Hi Tim I try to structure it a bit for the "crappy lens competition" for myself:
For now I try to simply focus that slow manual mirror lens and the tele lenses I have properly. For that I took photos of ducks, swan, crows and smaller songbirds under good lightning conditions or with the additional help of (fill) flash this week and should have the first roll of film back next week to show some samples. As soon as I can manage that "blindly" I will try the "artsy things". Today I tried to get some frogs with the mirror lens on ISO 400 film just to test the quality and with the Tamron SP 90mm macro as well on ISO 100 film to compare it. I don't want to achieve too much at the same time. Your shots are still too much out of focus IMHO, no further comment at this stage from my side ;-) But please continue to post the progresses, that is very interesting for me. greetings Markus >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Tim Øsleby [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 2:31 PM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: RE: PESO: Aristocrat in Red (clishé warning) >> >> >>You can do better than this Boris ;-) >>Thats not brutally. >> >>Seriously: Thanks Boris. I see what you mean in your interpretation of the >>image. Cool idea. >> >> >>Tim >>Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) >> >>Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds >>(Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Boris Liberman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Sent: 31. mars 2006 15:14 >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: PESO: Aristocrat in Red (clishé warning) >>> >>> Hi! >>> >>> > Very clishéish. The Latin name is Phalacrocorax Artistotelis. >>> > >>> > WARNING! This link is not suitable for cormorant haters. >>> > http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bildekritikk/vis_bilde.cgi?id=228023 >>> > *istDS, raw 400 ISO, Av, -1.0EV, Tokina AT-X 150-500/5,6 and Pentax >>> AF1.7x, >>> > 500mm x 1.7, f:11, 1/500s. >>> > Tripod, adjusted contrast, cliché filter (read adjusted colour towards >>> red) >>> > and saturation, slightly cropped, sharpened, all in RSP. >>> > >>> > Could off course been sharper. I could also lived happily without the >>> > fringing around the bird. Never the less, I'm pretty happy with it. >>> > >>> > Whatdoyouahthink? >>> > Honest and brutally. I know you are good at that, >>> > especially at being brutal ;-) >>> >>> I think I rather like it. It simply works. It is not yet another cliche >>> bird silhouette kinda picture... I tend to think about the meaning of >>> the open wings that seem to wrap the mountain far beyond... >>> >>> Nicely done. >>> >>> Boris >>> >> >> >> >>
