Member Pete Walentin

Really? I still shot when on the run with dng and jpg. I will instantly give it a try.

Awesome shot. Great work.

I have been to Haleakala, but without any proper pollution the moon wasn't that much bigger. 😉 On top of that 120mm is way to short for the moon.

Nice! I would love to lie on one of the rocks and taking a sun bath.

Thanks for the feedback. 🙂

melantye;2090 wrote: Amazing colors! Just wow! could you share briefly how did you process these photos?

The first one is more or less straight out of cam. I guess I increased the vibrance, but thats it.

On the second one I did some cross processing.

Cheers,
Pete

Ornello;2067 wrote: Why am I angry? because I am sick of Ansel Adams and John Sexton types being held up as ‘great photographers' and because the very essence of photography is capturing a moment. If it takes you 4.5 hours to work out a composition you need a psychiatrist. These people are mentally ill, and I'm not making a joke, I am dead…

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Why you are so angry? Why do you care? There are seven billion people on this planet and I could say I disagree with most of them. But we are only talking here about photography, not about world peace, so there is no reason to call anyone an idiot on a public platform.

Cheers,
Pete

Norman, I would go to your next real local Leica Dealer and let him handle the stuff with Solms directly. Get rid of Konjinenberg, forget about them. Solms will fix your problem and you start establishing a relationship with a real Leica Dealer where you will buy your next lens. So both parties will benefit. 😉

Cam the third one is super cool. I love the motion, the tonality and the colors. GREAT!

Atanabe;1963 wrote: Here is a link to a custom builder in Hawaii. He has built some pretty impressive cases for the surf photographers in Hawaii. In fact most of the water footage that you have seen on the big screen have used his cases.

http://www.waterhousingshawaii.com/housings.php

At the About page it says: “depths less than 20…[Read more]

Kurt, again some really nice pictures.

I'm already looking forward when at some point in your life you have to decide which one are the strongest you would like to put together in a book.

Nice. Really like the composition.

Iceandfire;1856 wrote: Really good Lens, I love it !:cool:

Then just show us some other shots with the lens. 🙂

Thanks Eric. Great work.

Thanks. 🙂

Roger;1792 wrote:
Could you tell us how you sized it for the web and what approach you used for downsizing and output sharpening .

I have sharpened the original file very strong with Nik's Sharpener Pro 3.0 (output sharpening) as I knew that I will downsize it massivly in Photoshop for the web. So first is sharpening…[Read more]

OMG. I already commented on the pictures you posted at GetDPI but you make me with every new picture completely speechless. These pictures are unbelievable good. You could be really proud about your work.

Andrew, I think the words you have used in your letter are the right ones. It seems you had really bad luck with your camera. I had two issues with my body as well and found the people from Leica very dedicated to help me. I hope Leica will react to you and your issues accordingly and this means, beside giving you a working system, to communicate…[Read more]

David K;1735 wrote: It's a beautiful shot Pete…well done, and the colors are fabulous. Also like the way the clouds over the mountains add some balance to the image. If it were mine I'd probably clone out the black wire… but I realize that's a matter of individual taste and philosophy.

Thanks. Re the wire: I thought about it but CS5s…[Read more]

Thanks for the feedback.

I can't remember the difference in terms of brightness but I do know that I will never ever use the standard screen again. Manual focus is pretty easy.

Kurt Kamka;1720 wrote: Gorgeous, Pete. What do you think of the 30mm?

Thanks Kurt.

Re the 30mm: I love it!

Think about the 35mm, add some minor weight, size and distortion and you have it. But you could ignore the last point as you have your lens profile in LR.

For me it is the Wide-angle focal length to go. I do need…[Read more]