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Posted By: Sailor, 02-11-2010, 06:10 PM

A rainy afternoon kept me inside and after reading for several hours, I decided to pull out my DFA 100 and DA 35 and try some macro shots of a car model my older daughter gave me for Christmas. I don't shoot macro often, and like a "model student", I learn something everytime I take a crack at it. Today I learned (re-learned, if I'm honest) that the camera "sees" dust that my bleary old eyes don't (see image 1). Still, I had fun, and it sure beat watching nincompoops screaming at one another on cable news.

I'll remember my Swifter next time.

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02-11-2010, 07:01 PM   #2
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Nice ride Jer. Pretty good shots too.

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So you have them too eh? I thought it was just a Canadian thing.

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Ha, ha...I like your attitude Jer of TV versus doing ANYTHING else any a rainy day. Interesting project you came up with for a learning experience. I keep settling for the cat for lack of imagination.
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HONEY I SHRUNK THE PORSCHE

haha nice Jer


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Very nice. A lot of detail on such a small car.
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Nice ride Jer. Pretty good shots too.
So you have them too eh? I thought it was just a Canadian thing.

Tom
Hey thanks, Tom - I just gotta remember to dust stuff off before going to the work of macro photography. Regarding the "screaming heads" . . . . we've got 'em droves; the good news is you can turn 'em off.

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Ha, ha...I like your attitude Jer of TV versus doing ANYTHING else any a rainy day. Interesting project you came up with for a learning experience. I keep settling for the cat for lack of imagination.
Thanks, my friend. Yeah, anything's better than TV. I should do macro more often - it takes you into a "different world". This was the first time I've used my DA 35 as a true macro since I bought it about a year ago.

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haha nice Jer


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Thanks, buddy.

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Very nice. A lot of detail on such a small car.
Thanks. It's an incredibly detailed model - even the carpeted areas in the cockpit and both "trunks" are covered with a soft, fuzzy fabric.

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Good photos of a pretty model Jer and you are right about the TV as well.

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Good photos of a pretty model Jer and you are right about the TV as well.
Thanks, my friend. I simply have to try macro stuff more often.

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