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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
09-06-2018, 04:59 AM
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One of the competitors has an Australia flag incorrectly showing on the fin. The flag is painted on a solid base and must be side reversed so the Union Jack is on the upper left hoist quarter. :(
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
07-04-2018, 04:00 AM
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A Warthog can also fly.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
11-20-2016, 10:09 PM
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Of course, you are correct. It is called "exposing to the left" for better recovery.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
06-27-2016, 03:01 AM
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I hope he offers free postage. :)
---------- Post added 27-06-16 at 08:05 PM ----------
O.K. then - it's a little whorehouse, right ? :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
06-26-2016, 08:35 PM
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Start packing the goods, can't be anything else but a building ;)
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
04-25-2016, 09:34 PM
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Hi
I like the "Sumatran Tiger",
but the "Snow Leopard" is a too pixelated :lol::lol::lol:
Cheers
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
03-31-2016, 05:32 AM
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I have a friend in Tokyo who has a big garden with a big artificial pond full of beautiful Kois. Unfortunately he also has a wild resident Heron or Egret (I don't know which) visiting him from time to time to have a bit of a feed.
On one of my visits some time ago I presented him with one of those polystyrene crocs I purchased in Queensland. Problem solved. :)
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
01-02-2016, 02:34 AM
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
12-15-2014, 03:00 AM
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There are actually 6 and 2 pieces of fluff and it is crap on the sensor pure and simple. But only three are really bothersome.
I have sharpened the areas a bit to make them more visible.
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
11-19-2014, 03:50 AM
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Hi Norm
Thanks for the comment.
Just for clarification; From your comment about owls I get the feeling you may not realise, but Tawny Frogmouths are not owls.
If you have problems spotting owls you want to try these buggers, they are almost invisible in the right sort of tree. To find them you have more luck if you look down rather than up, that is, you look for the right sort of tree which matches the birds silvery grey/brown and black mottly plumage and then look around the bottom of the tree for a concentrated mess of big white droppings. (Because they sit perfectly still in the one spot when they sleep during the day.)
I watched these two birds in our backyard on and off with binoculars. During the day when they are sleeping they often stretch and elongate themselves to mimic branches and keep at least one eye open with a tiny slit remaining so they can observe whats going on around them. Their camouflage is so perfect I have seen a crow landing on the same branch without it realising two Frogmouths sitting next to it only a few feet away. Apparently they can see the crow but don't move which would blow their cover. Amazing.
Sorry for the long winded reply but I thought you might just be interested.
Greetings
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
11-17-2014, 04:45 PM
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Hi
I am not much of a bird shooter mainly because I am not that interested. But we have in our backyard a big old tree and from one of my upstairs windows I can frequently observe a pair of Tawny Frogmouths sitting on a branch mainly pressed hard against the tree trunk. (this is their style.) Now there are three, so obviously this is the offspring of the pair as it is still a bit smaller and the other two seem to fuss over it a lot. The tree is some 15m (50ft) away from the window and I decided to give it a go and do some photos. I must admit I got a bit inspired by Normhead's lovely bird pictures, so here is my contribution. All shot with the Pentax 60-250.
P.S. These buggers are very hard to spot as they are very well camouflaged.
Tawny frogmouth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
11-13-2014, 02:29 AM
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Well spotted.
Winter is coming written all over its face. :(
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
07-07-2014, 12:27 AM
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Thanks for the reply. I don't own this lens but I must say it produces one of the sharpest lines of fringing I have ever seen. I guess that's why I couldn't figure out what it was, it looked like purple fringing but then again not.
Thanks again
Greetings
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
07-04-2014, 11:14 PM
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Hi
Norm I have a question, not a criticism, your first two and the last flower shot display distinct dark edges along the petals. Can you explain how this has come about ? I am curious. Perhaps from sharpening ?
Greetings
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
06-14-2014, 05:41 PM
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What ? Nothing to do ? You mean like there is nothing to do ? :lol::lol:
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
04-06-2014, 05:38 PM
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Just try to be helpful, they are all under exposed, perhaps the first one not so much.
Greetings
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
02-18-2014, 11:09 PM
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Hi Normhead
The first image of the dog running towards you caught my eye. While in itself it is not an unusual picture to take, what attracted my attention is the somewhat unusual rendering of the snow with its defined shadows, mid tones and highlights. In a curious way it reminds me of picture painted in the so-called "spatula oil painting" technique.
As always, posted pictures I like, I download and play around a bit with them to see whether any improvements can be had. Mainly those where drastic correction can make a a huge difference and you wouldn't believe how many there are of those. Yours is not in this category in any way but just as an experiment what I did do is to placing a NIK VIVEZA control point over the dogs face and lightened it a little bit and it looks really neat now. It makes the eyes com out a bit more.
Neat picture just the same. Thanks
Greetings
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Forum: Pentax K-3 & K-3 II
11-26-2013, 11:27 PM
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Only hope it wasn't still attached to some poor sod.
Always like to see your dog photographs.
Greetings
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