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Hi Lance,

Great pictures as always. I've tried to give some comment on each of them:

1. 1 Very nice composition. I always like sea views like these. This one seems a bit oversatuarated to me. Did you use a polarizer? If conditions were like these I apologize! Sorry for being a bit harsh.

1. 2 & #3 I am a sucker for cows so I like both... but I prefer the close-up. The blurryness of the cow in the back ground and no other distracting background makes it very powerfull. Great shots!

1. 4 that's a weird looking flower. The background is great too. Wow!

1. 5 that's a great shot. The reflection in the water keeps me looking. I don't mind the blurrieness in the foreground. Colors are great too although... see comment @ #1 but less distracting this time. I am, however, not sure about the distortion in this picture. It seems a bit fish-eye-ish to me.

I've been away this weekend too but I didn't get shots like these... I am nowhere near. Thanks for posting them!

Willem

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Nice shots mate, I just noticed them. I prefer the 2 landscapes and particularly like the composition of the lighthouse - the reflection in the pool and framed by the bushes was a good find!

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Brett



The Journey is the Thing

mvb123 said:

I especially like the beach shot, beautiful light. I smell and hear
the sea when looking at it!

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Thanks Menno!

mvb123 said:

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Lance B
Lady Astor: 'Winston, you're drunk'
Winston Churchill: 'And you madam, are ugly, but tomorrow I'll be sober'
Lady Astor: 'Winston, if you were my husband, I would poison your tea!'
Winston Churchill: 'Madam, if you were my wife, I'd drink it!'
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brandrx said:

...wonderful images Lance, but that first one is a real stunner IMO.

Thanks for showing.

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Thanks Ron!

brandrx said:

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Lance B
Lady Astor: 'Winston, you're drunk'
Winston Churchill: 'And you madam, are ugly, but tomorrow I'll be sober'
Lady Astor: 'Winston, if you were my husband, I would poison your tea!'
Winston Churchill: 'Madam, if you were my wife, I'd drink it!'
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willem said:

Hi Lance,

Great pictures as always. I've tried to give some comment on each
of them:

1. 1 Very nice composition. I always like sea views like these. This

one seems a bit oversatuarated to me. Did you use a polarizer? If
conditions were like these I apologize! Sorry for being a bit harsh.

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Just a ND filter and a little PP work, but not much. Shot RAW, adjusted curves and a touch of saturation then converted to TIFF. A very small amount of Highlight/Shadow, reduce image size for web and sharpen with Power Retouche. Done.

Conditions were similar to this, but I am not trying to give a perfect rendering of the scene but my interpretation and how I want it to look. Artistic license you know! ;-)

willem said:

1. 2 & #3 I am a sucker for cows so I like both... but I prefer the

close-up. The blurryness of the cow in the back ground and no other
distracting background makes it very powerfull. Great shots!

1. 4 that's a weird looking flower. The background is great too. Wow!

1. 5 that's a great shot. The reflection in the water keeps me

looking. I don't mind the blurrieness in the foreground. Colors are
great too although... see comment @ #1 but less distracting this
time. I am, however, not sure about the distortion in this picture.
It seems a bit fish-eye-ish to me.

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I used the DA14 which is a rectilinear lens, in otherwords it shouldn't have a fisheye effect. As for how the pic was taken and post process, it is similar to my comments for pic #1l, ie:

Just a ND filter and a little PP work, but not much. Shot RAW, adjusted curves and a touch of saturation then converted to TIFF. A very small amount of Highlight/Shadow, reduce image size for web and sharpen with Power Retouche. Done.

willem said:

I've been away this weekend too but I didn't get shots like
these... I am nowhere near. Thanks for posting them!

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Thanks for the comments!

willem said:

Willem

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Lance B
Lady Astor: 'Winston, you're drunk'
Winston Churchill: 'And you madam, are ugly, but tomorrow I'll be sober'
Lady Astor: 'Winston, if you were my husband, I would poison your tea!'
Winston Churchill: 'Madam, if you were my wife, I'd drink it!'
GMT +10hours

Brett St Pierre said:

Nice shots mate, I just noticed them. I prefer the 2 landscapes
and particularly like the composition of the lighthouse - the
reflection in the pool and framed by the bushes was a good find!

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Thanks Brett!
You can be lucky sometimes. ;-)

Brett St Pierre said:

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The Journey is the Thing

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Lance B
Lady Astor: 'Winston, you're drunk'
Winston Churchill: 'And you madam, are ugly, but tomorrow I'll be sober'
Lady Astor: 'Winston, if you were my husband, I would poison your tea!'
Winston Churchill: 'Madam, if you were my wife, I'd drink it!'
GMT +10hours

Lance B said:

willem said:

Hi Lance,

Great pictures as always. I've tried to give some comment on each
of them:

1. 1 Very nice composition. I always like sea views like these. This

one seems a bit oversatuarated to me. Did you use a polarizer? If
conditions were like these I apologize! Sorry for being a bit harsh.

Click to expand...

Just a ND filter and a little PP work, but not much. Shot RAW,
adjusted curves and a touch of saturation then converted to TIFF. A
very small amount of Highlight/Shadow, reduce image size for web
and sharpen with Power Retouche. Done.
Conditions were similar to this, but I am not trying to give a
perfect rendering of the scene but my interpretation and how I want
it to look. Artistic license you know! ;-)

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I think this shot looks great... it really stood out to me from all the photos in this set (all are very good, but the first one is exceptional to me)

Thanks for sharing!

Regards!

PS. There's some rather odd-looking bokeh (or is it moire?) in the grass in the middle of the third shot... did you notice it?

Beautiful photos Lance!!! My resolve to hold off on the 14mm is weakening with each post you make with it.
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parallaxproblem said:

Lance B said:

willem said:

Hi Lance,

Great pictures as always. I've tried to give some comment on each
of them:

1. 1 Very nice composition. I always like sea views like these. This

one seems a bit oversatuarated to me. Did you use a polarizer? If
conditions were like these I apologize! Sorry for being a bit harsh.

Click to expand...

Just a ND filter and a little PP work, but not much. Shot RAW,
adjusted curves and a touch of saturation then converted to TIFF. A
very small amount of Highlight/Shadow, reduce image size for web
and sharpen with Power Retouche. Done.
Conditions were similar to this, but I am not trying to give a
perfect rendering of the scene but my interpretation and how I want
it to look. Artistic license you know! ;-)

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I think this shot looks great... it really stood out to me from
all the photos in this set (all are very good, but the first one is
exceptional to me)

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Thanks Parallaxproblem!

parallaxproblem said:

Thanks for sharing!

Regards!

PS. There's some rather odd-looking bokeh (or is it moire?) in the
grass in the middle of the third shot... did you notice it?

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No I can't say that I see what you are indicating. Can you be more specific as to the exact location, please?

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Lance B
Lady Astor: 'Winston, you're drunk'
Winston Churchill: 'And you madam, are ugly, but tomorrow I'll be sober'
Lady Astor: 'Winston, if you were my husband, I would poison your tea!'
Winston Churchill: 'Madam, if you were my wife, I'd drink it!'
GMT +10hours

AndrewF said:

Beautiful photos Lance!!! My resolve to hold off on the 14mm is
weakening with each post you make with it.

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Thanks Andrew!
If you like the extreme perspective of wide angle you will love the 14.

AndrewF said:

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Lance B
Lady Astor: 'Winston, you're drunk'
Winston Churchill: 'And you madam, are ugly, but tomorrow I'll be sober'
Lady Astor: 'Winston, if you were my husband, I would poison your tea!'
Winston Churchill: 'Madam, if you were my wife, I'd drink it!'
GMT +10hours

Lance B said:

parallaxproblem said:

Lance B said:

willem said:

Hi Lance,

Great pictures as always. I've tried to give some comment on each
of them:

1. 1 Very nice composition. I always like sea views like these. This

one seems a bit oversatuarated to me. Did you use a polarizer? If
conditions were like these I apologize! Sorry for being a bit harsh.

Click to expand...

Just a ND filter and a little PP work, but not much. Shot RAW,
adjusted curves and a touch of saturation then converted to TIFF. A
very small amount of Highlight/Shadow, reduce image size for web
and sharpen with Power Retouche. Done.
Conditions were similar to this, but I am not trying to give a
perfect rendering of the scene but my interpretation and how I want
it to look. Artistic license you know! ;-)

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I think this shot looks great... it really stood out to me from
all the photos in this set (all are very good, but the first one is
exceptional to me)

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Thanks Parallaxproblem!

Lance B said:

Thanks for sharing!

Regards!

PS. There's some rather odd-looking bokeh (or is it moire?) in the
grass in the middle of the third shot... did you notice it?

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No I can't say that I see what you are indicating. Can you be more
specific as to the exact location, please?

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Just to the left (looking at the image) of the feet of the white cow... maybe it's just my monitor, or compression of the image for web viewing?

Very nice picture, anyway, just the grass in that particular area looks a little odd to me!

Regards!

parallaxproblem said:

Lance B said:

parallaxproblem said:

Lance B said:

willem said:

Hi Lance,

Great pictures as always. I've tried to give some comment on each
of them:

1. 1 Very nice composition. I always like sea views like these. This

one seems a bit oversatuarated to me. Did you use a polarizer? If
conditions were like these I apologize! Sorry for being a bit harsh.

Click to expand...

Just a ND filter and a little PP work, but not much. Shot RAW,
adjusted curves and a touch of saturation then converted to TIFF. A
very small amount of Highlight/Shadow, reduce image size for web
and sharpen with Power Retouche. Done.
Conditions were similar to this, but I am not trying to give a
perfect rendering of the scene but my interpretation and how I want
it to look. Artistic license you know! ;-)

Click to expand...

I think this shot looks great... it really stood out to me from
all the photos in this set (all are very good, but the first one is
exceptional to me)

Click to expand...

Thanks Parallaxproblem!

parallaxproblem said:

Thanks for sharing!

Regards!

PS. There's some rather odd-looking bokeh (or is it moire?) in the
grass in the middle of the third shot... did you notice it?

Click to expand...

No I can't say that I see what you are indicating. Can you be more
specific as to the exact location, please?

Click to expand...

Just to the left (looking at the image) of the feet of the white
cow... maybe it's just my monitor, or compression of the image
for web viewing?

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I can't see a problem on my monitor, but maybe others can see the problem, if there is one?

parallaxproblem said:

Very nice picture, anyway, just the grass in that particular area
looks a little odd to me!

Regards!

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Lance B
Lady Astor: 'Winston, you're drunk'
Winston Churchill: 'And you madam, are ugly, but tomorrow I'll be sober'
Lady Astor: 'Winston, if you were my husband, I would poison your tea!'
Winston Churchill: 'Madam, if you were my wife, I'd drink it!'
GMT +10hours

Excellent shots Lance. #1 is my favourite... I prefer the 1st cow

Could you tell us something about your pre and post processing in the #1 shot, please?

Regards,

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I feel your pain, Lance. I really do

Guy
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AstroShooter said:

Excellent shots Lance. #1 is my favourite... I prefer the 1st cow

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Thanks Javier!

photographer reborn said:

Could you tell us something about your pre and post processing in
the #1 shot, please?

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Just a ND filter and a little PP work, but not much. Shot RAW, adjusted curves and a touch of saturation then converted to TIFF. A very small amount of Highlight/Shadow, reduce image size for web and sharpen with Power Retouche. Done.

photographer reborn said:

Regards,

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Javier.

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Lance B
Lady Astor: 'Winston, you're drunk'
Winston Churchill: 'And you madam, are ugly, but tomorrow I'll be sober'
Lady Astor: 'Winston, if you were my husband, I would poison your tea!'
Winston Churchill: 'Madam, if you were my wife, I'd drink it!'
GMT +10hours

Hi, Lance!

Sorry for answering that late - I was a bit ill and could browse the posts here, but hadn't the stamina to actually take part in the discussion. But I saw your pics and made a mental note to reply later!

I'm impressed by your pics. For one they show the excellent skills you have for photography, and on the other hand the clarity, color rendition, sharpness and contrast of those pics tell a great story of those superb lenses you use.

BTW: Seeing those pics I am now seriously considering to get the DA14. I sold some gear but have a hard time deciding on what to spend the money I got for it. I'm getting the impression that the DA14 has a slight edge over the DA12-24 and - we'll see - maybe also over the DA10-17 ;-).

But I'll wait a bit further and see what some more experiences with the DA10-17 will tell me.

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philzucker said:

Hi, Lance!

Sorry for answering that late - I was a bit ill and could browse
the posts here, but hadn't the stamina to actually take part in the
discussion. But I saw your pics and made a mental note to reply
later!

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I hope that you are feeling much better!

philzucker said:

I'm impressed by your pics. For one they show the excellent skills
you have for photography, and on the other hand the clarity, color
rendition, sharpness and contrast of those pics tell a great story
of those superb lenses you use.

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I thank you for such very nice comments and I am really humbled by your praise.

philzucker said:

BTW: Seeing those pics I am now seriously considering to get the
DA14. I sold some gear but have a hard time deciding on what to
spend the money I got for it. I'm getting the impression that the
DA14 has a slight edge over the DA12-24 and - we'll see - maybe
also over the DA10-17 ;-).

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I really like the DA14 as you can probably tell. As for the DA12-24 or the DA10-17, I am also in a quandry as to which to get but I am probably leaning towards the 10-17 as I have the DA14 and the 16-45 so I have most of what the 12-24 has to offer. I would like the distorted fisheye perspective of the 10-17.

philzucker said:

But I'll wait a bit further and see what some more experiences with
the DA10-17 will tell me.

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Lance B
Lady Astor: 'Winston, you're drunk'
Winston Churchill: 'And you madam, are ugly, but tomorrow I'll be sober'
Lady Astor: 'Winston, if you were my husband, I would poison your tea!'
Winston Churchill: 'Madam, if you were my wife, I'd drink it!'
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My little todler loved seeing your cows, and I was once again inspired by your harbor shot.

Cheers!
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Lipo
Luthier

coleviolin said:

My little todler loved seeing your cows, and I was once again
inspired by your harbor shot.

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Thanks Lipo!

coleviolin said:

Cheers!
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Lipo
Luthier

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Lance B
Lady Astor: 'Winston, you're drunk'
Winston Churchill: 'And you madam, are ugly, but tomorrow I'll be sober'
Lady Astor: 'Winston, if you were my husband, I would poison your tea!'
Winston Churchill: 'Madam, if you were my wife, I'd drink it!'
GMT +10hours