Pop? 3D? This kit lens is no slouch! Sony 18-55

[skida]

I may be wrong but this looks a bit 3D to me. Durham Cathedral square, sunny and cold. Adjustments to light, shadows and mid-tone contrast. Camera set up for extended dynamic range.


Durham on a cold sunny day by skida, on Flickr

[sichko]

I'm never quite sure what people mean by "3D" but this is one of a group of very nice clean, crisp pictures in your Flickr set.

[skida]

Thanks sichko. Some more from the same walk:

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North side of cloister by skida, on Flickr

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East side of cloister by skida, on Flickr

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Looking at north side of cloister by skida, on Flickr

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Durham on a cold sunny day by skida, on Flickr

[philslizzy]

Nothing wrong with the kit lens. It's a great performer and wide enough for most purposes.

[skida]

I never thought a kit lens would perform like this. In the last shot, every digital camera I have owned previously would have shown a profusion of purple on those overhanging tree branches.

I just need to get a handle on manually focusing on the old M42 lenses now. The instruction book isn't very good. At least it is not very good in about 10 languages, I suppose.