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Spotmatic
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 Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 7:12 am Post subject: Simple house sparrows / SMC Pentax-A* 300mm f/4 |
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Spotmatic wrote:
Just some simple housefinches from our back garden... 
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nemesis101
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| Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 7:32 am Post subject: |
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nemesis101 wrote:
Great lens, pictures and... skill!
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skida
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| Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 8:10 am Post subject: |
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skida wrote:
Great shots, well captured. In the UK these are called House Sparrows: 1 and 2 are the male and 3 is the female. |
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Orio
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| Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 8:20 am Post subject: |
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Orio wrote:
You make everything look simple, but it's not... it's difficult shots taken perfectly.
All perfectly focused, perfect DOF. #1 and #2 have amazing dimensionality.
Beautiful natural colours, so lifelike - I have to say it's so refreshing to see at last nature photos that are not oversaturated.
Top notch, don't know what there is to say more!!
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Spotmatic
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| Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 9:03 am Post subject: |
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Spotmatic wrote:
Thank you guys, you are all too kind... After all those are just simple house sparrows (sorry I initially got the species wrong  ) from my back garden,
the lens was manually focused (of course  ) and the whole combination was handheld.
Anyway, those were converted from RAW and as always I keep my hands off most of the adjustment sliders.
No need to fiddle with the great colors already there in the nature, eh? 
Maybe I made things look simple, because it really is? No much effort was needed from my side, really.
The biggest secret is that I never think about technical details before, during and after the shot.
White balance on Auto (as always), camera on P (as always), metering on centerweighted (as always), ISO between 80-400 (as always),
diaphragm fixed at f/5.6 (depends on lens, subject and lighting conditions), check that shutterspeeds are OK and off you go...
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tobbsman
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| Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 9:33 am Post subject: |
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tobbsman wrote:
nice to see your photographs back ! ... I missed them
This is a lens I would call "reality-lens"! last one has lot's of 3D feel to it ...
Cheers
Tobias
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pich900 wrote:
Nice to see you again Peter ...and nice clear shots as always
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yinyangbt wrote:
Perfection...Chapeau bas !
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patrickh wrote:
can't add to comments above, agree with them all
patrickh
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Rolf
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| Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 8:52 pm Post subject: |
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Rolf wrote:
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can't add to comments above, agree with them all
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wonderful captured Peter
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Spotmatic
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Spotmatic wrote:
Thanks again for the kind comments! For those who haven't seen them here are a few more birds shot with this lens a few months ago:
http://forum.mflenses.com/smc-pentax-a-14-300mm-pentax-k-t46697.html#1205010
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
Very nice birdie shots indeed And those sparrows are small, so you did well
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stingOM wrote:
Lovely shots. Really my kind of photos! Thanks for sharing! |
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Laurence
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Laurence wrote:
Gorgeous - I am aware of the difficulty of focusing, and you nailed these. Couple that with
outstanding composition, and you have some wonderful images.
The lens - is this the Pentax-A 300 that would normally go on medium format, such as P645?
Larry
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