Grand Canyon - 2016
Sep 10, 2020 15:41:08 #
StanMac
Loc: Tennessee
I saw some Grand Canyon photos posted the other day so I thought I would post one that I had from a 2016 trip to Arizona. This one needed some PP to bring out the tonal values to what my eye saw and reduce the haze.
I've had this K5 for four years and the sharpness in the images I've made have been variable. This shot was handheld, but the shutter speed should be good for handholding, and using autofocus on the point in the near distance still didn't yield a super sharp image. This was with the 55-200 kit lens, I think.
Comments and pointers are welcome.
Stan
I've had this K5 for four years and the sharpness in the images I've made have been variable. This shot was handheld, but the shutter speed should be good for handholding, and using autofocus on the point in the near distance still didn't yield a super sharp image. This was with the 55-200 kit lens, I think.
Comments and pointers are welcome.
Stan
Sep 10, 2020 16:02:39 #
Sep 10, 2020 16:05:49 #
Nice shot - you were using ISO 400, which may account for the slightly grainy appearance.
Stay well and keep on posting!
Stay well and keep on posting!
Sep 10, 2020 16:10:09 #
StanMac
Loc: Tennessee
Thanks Mike and Ourspolair!
I should do more comparisons of results at various ISO settings so I will know what to expect. I shoot almost exclusively in P mode but in this instance I didn't think about adjusting the ISO. I probably should have looked closer at my settings. I could have shot this at ISO100 and still have been able to handhold.
Stan
I should do more comparisons of results at various ISO settings so I will know what to expect. I shoot almost exclusively in P mode but in this instance I didn't think about adjusting the ISO. I probably should have looked closer at my settings. I could have shot this at ISO100 and still have been able to handhold.
Stan
Sep 10, 2020 16:15:14 #
It's a nice photograph. I'm not familiar with your 55-200 "kit lens". Generally speaking, a zoom lens, especially one with a large zoom range is not the first pick for super sharp landscapes. Do you know the "sweet spot" of your lens? The aperture at which your lens is sharpest? That might be different from one zoom position to another. Did you use a tripod or was it hand held? Did you use a reasonably fast shutter speed? Did you use a remote shutter release so as to not touch the camera and cause vibrations? All of these and more are questions you should consider when trying to produce a sharp photograph.
Sep 10, 2020 16:27:02 #
StanMac
Loc: Tennessee
Thanks, Chief!
The lens was at 55mm (82mm in 35mm equivalent) and exposure was 1/750 @ f11. I've never done any testing of the lens to ascertain how it performs at various focal lengths. Its a Pentax lens and my history with Pentax in my film days told me that their glass is first rate. I admit that I do need to be more analytical in the use of my equipment, but I'm a casual shooter most of the time. I do take more care in my closeups and "portraits".
Thanks for viewing and commenting.
Stan
The lens was at 55mm (82mm in 35mm equivalent) and exposure was 1/750 @ f11. I've never done any testing of the lens to ascertain how it performs at various focal lengths. Its a Pentax lens and my history with Pentax in my film days told me that their glass is first rate. I admit that I do need to be more analytical in the use of my equipment, but I'm a casual shooter most of the time. I do take more care in my closeups and "portraits".
Thanks for viewing and commenting.
Stan
Sep 10, 2020 20:51:56 #
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Sep 11, 2020 09:52:17 #
The people in the shot greatly adds to the scale of the scene.
StanMac wrote:
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Sep 11, 2020 10:17:34 #
Sep 11, 2020 10:47:52 #
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Wonderful Shot.....really nice one.
Sep 11, 2020 14:47:17 #
Sep 11, 2020 20:20:05 #
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Nice photo! There's nothing wrong with having the distant landscape features less sharp. Master painters used that technique of decreasing sharpness with greater distances to give the impression of distance!
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