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**BruceBanner** · 10-02-2018, 04:27 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Erictator

Wow Bruce, you make that swirly lensbaby stuff look good! It is wild how it transitions from sharp to dreamy, and how it focuses your eye on the subject. Cool effect.

Eric

There's a bit of PS wizardy going on there to derive that sharpness of the tree. This is a 3 layered stack of shots taken at different apertures. The more stopped down the sharper things appear, so I chose to reveal the pink tree at the more stopped down aperture (f5.6 I think), with the edges being more blurry at f2.8. Each frame was also pixelshifted. If the image was all at f2.8 the pink tree would also be as silky blurry as the edges etc and not punch out quite to the same effect.
But alas this is kinda what's supposed to be done with this lens, it's meant for stacking, it was born for it!

**eaglem** · 10-02-2018, 08:07 PM - **4 Likes**

What's to be seen in the scene

**savoche** · 10-02-2018, 11:39 PM - **8 Likes**

DFA100 at f/2.8

rondoudou87 · 10-03-2018, 03:32 AM - **5 Likes**

k-1 & Da*300

k-1 & Da*55

Franc · 10-03-2018, 04:59 AM - **7 Likes**

playing in the woods with the dfa*50

1.

2.

3.

4.

**Erictator** · 10-03-2018, 06:07 AM - **11 Likes**

HD PENTAX-D FA 150-450mm F4.5-5.6ED DC AW ƒ/7.1 450.0 mm 1/2500 iso320

Franc · 10-03-2018, 06:34 AM - **4 Likes**

1. it's starting

**fs999** · 10-03-2018, 10:26 AM - **4 Likes**

K-1 • FF Mode • 100 ISO • Soligor C/D Wide-Auto 20mm f:2.8

K-1 • FF Mode • 400 ISO • Pentax FA 35mm F2 AL
Beef Filet with Morels Sauce and French Fries

K-1 • FF Mode • 100 ISO • Irix Blackstone 15mm F2.4

**Rondec** · 10-03-2018, 10:28 AM - **7 Likes**

Lichen (DFA 24-70mm)

Crabcake Sandwich and Sweet Potato Fries (FA 31 limited)

repaap · 10-03-2018, 10:51 AM - **4 Likes**

one with FA 35 (doing single in with this, so that's why.)

**wtlwdwgn** · 10-03-2018, 11:12 AM

Originally posted by Erictator

HD PENTAX-D FA 150-450mm F4.5-5.6ED DC AW ƒ/7.1 450.0 mm 1/2500 iso320

HD PENTAX-D FA 150-450mm F4.5-5.6ED DC AW ƒ/7.1 450.0 mm 1/2500 iso320

Great shots Eric. Are you shooting raw or jpeg? My local camera guy suggested going back to jpeg but I don't see all the detail I do in a dng and the DR isn't as wide either.

**wtlwdwgn** · 10-03-2018, 11:14 AM

Originally posted by Rondec

Lichen (DFA 24-70mm)

Crabcake Sandwich and Sweet Potato Fries (FA 31 limited)

Nice shot of the sandwich. Almost makes me wish I wasn't allergic to shellfish.

**Erictator** · 10-03-2018, 11:30 AM

Originally posted by wtlwdwgn

Great shots Eric. Are you shooting raw or jpeg? My local camera guy suggested going back to jpeg but I don't see all the detail I do in a dng and the DR isn't as wide either.

Thanks wtldwgn! I am shooting RAW but using DNG, NOT PEF, so as to be compatible no matter what software I use in future, and I have been using adobe ACR & CC15 for some time now. I can't warm up to silkypix, too set in my ways. I don't use any plug in's or effects, do most of my tweaking and convert to jpg is done in ACR, and only use CC15 photoshop to do final cropping and any remaining selective area tweaking that is too hard to do in ACR. I have a second SD card in the other slot and shoot RAW + JPG, and have yet in all my time to even look at the JPGs... the second card gets re-formatted along with the RAW card at the same time after I download them to my PC. LOL!

Almost makes me wonder why I bother, all it does it prolly slow down my camera performance and load up my buffer faster.

Eric

**wtlwdwgn** · 10-03-2018, 11:37 AM

Originally posted by Erictator

Thanks wtldwgn! I am shooting RAW but using DNG, NOT PEF, so as to be compatible no matter what software I use in future, and I have been using adobe ACR & CC15 for some time now. I can't warm up to silkypix, too set in my ways. I don't use any plug in's or effects, do most of my tweaking and convert to jpg is done in ACR, and only use CC15 photoshop to do final cropping and any remaining selective area tweaking that is too hard to do in ACR. I have a second SD card in the other slot and shoot RAW + JPG, and have yet in all my time to even look at the JPGs... the second card gets re-formatted along with the RAW card at the same time after I download them to my PC. LOL!

Almost makes me wonder why I bother, all it does it prolly slow down my camera performance and load up my buffer faster.

Eric

When I made the jump from film to digital 11 years ago I immediately went to shooting dngs and never regretted it. I tried the jpegs this weekend and the burst rate doesn't slow down and the buffer doesn't fill nearly as fast. That said I'm back to dngs forever for the detail and DR. I also write dngs to both cards for backup.

**eaglem** · 10-03-2018, 03:32 PM - **3 Likes**

Hugging the tree

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10-02-2018, 04:27 PM - 1 Like	#20686
BruceBanner Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 5,405	Originally posted by Erictator Wow Bruce, you make that swirly lensbaby stuff look good! It is wild how it transitions from sharp to dreamy, and how it focuses your eye on the subject. Cool effect. Eric There's a bit of PS wizardy going on there to derive that sharpness of the tree. This is a 3 layered stack of shots taken at different apertures. The more stopped down the sharper things appear, so I chose to reveal the pink tree at the more stopped down aperture (f5.6 I think), with the edges being more blurry at f2.8. Each frame was also pixelshifted. If the image was all at f2.8 the pink tree would also be as silky blurry as the edges etc and not punch out quite to the same effect. But alas this is kinda what's supposed to be done with this lens, it's meant for stacking, it was born for it!

10-02-2018, 08:07 PM - 4 Likes	#20687
eaglem Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 43,163	What's to be seen in the scene

10-02-2018, 11:39 PM - 8 Likes	#20688
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Erictator Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2011 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,349	HD PENTAX-D FA 150-450mm F4.5-5.6ED DC AW ƒ/7.1 450.0 mm 1/2500 iso320 HD PENTAX-D FA 150-450mm F4.5-5.6ED DC AW ƒ/7.1 450.0 mm 1/2500 iso320

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10-03-2018, 10:26 AM - 4 Likes	#20693
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10-03-2018, 10:28 AM - 7 Likes	#20694
Rondec Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Gladys, Virginia Photos: Gallery Posts: 27,664	Lichen (DFA 24-70mm) Crabcake Sandwich and Sweet Potato Fries (FA 31 limited)

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repaap Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2010 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,242	one with FA 35 (doing single in with this, so that's why.)

10-03-2018, 11:12 AM	#20696
wtlwdwgn Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Billings, MT Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,853	Originally posted by Erictator HD PENTAX-D FA 150-450mm F4.5-5.6ED DC AW ƒ/7.1 450.0 mm 1/2500 iso320 HD PENTAX-D FA 150-450mm F4.5-5.6ED DC AW ƒ/7.1 450.0 mm 1/2500 iso320 Great shots Eric. Are you shooting raw or jpeg? My local camera guy suggested going back to jpeg but I don't see all the detail I do in a dng and the DR isn't as wide either.

10-03-2018, 11:14 AM	#20697
wtlwdwgn Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Billings, MT Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,853	Originally posted by Rondec Lichen (DFA 24-70mm) Crabcake Sandwich and Sweet Potato Fries (FA 31 limited) Nice shot of the sandwich. Almost makes me wish I wasn't allergic to shellfish.

10-03-2018, 11:30 AM	#20698
Erictator Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2011 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,349	Originally posted by wtlwdwgn Great shots Eric. Are you shooting raw or jpeg? My local camera guy suggested going back to jpeg but I don't see all the detail I do in a dng and the DR isn't as wide either. Thanks wtldwgn! I am shooting RAW but using DNG, NOT PEF, so as to be compatible no matter what software I use in future, and I have been using adobe ACR & CC15 for some time now. I can't warm up to silkypix, too set in my ways. I don't use any plug in's or effects, do most of my tweaking and convert to jpg is done in ACR, and only use CC15 photoshop to do final cropping and any remaining selective area tweaking that is too hard to do in ACR. I have a second SD card in the other slot and shoot RAW + JPG, and have yet in all my time to even look at the JPGs... the second card gets re-formatted along with the RAW card at the same time after I download them to my PC. LOL! Almost makes me wonder why I bother, all it does it prolly slow down my camera performance and load up my buffer faster. Eric

10-03-2018, 11:37 AM	#20699
wtlwdwgn Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Billings, MT Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,853	Originally posted by Erictator Thanks wtldwgn! I am shooting RAW but using DNG, NOT PEF, so as to be compatible no matter what software I use in future, and I have been using adobe ACR & CC15 for some time now. I can't warm up to silkypix, too set in my ways. I don't use any plug in's or effects, do most of my tweaking and convert to jpg is done in ACR, and only use CC15 photoshop to do final cropping and any remaining selective area tweaking that is too hard to do in ACR. I have a second SD card in the other slot and shoot RAW + JPG, and have yet in all my time to even look at the JPGs... the second card gets re-formatted along with the RAW card at the same time after I download them to my PC. LOL! Almost makes me wonder why I bother, all it does it prolly slow down my camera performance and load up my buffer faster. Eric When I made the jump from film to digital 11 years ago I immediately went to shooting dngs and never regretted it. I tried the jpegs this weekend and the burst rate doesn't slow down and the buffer doesn't fill nearly as fast. That said I'm back to dngs forever for the detail and DR. I also write dngs to both cards for backup.

10-03-2018, 03:32 PM - 3 Likes	#20700
eaglem Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 43,163	Hugging the tree

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