Thanks! I got the sunrise one thanks to jetlag I guess. For the first several days there I would wake up around 3am - 3:30am every morning (Beijing time is five hours ahead) and then went back to sleep for a few more hours. That day I happened to wake up at around 5:50am with no alarm set. I felt really sleepy but saw that it was sunrise coming and managed to crawl out of the hotel bed and bring the camera out to the outside. This one was shot with the 50-200 from the yard in the hotel. Glad you liked it.
Hope you enjoy your time there this six time! End of June could be a very busy season though...
Good catch here. The -0.3EV was a mistake for the baptism scene. I was actually photographing the church in an area overlooking the entrance of it and used the compensation for the building. All of a sudden people came and there were photographers and video camera crew as well (as can be seen in my image), I simply forgot to change the settings and tried to capture the scene as quickly as I could. The people went inside the church moments after this was taken. But surprisingly, I only had to use a +0.1EV in Silkypix for the RAW conversion.
It's not that bad as in July or August. Holiday season in Europe hasn't really started and what you will see is mostly old folks or families with young kids. The party starts in the first week of July.
I am flattered that my photos made a greek person happy.Great photos !
i am so happy I am greek !
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There are some cheaper alternatives for portable storage but none of them has the gorgeous screen AND native RAW support for Pentax cameras as far as I know. I originally wanted to settle for something much cheaper but I didn't feel secure enough by going with one that only has status lights or indicators instead of the ability to view the images. Can't imagine my hard work getting lost if the device itself is not reliable. I got the P-5000 from Japan and it was less than US$550.
Are you getting the DA* 16-50 when it comes out? the FA* 28-70, while not as wide, could be a great fast portrait zoom which makes it great for events as well as street photography. The 16-50 is a bit lacking on the long end. But then again we have to wait till some real samples to know if the DA* can truly be a match to the FA* optically.
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Thanks! Glad you liked them.
Had I known there are forum members based in Greece I'd have sent out a post before I go, at least we could have coffee together and chat! Next time I go I will let you know. Loved the people and the country and will definitely go back.
Many thanks for your compliments. While there are those "essential" scenes that I had to photograph, I hate to see several photographers standing at the same location firing away. So I was trying to explore the places from a bit of a different angle and it's always fun to do so.
Many thanks for your compliments. I totally agree about the Greek islands. For this trip we only visited Mykonos and Santorini and I'd love to see other places in the future: Rhodes, Delos, Crete, etc...
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Yes, I am getting the DA*16-50 f2.8 as soon as it becomes available and as you say this will be a great match for the FA*28-70 f2.8. I think this is a great combo as there is a good amount of overlap and therefore means less need to swap back to the other lens unless a need arises at the extremes of the zoom range, ie 16-28mm needed when the FA*28-70 is mounted or 50-70mm when the DA*16-50 is mounted. As I stated in my other post, I basically used these zoom ranges whilst on my Germany/Paris trip and really didn't need anything else.
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