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[dod]

Some from the garden when I got home from work. All comments/critique appreciated as usual. First is not something I would usually try but I wanted to emphasis the water droplet. The straight shots pretty average.

 

[Matt]

wow some crackers there Dod...heres a challenge for you.....rose thorn with a drop of water hanging off it!...

 

[IanC_UK]

I like 2 and 4 mate !

The first one is just a touch dark for me, cant make out as much detail as i would like, has potential though ! have you tried adjusting levels up a little ?

 

[dod]

Darkened it deliberately, the Kentranthus is quite a "fussy" flower, I felt more detail made the pic more confusing. Just an experiment though, quite happy to admit I'm wrong

 

[IanC_UK]

Darkened it deliberately, the Kentranthus is quite a "fussy" flower, I felt more detail made the pic more confusing. Just an experiment though, quite happy to admit I'm wrong

Mate, i am pretty much always wrong !

 

[dod]

wow some crackers there Dod...heres a challenge for you.....rose thorn with a drop of water hanging off it!...

Oops, never noticed that, you know I'd go do one now, but it's dark

 

[CT]

Nice! The first one isn't my bag though. The thing that strikes is the difference between the hexagonal oof highlights with your macro lens and the rounder ones with the 17-40L?

 

[dod]

Nice! The first one isn't my bag though. The thing that strikes is the difference between the hexagonal oof highlights with your macro lens and the rounder ones with the 17-40L?

that's a good observation, I hadn't noticed it. I was pretty close with the 100mm at F4/F4.5. I wonder if distance might also have something to do with it? Have you had time to see what the sigma's like with that?

 

[CT]

I bought the Canon 180 macro - not the Sigma. I shall have the same problem (if it is a problem) as it's down to the number of blades in the diaphragm mechanism - more blades = rounder oof highlights. I would say that the closer you get to your subject the more you'll see the blade edges.

 

[CT]

That last B&W shot is lovely though - and it's those round oof highlights which really make it - a sort of fantasy world of fairy lights.

I'll get me coat!

 

[petemc]

Excellent shots there, love the last one.

 

[dod]

Thanks all The last one was always going to be B&W as the colour of the foliage is a dull boring green, not strong at all.

 

[dod]

.....rose thorn with a drop of water hanging off it!...

Here ya go All at ISO 800, hand held, onboard flash with some of them, ran through noiseware. (Edit: last ones ISO 200 ops: )