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Postby NJ on Mon Dec 19, 2005 3:07 pm

still playing with the close up filters. the lavendar plant is great for attracting bees and insects :D heres a few that i got today. some cropping, USM and auto contrast applied.
this one was quite heavily cropped.
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only minor cropping these ones.
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comments, of corse, very welcome
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Postby Alpha_7 on Mon Dec 19, 2005 3:23 pm

Looks like your having a lot of fun, :)

#1 As it was loading I thought damn the lavendar is OOF, but then came the bee, nice job, we all know they rarely sit still just to be photographed.

#2 Is nice, nice smooth bokeh, not sure if its CA or blur or what's going on with the back of the wings of the butterfly..

#3 I didn't like so much.. the wings seem seem too soft to make this a great shot
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Postby mudder on Mon Dec 19, 2005 3:25 pm

Strewth, the bee shots a pearler! Just makes me wonder, hope no-one sees us wandering around the yard chasing bees around :lol:

Looks like you've got the hang of those filters!
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Postby NJ on Mon Dec 19, 2005 5:31 pm

cheers for the kind comments guys. heres one more of the flutterby, just coz.
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Postby marcotrov on Mon Dec 19, 2005 6:45 pm

First one is a corker NJ. Great focus technique, colour sat. and balance.
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Postby johnd on Mon Dec 19, 2005 8:10 pm

I agree with the other comments. That first one is a cracker NJ.
After spending half the weekend chasing these dudes around, I know just how difficult they are to photograph.
Did you use manual focus or AF?
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Postby NJ on Mon Dec 19, 2005 8:56 pm

thanks john and marco for the nice comments. very appreciated. yeh, john, i manualy focused...just set the focus to infinity (to give me maybe a cm more reach lol) and physically moved back and forth until things became in focus. i must have taken easily over 100 shots to finally get one like this :lol:
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Postby johnd on Mon Dec 19, 2005 9:04 pm

NJ wrote:i must have taken easily over 100 shots to finally get one like this :lol:


How did people did this sort of thing before digital (and I'm sure they did)? Must have cost a fortune in film.
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Postby NJ on Mon Dec 19, 2005 9:24 pm

johnd wrote:
NJ wrote:i must have taken easily over 100 shots to finally get one like this :lol:


How did people did this sort of thing before digital (and I'm sure they did)? Must have cost a fortune in film.


i thought the exact same thing today! i would hate to be the person paying for processing :shock:
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Postby Potatis on Tue Dec 20, 2005 11:09 pm

Number 1 is excellent. Very good colour, and so sharp and clear. The others are good too, just that the bee is a real standout. Well done, NJ. :)
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Postby NJ on Tue Dec 20, 2005 11:17 pm

thanks very much doug. maybe i shoulda posted the flutterbys in a different thread, they dont get much attention compared to the bee :lol: not that i care, i love getting all these great comments. its a great feeling knowing that people really like photos you've taken :D
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Postby Neeper on Wed Dec 21, 2005 9:00 am

Shots like make me lust for a macro lens!
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