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November 8, 2009 at 7:19 pm

PeteW wrote:

YHowever, I think this would’ve been stronger had you been front on to the window and got a more geometric composition (not sure if that’s possible though !)

Well spotted, I think the moving man adds some dynamic to the shot too, but I think it would work equally well without him.]

Thanks for the comment. I thought the same about the composition when I saw the picture but I think with the man walking it works at the angle. I may try again with a different composition.

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September 4, 2009 at 8:25 am

zanzibar wrote:

I’m a complete beginner at macro photography but am fascinated by the possibilities. I have a sigma 70-300m lens with a macro switch. My camera is a Nikon 1000d. What are the exact settings I need to take a shot of an insect. Is it something like … ‘close-up’ or ‘p’ setting with iso at 1,600. Any help greatly appreciated. :cry:

I don’t know anything about the camera, but I would suggest using the aperture priority (Av) mode to give you better control of the depth of field. The ‘close-up’ setting is probably all automatic but just geared towards close up.
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Also do I need a tripod and cable with button?
zanzibar

You will need to keep the camera perfectly still so a tripod would be recommended. If you don’t have one you’ll have to rest it on something as the smallest movement will ruin your pictures. You don’t need a cable since you can make use of your camera’s self timer. I’ve just bought a cable but previously used a 2 second timer to avoid shaking the camera.

I’m just learning myself and have been using a kit lens with some cheap macro extension tubes. You can see some results
here.

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September 4, 2009 at 8:11 am

PeteTheBloke wrote:

Nice idea. It has a lovely abstract feel and I reckon there would
be textures to enjoy at a larger scale. I wonder if it would be better
with a tiny bit more space around it?

Thanks for the comment. I cropped it as tight as I could but not really sure why. I’ll try leaving more space next time.

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September 4, 2009 at 7:43 am

Cookster wrote:

I would have expected the white background to be less grey, is that a product of the desaturation?? That could make the flower stand out more?? Maye it needs white reflectors to increase the light intensity on the background??

I think that was caused by some shadows falling on the background and getting the light brighter there would have made it cleaner. I wasn’t trying to make the rose stand out, more trying to get it to blend with the background. I have another picture of the same rose with a black backround.

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August 7, 2009 at 8:13 am

Agree with the others. Great shot and b/w conversion. I take it Serendipity is the name of the shop?

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August 7, 2009 at 8:09 am

Lovely shot with a lot of nice detail. Love the colouring too.

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July 29, 2009 at 8:48 am

PeteTheBloke wrote:

Nice portrait. Everything seems about right except for the farm
furniture in the BG – sometimes it’s hard to get away from it though.

Thanks for the comment. The distracting background was one of the reasons I converted to b&w.

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July 1, 2009 at 4:17 pm

PeteW wrote:

I’ve just taken delivery of the same set of tubes, we’ll have to compare results !! One thing you will need though is a lens with an aperture ring on it as all electrical contact between lens and camera is lost on the ones I got.

You can get around this by turning on the camera, setting the desired aperture, hold down the aperture preview button on the lens while removing the lens. This fixes the aperture on the lens allowing you to attach the extension tube. Problem is you have to repeat if you want to change the aperture.

I’ve had a few good shots with extension tubes on a 450D with 18-55mm lens, but they are a bit of a pain to use. Well worth it if you want to experiment with macro without a big outlay.

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June 30, 2009 at 12:25 pm

kenh wrote:

Nice capture, and it is odd, isn’t it; almost biblical?

I’d love to know the story behind it. Someone has suggested it might be the work of a graffiti artist. I like the Crave my touch Feel my warmth parts at the bottom too.

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June 17, 2009 at 9:06 pm

You can have some limited control over the aperture by attaching an ordinary lens, selecting the aperture you want, then press the aperture preview button and keep it pressed while you disconnect the lens. This should keep the aperture of the lens fixed. Then put on your extension tube and attach to the camera body. Of course if you want to change the aperture you’ll need to repeat.

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June 16, 2009 at 11:56 am

markst33 wrote:

How else do you post full size images on PI ? This is the only way I know how to do it. I would move away from flickr if there was another way.

You could use pix.ie. see their terms & conditions to see if they suite you.

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June 8, 2009 at 8:33 pm

Goosebanker wrote:

The dark birds against an overcast sky work well in B&W but did you convert to B&W or is it because of a genuine lack of colour in the scene and underexposure?

Thanks for the comments. There wasn’t much colour but I thought it looked better in B&W.

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June 5, 2009 at 6:35 pm

Pitmatic wrote:

I have called this picture “waiting” but what are they waiting for…

Great image, really like it. Funny about the KKK thing as I was thinking the same when I first saw the image.

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May 30, 2009 at 9:18 am

Cookster wrote:

You may be able to do some favours by sharing your knowledge of film photography. There are quite a few digital photographers going to the dark side to see what all the commotion’s about (remember when they said vinyl was dead?).

I’ve obviously given the wrong impression. My camera is digital so won’t be going to the dark side for a while :)

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May 29, 2009 at 2:22 pm

Thanks for the comments. I did a little post processing on it but didn’t want to over do it. Still have lots to learn.