Pentax DA 18-55 3.5 « PhotoShumi

Lost Data Series

I’m struggling here people because since Tokyo I haven’t really had the chance to take any personal photos and it’s a little frustrating to say the least. With family commitments, work, packing and getting ready to move back to Australia from Japan, time just isn’t being kind to me. Anyway, because I do like [...]

Green Green ‘09 Music Festival

A few weeks ago I photographed the Green Green ’09 Music Festival at Koshinji Temple, Jinseki, Hiroshima. The show ran from 12 noon to 9pm, 6 bands (Spinna B-BILL, Cool Wise Men, Rickie-G, Likkle Mai, Black Bottom Brass Band and B:Ridge Style) all playing for about an hour each. Initially there was supposed to [...]

Buried Too Long

Pentax DA 18-55 : f/11 : ISO – 400 : Shutter – 1/350 : Focal Length – 55mm

Some more texture and photography work. Removed some background elements and used three textures to create a dried mud, dirty look on the hand of a [...]

Nails Removed

Pentax DA 18-55 : f/8 : ISO – 400 : Shutter – 1/550 : Focal Length – 55mm

Trees On Fire

Pentax DA 18-55 : f/8 : ISO – 100 : Shutter – 1/250 : Focal Length – 43mm

Before really getting into photography with my K10D, I used to do a lot of manipulated photography in Photoshop at uni (around 1999) and it was pretty tacky to say the least. But it was [...]

I Will Perform For I…

Pentax FA 18-55 : f/5.6 : ISO – 100 : Shutter – 1/250 : Focal Length – 55mm : black & white conversion

This guy wasn’t pulling much of a crowd at this particular time in Rundle Mall in Adelaide so it was a perfect opportunity to take [...]

Australian Trip – Whyalla: The Backyard

Here’s some random photos of my parents backyard taken with the Takumar 55mm 1.8 and the Pentax DA 18-55 with a macro filter attached. Pentax DA 18-55 – macro filter

Pentax DA 18-55, f/4.5, ISO – 100, Shutter – 1/190, Focal Length – 40 mm Pentax DA 18-55, f/4.5, ISO – 100, Shutter – [...]

A Stone That Won’t Be Thrown

Pentax DA 18-55 : f/5.6 : ISO – 100 : Shutter – 1/350 : Focal Length – 40mm

Saijo Inari Panorama

Pentax DA 18-55 : f/22 : ISO – 100 : Shutter – 1/20 : Focal Length – 55mm

Comments -I don’t usually shoot above f/11 and this might actually be my first photo where I shot at f/22. This panorama is made up of six photos stitched together in post, [...]

A Tree, A Plane and Two Lines in the Sky

Pentax DA 18-55 : f/8 : ISO – 400 : Shutter – 1/3000 : Focal Length – 55mm

Comments – I don’t usually walk around with the kit lens too often but since I bought the Lowepro Slingshot 200 AW I can pack it and use if it needed. With this [...]