nas wrote on Jun 17^th, 2008 at 4:22pm:


Hi Nas,

Thanks. I will experiment with the color on this one and see what turns up.

Diane

duetsdove wrote on Jun 17^th, 2008 at 2:39pm:


Hi Ren,

Thank you. I really like the plant after a rain with all the droplets covering it. I have found that shooting in macro even the slightest breeze can blur your shot, the wind from this mild rainstorm kept kicking up so it was a challenge. 

Diane

Thanks Diane.

I do find this a tad "washed-out"! compared to the previous one. But the focus is more consistent. Of course, should you wish, you could always wash this back in by a tweak on the colour saturation.

p.

DianeEsk wrote on Jun 16^th, 2008 at 10:36pm:


Hi Diane,

Thanks muchly. It does not mean anything yet but I shall Google in a few mins.

Yes, I am sure you can re-shoot but this is fascinating, nonetheless.

I am hopeless with my (single) macro setting. Mind you, I did shoot a fairly good shot of a slug on cow parsley over the weekend. But that is unusual - mostly I shoot blurrs.

Well done!

p.

Prosaic,

I took several shots trying to get it right but the problem was the wind kept making the palm leaf move and this was the clearest shot of all I took. I was using the close-up setting, which works quite well and is very clear. It is a Kodak 10x Zoom. It has a Kodak color science chip and a Schneider Kreuznach Variogon Lens, if that helps you any. I am hoping for another rain with less wind so I can re-shoot with better conditions to get a fully focused shot. I guess I could drag out the water hose...  

Diane

Hi Diane,

This is an interesting one because the focus is amid-ships, with out-of-focus areas back and forth. This is quite unusual... I am not entirely sure I like it per se but I certainly find it fascinating and instructive.

What camera are you using, please? (The clarity of the focus-area is stunningly-good - which, of course, also reflects on the photographer: both elements have to be right).

Good colours, too.

Thanks for posting.

p.