Went into the city on Sunday morning to collect some tv shows off my work pc and meaning to get some long exposure IR shots. As it turns out im far too lazy to lug my tripod around the city on a Sunday morning, so just took a couple of street shots instead.
I spotted these interesting shadows so was just waiting for the right person to come along to snap this shot.
Taken with the Pentax K200D and Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 lens @ 50mm f6.3, ISO 200 and 1/1250 shutter speed
A short startrail with a nice foreground tree. This is a single exposure, with long exposure noise reduction switched on in the camera. I was quite lucky that there was almost no wind, the tree seems very sharp considering the length of the exposure.
I took this on my Moogerah camping trip
Here is a shot taken with my lovely Tair-11a lens. As we were getting ready to head off some balloons launched and drifted across between the lookout and the city. The 135mm Tair-11a provided a “close up” (not very close at all really!) of the early morning light on the balloon.
This is a shot I have been wanting to get for a while, but am often running late or don’t have my camera with me. I finally took time out on my way to work to capture the great shadows along the sidewalk between the train station and my building in the morning.
The sun reflecting off the paving really contrasts against the deep long shadows well. This is also the first shot posted online from my brand new Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 lens which I purchased from Citiwide online ebay store. I had a $50 paypal credit for a survey and a 20% off paypal voucher which made the purchase much cheaper than it had rights to be.
Enjoy!
View from Mt Cootha Lookout before the lights go out, but while the sky is beginning to light up
Taken with the Pentax K200D body, noompty’s Pentax SMC DA 70 f2.4 Limited lens, Slik 500DX Pro tripod and remote cable release. The detail from this lens is quite amazing
3 shots at +/- 2.0 EV blended using Photomatix Exposure Blending.
If you like this shot, have a read of my Tair-11a Lens Review or have a look at my other Tair-11a shots
Was mucking around with the 50mm nice n wide during the day while camping at Queen Mary Falls, this is one of the better shots I managed to pull out
The shadow was a bit harsh, but i think ive overdone the fill light a little, seems to be lacking contrast now 
Taken with Pentax K200D, Pentax SMC A 50mm f1.7 and processed in Lightroom 2.5
