A bit too much black for my taste Peter, especially on the last one. I would have cropped that closer to the coloured part. Having said all that, my first impression was all about the colour itself and that looks great. My first thought was that it is almost like abstract painting.Quote:
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Macro flower photographs
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11th September 2011, 12:57 PMLetrowRe: Macro flower photographs
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12th September 2011, 04:05 AMFleshpistonRe: Macro flower photographs
About as "macro" as I can go with what I have:
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6195/...a43f1f81_b.jpg
Uluru NT (22 of 27) by Fleshpiston, on Flickr
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6063/...a656a7e0_b.jpg
Uluru NT (23 of 27) by Fleshpiston, on Flickr
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14th September 2011, 03:48 AMScoutRRe: Macro flower photographs
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14th September 2011, 03:50 AMArthur PlottierRe: Macro flower photographs
There is a lot of talent here and a fantastic display of images.
For close ups I using my Nikon 70-300VR with or without the Nikon 6T diopter.
Here are 2 images of a section of the australian native greville sp. from my garden.
The first image is just part of the flower
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14th September 2011, 09:20 AMLetrowRe: Macro flower photographsBeautiful Wendy. I like the second one best, it is very peaceful, almost dreamy with the brightly coloured flower and the darker background. In the first photo the flower looks great, but I find the bokeh a bit distracting, it is restless on my eyes.Quote:
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14th September 2011, 09:22 AMLetrowRe: Macro flower photographsGreat photos Arthur, I really like the bright colour against that blackQuote:
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14th September 2011, 10:54 PMlizzy310Re: Macro flower photographs
Thanks for posting how you took the photo. I wish everyone would do that. I am still trying to learn all the different combinations of apertures and shutter speeds and ISOs. I was just sitting here thinking about how you all are getting the background to blur...what combinations did you use. And then to take water and try to slow it down to experiment and learn...how does that work. So much to learn!
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14th September 2011, 10:55 PMlizzy310Re: Macro flower photographs
WOW...WOW WOW WOW.. what incredible colors and shapes.
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14th September 2011, 11:16 PMlizzy310Re: Macro flower photographs
I love all these. So many beautiful colors and shapes. Amazing! Thank you to those who post the camera stats for the photos. A newbie like me is still trying to figure out how all the apertures, shutter speeds, and ISOs work in various situations. I am truly impressed with the beauty of the photos in this thread!
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14th September 2011, 11:24 PMlizzy310Re: Macro flower photographs
This one reminds me of silk...a almost white wedding dress.
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14th September 2011, 11:29 PMlizzy310Re: orsRe: Primary Col
You did this f4 at 1/160. I am trying to learn this so if the shutter speed was higher would the background be more blurry?
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14th September 2011, 11:40 PMLoose CanonRe: orsRe: Primary Col
Purple Clematis
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15th September 2011, 02:45 AMRiccoRe: orsRe: Primary ColLiz - shutter speed is (sort of) unrelated to background blur. The two things that affect blur is the aperture and the focal length. Have a look at the tutorials for more information. The larger the aperture (smaller the f number), the more blur. So f/4 will blur more than f/20.Quote:
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15th September 2011, 03:22 AMlizzy310Re: orsRe: Primary Col
I've been reading, but nothing teaches you better than trial and error, and I am going to go play with this to see what happens. Thanks
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15th September 2011, 11:21 AMKiwi RicRe: orsRe: Primary Col
Man some great looking photos guys! heck! lots to learn,
Thought I might throw up a few of my efforts
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15th September 2011, 02:30 PMLetrowRe: orsRe: Primary ColBoth beauties Ric. I like the purple and detail in the top one best. The second photo has a nice vagueness to it.Quote:
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15th September 2011, 02:46 PMScoutRRe: orsRe: Primary Col
Both of these are just delicious. I prefer #2 but they are both wonderful. I do hope everyone is clicking on these to view in the lytebox.
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15th September 2011, 02:59 PMScoutRRe: orsRe: Primary ColLiz: I'd just like to add that distance from subject to background makes quite a difference also. Regardless of f stop, the farther away the subject is from the background the more blur. A good example of this is in the 2 shots that Ric posted in post 495. Also choose your backgrounds carefully and as you are studying you will start to notice what will work and what does not.Quote:
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I used to post my camera settings all the time, but have become lazy in that regard. I will start taking the time. There are EXIF viewers that you can get that will show you the EXIF data, in most but not all cases. The one I use is. KUSO. It is a free download, just google KUSO and you will see lots of download sites. It's easy to use and right clicking most images will show you all the camera settings. There are other viewers too, I just mentioned KUSO because I use it. Google EXIF viewer and you will see lots of options, I can't say if one is better or worse than another.
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15th September 2011, 03:01 PMlizzy310Re: orsRe: Primary Col
I don't really understand how it is blurry both in front of the flower and behind it. That is very cool!
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15th September 2011, 03:02 PMlizzy310Re: orsRe: Primary Col
What kind of lens did you use? That's my next purchase...a macro lens. Amazing shots. WOW
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