Photos taken by Pentax cameras for tech. discussion - Season II

[pinholecam]

Just a couple of recent photos...

It's always nice for the hubby when the wife attempts to bake... ;p
Tamron 90mm macro, bounced flash off the ceiling

That looks very successful indeed.
I always want to try making them, but I'm too afraid of the butter to add enough to make good ones.

 

[pinholecam]

Hi . im new using pentax pls review and comment


Negeri Senja by JaLu Utomo, on Flickr


_IGP0591 by JaLu Utomo, on Flickr


_IGP0351 by JaLu Utomo, on Flickr

Cool. Welcome to CS

 

[symmetrix]

Hi . im new using pentax pls review and comment

Negeri Senja by JaLu Utomo, on Flickr

_IGP0591 by JaLu Utomo, on Flickr

_IGP0351 by JaLu Utomo, on Flickr

New to Pentax but apparently not new to awesome photography. Nice shots!

 

[Gengh]

no offence meant to you or your wife but the colours and shape makes the croissant look rather unflattering :sweat:

maybe a wider perspective might help - showing the kitchen and maybe even some baking tools - kinda like still life ... gives the photo more context rather than a macro / close-up shot. just my 2 cents.

Haha, none taken... though I can tell you that the colour is pretty accurate. :dunno: Anyway, kitchen messy lah, I purposely chose an angle to reduce clutter... But I like your still life idea, there's always next time...

 

[Gengh]

That looks very successful indeed.
I always want to try making them, but I'm too afraid of the butter to add enough to make good ones.

Actually, it wasn't that successful. The taste was correct, but the yeast didn't rise enough, so texture was a bit too dense. Will try again some time.

When baking, cannot be afraid of the butter and/or sugar! Just don't think too much about it and whack, most important is that the cake/bread/whatever must turn out tasty, otherwise it's such a waste of effort. Yummy, sinful food is like alcohol: just enjoy in moderation :lovegrin:

 

[oceanpriest]

Hi . im new using pentax pls review and comment

Welcome to CS

Don't forget to join monthly outing
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/threads/914457-Pentaxians-June-2011-Outing-Bukit-Brown-Cemetery-on-25-June-2011

 

[kengoh]

Sharing some pics of mini Pentax overseas outing at Hala Bala Sanctuary, southern part of Thailand.
Went with Loke & Wye & Loke's fren (Canon user).
No luxurous hotel stay there, we were staying in army camp like with facilities not better than that.
At night when we sleep, we could hear crickets & other insects sound, really under nature environment.
The people there were very friendly, not like what others said it's a dangerous terrorist area.
The food there were excellent, all are tasty real Thai authenic recipes cooked by the land owner. Everything the stay & 3 meals are extremely cheap - only S$20 per day per person.


A street scene, the place when we 1st landed after the thai custom..

An ugly but rare bird - Javan Frog Mouth
The calling of this bird is very scaring that can make your hair stand.

Malaysian Hawk Cuckoo

Spectacled Spiderhunter

Green Broadbill (female)

Total I've shot abt 20 species of birds not found locally.
Others..
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/threads/920044-kengph-An-ugly-and-a-colourful-bird
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/threads/917893-kengoh-Spectacled-Spiderhunter
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/threads/921270-kengoh-Not-Green-Hornet-not-Green-Lantern-but..
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/threads/920557-kengoh-White-Rump-Shama
http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/threads/917871-kengoh-Rhinoceros-Hornbill
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47622839@N03/5849496358/in/set-72157626998113502/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47622839@N03/5836617110/in/set-72157626968769142/

Still have a handful not processed.

 

[creampuff]

Kengoh, your bird shots are just simply AWESOME! :bigeyes:

 

[Gatorz]

@all
thx for the warm welcome . i still figure out how to set this Pentax

@kengoh .
what lens u use to shoot those birds ? awesome

 

[Gengh]

Sharing some pics of mini Pentax overseas outing at Hala Bala Sanctuary, southern part of Thailand.

An ugly but rare bird - Javan Frog Mouth
The calling of this bird is very scaring that can make your hair stand.

Oh, I've actually seen this bird before! But in the Seaworld amusement park in Orlando... not as garang as you to look for it in the wild. :embrass: Quite amazed when we saw it 'cos you'd never imagine a bird with such a strange looking head.
The bird handler was telling us that it's actually quite a lazy bird, and they try to stay very still and wait for insects to fly past them. When a careless insect brushes past the bristles on the frog mouth's face, it'll snap the insect right out of the air. Interesting.

Here's the friendly frog mouth we got to pat. It's got very soft feathers...

 

[machiavellian]

^ is so much cuter than the wild winged beast! Haha

 

[detritus]

@all
thx for the warm welcome . i still figure out how to set this Pentax

@kengoh .
what lens u use to shoot those birds ? awesome

kengoh uses K5 with a monster sigma 500mm f4.5 and / or a DA*300 a truly poisonous setup that i totally cannot afford ;p

 

[symmetrix]

kengoh uses K5 with a monster sigma 500mm f4.5 and / or a DA*300 a truly poisonous setup that i totally cannot afford ;p

Along with 99% of us here. :bsmilie:

 

[pinholecam]

An ugly but rare bird - Javan Frog Mouth
The calling of this bird is very scaring that can make your hair stand.

.[/QUOTE]

Very nice set indeed.

 

[flowerpot]

Taken sometime back...

K-r with sigma 10-20 + 0.9 GND

 

[creampuff]

Taken sometime back...

K-r with sigma 10-20 + 0.9 GND

What a great shot!!!

 

[symmetrix]

Lovely shot. :heart:

I'm curious. How do you shoot landscapes like these with an UWA? Do you shoot with the horizon at the middle then just crop, or you actually tilt the camera? Coz whenever I tilt, the distortion is really, really noticeable (especially with buildings). Or is the distortion what you really aim for?

TIA.

 

[machiavellian]

Tamron 28-75, 75mm at 2.8

 

[kengoh]

Kengoh, your bird shots are just simply AWESOME! :bigeyes:

Thanks Denis.

@kengoh .
what lens u use to shoot those birds ? awesome

Thanks Gatorz.

kengoh uses K5 with a monster sigma 500mm f4.5 and / or a DA*300 a truly poisonous setup that i totally cannot afford ;p

Thanks Don for helping to reply.

 

[kengoh]

Kengoh, your bird shots are just simply AWESOME! :bigeyes:

Thanks Denis.

@kengoh .
what lens u use to shoot those birds ? awesome

Thanks Gatorz.

kengoh uses K5 with a monster sigma 500mm f4.5 and / or a DA*300 a truly poisonous setup that i totally cannot afford

Thanks Don for helping to reply.

Very nice set indeed.

Thanks JK, glad you like the pics.