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Forum: Pentax Q
06-17-2014, 07:18 PM
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Geez JinDesu! At least try and take an interesting photo! Such an interesting thread and then this? Can't we have nice things? I take it you don't own a cat?
Kidding... (well only sort of...)
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Forum: Pentax Q
05-30-2014, 06:53 PM
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Cross posted from the MaQro club thread...
I rescued a little bee the other morning. It was on the sidewalk and likely would have been squished. It was very sluggish and obviously out of sorts. Not so good for the bee, but it made an extended photo shoot possible later in the day. Once it got warmed up in the morning sun the next day, it was well enough to fly away.
In the second shot below, you'll see a row of tiny hooks on leading edge of the rear wing. I just learned this is called the hamuli and it hooks the front and back wings together during flight.
The third shot shows the corbicula or pollen basket. Basically a concave area surrounded by hairs on the tibia of the 2 rear legs where the bee collects pollen. Literally the "bee's knees."
Shot with the DFA100 WR macro on the Q.
Female bumblebee-2273 by NickLOdeon, on Flickr
Female bumblebee wings; rear wing with hamuli-2288 by NickLOdeon, on Flickr
Well ain't that the bee's knees! Closeup of corbicula or pollen basket-2319 by NickLOdeon, on Flickr
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Forum: Pentax Q
02-20-2014, 06:31 PM
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Super cool. I didn't even know this existed. I've added to my list of places to check out downtown...
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Forum: Pentax Q
02-05-2014, 12:34 PM
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Very nice Boris, way to make the shot. I've come across opportunities with winter snow and ice like this before and they are quite enjoyable. It crossed my mind that it would be cool to have some little action figures on hand, e.g., from Star Wars, and make up little dioramas with scenes like these...
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Forum: Pentax Q
01-06-2014, 04:21 PM
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Wow. Really lovely photos in here everyone; quite the joyful thread.
I'm cross posting these from another thread where folks are sharing pole aerial photography. These were taken using the Q on a monopod held overhead, with the shutter being triggered by the intervalometer.
It's an outdoor public art installation in Montreal called "Entre les rangs" (Between the Rows), that is part of the annual Luminotherapie show (Light Therapy -- sounds much better/more poetic in French) that runs for a few weeks at Place des spectacles. First is with the 03 fisheye; the other two with the 02 zoom. Neither lens is fast and required a relatively long shutter speed to keep the ISO/noise down. So there's some blur.
Montreal.Luminotherapie.2014-0493 by NickLOdeon, on Flickr
Montreal.Luminotherapie.2014-0506 by NickLOdeon, on Flickr
Montreal.Luminotherapie.2014-0528 by NickLOdeon, on Flickr
You can read about the art piece here:
Luminothérapie's field of swaying stems |
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Forum: Pentax Q
10-15-2013, 07:20 PM
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Thanks Larry. The first two were lit by what happened to be in the living room, 1) ambient light from a torchiere type lamp that mostly provides light by bouncing it off a white ceiling; 2) a swing arm halogen floor lamp that provided more direct lighting. I had not yet decided to move my model to a better location for those 2 shots. White balance was a bit warm, so I did adjust that in post. I have to say, that at this point, I have little to no clue about proper use of lighting/flash and muddle through when the occasion calls for additional lighting. I'm trying to rectify this, by hunkering down with a book and checking out the strobist website.
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Forum: Pentax Q
10-14-2013, 08:11 AM
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Forum: Pentax Q
04-09-2013, 06:59 PM
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Forum: Pentax Q
04-07-2013, 08:42 PM
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Nice pic Wayneheim. I've also found that boosting saturation helps with adapted telezooms.
Here's a few shots with the 55-300 on the Q along the shore of Lake Ontario. Light was not the best so there is more noise than I would like. Post processing involved boosting clarity and saturation, quite a bit of sharpening and a touch of noise reduction.
This is a western grebe which is thousands of kilometres out of its range:
IMGP4322 by NickLOdeon, on Flickr
Horned grebe chick:
IMGP4151 by NickLOdeon, on Flickr
Redheads:
IMGP4502 by NickLOdeon, on Flickr
Lesser scaups:
IMGP4543 by NickLOdeon, on Flickr
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Forum: Pentax Q
04-03-2013, 07:27 PM
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Here's some shots of the artwork on the Montreal subway (or the metro as it's known). First off are a couple from a large stained class piece at Place des Arts metro station. As the name implies, it located amidst some of the major performance venues in Montreal.
IMGP3073-2 by NickLOdeon, on Flickr
IMGP3075 by NickLOdeon, on Flickr
IMGP3079-2 by NickLOdeon, on Flickr
This particular piece shows various Canadian and Quebecois composers. Lenses used: 02 zoom for first two, 03 fisheye for the third.
Here is another one at Berri-UQAM metro station, also stained glass. It depicts some of the people who founded Montreal.
IMGP3065 by NickLOdeon, on Flickr
Although I lived in Montreal for several years, I never paid much mind to the art on the subways until I moved away. C'est la vie, n'est pas? The type of artwork you see on the metro varies in style, subject matter and how it is integrated into the station. Sometimes, it is an obvious piece of art, other times, it is more subtle, like an artistic flourish. It is said to be one of the foremost subway systems with respect to the amount of art and also the quality and how well integrated the art is.
If you want to know more, here is very nicely done website:
Works of Art in the Metro |
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Forum: Pentax Q
01-06-2013, 07:23 PM
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Here's a couple of shots taken with adapted lenses using the Pentax adapter. I've had little time for fun photography of late so have not had time to really put the adapter through its paces.
The first was taken with the 100WR macro, the second with the 55-300 mm at about 150mm focal length hand held -- still waiting to see what will be the best solution to get it on my tripod.
Loosen up -- you seem a little wooden by NickLOdeon, on Flickr
IMGP2301 by NickLOdeon, on Flickr
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Forum: Pentax Q
12-17-2012, 04:40 PM
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I'm sure it's not just you. I think flickr made a change to their page layout not that long ago and I couldn't figure out where to find the full exif info until a couple of days ago.
Also Nick, great shot of the clouds and sunset.
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Forum: Pentax Q
12-16-2012, 05:51 AM
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More fisheye shots. I didn't think I would like the lens this much -- maybe I'll be all fishedeyed out in a little while. Anyhow, here's some shots of some local street art in the south west of Toronto. Don't want to overwhelm with too many; there's more in my flickr stream if you're interested. Credit of course goes to the graffiti artists themselves:
IMGP2007 by NickLOdeon, on Flickr
IMGP2014 by NickLOdeon, on Flickr
IMGP2030 by NickLOdeon, on Flickr
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Forum: Pentax Q
12-13-2012, 10:10 PM
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Great photos everyone! Here's a couple more fisheye photos.
This is the Montreal skyline, taken from Mont Royal (a bit noisy -- PP not the best) using a tripod. Not that one can really tell, but I think the foreground buildings are part of McGill University:
IMGP1787 by NickLOdeon, on Flickr
This is another shot of the Montreal skyline, this time shot from the Jacques Cartier Bridge, looking west, Taken handheld, sort off -- braced against the railings, which vibrate considerably as traffic passes. SR is quite effective at such as wide focal length.
IMGP1772 by NickLOdeon, on Flickr
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Forum: Pentax Q
12-12-2012, 07:00 PM
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Thanks Barondla. I'll give this a shot. I appreciate all the tips you and others have posted on the forums.
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Forum: Pentax Q
12-10-2012, 11:12 PM
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This is a shot of the atrium of the North York Central Library in Toronto, taken with the fisheye. I actually got the fisheye plus the Q as a way to do wide crowd shots and a back-up to my K-5. I haven't had much chance to use it that way yet, but I am developing a appreciation for the fisheye nonetheless. It's on my Q most of the time. I recently discovered that because the lens lacks a built-in shutter, exposure time is limited to a 2-second maximum. Too bad, but I can live with that.
IMGP1850 by NickLOdeon, on Flickr
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Forum: Pentax Q
12-09-2012, 05:35 PM
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Here's a shot taken from the ferry from the mainland to the Toronto Island/Billy Bishop Airport. A very quick snap with the fisheye, but I like how the roof and railing of the ferry frames the skyline, sort of makes it into a little snowglobe:
IMGP1386 by NickLOdeon, on Flickr
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Forum: Pentax Q
12-09-2012, 05:31 PM
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An Toronto street car and the GO commuter trains. Having had a Q for about a month now, I've been impressed with how well the SR works for low light shooting (these are not necessarily the best examples):
IMGP1594 by NickLOdeon, on Flickr
IMGP1676 by NickLOdeon, on Flickr
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