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

[supermeng]

Ha! Went to Paris Ris Park to find Buffy Fish Owl!End Up..............
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Thanks for viewing

 

[kengoh]

Beautiful sunrise!
Maybe I will try this Sat.

But I'm very suay one.
My hit rate for sunrise is probably 20%

Thanks JK, though I have much higher hit rate for morning egg yolk, it's like once or twice in a month. :sweat:
Usually if I feel like shooting sunrise, I'll check NEA website for 3 days outlook weather forecast before sleep, if not raining in the next morning, I'll wake up around 5am to check again for 3 Hour Nowcast, only if I can see Fair icons then I'll go. Chances is not high either. :bsmilie:

Fair icons on NEA website will ensure clear sky and egg yolk but sometimes Partly Couldy is better, can have a more dramatic sky but also means chances the sun may be blocked by the cloud.

 

[Iittoo]

Vincent,Great shots as always..

Here's my share..was looking for asian paradise flycatcher but can't find it sadly

 

[supermeng]

Thanks Bro!

Great shot Littoo ! Where did you got this !!!

 

[kengoh]

Thanks Bro!

Great shot Littoo ! Where did you got this !!!

Vincent, this Dollar bird is a resident bird in Bidadari, I've also found one in West Coast Park.

 

[Iittoo]

Vincent, this Dollar bird is a resident bird in Bidadari, I've also found one in West Coast Park.

Hi vincent,

This Dollar Bird was shot at Chinese Garden but my friends told me that Bidadari sure can find it..Too bad dunno when Bidadari is going to be gone for residential area :cry:

 

[pinholecam]

Thanks JK, though I have much higher hit rate for morning egg yolk, it's like once or twice in a month. :sweat:
Usually if I feel like shooting sunrise, I'll check NEA website for 3 days outlook weather forecast before sleep, if not raining in the next morning, I'll wake up around 5am to check again for 3 Hour Nowcast, only if I can see Fair icons then I'll go. Chances is not high either. :bsmilie:

Fair icons on NEA website will ensure clear sky and egg yolk but sometimes Partly Couldy is better, can have a more dramatic sky but also means chances the sun may be blocked by the cloud.

Thanks for the tips.
Problem from me is that I can only head out early morning Sundays.
So don't go, means '0' chance of shooting anything.
And sometimes, cloudy skies are patchy enough to hold color and tones, which is better than just clear skies.
So in the end, if I'm not too tired, I just head out and see what mother nature is prepared to give.
Unfortunately, as said, she likes to tekan me.

 

[pinholecam]

Hi vincent,

This Dollar Bird was shot at Chinese Garden but my friends told me that Bidadari sure can find it..Too bad dunno when Bidadari is going to be gone for residential area :cry:

Saw the news yesterday and felt very sad/angry.
Everything becoming concrete and we are only given 'fake tokens' of nature in useless patches of grass and small parks that can't support larger birds/animals/insects.
And even those 'parks' also need lots of concrete pathways and facilities.

Nice shot BTW.

 

[kengoh]

Thanks for the tips.
Problem from me is that I can only head out early morning Sundays.
So don't go, means '0' chance of shooting anything.
And sometimes, cloudy skies are patchy enough to hold color and tones, which is better than just clear skies.
So in the end, if I'm not too tired, I just head out and see what mother nature is prepared to give.
Unfortunately, as said, she likes to tekan me.

Wah, if only can shoot on Sundays and still got 20% hit rate for sunrise not bad already.

 

[kengoh]

Recently bought a used Sigma 70-200/F2.8 HSM II Macro to shoot eagle but found out the eagles no longer there.
Ended up shooting random street shots which is not my style. :bsmilie:

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Random shot - women portrait by kengoh8888, on Flickr

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Random shot of a photographer by kengoh8888, on Flickr

 

[pinholecam]

Recently bought a used Sigma 70-200/F2.8 HSM II Macro to shoot eagle but found out the eagles no longer there.
Ended up shooting random street shots which is not my style. :bsmilie:

You can always wear camo and hide behind the dustbin for the subject to pass.

 

[supermeng]

Thanks Master Kengoh will try go west coast park to try my luck

Vincent, this Dollar bird is a resident bird in Bidadari, I've also found one in West Coast Park.

Thanks Iittoo, sad to heard that too !!!!:cry:

Hi vincent,

This Dollar Bird was shot at Chinese Garden but my friends told me that Bidadari sure can find it..Too bad dunno when Bidadari is going to be gone for residential area :cry:

 

[Tiredofallthese]

Taken K01 with F28 f2.8. Heard that it a very rare lens and sharpest among the pentax 28mm from website. Is it true? pls comments thanks. All taken wide open f2.8.

Taken by K01 with Da40xs

 

[nitewalk]

Taken this morning

 

[kengoh]

You can always wear camo and hide behind the dustbin for the subject to pass.

:bsmilie:

Sunrise this morning.

Marina Bay Sunrise by kengoh8888, on Flickr

 

[stuck]

First visit to Gardens By the Bay at night. But alas the light show was cancelled due to "technical problems". At least left with a half-decent shot.


IMGP8705 by S.Tuck, on Flickr

 

[Tiredofallthese]

:bsmilie:

Sunrise this morning.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kengoh8888/9632431097/
Marina Bay Sunrise by kengoh8888, on Flickr

Niceeee.....

 

[sobrietyanonymous]

Taken this morning

hi nitewalk, can share your settings? any use of filters? or PS techniques like blending 2 exposures?

 

[nitewalk]

hi nitewalk, can share your settings? any use of filters? or PS techniques like blending 2 exposures?

Hi, this is basically a 3 frame panorama in vertical orientation. Each frame is 5 exposures from -5EV to +3EV with 2EV increments constantly. Each frame of 5 exposures are blended digitally by HDR then these three frames are stitched in CS6. Btw i had to restitch a few times as there was a block which didnt stitch well, presumably due to being at the edge of the frames. Hope that helps!

 

[nitewalk]

Just a shot to share from last night and hope to meet those taking part in the sharing later at APD!