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Not Nikon but pretty sharp

Discussion in 'Macro, Flowers, Insects, and Greenery' started by jryoung1947, Apr 23, 2007.

  1. jryoung1947

    jryoung1947

    1,456
    Nov 17, 2006
    Lakeland FL
    Finally some sun! Hand held Sigma 105, f8 1/320 ISO 200
    I cropped it a bit funny as I loved the sharp leaf hairs. I was asked where was the sun. This plant is facing east and the sun was just coming over our garage and I believe it is a Darwin Tulip. The petals are funny and I did no surgery on the tulip. :) 

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    NIKON D80    ---    105mm    f/8.0    1/320s    ISO 200
     
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    jryoung1947, Apr 23, 2007
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  2. dmwphoto

    dmwphoto

    22,474
    Mar 18, 2005
    Richmond, Va
    that is sharp as H...!!
    Very nice John. Handheld, hmmnnn....
     
    dmwphoto, Apr 23, 2007
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  3. SamIAM

    SamIAM

    1,920
    May 4, 2006
    Alpharetta, GA
    Great sharp picture. Really amazing.
    BTW, Taj Mahal is a tomb.:wink:
     
    SamIAM, Apr 23, 2007
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  4. jryoung1947

    jryoung1947

    1,456
    Nov 17, 2006
    Lakeland FL
    LOL changing as we speak :eek:  But then second thought that is occasionally accurate.
     
    jryoung1947, Apr 23, 2007
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  5. tojor

    tojor

    5,279
    Jul 27, 2005
    Denmark
    Lovely shot and very, very sharp. I'm very fond of my Sigma 105 as well. Great lens.
     
    tojor, Apr 23, 2007
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  6. Gale

    Gale

    978
    Jan 26, 2005
    Viera Fl
    Very nice
    Pretty color
     
    Gale, Apr 23, 2007
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  7. mrtac2man

    mrtac2man

    1,961
    Jun 3, 2005
    CT
    very nice shot.. from another 105 sigma owner.. might have to make a trip your way one weekend... wife also wants to go to the dutch store that is in Litchfield.. we are going out of town this weekend.. but will try to make plans in the near future.. the birding spot you are talking about.. do we need to bring feed for the birds???
     
    mrtac2man, Apr 23, 2007
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  8. Gerald Plowman

    Gerald Plowman

    1,330
    Dec 2, 2005
    Arlington, WA.
    That is an impressive lens. . . very sharp.
     
    Gerald Plowman, Apr 23, 2007
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  9. jryoung1947

    jryoung1947

    1,456
    Nov 17, 2006
    Lakeland FL
    The entrance is about 300 yards from the Dutch Bakery. :smile: Plenty of food there no need to bring any. You will see the usual but nice and close. There are Jays, Finches, Chickadees, Juncos, Red Bellied Woodpeckers, Grackles, Cowbirds and Red Winged BB. Right near by you will see YB Sap Suckers and a Pileated WoodPecker (maybe). I'll PM you witha URL
     
    jryoung1947, Apr 23, 2007
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  10. Yvette

    Yvette

    2,152
    Jan 3, 2007
    Texas
    Beautiful shot. I am impressed that it was handheld. You must have a really steady hand.
     
    Yvette, Apr 23, 2007
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  11. jryoung1947

    jryoung1947

    1,456
    Nov 17, 2006
    Lakeland FL
    Thanks, I was stretched out on the ground by our back steps.
     
    jryoung1947, Apr 23, 2007
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  12. KsJET

    KsJET

    128
    Feb 24, 2007
    MN
    Beautiful!! This just makes me want a true macro more....
     
    KsJET, Apr 23, 2007
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  13. bogrod

    bogrod

    61
    Feb 26, 2006
    Metro Detroit, Michigan
    Most quality lenses from any particular brand (In Sigma's case their "EX" line) macro primes in the 105mm are plenty sharp. As a matter of fact, they are probably way ahead of the photographic capabilities of most photographers. In John's case, I bet his technique is excellent.

    If anyone ever gets the desire, go check out the photographs by Arnab P. Das (I don't think he inhabits here, but at photo.net and filmlives.net) who takes absolutely blazingly sharp macro images with third-party macro primes (Kiron's, Vivitars, ect) People drool over his images and immediately want to buy whatever lens he happens to use in whatever image he posts. Funny thing is, most people don't even bother asking how he actually goes about getting the images.

    http://filmlives.net/community/viewtopic.php?t=249
     
    bogrod, May 20, 2007
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  14. Tosh

    Tosh

    5,482
    May 6, 2005
    NY
    John,

    That shot is so sharp I swear it put a scratch on my monitor screen!
    I'm in need of a macro lens and will definitely look into the Sigma. Thanks for showing this.
     
    Tosh, May 28, 2007
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  15. vettenut

    vettenut

    1,581
    Feb 27, 2006
    Tolland CT
    This picture is so sharp it hurts!. Nice color, love the water droplets, impressive. - Jeff
     
    vettenut, May 29, 2007
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  16. TomP

    TomP

    11,834
    Apr 12, 2006
    Central Georgia, USA
    Pretty amazing photo, esp if handheld!!! Look forward to more.
     
    TomP, May 29, 2007
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  17. jryoung1947

    jryoung1947

    1,456
    Nov 17, 2006
    Lakeland FL
    Thanks all for the comments. I badly need a tripod. I have a slik 212 but I use it only on occasion. Dave commented on this too (hand held). Sometimes I wake up and just need to go clicking. I felt so guilty I had to check out the exif to be sure the data was right. When I do use the tripod I feel it robs me of the serendipity of my adventure. Crawling on my belly on the wet grass makes me feel nature-like.
     
    jryoung1947, Jun 10, 2007
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