[ivanvernon]

Morning garden views.

KIT: K-1 with remounted Canon-FL 55mm f 1.2.

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[Mallee Boy]

Ha ! THat's why I follow LeRolls now ! Thank you Bob ! Nice flowers ! The last one could be a copycat of one of mine



Thank you ! I'm sure you can show us something like that very soon !

I hope so. I am told "it" is arriving "any" day now. !!

[Erictator]

OK, curious for an opinion here. There may be other technical merits to each photo, but strictly composition and overall appeal wise, do you prefer photo 1, with a little closer straight on angle of the single bloom, or the 2nd photo, that includes a partial background bloom in the bokeh??? I know which I like better, but am curious what others think. Thanks in advance.


smc PENTAX-DA* 300mm F4 ED [IF] SDM ƒ/7.1 300.0 mm 1/1600 iso3200


smc PENTAX-DA* 300mm F4 ED [IF] SDM ƒ/7.1 300.0 mm 1/1600 iso3200

As a side note, it has been WET and dismal most weekends when I can get out and shoot lately. Weather seals and decent high iso performance have been a real help to keep me from throwing in the towel and just staying home.
Eric

[LensBeginner]

OK, curious for an opinion here. There may be other technical merits to each photo, but strictly composition and overall appeal wise, do you prefer photo 1, with a little closer straight on angle of the single bloom, or the 2nd photo, that includes a partial background bloom in the bokeh??? I know which I like better, but am curious what others think. Thanks in advance.


smc PENTAX-DA* 300mm F4 ED [IF] SDM ƒ/7.1 300.0 mm 1/1600 iso3200


smc PENTAX-DA* 300mm F4 ED [IF] SDM ƒ/7.1 300.0 mm 1/1600 iso3200

As a side note, it has been WET and dismal most weekends when I can get out and shoot lately. Weather seals and decent high iso performance have been a real help to keep me from throwing in the towel and just staying home.
Eric

First one for me.
I would have liked the second better if 1. the OoF flower was included completely and 2. if it was not aligned, e.g. bigger in-focus flower on bottom left (or top left), smaller OoF flower on top right (or bottom right).

[bobell69]

I took this one two days ago at morning sunrise. Image is of a Canadian Coast Guard Cutter at the north end of Baynes Sound. Sunrise produced a wonderful backlighting to the ship. The Pacific Coastal Mountains share in the Glory. Image taken with my K1 Mark II paired with a Sigma 70-200 HSM OS

ROSH3597-Edit.jpg | Canadian Coast Guard Cutter in Early Mor? | Bob Ell | Flickr

[mattb123]

OK, curious for an opinion here. There may be other technical merits to each photo, but strictly composition and overall appeal wise, do you prefer photo 1, with a little closer straight on angle of the single bloom, or the 2nd photo, that includes a partial background bloom in the bokeh??? I know which I like better, but am curious what others think. Thanks in advance.


smc PENTAX-DA* 300mm F4 ED [IF] SDM ƒ/7.1 300.0 mm 1/1600 iso3200


smc PENTAX-DA* 300mm F4 ED [IF] SDM ƒ/7.1 300.0 mm 1/1600 iso3200

As a side note, it has been WET and dismal most weekends when I can get out and shoot lately. Weather seals and decent high iso performance have been a real help to keep me from throwing in the towel and just staying home.
Eric

From just these two I'd say the first is better. But if you had one with three elements instead of one or two, that might be even better. Compositionally, two elements is generally considered weaker than one or three with three usually topping one (depending).
Also having the oof flower cut off is not as good as either in or out of the frame.

[Kevin B123]

A few more from Vivid;

Whoa, that is a fantastic set. # and 6 stand out for me.

[fs999]

I hope so. I am told "it" is arriving "any" day now. !!

OK, curious for an opinion here. There may be other technical merits to each photo, but strictly composition and overall appeal wise, do you prefer photo 1, with a little closer straight on angle of the single bloom, or the 2nd photo, that includes a partial background bloom in the bokeh??? I know which I like better, but am curious what others think. Thanks in advance.

Ok. First one is not in the centre, for one flower, I prefer that. Second one I would have preferred to see the background flower entirely... The colour and focus is perfect on both.

K-1 • FF Mode • 100 ISO • Pentax FA 35mm F2 AL


K-1 • FF Mode • 100 ISO • Irix Blackstone 15mm F2.4 • Irix Nano circular polariser filter


K-1 • Crop Mode • 400 ISO • Pentax FA 35mm F2 AL


K-1 • FF Mode • 1600 ISO • Irix Blackstone 15mm F2.4 • Haida 150mm Filter Holder • NanoPro Series glass Clear-Night filter • Astrotracer long exposure: 62.4 sec

[Jorgario]

Irix Blackstone 15mm F2.4 • Irix Nano circular polariser filter

Really like what you got with your Irix !!!

[BruceBanner]

Just one more from Vivid, this one is a stack (longer and shorter exposure);



Initially I went through my shots and culled the shorter exposure ones because I felt the overall scene lacked the sharpness and resolution (as well as starbursts etc) that I was seeking.
I then recovered one of the shots and stacked it another longer exposure shot I took (the pink and green shot from earlier). You can tell because the water is pink in reflection teehee....

But I think this worked out quite well, next year I'll use this strategy more and try for a longer exposure for the operahouse, water, people and lights, and then a shorter exposure for the light effects on the sails itself. Hopefully if I manage the task well I can get matching colours on the sail and on the water.

[eaglem]

Blooming and Bloomed

[hiicu]

Kingfisher shot from house windows today.
Taken with Sigma 500 F4.5 + Pentax 1.4x TC

Hi, a great pic.
I think I have seen you in xitek(无忌)

[ivanvernon]

Garden views with K-1 and remounted Canon-FL 55mm f 1.2, shooting wide open.

[Tas]

Some more night hockey with the D-FA* 70-200mm. Compared to the D-FA 150-450 the shorter lens was more responsive and faster to lock onto a subject.


Tas

[Kiwipixter]

Made a little detour on way to the Manawatu region in NZ. Lens 28-105.