First outing with new camera.

[Aussie_bluey]

:D Well I got my Pentax *ist Ds from my darling wife for my birthday. This is a Tree Kangaroo which has found a comefortble place to sleep.:D

[Aussie_bluey]

:D I like the regal pride shown by this Lion..:D

[Aussie_bluey]

:D I like the composition of this shot of a Spoonbill.:D

[Aussie_bluey]

:D A south American Flamingo feeding. All in All I'm very happy with my new camera, and lenses. These were asll taken using a Sigma 70mm to 300mm lens.:D

[Harryb]

Congrats on the new camera Tim. :clap Looks like you are doing well with it. Good pics.

[ginger_55]

I really like the light, Tim!

Your camera does well by it.

ginger

[Khaos]

Nice pics. Getting a new setup is always fun.

[Skippy]

:D Well I got my Pentax *ist Ds from my darling wife for my birthday. This is a Tree Kangaroo which has found a comefortble place to sleep.:D

Looks like your quite comfortable with your new gear :D
Weather is stull sucking big time where I am......I'd love to get to the Zoo too, but it's just not gonna happen till later in the year.

Thanks for sharing...... enjoy your new equipment.....Skippy (Australia)

[Dee]

There are simply too many new cameras coming out for me to keep up! Looks like the lens is nice and sharp -- and quick?

I would advise lowering the in-camera sharpness, or don't sharpen so agressively, I see white outlines (halos) in the first shot.

Didn't know kangas slept in trees! You guys probably call them roos, right? But Kanga got picked up from my grandson's trying to pronounce kangaroo.

[Aussie_bluey]

Hi Dee,

The in camera sharpness was set on zero, I did sharpen edges in PS though, so that is where it was from.
Tim

[gtc]

a bit OT but your kid might like to know that kanga is slang in australia for poo.

eg. kanga-roo = poo

[Dee]

Hi Dee,

The in camera sharpness was set on zero, I did sharpen edges in PS though, so that is where it was from.
Tim

I kinda thought so because I didn't notice any halos in the other shots.

I was an early adopter of the minus settings for in camera sharpening after I conducted my own test. When I told the forum I was visiting my decision I was told by a very popular member at the time that they did not agree with me, but time has proven my choice is the best way to go for greater post processing freedom.

I'm glad I stuck to my decision because that camera didn't have RAW and once those halos were there they were impossible to get rid of unless I wanted to spend hours in Photoshop trying to clone them out.

I hope one day to be able to visit Australia. My daughter and husband visited after their Antartica trip.

When I go to the chiropractor every other week, I make a detour to an Australian Products store and pick up a Yowie before visiting my daughter and grandson. My grandson eats the chocolate, I take pictures, and my daughter puts the toy together. The toy, it is clearly understood, is mine! :):

[bfjr]

Oh boy new gear, always lip smackin good :thumb