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Damselflies...

Discussion in 'Birds' started by JPS, Jul 26, 2005.

  1. JPS

    JPS

    9,254
    May 7, 2005
    North-East of Brazil
    Fuji S2 with Tamron SP90 - 1:125 @ f/11 handheld, with SB-80DX (via a SC-17 cord) also held by hand ! What a gymnastic i had to do :roll: !

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    Pity though that i couldn't get more DOF, because at 1:1, on the following pic, wich is FULL FRAME, not cropped at all, i had to choose
    weather i should focus on the body OR on the eye, as with f/11 i couldn't get both sharp !

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    Cheers,
    Jean-Pierre
     
    JPS, Jul 26, 2005
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  2. hillrg

    hillrg

    2,416
    Jan 31, 2005
    Nanaimo, BC, Canada
    The second one is outstanding - I am green with envy!
     
    hillrg, Jul 26, 2005
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  3. Brew

    Brew Guest

    Yes they are outstanding but like you said to bad you couldn't get his eye in field for the last one..
     
    Brew, Jul 26, 2005
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  4. Flew

    Flew

    994
    Jan 25, 2005
    Alabama
    Excellent shots Jean-Pierre. Maybe go to f18 next time, unless there just isn't enough light. The shallow DOF is tough to deal with I'm finding out.
     
    Flew, Jul 26, 2005
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  5. Ibn

    Ibn

    302
    Jun 28, 2005
    San Jose, CA
    Wow, excellent shots. If that eye was in focus, in the second shot, it would be perfect.
     
    Ibn, Jul 26, 2005
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  6. Gilles

    Gilles

    1,602
    May 20, 2005
    Québec, Canada
    Wow that's nice, the second one is so sharp.
     
    Gilles, Jul 26, 2005
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  7. kramp

    kramp

    976
    Apr 20, 2005
    Vancouver Island, B.C., Canada
    Nice Jean-Pierre, little jewels of the swamp!

    Martin
     
    kramp, Jul 26, 2005
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  8. Gale

    Gale

    978
    Jan 26, 2005
    Viera Fl
    Beautiful.....
    I like the first one :>))
    I can see the whole thng.......
     
    Gale, Jul 26, 2005
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  9. greyflash

    greyflash Subscribing Member

    33,089
    Jan 29, 2005
    St. George, Utah
    Wow, these are so sharp you could get cut with them. Excellent images, the second is my favorite.
     
    greyflash, Jul 26, 2005
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  10. james thiel

    james thiel

    8,875
    May 15, 2005
    Mill Creek, WA.
    Beautiful shots.
     
    james thiel, Jul 26, 2005
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  11. Kevin Scott

    Kevin Scott

    5,985
    May 5, 2005
    Orlando, Florida
    That lens is just amazing! Great captures!!
     
    Kevin Scott, Jul 26, 2005
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  12. JPS

    JPS

    9,254
    May 7, 2005
    North-East of Brazil
    I guess i will have to "cheat".. that is, i will try to shoot twice: once focussing on the eye, and another pic, focussing on the body, then, the usual "copy/paste" stuff ! Would that be fair :wink: ?
    Cheers,
    J-P.
     
    JPS, Jul 27, 2005
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  13. Flew

    Flew

    994
    Jan 25, 2005
    Alabama
    Absolutely fair Jean-Pierre. How is it fair to use a black box with complex optics and an electro-mechanical shutter and 1GB flash memory cards to capture images in the first place? Why is one pristine, but two is cheating? 8)

    Whatever it takes to get the best representation of your vision of the subject is fair. :wink:
     
    Flew, Jul 27, 2005
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  14. biggstr6

    biggstr6

    2,594
    Apr 26, 2005
    Richmond,Va
    Very good, I know what you mean about DOF. Thats the whole trick in Macro,very difficult for me. I usually am too excited to set up a tripod so im rocking back & forth with the DOF moving in & out.

    I bracket the f stop and shoot more than I think I need.
     
    biggstr6, Jul 27, 2005
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