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white butterfly and flowers
Lovely subject. #4 - Narrow DOF works well but if the image was rotated anticlockwise slightly, you could possibly lose the distracting top left corner. #3 The butterfly's head is very sharp but I think a smaller aperture could have been used to show more of the flower's centre in focus. #1...
Posted by Mannesty on 15/06/2010 - 18:27
white butterfly and flowers
I find the first 3 to be pretty ordinary, they're okay but each has it's problems as noted by everyone above. The 4th one however is excellent, focus in all the right places, and I like the OOF foreground wing. Even the hard shadow looks good. Like it a lot, great shot!
Posted by thoughton on 17/06/2010 - 00:09
Slate Truck
James, I'm deeply offended by your audacity: my images are always perfect and can never be improved by anyone!! Seriously, this is a strong, gritty effort which works really well. I rarely convert rusty stuff: I like the rich colours too much! Perhaps I shoud do so more often. Thank you for yo...
Posted by bwlchmawr on 16/06/2010 - 18:36
Slate Truck
Wow Richard! You've even managed to change the season to Autumn. That's what I call saturation. You see, that out of focus background DOES work! Thanks for your interest.
Posted by bwlchmawr on 16/06/2010 - 19:29
50mm f1.7 M: More Wedding Pics
VERY good shots, these all work really well! :) I also use the 50mm 1.7 M quite often (all the time actually), it's a fantastic lens. I know how difficult it can be to get shots in the moment as you have to focus quickly and get your settings correct at the same time. But you've done a very good ...
Posted by maxgorilla on 16/06/2010 - 14:33
50mm f1.7 M: More Wedding Pics
A very noble effort indeed I say - I wouldn't place too much concern on the blown highlights in the first; I don't think it's a problem at all. Certainly doesn't detract from the photo. The only thing I'd say about that shot is the bridesmaid on the left not looking at the camera like the rest o...
Posted by Snootchies on 17/06/2010 - 08:21
Artichoke in flower
Jeff, I too like the context of the second, but the shadowed weedy bit in the top LH part detracts from the overall image. Perhaps another blpom with a different background, or a wider aperture to throw the background right out of focus? The colour is astounding!
Posted by i-Berg on 17/06/2010 - 06:43
Sharp Egg?
I would've expected sharper - but I can't immediately tell if it's out of focus, or suffering from a touch of motion blur. Then again, at f/22 you may start to get diffraction effects and a loss of sharpness. Even at f/22 the depth of field can be painfully small when using macro + extensions :sh...
Posted by MattMatic on 16/06/2010 - 16:55
Sharp Egg?
Mike this one is from photozone and f/22 doesn't look promising, at f/16 you get almost triple the amount off sharpness. If you want everything in focus you need to use a technique called focus stacking. Never done it but Google is your friend here.
Posted by Anvh on 16/06/2010 - 17:43
Sharp Egg?
I agree with Mike. I can't see evidence of camera shake: I don't think it's in focus. Even f22 is critical at these distances. Does the K7 have some sort of focus confirmation? This can help, but it's unlikely to be infallible this close. I find I have to take several, apparently identical sh...
Posted by bwlchmawr on 16/06/2010 - 19:37
Sharp Egg?
Further thanks to all. Will have to wait 'til the w/e to try. Will get back! Coker.
Posted by coker on 17/06/2010 - 23:37
Swan not at sunset
Good exposure and focus! But as said before, I think the swan needs a little more breathing space. Re. auto resizing: Why not make the image 800 pixels wide before uploading, then it won't be resized. And you have full control of the sharpness.
Posted by terje-l on 17/06/2010 - 12:38
Swan not at sunset
Good exposure and focus! But as said before, I think the swan needs a little more breathing space. Re. auto resizing: Why not make the image 800 pixels wide before uploading, then it won't be resized. And you have full control of the sharpness. Thanks for the comments and advice. I normally do re...
Posted by robbie_d on 17/06/2010 - 15:44
Gorillas
these Gorillas where taken at bush gardens in America so I'm not able to return until next year to retake the images the male look's out of focus to me but I don't under stand it really because i was on a tripod and using a cable and there was no glass or netting to get in the way of focusing. o...
Posted by pink on 16/06/2010 - 17:20
Gorillas
Hmm, I'd say the first one is suffering from camera shake (look at those white strands of stuff on his shoulder). If you've got a wobbly tripod or something the 2nd one is probably the same problem but to a lesser extent. That, or they're both just out of focus. I suppose it's also possible that...
Posted by thoughton on 17/06/2010 - 00:14
Gorillas
I use my 55-300mm on these shots as I left my tamron 70 200 mm f2.8 at home so I think next time i will buy a sigma 500mm because I've looked at all the gorilla shots and all of them are soft focus. James
Posted by pink on 17/06/2010 - 09:09
Gorillas
The Pentax 55-300mm is a very sharp lens, but it has to be held very steady and the focus has to be right. Same applies to all lenses over 200mm. Also the light looks good so you could have probably got away with f/11 for increased DOF. Algi
Posted by Algernon on 17/06/2010 - 10:15
A Bit of a Bargain
Andrew, that's a very busy photo too look at :) What do they mean with the donkey sign? :| Yes, not a great shot, Stefan, but I was just pointing the lens at different things to see how it performed and how easy it was to hold steady, focus etc. Not sure how much use I'll get out of it but who know...
Posted by bwlchmawr on 17/06/2010 - 08:42
The Lakes at the weekend
Emma, don't take it personally. Mike has offered a little helpful advice here, albeit without pointing out the positives (which is rare for Mike, I guess the AA comment is just the straw that broke the camels back) Plus, don't be discouraged. Critique helps us improve, I look back at some of the ...
Posted by RR on 17/06/2010 - 21:27
The Lakes at the weekend
So to get back to the C&C, For me it looks like a few shots I have taken lately, conforms to the rule of thirds, has an interesting sky, but that is about all it has. It is an ok shot, but nothing special. I think the real lesson to learn in photography is not the "physics", aperture,iso,speed,dof,...
Posted by davex on 17/06/2010 - 23:27
