Friday, August 13, 2010

No, this is not creative



Not by a long shot. Just took a picture of my little girl over a sliding window.

Big deal.


Pentax K10D
DA 35/2.8 macro limited
1/90 @ f/4.5
0 ev
ISO 100
RAW

Name this phenomenon?




Because I certainly cannot.


Pentax K10D
DA 21/2.4
1/2000 @ f/5.6
- 1.0 ev
ISO 200
RAW

Burn out?



May not be just in photography, but with life in general.

Pentax K-7
Carl Zeiss Planar T* 50/1.4
1/3200 @ f/2.2
0 ev
ISO 200
RAW

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Pentax FA 77/1.8 ltd



I used to own this lens, and got rid of it. For the longest time I had the seller's remorse. The reason I sold it was that I thought DA 70/2.4 was just as good.

People often talk about sharpness of FA 77 ltd. Well, the maximum aperture on this lens is 1.8. At any given condition, you will shoot with a faster shutter speed than a lens with less aperture. So naturally, the pictures will be sharper.

The color is another matter. I don't know what it is. This lens is just magic.

K-7's firmware was also updated, and now there is a picture mode called "reversal film." I like it with FA limiteds. I just may have to re-acquire it.




Pentax K-7
FA 77/1.8 ltd
1/20 @f/2.5
0 ev
ISO 200

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Left over from San Diego



This was taken in San Diego few weeks earlier. DoF exercise.


Pentax K-7
DA 15/4 ltd
1/500 @ f/8
ISO 200
RAW

No, this is not a pint of Guinness, but

This one came out too good. I am in a slump here.


apentax K-7
DA 35/2.8 macro ltd
1/40 @ f/4
0 ev
ISO 200
RAW

Sunday, August 8, 2010

More very marginal bird photo




Messing with a frame ratio once again.


Pentax K10D
Takumar 300/4
1/40 @ f/8
0 ev
ISO 200
RAW