POW 2009 Feb 1st

<p>Already Sunday afternoon here in Asia. Checking to see no one else posts at the same time ...</p>

<p>Cool. Here are my three this week. Went for a stroll to a cultural museum nearby yesterday. These resulted. All taken on the K20D with the FA 43mm limited.</p>

<p>Sunshine Buddha:<br>

<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3402/3243276784_db35121d50.jpg" alt="" width="378" height="500" /></p>

<p>Ray of sun on embossed characters:<br>

<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3379/3242444273_bfe969f89c.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="500" /></p>

<p>Waiting for the show to start:<br>

<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3496/3242444899_94cdb3354e.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="338" /></p>

<p>Very nice work Garry--I<em> really </em> like the second.<br>

We had an ice storm this week: this is detail from a Japanese maple, taken with the Sigma 105mm.</p>

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<p>The birds were very active so I had a chance to work with the Tokina 400mm f5.6.</p><div></div>

<p>Oh yeah here's another ice shot</p><div></div>

<p>Bryce Canyon - 1999...(from the film archives)<br>

<a title="Bryce Canyon National Park - Utah" href=" title="Bryce Canyon National Park - Utah"> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/3515/3242387875_df4238ef9e_d.jpg" border="0" alt="" /> </a> <a title="Bryce Canyon National Park - Utah" href=" title="Bryce Canyon National Park - Utah"> </a></p>

<p>Mountain bike from this fall after a ride with Caney at the Wilton Preserve...<br>

<a title="Toys" href=" title="Toys"> <img src="http://static.flickr.com/3415/3242386745_6d4314b4cb_d.jpg" border="0" alt="" /> </a> <a title="Toys" href=" title="Toys"> </a></p>

 

<p >I was out walking some cut lines early on the 26 and came a crossed these 2 fellows the great horned owl was shot with k20d sigma 300 2.8 with 2 X and the grouse with just the 300mm 2.8 the grouse was the highlight of the trek, he allowed me to sit and wait till the morning sun highlighted his crown and front .</p>

<p ><a href="http://www.photo.net/photo/8547039">http://www.photo.net/photo/8547039</a><br>

<a href="http://www.photo.net/photo/8547034&size=lg">http://www.photo.net/photo/8547034&size=lg</a></p>

<p>Garry - Great capture with the light, always a pleasure seeing your pics<br />Dave - The macro shots are awesome, so much fine detail my eyes hurt :)<br />Justin - Was there any HDR effect on the second pic? It has that dreamy effect somehow ...<br /><br />Here are a few taken several weeks back. The local performing arts centre held an open day and there were exhibitions, performances, and workshops aplenty. I'm finding most of my pics to be largely pedestrian and run-of-the-mill snapshots, haven't quite found the extra gear or X-factor in them.<br /><br /><img src="http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/rr235/hchune/Web%20Uploads/IMGP8503.jpg" alt="" /><br /><strong>Flamenco</strong><br /><br /><img src="http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/rr235/hchune/Web%20Uploads/IMGP8903.jpg" alt="" /><br /><strong>Traditional Indian Dance</strong><br /><br /><img src="http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/rr235/hchune/Web%20Uploads/IMGP9000.jpg" alt="" /><br /><strong>Bubbly Fun</strong></p>

<p>Good start! <br>

Garry: I love the buddha.. I'm a sucker for natural woods and textures.. I also think the second shot is neat. As for chairs, you did well to have them in b/w, and I think I would like that photo better in a larger format. The small size onscreen makes it feel too crowded.<br>

Dave: I wish we would get the occasional icestorm here.. The titmouse and the frozen peony came out really pretty, I might have tried to get the background a bit darker in ps if anything.<br>

Justin: The canyon shot is just so pretty.. but whatever effect you created with the bike shot is very interesting.. I saw it in the other post as well.. really like it.<br>

Ian: Your owl and your grouse are good.. a bit busy for my liking.. I also realize that you frequently have not much choice in these matters.<br>

Chune-Hoong: Excellent second shot.. The third shot has beautiful dof, but needs more bubbles methinks :-)<br>

I just got back from visiting the Chihuly exhibit again.. so you'll have to bear with me..</p><div></div>

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<p>#3</p><div></div>

<p>#4</p><div></div>

<p>Apologies for posting the date wrong - it's the 1st! Asia may be ahead, but not that much;-)!</p>

 

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<li>Dave, love the titmouse. Any bird with a tit must be better than one without ... right? (Am I still a teenager?) Anyway, see you've moved up from the DA* 300 to the tokina 400. Nice.</li>

<li>Justin, do you get that effect by dropping the clarity in Lightroom, or is that a Photoshop thing? Nice by the way.</li>

<li>Chune, that third shot has great composition and subject isolation. Very nice. I agree that a few more bubbles would be nice, but it's still a great shot.</li>

<li>Haig, that last shot has really stunning colors. Good one.</li>

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<p>Aah, Ian. Missed yours. I prefer the owl even though I can see what you mean about the highlight in the crest of the grouse. Might be the busyness? Still really nice. Jealous of your location!!!!!</p>

<p>Haig, here is a larger version of the chairs. I presume this will come out as a link?<br>

<a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3496/3242444899_148442bb03_o.jpg">http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3496/3242444899_148442bb03_o.jpg</a></p>

<p>Great stuff so far folks. I will comment on my fav three as soon as more are up. Here is my modest contribution. Still working and leaning PP procedures..<br /> I took these over the weekend. K20D with Tamron 28-75F/2.8.<br /> Getting the evil eye... :)<br /> <img src="http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp128/jgredline/Street/street130095.jpg" alt="" /></p>

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<p>Checking out this dude...<br>

<img src="http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp128/jgredline/Street/street130094.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>Three statues next to Elvis.<br>

<img src="http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp128/jgredline/Street/street130092.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>First in line, Waiting for the night club to open and hoping to get in.<br>

<img src="http://i404.photobucket.com/albums/pp128/jgredline/Street/street130093.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>Garry.. The larger version looks better.. that shot just reminds me of something, not sure what though..<br>

Javier: Good shots.. and by the way, have you taken out insurance.. you know, for getting beaten up and getting your camera equipment smashed? </p>

<p>Thanks Haig, Na, I will just resort to the running method. ;-)<br>

Most of the time my shooting distances are 10-20 feet and I am very obvious. I had another member ask me how I can be so bold, but the bold is not really the deal, Confidence is more important. Here is my answer to him.</p>

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<p>As for my Lens choice, Rarely do I use a long lens. most of images are shot with my Tamron 28-75 F/2.8 lens. Of late I have been using my Tamron 18-250mm, but rarely go over 100mm. Infact most are between 18-50mm.<br /> <br /> When shooting film, I usually use my 40 or 50mm lens. Most of my images are on film. As far as boldness goes, I never try and hide what I am doing. I just point, shoot and keep walking. Never stand in the same place for more than a minute unless your composing. It helps to have tWo cameras with you at all times because most folks will just assume your a photographer and not pay attention to you. Men are far more difficult to shoot, because we tend to be more of a guard dog. Women for the most part like to have there pictures taken so the trick is to catch them before they ''ham'' up and start posing which happens to me allot. At that time, offer ''your'' e mail address to them and have them send you a request for the picture...<br /> <br /> When caught, just be honest. I was caught yesterday by women at a bus stop and when she asked me why I took her picture, I responded with the truth...''Your a beautiful lady and could not pass up the opportunity to photograph such a pretty creature''...I then gave her my e mail address and I sent her the image last night. I have cards with my name and e mail on them that I will pass out. Gives folks a sense of peace and security. <br /> <br /> The biggest mistake is sneaking around. I learned this early on...And if all else fails, be ready to run <img title="Smile" src="http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Smile" /></p>

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<p>Ok, I'm going to try to post tonight</p><div></div>

<p>and ...</p><div></div>

<p>and last - taken with the 55mm mamiya f1.8 as a test to how it would respond to bad evening lighting - and for whatever reason - I like the gloominess of this - (Linda was studying and I just snapped about 10 shots of her. She's gotten used to me testing lenses and doesn't put up a fuss.) :D</p><div></div>

<p>Very well done - everyone. I really like your second shot Ian. Dave, all three are exceptional, can't pick out one. It is nice to see some bird shots return to the forum, and Ian both of yours are great. Rose, nice hockey shots, I guess you figured out the lens issue. <br>

As some of you may know, several weeks ago Andrew Wyeth died. He made the Chadds Ford/southern Chester County area of Pennsylvania famous with his many paintings of the area. Yesterday, with him in mind, I went there with my camera. So much of it is privately owned these days that photography is a real challenge. I guess the people who live there are tired of people like me snooping around but there are signs to keep out all over the place. The third shot was taken at the wrestling meet at my school on Friday. Andrew G. is our schools all-time winningest wrestler (our soccer team's keeper) so I had to get some shots of him before he graduates. (Dave, wrestling is a lot easier than b-ball, but I also shot the indoor high school boys track meet recently at Haverford College and those shots were terrible! ugh!!)</p><div></div>