Old country railway station konica 100/2.8 Panasonic G1

[mo]

I went for a drive yesterday and stopped here for a break.The K-01 had a dead battery so I had to use the Panasonic G1 and Konica.I was too lazy (and in a hurry) to change the lens or bring another lens and adapter.A fifty would have been very handy to fit the buildings in. I also forgot to bring the hood as it was a bright day.
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6) my favorite,what a great old lock

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[cyrano]

Your favourite is also my favourite, nice work Mo, good lens too by the looks of things.

[Oldhand]

Looks like it was a hot day Mo.
We are in the Blue Mountains ATM and yesterday here was verrrry hot.
Good lens.
I like the lock as well.
OH

[mo]

I was surprised that such an old lock (perhaps its not that old? ) would still be in use.

It was a pleasant day out not hot,just right I hope you are taking some photos while up in the Blue mountains,visiting any Antique shops while you are up there?

[Lightshow]

Some harsh light you had to deal with, you should be able to bring back most of them with some PP, as a start(in LR).... contrast +10, shadow -10, blacks -5, highlight -5-10, saturation +5, vibrance +5

[Oldhand]

[kds315*]

Very nice Moira!

[mo]

Thanks Klaus,

OH, Are you going to the 3 Sisters at all?if you do go,take the track to the right (I think it starts from somewhere near the top) it has a nice lookout at the end of it. Don't walk down the stairs if you value your knees There is a walk I did with the family near wentworth falls,I just can't remember where it is

[Pancolart]

What a splendid Spaghetti Western scenery! Perhaps pol filter would help to put harsh light under control.

[marcusBMG]

[mo]

I may have a chance to return here in the coming weeks,I will take a few extra lenses and a Pol filter....and some hoods. Thanks for the advice, the light is always harsh from mid morning onwards.

[tromboads]

your making me home sick...

[mo]

Is Melbourne really that different from the rest of Australia?

[Attila]

They have nice 'western' movie feeling.

[visualopsins]

Morning and evening light is lees harsh & more dramatic!

[Oldhand]

[mo]

Vis, I know that, but you have to go and do within the time that you are passing through.At least I know what's there and what lens choice may be better than the Konica.

OH,I look forward to seeing some of your photos from these walkies!

[Lightshow]

[papasito]

Very hard conditions.

The light is very clear and strong.

But.........where is CA?

Do you PP for it?

Nice images. Thanks.

[mo]

I don't PP for CA,I try to avoid it by not taking images that cause it...

What can I say the light is very harsh here in Australia,you have the heat wobbles between the subject and camera (not sure what its technically called).How do you compensate for that? using the hood plus a filter? As I said I may have the chance to travel back through here in the coming weeks....any advice will be noted and applied

[scsambrook]

The heat wobbling is often called 'mirage' but there's nothing we can do about that. Well, not until some genius comes up with a post processing fix. Sometimes a polarising filter can help with the haze, but a lot depends on the position and inclination of the sun relative to the shot you're taking. Those hot bright days make photography a bit tricky. One of the big spoilers is any amount of overexposure. Mmm, we don't get much chance to practice those skills here most of the time

[Lightshow]

More then you ever wanted to know http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirage
Heat wobbling isn't really a Mirage, I usually call it Atmospheric Convection Distortion or Heat Shimmer.
It can either be cool, or a PITA.