[WPRESTO]

Scent Of Freedom.... Pentax K1 and Pentax 150-450

That is a great foxy face.

[todders]

Ouch! That hurts. If that bokeh is typical for the 150-450, I'm going to have to scratch it off my purchase list.

I have had a terrible time with the lens over the weekend. So many blurred shots missed focus so many times. Been taking pics for 20years never had so many rejected shots.

[WPRESTO]

American Gothic? (with DFA 24-70)

What a little doll that girl is. And what a mug!!

[volosong]

I have had a terrible time with the lens over the weekend. So many blurred shots missed focus so many times. Been taking pics for 20years never had so many rejected shots.

I hate it when that happens. First thing I do is reset the autofocus to center spot focus point. I have my AF button set to cancel autofocus. I'll spot focus on my subject, press the cancel AF button, recompose, then shoot. Seems to help a lot, but worthless if there is 'stuff' moving in the frame.

Or just give up and focus the old fashioned way . . . turn the little ring.

[todders]

I hate it when that happens. First thing I do is reset the autofocus to center spot focus point. I have my AF button set to cancel autofocus. I'll spot focus on my subject, press the cancel AF button, recompose, then shoot. Seems to help a lot, but worthless if there is 'stuff' moving in the frame.

Or just give up and focus the old fashioned way . . . turn the little ring.

Thank you for the shooting tips, will let you know how I get on.

[Rupert]

It gets worse....now they are drunk and puking...all over my deck. Gotta wash it down before Mrs Rupert gets home and puts Brunswick stew on the menu.....


Regards!

[BigMackCam]

He he That's priceless, Rupert!

[derekkite]

That is the kind of shot that makes upgrading to the K1 completely worth it for the dynamic range. BTW, earlier, I posted the shot of the bird taken into the sun because I had taken a shot of another bird on almost the same branch with the K3, and was unable to pull much detail from its head (though the silhouette was pretty nice). The K1 did it with just some shadow adjustment in the raw conversion.

That is amazing. I know what that would look like with the K3; a couple seconds then delete. Nice.

[LeRolls]

[AdrianM]

Who needs squirrels when there are Sulphur-crested Cockatoos in the back yard ? K-1 with Pentax 150-450 f4.5-5.6, ISO 1000, f8, 1/640th, -0.3EV

[Topsy]

I too went hiking with my K-1 (and the K 50/1.4 attached)

[noelpolar]

Playing with the FA43 in the Adelaide Art Gallery yesterday.... iso 5,000, f3.2, 1/20

Life size ceiling hanging forms

All the Kings men....Fiona Hall Adelaide Art Gallery by Noel Leahy, on Flickr

Details of what this is is in flickr[COLOR="Silver"]

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Who needs squirrels when there are Sulphur-crested Cockatoos in the back yard ? K-1 with Pentax 150-450 f4.5-5.6, ISO 1000, f8, 1/640th, -0.3EV

They are clowns!

[Zygonyx]

Who needs squirrels when there are Sulphur-crested Cockatoos in the back yard ? K-1 with Pentax 150-450 f4.5-5.6, ISO 1000, f8, 1/640th, -0.3EV

Stunning and amazing !

[snpsht]

Who needs squirrels when there are Sulphur-crested Cockatoos in the back yard ? K-1 with Pentax 150-450 f4.5-5.6, ISO 1000, f8, 1/640th, -0.3EV

They are so entertaining...absolute clowns!

[Rupert]

Who needs squirrels when there are Sulphur-crested Cockatoos in the back yard ?

Nice shot....but squirrels claim birds "fowl" the air. For me that is better than drunken squirrels puking on my deck.

Regards!

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LeRolls

My squirrels loved that last shot...me too! However, they asked if you can better instruct your model to move her arm next time, it is hiding one of the "best parts"?

Thanks!