Orange Bin, Yellow Hydrant

[Pete Askew]

A characteristic detail of HK streets.

Sigma DP3 Merrill. ISO100, 1/160s at f1:3.5. PP (after conversion to 16 bit TIFF in Sigma Photo Pro) in LR / Nik ColorFX 4.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Classic Pete street shot! You just know the bin and hydrant talk to each other on an unrecorded bandwidth.

 

[Hamish Gill]

The conversation goes

Bin: Hi Drant
Hydrant: where's ya bin

They laugh, quiet, a few minutes pass ...

Bin: Hi Drant
Hydrant: where's ya bin

And so it continues ...

Lovely colour Pete! How are you finding the camera?

 

[Aldous Lau]

Nice shot Pete. Apart from the speed of the Sigma DP3 (the play back speed is super lagging), the color is very amazing

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Good one, Hamish. They are still saying it!

 

[Hamish Gill]

I know ... Odd arnt they

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks Rob, Hamish and Aldous. Not a camera for general use that's for sure. Looking forward to seeing what it can do with portraits though.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Great Photo Pete. I dont have studio lights, but by all accounts many have purchased this camera for studio imaging.

A tip I got from someone recently. If you keep the folder file count low well below 100, SPP works a lot faster. I've found this to be so.

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks Julian, that's a good tip.

 

[Hamish Gill]

How close does it focus, out of interest?

 

[Pete Askew]

22.6 cm. Apparently!

http://www.sigma-dp.com/DP3Merrill/debut/#/home

 

[Paul Lange]

Very nice, very nice indeedy! Not sure why the pavement is so much more dirty immediately around the hydrant. It is because the street cleaning machine cannot get that close or is there just a huge amount dogs in the area?

 

[Pete Askew]

Might be Paul but I suspect corrosion. Thanks.

 

[Keith Hollister]

Cool shot, Pete.

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks Keith.