May 2009: Pentaxians Nature Reserve Photo Thread!

[hamustar]

It was a very enjoyable (but sweaty :sweat outing. The day started well with nik34 delivering our bright red tees...Again, a big thanks from all of us.
Thankfully the weather was kind to us as well

Alright Pentaxians, let's see what you shot!

Thanks Noel for the start up. It's a very fun outing indeed.

I put the two group shots here on this first post, hope you don't mind

This is before the trip started. We got the biggest ever Pentax outing today Total of 29 people showed up:

After about 1 hours sweating, 24 of us reached the summit (sorry Ben, you were late ...):

 

[hamustar]

OK some initial contris..

1) The General delivering ops orders to fellow Pentaxians before cheonging into forest.

2) "We will take down the enemy at this position....."

3) Moving off ( check out the dude with the big 'weapon' )

 

[P3ntx]

Looks tto good to be true! Like movie Saving Private Ryran!!!

What len is that on the M42 mount???

 

[Ben Loke]

Greetings!

Welcome!

 

[Ben Loke]

K20D+DFA100 Macro+AF160 Macro Ring Flash

A Leave.

Ready for Take-Off.

 

[Ben Loke]

I was focusing on the water droplets. But was surprised to see the spider when I cropped the pic.

One drop creates the ocean.

 

[iFoto]

Predator & Prey

K10D, Tamron 90

 

[fengwei]

I knew the trip wasn't gonna be easy, so I only brought one lens and one camera today: FA31+K20D. Here are some leaves and plants I took along the way:

 

[fengwei]

Everybody got some monkey shots today, here are mine, the first two were taken w/ Loke's F*300, the rest were by the FA31 on K20D:

 

[fengwei]

Ben's 160C Ring Flash looks so nice:

And Desmond's DA*55 also got some guys hooked:

 

[creampuff]

Wow, what a great turnout today! :thumbsup:
This outing must really be called the great Pentax workout. My legs were dying... :embrass:
Was not so productive in shutter count department today, so just a few shots...

Stoney path

K20D Sigma 17-70mm

Ahhh... right there honey...

K20D Sigma 17-70mm

 

[creampuff]

Fruit of the forest

K20D FA 100mm Macro

Backlit fern

K20D FA 100mm Macro

 

[hamustar]

Fern Bokeh....

I realized, after looking at the thumbnail in Explorer, that you can actually visualize a face in the bokeh! :bigeyes:

 

[Ben Loke]

After my last climb of BT Hill in my teens during school field trip, things have changed.
Especially my breath...:bsmilie:
Yesterday was my first attempt at Macro with Ring Flash.
Here are more pics.

 

[Ben Loke]

Fruits of the forest.

 

[Equatorer]

Carried my damn heavy Vivitar macro with flash on the entire journey uphill and only got this one successful shot:cry::cry::cry:

some weird insect, thank Desmond for spotting it for me

 

[sbc]

Very nice photos.
Wow! ring flash, DA*55...you guys are fast to buy!

 

[istDeS]

Bought my DFA100 along but didn't managed to get any decent shots. Some shots with the DA55 to share.

Fern leave

Noel and his rangefinder camera

fengwei's little princess

 

[Gengh]

Everybody got some monkey shots today, here are mine, the first two were taken w/ Loke's F*300, the rest were by the FA31 on K20D:

"The Making of" fengwei's mokey shots with the F*300 Must say it's really sleek for a 300mm ;p

 

[istDeS]

shots of the monkeys...