[PhilRich]

Thank you. I used an equatorial mount to track the motion of stars, so there are no star trails. The nearly 4 hr of exposure is actually composed of more than 80 3-minute exposures at ISO 800. The short-exposure images are stacked in post processing to reach an equivalence of 2-hr long exposures. Then the two 2-hr panels are stitched in Photoshop to form the panorama.

All I can say is WHOW! That's a lot of tech knowledge plus skilled effort!

[itshimitis]

Whitby Abbey yesterday...

Pentax 645Z DA 28 - 45

[LFLee]

Pentax 67
S-M-C Takumar 6x7 105mm f2.4
with extension tube 2
on Fuji Neopan Acros 100 film
developed in Tetenal Ultrafin Liquid (1+20)
/3,5 min pre wash, dev. 9 min, 20°C/

dang!!! I need to try this !
How close was the subject to the lens?

[ranchy]

Last Weekend, there is a Pentax K1 Hands On Session organised by APDS, distributor for Pentax SG.

Pentax 645Z is also available for us to try and play with it.
Although it was a short time with the 645Z, it was a great experience with it. The handling is great and the weight balance felt is also good.

Taken with DFA645 55mm F2.8 for a simple strobe set up for us to try.
I have uploaded the full size, do note there is editing on in lightroom and skin tone adjustment..


A crop from the middle portion.. so much details. damn impressed by the camera.

[mattb123]

I was after the solstice full moon but eastern clouds blocked it until it was too dark.
So I got the solstice sunset instead. Great storms to catch the light. Donated blood to the mosquitoes.

645D & FA 45-85


645D & A 35

[lenticular]

P645D and P67 200 f4 lens. Two from a few weeks' back:





This one is a 2-shot stitch. Mistiness on the left was approaching light rain (original uploaded at 1600px width).

[texandrews]

I was after the solstice full moon but eastern clouds blocked it until it was too dark.
So I got the solstice sunset instead. Great storms to catch the light. Donated blood to the mosquitoes.

645D & FA 45-85


645D & A 35

As beautiful as these are, there's just no way I wouldn't have had my fly rod in my hands. Even considering I'd probably get poorer results than with my camera! That is just some lovely water, especially # 1. But good on ya for your community spirit in donating blood, done it many times myself.

[mattb123]

P645D and P67 200 f4 lens. Two from a few weeks' back:





This one is a 2-shot stitch. Mistiness on the left was approaching light rain (original uploaded at 1600px width).

Wow, those have such nice atmosphere. Great work! I take it you are happy with the 67 200/4? I have the 645 200/4 and my copy seems good but I have seen some negative reviews.

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As beautiful as these are, there's just no way I wouldn't have had my fly rod in my hands. Even considering I'd probably get poorer results than with my camera! That is just some lovely water, especially # 1. But good on ya for your community spirit in donating blood, done it many times myself.

Well I'm pretty sure I'm a worse fisherman than a photographer so I do what I know. This stretch is fished a little but there's better fly fishing spots around so it doesn't get a whole lot of angler action.

Also, the mosquitoes are as bad as I have ever seen them. So thick coming up in clouds from the grass. I had to take extreme measures to try and keep my blood!

[Ristretto]

Lake of Paeffikon in Zurich/Switzerland. Like the smooth surface with the blur of the moving boats... :-)

[mattb123]

Lake of Paeffikon in Zurich/Switzerland. Like the smooth surface with the blur of the moving boats... :-)

Those have a classic painterly look. Very nice!

[lenticular]

Wow, those have such nice atmosphere. Great work! I take it you are happy with the 67 200/4? I have the 645 200/4 and my copy seems good but I have seen some negative reviews.[COLOR="Silver"]

Thanks a lot Matt. As you know I liked your two shots posted above also

The light that evening was great, so it was a good starting point. The first one I posted had almost no inherent colour due to the angle of the sun, therefore it was a good candidate for a mono conversion. I find Silver Efex Pro very satisfying and rarely have to tweak the recipes for my own use, simply choosing one or other of them.

I do like the P67 200. I had the P645 version for a while but didn't use it much and so sold it on. I think the P67 has somewhat higher resolution and contrast but I'm really not a good critical judge of lenses! I rely heavily on the great synopses posted in the reference area of this forum.

Ristretto - very nice images! I took similar ones in a harbour in Ireland, however there was more movement of the boats and the effect was not as subtle as yours, therefore not as effective.

[Ristretto]

Thank you guys for your comments

Tons of great stuff here every day

I always try to control the blur effect by choosing the right aperture/exposure combination which results often in more than one try...

[Thomasbrowphoto]

Ebor Falls NSW Australia.
Last light.

Pentax 645Z + DA25mm

[Ed Hurst]

645Z plus 6x7 75mm f2.8 AL

Firstly without boat trails:

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And now with:

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[mattb123]

I like the trails!