Photos taken by a Pentax camera for tech. discussion - Season 0

[seefei]

we are all learning from each other here

Heard you got a good price for your 12-24..should make use of it more often..nope..din got it from SAM..too gan jiong to use the lens so bought it from SLR 2 days before SAM..luckily the 1st day I go SAM..the price difference is not alot

PS: i din manage to go to SAM on the 2nd day so please dun tell me how much the lens cost on the 2nd day..i am sure i will be :bheart: :sticktong

once got the lens, dont look back. shoot, shoot and shoot more!!

not much luck with macro outing these 2 days. few insects and no keeper. maybe due to the rain. will try landscape for a change.... until the weather improve. just got some new toy from bernard today for my macro shoot. will try them out these couple of days.

 

[banana0ne]

once got the lens, dont look back. shoot, shoot and shoot more!!

not much luck with macro outing these 2 days. few insects and no keeper. maybe due to the rain. will try landscape for a change.... until the weather improve. just got some new toy from bernard today for my macro shoot. will try them out these couple of days.

bad weather is also bad for landscapes...

better do studio. :bsmilie:

 

[seefei]

bad weather is also bad for landscapes...

better do studio. :bsmilie:

i want to do the gray2 low contrasty type.

 

[banana0ne]

i want to do the gray2 low contrasty type.

oh I'm thinking dark, foggy, silent hill type...

 

[seefei]

a leaf hopper from alexandra hospital butterfly trail. shot this ard 7pm. used auto focus to nail this fella as it was too dark to MF. i sometimes used AF if MF is unusable. hence, if getting a macro lens, dont discount the AF function. it is a very handy tool in dire situation like this.

this is the only keeper from that trip. i only managed two shots before my model hopped away. AF save the day!

i am retiring my plate diffuser as it doesnt work very well for small & crouching insects. the shadow is very harsh here. hope the new one give better results.

 

[otc]

Testing out the el-cheapo diffuser, it seems to work well for 1:1 mag or slightly less, ie close to the subject. Further away, I receive shadows. Only one flash FG 540 with the diffusers mounted on the hot - shoe for both images.

Yup, some shadows as the spider was cropped as it was quite a distanace away. Seems to eliminate shadows within about 10 inches distacne.

marcus

 

[seefei]

Testing out the el-cheapo diffuser, it seems to work well for 1:1 mag or slightly less, ie close to the subject. Further away, I receive shadows. Only one flash FG 540 with the diffusers mounted on the hot - shoe for both images.

Yup, some shadows as the spider was cropped as it was quite a distanace away. Seems to eliminate shadows within about 10 inches distacne.

marcus

what is an el-cheapo diffuser? i am upgrading to a from a char bee hoon plate to a char siew pau paper bag now... :bsmilie: totally agreed with you on the shadow-distance correlation. trying out twin diffuser with 2 char siew pau paper bag. the problem is how to divert the flash light into the two bags :think: :bsmilie:

 

[otc]

what is an el-cheapo diffuser? i am upgrading to a from a char bee hoon plate to a char siew pau paper bag now... :bsmilie: totally agreed with you on the shadow-distance correlation. trying out twin diffuser with 2 char siew pau paper bag. the problem is how to divert the flash light into the two bags :think: :bsmilie:

El-cheapo diffusers is the aluminium can in where I brought to Mandia orchind farm with some slight modification, to highlight the lower portion.

1, more for the night.

uncropped and unprocess. original file.. same diffusers that eliminates shadows at 1:1 magnification. Think tripoid used for this shot.

marcus

 

[seefei]

testing out the 1224 lens this morning at the office with K20D body. got a problem here, the highlight in the cloud and shadow in foreground tree are difficult to render.

C&C welcome.

 

[seefei]

Testing out the el-cheapo diffuser, it seems to work well for 1:1 mag or slightly less, ie close to the subject. Further away, I receive shadows. Only one flash FG 540 with the diffusers mounted on the hot - shoe for both images.

Yup, some shadows as the spider was cropped as it was quite a distanace away. Seems to eliminate shadows within about 10 inches distacne.

marcus

the diffuser work well. must show us how you did it!!

 

[otc]

the diffuser work well. must show us how you did it!!

I still have a lot of empty aluminium cans to stand by, in case adjustment needed in the el-cheapo diffusers.:bsmilie:

marcus

 

[hjbyeo]

http://i935.photobucket.com/albums/ad192/seefei88/IMGP6502a-1.jpg

testing out the 1224 lens this morning ...

C&C welcome.

Kam Fei, looks a little saturated, my opinion, and based on my untrained eyes. But what do I know. I am quite hopeless with PS.

Hey, looks like a spot for the evening skies! I want to go your office!

 

[mchew]

Here are some shots taken at Bako National Park near Kuching, Sarawak, East Malaysia last month with K10D + Sigma 17-70 f/2.8-4.5

Fishing Traps on the Horizon

Reflections

Sunset at Bako

I used a gradual filter that I bought from eBay and I find that there is a strong purple tint where the darkest area of the filter is, looked kinda nice in sunset shots like above, but for daytime shot, it's really unnatural looking like this...

I thought gradual filter should be neutral in colour? Any expert can advise?

 

[evolutioner]

taken with dal 18-55

last pic i tilted my head while editing and found it looking like hell has cracked open..

 

[hjbyeo]

Here are some shots taken at Bako National Park near Kuching, Sarawak, East Malaysia last month with K10D + Sigma 17-70 f/2.8-4.5

Fishing Traps on the Horizon

Reflections

Sunset at Bako

I used a gradual filter that I bought from eBay and I find that there is a strong purple tint where the darkest area of the filter is, looked kinda nice in sunset shots like above, but for daytime shot, it's really unnatural looking like this...

I thought gradual filter should be neutral in colour? Any expert can advise?

These are beautiful shots, Marvin. The composition is just :thumbsup:.

The problem with these cheaper filters is you are never going to know what you are going to get. E.g. Tianya ones. Different batches different quality. I also get quite a bit of that, and I am not sure if it's really the Tianya filters or my lack of skills.

I am thinking really hard if I should just dump some money to get this Filter set from David Noton. It's a lot of money! :sweat:

 

[greg Kx]

Taken wit Kx-kit lens pls advice....
Night

Sunset

Sunset2

 

[Yamakasi]

Taken wit Kx-kit lens pls advice....
Night

Sunset


Sunset2

personal opinion is that 1st pic seems slightly tilted?..i like 2nd pic...are these taken in Sg?

 

[pinholecam]

I let logic rule over me for a very long time for this lens.
What would 0.3 stop do?

Now I am a believer....
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?p=6357092#post6357092

 

[seefei]

I still have a lot of empty aluminium cans to stand by, in case adjustment needed in the el-cheapo diffusers.:bsmilie:

marcus

chop chop 1 first!!

Kam Fei, looks a little saturated, my opinion, and based on my untrained eyes. But what do I know. I am quite hopeless with PS.

Hey, looks like a spot for the evening skies! I want to go your office!

You are welcome. There are some nice spot for landscape.

 

[seefei]

taken with dal 18-55

last pic i tilted my head while editing and found it looking like hell has cracked open..

playing with filter? love the effect!