Forum: Lens Clubs
07-27-2011, 06:05 AM
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06-16-2011, 05:58 AM
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Busy, busy, busy. Camera hasn't been out of the bag for almost 2 months. [sigh]
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06-14-2011, 05:13 PM
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Hahahahahaha… how could you tell? :lol:
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04-01-2011, 07:39 AM
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Going out on a limb here- looks like this was shot through the window glass? You know how some car windows get the little grey spots when viewed through polarized sunglasses? Seems like that pattern is replicated in a circle (more of less) that might be the front of the lens reflected off the inside of the window & picked up by the lens again. Think multiple mirror reflection shot. Dizzy yet? :p
This shot kinda looks like the planets aligning perfectly (or imperfectly as it were) to produce this particular flare. Looks like some lens internal reflection, reflection off the window glass etc. to get the effect.
Ok, it's getting kinda shaky out here, I'm climbing off the limb now. :)
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Forum: Lens Clubs
03-15-2011, 08:28 AM
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Which is easily correctable in PP, right? :)
Okay, I'll be honest- the only round filters I have are a CP, a closeup diopter and a Singh-Ray Vari-ND (which I should have gotten the slim version of for the reason you mention). The only other filters I have are ND grads from Hi-Tech.
But, the principle still applies- buy one set of filters in the largest size you'll use and get step-up rings (the flat ones work best, they're very thin). Or, if you're happy using unmounted filters like the Hi-Techs you don't need any rings/adaptors at all, you can hand hold them in front of the lens and call it good. If you stack filters you're on your own. ;)
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Forum: Lens Clubs
03-14-2011, 05:09 PM
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All of mine are 77mm. I only need one set. Step-up rings are waaaaay less expensive than filters. Sometimes it pays to be cheap. ;)
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03-07-2011, 08:08 AM
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03-01-2011, 09:30 AM
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Very nice. I look forward to seeing more of your work with this lens. ---------- Post added 03-01-11 at 08:31 AM ----------
Now that's a sky! Well done. :cool:
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Forum: Lens Clubs
01-27-2011, 07:04 AM
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Well, if you're willing to stitch shots… ;)
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01-09-2011, 07:47 PM
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This is very nice, but the other is simply superb!
JT- "blue hour" is that time at morning and evening twilight when it is neither full light of full dark. As opposed to the "golden hour", which is the hour after sunrise/sunset.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
01-03-2011, 06:52 AM
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If you have Photoshop CS5 (PE as well?) the Camera RAW module already has lens corrections for many lenses already in it. After using it, you can then correct for perspective using Edit|Transform function.
PTLens is available here if you want to go that route.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
12-25-2010, 07:24 AM
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No need to apologize, you need to do what you need to do. I'm trying to get motivated to gather up all my unused lenses in Pentax mount and all my Contax film stuff myself to fund some things I'm lusting after so I know the feeling.
Honestly, if the Sigma 8-16 had been out when I got my 10-20 I would have looked at it very hard. Now I'll probably end up with both eventually. :)
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12-22-2010, 05:35 PM
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Yeah, yeah, yeah… excuses, excuses, excuses. :lol::lol:
It's a stunning shot in daylight, must be magnificent after dark. Bribe a waiter or something maybe??? :p
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12-20-2010, 05:57 PM
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Frog, you need to show us what that view looks like at night!
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10-15-2010, 06:54 AM
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Nice! I think I prefer the 10mm shots over the 20s. Knock out colors all the way around. :)
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10-10-2010, 06:55 AM
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It's very effective as a B&W shot. Maybe a tad darkish, but… :cool:
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10-08-2010, 06:00 AM
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The Craig's Cabin shot is very nice, but he boat shot is stunning. Well done!
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09-26-2010, 06:09 AM
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True. But if you really want the whole shot a little hand work after the content aware fill can be worth the effort.
This one required a fair bit of manual cloning on the left side to look right, but I think it's better than the crop would have been. Of course, using the tripod and shooting in portrait mode would have been better still. And then sometimes it just doesn't work at all. ;)
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Forum: Lens Clubs
09-24-2010, 04:56 PM
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You could also use the selection wand tool and Content Aware fill option to fill the edges. Sometimes it works pretty well, sometimes not. Depends on the pic.
Always worth a shot. :)
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08-31-2010, 05:22 PM
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08-22-2010, 05:46 AM
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Trig- quit messing around. Tutorial. Now. Please?
No really! Please? At least some ballpark settings to get folks started. :)
Your HDR shots have a "painterly" look without looking cartoonish as so many of them do. Incredibly well done. :cool:
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Forum: Lens Clubs
05-22-2010, 12:38 PM
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Sweet! You really nailed the exposure on that one.
There's been a lot of TLC lavished on that car. Wow, older than me and in better shape. Kinda depressing in a way. :lol:
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Forum: Lens Clubs
05-09-2010, 08:55 PM
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Took the new Mini Cooper for a little drive this afternoon after its bath. We went to Ice Harbor dam on the Snake River. It's about 10 miles from where the Snake dumps into the Columbia River.
This boulder covered with petroglyphs was originally on the river bank. When the dam was built (1955-1961) the boulder was moved to the bluff above the dam and dedicated to the Native American tribes that made the area their home.
These are among the few shots I took that the Cooper didn't sneak into. I swear, the thing is a worse photo hog than my V-Strom was & I didn't think that was possible. :lol:
First shot is the entrance to the boulder. This Corps of Engineers logo is set in the concrete. It sits between two low rock walls, hence the large shadow on the left. I just stuck the camera out at arms length and shot one @ 10mm. Got my feets and the shadow of my arm in there. Hate it when that happens!
Here's a wide view of the low wall surrounding the boulder and the boulder itself (also shot @ 10mm). The logo in the first shot is visible to the right of the wall.
And a closer shot showing the petroglyphs, this one @20mm. |
Forum: Lens Clubs
03-30-2010, 05:02 PM
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Well, that has a bit more character than the average bridge, doesn't it? Nicely done. :)
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Forum: Lens Clubs
03-20-2010, 07:47 PM
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