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Dragon Fly.
Yes you are right, I have got so used to the sharpness of the macro lens that using the zoom it just doesn't seem to look 100% I would have been very happy with that photo a couple of months ago when I started. The only thing I will say is that it being an auto focus lens allowed me to get the sh...
Posted by Mike-P on 16/06/2008 - 07:09
Crow - 31mm Limited
Thanks. Not really sure if he was injured, or maybe just a youngster dazed or possibly heat exhaustion but he didn't seem worried by me being there and made no effort at all to fly off! Got close enough at one point that I was worried that he might peck the lens! So considering it was the 31mm Li...
Posted by Unlocker on 15/06/2008 - 23:03
Crow - 31mm Limited
Hi George, now that I've viewed it on my PC screen, it does look a lot duller than it did at home. I am confused, so have posted a seperate thread to try and help. Thanks all for the comments guys, they are helpful! This bird is black after all! On my screen it looks great with a good range of tone...
Posted by beakynet on 16/06/2008 - 13:18
This proves I have no clue
So there's a pretty waterfall that I want to photograph. The sky is overcast in the afternoon. I'm thinking I'd like to have as much as possible in focus. Camera is set to Tv priority. K100d with 18-55 lens, no tripod. Took multiple shots as I started at f/11 and ended at f/4. Everything excep...
Posted by GivingTree on 16/06/2008 - 08:57
This proves I have no clue
It looks to me as if you were shooting with the zoom lens set as wide as possible (18mm?). With wide angle lenses, unless you are quite close to the subject, just about everything will be in focus at f4. This allows you to use higher shutter speeds if you want to "freeze" the water. ...
Posted by Mac on 16/06/2008 - 10:47
This proves I have no clue
I thought that the question was about the exposure as much as anything. In the top shot the water is blown out but at 1/10 at 5.6 that's more exposure than f4 at 1/30 (I think) and hence the highlights blow out. Shouldn't you switch to spot metering in this case when the whites of the water wi...
Posted by mikew on 16/06/2008 - 11:11
This proves I have no clue
I you are OK with freezing the water with every detail, a faster shutter speed might help to cut down the light. Otherwise you have not much choice but to tack on a couple of ND filters to bring the light down to a level to which your camera can handle. Even on overcast days, the highlights refle...
Posted by amoringello on 16/06/2008 - 11:22
Little Mick
Love it. Good focus, enough Depth of Field, lovely bokeh. Could you PhotoShop out the leash? :)
Posted by Mac on 16/06/2008 - 10:38
Sunken Boat, 2nd attempt
Well, thank you folks for all the encouragement. As I said in the original thread, I was going back armed with your advice, and try to make something of the subject. I played around with depth of field and mono. I've put on a few pictures which I think are the best of the bunch. C&C much a...
Posted by Father Ted on 16/06/2008 - 20:42
Sunken Boat, 2nd attempt
I'm no expert, not by a longshot, but I must say that these are definitely an improvement over others I've seen from you here. I can tell that you "looked" - looked for lines that lead somewhere, shapes that have a graphic element of their own... I really hope you enjoyed your photo fiel...
Posted by GivingTree on 17/06/2008 - 04:51
Spider macros
The focus on the first one is spot on and I like the little blue water spider, very jewel-like. I notice the Tamron's not in your sig any more - has it gone to pastures new now the Sigma's arrived?
Posted by hefty1 on 17/06/2008 - 16:44
Spider macros
The focus on the first one is spot on and I like the little blue water spider, very jewel-like. I notice the Tamron's not in your sig any more - has it gone to pastures new now the Sigma's arrived? I still have it, just needed to make room in my sig for others. :wink: Maybe thats telling me i ha...
Posted by Clarky on 17/06/2008 - 18:24
Macro shots
Very nice. You seem to be getting great Depth of Focus(Field). What lens are you using?
Posted by Mac on 17/06/2008 - 13:53
Tamron 90mm Macro F2/8 & Vivitar 2X macro converter pics
Won a 2X Vivitar macro converter on Ebay a few weeks ago on Ebay USA and it finally arrived today so thought I would team it up with the tamron 90mm macro lens. These are all uncropped pictures, taken by hand with no stacking and manual focus. I can actually go closer on three of these, the fly i...
Posted by Mike-P on 17/06/2008 - 20:01
Progressively closer
Tamron 90mm macro with Vivitar 2X teleconverter attached. Starting to quite like this teleconverter thing, all images are manual focus, hand held and uncropped. I could have got a LOT closer I reckon but he was getting a bit twitchy as it was :D Click on pic for flickr a...
Posted by Mike-P on 18/06/2008 - 11:52
Progressively closer
Nice composition and colours, but looking at the full size version, I can't help but think the quality's suffering, probably due to that teleconverter. Nothing looks properly defined, not from being out of focus, or due to camera shake, but just a bit fuzzy over all. I'd be inclined to try some ...
Posted by Daniel Bridge on 18/06/2008 - 19:01
Progressively closer
Nice composition and colours, but looking at the full size version, I can't help but think the quality's suffering, probably due to that teleconverter. Nothing looks properly defined, not from being out of focus, or due to camera shake, but just a bit fuzzy over all. I'd be inclined to try some ...
Posted by Mike-P on 18/06/2008 - 19:44
55-300 First 'live fire' results
I do like the robin, the overall rendition of the picture seems better than my Tamron 70-300 is capable of but it's difficult to tell without shooting both lenses back-to-back. Nice capture though, the focus on his eye is spot on! :D
Posted by hefty1 on 22/06/2008 - 23:28
55-300 First 'live fire' results
Thanks for that Hefty, since wer'e both Bucks based a back to back is not beyond the realms of possibility and would be of great interest to many on the forum no doubt. Worth thinking about at least :?: (Incidentally the rest of the gear is a *ist DL2 plus a load of lenses, bodies, film, tubes.....
Posted by Madmapper on 23/06/2008 - 19:10
Free Halton Air show!
Must admit, will have to check the local papers more often as we do seem to miss these events! Perhaps we should all announce what event we are going to in local groups and outnumber the C & N crowd! That 2nd one did end up hitting the ground, as you can guess, they were flying under the rope...
Posted by Unlocker on 19/06/2008 - 00:23
