There are some very nice shots in there. I don't see any reason to be trying so hard to keep your ISO down; 800 on the K20 looks great unless you're making a poster-sized print (and maybe even then).
Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Sun, 1/17/10, Larry Colen <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Larry Colen <[email protected]> > Subject: Today's lessons > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Date: Sunday, January 17, 2010, 9:28 PM > I took a quick run to the hardware > store to get something to make the flash widget with, and to > pick up some rubber bands, (or O-rings) to help seal the > base of my lenses. On the way home I decided to take a short > detour to one of the local parks and wander around a bit > with my camera. > > My plan was to use the DA40, but it quickly became apparent > that it was just a bit too long for the photos that > presented themselves, so I switched to the FA31. I quickly > realized that I am very lucky to not only have someplace as > pretty as Fall Creek less than half a mile out of my way, > but to be in a position where an FA31 can be my alternate > lens. > > I quickly confirmed my suspicions that while overcast skies > can be rather blah when photographing out in the open, they > can make for some gorgeous lighting in the forest. > When I got home, and looked through the pictures, however, I > also learned that what is gorgeous in real life, doesn't > always translate well in a photograph. I can see that > I have a lot to learn about photography in the forest. > > I also quickly realized that hand holding the camera wasn't > really going to work well, so I grabbed my monopod out of > the trunk. After looking at the photos, I gained an > appreciation of how much better a tripod would have done for > keeping the camera steady, though if I take the tripod, I'm > sure that I'll have just as much appreciation for how easy > the monopod is to carry. > > As much as I love the process of shooting with just one > prime, I can also see how handy the 16-50 would be, though > it would absolutely require a tripod on a day like today. > > The in camera metering was doing so well, that I even shot > on automatic exposure. I found Tav mode to be quite > handy for this, as ISO 100, again, wasn't usually quite fast > enough for the shots I was trying to get. > > While it will take a while to learn better how to > photograph in the forest, especially with the busy > backgrounds, I think that I ended up with a few decent shots > for 45 minute detour on the way home from the hardware > store: > http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157623231725744/ > > I can see that in places like this, where I'd want to > selectively focus on things, and would also need a wide > angle of view, that this would be a situation where it would > be nice to have a larger sensor to make use of lenses like > the 50/1.4. > > -- > Larry Colen [email protected] > sent from i4est > > > > > > --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. > -- 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.
