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Pentax K10D, SMC Pentax-DA 35mm f/2.8 Macro Limited, ISO 100, f/2.8, 1/1600 sec, +0.7 EV, IS on

Heavily processed in Lightroom. Started with the Direct Positive creative preset then poked and prodded for a few minutes until I got what I wanted. The detail however, is all from the lens. I’ve got the review worked out in my head but just have to find the time to put it all together.

Pentax K10D, Pentax SMC-A 50mm f/1.7 (manual focus), ISO 125, f/1.7, 1/100 sec, +0.7 EV, IS on

This time shot with my old manual 50mm and heavily cropped to get the macro effect. Processing was limited to some WB and saturation/vibrance tweaking and the addition of some vignetting. This crop is basically a 100% magnifcation of the original 10MP image. Note the slight purple fringing around the droplet from shooting wide open? That’s how you know this image is real ;-)

April 1st, 2009 | Tags: 50mm f/1.7 SMC-A, Adobe Lightroom, bokeh, DoF, drop, droplet, flower, green, macro, Pentax K10D, rain, Robert S. Donovan, SMCP-DA 35mm f/2.8 Macro Limited, spring, twig, yellow | Category: photos | Comments Off

Pentax K10D, SMC Pentax-DA 35mm f/2.8 Macro Limited, ISO 100, f/2.8, 1/1000 sec, +0.7 EV, IS on

Continuing to test the 35mm f/2.8 Macro Limited this weekend. Shots like this are clearly where this lens shines. This image was cropped slightly in Lightroom before I applied the Direct Positive creative preset. I then tweaked the white balance to give it more of a warm and sunny feel. Finally, since the background was a bit flat, I added in the vignetting to “frame” the subject.

One thing I’m learning about this lens is that if you go walking around with this lens you’re going to end up with a wet knee:

March 28th, 2009 | Tags: Adobe Lightroom, bokeh, Direct Positive, DoF, flower, macro, Pentax K10D, Robert S. Donovan, SMCP-DA 35mm f/2.8 Macro Limited, spring, sunny, vignette, Vignetting, wet knee | Category: photos | Comments Off