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 08/09/2002 11:15:16 PM · #76
Originally posted by daysez:
Just took these two yesterday evening.

Deep Red Rose
Miniature Rose in Infred

Any comments appreciated.


I like the lighting on the rose. Looks almost velvety.
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 08/09/2002 11:32:46 PM · #77
Originally posted by Digipixer:
Originally posted by daysez:
[i]Just took these two yesterday evening.

Deep Red Rose
Miniature Rose in Infred

Any comments appreciated.


Great roses--which infrared filter did you use?
Bill.[/i]

On this shot I used Nightshot (the Sony feature that removes the hot-mirror from the light path) with just a ND8, I wanted to retain some of the color of the green background for contrast. Normaly for infrared work I add a Hoya R72 to the mix which removes most of the visible light.
 08/09/2002 11:38:22 PM · #78
Originally posted by daysez:
Just took these two yesterday evening.

Deep Red Rose
Miniature Rose in Infred

Any comments appreciated.


Thanks every one, I appreciate the feedback.
08/15/2002 11:28:15 PM · #79
Try this new link
//community.webshots.com/album/43425789RfoebT
thanks,
Fernando
 08/16/2002 01:39:45 AM · #80
here is one of my few flower shots. b&w of course.
-Charles

//www.photosig.com/viewphoto.php?id=196928
 08/16/2002 06:03:52 AM · #81
Here are 3 photos that i recently took:
All of Daffodils let me know what you all think.
I am new at this site!
//homepage.mac.com/nadinemhabel/PhotoAlbum6.html

* This message has been edited by the author on 8/16/2002 6:04:56 AM.
 08/16/2002 06:13:07 AM · #82
Lovely narrow depth of field - especially in the third shot.

The only problem is that I'm on a PC and you're on a Mac - that's meant your photos looked overy dark to me. PCs and Macs have different gamma settings.

John
 08/16/2002 06:28:34 AM · #83
Oh k thats a shame how can you see them the way i see them then?
Though i know they are quite dark anyways cause i like them dark. Any other suggestions i am always open to ideas
 08/16/2002 09:17:01 AM · #84
just posted some new flower and nature photos.
What do you think?
 08/16/2002 09:49:21 AM · #85
Originally posted by vonnie1956:
oops try this...

flower

Vonnie': Amazing shot!
John Setzler: Always amazing and something I strive for...
Gr8': Always outstanding.
Others: Great work as well!

Very talented people here.


 08/16/2002 10:51:16 AM · #86
Adding my flowers...

Since taking these I see that I should have manually focused on the center or stamen of the flower...

Ah well.



* This message has been edited by the author on 8/16/2002 10:50:27 AM.
 08/16/2002 11:04:41 AM · #87
Originally posted by Karen Bryan:
Adding my flowers...

Since taking these I see that I should have manually focused on the center or stamen of the flower...

Ah well.


I think that is a good rule of thumb Karen. Even though at times you might get a softer focus on the petals I think it still pays to focus on the stamen/central core.

This Flower is a good example.

I get a nice crisp center with a slight softness as you get out of the central focal plane but I think it works best.
 08/16/2002 11:15:09 AM · #88
That's beautiful, Hokie!
(mantra: practice, practice, practice.....)
:0)



* This message has been edited by the author on 8/16/2002 11:14:28 AM.
 08/16/2002 11:24:49 AM · #89
I happened upon this artist on pbase:
abstract flower macros
worth a look...

 08/16/2002 11:33:18 AM · #90
oh, but there's too much out of focus and grainy stuff going on! ;) those are awesome, thanks for forwarding the link.
 08/16/2002 12:06:34 PM · #91
I'm learning about taking pictures, here's some flowers I took yesterday.

//www.pbase.com/image/3896445
//www.pbase.com/image/3896432

Also if I could get a little feedback on quality, my camera is a new model and the salesman said it was a great camera, but the only review that I've read on it was a user review that tore it apart, so right now I'm kinda second guessing my purchase of that camera. I can't tell a difference with noise and stuff in the pictures, so I don't know what to look for, I think the quality is good.
 08/16/2002 12:10:22 PM · #92
Originally posted by Jubei Kibagami:

first px, second px


;0)


* This message has been edited by the author on 8/16/2002 12:09:35 PM.
 08/16/2002 12:12:34 PM · #93
Jubei: The first one is very nice. The second one a bit over exposed... But it appears to me that the quality is fine.
Not familiar with your camera... what are the spec's? i.e. Megapixels, etc.?

 08/16/2002 12:23:45 PM · #94
i think they both look fine, too. for the first one, i would have considered cropping a little bit off the site so that the yellow flowers don't draw the eyes away from the flower you are photographing. the lighthing is beautiful on that one btw.
 08/16/2002 12:27:52 PM · #95
Originally posted by Karen Bryan:
Jubei: The first one is very nice. The second one a bit over exposed... But it appears to me that the quality is fine.
Not familiar with your camera... what are the spec's? i.e. Megapixels, etc.?


It's a 4 Megapixel, 3X optical zoom, 7.6mm-22.8mm lens, and then I just kinda know how to work it. How would I make the picture not be overexposed? Thanks for the comment, I was beginning to doubt my purchase. BTW, I love that seashell picture you took.

 08/16/2002 12:30:29 PM · #96
thanks for the comments you two :)
 08/16/2002 12:33:03 PM · #97
Originally posted by Jubei Kibagami:
It's a 4 Megapixel, 3X optical zoom, 7.6mm-22.8mm lens, and then I just kinda know how to work it. How would I make the picture not be overexposed? Thanks for the comment, I was beginning to doubt my purchase. BTW, I love that seashell picture you took.



Excellent! You must get some nice prints.
How to avoid overexposed? I'm still learning that. I hope someone else can jump in here.
Perhaps the lighting was really strong from the sun there? Maybe stop down your f-stops? I have yet to fully read John Setzler's tutorial on Metering and Exposure in the Learn tab above... that may be a good place to start.
:-)


 08/16/2002 12:57:03 PM · #98
Guess I missed this thread earlier. Darn day job just gets in the way of productive DPC activities. Here is one of my latest flower photos:
"Las Roses"
This is shot with one flash in an umbrella and another fitted with a snoot aimed to just kiss the two highlighted flowers.
 08/16/2002 01:03:08 PM · #99
Originally posted by Gene L.:
Guess I missed this thread earlier. Darn day job just gets in the way of productive DPC activities. Here is one of my latest flower photos:
"Las Roses"
This is shot with one flash in an umbrella and another fitted with a snoot aimed to just kiss the two highlighted flowers.


I am in serious and utter awe and envy! This is breathtaking! Fabulous job! What the heck is a "snoot"?
Whatever it is, it did the job.
I just love this photo!


 08/16/2002 01:37:12 PM · #100
Originally posted by Karen Bryan:
...What the heck is a "snoot"?
Whatever it is, it did the job.
I just love this photo!


Thank you Karen. A snoot is a light modifier that fits over the flash and funnels the light down to a narrow beam. Basically, turns your flash into a flashlight. I use it for controlled backlighting and special effects. "This" shows a setup with the snoot on my Vivitar 285 (the flash on the right).
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