G'day Larry That's a good collection and the DA40 has done well. The time of day has helped as well - that afternoon light has a rich, warm glow that's very appealing for these detail shots.
I really like 3421, 3425, 3426, 3461 (that tuft of grass is a bonus), 3477 (great abstract!). I can't really offer suggestions for improvement other than to try different DoF for the same composition. For example, I like 3486 but I might find it more appealing with greater DoF. Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:53 -0700, "Larry Colen" <[email protected]> wrote: > These pictures were shot on the West side of Hellyer for a > change. There's a little red International tractor parked in a field > next to a company parking lot. I stopped by for a quick shoot when I > left work yesterday: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157616541528855/ > > As usual the DA40 was on my camera, and pretty much all of my other > lenses were in my camera bag. There were arguments in favor of > grabbing the bag so that I'd have all of my lenses with me, but for > some reason, I just wanted to shoot with the DA40. I can't explain why > I enjoy shooting with that one lens so much. > > The DFA50 macro would have been handy on some of the shots, but I > don't like the bokeh quite as much, and maybe the 18-250 isn't quite > as razor sharp, but that's about all of the bad things I have to say > about the lenses I might have used. There's something, and I can't > define it, that just makes shooting with that lens fun. > > I do think that I'll need to go back soon with the macro for some of > the detail shots. > > I also need to get better at winnowing out shots. There are things in > Lightroom for help with that, I just need to get off my duff and learn > those features. > > C&C, especially suggestions for improvement, welcome. > > > -- > The fastest way to get your question answered on the net is to post > the wrong answer. > Larry Colen [email protected] > http://www.red4est.com/lrc > > > -- > 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. -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Access all of your messages and folders wherever you are -- 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.
