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Forum: Post Your Photos!
03-30-2011, 08:53 AM
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My vote is for #1.
#1 keeps my attention on the subject, while the foreground offers enough detail to make the entire capture interesting.
The second picture continues to draw my attention to the small tree/bush and unidentified dot in the lower right hand corner.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
03-29-2011, 07:30 PM
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Pulled the trigger on an 18-200mm f3.5-6.3 macro to be my walk-around glass for the K-x. Here's what I tried to do with it on it's first outing - covering close to far:
48mm f/4.5 1/3200sec ISO400
68mm f/5.6 1/3200sec ISO400
200mm f/6.3 1/1000sec ISO400
I believe if I would have moved to f/8 or f/9 on the second pic the orange jighead would have been a touch crisper...............maybe?
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Forum: Photo Critique
10-25-2010, 06:04 PM
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1) f11
2) f16
I'm somewhat confused what DOF has to do with lighting?
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Forum: Photo Critique
10-25-2010, 08:40 AM
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I'm looking to get some constructive critism in regards to the lighting on these two(2) pics.
Both were captured using a DIY tube to utilize the on-board flash from the K-x.
(flash intensity was turned down to -2.0, and diffused through 1/8" white foam and a white T-shirt)
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
10-15-2010, 11:54 AM
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x2 on interest in seeing the lighting setup...............please?
(inspirational capture as well!!)
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Forum: Photo Critique
10-15-2010, 10:38 AM
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This forum is fantastic! Thank you for putting my un-easiness as a newbie to rest. I've lurked here for quite some time trying to learn as much as I could before I applied it.
I'll attempt to apply as much as I can to my next exposures. I'm resisting the urge to try and apply everything it takes to capture a great macro all at once, as I tend to do much better long term if I work on one aspect at a time. I'm not comfortable with DOF yet as it seems to be a hit or miss deal with the 80-200mm lens I'm using. I'm hoping to see a pair of 50mm primes to show up this weekend that are planned to be used as dedicated bellows/ext. tube/reversed glass for macro exposures.
Thanks so much again! I'll have many more pics to critique while I travel on this learning curve.
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Forum: Photo Critique
10-15-2010, 10:25 AM
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newarts - thanks for clarifying that equation. I was returning today to ask a few questions about the undefined so I could apply it.
Thanks to everyone for the replies - every little bit helps, as I've realized very quickly this macro thing isn't a frame and shutter happenstance.
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Forum: Photo Critique
10-14-2010, 08:57 AM
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Two handheld attempts here that I'm wondering what could be done, other then my own additional practice, to get a crisper image.
At the angles they are captured at, I believe the DOF is deep enough; however, I'm not certain if there is a point of too much f-stop that creates a loss of IQ.
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I know the compositions aren't stellar and the lighting, well........sucks, but I want to get this DOF ironed out before I start working on the additional aspects.
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Forum: Photo Critique
10-13-2010, 07:44 PM
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Thanks.
Ole - would that be best controlled by a dampened light source or exposure correction? I'm struggling trying to find the right combination of f-stop and shutter speed to keep DOF wide enough to stay workable in a single image.
Wondering if a diffuser (read: white sheet or paper towel) would help tame the blow-outs?
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Forum: Photo Critique
10-13-2010, 07:24 PM
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Looking for macro help - if I'm on the right path or not?
This capture was taken using all three(3) extensions from a Fotodiox tube kit and an M lens at 200mm. It was set on a tripod, with DOF controlled by a macro rail. This is a single exposure (haven't reached the point of stacking pics yet) that spent a few minutes in LR and PS (for framing only).
The shot was composed at f4.5, then stopped down to f11, light source was handheld from the side (no camera flash).
These were (yes, I ate my models) mini M&M's set up to try my macro rail for the first time.
Please C&C for a macro newbie.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
06-17-2010, 08:45 AM
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Thanks for the comments! Personaly, I think the capture is still a bit soft around the eyes however I'm seeing a pattern of this from anything I handhold.
Adam, as far as the exposure quality - I can't take credit for it. I've been leaning very hard on the camera for metering. I simply spin the dial until I see a -0.3 on the meter, compose, and push the shutter button. Without that meter I'd be a blind man in a dark alley. :confused:
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
06-13-2010, 01:04 PM
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Thanks for the encouragement! I would certainly prefer to go handheld over the tripod.
Time to go practice..............
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
06-13-2010, 12:05 PM
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Used a tripod this time around - clarity has improved greatly over my handheld attempts.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
06-11-2010, 07:42 AM
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Without looking at the data, I'm inclined to say the shutter was in the 320-640 range. The robin received the very first exposures - and I realized very quickly this isn't a lens to be used handheld..................at least not in my hands.
Keeping focus on a subject that is randomly moving both in direction and speed proved challenging as well.
I'm taking this lens and a tripod to a youth baseball game tonight.......I'll be surfing the learning curve for certain.
Thanks for the heads-up on M primes! I feel I need some more shutter time before I take another step, but will certainly keep the eyes open.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
06-10-2010, 08:05 PM
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
06-10-2010, 08:03 PM
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Spent the evening getting familiar with a new-to-me 80-200mm M lens that I just bought off a forum member. The manual usage took some getting used to, and it became obvious very early on a monopod was the very minimum to keep things remotely crisp.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
06-05-2010, 10:33 AM
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The orange tabby went home with a very, very excited little girl. The remaining five(5) were given to the SPCA - as we are not a cat family and they were strays.
Thanks for the feedback!
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
06-03-2010, 05:54 AM
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So a lens that is labeled as f4-5.6 would be ideal with an f-stop of 6 or higher?
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
06-02-2010, 08:21 PM
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They caught the attention of the SPCA workers too! Very, very piercing blue. The only PP done was removal of two hot spots on the close up from fill flash, and cropping from the original.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
06-02-2010, 08:07 PM
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Great captures of a great program!
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
06-02-2010, 08:05 PM
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What started as a single peek from under the shed............
.....ended up with more then enough!
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
06-02-2010, 08:00 PM
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A capture between splashes.
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
05-28-2010, 10:10 PM
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I'm with them - diggin' that first capture!
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Forum: Post Your Photos!
05-28-2010, 09:49 PM
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Aperture was f18 - the listed f19 was as close as the drop down menu allowed. :confused:
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Forum: Photo Critique
05-21-2010, 08:17 PM
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I believe the flash intensity can be dialed down with the e-dial on the K-x. Maybe one step or so will back off the shadows a bit............(?)
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