Macro First flower shots

First flower shots · **1 Like**

My first flower shots. Looking for C&C. Thanks for looking.

The two last are with the lens + Raynox 250

**dcmsox2004** · 04-27-2010, 07:37 PM

very nice..... you gotta love that tamron... it really can produce beautiful results...and the raynox really worked very well.... thanks for sharing... looking forward to more of your photos...
dave m

miss_alexx · 04-28-2010, 05:25 AM

Thanks a lot for your nice comments. As you said, I really enjoy the tamron!

rustynail925 · 04-28-2010, 06:53 AM

Beautiful shots! The tamron really is impressive. especially when there is sunlight the colors/contrast just pop..
On the last shot , did you crop it or use a higher F stop to produce larger dof

miss_alexx · 04-28-2010, 07:04 AM

Originally posted by rustynail925

Beautiful shots! The tamron really is impressive. especially when there is sunlight the colors/contrast just pop..
On the last shot , did you crop it or use a higher F stop to produce larger dof

The last one is not a crop. I used a higher F stop. Thanks for your nice comment.

fevbusch · 04-28-2010, 07:13 AM

Scrumptious shots. So many nice things going on in these shots and they don't look too busy. You also answered a question I had about the K-x camera. It looks like a winner.
What camera did it replace,
and do you like the k-x better. Regards, Freddy

miss_alexx · 04-28-2010, 07:27 AM

Originally posted by fevbusch

Scrumptious shots. So many nice things going on in these shots and they don't look too busy. You also answered a question I had about the K-x camera. It looks like a winner.
What camera did it replace,
and do you like the k-x better. Regards, Freddy

Thanks for the comments

For the camera the k-x replaces... a P&S. This is my first SLR camera. I chose the k-x because my father since used a K1000 and some M lenses. I don't have to say that I like the k-x better than my 6mp nikon P&S.

Class A · 04-29-2010, 04:28 PM

You are on to a great start. Well done!

In general I noticed that some of your images (also in other threads) seem a little underexposed. For instance that last two flower shots would benefit from a brighter treatment, I think. What PP software are you using? Even the free Picasa can do wonders to images if you use it to adjust the levels and saturation.

I'm normally a big fan of subdued colours and moods and don't like over-saturated, over-contrasty images but with flowers going a bit wild often improves the impact of the image.

miss_alexx · 04-29-2010, 04:50 PM

Originally posted by Class A

You are on to a great start. Well done!

In general I noticed that some of your images (also in other threads) seem a little underexposed. For instance that last two flower shots would benefit from a brighter treatment, I think. What PP software are you using? Even the free Picasa can do wonders to images if you use it to adjust the levels and saturation.

I'm normally a big fan of subdued colours and moods and don't like over-saturated, over-contrasty images but with flowers going a bit wild often improves the impact of the image.

Thanks for the comment. I know the white flower is a bit underexposed, but I tried raising the exposure and the white started to blow out. I preferred to keep it darker than blowing out the white.

Class A · 04-29-2010, 05:00 PM

Originally posted by miss_alexx

I preferred to keep it darker than blowing out the white.

I agree.
Still, you could try to give it more pop in PP by raising the "lights" making sure you retain detail in the "highlights".

If you haven't tried it yet, I can recommend the free download of Lightroom 3 beta 2. It will run until the official version is released but you should have a couple of months to play with it.

Another good (free) tool that allows you to play with tone curves (i.e., manipulate some of the tone shades without affecting others) is RawTherapee.

Both of these programs work for JPGs as well so you don't have to start shooting RAW.

miss_alexx · 04-29-2010, 05:04 PM

Originally posted by Class A

I agree.
Still, you could try to give it more pop in PP by raising the "lights" making sure you retain detail in the "highlights".

If you haven't tried it yet, I can recommend the free download of Lightroom 3 beta 2. It will run until the official version is released but you should have a couple of months to play with it.

Another good (free) tool that allows you to play with tone curves (i.e., manipulate some of the tone shades without affecting others) is RawTherapee.

Both of these programs work for JPGs as well so you don't have to start shooting RAW.

Ok thanks, I did not know such free programs existed.

cupic · 04-30-2010, 12:05 AM

I like the way you have close up to the last ,even thou a common flower the macro brings it to life TFS

cheers

fevbusch · 04-30-2010, 11:39 AM

Yes, Miss alexx. There is no end to how much you can do to work up a photo's brightness
or colors, even bokeh. Picasa three is an absolutely free and fairly adequate image processor. It is also a great way to organize your photos. Just go to Google.com and down load the Picasa. It also is not a problematic utility that will interfere with other software.
No comments about one or two of your photos were underexposed, are a criticism that should discourage you. Criticisms from any of us are meant to be helpful so you (and we) can be the best we can be. You obviously have
real talent and we all look forward to seeing more of your work! Have fun, Freddy

miss_alexx · 04-30-2010, 02:06 PM

Originally posted by fevbusch

Yes, Miss alexx. There is no end to how much you can do to work up a photo's brightness
or colors, even bokeh. Picasa three is an absolutely free and fairly adequate image processor. It is also a great way to organize your photos. Just go to Google.com and down load the Picasa. It also is not a problematic utility that will interfere with other software.
No comments about one or two of your photos were underexposed, are a criticism that should discourage you. Criticisms from any of us are meant to be helpful so you (and we) can be the best we can be. You obviously have
real talent and we all look forward to seeing more of your work! Have fun, Freddy

Thanks for the comment. I will work more on PP next time.

fevbusch · 04-30-2010, 03:42 PM

Miss Alexx. I took the liberty of opening your white flower shot in Picasa.
All I did then was hit the button called "I'm feeling lucky".
You will see the attached brightned shot. Sincerely, Freddy
P.S. I normally process my shots in the very powerful Adobe Photoshop 7 but sometimes
I get an assist from Picasa. There are things you can do in Photoshop (or Photoshop Elements) that you could never do in Picasa. Sincerely, Freddy

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fevbusch Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brooklyn, New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,066	Macro first flower shots Miss Alexx. I took the liberty of opening your white flower shot in Picasa. All I did then was hit the button called "I'm feeling lucky". You will see the attached brightned shot. Sincerely, Freddy P.S. I normally process my shots in the very powerful Adobe Photoshop 7 but sometimes I get an assist from Picasa. There are things you can do in Photoshop (or Photoshop Elements) that you could never do in Picasa. Sincerely, Freddy Last edited by fevbusch; 09-10-2011 at 08:11 AM.

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04-27-2010, 07:37 PM	#2
dcmsox2004 Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: rhode island Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,522	very nice..... you gotta love that tamron... it really can produce beautiful results...and the raynox really worked very well.... thanks for sharing... looking forward to more of your photos... dave m

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miss_alexx Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Montréal, Québec Photos: Albums Posts: 584 Original Poster	Thanks a lot for your nice comments. As you said, I really enjoy the tamron!

04-28-2010, 06:53 AM	#4
rustynail925 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Philippines Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,551	Beautiful shots! The tamron really is impressive. especially when there is sunlight the colors/contrast just pop.. On the last shot , did you crop it or use a higher F stop to produce larger dof

04-28-2010, 07:04 AM	#5
miss_alexx Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Montréal, Québec Photos: Albums Posts: 584 Original Poster	Originally posted by rustynail925 Beautiful shots! The tamron really is impressive. especially when there is sunlight the colors/contrast just pop.. On the last shot , did you crop it or use a higher F stop to produce larger dof The last one is not a crop. I used a higher F stop. Thanks for your nice comment.

04-28-2010, 07:13 AM	#6
fevbusch Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brooklyn, New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,066	Scrumptious shots. So many nice things going on in these shots and they don't look too busy. You also answered a question I had about the K-x camera. It looks like a winner. What camera did it replace, and do you like the k-x better. Regards, Freddy

04-28-2010, 07:27 AM	#7
miss_alexx Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Montréal, Québec Photos: Albums Posts: 584 Original Poster	Originally posted by fevbusch Scrumptious shots. So many nice things going on in these shots and they don't look too busy. You also answered a question I had about the K-x camera. It looks like a winner. What camera did it replace, and do you like the k-x better. Regards, Freddy Thanks for the comments For the camera the k-x replaces... a P&S. This is my first SLR camera. I chose the k-x because my father since used a K1000 and some M lenses. I don't have to say that I like the k-x better than my 6mp nikon P&S.

04-29-2010, 04:28 PM	#8
Class A Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Posts: 11,211	You are on to a great start. Well done! In general I noticed that some of your images (also in other threads) seem a little underexposed. For instance that last two flower shots would benefit from a brighter treatment, I think. What PP software are you using? Even the free Picasa can do wonders to images if you use it to adjust the levels and saturation. I'm normally a big fan of subdued colours and moods and don't like over-saturated, over-contrasty images but with flowers going a bit wild often improves the impact of the image.

04-29-2010, 04:50 PM	#9
miss_alexx Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Montréal, Québec Photos: Albums Posts: 584 Original Poster	Originally posted by Class A You are on to a great start. Well done! In general I noticed that some of your images (also in other threads) seem a little underexposed. For instance that last two flower shots would benefit from a brighter treatment, I think. What PP software are you using? Even the free Picasa can do wonders to images if you use it to adjust the levels and saturation. I'm normally a big fan of subdued colours and moods and don't like over-saturated, over-contrasty images but with flowers going a bit wild often improves the impact of the image. Thanks for the comment. I know the white flower is a bit underexposed, but I tried raising the exposure and the white started to blow out. I preferred to keep it darker than blowing out the white.

04-29-2010, 05:00 PM	#10
Class A Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Posts: 11,211	Originally posted by miss_alexx I preferred to keep it darker than blowing out the white. I agree. Still, you could try to give it more pop in PP by raising the "lights" making sure you retain detail in the "highlights". If you haven't tried it yet, I can recommend the free download of Lightroom 3 beta 2. It will run until the official version is released but you should have a couple of months to play with it. Another good (free) tool that allows you to play with tone curves (i.e., manipulate some of the tone shades without affecting others) is RawTherapee. Both of these programs work for JPGs as well so you don't have to start shooting RAW.

04-29-2010, 05:04 PM	#11
miss_alexx Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Montréal, Québec Photos: Albums Posts: 584 Original Poster	Originally posted by Class A I agree. Still, you could try to give it more pop in PP by raising the "lights" making sure you retain detail in the "highlights". If you haven't tried it yet, I can recommend the free download of Lightroom 3 beta 2. It will run until the official version is released but you should have a couple of months to play with it. Another good (free) tool that allows you to play with tone curves (i.e., manipulate some of the tone shades without affecting others) is RawTherapee. Both of these programs work for JPGs as well so you don't have to start shooting RAW. Ok thanks, I did not know such free programs existed.

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04-30-2010, 12:05 AM	#12
cupic Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia-NSW Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,824	I like the way you have close up to the last ,even thou a common flower the macro brings it to life TFS cheers

04-30-2010, 11:39 AM	#13
fevbusch Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brooklyn, New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,066	Yes, Miss alexx. There is no end to how much you can do to work up a photo's brightness or colors, even bokeh. Picasa three is an absolutely free and fairly adequate image processor. It is also a great way to organize your photos. Just go to Google.com and down load the Picasa. It also is not a problematic utility that will interfere with other software. No comments about one or two of your photos were underexposed, are a criticism that should discourage you. Criticisms from any of us are meant to be helpful so you (and we) can be the best we can be. You obviously have real talent and we all look forward to seeing more of your work! Have fun, Freddy

04-30-2010, 02:06 PM	#14
miss_alexx Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Montréal, Québec Photos: Albums Posts: 584 Original Poster	Originally posted by fevbusch Yes, Miss alexx. There is no end to how much you can do to work up a photo's brightness or colors, even bokeh. Picasa three is an absolutely free and fairly adequate image processor. It is also a great way to organize your photos. Just go to Google.com and down load the Picasa. It also is not a problematic utility that will interfere with other software. No comments about one or two of your photos were underexposed, are a criticism that should discourage you. Criticisms from any of us are meant to be helpful so you (and we) can be the best we can be. You obviously have real talent and we all look forward to seeing more of your work! Have fun, Freddy Thanks for the comment. I will work more on PP next time.