Fountain, outside of Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York City, this view will soon disappear as there will be a condo built next to the cathedral. Wonderful shot, with amazing drama, ELPO. Developers have been destroying Brooklyn, NY, desperately throwing up ugly, box-like condos all over these quaint old neighborhoods and driving up rental costs DOUBLE which is pushing out middle class renters who really have no place to go. Very sad, and frightening. Freddy

06-30-2014, 08:47 AM	#783
JRMax Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Central Alberta, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 56	Originally posted by fevbusch Lovely shot, jR. Great depth and detail. A nice composition with a lot of interest. Freddy Thanks Freddy. I'm very impressed with the IQ that this lens produces.

07-14-2014, 10:17 AM	#784
Damian.T Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Bolton, next to a large park Posts: 131	SQUIRREL!! Here's a few very quick shots using my K20 & DA55-300mm this afternoon. It was having a good nosey around and I just managed to grab my camera!

07-14-2014, 11:59 AM	#785
fevbusch Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brooklyn, New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,064	Originally posted by Damian.T SQUIRREL!! Here's a few very quick shots using my K20 & DA55-300mm this afternoon. It was having a good nosey around and I just managed to grab my camera! Great shots, damian. I especially like the fine detail of the tail in shot two and of course the wonderful bokeh in all the shots. I'll tell you, the 55-300, the plastic 35 and the Sigma 50mm EX macro all take such great shots I'm not sure which one to carry around anymore. The 55-300, while not being a macro, takes amazing closeup shots because the lens is so fine and the resolution so high that it surpasses my ol.d DA 50-200 lens in overall results. You can crop in so close nowadays because the new cameras deliver such super resolution. Stunning lens. I'm going to take it out for a stroll in the park, soon. Thanks for showing these. Freddy

07-14-2014, 12:54 PM	#786
Damian.T Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Bolton, next to a large park Posts: 131	Thanks Freddy, number 2 is a good one, the others I think are slightly fuzzy… but then I was hanging out of my bedroom window in a rather precarious position! Anyhow, seeing as I'm on a roll, here are some other shots with the same combo at this years Cholmondeley Pageant of Power (Cheshire, England).

07-14-2014, 01:13 PM	#787
fevbusch Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brooklyn, New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,064	Originally posted by Damian.T Thanks Freddy, number 2 is a good one, the others I think are slightly fuzzy… but then I was hanging out of my bedroom window in a rather precarious position! Anyhow, seeing as I'm on a roll, here are some other shots with the same combo at this years Cholmondeley Pageant of Power (Cheshire, England). Yeah, these are beauties, Damian. Like the way you caught the vehicles in the air. Glorious color and wonderful details from that amazing lens. Freddy

07-14-2014, 04:25 PM	#788
elpolodiablo Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,637	Originally posted by fevbusch Wonderful shot, with amazing drama, ELPO. Developers have been destroying Brooklyn, NY, desperately throwing up ugly, box-like condos all over these quaint old neighborhoods and driving up rental costs DOUBLE which is pushing out middle class renters who really have no place to go. Very sad, and frightening. Freddy I saw in a TV show saying that there is a graduate cleansing of poor/middle class people in Manhattan, if that should happen I fear NYC would lose its diversity which I love so much Another trip down memory lane with my K-5 and DA 18-250, chance meeting the boy scouts taking over the fountain outside of Eglise Saint-Sulpice in Paris back in the summer of 2011

07-14-2014, 06:25 PM	#789
dcpropilot Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Vermont Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 941	K-30 with HD 55-300 WR...I love this lens!!

07-15-2014, 02:51 AM	#790
fevbusch Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brooklyn, New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,064	Originally posted by dcpropilot K-30 with HD 55-300 WR...I love this lens!! Outstanding and glorious color, DC. I can only repeat what you said , simply, "I love this lens'. It's like my old Tak 55 on steroids. We're so lucky, aren't we. Freddy

07-15-2014, 04:43 AM	#791
Damian.T Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Bolton, next to a large park Posts: 131	K20 & DA50-300 as previous posts… We had Blue Tits nesting in our bird box, here are a few shots of parents and eventually the fledgling as it leaves the box and spends some time learning to fly! A little confused! An onlooker!

07-15-2014, 07:42 AM	#792
fevbusch Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brooklyn, New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,064	Originally posted by Damian.T K20 & DA50-300 as previous posts… We had Blue Tits nesting in our bird box, here are a few shots of parents and eventually the fledgling as it leaves the box and spends some time learning to fly! A little confused! An onlooker! Damian, great shots of interesting subjects. Geat bokeh. Love the mix of colors and textures on shot #1.. Freddy ---------- Post added 07-15-14 at 10:45 AM ---------- Originally posted by fevbusch Damian, great shots of interesting subjects. Geat bokeh. Love the mix of colors and textures on shot #1.. Freddy Damian, in your opinion which lens is better IQ for closeups between the DA55-300 and the 50-300. Freddy

07-15-2014, 03:07 PM	#794
Damian.T Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Bolton, next to a large park Posts: 131	Originally posted by fevbusch Damian, in your opinion which lens is better IQ for closeups between the DA55-300 and the 50-300. Freddy Don't know Freddy, I only have the DA55-300, Sigma 10-20 and the kit 18-55!

07-16-2014, 07:42 AM - 1 Like	#795
shiner Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: N GA USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,127	I thought the Moon looked cool this morning- cropped from DA55-300 on a K-3.

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