06-06-17

damessenjah

I did a quick overview on the lens on Wikipedia. Then I went to B&H to see if it is available and read the reviews. It appears that the Takumar design has been discontinued but they are still available on ebay (and reasonable priced at that) . But I need to read up more on this before I can make any kind of decision. On B&H the few reviews that I read on the Pentax are saying that the 100mm struggles with CA, which was my struggles with this photo. I did find some Groups on Flickr that feature Takumar and will peruse it some later this evening. Sell me on it. Why Pentax SMC Takumar?

05-18-17

damessenjah

It happened a few weeks before we were there. I was wondering if this was the actual bridge.

05-18-17

damessenjah

I was amazed at the detail that the camera caught behind the transparent drapes that were red. What I was seeing, and what came out in the color shot (https://www.flickr.com/photos/damessenjah/34335502412/in/dateposted/) was just the red with very little detail of what was behind the drapes.

05-18-17

damessenjah

I agree. I think my mistake was made at the time I took the shot. I should have point metered instead of averaging. I tried adjusting in post but to no avail.

05-18-17

damessenjah

That was what I was trying for. The girl is my daughter and the guy her 4th grade crush. I was trying to document the moment and pull out a subject in the midst of a crowd.

05-17-17

damessenjah

Nice candid (nice colors as well- its subtlety dark). For me, I am starting to think that street photography could be more natural with a longer lens. Everyone says 35mm or 50mm. I only own two lenses and once you compute the crop factor I basically am shooting with a 50mm and a 135mm (the lenses are a 35mm and a 100mm on a 1.6x sensor). I keep wondering what it would be like shooting the streets with something between 70-90mm. You were standing - I’m guessing - about three meters from the subjects in this shot? I do have a second question for you here, Pete. You shot color film, do you process your own film? Or do you send out? I’m actually thinking of buying a film camera (M7) and I see a lot of write ups on processing B&W but nothing on color. I am fine if it were just B&W but if I ever picked up a roll of Color I worry I would not be able to process it here in the Philippines (especially in the remote part where I live).

11-28-16

damessenjah

Surreal.

11-09-16

damessenjah

The black speck in the upper right corner is the baited hook being flung.

04-20-14

damessenjah

I'm looking foreword to what you will do with this 6D, especially at the higher ISOs. This ISO 500 shot has no noticeable noise. Let's see some Hong Kong at night.

03-25-14

damessenjah

Taken at a feeding program for under nourished children living in a squatter community. The two guys are volunteers from the community and as it is a program sponsored by a church the guy in red must have felt compelled to wear a religious shirt. It is not uncommon to see guys wearing lipstick but it is uncommon to see it in a religious setting, thus the picture (and now you know).

07-15-13

damessenjah

I have not yet bought a flash unit and to be honest am a little intimidated by the thought of using flash. I have yet to study how. I need to go ahead and buy both a flash unit and a book on how to use flash. I do admire the shots where I suspect fill flash has been used but it was so subtle that I am not even sure that flash was used. The pop up flash on my 7D just blasts a bunch of light everywhere and I do not like the results. Maybe I should learn if I can use the pop up flash to add fill light. Any thoughts?

05-25-13

damessenjah

Sounds like some stiff arms as well. At least it wasn't a hardtail.

05-02-13

damessenjah

I have noticed that the 1x1 crops look good on this website as we see more detail when viewing individual photos. The sites layout compliments a 1x1 crop.

05-02-13

damessenjah

Peter - Yes the balut is a little difficult. I've had it a few times and never really enjoy it.

04-30-13

damessenjah

Thanks Jorge, Here is a cropped replacement. I was unsure of this one! With the crop the fact that I was off a tad on my focus is highlighted more so. The original photo was shot horizontal and both cars are a part of the subject and with that perspective it did not matter that I was off on my focus. While comparing the two versions of this perspective I asked my 5 year old which she thought was better and she agreed with you. When asked why she replied "his head is bigger." Simplicity!

04-29-13

damessenjah

Very urban; very colorful. A little motion blur on the guy but it is apparent that the location is covered and likely very dark therefore the longer exposure time with a slightly moving subject (of course that is assuming that the person is the primary subject which I do not think that he is but rather the painting of the face). It is difficult to catch everything on the spur of the moment but I wonder what it would be like if the ISO was bumped up a little and to have increased the kelvin temperature just a tad what the shot would have looked like. For me there is so much to learn and right now I am trying to get my head around White Balance bracketing so as to discover the nuances of the color spectrum.

04-28-13

damessenjah

I like the way that the red umbrellas bring the picture to life.

04-25-13

damessenjah

I don’t know??? I like the color. But Black and White is starting to grow on me. I think I need to learn how to process the photos more.

04-23-13

damessenjah

What is the remedy for chromatic aberration? It sure is frustrating!

04-10-13

damessenjah

Thank you.