AMNH Pics - Caution Low/No DoF zone!

Sigma 28-105mm f/2.8-4.0 Aspherical for Canon

12/16/2004 06:23:37 PM · #1

After seeing some of the pics from ButterflySis in this thread I made myself go to the museum (I'd been meaning to go for a while.)

First, I saw the butterflies:

Then I walked around the Rose center planetarium and got a few shots:

The first two are intentionally out of focus.

Finally, I headed to the frogs:

All were shot with the 70-200 which was the WRONG lens to bring (except maybe in the Rose center.) Very little processing was done on any of the shots. I boosted saturation on a few, sharpened some, and didn't crop many.

Please let me know what you think - I'd really appreciate brutally honest appraisals. Not that I'm feeling masochistic. :^)

Thanks,
Ara

Rooster

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

12/16/2004 06:27:46 PM · #2

awesome pics!
absolutely love the last one!

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

12/16/2004 09:13:29 PM · #3

Originally posted by Rooster:

awesome pics!
absolutely love the last one!

Thanks! #2, #6 and #9 are my favorites too.

rscorp

Nikon D70

12/16/2004 10:15:29 PM · #4

The last frog pic is the best. He reminds me very much of Jabba the Hutt. Regal looking, with a hint of the ridiculous.

Message edited by author 2004-12-16 22:15:50.

12/17/2004 12:54:24 AM · #5

Originally posted by rscorp:

The last frog pic is the best. He reminds me very much of Jabba the Hutt. Regal looking, with a hint of the ridiculous.

Thanks!

12/17/2004 11:38:36 AM · #6

Since the comments have all been for the last shot, here is the uncropped version of the #9 froggy pic:

I was going for an OoF frame of leaves around him - I know it's "too" centered, but I like the soft lines around the frog.

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 16-85 f/3.5-5.6G ED VR

12/17/2004 08:30:04 PM · #7

Here are two more:

The first is another of the monkey frogs and the second isn't such a great shot, but I love the color.

cbeller

Nikon D300

12/17/2004 08:43:29 PM · #8

that blue thing is freaky looking

12/17/2004 09:30:50 PM · #9

Originally posted by cbeller:

that blue thing is freaky looking

yeah. one of the poison dart frogs i think - i need to go back and read the info on them.

12/17/2004 11:06:48 PM · #10

thanks to suemack, gloda, dartompkins and nelzie for leaving comments on the jabba-the-hut frog pic.

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

12/18/2004 12:36:11 AM · #11

Jabba in profile:

fulgent

Canon EOS-20D

12/18/2004 01:57:02 AM · #12

I like this uncropped version.

It has diagonal lines on both sides leading to the head area. Making the picture a classical triangular composition which is usually centered. It could be cropped a little closer on the top and two side, but leave in the triangular lines leading to the center.