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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
11-28-2012, 01:25 PM
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It's not a great photo but it seems the all Ginko trees had all shed their leaves simultaneously and I just had to shoot.
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
03-22-2016, 05:00 AM
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So I guess shark attacks are not much of a problem for you, then.
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
10-24-2017, 05:38 AM
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I have both the FA*300/2.8 and Sigma 500/4.5 and use both on the K-3 with (and without) 1.4x TCs. Also, on occasion, the AF 1.7x.
My take is that both are very sharp and deliver good results. On the downside, the FA* is somewhat prone to fringing while the Sigma bokeh can be a bit distracting in some situations.
My choice of which to use really comes down to portability: at my advanced age, the Sigma is a bit much to take on an extended hike.
I've gotten decent results (also crap) hand-holding both but of course, at these FLs, support is always a good idea.
I really can't speak to focus speed (it's just not something I have a feel for) except to say that the absence of a focus limiter on the Sigma is frustrating at times
Bottom line: If I were at a point where I needed to sell one, I'd keep the Sigma: it's about reach.
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
09-12-2009, 04:27 AM
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Actually Mel looks a lot younger in person than she does in that portrait.
Here's me, taken by my daughter (11 at the time) with a fresh-out-of-the-box K100D & Tamron 18-250mm.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
01-15-2023, 02:55 PM
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Olympus EM1/mIII, M. Zuiko 150-400mm & 2xTC
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Forum: General Talk
06-05-2022, 07:36 PM
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We'll there was playing on the state champion lacrosse team in high school, and scoring a 65-yard touchdown (as a defensive tackle) in college but the real golden moments were on the water: a couple of nice brown trout in the Catskills, a braggin'-sized striper from the rocks at Montauk Point, a steelhead in Oregon and a 22" flyrod smallmouth bass on the Shenandoah.
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Forum: Photographic Technique
12-27-2020, 08:30 PM
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I took this in HK back in 2011 with the K-5
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Forum: Pentax SLR Lens Discussion
02-12-2022, 12:32 PM
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The thread may be old but I found it helpful--thanks guys!
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
01-03-2022, 07:36 PM
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The blonde girls sharing a stocking-stuffer:
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
06-08-2021, 06:44 PM
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There were storms in the area several days ago and I decided to play around with the HDR on my Olympus EM1 mark II in the twilight. After some experimental PP, I came up with this. I kinda like it--it has a Hudson River School feel.
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
05-26-2021, 06:27 PM
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Jay in the Rain
[Olympus EM1-mII, 300/4 & 1.4TC]
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
02-15-2021, 07:27 AM
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She looks rather unhappy--like she's contemplating the need to rebuild that transmission.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
07-06-2017, 09:57 AM
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Tempting though they may be, please refrain from comments of a political nature. ;)
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
05-29-2021, 09:04 AM
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This is probably the same mangy fox who was hanging around over the winter. He seems to be hanging in but I really want to give him a bath and take him to a vet.
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
06-09-2021, 07:57 AM
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Thanks! I don't go in for fancy pp much but this was fun.
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
05-15-2021, 07:35 PM
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The marquee bug of the moment around here, of course,is the Cicada (saw my first yesterday--which was quickly dispatched by a cardinal) but I was happy to see this caddisfly (because fishing! and also because, as a water quality indicator, it suggests that our stressed urban stream is holding it's own.)
[OLY EM1/'mII & 60/2.8 Macro]
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
05-08-2021, 09:05 AM
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Not a great photo but it's not everyday an osprey shows up in the yard.
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
05-10-2021, 06:05 AM
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Yeah, I get subdued by chilly mornings myself.
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
05-09-2021, 09:49 AM
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Yep--good eye! It's fresh from the stream down in the valley.
Actually--although not an every day thing--it has happened before. Back in 2016, when the dead oak nearer the house was still standing and I was shooting with the FA*600/4, I got this.
Hmm, I think I'll revisit the pp (again ;)).
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
05-07-2021, 09:47 AM
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One last shot before closing time at the Redbud Inn.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
05-09-2021, 03:56 PM
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You took good advantage of the moment!
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
04-28-2021, 03:25 PM
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Some member of the household thought it would be a great idea to get Maggie a pool. I have reservations but Maggie clearly doesn't--she splashed around in it for nearly an hour.
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
05-01-2021, 01:35 PM
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Right--the vet had to double-check when we brought that litter in. She's fearless and the most socially outgoing cat I've ever encountered--the first (and really, only) of her litter to approach our dog, the late, gentle princess, Princess.
She also has a thing about plastic bags: I worry she'll end up at the recycling center.
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
05-01-2021, 12:27 PM
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Tweetie is this month's Calendar Girl
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