To Ken - I like the crane a lot although I'd take down the brightness a bit... and even though the 3 tiny white specks may actually be there, I'd take them out... they look like dust even if not... I take out specks that size in stuff I do even if they were "really there" .
I've been shooting a lot with my darkside camera at 1600... wish I could go to 3200. seems to me there is no reason for shots like this lose nothing from the graininess of the settings you are using... to Dave I'm guess it would , too :-) to Jack -- I like the graininess vis a vis the bokeh.. ann going back to sleep now David J Brooks wrote: >Would the tele add more to the noise factor then. > >I'm guess it would to some degree. > >Dave > > >On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 7:39 PM, Jack Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>I think the noise contributes to the bokeh and partially masks detail. >>Don't know if said combination rises to the level of "artsy", however. If it >>does it for you, what else really matters. >>My eye is likely letting me down. >> >>Jack >> >> >>--- On Thu, 8/28/08, Ken Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >>>From: Ken Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>Subject: Re: PESO - "Extreme Crane" >>>To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >>>Date: Thursday, August 28, 2008, 2:12 PM >>>Jack, thanks for looking & commenting. >>> >>>I was seeking a more artsey, less documentary image and was >>>wondering what >>>others thought of the softness @ 3200 ISO. >>> >>> >>> >>>>Do I see some dirt specs? >>>> >>>> >>>I don't believe so as there were particles in the air >>>& this was a heavily >>>back lit area. >>> >>>Kenneth Waller >>>http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f >>> >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Jack Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" >>><[email protected]> >>>Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 1:25 PM >>>Subject: Re: PESO - "Extreme Crane" >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Mmmm....marginally(?) Somewhat soft (virtually no >>>> >>>> >>>feather detail) and >>> >>> >>>>bokeh is distracting. Not up to your standard, IMHO. >>>>Do I see some dirt specs? >>>> >>>>Jack >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>--- On Thu, 8/28/08, Ken Waller >>>> >>>> >>><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> >>>>>From: Ken Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>Subject: PESO - "Extreme Crane" >>>>>To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" >>>>> >>>>> >>><[email protected]> >>> >>> >>>>>Date: Thursday, August 28, 2008, 10:03 AM >>>>>Check out >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>http://mypeoplepc.com/members/kwaller/offwallphoto/id2.html >>> >>> >>>>>Pushing the K20D & 600mm FA to the limit ( >>>>> >>>>> >>>although I >>> >>> >>>>>could have added >>>>>another convertor (2.0 X-L). >>>>>1/500 sec @ f4.0, 3200 ISO. >>>>>Watcha think? Acceptable ? >>>>> >>>>>Kenneth Waller >>>>>http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>-- >>>>>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. >> >> >> > > > > > -- 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.

