[Mr Bassie]

Takumar 135mm 2.5

[eric3929]

Should I edit them so that the liquid is level and therefore the camera is level, or edit them so the stump is level and ignore the unlikely slope of the liquid?

Hate to be the contrarian but I like the level water! Ha, either way, fun pics.

Here's a picture that I wouldn't call a "best" KP shot. However, I'm posting it in the KP pics thread because it's a relatively nice shot for ISO 16,000 and gives potential new users an idea of what makes the KP such a fun camera. This shot was taken after sunset, handheld at 300mm.

[bkpix]

I vote for the level water. That line is reinforced by the angle of the hummingbird's beak.

[mtngal]

LOL! Thanks again for the feedback. Looking at this thread this morning, I went back to liking the water level better! I guess the moral of these two photos is to make sure your hummingbird feeder isn't on a tilted stump to begin with.

I went for a walk/hike a couple of days ago and had the DFA 100 macro on the KP. The trail was in a national forest and over 2800m elevation (the GPS on the K1 reports elevation in meters, I noticed) and hilly so I didn't take a tripod, so these are hand-held. And without a tripod, I wasn't about to try shooting a series for focus stacking, which would have improved them.

At f13:



Dandelion at f14:



The thistles in New Mexico are fun to photograph. Looking for information about the plant part names for thistles (something I never thought about before) I think I identified this as a Musk Thistle and an invasive species not native to New Mexico. f14:



This is the best I could manage at 1:1 (or close to it). Also at f14:



I thought the macro interesting - I always find myself seeing things I never see when I look at a flower or thistle at a regular size and distance.

[rmrufener]

We went to Nantahala National Forest a few weeks back as my son and his children like to kayak. I don't, so I position myself near the waterfall (just several feet) on the river to get some pictures of those successfully negotiating the falls... and the others. Note: no one was injured in the making of these photos (other than pride),

[skolkmeier]

KP with DA 55-300 PLM

[jgnfld]

KP with DA 55-300 PLM

Magical light?

[skolkmeier]

Magical light?

Sunset. The orange light from the sunset struck him just at the right time.

[northcoastgreg]

With the K 50/1.2:

[timb64]

PLM

[rmrufener]

Another series of a "less than successful" trip over the falls.

[mtngal]

Another series of a "less than successful" trip over the falls.

Too funny - looks like you were having way too much fun taking the photos!

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This morning I went down to 3 Rivers Petroglyph Site. It's interesting, there's supposed to be over 2,000 petroglyphs on the site. It's also a pretty setting.









This isn't a famous site or anything, just an interesting one. It's very low-key, out of the way place where you can get close to them.



There's been some damage over the years, but they are in pretty good shape. Maybe that's because it's not publicized. I discovered it because I spotted it on a map and did a bit of internet research. It's nice to visit, especially since I have a new lens.

[timb64]

PLM

[northcoastgreg]

Edge of town, with the K 50/1.2:

[rmrufener]

Just to prove it can be done, this stand up paddleboarder had no trouble getting through the falls a number of times.