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Forum: Post Your Photos!
12-18-2022, 06:51 PM
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
12-18-2022, 06:39 PM
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really love a great B&W :)
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
12-18-2022, 06:31 PM
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
12-18-2022, 06:27 PM
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
11-01-2022, 10:38 PM
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ToddK, thanks so much for your kind appraisal of my image. Really appreciate your comments. Yes, the trees needed to be included to tell the story, they just didn't need to be in focus, as if they're fading away.
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Also appreciate your kind and succinct comment. So glad that everyone here on PF seems to "get" what I was trying to convey, cheers and thanks!
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Thanks also MikeNArk, I really couldn't imagine the image with the tree in focus to be honest.
In Australia, we are thankfully no longer in drought, I would imagine that to revisit this place now, there would be quite a lot of water in the lake and the 'cracked earth' would now be mud, thanks to La Nina.
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Angky, l also appreciate your kind comments regarding my image, thankyou! So glad you like it. It's becoming one of my favourites this year.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
10-31-2022, 02:23 AM
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Although having used f11 on the Pentax DFA 2.8 24-70mm lens, this image seems to have a very shallow depth of field. At a recent local Camera Club competition, it achieved a Second place. Then during the Judging, there was a fairly active discussion between a couple of members and the Judge who was present. Some of the judges (previous) verbal comments were that he initially wasn't sure, however, he kept coming back to it as he liked the amount of focus kept low in the image. He also noted that all other details, i.e. the tree line, were irrelevant, the Title of the image is "Cracked Earth" after all. I feel that the commentary from the other members meant that they didn't like the image. They also don't shoot Pentax!
Would like to acknowledge the generosity of Ivan in providing the lenses for this competition, thanks Ivan.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
08-23-2022, 05:51 PM
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Same for me at present as it’s mostly birding these days. Invested in a new tripod and gimbal to make things easier as well.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
07-17-2021, 11:12 PM
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I’d really like to try the 77mm
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
07-16-2021, 05:44 AM
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My pick also, it’s so different and minimalist and love it in B & W as well. Shows the strength of the place- just fantastic!
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Forum: General Photography
07-14-2021, 07:40 PM
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So true, although there are some around with more 'humanity'
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Almost of the members in the Club i belong to are between 40-80.
There are a couple of teenagers.
No one submits images taken with their phone, its pretty much all DSLR's.
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
07-14-2021, 07:31 PM
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Appreciate the nomination!
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Appreciate the nomination!
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Appreciate the nomination!
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It's an amazing piece of Architecture, and most recently has been featured on the NEWS here as a mass Vaccination Centre. All of the news reels were taken almost at the same spot, but from the outside looking towards the "Promenade" and I appreciate the nomination!
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Appreciate the nomination!
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Appreciate the nomination!
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
07-01-2021, 08:06 PM
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Forum: General Photography
06-23-2021, 04:21 AM
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You've raised some very good points here, and they have all had a run at our local club!
During lockdown last year, our club ran a still life competition and someone almost identically copied an image from the internet, that was there for anyone able to use a search engine to find -and not only did it win, but took out Image of the month. If only the Judge had done some online research, beforehand
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Maybe it's a Southern Hemisphere thing!
Have just finished a long drawn out Zoom monthly meeting and Comp judging, and I've realised that the moderators really shouldn't drink wine as the waffling just gets longer and more drawn out, lol.
I seriously cannot believe that person thought selling images without permission was a good idea - thankfully, as you said, it didn't happen - imagine the lawyers sharpening their knives
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Forum: General Photography
06-22-2021, 04:04 AM
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Such an interesting thread, I read the whole thing before going to work this morning, and I was almost late!
I admit to being a member of the local camera club, and I've come to realise its really a love/hate relationship. I'm going to list bullet style points as I think its easier this late at night
* 2015 * I joined and sat at the back of the room for a whole year, watching and getting a feel for everything. Not much of a warm welcome from the established members [about 70 in the Club, averaging 25 per monthly meeting]
*2016* I started the year in 'C' Grade and entered almost every monthly competition- got a few gongs after a while and working out how to resize images etc...
*2017* up to 'B' Grade a bit more success in some months and totally bombing in other monthly comps
*2018 & 2019* about the same as the year before. I did join the Committee only to realise that the clique in the committee would seem to have made major decisions outside the committee meetings. [group of 2-3 influencers driving their own agendas] Stuck it out for the year then resigned. Have been on many committees in the past and this was by far the worst!
*2020* thanks to Covid-19 and 5 months of lockdown, I was able to spend more time editing and entering the comps, outcome- my average score lifted.
*2021* bumped to 'A' Grade to play with the professionals- aagh - so far average score has dropped again, which I did expect, and have even managed a couple of gongs.
Observations in general include; unless you are "one of the boys" or have a particularly distinctive style, its often difficult to get the gongs from the same few Judges [some of my images have done very well in interclub comps]
Many Judges seem to not know a lot about Astrophotography and the dedication it takes to get a half decent image. I wish they might do some quick research on whatever topic they are lacking knowledge in, before they write up their critique.
Many judges seem to be obsessed with showing their holiday snaps with long winded explanations for each photo -aagh - as mentioned in lots of other comments. Just because they have been to places we all dream about travelling to shouldn't mean they get to boor the meeting participants with their dross. The 'standard' of those photos is generally very poor [ I would much rather see 10 of their best images than 150 travel snaps and therefore the question must be asked about their competence to be Judging our images.
My Club is still clique orientated, it's difficult to feel included, and my work hours make it difficult to socialise.
I am definitely the only Pentaxian in the Club - the dominant Canikon crowd sniff at my camera choice.
Competitions on a regular basis can be very stressful timewise, especially if the subject is not 'my thing' however it makes me look at things differently and sometimes I even surprise myself - so that's good.
I dread submitting as I'm a great procrastinator in choosing what to enter. [I do it to push myself to improve my standard]
I sit at the meetings with knots in my stomach while the critiques are read out and each month I strive to get Image of the Month - no luck so far.
During these covid times, I think that even when locked down, photography and the local camera club has helped keep the rhythm of my life ticking along for which I am grateful.
I just wish they were a bit friendlier, more welcoming and encouraging to new members.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
06-22-2021, 02:56 AM
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Fantastic image, these Eastern Spinebills are so hard to get a good image of as they move so fast....and i'm so slow ....
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
06-02-2021, 01:06 AM
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Beautifully captured, such gorgeous little birds :)
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
06-02-2021, 01:01 AM
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Now I'm torn between the Monochrome and these. Applause for both sets, I'd be very happy to be the maker of any of these images- again- envious- in a good way of course!
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
06-02-2021, 12:58 AM
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I really like what you have achieved with your ICM. Gallery worthy, very emotive and energetic. I'm envious!
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
06-02-2021, 12:50 AM
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I like that the sunflower isn't centered in the image, and just the right amount of ICM for me, thanks for posting!
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
06-02-2021, 12:45 AM
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Taken a few days ago, from our back yard as we are in Lockdown (#4) and only able to leave the house for 5 reasons - trying to stop the latest outbreak of COVID-19 spreading. I now have some free, available time to spend here in the Forum, [apart from the home-schooling of our Granddaughter between 9am-3pm] Its good to be back!
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
06-01-2021, 11:34 PM
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I would like to nominate this photo
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
06-01-2021, 11:33 PM
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
06-01-2021, 11:31 PM
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I would like to nominate this photo
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
06-01-2021, 11:30 PM
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I would like to nominate this photo
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Forum: Monthly Photo Contests
06-01-2021, 11:29 PM
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Really like this, and the bee adds interest of course
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