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warmth

warmth

Pentax K10D, SMC Pentax-FA 50mm f/1.4, ISO 125,  f/1.4, 1/60 sec, +2/3 EV, IS on

Been playing around a bit with a Pentax FA 50 f/1.4 lens I’m borrowing. This shot was taken almost directly into the late afternoon sun streaming through the windows on the front of our house. So far I am finding the FA 50 to be a bit soft for my taste wide open (as you can see here) but the autofocus and extra 2/3 stop advantage over my old A series 50mm f/1.7 are nice. There does seen to be a fair amount of purple fringing in a lot of my shots but I have yet to really test the lens with anything more than some plinking around. I don’t think I’m going to do my usual full-on User Review for the FA 50. I’ll probably just do some anecdotal comparison to my old 50 f/1.7 for those people who either have an older manual focus lens and are thinking of upgrading or for those people who are considering their first fast fifty.

BTW, this image was imported into Lightroom using my standard import settings for my K10D. I then selected “daylight” for the white balance and nudged the blacks slider up to 16 to dial in a bit more contrast. Lastly, I cropped it square and rotated it slightly clockwise to adjust for level on the left side of the frame.

bridge

bridge

Pentax K10D, Pentax SMC-A 50mm f/1.7 (manual focus), ISO 640, f/1.7, 1/100 sec, +/- 0 EV, IS on

Another from my brother-in-law’s house in Wetumpka, AL. They live in a 100+ year old cottage with wood plank walls and tall windows. This antique violin is hanging on the wall in their dining room next to a window draped in sheer white curtains. I shot this up and at an angle to maximize the short depth of field and get a nice mix of the warm brown and rich cool blue in the frame. Processed in Adobe Lightroom with my default develop settings for my Pentax K10D.

Here’s a wide shot of the wall in question:
My hope is to someday be hung on a wall and admired.

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