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**jpzk** · 05-11-2016, 06:14 PM

Originally posted by normhead

A few more from my blind, it's nice to be home.

K-3 and stacked DA*200, F-1.7x AF adapter and HD DA 1.4 TC

I don't know how you manage all those great shots with stacked TC's and I envy the results !
Can't even get close to that with just the DA*300/4 + K3 !

normhead · 05-11-2016, 06:29 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by jpzk

I don't know how you manage all those great shots with stacked TC's and I envy the results !
Can't even get close to that with just the DA*300/4 + K3 !

It all about having a feeder close to the blinds, and sitting out there while the birds get used to you. Some of these birds won't leave the feeders if I go right out with my 18-135 and walk right up to them. Even a bad lens will produce great results, if you're close.

We constantly overvalue lens quality and under value technique.

“If your photos aren’t good enough, then you’re not close enough” – Robert Capa

Sigma 70-300 from 8 feet away through my Kitchen window. I only recommend this lens to poor people.

**jpzk** · 05-11-2016, 07:08 PM

Originally posted by normhead

We constantly overvalue lens quality and under value technique.
“If your photos aren’t good enough, then you’re not close enough” – Robert Capa

That says it all for me !
Thanks Norm.

(( ... and, here I was, thinking that the K3 was the culprit and that I should have never bought it in the first place ...))

**ivanvernon** · 05-12-2016, 08:46 AM

Originally posted by RAART

You are absolutely right! I checked after I read your post and found out that I have also picture of Great White Trillium and at that point it came to my mind that we have everywhere on Ontario issued documents a logo that pictures exact the same flower.

I am very bad with flowers but like their beauty.

Here is one more shot of the "Trillium grandiflorum"

We have the white and light purple trilliums on a western hillside on our place.

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RAART · 05-12-2016, 09:35 AM

Nice little purple ones...

Here is another flower that blooms at same time as Trillium's, deep in the forest park also no clue what it is...

**WPRESTO** · 05-12-2016, 09:41 AM - **1 Like**

Locally the trout lilies typically bloom go by before the trillium are fully open.

RAART · 05-12-2016, 09:48 AM

Originally posted by WPRESTO

Locally the trout lilies typically bloom go by before the trillium are fully open.

You aren't teaching botanic's or something similar!? You definitely know your way around...

Hut up! Thanks!

Last edited by RAART; 05-12-2016 at 09:53 AM.

**Canada_Rockies** · 05-12-2016, 10:36 AM

All these taken through a double pane window in the rain and cropped from 6000 px to 1200 more or less. I really like the handling with the gimbal head. Much better than the ball head I've been using since the 1980's.

All four pictures:
K-3, ISO 1600, PEF, M 400/5.6, 1/250@f/5.6 (wide open) shutter speed set with green button. Using Lightroom 6 I increased the exposure by 2/3 stop.

**gaweidert** · 05-12-2016, 11:26 AM

Originally posted by Canada_Rockies

All these taken through a double pane window in the rain and cropped from 6000 px to 1200 more or less. I really like the handling with the gimbal head. Much better than the ball head I've been using since the 1980's.

I agree on the gimbal head. Once I mounted my K3 with a Pentax 150-450 lens installed in it on a gimbal head I was hooked. One of mine is a Lensmaster RH-2 like yours. Excellent value for the money. Very smooth and rock solid.

LeRolls · 05-12-2016, 01:34 PM - **1 Like**

**bobbotron** · 05-12-2016, 08:39 PM - **1 Like**

I'm not sure if I like this one or not, interested to get some feedback on it. These are new maple leaves by a street light. I really like them this time of year, they are pretty interesting, illuminated through the street lamps. I don't think I really captured it here, but fun to try.

K3, 3200 ISO

RAART · 05-12-2016, 10:42 PM - **1 Like**

Albion Falls, Hamilton, ON

nabwong · 05-13-2016, 03:18 AM

Originally posted by bobbotron

I'm not sure if I like this one or not, interested to get some feedback on it. These are new maple leaves by a street light. I really like them this time of year, they are pretty interesting, illuminated through the street lamps. I don't think I really captured it here, but fun to try.

K3, 3200 ISO

I like the composition but am a little confused by the lighting. The foreground is in focus but in shadow while the background is the opposite. I wonder if it's possible to do the reverse? I'm no expert though, just my feeling.

howieb101 · 05-13-2016, 04:38 AM

Iso 4000 example. This is at 1/10 secod so pretty dark.

I just want to demonstrate what the K3 is capable of. This is at full resolution so downsampled to K5 resolution it will look even better.

Howie Be

LeRolls · 05-13-2016, 08:16 AM - **1 Like**

FA77

05-12-2016, 10:36 AM	#6578
Canada_Rockies Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sparwood, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,385	K3, M400, ISO 1600, my new toy: RH-2 gimbal head All these taken through a double pane window in the rain and cropped from 6000 px to 1200 more or less. I really like the handling with the gimbal head. Much better than the ball head I've been using since the 1980's. All four pictures: K-3, ISO 1600, PEF, M 400/5.6, 1/250@f/5.6 (wide open) shutter speed set with green button. Using Lightroom 6 I increased the exposure by 2/3 stop.

05-13-2016, 03:18 AM	#6583
nabwong Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Philly Posts: 118	Originally posted by bobbotron I'm not sure if I like this one or not, interested to get some feedback on it. These are new maple leaves by a street light. I really like them this time of year, they are pretty interesting, illuminated through the street lamps. I don't think I really captured it here, but fun to try. K3, 3200 ISO I like the composition but am a little confused by the lighting. The foreground is in focus but in shadow while the background is the opposite. I wonder if it's possible to do the reverse? I'm no expert though, just my feeling. Last edited by nabwong; 05-13-2016 at 03:26 AM.

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05-11-2016, 06:14 PM	#6571
jpzk Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Québec Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,251 Original Poster	Originally posted by normhead A few more from my blind, it's nice to be home. K-3 and stacked DA200, F-1.7x AF adapter and HD DA 1.4 TC I don't know how you manage all those great shots with stacked TC's and I envy the results ! Can't even get close to that with just the DA300/4 + K3 !

05-11-2016, 06:29 PM - 1 Like	#6572
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	Originally posted by jpzk I don't know how you manage all those great shots with stacked TC's and I envy the results ! Can't even get close to that with just the DA*300/4 + K3 ! It all about having a feeder close to the blinds, and sitting out there while the birds get used to you. Some of these birds won't leave the feeders if I go right out with my 18-135 and walk right up to them. Even a bad lens will produce great results, if you're close. We constantly overvalue lens quality and under value technique. “If your photos aren’t good enough, then you’re not close enough” – Robert Capa Sigma 70-300 from 8 feet away through my Kitchen window. I only recommend this lens to poor people.

05-11-2016, 07:08 PM	#6573
jpzk Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Québec Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,251 Original Poster	Originally posted by normhead We constantly overvalue lens quality and under value technique. “If your photos aren’t good enough, then you’re not close enough” – Robert Capa That says it all for me ! Thanks Norm. (( ... and, here I was, thinking that the K3 was the culprit and that I should have never bought it in the first place ...))

05-12-2016, 09:35 AM	#6575
RAART Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Oakville, ON Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,095	Nice little purple ones... Here is another flower that blooms at same time as Trillium's, deep in the forest park also no clue what it is...

05-12-2016, 09:41 AM - 1 Like	#6576
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,144	Locally the trout lilies typically bloom go by before the trillium are fully open.

05-12-2016, 09:48 AM	#6577
RAART Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Oakville, ON Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,095	Originally posted by WPRESTO Locally the trout lilies typically bloom go by before the trillium are fully open. You aren't teaching botanic's or something similar!? You definitely know your way around... Hut up! Thanks! Last edited by RAART; 05-12-2016 at 09:53 AM.

05-12-2016, 11:26 AM	#6579
gaweidert Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Rochester, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,327	Originally posted by Canada_Rockies All these taken through a double pane window in the rain and cropped from 6000 px to 1200 more or less. I really like the handling with the gimbal head. Much better than the ball head I've been using since the 1980's. I agree on the gimbal head. Once I mounted my K3 with a Pentax 150-450 lens installed in it on a gimbal head I was hooked. One of mine is a Lensmaster RH-2 like yours. Excellent value for the money. Very smooth and rock solid.

05-12-2016, 01:34 PM - 1 Like	#6580
LeRolls Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: PSL, FL Posts: 4,504

05-12-2016, 08:39 PM - 1 Like	#6581
bobbotron Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Ottawa, ON Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,349	I'm not sure if I like this one or not, interested to get some feedback on it. These are new maple leaves by a street light. I really like them this time of year, they are pretty interesting, illuminated through the street lamps. I don't think I really captured it here, but fun to try. K3, 3200 ISO

05-12-2016, 10:42 PM - 1 Like	#6582
RAART Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Oakville, ON Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,095	Albion Falls, Hamilton, ON

05-13-2016, 04:38 AM	#6584
howieb101 Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 594	Iso 4000 example. This is at 1/10 secod so pretty dark. I just want to demonstrate what the K3 is capable of. This is at full resolution so downsampled to K5 resolution it will look even better. Howie Be

05-13-2016, 08:16 AM - 1 Like	#6585
LeRolls Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: PSL, FL Posts: 4,504	FA77

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