Re: A few more pictures
On Feb 16, 2011, at 10:57 PM, John Coyle wrote: I'm not a cat person myself, so the subject is only OK for me! But, a distinct improvement with the exposures, Jeffery, you seem to be nailing that. For the moon shot, if memory serves me right you need to overexpose by 2-3 stops compared with the automatic meter setting to get a bright moon surface (correct me if I'm wrong, PDML'ers!) My technique is to put the camera in M, set the the aperture, then use the green button to set shutter speed (I have the green button configured to Av mode). I then chimp the histogram and adjust so that the brights are just short of clipping (Expose To The Right). Also, the moon is actually better to shoot at half than at full, because you get more depth cues from shadows of the edges of the craters. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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.
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Thanks John I will try again and yeah I know not good to try and capture a full on moon but hard to pass up. Jeffery -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Coyle Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 12:58 AM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: RE: A few more pictures I'm not a cat person myself, so the subject is only OK for me! But, a distinct improvement with the exposures, Jeffery, you seem to be nailing that. For the moon shot, if memory serves me right you need to overexpose by 2-3 stops compared with the automatic meter setting to get a bright moon surface (correct me if I'm wrong, PDML'ers!) John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Jeffery Johnson Sent: Thursday, 17 February 2011 1:57 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: A few more pictures Here are a few more pictures that I have taken with my K-R. Again I am only using and only have access to the kit lenses and do be gentle. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jt-johnson/sets/72157625946181733/ Jeffery -- 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. -- 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. -- 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.
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Larry thanks for the tips as I am still attempting to figure out all the different and many settings on the K-R. Jeffery -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Larry Colen Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 5:23 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: A few more pictures On Feb 16, 2011, at 10:57 PM, John Coyle wrote: I'm not a cat person myself, so the subject is only OK for me! But, a distinct improvement with the exposures, Jeffery, you seem to be nailing that. For the moon shot, if memory serves me right you need to overexpose by 2-3 stops compared with the automatic meter setting to get a bright moon surface (correct me if I'm wrong, PDML'ers!) My technique is to put the camera in M, set the the aperture, then use the green button to set shutter speed (I have the green button configured to Av mode). I then chimp the histogram and adjust so that the brights are just short of clipping (Expose To The Right). Also, the moon is actually better to shoot at half than at full, because you get more depth cues from shadows of the edges of the craters. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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. -- 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.
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On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 12:39 AM, drd1...@gmail.com wrote: I like this set. I wonder what human with a f*#$ing camera is in cat speak? Mer ow meow mer oo Dave --Original Message-- From: Jeffery Johnson Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net To: pdml@pdml.net ReplyTo: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: A few more pictures Sent: Feb 16, 2011 10:56 PM Here are a few more pictures that I have taken with my K-R. Again I am only using and only have access to the kit lenses and do be gentle. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jt-johnson/sets/72157625946181733/ Jeffery -- 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. -- 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. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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.
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...and only have access to the kit lenses Those kit lenses are really optically fine. Don't short change 'kit' lenses from Pentax and don't shortchange your own picture taking. They're very nice. RB On Feb 16, 2011, at 8:56 PM, Jeffery Johnson wrote: Here are a few more pictures that I have taken with my K-R. Again I am only using and only have access to the kit lenses and do be gentle. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jt-johnson/sets/72157625946181733/ Jeffery -- 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. -- 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.
RE: A few more pictures
From: Jeffery Johnson Thanks John I will try again and yeah I know not good to try and capture a full on moon but hard to pass up. Jeffery The good thing about shooting the full moon is you get to try again every 28 days. And in the meantime, you can practice on gibbous moons, quarter moons, crescent moons, new moons ... go out and shoot the moon whenever you want to. Back when I was in High School, it was an almost regular occurrence on Friday Saturday nights. Exposure for the moon is different when it's on the horizon than it is whenever it's directly overhead. For the full moon on the horizon, I generally bracket in 1/3 stop increments from -2/3 to +3; overhead +1 to +3. It's not always exactly two stops over and I find shooting a range of exposures usually gives me at least one usable result. Sometimes you might have to slip the moon from one shot into the frame with the horizon from another to get the composition you want, but that's really a whole different discussion. - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1435/3448 - Release Date: 02/16/11 -- 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.
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On Feb 17, 2011, at 4:25 AM, Jeffery Johnson wrote: Thanks John I will try again and yeah I know not good to try and capture a full on moon but hard to pass up. The moon is an excellent test subject because it doesn't really vary that much. In and of itself, there's only so much you can do artistically with it. But if you want to compare two telephoto lenses, or tripods, on any clear night, the moon is going to be pretty much the same. As a matter of fact, if you keep track of what exposures you use for photographing it, after a while you shouldn't even need to meter. Someone pointed out to me that the sunny 16 rule works with the moon. For what it's worth, I've got a few attempts at the moon in my night photo collection: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/collections/72157612290300186/ I've tried different lenses, and teleconverters versus cropping and pretty much came to the conclusion that if I want the best quality photo of the moon, I should just buy one from someone with the proper equipment, such as a telescope on a clock drive. Jeffery -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Coyle Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 12:58 AM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: RE: A few more pictures I'm not a cat person myself, so the subject is only OK for me! But, a distinct improvement with the exposures, Jeffery, you seem to be nailing that. For the moon shot, if memory serves me right you need to overexpose by 2-3 stops compared with the automatic meter setting to get a bright moon surface (correct me if I'm wrong, PDML'ers!) John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Jeffery Johnson Sent: Thursday, 17 February 2011 1:57 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: A few more pictures Here are a few more pictures that I have taken with my K-R. Again I am only using and only have access to the kit lenses and do be gentle. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jt-johnson/sets/72157625946181733/ Jeffery -- 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. -- 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. -- 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. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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.
Re: A few more pictures
On Feb 17, 2011, at 4:25 AM, Jeffery Johnson wrote: Thanks John I will try again and yeah I know not good to try and capture a full on moon but hard to pass up. The moon is an excellent test subject because it doesn't really vary that much. In and of itself, there's only so much you can do artistically with it. But if you want to compare two telephoto lenses, or tripods, on any clear night, the moon is going to be pretty much the same. As a matter of fact, if you keep track of what exposures you use for photographing it, after a while you shouldn't even need to meter. Someone pointed out to me that the sunny 16 rule works with the moon. For what it's worth, I've got a few attempts at the moon in my night photo collection: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/collections/72157612290300186/ I've tried different lenses, and teleconverters versus cropping and pretty much came to the conclusion that if I want the best quality photo of the moon, I should just buy one from someone with the proper equipment, such as a telescope on a clock drive. Jeffery -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of John Coyle Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 12:58 AM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: RE: A few more pictures I'm not a cat person myself, so the subject is only OK for me! But, a distinct improvement with the exposures, Jeffery, you seem to be nailing that. For the moon shot, if memory serves me right you need to overexpose by 2-3 stops compared with the automatic meter setting to get a bright moon surface (correct me if I'm wrong, PDML'ers!) John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Jeffery Johnson Sent: Thursday, 17 February 2011 1:57 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: A few more pictures Here are a few more pictures that I have taken with my K-R. Again I am only using and only have access to the kit lenses and do be gentle. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jt-johnson/sets/72157625946181733/ Jeffery -- 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. -- 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. -- 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. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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.
A few more pictures
Here are a few more pictures that I have taken with my K-R. Again I am only using and only have access to the kit lenses and do be gentle. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jt-johnson/sets/72157625946181733/ Jeffery -- 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.
Re: A few more pictures
They're nice... Well, the moon doesnt do much for me, but it wouldn't if it were perfect technically so that doesn't count :-) I like the first sleeping neighborhood cat the best... I would link to that one to be more precise but flicker flummoxes me.. What is nice about these is the subtle color, the soft light and cat placement, like that comfy raggged old chair too. ann Jeffery Johnson wrote: Here are a few more pictures that I have taken with my K-R. Again I am only using and only have access to the kit lenses and do be gentle. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jt-johnson/sets/72157625946181733/ Jeffery -- 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.
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I like this set. I wonder what human with a f*#$ing camera is in cat speak? --Original Message-- From: Jeffery Johnson Sender: pdml-boun...@pdml.net To: pdml@pdml.net ReplyTo: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: A few more pictures Sent: Feb 16, 2011 10:56 PM Here are a few more pictures that I have taken with my K-R. Again I am only using and only have access to the kit lenses and do be gentle. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jt-johnson/sets/72157625946181733/ Jeffery -- 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. -- 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.
RE: A few more pictures
I'm not a cat person myself, so the subject is only OK for me! But, a distinct improvement with the exposures, Jeffery, you seem to be nailing that. For the moon shot, if memory serves me right you need to overexpose by 2-3 stops compared with the automatic meter setting to get a bright moon surface (correct me if I'm wrong, PDML'ers!) John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Jeffery Johnson Sent: Thursday, 17 February 2011 1:57 PM To: pdml@pdml.net Subject: A few more pictures Here are a few more pictures that I have taken with my K-R. Again I am only using and only have access to the kit lenses and do be gentle. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jt-johnson/sets/72157625946181733/ Jeffery -- 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. -- 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.
