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B&W Black & White, monotone and sepia
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Wonderful the way that fellow in the shades is looking at you, olli - great shot!
Fuddlestack
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JohnE - I can relate to those dog intervention pictures only too well!Things are looking might wet and damp there. Which camera were you using on this walk? You know, I really do like that dog intervention shot. I think you've got a beautiful collaboration going on.
Actually, the dog's paw was present in both shots: I wanted to take the first at a much lower angle, but every time I bent down he started licking my camera hand.
These were with my Nikon P5000, which was really set in BW mode - I didn't desat them afterward, though I did adjust the levels a bit. The P5000 is fine for this sort of thing, but very often the AF fails just when you need it in a hurry.
Fuddlestack
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Olli, in your shot the woman on the left looks as if she's doing a song & dance. Moooving to her MP3 muzak. Did you catch the splash when the met in the middle? [evil grin]
PeterB666
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It looks black and white (it is really a colour photo).
Half a moon by peterb666, on Flickr
Here is the story - I got my Sigma 150-500mm zoom today and this is what I came up with my Nikon D90. Shot at 500mm (750mm equivalent), it still needed a fair bit of cropping (I believe 1500mm is the right focal length for the moon) but it is a reasonable compromise. I will be getting a MFT to Nikon F adapter for G type lenses soon so that will take it a little bit closer to ideal. This photo is a 1/125s exposure at f/9 and at ISO200.
Half a moon by peterb666, on Flickr
Here is the story - I got my Sigma 150-500mm zoom today and this is what I came up with my Nikon D90. Shot at 500mm (750mm equivalent), it still needed a fair bit of cropping (I believe 1500mm is the right focal length for the moon) but it is a reasonable compromise. I will be getting a MFT to Nikon F adapter for G type lenses soon so that will take it a little bit closer to ideal. This photo is a 1/125s exposure at f/9 and at ISO200.
BillN
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So you got the "Bigma" - I've been tempted but never dared
It would be great to borrow one now and again if a group of you who lived near to each other bought one been you all
I'm sure that you will get some great shots with it (including the one above)
It would be great to borrow one now and again if a group of you who lived near to each other bought one been you all
I'm sure that you will get some great shots with it (including the one above)
PeterB666
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Bill, I got seduced by it. I borrowed one for about 20 minutes a week ago while at our local photography group Christmas picnic. As well as the Sigma 150-500 f/5-6.3, I also had a play with the Sigma 100-300mm f/4 and Nikon 80-200 f/2.8 AF-D. It was the Nikon that made me drool as it had a lovely, creamy bokeh and makes a great long portrait lens. The Sigma 100-300 seemed like the ideal compromise but reviewing the photos later, had the least desirable bokeh of the three. Initially I was going to go for the 120-400mm f/4.5-5.6 but I got a great price on the bigma and it leaves room for the Nikon at a later date.
It is funny as this was the last lens I wanted. I need a mid-range zoom as the only other lenses I have for the Nikon are the 10-24mm and 50mm f/1.8 so there is quite a gap in there. An eclipse of the moon on 21 December is what brought forward the 150-500 zoom.
It is funny as this was the last lens I wanted. I need a mid-range zoom as the only other lenses I have for the Nikon are the 10-24mm and 50mm f/1.8 so there is quite a gap in there. An eclipse of the moon on 21 December is what brought forward the 150-500 zoom.
tanngrisnir3
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L.A. Skyline as Batman Gothic
Actually my first clone-job ever, given the ridiculous amount of air traffic over L.A. every night and the long exposure required.
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Actually my first clone-job ever, given the ridiculous amount of air traffic over L.A. every night and the long exposure required.
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I've been without a compact for a week, I returned the NTSC LX5 for a PAL version so that I can have 25p video recording. It's finally arrived and everything is sorted out.
I've been playing with the 'film grain' setting, it looks great on the little LCD screen of the camera but it looks dark-ish when uploaded to my computer.
I've been playing with the 'film grain' setting, it looks great on the little LCD screen of the camera but it looks dark-ish when uploaded to my computer.
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Peter, that is a very cool moon shot, so congrats on the new big gun lens! I can't wait to see your Winter Solstice eclipse of the Moon pictures. Just writing that makes me feel as though there might be strains of Pink Floyd in the air on the 21st. Promise to take some moonlit seascapes, too, OK?
T3, I love that "Batman Gothic" picture - what a view!! So how much was manipulated? The building and the removal of the jets? I like the stark sharpness very much.
Traam, I'm so glad you were able to get the version of the LX5 that you really wanted - good for you! I have yet to use the video and really must get it together especially for our upcoming Christmas gathering. As for the too dark part - I think that's something you might want to take up on the Image Processing forum so you can get some more eyes to offer feedback - if you want it. It could be a mixture of in camera vs computer calibration... I've never tried the grainy film effect with the LX5 - though it shows up readily enough on its own if the ISO is high in low light.
Promise to take some moonlit seascapes, too, OK?T3, I love that "Batman Gothic" picture - what a view!! So how much was manipulated? The building and the removal of the jets? I like the stark sharpness very much.
Traam, I'm so glad you were able to get the version of the LX5 that you really wanted - good for you! I have yet to use the video and really must get it together especially for our upcoming Christmas gathering. As for the too dark part - I think that's something you might want to take up on the Image Processing forum so you can get some more eyes to offer feedback - if you want it. It could be a mixture of in camera vs computer calibration... I've never tried the grainy film effect with the LX5 - though it shows up readily enough on its own if the ISO is high in low light.
PeterB666
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Just browsing through my pics and I came across this one from around 8 months ago. I went to do a dawn shoot and there was heavy fog.
Morning Fog at Gundagai by peterb666, on Flickr
That's the sun you can see in the photo.
The place in question has been subject to heavy flooding just recently. In the space of a year, we have gone from a 10 year drought to floods and overflowing dams.
Olympus E-P1 and Panasonic 20mm lens
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Morning Fog at Gundagai by peterb666, on Flickr
That's the sun you can see in the photo.
The place in question has been subject to heavy flooding just recently. In the space of a year, we have gone from a 10 year drought to floods and overflowing dams.
Olympus E-P1 and Panasonic 20mm lens
BillN
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Hi Peter,
so who got the "Bigma" out at the Christmas party - strange things happen "down under" and it must be very strange as England have a chance of winning the Ashes - (I'll believe it when I see it as I know what you guys are like when it comes to cricket)
Seriously, the Bigma - I have read the reviews etc., and always been tempted - plus again, read the reviews of the 80 200mm f2.8 as it is reckoned that it is priced very well being an 'old' but very good lens, without VR
- it must be great to be able to try them in a relaxed atmosphere - and of course, the good thing about the Bigma is the quality/price and therefore value for money
at the other end, I've got the Sigma 10 20mm - which I must admit I do not use very much, (I choose it over the Nikon 10 24mm because of the price difference - but maybe I'll always wonder until I try the Nikon)
PeterB666
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Well there were birds in the trees and the big lenses came out. The biggest I had was a 50mm Nikkor. I had offers of spare lenses, left, right and centre and tried just about everything. Fortunately all the others bar one had Nikons.
The 10-24mm wasn't my first choice, it was too expensive but the offer of a second-hand D90 came up quickly followed by the 10-24 from someone else. I was able to put together my ultra-wide Nikon kit that I wanted a year previously but could never afford at a quite reasonable price.
As good and moderately expensive as it is, I think the Olympus M.Zuiko 9-18mm is a better quality lens, especially when it comes to shooting into the light which is my favourite subject. If Olympus put a sensor of the quality of the Nikon D90 sensor in its cameras, I would be 100% Olympus.
Most of the people I know have the Sigma 10-20 and they are all happy with it. Very compact and a great performer. That was my most likely option until the cheap Nikkor 10-24 came on offer.
As for the cricket, we are playing so badly that someone even suggested that Warne return to the fold. It must be pretty bad to contemplate an overweight, smoking and womanising Warne as a potential saviour.
The 10-24mm wasn't my first choice, it was too expensive but the offer of a second-hand D90 came up quickly followed by the 10-24 from someone else. I was able to put together my ultra-wide Nikon kit that I wanted a year previously but could never afford at a quite reasonable price.
As good and moderately expensive as it is, I think the Olympus M.Zuiko 9-18mm is a better quality lens, especially when it comes to shooting into the light which is my favourite subject. If Olympus put a sensor of the quality of the Nikon D90 sensor in its cameras, I would be 100% Olympus.
Most of the people I know have the Sigma 10-20 and they are all happy with it. Very compact and a great performer. That was my most likely option until the cheap Nikkor 10-24 came on offer.
As for the cricket, we are playing so badly that someone even suggested that Warne return to the fold. It must be pretty bad to contemplate an overweight, smoking and womanising Warne as a potential saviour.
tanngrisnir3
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Peter, that is a very cool moon shot, so congrats on the new big gun lens! I can't wait to see your Winter Solstice eclipse of the Moon pictures. Just writing that makes me feel as though there might be strains of Pink Floyd in the air on the 21st.
T3, I love that "Batman Gothic" picture - what a view!! So how much was manipulated? The building and the removal of the jets? I like the stark sharpness very much.
Traam, I'm so glad you were able to get the version of the LX5 that you really wanted - good for you! I have yet to use the video and really must get it together especially for our upcoming Christmas gathering. As for the too dark part - I think that's something you might want to take up on the Image Processing forum so you can get some more eyes to offer feedback - if you want it. It could be a mixture of in camera vs computer calibration... I've never tried the grainy film effect with the LX5 - though it shows up readily enough on its own if the ISO is high in low light.
There were streaks of jet airliner lights all over the place, and since the exposure lasted a few seconds, there were very long streaks, some marked by light modulation 'blips', or rounded points on a curve, and helicopters over the downtown area weren't doing anyone any favors. That, and there were visitors to the observatory all over the places, most of them shooting the city on iPhones or tiny P&Ss with....wait for it.....flashes. You know, cause the city really needed to be lit up. Grrrrrr....
Fuddlestack
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I love DP Review's introductory comment on this lens: "To satisfy photographers who are absolutely terrified of the things they like to photograph, Sigma has introduced the frankly enormous 150-500mm f/5-6.3 zoom".
Congrats, and much fun with it.
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Traam, I'm so glad you were able to get the version of the LX5 that you really wanted - good for you! I have yet to use the video and really must get it together especially for our upcoming Christmas gathering. As for the too dark part - I think that's something you might want to take up on the Image Processing forum so you can get some more eyes to offer feedback - if you want it. It could be a mixture of in camera vs computer calibration... I've never tried the grainy film effect with the LX5 - though it shows up readily enough on its own if the ISO is high in low light.
hmm... I might try that, maybe the dynamic B&W setting might be good as it is without the added grain of the 'film grain' setting.
Feedback is always good, I might try the image processing forum after I've had a play with the camera bit more!
