Got a couple of vehicles for you today. They might be crap or maybe not, you tell me.
Camouflaged by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII Limited Silver and Pentax-K 30mm f2.8 at f8.0, 1/90s, and ISO 100
Red Means Faster by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII and Pentax-K 400-600mm Reflex Zoom at 400mm, f8.0, 1/125s, and ISO 400
August 22, 2023
@JCDoss I like the crane shot a lot. Very dramatic. Excellent composition.
So hot and humid today that the MF or even K mounts would take forever to unfog. The small amount of glass in the Pentax Q lenses can be an advantage. The #06 zoom ( approx 80-240 Eq) only took about 5 minutes. Luckily the butterfly stayed around. Original Pentax Q w/ Pentax #06 telezoom. ISO250 F2.8 at 1/250. Slight crop. Don't see many B&W butterflies around here. Glad he waited on me.
Thanks for looking,
barondla
@barondla, I like the intricate wing patterns you captured. Wish I could zoom in on them.
I tell myself to take as few photos as possible. Then today, I took 21. That's 19 more than I needed. Here's today's catch.
Sunflower Backside by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII Limited Silver and Pentax-A* 200mm f4.0 Macro ED at f4.0, 1/1000s, and ISO 100
Morning Glory Vine by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII and Pentax-M 28mm f2.0 at f2.8, 1/180s, and ISO 200
A pair of shots of my lovely assistant with the funny name.
Kawai and Grapes by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII and Pentax-M 85mm f2.0 at f4.0, 1/125s, and ISO 280
Kawai and Fence by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII Limited Silver and Pentax-K 50mm f1.2 at f1.2, 1/1000s, and ISO 200
Jason,
I like these shots of Kawai. You've done a very good job with the compositions.
I think the 50mm focal length at very wide aperture and close range (not "macro") is one of the most overlooked and most underrated tools we have. The combination of distinctive perspective caused by the shooting distance and the not-too-rapid fall off of sharp focus region, finally into dreamy out-of-focus background is almost universally appealing. It's great for pet portraits and florals and lots of other situations. I use it all the time for street photography. For human portraits there's a little too much "big nose syndrome."
Here's one of Poppy who's since gone to kitty heaven, playing "wild cat" a few years ago, prowling in the grass and terrorizing tiny bugs in our back yard. I was using an atrocious old Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 on a Nikon D800E. But I love the image. I've since gotten a much better Nikkor 50/1.8 which I regularly use wide open both on the D800E and adapted for my GFX100S medium format camera.
Rich
August 25, 2023
Original Pentax Q with #01 normal lens. ISO 125 F2.2 at 1/60.
Thanks for looking,
barondla
A pair of grape images. The harvest should be very soon. Then what am I going to do for photos?
Grapes by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII Limited Silver and Pentax-A* 135mm f1.8 at f1.8, 1/500s, and ISO 200
Grapes with Flare by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII and Pentax-K 17mm f4.0 Fisheye at f16, 1/250s, and ISO 400
I took the cameras to the town square today, but was also relegated to pack mule status and couldn't be very spontaneous with the camera. So, I have what amounts to a pair of safeties today. Sorry.
Red Chairs by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII Limited Silver and Pentax-M 120mm f2.8 at f4.0, 1/500s, and ISO 100
Fountain by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII and Pentax-A 50mm f2.8 Macro at f4.8, 1/500s, and ISO 100
I absolutely love that - excellent abstract work! Well spotted and captured.
Like this one a lot!
When I took this shot, I didn't know it would be the only one I'd take all day.
Hillside by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII and Pentax-M 135mm f3.5 at f11, 1/125s, and ISO 100
Thanks @simplejoy.
August 27, 2023
Original Pentax Q with #01 standard lens. ISO 125, F2.8 at 1/25 with flash.
Thanks for looking,
barondla
Interesting. Shoe tread?
Got a few decent ones today. Here's two, more at my Flickr.
Grapes, Macro by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII Limited Silver and Pentax-M 100mm f4.0 Macro at f8.0, 1/125s, and ISO 3200
Getting Close to Harvest Time by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII and Pentax-M 40mm f2.8 at f2.8, 1/60s, and ISO 100
Shot some yesterday but ran out of gas before I could post them.
Sunflowers by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII and Pentax-K 15mm f3.5 at f11, 1/180s, and ISO 400
Sunflowers and a Can by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII Limited Silver and Pentax-M 400mm f5.6 at f8.0, 1/500s, and ISO 1100
Here's today's catch.
Pushing Up Daisies by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII Limited Silver and Pentax-M 35mm f2.0 at f11, 1/125s, and ISO 200
Perennial Sunflower by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII and Pentax-M 150mm f3.5 at f5.6, 1/250s, and ISO 1100
@JCDoss, yes a shoe sole. Like your sunflowers. The way our birds like the seed, always surprised whole fields aren't wiped out.
August 29, 2023
Here is my crop. Pentax 645Z with Pentax 645 400mm. ISO100, F11 and 1/50. Be ready to pick in no time.
Thanks for looking,
barondla
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I do miss sweet corn. The Germans don't do corn right. Not even popcorn. Nice image, and thanks for sharing and keeping things going here.
Two in-camera generated black and white jpegs to close out August. See you in September!
Ivy and Bokeh by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII and Pentax-K 28mm f3.5 Shift at f5.6, 1/20s, and ISO 400
Casting by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII Limited Silver and Pentax-A 400mm f5.6 at f11, 1/45s, and ISO 800
September 1, 2023
Pentax K-1 with Pentax DFA 100 macro and Raynox DCR150 and 250 stack. ISO 100, F22 and 1/125. Pentax 160 ringflash. Blooms are only about 3-5mm long
Thanks for looking,
barondla
August 31, 2023. A little late with this one, it required more post processing. Cucumber seeds. Kolari Vision modified full spectrum with Pentax K-1. Nikon old metal EL-Nikkor enlarging lens with Tiffen Haze 2E UV filter. ISO 100, 1/2" at F11. Normally UVIVF is done with a stock camera. Forgot to use the Kolari hot mirror filter to make the K-1 standard. So, IR mixed with visible light.
Thanks for looking,
barondla
September 2, 2023
Hydraulic Hoses. Pentax Q7 with #01 standard lens. ISO 200, F3.2 at 1/30. Ran Raw through tone expansion and other effects in camera.
Thanks for looking,
barondla
September 4, 2023
Pentax Kolari Vision modified full spectrum Pentax K-1 With Pentax DA 16-45 at 24mm and Kolari IRChrome filter. ISO 100 F 5.6 at 1/20. Wish I'd tried the real Kodak Aerochrome film when it was available in the 70's.
Thanks for looking,
barondla
September 6, 2023
Kolari Vision full spectrum modified Pentax K-1 with old metal Nikon EL-Nikkor 80mm enlarging lens and Hoya U360/Schott S8612 filter stack (both 2mm thick).
Trying out diy modified Vivitar 283 flash for UV. ISO 200, F11 at 1/200.
Thanks for looking,
barondla
September 9, 2023
Pentax 645Z with Pentax 645 A series 120 macro. UVIVF with DIY UV modified Vivitar 283 flash. ISO 400 F11 on B. It was windy so I tried flash. Even with 5 pops this was underexposed by about 5 stops. Lightened up max amount during Raw conversion in camera. Increased brightness 2nd time in camera. In Photo Shop I brightened midrange slightly yet again. Amazed it looks this decent.
Thanks for looking,
barondla
Harvest. Pentax Q7 and #08 ultrawide zoom at 4mm. F4.5, 1/400 at ISO 100.
Converted to B&W using IR setting.
Thanks for looking,
barondla
