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Forum: General Photography
09-25-2023, 12:29 AM
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I remember vividly when a number of years ago, a company which was trying to entice me to join their photo library as a contributor, commented to me that they were amazed that I had achieved Master Photographer using Pentax gear.
Needless to say, I didn't join that Library. If my work was good enough to achieve Master, and I was being approached to contribute to a photo library, the last thing that was going to sway me to contribute was to insult my choice of equipment.
The only thing that would induce me to jump ship would be for Pentax to desert the DSLR system & go mirrorless. But then I already have enough gear to see me out.
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Forum: Winners' Showcase
09-12-2023, 06:47 AM
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I would like to nominate this photo
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
08-08-2023, 08:49 PM
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I would like to nominate this photo
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
08-08-2023, 08:48 PM
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I would like to nominate this photo
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Forum: Winners' Showcase
08-08-2023, 08:48 PM
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I would like to nominate this photo
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
08-08-2023, 08:47 PM
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I would like to nominate this photo
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
04-07-2023, 11:14 PM
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I would like to nominate this photo
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Forum: Winners' Showcase
04-05-2023, 03:54 PM
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I would like to nominate this photo
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Forum: Winners' Showcase
03-26-2023, 01:35 AM
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Congratulations Phil,
I was wondering which shot pipped mine to the first place, but I can't complain, since I couldn't vote for my own I voted for yours myself :)
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
03-22-2023, 02:46 AM
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Out shooting a ballooning Championship in 2017, the last here before Covid. I was out looking for locations for next day after the morning flights & came across this amazing scene. The vibrant green crop contrasting with the red soil and a rain storm on the horizon.
It was just so full of texture & contrast, even in mono, it still stands up.
Single frame on the K1 @ F5.6 1/100s ISO 100 at 24mm. B&W conversion using NIK Silver effects, manually.
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Forum: Winners' Showcase
02-23-2023, 07:48 AM
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Taken in January 2015, only a few minutes from my home, it is still one of my favourite thunder storm captures. It's becoming harder to find locations to shoot a storm cell, as the areas that I used to use have become built out.
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Forum: Winners' Showcase
02-01-2023, 06:05 PM
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Great capture, so much energy, well done.
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
01-08-2023, 04:15 PM
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
12-09-2022, 07:53 AM
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Road to the Cascades.
Take in the Australian autumn (Fall) on the road to the Cascades near Permberton, Western Australia. It was a great morning driving through the Karri tree with some early morning fog and shafts of sunlight breaking through the trees.
One of those great to be alive mornings, when all is right with the world.
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Forum: Winners' Showcase
12-07-2022, 07:48 PM
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I would like to nominate this photo
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
11-07-2022, 08:53 PM
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I would like to nominate this photo
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Forum: Winners' Showcase
10-09-2022, 11:58 PM
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Shot at the Singapore Zoo, through 4" plate glass at 800 ISO. I always visit the Orangutans whenever I visit Singapore & spend many hours there.
I've developed something of an affinity with this wonderful creature and I'll sit & quietly speak to him, he's intelligent & seems to listen.
He is such a beautiful animal & this is one of my all-time favorite shots.
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Forum: Winners' Showcase
10-05-2022, 12:17 AM
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I would like to nominate this photo
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Forum: Pentax Full Frame
10-04-2022, 08:26 AM
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The first thing I'd suggest is a much sturdier bag as the K1 is a heavier beast than the K10 & maybe a tripod up to the extra weight, along with a cable release. Then save your cash for some updated lenses. When I bought my K1 I was so looking forward to using my FF lenses from the 70s, the 15mm in particular which I'd last used on my LX & MZ5n film camera. and which at the time cost me a small fortune, (Over $5K). What a disappointment, it was nowhere near as sharp on the digital as it was on the old film cameras & I ended up having to purchase the 15 -30 mm.
So I'd suggest before you race out & buy accessories, that you check out your lenses first to see if they are up to speed on the new K1. Have fun, it's a great camera, especially for landscapes.
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Forum: Winners' Showcase
09-26-2022, 07:59 AM
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
09-20-2022, 09:30 PM
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I'm old school to, taught photography for over 30 years & still only ever shoot manual, but I have to disagree. We should learn to use the tools at our disposal, that way we have a choice as to how far we want to use them or not. If you reject photo editing of a digital image you are never going to bring out a photo's full potential. Old school we did it in the dark room, with some very nasty chemicals, dodging & burning to bring up a focal point, combining images to create our vision. Now it's done on a PC.
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
09-07-2022, 11:40 PM
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Forum: Winners' Showcase
08-09-2022, 07:38 AM
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A dramatic storm cell over interesting rocks.
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
08-07-2022, 05:00 PM
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
07-28-2022, 01:06 AM
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A romantic island sunset on the island of Kota Kina Balu whilst on vacation.
A couple were quietly sitting on the beach as the sun went down, I let them have it all to them selves....and shot it with a longer lens
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