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New theme, "new camera" - a GoPro Hero4 that my son kindly gave me to replace the WG3 that I drowned last year (He'd just upgraded to a 6).



Today was my first outing with it - heaps to learn about how much I can vary settings in the field, but at least I captured some Splash. Great fun with wide angle (15mm on 35mm) that focusses very close. Minor crop after rotation.

Water splashing off a soda can. Pentax 30/DA 1.8 50mm

Well, none of the geese at Zoo Lake obliged with a bit of splash, so the fountain had to do - K30, with the 50-200mm kit lens coupled with the x2 Teleconverter.


Or the other interpretation - splash of color.

I tried for a classic wine pouring shot but found out it was much harder than it looks!! Still, it made for a fun evening.

No wine was harmed in the making of this picture.

Canon t3i with 18-55 kit lens.



This one was taken yesterday so doesn't really count.

Pentax K200d with Hoya 135mm

K-3 + Auto Rikenon EE 50mm f/1.4 + Albinar-ADG 2x macro converter.

Day 12
K3II with smc Pentax-DA f/1.8 50mm

A droplets mid-air but not well defined
Initial Splash


Liked this one because of the bubbles rising after the splash

I got home late and went for a safety of sorts. Shot with the K-1and Lensbaby Sweet 35 and an extension tube and lit with my flashlight:

beautiful light tonight, so I am lying prone, in the west field:




K-3 with SMC A 300mm f4

Day 12 - Splash or perhaps ripples with the Pentax K-5 + Sigma 150-500

Fujifilm X-E1 and Konica Macro Hexanon AR 55mm f3.5 and extension tube

Explanation of the context is on the Single In. Posting late but shots from last night. I received a new Phottix flash receiver (my second receiver for a bit more flexibility), TTL only , but it works fine with old flashes and M lenses. The first shot was using a Pentax AF200S from the junk bins at the local camera store - $5.

Tonight's Tools...

K-3ii with Pentax-M 40-80mm F2.8-4.0,

And tonight's subject,
Travel Planning with Helpers...

K-3ii with Pentax-M 40-80mm F2.8-4.0,