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Hi all,
I think I'll dip my toe into the boiling hot water of critique!!!
I'm quite partial to a macro, particularly of spiders!
For a while now I seem to have plateaued out at what I can do.... I feel there is more!
Over the years I've noticed the differences of shooting with different rigs, so I can easily see the IQ differences between my old bridge cameras and the Nikon I had & the Fuji I currently own..... but...
.....I have to say that my base image quality has remained quite static...
the one below:
DSCF4587_lzn by adzman_808, on Flickr
Basic EXIF
So firstly this guy (actually it's probably a juvenile female cross spider, but I digress) is about the size of my little finger's finger nail
It was shot hand held
The PP was done in LightZone (I don't have LR or PS etc)
I'm not desperately unhappy with the image... but I do feel it could be better (a lot better)
and by better, I mean
Obviously garden spider shots are governed by external factors.. the breeze moves them in their webs... plants & shrubs where they reside are not the best lit places (flash Adam?) Spider shots generally seem to mean crouching down & reaching into awkward places, not conducive to firm camera holding technique!
The other limitations as well as my technique can be workflow & gear related...
My Fuji 60mm "macro" isn't a true macro (1:2)
My PP skills are weak (no really weak!!) & my workflow toolset is free stuff.
But I DON'T see the answer here to be "buy a FF, a L Glass macro and get PS full version" I want to work with what I have
Reading my exif info above (its amazing how typing a post like this helps you find your own answers!!) I think my enemy here was probably ISO (namely auto iso) as f10 & 1/125 were probably in the right ball park...?
What says you?
Thanks in advance
I think I'll dip my toe into the boiling hot water of critique!!!
I'm quite partial to a macro, particularly of spiders!
For a while now I seem to have plateaued out at what I can do.... I feel there is more!
Over the years I've noticed the differences of shooting with different rigs, so I can easily see the IQ differences between my old bridge cameras and the Nikon I had & the Fuji I currently own..... but...
.....I have to say that my base image quality has remained quite static...
the one below:
DSCF4587_lzn by adzman_808, on Flickr
Basic EXIF
- F10
- 60.0 mm
- 1/125
- iso1600
- Off, did not fire
- Manual
So firstly this guy (actually it's probably a juvenile female cross spider, but I digress) is about the size of my little finger's finger nail
It was shot hand held
The PP was done in LightZone (I don't have LR or PS etc)
I'm not desperately unhappy with the image... but I do feel it could be better (a lot better)
and by better, I mean
- Sharper
- Better exposed
- Greater DOF across the spider
Obviously garden spider shots are governed by external factors.. the breeze moves them in their webs... plants & shrubs where they reside are not the best lit places (flash Adam?) Spider shots generally seem to mean crouching down & reaching into awkward places, not conducive to firm camera holding technique!
The other limitations as well as my technique can be workflow & gear related...
My Fuji 60mm "macro" isn't a true macro (1:2)
My PP skills are weak (no really weak!!) & my workflow toolset is free stuff.
But I DON'T see the answer here to be "buy a FF, a L Glass macro and get PS full version" I want to work with what I have
Reading my exif info above (its amazing how typing a post like this helps you find your own answers!!) I think my enemy here was probably ISO (namely auto iso) as f10 & 1/125 were probably in the right ball park...?
What says you?
Thanks in advance