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Inspired this time by Simon's outstanding work with the Tak 35 macro, I put the "HD Pentax-DA 49mm 1:4 macro limited" to the test on the K-3
This is a stack of seven hand-held shots taken on elbows and knees on my wet lawn. I don't have a tripod with a reversible head, so I could not have got low enough any other way. I suspect the little haloes around a couple of the droplets are due to a bit of movement between captures, but I'm still fairly happy with the result.
The cap of this little fungus is less than 10mm in diameter, so about in the 1:2 macro range. All taken at f/8.0 and ISO 400.


Tiny toadie

Here's a more conventional shot.


Clinging on to autumn

The feature lily of the month also got a guernsey today. I took a bunch of shots with the DA35 before I realised the 1.4xTC was not on the camera, so I had to go back and repeat them....


Lily 49

The equivalent shot with the 35 on its own can be seen HERE. The IQ doesn't suffer at all with the teleconverter as far as i can see.

Had quite a bit of fog around today. I took this image from a spot overlooking the town, football stadium and a industrial/retail precinct, but I guess you are just going to have to take my word for it.

Time, by a Macro Takumar 50mm f4. A small carriage clock, white clock face, cropped. Taking advantage of the Forum's white background.

A quick trip down to Port Elliot today on a grey day…..still no Whales. Processed with DXO film pack 4 (Fuji Velvia 50 sim):

FA31 & K5II

June 17: Nobbies Gold



K5 + Helios 44-M 58mm f2 Aperture f8 (or was it f11?)

Nobbies is a relatively "safe" surf beach adjoining Newcastle's CBD, although early this morning a decaying big swell was still active. Nothing special "photographically", but it does illustrate the Helios' flare in these circumstances. I was pleased with how sharply it picked up the two wave rider buoys on the horizon (one directly beneath the sun).

Nepean today. When I'm lucky that means lorikeets. I was, indeed, lucky today. This cheeky little dinosaur sat and posed for me for quite some time (just as well, as for many previous shots of the other lorikeets around, I had not noticed the white balance was still on fluorescent light, from last night inside. DOH!)

However. That was taken with my Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 1:3.5/135, so not for the Single challenge.

Nevertheless. I'm mentioning it (and first), because I'm very pleased with it.

For my challenge photo I'm also a bit pleased, though in a different way. I was on the railway station platform, without a photo. I turned on the camera, set aperture, shutter, ISO, and focus, and then clicked the shutter - all without metering or looking through the viewfinder.


On the Station by -Occasionally Focused-

Industar 50-2 on Pentax K-30. f/5.6

Here is photo for today:
K30+DA55-300



And a black and white

K5 with T2.8/50 aus JENA DDR
Edited with Darktable

Day 17 with my macro by any means setup. Pentax K-30 Pentax A 50mm f2 closeups 1, 2, and 4 and Raynox DCR-250.

This bug is so small it looks like a speck of dust on the leaves I find them on.

K5iis + DA20-40



and..

Still a bit on the sick side, and spent most of the day yesterday in bed, a most unusual occurrence. But still has some duties to perform, and the Camera went with, and I got a few, which I was not able to finish PP'ing until early this morning. The shot of the day rather poignant when I saw it, and not sure I've been able to capture as needed.


And our unemployment rate at a very high 26%-that's the official statistic, it is probably higher. And that means a lot of "doing nothing" going on everywhere.

Well I forgot to post this last night after I got home. Glad I didn't as it looks better with a little post.

17 Jun 2014 by kdf9511

Table manners on hold for this annonymous group of dinners - Fisheye shooting is a great way to make space in a cozy environment.

Giant mosquito attack. The little bro brought that home from school today.