Share Your February Photos! (2022)
Quote from JBP on February 12, 2022, 12:53 amQuote from red5isalive on February 11, 2022, 6:26 pmQuote from JBP on February 11, 2022, 6:19 pmQuote from red5isalive on February 11, 2022, 6:09 pmQuote from HeggenDazs on February 11, 2022, 3:04 pm@red5isalive dang! great action shots. I've always wondered how the K-3 II would perform in sports but never tried it personally.
Thank you!
Yes the K3-II is capable, as the K3 also is. You just need to pair them with fast glass. And by that I mean fast focusing lenses. Mines aren't slow, neither the fastests.
I'll try to explain myself as well as I can:
- AF in camera is important, as it is also the continuous shooting to be active, not shooting frame by frame,as action goes so fast. You need to shoot as many photos as possible, specially because a lot of them would not be in focus.
- Now the lenses part. As a personal example to caption action: I have had an old Pentax 55-300mm lens. I think it was the AL lens. It was not fast focusing. It demaneded quite a lot of dedication from you to pre-focus to where the subject will pass by, and was able to loose focus easy. I then bought a Sigma 100-300mm f4 as a friend told me it does improves auto-focus. Don't ask me what is it that makes it faster, but yes it is quite faster focusing and also not so prone to loose track on the subject. Unfortunately this one got a hit and is not working 100% so I recently bought a Tamron SP 700-200mm f2.8 and I knew it was gonna be slower than my Sigma. It indeed seems to be a bit slower and prones to loose tracking easier. Now what I do to get the vehicle is pre-focus where it will come from and that helps camera+lens do their job.What I mean is that is not a point and shoot situation, usually you get to know where the vehicle will appear from.Of course the K3-III is way faster. I have been able to test it last year in 3 events. It is way faster, the AF is more accurate and reliable (it also fails somehow tho). But is this the camera I want at that price point? I was starting to look at D500's to be honest.
About other gear, there is this guy I know shooting next to me, in a slightly better spot (5 to 10 meters after me) with a full frame machine (Nikon D780) and a newer version of the Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 and man, those pics looks fantastic. You compare them to his previous year's and it is just spectacular what he was able to capture. I never ever ever before realised FF could bring this detail. I never wanted FF cameras due to the fact that crop bodies bring more reach, but wow I was surprised by those images.
And about me and keeping the Tamron, we will see. I need to test it out a bit more, I think I'd love to get another SIgma 100-300mm f4 if possible, but only time will tell.
Sorry it was a long reply xD
This is really great advice. Taking a bunch of photos in AF-C is something I only recently started doing (before I was trying to avoid extra files to sort through) and it improved my keeper rate (dogs, birds). Focusing where I think the action will be beforehand is something I need to get better at but has helped tremendously when I've managed it.
Neat that you got to try the K3iii. Did you think the K-3iii's larger viewfinder made it easier/more enjoyable to shoot action?
As for full frame...there's a thread going about APS-C vs Full Frame and it isn't helping my Gear Acquisition Syndrome at all
Hahahahaha no i better won't join that thread xDD
Yes exactly. That is how I shoot. I do pre-focus and shoot usually center point or single point focus (sometimes I play with it's position).
It was a great experience to get to test the K3-III. I do find it to be a great camera. Finally we are having a good AF system, both in Live View and non-LV mode. I liked from it that it has an in-camera built in crop mode that you can use by clicking two buttons.
I think the larger viewfinder helps to enjoy the overall experience, yes. Specially for someone like me that uses glasses. Nowadays I do not check much my parameters on the screen in the viewfinder because many times I don't see it. In the K3-III you do. Or I noticed them maybe because they where bigger? I don't remember but it is a nice viewfinder. And a nice camera.
Just the one thing I disliked about it? The Buffer. It is too slow to shoot jpg+raw images (I use to do this), it does improve slightly from the previous generations but after 30-40 images it just can not keep up.
I'm glad to hear that about the OVF. I have glasses and have trouble seeing everything at once. The buffer and lack of articulating screen are the biggest drawbacks to me. Oh, and the cost. haha.
Quote from KankRat on February 12, 2022, 12:44 amTook a day off to enjoy 44F weather.
Bald eagle Starved Rock by Mark Kasick, on Flickr
My jaw dropped when I saw that. I wasn't ready. Next time give us a "are you sitting down?" warning first.
As if the eagle's pose and clarity isn't good enough, the background is suuuper nice as well. Bravo!
Yes, price is quite high. I am also looking for it to go down xD
A part from that my biggest concern is the buffer.
WOW what a photo. Congrats!
Quote from JBP on February 12, 2022, 2:44 amHad some fun with bubbles the other day. K-3 and my Sigma 17-50 (it's my baby now) and a flash on the hotshoe.
cool. I need to use my flash more. If you live where temps are below freezing might look cool outside.
Greetings from Chiberia
Calumet Park Ice Pancakes 1 by Mark Kasick, on Flick
Calumet Park with Ice and Geese -3 by Mark Kasick, on Flickr
Calumet Park with Ice and Geese by Mark Kasick, on Flickr
Quote from KankRat on February 13, 2022, 5:55 pmGreetings from Chiberia
The ice pancakes look like something you'd see under a microscope. Looks really pretty, and cold!
11F. At least it isn't minus 11. I hate winter. My camera doesn't like it either. D500 is getting discontinued. I'lll have to start selling blood or holding up gas stations. Maybe even do family and child portraits. Okay, lets not get crazy.
Quote from JBP on February 13, 2022, 6:16 pmQuote from KankRat on February 13, 2022, 5:55 pmGreetings from Chiberia
The ice pancakes look like something you'd see under a microscope. Looks really pretty, and cold!
Quote from KankRat on February 13, 2022, 6:58 pm11F. At least it isn't minus 11. I hate winter. My camera doesn't like it either. D500 is getting discontinued. I'lll have to start selling blood or holding up gas stations. Maybe even do family and child portraits. Okay, lets not get crazy.
Quote from JBP on February 13, 2022, 6:16 pmQuote from KankRat on February 13, 2022, 5:55 pmGreetings from Chiberia
The ice pancakes look like something you'd see under a microscope. Looks really pretty, and cold!
Of those, I'd be most comfortable holding up gas stations. I like the winter as long as there's snow... but it snowed so much here that the hiking trails aren't accessible anymore. I'm definitely ready for warmer weather so I can hit the trails again.
Quote from JBP on February 13, 2022, 8:45 pmQuote from KankRat on February 13, 2022, 6:58 pm11F. At least it isn't minus 11. I hate winter. My camera doesn't like it either. D500 is getting discontinued. I'lll have to start selling blood or holding up gas stations. Maybe even do family and child portraits. Okay, lets not get crazy.
Quote from JBP on February 13, 2022, 6:16 pmQuote from KankRat on February 13, 2022, 5:55 pmGreetings from Chiberia
The ice pancakes look like something you'd see under a microscope. Looks really pretty, and cold!
Of those, I'd be most comfortable holding up gas stations. I like the winter as long as there's snow... but it snowed so much here that the hiking trails aren't accessible anymore. I'm definitely ready for warmer weather so I can hit the trails again.
My mechanic has been renting out old trucks and cars to photographers as props for photographers. He told me a he charges $150 an hour, the photographers charge $300 for 15 minutes.
Happy Valentine's Day
The 50mm w/Raynox 150 again. I've found myself using it for what I would consider "normal" (ie, not macro) shots. I like that it lets me focus really close and get a great depth of field.
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Went through some discarded photos and outtakes from shots this fall and edited a few. Let me know what you guys think, maybe I'll start going through the outtakes more often!
Gloaming by Alec Heggen, on Flickr
Meters by Alec Heggen, on Flickr
Quote from HeggenDazs on February 14, 2022, 6:59 pmWent through some discarded photos and outtakes from shots this fall and edited a few. Let me know what you guys think, maybe I'll start going through the outtakes more often!
LOVE the colors. Is the sunset shot with a Helios lens?
