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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
12-11-2017, 01:23 PM
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It's a composite... didn't pay much attention to how many shots it took to get an acceptable pose from each of them, but relatively well behaved critters meant this was only about 30 minutes of shooting (5 dogs at once, the other 6 critters individually) and then a good bit of time combining the best of them.
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
12-11-2017, 11:16 AM
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Added another critter to the family photo... Tamron 28-75 f5.6 1/200s iso800
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
12-09-2017, 09:53 PM
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composite photo, taken with tamron 28-75 at f5.6 1/200s on a tripod with efcs off.
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
07-07-2017, 11:27 AM
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
05-30-2017, 12:41 PM
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My position on the field didn't provide for many head on shots at close range (800 yard course in a figure 8)... will make a point to prioritize that type of photo next event, I have a straight race in a couple of weeks and should be able to stay at the finish line. I have another 1400 photos to sort through, all shot in raw and I'm procrastinating... So far I've only processed a Best In Field runoff that had my own dog in it (and had a friend borrow my camera... from what I can tell he didn't really shoot bursts, the keeper rate was high, but he didn't take a lot of shots - he did take photos of the dogs running towards/away though) and some random interesting ones to start posting online and identifying the owners easier.
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
05-30-2017, 11:20 AM
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Yes, AF-C with focus priority. I did play around with some settings over the course of the weekend, going from Sel-9 to auto-9 to center point; also changed AF-hold a few times because early on I'd follow a dog while shooting a burst and cross a golf cart in the middle of the field (with people judging the races), but eventually found that anticipating where my line of sight would be blocked provided for a moment to let the buffer empty - I never had a problem immediately reacquiring focus after brief pauses. Overall it was more a matter of my own technique for following the dogs, as long as the focus point(s) were over a dog, the camera was staying with them no matter what direction they went.
Most shots were taken at F4 although some were wide open (which with this lens produces a somewhat soft, almost glowing/diffused effect that I was not thrilled with, but it was a better tradeoff than using a higher ISO for shots where the dogs were too far away to salvage acceptable levels of detail from a noisy image)
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
05-30-2017, 11:02 AM
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K-1 w/ Tamron 70-200
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
05-30-2017, 10:54 AM
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
05-30-2017, 10:49 AM
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Screw drive... Tamron 70-200/2.8
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
05-30-2017, 10:45 AM
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I just don't understand why Pentax would release a camera with such horrible performance...
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Forum: Digital Processing, Software, and Printing
05-25-2017, 05:44 PM
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I have an AMD FX-9590 processor and R9 290X.... it's extremely fast on my computer. It probably greatly benefits from graphics acceleration.
Also note that there is already an update that has been pushed out for Topaz Studio.
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Forum: Digital Processing, Software, and Printing
05-25-2017, 11:13 AM
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I downloaded it and it certainly works nicely... very fast and fairly intuitive for working on individual photos, still need something to replace lightroom in the workflow though - RawTherapee might be just the ticket.
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Forum: Photographic Technique
04-25-2017, 12:18 PM
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A photo my wife took, on a Nikon camera (I believe D5300 with their consumer 70-300 lens, so fairly comparable to your setup)... this has always been one of my favorites:
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Forum: Photographic Technique
04-23-2017, 04:50 PM
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Yeah, no I just shoot as a hobby similar photography to what the OP will be shooting - I usually am helping keep these sorts of events running smoothly so I rarely get the chance to dedicate myself to photographing the events. Those were just mostly unedited photos, just to illustrate the type of environment... fast moving dogs, both running in tight groups and individually, with little to no shade... capturing details in focus such as the placement of the legs and on long coated dogs getting sharp detail on the fur as it moves with the dog... it's not easy! And while my photos are taken with dogs running a straight line or oval, the OP will be taking photos of dogs on courses that could be as simple as a figure 8 to something more elaborate.
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Forum: Photographic Technique
04-23-2017, 04:34 PM
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You missed my point - the challenge is not focusing on an object traveling in excess of 30mph; the concern is that unlike a car, if you blur the 'tires' on a dog you've missed the shot. No matter if panning or capturing a fixed position on the field, shutter speed needs to be fast enough to stop all motion ideally.
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Forum: Photographic Technique
04-23-2017, 03:06 PM
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Just to show you some photos in a similar setting, although I'm *much* closer to the dogs than the distance lure coursing will take them...
For those suggesting using slower shutter speeds and panning - hopefully these photos give some perspective on why that would be a nonstarter. These are dogs running 30+ mph and freezing motion on both the extended and contracted phases of a gallop are crucial to the composition...
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Forum: Photographic Technique
04-23-2017, 09:14 AM
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Snydly's advice is pretty sound, assuming you are photographing keen dogs that follow the lure well... As long as you can see the line or at least know where the lure is heading, you can prefocus and wait for the dog to approach. If you have a long straightaway you may be able to pan along with the dog's movement. Good technique can absolutely compensate for the 'lesser' autofocus of a Pentax camera.
Honestly you're going to be at a disadvantage with both reach and light. You will be at the telephoto end of that lens almost the entire time and you will need to use very fast shutter speeds to freeze movement.
I have the K-1 and use the tamron 70-200/2.8 to shoot oval and straight racing. For the most part, my shots that are most consistently successful are of the dogs breaking from the boxes and crossing the finish line - shots where you can plan the shot out, prefocus and patiently wait... I suspect you will have a similar experience with lure coursing, getting shots of the dogs being slipped and of the dogs going in on the lure as it slows to a stop at the end...
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
04-16-2017, 10:06 PM
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One of our Silken Windhounds...
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
03-26-2017, 11:39 PM
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Cropped to remain anonymous, sorry... FA85 on K-1
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
03-21-2017, 01:34 PM
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
03-20-2017, 09:53 AM
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
03-20-2017, 09:51 AM
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Forum: Sold Items
03-03-2017, 02:52 PM
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I'm glad my FA*85 is mounted on my camera right now.... even still, I confess I might be drooling...
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Forum: Sold Items
03-03-2017, 02:50 PM
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I'm glad my FA*85 is mounted on my camera right now.... even still, I confess I might be drooling...
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Forum: Sold Items
03-03-2017, 02:49 PM
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I'm glad my FA*85 is mounted on my camera right now.... even still, I confess I might be drooling...
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