Thanks Wombat and Geoff for the nice comments.
If all did the same in image quality then I would go for one that offers the most control for the least price. :)
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Thanks Wombat and Geoff for the nice comments.
If all did the same in image quality then I would go for one that offers the most control for the least price. :)
thanks Speaklightly, it did have a little saturation boost and sharpened up the centre blossom a little in photoshop. So unfortunately i cant take all the credit. I am pleased with it though.
Allan.
Geoff, DiJ, and Allan-
Many thanks for your contributions. They are all great - high detailed with fantastic colors. Let's hope that we can make this an ongoing thread, as we have so many fine flower macro examples.
Sarah Joyce
What a cool thread! I bought my new digicam (Olympus C-60) mainly for doing close ups of flowers. I especially like surprising people with the results I can get with this simple little camera.
Being a professional gardener, I have many opportunities to capture blooms of all sorts, both wild & 'tame'.
One of my most elusive 'prey' that I managed to capture recently was the wild Calypso orchids that bloomed during a series of Spring storms we had here on the Calif. coast. I found a small 'window of opportunity' between downpours to 'shoot' this wily 'creature'. ;)
I used my mini tripod, but these orchids are so close to the ground that I mounted the camera sideways & braced the folded-up tripod on the ground to get these shots, so I guess it's sort of semi hand-held. After about an hour & 70+ shots later, I came home muddy, wet & thrilled to have gotten about 10 'keepers' out of the batch.
I guess this is why some people think photographers are 'kinda nutty' sometimes,huh? :D
Here's another of a very open tulip. Taken handheld, i do have my new tripod though so i cant wait tto get out and see if my pics improve.
XT/Sigma 18-125mm @ 125mm (hand held)|ISO 100 TV 200 f/9 ... I believe. Was seeing how the camera handled the white in full evening sunlight:
http://img122.echo.cx/img122/3897/wh...img05378iy.jpg
Digideb, Allan, and Bluedog-
Many thanks for your great contributions. They look great.
Sarah Joyce
Here is my contribution to the flower thread. This was taken with my Canon D60. ISO of 100, using a 30-80 lens, hand-held, on landscape setting. hope you like.
Wow, Oh Wow! Bald Eagle-
Thanks so much for posting that photo. The colors are so dramatic! Wow!
Sarah Joyce
Nicely Done! You've got to be loving your new Sigma! I am extremely jealous! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Bluedog