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    back to basics

    in Pentax

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    <i>Interstellar Travel is my clear favourite</i>

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    you have a god eye ;-) that is mine as well, though clearly not the obvious choice.

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    i like your breaking metal 2. overall, i think that a slightly less literal approach is worth experimenting with, if that suits you, of course.

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    tom (maher):

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    i really like your picture of the small clump of evergreen trees in valley reflected on very still water. can't link to shot because of flash (?) website, but it's the one on the very front page (top right under "sample works" title).

    back to basics

    in Pentax

    Posted

    i've shared a bit of my recent shooting, but i haven't been entirely pleased

    with it. too many shots seemed like the pictures of others.

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    to set matters straight, during the past few days, i tried capture the classic

    sort of thing i do, which tends to isolate subjects and look for complexity in

    texture as opposed to large-scale arrangements of items. in spite of falling off

    my bike twice (we still have ice patches here), i think i am happy again - here

    is the set...

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    <a

    href="http://vukfoto.com/exhib/spring_basics/">http://vukfoto.com/exhib/spring_basics/</a>

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    (note: as usual, all through SMC 50mm f/1.4 manual lens)

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    i'd be interested in seeing some of your "core" stuff.

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    cheers.

    a few more sets from my fav lens (50mm f /1.4)

    in Pentax

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    thanks for the nice words. the fact that i use this lens 99% of the time on my pentax makes it easy to isolate the pictures ;-)

     

    as for exhibiting/publishing. i did show for a year and did very well in terms of earnings and awards. the big problem for me was clients wanting me to articulate (not in pictures but conversation) some kind of transcendent meaning. there is plenty of meaning for me, but things will always be hit and miss for the viewer. in the end, it seemed best to just shoot for myself and earn a living by other means.

     

    as for bokeh, i also shoot canon and leica (film SLR) and the pentax is right there with (if not slightly ahead of) the canon 50 f/1.4 (which i own), but a hair below the level of a 50mm summicron R. nothing can touch leica in this regard.

    a few more sets from my fav lens (50mm f /1.4)

    in Pentax

    looking for particular Helmut Newton photo online

    in Pentax

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    rose.

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    i admire your attitude and have been know to have a go at collector/fondler type who definitely are not worthy.

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    the strategy is to get a leica body, but put voightlander lenses on it until OR if you feel the need to switch over. i often use a jupiter 8 (50mm) on my m6 and that came on the zorki for $25. one of the sharpest lenses i have used...

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    <img src="http://www.qstatistic.com/foto/g01/BW004902-diner.jpg">

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    even within leica there are deals on glass that the idiots devalue because it was made in canada or came with the CL, etc. keep an eye out for the 40mm summicron and 90mm tele-elmarit. the fondlers/collectors all hate the tele-elmarit and they have the numbers/theories to prove it but i have stuff like this to show:

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    <img src="http://www.qstatistic.com/foto/g03/BW004505-dayna.jpg">

    looking for particular Helmut Newton photo online

    in Pentax

    Posted

    rose.

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    you've just reminded me to develop some film that's been lying around for a year! in the meantime, this is all i can offer:

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    <a href="http://www.qstatistic.com/foto/g09/BW015610.htm">http://www.qstatistic.com/foto/g09/BW015610.htm</a>

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    <a href="http://www.qstatistic.com/foto/g09/BW015612.htm">http://www.qstatistic.com/foto/g09/BW015612.htm</a>

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    <a href="http://www.qstatistic.com/foto/g09/BW015634.htm">http://www.qstatistic.com/foto/g09/BW015634.htm</a>

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    <a href="http://www.qstatistic.com/foto/g09/BW015627.htm">http://www.qstatistic.com/foto/g09/BW015627.htm</a>

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    <a href="http://www.qstatistic.com/foto/g09/BW015841.htm">http://www.qstatistic.com/foto/g09/BW015841.htm</a>

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    consolidated here:<br>

    <a href="http://vukfoto.com/28mm.htm">http://vukfoto.com/28mm.htm</a>

    looking for particular Helmut Newton photo online

    in Pentax

    Posted

    guys.

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    the picture i have in mind features a young, fashionably-dressed woman eating a

    sausage or hot-dog, standing inside a dark little diner/bar while a fat, german

    cook stares at her from behind the counter. i hope i got this right or i'll be

    in for some teasing if it turns out my dirty mind has fabricated a few things.

    anyhow, the help would be appreciated. cheers!

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    with helmut and getting ready for spring/girls on my mind, here is a pentax snap

    from earlier today...

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    <img src='http://vukfoto.com/misc/IMGP1871-01_tribute_700.jpg'>

    DSLR double exosure: is it possible in-camera?

    in Pentax

    Posted

    i've been messing around again with some long shutter speeds and deliberate

    camera shake (see links below for examples) and i'd like to incorporate some

    double exposures. first off, is it possible with an istDS2, second, how? i'd

    rather avoid photoshopping, which never looks right with this sort of stuff.

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    <a

    href="http://vukfoto.com/exhib/primaries/">http://vukfoto.com/exhib/primaries</a><br><br>

    <a

    href="http://vukfoto.com/exhib/inka/01/">http://vukfoto.com/exhib/inka/01</a><br><br>

    so far, my friends seem to hate these. i am amused but realise a bit more

    experimentation is required.

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    50mm f1.4 lens tests

    in Pentax

    50mm f1.4 lens tests

    in Pentax

    Taking K10 D Back !

    in Pentax

    Posted

    first off, it's not clear to me why you would want to take/keep a terrible picture like that. second, i agree with the comments abocve that there are many possible targets for the AF sensor to pick out.

     

    btw--i only use manual focus with my cameras: you want to give it a try.

    DA 21/3.2 and bokeh

    in Pentax

    Posted

    are you saying that i am banal in my photographic judgment? bokeh is a primary concern for me when evaluating/selecting a lens and the effects are not only present in obvious "isolation" situations.

     

    vuk.

    DA 21/3.2 and bokeh

    in Pentax

    Posted

    <i>My comment on the above photo is that it should not have been shown to the public at all. It is not a usable shot. The focal length is not suitable for this type of shots.</i><b>--nee sung </b>

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    this comment is absurd. sure, the picture could have been better composed, but it is the atrocious bokeh that ruins it above all else. according to the author, i should never have attempted to shoot this pic: <a href='http://www.qstatistic.com/foto/g08/Duckie.htm'>http://www.qstatistic.com/foto/g08/Duckie.htm</a>

    What's your favorite prime lens?

    in Pentax

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    matthew.

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    when i reviewed the pentax *istDS a couple of winters ago, i had a chance to play around with the 43mm limited and i thought the lens was fantastic. delicate and crisp in its renderings with very leica-like luminescence. the only weak spot was a rather unconventional bokeh that may not work for some in certain situations.

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    the smc 50mm f/1.4 has been my work-horse and favourite since then, but i think it is being overtaken by the 30mm f/2.8. this is large part because the 30mm is like a 50mm on my DSLR and that's the focal length what i prefer to shoot about 80% of the time. here are some results from it from the past week:

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    <a href="http://vukfoto.com/exhib/yellow/">http://vukfoto.com/exhib/yellow/</a>

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    <a href="http://vukfoto.com/exhib/sunset/">http://vukfoto.com/exhib/sunset/</a>

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    <a href="http://vukfoto.com/exhib/last_gasp/">http://vukfoto.com/exhib/last_gasp/</a>

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    as for non-pentax brands: 40mm summicron M, 90mm summicron M, 50mm summicron R, canon FD 50mm f/1.4 are the favourites. btw--i only shoot primes!

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