On 28 April 2013 15:21, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> wrote: > I like all three, but especially the factory at night reflected in the > water. Very interesting and attractive image.
Hi Dan, Thanks for the comments. The factories are actually a pair of oil tankers at dock at the end of a 820m long pier in Botany Bay, the cranes to the right are 4.25km away from where I was shooting. On 28 April 2013 15:28, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > Good job of giving everyone a reason to hate you. > Congratulations. Thanks Larry, This is the only place on the net that I look forward to being hated :) On 28 April 2013 17:24, Bob W <[email protected]> wrote: > Lovely detail in the heron. The industrial one so-so. The bike is out of this > world - it looks as though it's from another dimension. A very interesting > composition and light. Thanks Bob, the bike I couldn't resist, I had already packed up and was about to jump in my car, the contrast was too seductive :) The heron was pretty badly back-lit so I had to under expose somewhat to avoid blowing out the sky in a distracting way, the K5's capture latitude is a godsend in that regard. The ships were mostly a technical experiment, I'm not thrilled with the composition but it definitely proved the system's capabilities. Your comments are appreciated. On 28 April 2013 21:44, Rick Womer <[email protected]> wrote: > Rob, > > How did you get so close to the heron? Great shot, though those birds really > do look better at a distance! > > I like the bicycle shot; well spotted. > > The large dark mass in the industrial shot detracts, I think. Is there any > detail that can be salvaged? Hi Rick, thanks for the comments. The heron seemed quite content on his branch so I was able to get a few shots, I was of course using a 200mm lens too which put a bit of distance between us, they aren't small birds. I agree they look somewhat more shapely at a distance, I did get some pics of the same bird in the mud-flats along with a pelican, spoonbill and some other waterbirds. I haven't had a chance to have a good look at the images yet, I may post some later if they are OK. The industrial shot as I mentioned earlier in this reply is a pair of oil tankers over 800m away, I did take bracketed exposures but the ships were moving relative to each other so I can't combine the images to extend the dynamic range without an inordinate about of work. That said on my calibrated monitors I can see detail in the black areas in front of the ship hulls. I will definitely try to shoot some more industrial images when I find suitable subjects. The bike was a totally spontaneous find, unfortunately these days I see bikes and I think hmm, PDML :) On 29 April 2013 00:14, Alan C <[email protected]> wrote: > Rob, the image of the ships in the harbour at night and your previous pano > are absolutely stunning. The reflections add a myriad of ambience. Thanks Alan, I'm glad that you enjoyed the images, I must say that the level of detail in the full res image of the ships is quite amazing, the detail in the pano is in another league entirely :) Cheers all, -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- 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.
