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Signed up for the on-line photo course out of Australia. So far the big thing I've gotten out of it is that I don't need to worry about a lot of settings since I shoot RAW anyway. Also, the Kelby 5-part series arrived today, and I'm about half way through book #1. Oh - and I've taken quite a few crappy photos while playing around with the settings on my K30. Woo hoo!

Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion 07-02-2015, 07:48 PM

Looking for a Pentax instructor/helper
Posted By Scott_G

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Views: 2,367

Holy schnikies! All you folks are awesome. I really appreciate the considered advice. I do have a couple books, but I find watching, listening and playing along really make things sink in for me. Yeah, just getting it off auto is that first, big step. I will definitely look into all of these. Thanks so much, everyone.

Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion 06-30-2015, 02:44 PM

Looking for a Pentax instructor/helper
Posted By Scott_G

Replies: 25
Views: 2,367

Folks:

Not sure if this is the exact forum I should be posting in but. . . I'm tired of being ignorant. I use my K30 to mostly take PR photos. Everything's in focus, everybody famed medium, dial set to Auto. ::sigh:: I want to be more artistic with my camera, use it with less than 20 flood lamps at once. I'm tired of relying on either a bright day or Lightroom. I'm ready to play with light and shadow, content, and all that other fun stuff.

What I'm looking for is some handholding, I guess. Either a pre-recorded video class covering the K30 specifically and photography in general, or a Pentax "expert" - someone who knows more than me and can communicate it - who's willing to work with me for a few hours until I can get stuff through my thick skull.

Any suggestions would be helpful!

Forum: Pentax K-30 & K-50 12-16-2013, 11:03 PM

Post Your K-30 Photos Here
Posted By Scott_G

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Views: 546,613

Full moon, winter, midnight.

Forum: Pentax K-30 & K-50 12-14-2013, 07:58 PM

Post Your K-30 Photos Here
Posted By Scott_G

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Views: 546,613

I actually took several shots of the tree, each with slightly different settings. Processed and reduced in size in Lightroom 5. The lights are purple and blue, but unless I selected "daylight" balanced, the purple lights all but disappeared. Not meant as a great shot, but I was really surprised that I didn't have to combine 2 shots - one with a good tree, and the other with a good fire. Camera seems to like ISO of 3200 - defaults to it a lot. Or maybe I just spend a lot of my life in the dark. :D

Forum: Post Your Photos! 10-26-2013, 07:56 PM

Misc Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Posted By Scott_G

Replies: 7
Views: 1,270

Barbie heads. I can understand his compulsion. ;D Nicely done!

Forum: Post Your Photos! 10-26-2013, 07:54 PM

Landscape Icelandic waterfalls
Posted By Scott_G

Replies: 14
Views: 1,266

Beautiful pix. Thanks for sharing your visit!

Forum: Post Your Photos! 10-17-2013, 07:27 AM

Abstract New car!
Posted By Scott_G

Replies: 5
Views: 632

Very nice! I agree - truly artistic.