Downtown today in our little burg there was a demonstration by the Nazis and a larger counterdemonstration by normal folk. I played the photojournalist and tried to get some decent shots of the latter. The former were protected by a very large number of police, and I wasn't able to get close enough for photos.
Brass Band by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII Limited Silver and Pentax-K 35mm f3.5 at f11, 1/350s, and ISO 800
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Carousel by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII and Pentax-K 400-600mm f8-12 Reflex Zoom at 400mm, f8.0, 1/90s, and ISO 800
It's really difficult to get a technically good shot from this lens, but I still liked this one.
Wisteria by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII Limited Silver and Pentax-M 50mm f4.0 Macro at f8.0, 1/60s, and ISO 800
And this one with my 85mm which I had a little bit of a scare with. I was getting blurry photos while out and about with it. I thought it might be my eyesight or my technique, or maybe the lens was "going bad," but in the end it turned out my Shake Reduction system was set to 400mm. Made that correction, and everything was fine again.
Nasses Motorrad by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII and Pentax-M 85mm f2.0 at f2.0, 1/350s, and ISO 200
My new computer arrived today, so I spent a bunch of time unpacking, putting together, and setting things up. Still had time for a walkabout, much to the delight of the dog.
Here's today's catch.
Irises by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII and Pentax-M 20mm f4.0 at f11, 1/1000s, and ISO 800
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Padlock by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII Limited Silver and Pentax-M 200mm f4.0 at f11, 1/500s, and ISO 800
It rained on us today. I took the cameras, but didn't get them out much. Here's today's catch.
Wisteria by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII Limited Silver and Pentax-K 28mm f3.5 Shift at f3.5 (accidentally forgot to stop down before exposure), 1/60s, and ISO 100
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Chain by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII and Pentax-M 120mm f2.8 at f5.6, 1/60s, and ISO 100
I took quite a few photos today with a couple of lenses I have been a little cool on lately. Both surprised me for the better this evening.
Dandelion by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII Limited Silver and Pentax-M 35mm f2.0 at f2.0, 1/180s, and ISO 200 at closest focus distance
I had assessed this lens in the past as not being very good under these conditions. The white filaments on top of this dandelion seedhead are sharply rendered and they are off-center, so I've changed my assessment.
also...
Poppy by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII and Pentax-M 400mm f5.6 at f5.6, 1/1000s, and ISO 1600
Here's another lens I've had issues with wide open. It is difficult to focus due to thin DOF, but I nailed it a few times today so again my assessment has been changed. Both lenses require careful focusing and attention to proper exposure and technique.
Burg Eltz by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII and Pentax-M 50mm f1.7 at f8.0, 1/180s, and ISO 200
I knew it was going to be a bad day when I discovered that I left my SD card at home. Luckily, the other one was still in the slot. Then I discovered that I had my shake reduction set to 200 instead of 50 (again!). Turns out it didn't matter as this was the only picture I took the whole day. The first couple were blurred, no doubt due to miscalibrated shake reduction, but this one was sufficiently crisp enough to keep.
We went to Mainz for the monthly trip to the hairdresser, so I tootled around the farmers' market while that was going on. I took quite a load of photos today. I uploaded 28, not my usual half-dozen or so.
Here's today's catch.
BLCK6592 by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII and Pentax-M 28mm f2.0 at f8.0, 1/125s, and ISO 200
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SLVR6592 by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII Limited Silver and Pentax-M 85mm f2.0 at f4.0, 1/180s, and ISO 100
and finally...
Later in the evening, the dog still needed his walk, so I put on a third lens for the day and off we went.
SLVR6615 by Jason Doss, on Flickr
Pentax K-1 mII Limited Silver and Pentax-M 200mm f4.0 at f4.0, 1/250s, and ISO 200, slightly cropped
The lens is better than this photo shows. Nailing focus for a moving target is difficult!
