First outing with new camera.

Aussie_blueyAussie_bluey Registered Users Posts: 593 Major grins
edited July 24, 2005 in Wildlife
:D Well I got my Pentax *ist Ds from my darling wife for my birthday. This is a Tree Kangaroo which has found a comefortble place to sleep.:D
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  • Aussie_blueyAussie_bluey Registered Users Posts: 593 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2005
    The King
    :D I like the regal pride shown by this Lion..:D
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  • Aussie_blueyAussie_bluey Registered Users Posts: 593 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2005
    Stirring the brew
    :D I like the composition of this shot of a Spoonbill.:D
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  • Aussie_blueyAussie_bluey Registered Users Posts: 593 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2005
    Dunking for apples??
    :D A south American Flamingo feeding. All in All I'm very happy with my new camera, and lenses. These were asll taken using a Sigma 70mm to 300mm lens.:D
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2005
    Congrats on the new camera Tim. clap.gif Looks like you are doing well with it. Good pics.
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  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2005
    I really like the light, Tim!

    Your camera does well by it.

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  • KhaosKhaos Registered Users Posts: 2,435 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2005
    Nice pics. Getting a new setup is always fun.
  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited July 24, 2005
    Looking Good
    Aussie_bluey wrote:
    :D Well I got my Pentax *ist Ds from my darling wife for my birthday. This is a Tree Kangaroo which has found a comefortble place to sleep.:D

    Looks like your quite comfortable with your new gear :D
    Weather is stull sucking big time where I am......I'd love to get to the Zoo too, but it's just not gonna happen till later in the year.

    Thanks for sharing...... enjoy your new equipment.....Skippy (Australia)
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  • DeeDee Registered Users Posts: 2,981 Major grins
    edited July 24, 2005
    Great color
    There are simply too many new cameras coming out for me to keep up! Looks like the lens is nice and sharp -- and quick?

    I would advise lowering the in-camera sharpness, or don't sharpen so agressively, I see white outlines (halos) in the first shot.

    Didn't know kangas slept in trees! You guys probably call them roos, right? But Kanga got picked up from my grandson's trying to pronounce kangaroo.
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  • Aussie_blueyAussie_bluey Registered Users Posts: 593 Major grins
    edited July 24, 2005
    Hi Dee,

    The in camera sharpness was set on zero, I did sharpen edges in PS though, so that is where it was from.
    Tim
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  • gtcgtc Registered Users Posts: 916 Major grins
    edited July 24, 2005
    i stepped in a kanga
    a bit OT but your kid might like to know that kanga is slang in australia for poo.

    eg. kanga-roo = poo
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  • DeeDee Registered Users Posts: 2,981 Major grins
    edited July 24, 2005
    Ah....
    Aussie_bluey wrote:
    Hi Dee,

    The in camera sharpness was set on zero, I did sharpen edges in PS though, so that is where it was from.
    Tim

    I kinda thought so because I didn't notice any halos in the other shots.

    I was an early adopter of the minus settings for in camera sharpening after I conducted my own test. When I told the forum I was visiting my decision I was told by a very popular member at the time that they did not agree with me, but time has proven my choice is the best way to go for greater post processing freedom.

    I'm glad I stuck to my decision because that camera didn't have RAW and once those halos were there they were impossible to get rid of unless I wanted to spend hours in Photoshop trying to clone them out.

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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited July 24, 2005
    Oh boy new gear, always lip smackin good thumb.gif
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