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by jomari

Comment:
great shot marion .. he/she looks a bit shocked .. could be seeing the photographer down below pointing that contraption up at him/her and clicking away .. love the bright colours of the bird against the building .. :)

Thirsty
by bob350

Comment:
fantastic idea to attract the birds and then take photographs of them ..
love the flash of red in this shot and that bird's extremely long beak ... :)

snout
by Lelez

Comment:
great shot .. lol .. i love those eyes and that sad face .. funny how dogs can look sad when they're probably the happiest 'ppl' around .. !! .. well a lot of the time anyway .. :)

~ The Candle ~
by Ja-9

Comment:
it looks like an amazing place with the light coming down like that and the excellent rock formations and patterns .. its a brilliant shot janine .. congrats on a great score in the free study .. :)

Nature's Elegance
by redeemer

Comment:
just gorgeous jesse .. i love the delicacy of the web and the beautiful bokeh .. its a stunning shot .. :)
ps ... re shooting macro ..
the external flash helps a heap ..
with your camera you should be able to get the same result i do ..
i use a kenko extension tube lately, but i could get the same results without it .. it really just helps me focus better ..
speed is another requirement for shooting insects in nature .. no hesitation when you've got the insect in focus ..
focus .. i use manual, with the extension tube you cant go auto anyway .. but either turn your focus ring or move backwards and forwards to achieve the focus .. and when you've got the focus dead right hit that shutter really quick and try not to move the camera .. a movement of less than 1/8" can put you out so take a lot of shots ..
heaps of mine go in the recycle bin because the focus is on the leg and not the eye for instance ..
a dont use a tripod or monopod so i have to brace myself on something .. altho if i'm standing up then there's nothing to brace against in which case i try and hold my elbows tight against my sides .. sometimes tho if your leaning forwards you cant even do that .. if i'm squatting down then i can brace against my legs .. etc etc ..
this is a link to one of my insects where i talk about shooting macro altho i've probably covered a lot of it here .. robberfly in free study
a lot of the 'talk' is because i entered this robberfly after winning the nightmares challenge and the shot and processing is nearly the same, only the wing of the wasp has moved .. i got a heap of low votes because of the similarities .. etc etc ..
and i know this is probably not the place to go on and on but who cares .. lol .. ?!!
thankyou for your compliments ..
hope you have a great day and take care .. :)

24-august 09 snapshots. candid in kings cross
by roz

Comment:

Originally posted by The_Tourist: Originally posted by citymars: It's a good thing they are laughing good naturedly instead of worrying about having their photos taken outside a brothel. I was thinking the same, but I was thinking their laughter was more like nervous laughter of getting their pic taken in the red light district... "Oooops, oh crap." Great shot...

lol .. we were mucking around and the guy with the hand up asked about my camera and what i did with the pics .. i said i put them on the internet and we had a big laugh about it .. when they laughed, i thought great and got a quick snap .. !!

Message edited by author 2009-08-26 07:06:57.

Fish Smoothie Outtake
by njsabs

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sheesh .. wot a choice .. a brilliant outtake .. i really like the one you put in the challenge tho coz its just so funny .. that face looking over the blender is a killer .. :)

Fish Smoothie
by njsabs

Comment:
OMG this is too funny ..
BRILLIANT AS WELL .. !!
congrats on your ribbon .. totally deserving .. :)

Cotton Candy
by marbo

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WOW .. this is stunning . the colours are magnificent and the clarity superb .. congrats on your ribbon .. was absolutely sure this would beat me .. no accounting for those voters .. they can be a surprising bunch .. !!..:)

In the Pink
by salmiakki

Comment:
standout shot sarah .. so beautiful and delicate .. congrats on your fifth place .. it looks great on your profile page .. :)