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Forum: Lens Clubs
04-06-2012, 06:47 PM
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Forum: Lens Clubs
03-20-2012, 08:33 AM
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Holy Cow! I've not been on the PF's of late and certainly not on this thread. One word - WOW!! - to all of the beautiful images on this page. Fantastic work - all of you!!
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Forum: Lens Clubs
03-02-2012, 03:48 PM
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And the hits just keep on coming...nice one, Mark!
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03-02-2012, 09:35 AM
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Yep..."Bam!" Very nice shot!!
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02-29-2012, 04:29 PM
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Thank you very much! acrollet - the motion might've been me trying to stay steady after sprinting across a wide open space of cactus/scrub to get near the train tracks...;)
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02-29-2012, 04:03 PM
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Wow...VERY nice. I've heard of Enfuse (and even downloaded/installed at one point), but never used it. I know at least one landscape photographer - Michael Frye - who uses it quite a bit and his images are fantastic. I own/use Photomatix for blends (though should probably consider Nik's HDR Efex or Enfuse), but agree w/your summary that most of the time results looks somewhat or very unnatural. Beautiful image!
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Forum: Lens Clubs
02-29-2012, 01:57 PM
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Thank you, Mark. I'd definitely recommend checking out Color Efex - very powerful program. The proof, however, will be in the pudding when I go to print some of the recent Color Efex projects.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
02-29-2012, 12:54 PM
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Thanks, JHD! Re: the train falling over, perhaps a function of the 15mm or that I shifted the angle of the image in Lightroom to give a bit more downward bias, but that was it. Even in the SOOC orientation, I can see a bit of that left-leaning bias, so perhaps the change of angle really accentuated it. Cheers.
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02-29-2012, 12:50 PM
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Thanks, Chris. I'm using LR Beta 4 right now for post, so Fill Light is no longer an implicit option, but I really did very little post using LR anyway; instead, I've been taking Nik Color Efex Pro 4 for a test drive and used it for most of the heavy lifting. As you correctly implied, the side of the train facing me was shaded and to get light back on it/the grass, I used a filter in Color Efex called "Reflector Efex" - essentially a virtual reflector - gold, soft gold, or silver - for the subject at hand. A number of other filters exist and you can mix them as you want to achieve myriad results and save the mix, if you like it, as a recipe. I use Nik Silver Efex for many of my BW conversions and so far I'm loving Color Efex.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
02-29-2012, 11:33 AM
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Loved that aurora shot as well - very slick and I saw the "Dancing Man" as well...
Here's one more from my recent trip to NM/AZ. I had to sprint across an open field to get this one and, with the sun in mind, was particularly interested in shooting stopped down (f/16) to try and maximize the "burst." Being able to capture light bursts like this is another reason I LOVE this lens - the flare, though still present, is VERY controlled and much more acceptable. If I tried this with my Tammy 28-75/2.8, flare balls would've polluted the shot to almost a worthless state.
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02-27-2012, 09:17 AM
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Mattb - like father, like son? Your son has a good eye - some very fine work!
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02-27-2012, 08:24 AM
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Thank you both and love your shot, bickrs. Also love the other shots posted - this thread is amazing; so many incredible shots. What a sweet, sweet lens!
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Forum: Lens Clubs
02-25-2012, 04:20 PM
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Finally, had many oppts to use my new 15mm. Wow - this lens is a treat!!
Here are a couple of faves from my recent trip to NM/AZ.
Angel Delgadillo by ~~Lou~~, on Flickr
Untitled by ~~Lou~~, on Flickr
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Forum: Lens Clubs
02-13-2012, 12:17 PM
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Great shots, Marc S and Matt B!
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02-12-2012, 03:17 PM
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Could not have said it any better....nice one!
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02-10-2012, 07:03 AM
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More nice shots on this page and really nice to see the versatility of this lens via your shots, pinholecam. I finally had a chance to get out last night and take a few shots with my new 15mm. Here's one that I particularly liked:
Escape : : Atlanta by ~~Lou~~, on Flickr
Heading out west in less than a week to shoot portions of the old Route 66 with some friends. I've got a feeling that the 15mm will be put to good use.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
02-07-2012, 11:09 AM
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Not sure if this post will land on Page 246 or Page 247, but ALL of the images on Page 246 this page are fantastic. Great work folks!!
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Forum: Lens Clubs
02-01-2012, 07:40 AM
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Agree w/the other comments - beautiful images! My 15mm arrived yesterday! It is on the camera; now I just need an oppt to get outside and play around. Hopefully I'll have a few pics to post by the end of the week.
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01-30-2012, 02:28 PM
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Ditto!! Love both images - beautiful!
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01-29-2012, 08:31 AM
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LOL - that didn't take long...look forward to posting some pics soon and look forward to seeing yours.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
01-27-2012, 06:23 PM
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Indeed! privateryan - I did the same thing. I'd been going back and forth between the 12-24mm, (Sigma) 10-20mm, and the 15mm. After culling through this thread, pulling the trigger on the 15 was a no-brainer. Fantastic image!
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Forum: Lens Clubs
01-27-2012, 06:21 PM
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Mike - thank you! I've been running around a bit today, but had a chance to take a quick glance at some of your images (as well as some of the other DA-15 shooters) and they are fantastic; looking forward to taking a longer browse this weekend. I'm really excited about this lens and look forward to learning some of the nuances from you and the other 15mm pros.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
01-27-2012, 01:59 PM
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So excited to be joining this club soon. My DA-15 shipped from B&H today!
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