On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 4:43 AM, David Mann <dm...@bluemoon.net.nz> wrote: > Hi all, > > Another batch of photos from this week's race. Similar stuff to last week > but I think the photos are better this time around. Not that I'm blowing my > trumpet or anything. > > I was better prepared for the lighting conditions so I paid a bit more > attention to the backgrounds. None of the photos presented challenges in > Photoshop which was a pleasant surprise. The K10D light meter really > couldn't have done much better. > > Unfortunately the weather was overcast again - probably not a bad thing as > I'd otherwise be shooting towards the sun. But it was quite dim and I was > really fighting to get acceptable focus / dof with the 200mm lens. A few of > the pics I chose were still a bit soft but at this small size it doesn't show > too badly. My editing was made much easier by the amount of badly focussed > photos :( > > <http://www.multisport.net.nz/photos/700-2010-02-11-frontrunner-surf-n-turf-photos.html> > > Please note that I've upgraded the slideshow software since last week and > browsers tend to cache javascript files a little too aggressively. If the > main image doesn't appear, hold down "shift" and click the reload button in > your browser. This should tell the browser that you really do want to reload > everything, not just the things it thinks should be reloaded. > > I've added slideshow controls now so it's a bit less fiddly to browse > through. My next plan is to add numbers to the images, then to revamp the > template to allow a much larger main image. > > On Saturday I'm going to try and be at the finish line of the Coast to Coast. > The weather forecast is quite bad so I'll see what I can do.
Very nice set! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
