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Fun with the Pentax K5
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seakayaker
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Afternoon Sky
K5IIs 77mm f1.8 Limited ~ 1/160 sec ~ f/13 ~ ISO 100
K5IIs 77mm f1.8 Limited ~ 1/160 sec ~ f/13 ~ ISO 100
seakayaker
Active member
Yesterday's afternoon sky . . . . .
Medic One
K5IIs 77mm f1.8 Limited ~ 1/200 sec ~ f/11 ~ ISO 200
Medic One
K5IIs 77mm f1.8 Limited ~ 1/200 sec ~ f/11 ~ ISO 200
Yesterday's afternoon sky . . . . .
Medic One
K5IIs 77mm f1.8 Limited ~ 1/200 sec ~ f/11 ~ ISO 200
Lovely place the NW; what is that strange observation tower?
seakayaker
Active member
The smoke stack is attached to an older power plant building that is being taken down along with other buildings that make up an older public housing project to make way for replacement housing.
The view of Mt. Rainer, when the weather cooperates, does make a beautiful vista while walking down the street to catch the bus home after work.
VladimirYo
New member
workout
18-55 AL II
Ario Arioldi
Member
Jim Radcliffe
Member
A bit of Old Technology...
Taken with the K5IIs in an old antique store this weekend.
Taken with the K5IIs in an old antique store this weekend.
Jim Radcliffe
Member
Sunset in Texas
I was on the open plains outside of Amarillo, Texas when this sunset and the cattle caught my eye. Cliche as it may be, I can't help myself when it comes to sunsets and sunrises.. K5 and DA* 16-50mm
I was on the open plains outside of Amarillo, Texas when this sunset and the cattle caught my eye. Cliche as it may be, I can't help myself when it comes to sunsets and sunrises.. K5 and DA* 16-50mm
Jim Radcliffe
Member
A little HDR fun with the K5 IIs
Taken in New Orleans at the Streetcar Barn.
Taken in New Orleans at the Streetcar Barn.
Jim Radcliffe
Member
Shooting in Darkness by the light of the moon..
Here is a shot I took at Turner Falls near Davis, Oklahoma last night by the light of the almost full Super Moon. I couldn't make the trip Sunday so Friday after work a friend and I drove from Dallas to Oklahoma to try our luck shooting the falls at night. This was shot from an overlook of the falls about a quarter of a mile away from the falls. It was taken with the K5 IIs and the DA* 50-135mm. ISO was 1600 f/4 the exposure was four seconds.
Now here's the thing... the only thing I could really see well was the area near the bottom left of the photo. Light was coming from fluorescent lights in a vending machine area (that's where all the green is coming from). There was also light from a sodium vapor street light about 200 yards from the falls and light from a mercury vapor street light at the overlook from where I was shooting... and of course light from the moon. The section above the falls was illuminated only by the light of the moon.
I shot this RAW and did all post work in Photoshop CS6 and used Topaz for final treatment of the photo. Pretty amazing results considering I really could see none of this but a faint view of the base of the falls from where I was shooting. The light was too dim for the camera to lock focus so I set it to manual and put the lens on infinity.
I know this kind of work is not for everyone but I like to experiment... by the way, I did not get home until 4AM Saturday morning.. but it was worth the trip.
And here is what I started with out of the camera...
Here is a shot I took at Turner Falls near Davis, Oklahoma last night by the light of the almost full Super Moon. I couldn't make the trip Sunday so Friday after work a friend and I drove from Dallas to Oklahoma to try our luck shooting the falls at night. This was shot from an overlook of the falls about a quarter of a mile away from the falls. It was taken with the K5 IIs and the DA* 50-135mm. ISO was 1600 f/4 the exposure was four seconds.
Now here's the thing... the only thing I could really see well was the area near the bottom left of the photo. Light was coming from fluorescent lights in a vending machine area (that's where all the green is coming from). There was also light from a sodium vapor street light about 200 yards from the falls and light from a mercury vapor street light at the overlook from where I was shooting... and of course light from the moon. The section above the falls was illuminated only by the light of the moon.
I shot this RAW and did all post work in Photoshop CS6 and used Topaz for final treatment of the photo. Pretty amazing results considering I really could see none of this but a faint view of the base of the falls from where I was shooting. The light was too dim for the camera to lock focus so I set it to manual and put the lens on infinity.
I know this kind of work is not for everyone but I like to experiment... by the way, I did not get home until 4AM Saturday morning.. but it was worth the trip.
And here is what I started with out of the camera...
seakayaker
Active member
A walk around the Ballard Locks on a Sunday afternoon......
PENTAX K-5 II s ~ SMC-FA 77mm F1.8 Limited
PENTAX K-5 II s ~ SMC-FA 77mm F1.8 Limited
seakayaker
Active member
PENTAX K-5 II s ~ SMC-FA 77mm F1.8 Limited
VladimirYo
New member
55-300DA
I'm not shure is it OK or trash...