You won't be able to tell from it's banged-up exterior, but my six-year old istDS still works good as new!
Some IR images from a recent road trip (DS+Kit lens+Hoya R72)-
The IR and PP make believe colorscheme is really attractive, metal greys, creamy whites foilage of the trees.. A metallc blue grey sky, clouds that just pop off the screen.. That quality of 3 dimensionality fascinates..
I like the blocky squarish form of the church, the compostion is perfect, the color tones in the stone are powerful time laden dripping with atmosphere. The sky sits back behind the foreground giving a proper feeling of depth foreground and background.. finally the empty space infront of the building a creamy white expanse with hedge make an attractive border, that tonal area is nicely matched and strengthened by the lace like trees.. Great, love it!
3 A strong diagonal line in portrait orientation leading down the frame, Infinite variations of texture planes upward thrusts in the lamppost and the walle, all lead the eye through the image, to finish at the center with the two portices opening out to the outer world beyond. A cloud peaks up in the space at the end of the line to soften the terminus of the diagonal sweep.
Classic composition, made more simple by the reduced color scheme,, that tone in the stone just fascinates like dry bones... The church doors open out at the center of the image a powerful magnet for believers..
Maybe by next year I can move up to a K5 (still have my K10). Sure hope Pentax still builds them like they used to.
Nols
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'Ask not what your camera can do for you...' (oh well, you know how this ends)
Seems like there is no limit to what you can do with your DS!!
Regards
Brent
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Changing light, possibilities, worlds seen from a new perspective. Harvesting insights, reflections, understandings, discoveries and intimations..
