In a message dated 2/5/2007 2:32:45 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hello,
I've been playing with some test pictures taken with FA-J 18-35 and this is the result - my first B&W conversion: http://picasaweb.google.com/placus/Pentax/photo?authkey=3N71J2CknRo#5028174232 879468002 for comparison the color version is here: http://picasaweb.google.com/placus/Pentax/photo?authkey=3N71J2CknRo#5028174941 549071858 BTW: my opinion about this lens is changing constantly. Some pictures are actually very good (mostly in the 30-35mm range) but other are truly crap. Apparently my sample focuses past infinity which is at least clearly visible in the viewfinder. Any opinions are welcome! Cheers, Peter ========== Uh, looks okay, but I think the top of the church is way too dark (B&W). I like some detail in shadows, where appropriate. That was my first reaction, then when I looked at the color I wasn't sure why you added the shadows to the top. You do realize that it is reversed from what would be normal? Shadows would be at the bottom. I think you were going for mood, but when one reverses a normal situation one has to be careful. It will disturb us because it is reversed, but on the other hand, we will also question its reality. All I can say is it doesn't really work for me. Maybe if it had more of a hint of shadows, but right now it is too dark for me. Take with a grain of salt, my .02. Marnie aka Doe :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
