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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
02-11-2024, 01:34 AM
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I avoid salt water and very dusty/sandy conditions, otherwise anything goes
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Forum: Pentax K-3 III Monochrome
12-15-2023, 10:32 AM
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He secretly shot with a Rolleiflex.
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Forum: Pentax Q
03-09-2019, 12:21 PM
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Yep, mine died too some months ago (bought second hand so no idea what it had been through before). First it refused to focus at times but switching camera on and off seemed to help. But finally it just made chirping sounds and wont focus. Pity, because i loved the lens but feel very hesitant about buying another one.
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Forum: Pentax Q
02-03-2019, 10:17 AM
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Hear hear! I too would love that, my single biggest concern with the Q is the limited DR.
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Forum: Pentax Q
10-03-2018, 01:01 PM
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You really get the most out of that Q Abulafia! Really excellent work.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
09-10-2018, 01:05 PM
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This fills me with a great sense of wonder... It's amazing what "ordinary" equipment (in the right hands) can let us see. Thank you.
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Forum: Pentax Forums Giveaways
09-02-2018, 06:00 AM
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
08-31-2018, 07:58 AM
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Great! Really nice and original take on long exposure light streaks. Those converging lines are fabulous, wonderful pic.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
08-31-2018, 07:46 AM
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Actually the blown out background is just so right in this instance! Works great as a backdrop against the perfectly exposed bird.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
08-30-2018, 09:51 AM
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Wow! Great composition and colours.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
08-30-2018, 09:49 AM
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Great! Nicely caught moment, and technically excellent photo.
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Forum: Photo Critique
08-30-2018, 08:37 AM
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From a very old mine (today a museum) in Falun, Sweden. I've deliberately left much negative space to give some sense of the surrounding space and darkness (wish I'd had an even wider lens). I also know it's a bit tilted but I'm not sure if I mind? Also decided not to crop it though I realise there are plenty of options for doing so. Any comments and critique welcome!
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
08-29-2018, 11:51 AM
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Heh! Gotta love people who do these things.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
08-29-2018, 11:49 AM
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First class! Talk about catching the moment. Thanks for sharing!
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Forum: Photo Critique
08-29-2018, 11:08 AM
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Thanks for your thoughts guys!
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Forum: Pentax Forums Giveaways
08-29-2018, 10:50 AM
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I'd absolutely keep it and use it a lot! I have some older manual lenses that I love and would love to try on full frame (as they were once meant to be used). And I would also keep and continue to use my trusted K-5 until it falls apart (not least for birding!). And also my K-x, Q and Q-S1!
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Forum: Photo Critique
08-29-2018, 10:43 AM
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Thanks again Schraubstock for your thoughts and for the time you take responding at length to this. I will try re-editing to a brighter version later when i manage to find the hard disk with the raw file (recently moved to a new town).
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
08-28-2018, 03:50 PM
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But hey, there's food for everyone :)
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Forum: Photo Critique
08-28-2018, 03:43 PM
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Thanks everyone for thoughts and comments.
Schraubstock, i agree exposure is difficult on this one, though i wouldn't call it underexposed. Actually it was shot on a heavily overcast and foggy late afternoon, so I think exposure is rather correct related to the actual conditions. Then again, that of course means absolutely nothing to someone who wasn't present when the shot was taken! So your comments on exposure are welcome, although I think you've overdone it in the other direction, to my mind your version is way too bright. Apart from wanting a "realistic" look, I deliberately kept exposure on the low side as I wanted that effect. Although I may have gone too far in that direction. I agree that the proof is in printing but I haven't printed this one so far, I guess it would take a few test prints to get it right. (Also, thanks for pointing out the dust.)
I also tried it in b&w but preferred the muted colour version. (Although setting the white balance gave me hell, I also tried some cooler versions but ended up with this.) But I think b&w would lend itself to experiments with contrast, for example using a graduated filter to increase the contrast in the foreground and "fade" more into the fog.
Regarding cropping I can understand the suggestions to crop a bit at the top, but I decided on a very high and narrow crop to catch much of the light gradient going from river to sky. Although, again in regards to printing, I think my crop would look too narrow in print?
Anyway, I think the big benefit from c&c is the reasoning itself and opportunities to learn, not the end result in a re-edited picture! So thanks to all for keeping the discussion going.
PS I always shoot RAW, so no problems re-editing :) I don't have access to the original file at the moment but may post another try later.
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Forum: Photo Critique
08-27-2018, 12:39 PM
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Very shallow lake edge, on this occasion also lower water levels than normal. Any thoughts welcome. I usually prefer low contrast when editing (partly in reaction to what seems to be a general contemporary preference for extreme contrast and saturated colours), but it's sometimes tricky to get it right, risking a dull or lifeless image instead.
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Forum: Photo Critique
08-27-2018, 12:18 PM
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Shot in thick winter fog some years ago. Any c&c welcome, I remember having a hard time editing (crop, exposure, wb: was difficult getting it right, I was trying to reproduce it as I remembered the scene, always difficult I think...).
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
08-25-2018, 03:08 AM
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I like this! The setting sun reflected in the water through the portal but otherwise invisible is a very nice touch!
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
08-25-2018, 03:05 AM
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Amazing shot! Has a rather unique look to it, quite distinct from more "regular" wildlife photos. The OOF twigs in the foreground give a great sense of depth, feels like they bring you closer to the motive. Great work, thanks for sharing!
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
08-25-2018, 02:58 AM
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Great shots, I especially like #1, good portrait!
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Forum: Pentax Q
08-17-2018, 09:12 AM
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Absolutely wonderful shots! Great astro work, and nice to see it done with such "humble" equipment. And of course all the post processing work you put into it... Thanks for sharing!
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