Hi Paul: I read this yesterday and thought it very interesting, but then I mulled it over in my head and decided you've provided some bigger lessons here: 1) as I work with & learn more about my equipment, I'll make better decisions about how to use said equipment for better pictures; 2) I need to set some time for just pure playful experimentation--followed by thoughtful & attentive analysis-- rather than primarily focusing on photo opportunities. So thanks & cheers, Christine
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 12:01 PM Subject: Re: Success! >I first shot the poppy on manual exposure because I was using the Vivitar >Series 1 macro, an ancient but excellent 90/2.5 without any electrical >connects. I merely set the stop, aimed at some green grass and pushed the >button. However, I used the lightsphere and 540 flash for this shot. Since >flash PTTL doesn't work with manual lenses (you get a full power flash), I >just started at a guesstimated f11/ 1/125th. I think I ended up shooting it >at f8, 1/180th. (I bumped the shutter speed up to cut down on ambient >exposure and darken the background grass a bit more.) > Paul > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: "Christine Aguila" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Congrats, Paul. & I like the photo. What is the trick to metering >> yellow >> flowers? Mine always suck. Cheers, Christine >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Paul Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 10:38 PM >> Subject: PESO: Success! >> >> >> >I doubt that anyone remembers, but early this spring I asked about >> > wild California poppies and whether or not they could be cultivated >> > here in the midwest. My best friend, who lives in Santa Barbara, had >> > given me some seeds, and I was determined to grow some flowers. Well, >> > my California Poppies are blooming-- several months later than they >> > bloom out there on the coast. But they're looking good. I shot a pic >> > of one with the K20D, the Vivitar 90/2.5 macro, the 540 flash and the >> > lightsphere in dome up mode. Not a great pic, but it does confirm >> > that I have indeed grown a wild California Poppy way back here in >> > Michigan. >> > Paul >> > >> > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7441564 >> > >> > -- >> > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> > [email protected] >> > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> > follow the directions. >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow >> the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
