Post some pics thread...

[awty]

5 hours ago, KenTripp said:

 

Thanks @awty but if they're the same promo shots I saw printed nice and big at the Bowling Club I wouldn't agree. Those pics were all done before the windows were boarded up so have a very different look to them. They look stunning in print. The dinning room was rather dark, but nice lighting and that's the mood I was trying to capture. I would love to get in there with a tripod, slightly wider lens, no people to have to work around and time to setup the shots properly.

I was going from the Rone link you gave on your first post, which are cold and uninviting. Your warmer tones give it a much more of a  homely look, makes it look like someones place.

[ArthurDent]

1 hour ago, awty said:

I was going from the Rone link you gave on your first post, which are cold and uninviting. Your warmer tones give it a much more of a  homely look, makes it look like someones place.

 

I do like the warmer tones and someones place alright. The tenants from hell

[ArthurDent]

And continuing  that theme, Rone: The Omega Project - Kitchen

 

[mickj1]

A silvereye in our garden yesterday:

 

 

Cheers

 

mick

Edited September 16, 2019 by mickj1

[Spearmint]

Great shot Mick!

[Spearmint]

I took the D500 out for a quick test run this afternoon. It was blowing a gale and the birds were struggling to hang onto the branches. Likewise I was being buffeted which made locking onto the birds somewhat difficult.

With regards the D500 its nice, I love the joystick, I have one on one of the Fuji's, and once you get the hang of it, its great. I basically did a quick setup, the way I configure the rest of my cameras and there were no problems using it in the field. There are so many menu options, I'll need to sit down one day and figure out what they all do.

 

Anyway a few happy snaps from this afternoon...

 

#1 New Holland Honeyeater

 

 

#2

 

 

#3

 

 

#4 I was desperate okay!

 

 

#5 Little Wattlebird

 

 

#6 Superb Fairy Wren

Edited July 29, 2017 by Spearmint

[mickj1]

Nice pics Richard - what lens did u have on the D500?

 

cheers

 

mick

[gat474]

35 minutes ago, mickj1 said:

Nice pics Richard - what lens did u have on the D500?

 

cheers

 

mick

Yeah, what Mick said.

Very nice pics.   

 

[Spearmint]

51 minutes ago, mickj1 said:

Nice pics Richard - what lens did u have on the D500?

 

cheers

 

mick

 

16 minutes ago, gat474 said:

Yeah, what Mick said.

Very nice pics.   

 

 

Thanks guys! I used the Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6 lens

[gat474]

2 minutes ago, Spearmint said:

 

 

Thanks guys! I used the Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6 lens

I know it's early days but how do you compare image quality to the D7100 type sensor?

I ask as I find that the images I get from my D7100 with my 200-500 don't have the depth of colour and life as my D750 nor your D500 and other bird pics.

[Spearmint]

4 hours ago, gat474 said:

I know it's early days but how do you compare image quality to the D7100 type sensor?

I ask as I find that the images I get from my D7100 with my 200-500 don't have the depth of colour and life as my D750 nor your D500 and other bird pics.

 

Personally, I don't notice too much of a difference between the D7100 and D7200.

99% of my macro/close-ups are taken using the D7100, prior to getting the D500 my bird images were taken using a D5300. 

However, I should point out I configure my bodies in a similar fashion, even the Fuji's. I also process the files the same way, possibly why my images all look similar/the same.

 

 

Edited July 29, 2017 by Spearmint

[Ancientflatulence]

@Spearmint ........... I have been wondering which long lens you have been using ......... just confirms what I need to save for .........

[Spearmint]

@gat474 I came across this Flickr page which has bird images taken with both the D7100 and D7200. I've not looked at them all, but the images from the D7100 look fine to me.

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/brandon_birder/sets/72157633409947519/

 

[gat474]

Thanks Spearmint,

I use both my 7100 and 750 for occasional birding and rowing (I have a family member who rows) with a 200 - 500.  I like both but find that the D750 shots usually have more body and punch to them.  The brighter the day the closer the images are but on dull days the D750 always wins out.  I'll check out the settings on both though to make sure I'm comparing apples to apples.

[Spearmint]

1 hour ago, gat474 said:

Thanks Spearmint,

I use both my 7100 and 750 for occasional birding and rowing (I have a family member who rows) with a 200 - 500.  I like both but find that the D750 shots usually have more body and punch to them.  The brighter the day the closer the images are but on dull days the D750 always wins out.  I'll check out the settings on both though to make sure I'm comparing apples to apples.

 

I would mimic the D750 settings if you prefer them to the D7100. There will be differences between bodies and lenses, but you should be able to get reasonably close results within the same brand using recent models.

[O.Sydney]

16 hours ago, Spearmint said:

I took the D500 out for a quick test run this afternoon. It was blowing a gale and the birds were struggling to hang onto the branches. Likewise I was being buffeted which made locking onto the birds somewhat difficult.

With regards the D500 its nice, I love the joystick, I have one on one of the Fuji's, and once you get the hang of it, its great. I basically did a quick setup, the way I configure the rest of my cameras and there were no problems using it in the field. There are so many menu options, I'll need to sit down one day and figure out what they all do.

 

Anyway a few happy snaps from this afternoon...

 

#1 New Holland Honeyeater

 

 

 

#2

 

 

 

#3

 

 

 

#4 I was desperate okay!

 

 

 

#5 Little Wattlebird

 

 

 

#6 Superb Fairy Wren

 

 

Great combination of equipment, great images, and I'd imaging lots of patience 

[awty]

An old discarded bust sitting on the lawn of the old Brisbane museum, nobody there was sure who he was. Think I got him at the right angle to look down his nose at you (have to guess with a no view camera).

8x10 pinhole camera, f250@about 6mins, contact print.

 

The Governor

 

 

Edited July 30, 2017 by awty

[mickj1]

looks a bit like James Cook Awty.

 

cheers

 

mick

[awty]

7 hours ago, mickj1 said:

looks a bit like James Cook Awty.

 

cheers

 

mick

Thats what I thought, but looking at other busts of Cook, he doesnt look much like him.......who knows, maybe I should look underneath for some markings.

[gat474]

I was so inspired by Spearmint's bird pics with his new D500 that I took myself down to the Werribee Treatment plant to see what I could find.  I took the D7100 to give myself a challenge as I always struggle to get decent images compared to the D750.  Yet again I wasn't all that impressed once I viewed the pics on my computer screen.  I'm obviously doing something wrong as quite a few were soft and/or slightly out of focus.   The day was a little hazy but I don't think it made that much difference.   It must be something I'm doing or a set up issue as there were some really good ones too.  What made it worse was that I got talking to another Nikon user with a D500 and 200-500 lens, he told me he'd gone from a D7100 and it was a big upgrade.  I just want one but have two years to wait before any big spending on camera or hifi gear!  Damn you house mortgage.   To make this self imposed prohibition even worse when I switched the D7100 on to make sure battery was charged I got nothing, not even the screen worked.   Battery as dead as a dodo.   So, the only thing I could buy in the Nikon 100 hour 15 per cent off sale was an overpriced genuine Nikon battery, still cost me over $90!

Anyway, here's some that did work out.

 

Edited July 31, 2017 by gat474

[ArthurDent]

@gat474

 

Have you done a AF Fine Tune on this body for this lens (200-500mm f/5.6?)?

 

24mpix and no AA filter, the D7100 is very sharp as it is equivalent to a 56mpix FF.

[Spearmint]

@gat474

 

Do you have the focus point setup in the menu so it is showing on the image? 

 

From info on the internet the D5300 and D7100 both share the same Toshiba sensor.

 

Sorry for re-posting images, and I know these were taken a week apart, but IMO there is not too much difference between the D5300 and D500 images in ideal lighting conditions. If I went through the images taken with both I'm sure I could find a couple of examples which are a bit closer regarding subject size and orientation

 

D5300

 

D500

 

 

 

[Ian McP]

if you're a fan of raptors this should be fun!

 

http://miff.com.au/program/film/the-challenge

 

< An exquisite travelogue showcasing a super-rich Arabian falconry tournament, complete with spectacular aerial footage shot by the birds themselves. Winner of the Special Jury Prize at Locarno Film Festival.

Visual artist Yuri Ancarani's stunning documentary takes us into the playground of the astronomically wealthy, following the journey of a group of Qatar billionaires – who travel on gold-plated motorcycles and in Lamborghinis with pet cheetahs – as they make their way to a falconry tournament on the Arabian Peninsula.

With its dreamy, cinematic visuals, The Challenge offers an incredible glimpse into a hyperreal world, where an ancient sport mixes with impossible decadence: falcons can cost up to $24000 each and travel in private jets! Most extraordinary is the footage shot by cameras attached to the one of the birds, offering us a breathtaking aerial perspective on this strange event.

"A magnificent and unsettling film that tests the limits of what we commonly call ‘reality'." – Cineuropa >

 

regards Ian

[gat474]

Thanks for your input Richard and Ken. I'm just out at Newport Lakes having a look around.

I did have a thought this morning that as I was taking a lot of the pics yesterday I was using the closed or open car door to steady the camera. The engine was running at the time so there's a chance that the engine vibration may have had an adverse effect on some images. I have to review them and try to remember which ones were taken when.

 

EDIT: Further to my comment above I'm pretty certain that my failures were related to leaning on a part of the car to steady the camera which caused unwanted vibrations.  Here's some pics from a little nature reserve in Essendon today.

 

Edited August 1, 2017 by gat474

[gat474]

... and a couple from Newport Reserve