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reed_page · 04-16-2014, 10:06 AM

Nice shots! Love the perspective. The jet trails and clouds in the background add very nicely to the subjects in all of the shots.

Gareth · 04-16-2014, 10:16 AM

Originally posted by reed_page

Nice shots! Love the perspective. The jet trails and clouds in the background add very nicely to the subjects in all of the shots.

Thank you for the kind words

esrandall · 04-16-2014, 12:29 PM

The perspective on these is fantastic. They have a tulip festival close to where I live, and we went this past weekend. Such a target-rich environment, that even newbies like myself are able to come up with decent results. My wife is looking at these, and wants to know why mine don't look as great as these -- lol

**Amegalo** · 04-16-2014, 12:31 PM

Did you set camera on its back between the flowers?

esrandall · 04-16-2014, 12:44 PM

I was wondering the same thing myself. They were all too short/densely clustered at the festival I mentioned in my previous post.

Gareth · 04-16-2014, 01:35 PM

Yes, literally lay down so you don't get caught in the frame and put camera pretty much on the ground pointed up. It gets everything in though so if there is a building, person, tree, anything close by its in the frame so its retake retake and then retake !

Michael Piziak · 04-16-2014, 01:47 PM

These are all nicely done.
I take it you put the camera on the ground for some of them ?

BrianR · 04-16-2014, 03:13 PM

Very nicely done. I've been looking at ultra-wides with closeups of this sort in mind and you're definitely making a case for that sigma- it can certainly deliver in the right hands

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ps. your flickr and 500px links in your sig both have typos, but you're still findable.

**eaglem** · 04-16-2014, 03:20 PM

Reminds me of that movie about the war pilot Douglas Bader........................Reach for the skies.

Great shots BTW

Gareth · 04-16-2014, 03:28 PM

Thanks both! Just tried the links and you're right! Will have to get on to that tomorrow!

**Susinok** · 04-16-2014, 03:46 PM

Beautiful shots!

Gareth · 04-16-2014, 03:50 PM

Originally posted by Susinok

Beautiful shots!

Thank you

tessfully · 04-17-2014, 06:11 AM

Absolutely gorgeous. I plan to try this as soon as I have flowers.

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04-16-2014, 12:31 PM	#5
Amegalo Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Fairport New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 160	Did you ? Did you set camera on its back between the flowers?

04-16-2014, 03:13 PM	#9
BrianR Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,332	Very nicely done. I've been looking at ultra-wides with closeups of this sort in mind and you're definitely making a case for that sigma- it can certainly deliver in the right hands. ps. your flickr and 500px links in your sig both have typos, but you're still findable.

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04-16-2014, 10:06 AM	#2
reed_page Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Shrewsbury, NJ Photos: Gallery Posts: 108	Nice shots! Love the perspective. The jet trails and clouds in the background add very nicely to the subjects in all of the shots.

04-16-2014, 10:16 AM	#3
Gareth Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Wales, UK Posts: 768 Original Poster	Originally posted by reed_page Nice shots! Love the perspective. The jet trails and clouds in the background add very nicely to the subjects in all of the shots. Thank you for the kind words

04-16-2014, 12:29 PM	#4
esrandall Closed Account Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Sumner, WA Photos: Albums Posts: 965	The perspective on these is fantastic. They have a tulip festival close to where I live, and we went this past weekend. Such a target-rich environment, that even newbies like myself are able to come up with decent results. My wife is looking at these, and wants to know why mine don't look as great as these -- lol

04-16-2014, 12:44 PM	#6
esrandall Closed Account Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Sumner, WA Photos: Albums Posts: 965	I was wondering the same thing myself. They were all too short/densely clustered at the festival I mentioned in my previous post.

04-16-2014, 01:35 PM	#7
Gareth Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Wales, UK Posts: 768 Original Poster	Yes, literally lay down so you don't get caught in the frame and put camera pretty much on the ground pointed up. It gets everything in though so if there is a building, person, tree, anything close by its in the frame so its retake retake and then retake !

04-16-2014, 01:47 PM	#8
Michael Piziak Closed Account Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: West Virginia Posts: 2,815	These are all nicely done. I take it you put the camera on the ground for some of them ?

04-16-2014, 03:20 PM	#10
eaglem Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 43,164	Reminds me of that movie about the war pilot Douglas Bader........................Reach for the skies. Great shots BTW

04-16-2014, 03:28 PM	#11
Gareth Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Wales, UK Posts: 768 Original Poster	Thanks both! Just tried the links and you're right! Will have to get on to that tomorrow!

04-16-2014, 03:46 PM	#12
Susinok Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Norman, Oklahoma Posts: 478	Beautiful shots!

04-16-2014, 03:50 PM	#13
Gareth Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Wales, UK Posts: 768 Original Poster	Originally posted by Susinok Beautiful shots! Thank you

04-17-2014, 06:11 AM	#14
tessfully Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: S. Algonquin, Ontario Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,860	Absolutely gorgeous. I plan to try this as soon as I have flowers.

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