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**Des** · 09-30-2019, 10:11 PM - **2 Likes**

Same combination, also at Walkerville, Victoria.

**ehrwien** · 10-01-2019, 07:06 AM

Originally posted by Thagomizer

Nice shots! I'd like to try my hand at stacking at some point, but I'm afraid my current computer would choke to death on the throughput of data!

Thanks! The stacking itself wasn't that much of a deal. Tell the program what photos to use, and I just let it generate all the methods it offers. It took a few minutes and then I could compare the results. Pentium G4560 (2 cores/4 threads @ 3.5 GHz) and 16 GB of RAM.
I tried to stitch a panorama a few days ago, but because I had taken the pictures handheld I moved the camera too much between shots and got quite a few stitching errors with Microsoft ICE. Hugin would perhaps be able to correctly combine the shots, but I don't see how I can do that yet... so I tried to manually combine the 7 or so pictures I had taken (and exported as TIFFs) in GIMP. THAT made my computer stutter with everything I tried to do. I'm going to upgrade to a Ryzen 3600 or 3700X and 32 GB of RAM this month.

**Des** · 10-01-2019, 02:35 PM

Originally posted by ehrwien

Thanks! The stacking itself wasn't that much of a deal. Tell the program what photos to use, and I just let it generate all the methods it offers. It took a few minutes and then I could compare the results. Pentium G4560 (2 cores/4 threads @ 3.5 GHz) and 16 GB of RAM.
I tried to stitch a panorama a few days ago, but because I had taken the pictures handheld I moved the camera too much between shots and got quite a few stitching errors with Microsoft ICE. Hugin would perhaps be able to correctly combine the shots, but I don't see how I can do that yet... so I tried to manually combine the 7 or so pictures I had taken (and exported as TIFFs) in GIMP. THAT made my computer stutter with everything I tried to do. I'm going to upgrade to a Ryzen 3600 or 3700X and 32 GB of RAM this month.

Interesting to hear your stacking experience. That's one I've yet to try.

As for stitching panos, I've had good results with MS ICE even with handheld images - provided that there is no moving water in the scene! If the commercial programs can overcome that limitation, that would be something.

Your new computer will be a powerhouse. It doesn't seem so long (1999) since I was excited to have a new computer with a Pentium III 500Mhz, a whopping 128Mb of RAM and an 8gb HDD. It also had a floppy disk drive. I placed the order by fax.

**ehrwien** · 10-01-2019, 02:45 PM

Originally posted by Des

As for stitching panos, I've had good results with MS ICE even with handheld images - provided that there is no moving water in the scene! If the commercial programs can overcome that limitation, that would be something.

I think the main concern with the 2 sets I tried was the grid fence in the whole foreground and that I moved quite a lot between shots...

Originally posted by Des

I placed the order by fax.

We're still placing orders by fax at work

The digital age has not yet arrived everywhere, and the paperless office is something that people try to push through that have no idea of the specific requirements at each business...

**Des** · 10-01-2019, 03:31 PM - **3 Likes**

Rainbow Lorikeet on flowering gum. K-S2 + FA*300 f4.5

Thagomizer · 10-02-2019, 10:59 AM

Originally posted by Des

Rainbow Lorikeet on flowering gum. K-S2 + FA*300 f4.5

Nice shot. The bird looks too colourful to be true (even though I know it is!)

**Des** · 10-02-2019, 01:38 PM

Originally posted by Thagomizer

Nice shot. The bird looks too colourful to be true (even though I know it is!)

Thanks. Yes they are amazingly colourful. The Rainbows have increased their numbers and range in recent years - they are now common throughout eastern Australia, from South Australia to the tip of Cape York in Queensland. If you visit Oz, you couldn't miss them!

smf · 10-07-2019, 07:07 AM - **2 Likes**

These were captured in Midland, Michigan — at Dahlia Hill (planted and tended by volunteers), Dow Gardens and Whiting Forest.

**Crooski** · 10-07-2019, 09:58 AM - **2 Likes**

Blauwe duiven Lens 18-135mm

**Des** · 10-13-2019, 02:15 PM - **2 Likes**

K-S2 + FA 77 Ltd

**Crooski** · 10-14-2019, 10:41 AM - **1 Like**

Lens DA 18-135mm

**ehrwien** · 10-27-2019, 01:12 PM - **1 Like**

I think I took those through the open basement windows at lawn level.

K-S2, 55-300 PLM @300mm, f/6.3, 1/320s, 2000 ISO. Edited to taste in DxO 11

Squirrel #1

Squirrel #2

**Crooski** · 10-28-2019, 11:13 AM - **1 Like**

Lens DA 18-135mm

**ehrwien** · 10-28-2019, 03:15 PM - **1 Like**

Two kinds of christmas desserts.

K-S2, HD DA 70 Limited, f/2.4

1/60s, 640 ISO

Mousse au chocolat à la vanille

1/80 s, 800 ISO

Brandy reflections

1/80 s, 1600 ISO

Brandy bokeh

**ehrwien** · 10-28-2019, 03:37 PM - **1 Like**

Some pictures I took last christmas of an old Agfa box camera my uncle dug out. Taken with a K-S2, Sigma 30/1.4, f/1.4, 1/80 s

Agfa box camera front view

Fixed focal length lens with two waist-level viewfinders, one for portrait, one for landscape orientation.

Agfa box camera side view

The aperture could be changed by moving that latch on the right. I think the lever to the right of it was the shutter release. The rotating thing on the left was used to wind the film? It's been almost a year, I'll have to handle that darn thing again this christmas to freshen up my memory...

Afga box camera film hatch

10-02-2019, 10:59 AM	#651
Thagomizer Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: London Ontario Posts: 2,068	Originally posted by Des Rainbow Lorikeet on flowering gum. K-S2 + FA300 f4.5 Nice shot. The bird looks too colourful to be true (even though I know it is!) Last edited by Thagomizer; 10-02-2019 at 11:00 AM. Reason: rewording*

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09-30-2019, 10:11 PM - 2 Likes	#646
Des Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Victoria Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 6,422	Same combination, also at Walkerville, Victoria.

10-01-2019, 07:06 AM	#647
ehrwien Site Supporter Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 2,782	Originally posted by Thagomizer Nice shots! I'd like to try my hand at stacking at some point, but I'm afraid my current computer would choke to death on the throughput of data! Thanks! The stacking itself wasn't that much of a deal. Tell the program what photos to use, and I just let it generate all the methods it offers. It took a few minutes and then I could compare the results. Pentium G4560 (2 cores/4 threads @ 3.5 GHz) and 16 GB of RAM. I tried to stitch a panorama a few days ago, but because I had taken the pictures handheld I moved the camera too much between shots and got quite a few stitching errors with Microsoft ICE. Hugin would perhaps be able to correctly combine the shots, but I don't see how I can do that yet... so I tried to manually combine the 7 or so pictures I had taken (and exported as TIFFs) in GIMP. THAT made my computer stutter with everything I tried to do. I'm going to upgrade to a Ryzen 3600 or 3700X and 32 GB of RAM this month.

10-01-2019, 02:35 PM	#648
Des Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Victoria Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 6,422	Originally posted by ehrwien Thanks! The stacking itself wasn't that much of a deal. Tell the program what photos to use, and I just let it generate all the methods it offers. It took a few minutes and then I could compare the results. Pentium G4560 (2 cores/4 threads @ 3.5 GHz) and 16 GB of RAM. I tried to stitch a panorama a few days ago, but because I had taken the pictures handheld I moved the camera too much between shots and got quite a few stitching errors with Microsoft ICE. Hugin would perhaps be able to correctly combine the shots, but I don't see how I can do that yet... so I tried to manually combine the 7 or so pictures I had taken (and exported as TIFFs) in GIMP. THAT made my computer stutter with everything I tried to do. I'm going to upgrade to a Ryzen 3600 or 3700X and 32 GB of RAM this month. Interesting to hear your stacking experience. That's one I've yet to try. As for stitching panos, I've had good results with MS ICE even with handheld images - provided that there is no moving water in the scene! If the commercial programs can overcome that limitation, that would be something. Your new computer will be a powerhouse. It doesn't seem so long (1999) since I was excited to have a new computer with a Pentium III 500Mhz, a whopping 128Mb of RAM and an 8gb HDD. It also had a floppy disk drive. I placed the order by fax.

10-01-2019, 02:45 PM	#649
ehrwien Site Supporter Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 2,782	Originally posted by Des As for stitching panos, I've had good results with MS ICE even with handheld images - provided that there is no moving water in the scene! If the commercial programs can overcome that limitation, that would be something. I think the main concern with the 2 sets I tried was the grid fence in the whole foreground and that I moved quite a lot between shots... Originally posted by Des I placed the order by fax. We're still placing orders by fax at work The digital age has not yet arrived everywhere, and the paperless office is something that people try to push through that have no idea of the specific requirements at each business...

10-01-2019, 03:31 PM - 3 Likes	#650
Des Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Victoria Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 6,422	Rainbow Lorikeet on flowering gum. K-S2 + FA*300 f4.5

10-02-2019, 01:38 PM	#652
Des Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Victoria Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 6,422	Originally posted by Thagomizer Nice shot. The bird looks too colourful to be true (even though I know it is!) Thanks. Yes they are amazingly colourful. The Rainbows have increased their numbers and range in recent years - they are now common throughout eastern Australia, from South Australia to the tip of Cape York in Queensland. If you visit Oz, you couldn't miss them!

10-07-2019, 07:07 AM - 2 Likes	#653
smf Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Midland, MI Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,083	These were captured in Midland, Michigan — at Dahlia Hill (planted and tended by volunteers), Dow Gardens and Whiting Forest.

10-13-2019, 02:15 PM - 2 Likes	#655
Des Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Victoria Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 6,422	K-S2 + FA 77 Ltd

10-27-2019, 01:12 PM - 1 Like	#657
ehrwien Site Supporter Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 2,782	I think I took those through the open basement windows at lawn level. K-S2, 55-300 PLM @300mm, f/6.3, 1/320s, 2000 ISO. Edited to taste in DxO 11 Squirrel #1 Squirrel #2

10-28-2019, 03:15 PM - 1 Like	#659
ehrwien Site Supporter Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 2,782	Two kinds of christmas desserts. K-S2, HD DA 70 Limited, f/2.4 1/60s, 640 ISO Mousse au chocolat à la vanille 1/80 s, 800 ISO Brandy reflections 1/80 s, 1600 ISO Brandy bokeh

10-28-2019, 03:37 PM - 1 Like	#660
ehrwien Site Supporter Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 2,782	Some pictures I took last christmas of an old Agfa box camera my uncle dug out. Taken with a K-S2, Sigma 30/1.4, f/1.4, 1/80 s Agfa box camera front view Fixed focal length lens with two waist-level viewfinders, one for portrait, one for landscape orientation. Agfa box camera side view The aperture could be changed by moving that latch on the right. I think the lever to the right of it was the shutter release. The rotating thing on the left was used to wind the film? It's been almost a year, I'll have to handle that darn thing again this christmas to freshen up my memory... Afga box camera film hatch

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