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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
01-31-2024, 09:50 PM
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Self Portrait
k-1 II & 77mm
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Forum: Lens Clubs
04-07-2022, 09:39 PM
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I'm so happy to finally have a great wide angle lens for my K-1 II. All of these are taken within the City of Phoenix, Arizona - one of the largest cities in the US.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
04-11-2022, 10:52 PM
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I've been using the D FA 21mm f2.4 Limited with the K-1 ii to capture spring in my neighborhood.
A few are cropped, a couple are focus stacked, and several I used off-camera flash with a cheap diffuser.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
04-23-2022, 05:17 PM
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21mm f2.4 Limited on the K-1 II
I've been wanting to test the 21 at the Grand Canyon, so on Tuesday I rode my motorcycle up there for sunset. A forest fire closed the highway causing a long reroute. I ended up getting there just in time to rush around for a few minutes before riding back home. 480 miles on the moto for a few meh images.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
12-28-2021, 03:44 AM
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
03-29-2021, 02:53 AM
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K-1 ii with FA-77
2 Godox tt600 flashes in umbrellas.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
11-23-2021, 07:09 PM
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My credit card was just charged for the 21 meaning US Shipments of preorders should be eminent!
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Forum: Lens Clubs
11-20-2018, 05:05 PM
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FA 31, K-1 II
Oak Creek and Cathedral Rock
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Forum: Lens Clubs
03-29-2021, 03:04 AM
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Here's 2 recent focus-stacked images with the K-1 ii and Samyang 14mm.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
11-22-2018, 04:38 PM
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A few from my K-1 II from this week.
14mm
85mm
14mm
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
08-23-2015, 09:03 AM
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Seattle Night Skyline
Mt. Rainier (Vertical Stitch)
Mt. Rainier, Washington
Crater Lake, Oregon
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
05-03-2015, 07:38 PM
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Self-Portraits - a Difficult Subject
As you can see, I am more challenged than others.
The Pentax DSLRs make things easier with great features like built-in interval timer and multiple exposure modes.
A Single Long Exposure in Death Valley
Burning Man
Interval Shooting - Thanks Pentax
Hiking Alone in Kaleidoscope Canyon - Death Valley NP
My fat head stuffed up a see-through motorcycle helmet. (In-camera double-exposure)
My Family
Me and a Buddy in Death Valley Recently
Interval Shooting & Panorama
Interval Shooting Selfie
Mojave Desert Under the Stars
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Forum: Lens Clubs
06-29-2014, 10:11 AM
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Thanks to everyone here for posting such wonderful photos and convincing me this was the UWA lens to own.
I recently purchased the 10-20 F3.5 and took it on a motorcycle trip.
Near Hume Lake, my buddy was patiently waiting for me to snap a few frames.
I always seem to end up in Yosemite on clear and hot days.
Our Campsite in the Aspens Near Virginia Lakes
Bright Moon
Predawn Light at Our Campsite in the Aspens Near Virginia Lakes
King's Creek Meanders Through the Meadow - Lassen Volcanic National Park
Giant Sequoias
Highway in Kings Canyon
Panamint Valley
Zion National Park Star Trails - Taken with a borrowed copy of the lens last November.
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
11-23-2018, 02:53 AM
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Playing with a Samyang 85mm f 1.4 wide open on a K-1 II.
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Forum: Sold Items
11-02-2018, 03:18 PM
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Photo samples from the Sigma 10-20 f3.5 on the K-5 IIs
11mm f3.5 iso 2000 30 secs
10mm f13
10mm f8
18mm f8
10mm f11
10mm f7.1 handheld
12mm f8
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
03-19-2017, 07:04 PM
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k-5 IIs, Samyang 85mm f1.4
24 exposures, 3 rows
My first successful attempt at this. Oh, it's spring in Arizona!
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
12-19-2017, 10:34 PM
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I was just watching the episode of Better Call Saul in Season 2, where Fi Fi was featured earlier this week.
Quick Edit in Lightroom
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
12-17-2017, 05:15 PM
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Thanks for playing along this week. You all produced a wide variation of creative versions.
I hadn't actually processed this one myself before choosing it for this exercise. I played around with it some later and noticed there were sharpness issues as well as some pretty obvious color fringing that needed to be addressed. I figured extra credit would go to at least some perspective distortion correction and/or creative choices.
I'll try to comment on each.
jcomley, You submitted a colorful HDR and a sketchedy version. I liked the first version better, but would have liked to see a smoother sky with less grunginess and haloing, plus a correction of the color fringing in the power lines.
Glenn5995, Three excellent entries. You get extra credit for the time traveling version and your second entry was just perfection. I liked the sky in the 3rd entry, but am not a fan of removal of the power lines. These lines are necessary for the train to continue around the curve.
quant2325, Your entry gets extra credit for current events (even though the photo used is very old), but Al Franken's ugly mug negates the current events points. Funny entry, however.
Meg4mi, I love the drama - without overdoing it. Perhaps a little cool for my taste. Very well done!
Todd, another stellar job. First, I love the foreground grittiness and contrast. I was liking the direction you were headed for the dark dramatic sky, but it looks a little unfinished in areas where it meets the buildings and with white artifacts around the power lines.
dlneubec, You offered up 6 creative versions with 4 being abstract painterly versions. I find the foreground to be very dark in all 6 versions. If the foreground wasn't so dark, I think your painterly versions would have really popped. Like I mentioned in Glenn5995s review, the power lines are quite necessary for the electric light rail train to operate. While I see a valid reason one may clone distracting power lines from a scene, removing them here leaves me scratching my head trying to make sense of the scene.
johnhilvert, Nice overall tones in your single entry. I think you went a little to far with the perspective distortion correction and find the color balance a little warm for me.
astonm. Whoa! That's what I said when I first saw your entry. I like it when another photographers vision of the same scene is so different than mine. I love the sense of motion as well as the overall color and contrast. Great job!
Tas, Your first entry was nice, but wow! The second entry was so cool. You managed a great sky replacement even with the challenges of all the power lines and such. I love the moody tones and sense of motion in the sky and train.
I always feel strange trying to judge other people's work. I feel like I barely know what I'm doing myself, but I must chose someone to host the next round.
Our next host will be astonm!
If I had to pick a second place, it would be Tas... or maybe Glenn5995... or Meg4mi... or Todd... You get the idea.
Thanks for playing.
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
12-08-2017, 10:21 AM
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Black and White
Colorful
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
07-07-2017, 09:02 AM
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Congratulations JHfwp.
Thanks BB for the fun image to play with.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
11-11-2016, 11:43 PM
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Here's a few shots with the K5 IIs and Sigma 10-20 F3.5 from my latest journey.
Tatahatso Point - Navajo Nation
Horseshoe Bend
Point Sublime - Grand Canyon National Park
Point Sublime - GCNP
Point Sublime - GCNP
Son-of-a-bitch Point - Grand Canyon National Park
Twin Point
Havasupai Point - GCNP
Tatahatso Point - Navajo Nation
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