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Hibiscus

Discussion in 'Macro, Flowers, Insects, and Greenery' started by Pa, Jun 25, 2005.

  1. Pa

    Pa Subscribing Member

    19,366
    May 5, 2005
    SW Virginia
    A friend gave us a large potted Hibiscus last week, and it immediately popped two large blossoms. Here's one:

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    Pa, Jun 25, 2005
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  2. Gale

    Gale

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    Jan 26, 2005
    Viera Fl
    Very Very Nice Pa,

    You did good. Processing is good :>)))
    Cheers !!!!!
     
    Gale, Jun 25, 2005
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  3. Kevin Scott

    Kevin Scott

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    May 5, 2005
    Orlando, Florida
    I never get tired of shooting or seeing Hibiscus. Nice detail in the petals!
     
    Kevin Scott, Jun 25, 2005
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  4. Pa

    Pa Subscribing Member

    19,366
    May 5, 2005
    SW Virginia
    Thanks for the kind comments. This was taken with a D70, 18-70mm "kit" lens, and PP with PS8.0 (CS). I also took several with the 55mm f/1.8, but for some reason they were not as sharply focussed.

    I used "spot" metering and shutter priority to maximize DOF and not blowout the highlights.

    I'm slowly learning! :wink:
     
    Pa, Jun 25, 2005
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  5. greyflash

    greyflash Subscribing Member

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    Jan 29, 2005
    St. George, Utah
    That is a really nice looking Hibiscus blossum and you have photographed it well. Red is a hard color to hold highlights on.
     
    greyflash, Jun 25, 2005
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  6. Flew

    Flew

    994
    Jan 25, 2005
    Alabama
    Excellent Pa. Just goes to prove that it's the person behind the camera that makes the most difference. :wink:
     
    Flew, Jun 25, 2005
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  7. Gilles

    Gilles

    1,602
    May 20, 2005
    Québec, Canada
    Very nice Pa. I agree with Gordon the red color is the hardest one to reproduce, you have to take the photo out of direct sunlight to prevent having very bad off colors like brown, blue, white.
     
    Gilles, Jun 26, 2005
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  8. Steve S

    Steve S

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    Feb 1, 2005
    SE Florida
    Nice looking shot, Pa, got a question for you

    If you're trying to maximize DOF, why are you using Shutter priority then? Shutter priority automatically selects the Aperture based on what you've set your Shutter speed to. Wouldn't you want to use Aperture priority?
     
    Steve S, Jun 26, 2005
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  9. Pa

    Pa Subscribing Member

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    May 5, 2005
    SW Virginia
    Re: Nice looking shot, Pa, got a question for you

    I admit it sounds counter-intuitive, but I used shutter priority to set shutter speed at the minimum I thought I should use. Then, I let the automatic exposure program choose the aperture for the iso setting I used. That way, I get the smallest aperture consistent with a hand-held exposure.
     
    Pa, Jun 26, 2005
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  10. Pa

    Pa Subscribing Member

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    May 5, 2005
    SW Virginia
    Actually, I think yellow is just as hard. I nearly tore my hair out trying to get detail into daffodil shots this spring.
     
    Pa, Jun 26, 2005
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