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Forum: Post Your Photos!
03-13-2009, 02:35 PM
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Hey Jim those shots are really great, glad to see them. Oh what I would give for deer and a couple of hours to follow them!!
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Forum: Weekly Photo Challenges
03-10-2009, 04:43 PM
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Hi guys,
as usual some really great shots posted here. I have not posted anything for a while - sick kids, starting back at work - anyway last weekend upgraded to K20D, so here are the first 3 pics taken with new camera body - loving it already!!
Hope to use the camera more soon.
Sharon
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Forum: General Talk
02-10-2009, 06:31 PM
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To everyone affected by the Victorian fires, you all have my deepest sympathies and my most heartfelt loveing thoughts for your recoveries (also my donations), it is difficult to find the right words to express how we are all feeling.
My 3yr old daughter has been watching the news and has been asking many questions, it is hard to explain but she understands and is now, of her own accord, packing toys into a box to send to the children she has seen on the TV.
I have lived through three bushfires in NSW, that all now look so tiny and insignificant.
Again I wish all affected my love.
Sharon
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Forum: Weekly Photo Challenges
02-06-2009, 02:23 PM
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Forum: Weekly Photo Challenges
02-06-2009, 02:20 PM
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Forum: Weekly Photo Challenges
02-05-2009, 02:29 PM
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Hi all,
great shots as usual again this week. I have not had the camera out much this week - far too hot here in Australia as other forum members have stated.
Took the kids out early the other day, to the playground here are a couple of shots.
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Forum: Weekly Photo Challenges
01-27-2009, 07:08 PM
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Forum: Weekly Photo Challenges
01-27-2009, 07:06 PM
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My entry for simplicity.
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Forum: Weekly Photo Challenges
01-21-2009, 03:27 AM
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NaClH2O / Gawan - thanks, sometimes she makes it easy to get a decent picture.
Daacon - thank you, I can tell by looking at her that she knows she was meant to be in bed!!
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Forum: Weekly Photo Challenges
01-20-2009, 03:06 AM
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When shooting for the 'Cat' challenge, while my kids were asleep, I turned around and snapped the following two shots. Just a little adjustments to contrast and saturation.
I am really glad I joined this forum, it is making me use my camera a lot more.
Already some great shots posted this week guys.
Sharon
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Forum: Weekly Photo Challenges
01-19-2009, 05:01 PM
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Hi, there are some very good cat pictures here. this is my first time entering one of the weekly challanges. So here is my cat Sebastian in his and my favorite chair on the front deck by the bird bath.
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Forum: Weekly Photo Challenges
01-14-2009, 07:41 PM
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Hmm, now my pictures have gone small??
I'll just try again see if I can change the size.
Whoops, now they all went big, deleted this set as the ones above are big now. sorry for the double images.
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Forum: Weekly Photo Challenges
01-14-2009, 07:23 PM
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Tran - thanks.
Here a couple of shots of my daughter blowing bubbles.
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Forum: Weekly Photo Challenges
01-14-2009, 05:37 PM
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Hi this is my first entry into one of the Potw comps. So here goes - a macro shot of a Juvenile Eastern Water Dragon.
Also - great shots everyone.
Sharon
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
01-11-2009, 03:30 PM
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thanks guys, I checked the Pentax website, it states K100dsuper does support SDM. Now I've just got to save up the dollars.
Thanks again
Sharon
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
01-10-2009, 03:13 AM
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Hi all, I have been looking at lenses available for my K100dSuper, I have noticed a Sigma APO 120-400mm which would cover what I am after, the information with this lens (on the net) for Pentax mount states the body must support HSM motor.
Can anybody tell me which Pentax bodies do this, as I was unable to find this information. Sorry if i have missed this info somewhere simple.
Thanks
Sharon
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
01-09-2009, 04:44 AM
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Love this shot, it is so clear and crisp.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
01-09-2009, 04:42 AM
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Wow!! great series love #3 but thay are all hard to beat. wish i could take such a great picture.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
01-09-2009, 04:36 AM
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Hi Richard, we actually have 2 cats, over the years I have activley detterred my cats from chasing birds but I set the water up for the birds in an area where the cats rarely go. my old cat has since discovered that the front verandah, where the birds water is has good sleeping sun, but he just ignores the birds and they harrass him untill he leaves.The domestic animals here are lowest ranked with wildlife firmly at the top. At the moment there is a python threatening the pair of Daschunds next door, we'll see how that works out! Hope the python wins, he will be much quieter.
Sharon
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
01-08-2009, 02:52 AM
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Hey there Bramela, thanks for your comments. We are lucky not to have any Indian myna's here, I agree totally they are a big problem in a lot of areas. My hubby used them for target practice regularly at our last house, they eventually moved on, we also trained our dogs to chase them out of our yard, thay were good dogs they left all the other birds alone.
Sharon
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
01-08-2009, 02:05 AM
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Thanks everyone for your comments,
RichardS - #1 the Lorikeet in the Bottlebrush, was taken with Sigma 100-300mm, focal length 153mm, at F/4.5, cropped slightly, and contrast adjusted.
#2 the Lorikeet on the wooden rail, was taken with Sigma 28-80mm at focal length 80mm, at F/5.6, this picture is straight out of the camera with no adjustments.
#3 & 4 the Green Catbird were taken with Sigma 100-300mm, I have since discovered this lens has mould growing in it.
#5 The Tawny Frogmouth Owl was taken with Sigma 180mm Macro at focal length 180mm, cropped and contrast adjusted.
the birds here use our front verandah for water that is left out and they also frequent our compost area, they are very used to us coming and going, in fact my 3yr old daughter has been able to feed and pat a couple of the Lorikeets.
dws117 - he wasn't sleeping but trying hard to ignore me, usually these guys get photographed in an extended head and neck position while trying to look like dead branches. the pair that roost here are in a small palm or a horozontal branch in a gum and tend to hunch down instead of extending.
Thanks again
Sharon
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
01-07-2009, 04:02 PM
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Hi here are a couple of shots taken around our yard, these are the first I have tried any PP work on, just cropping and a little adjustment to contrast/brightness.
Rainbow Lorikeet
Green Catbird
Tawny Frogmouth
Any advice would be great.
thanks
Sharon
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
01-06-2009, 10:26 PM
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This is the old boy, Sebastian, he is 13 this year.
And the baby, Skarla, she is 4 months, the same age as my Son.
there is one more pet of the reptile variety but I am still working on a decent photo of it.
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Forum: Mini-Challenges, Games, and Photo Stories
01-06-2009, 08:58 PM
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1st attempt at posting a photo, so if it works this is my baby girl Lilly ( umm, not a baby anymore she's 7yrs).
If this works I'll get the rest of the clan posted.
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Forum: Welcomes and Introductions
09-30-2008, 07:19 PM
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Hi there , thanks guys for the welcomes, and the lens advice. I am still undecided, may even swing in the opposite direction and go macro yet??? We'll see. Good advice about watching the dollar, will do that.
Sharon
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