Pentaxians Sept. 2009 Outing Photos Sharing

[Baracus]

X Marks The Spot

Park Maiden

 

[Baracus]

Pavilion Interior

Benched

 

[Fenzi]

All of the following pics are courtesy of the Sigma 10-20 unless stated otherwise.

Fancy A Cuppa?

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This is nice!
I love the mood of this shot! :thumbsup:​

 

[nik34]

Wide angle close-up

Nice shots as always bro...:thumbsup:

This is for you...

 

[nik34]

Some more from me..

Great family time.

Tks Ben for giving me a chance to try out this lens..( FA 85 1.4 )..:devil:
some try shots taken with this..:sweat:

 

[nik34]

.....Eighty five one point four continue.....

Hmm! so delicious.

Tirsty...panas! panas!

Happy man!

 

[nik34]

My new addition of the day..M 35 f2.8...Cheap & good right.. but i need
sometime to get use to it.

some test shots.

 

[nik34]

Thanks Darren & Ben for your kind comments,here another shot with the bee closer to the flower.

 

[creampuff]

Hey, thanks Lawrence for the comments and candid... didn't even know you were shooting.
Actually have to thank Des for the enabling me to get the wide angle shot.
You got some pretty nice shots too. :thumbsup:
So I'm sure you liked the FA 85 f/1.4... try before buy? :bsmilie:

BTW Baracus, those are some great shots... I like them all.

 

[fengwei]

this 3 from a Pentax P&S.

Those look pretty impressive for a p&s. Very nicely done.

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Nice catch, Ben. All the other macros look pretty good too.

 

[fengwei]

My 1st visit to Hort Park,nice meeting you guys again & great to see some of the new
faces during the outing..We shall all look forward for a more interesting oct' outing..Cheers!

Pls enjoy & tks for viewing.

So you got a flying bee! That's nice :thumbsup:

 

[fengwei]

This is my " DOUBLE FIRST " - first attempt in learning to use the flash system and macro . Not much to contribute though ...

C & C are welcome :-

#1

#2 This guy probably just emerged from the " Battle of Britain " - wing tips are torn ... he..he..

#3

Nice try, Franz. But I do feel they are a bit under exposed. Maybe because the built-in flash you used. Next time you should give your 540 flash a try

 

[fengwei]

I'm curious about those diffuser thingy many other photographers were using on the on-camera flash (a lady even had a DIY one made from translucent milk bottle).

Anyone has tried this? How are the results?

Being new to macro, I opted for a shoe mounted flash with a bounce card to direct the lighting to the butterflies. This seems to be inadequate, since I was losing too much light with the flash directed up. It took up lots of flash power as well (probably 1/2 pwr) which resulted in some missed shots as the flash was recharging.

Some butterfly shots:

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A diffuser can make the results look more natural, the light won't be too harsh. Or better yet, you can try to use more than 1 flashes to achieve even better results.

But I myself isn't a flash guy, so most time I just use a straight on flash

 

[fengwei]

Flowers
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So much to take.
I didn't want to stick to the F100/2.8 for the whole photo shoot. Took this as a chance to use the M85/2. Most of the close ups done with M85/2. Macro type shots F100/2

These results from M85 look great! It's one of the hidden gem from Pentax I think

 

[fengwei]

Wide angle close-up
Orange trio

Opening up

Those look really beautiful. I guess I was too busy chatting instead of shooting, end up I haven't got as many shots as you guys

 

[fengwei]

Pavilion Interior

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Interesting angle to shoot at that Pavilion.

 

[fengwei]

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Happy man!

Thanks Lawrence for the shot. Looks like I put up too much weight lately. Ben, we should stop drinking too much beer I guess :embrass:

 

[Baracus]

Thanks Denis and Fengwei. Like your Macros.

(Don't) Drink

Should Have Brought My CPL

 

[Baracus]

Air-Conned

555

 

[Baracus]

No.1

On The Rocks