Perpetual flower photo thread

[Geoff Chandler]

[QUOTE=Bluedog]very nice Geoff!

First shot with my new Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8:

Focal Length 68 mm
Exposure Time 1/250 sec
Aperture f/4
ISO Equivalent 400

Shot in RAW|handheld|unedited straight from camera and very overcast late afternoon.

Like the Tamron Lens - very nice!!!
Now what have I got here...?

[Geoff Chandler]

It's one of these.!
Growing in my back garden - hopefully to cover the fence soon...

[Bluedog]

Very nice Geoff ... what kinda vine or flower is that?

[DiJ]

Now what have I got here...?

Wow. How did you manage to get so close? Is this with the A200?

[JTL]

It's one of these.!
Growing in my back garden - hopefully to cover the fence soon...

That A200 is the most surprising camera ever. But we all know, it's the photographer, not the camera...but a great camera never hurts!

[Geoff Chandler]

Bluedog,Jtl Dij - thanks for the comments
- the Flower is a Clematis (Elsa Spath) just checked in the garden - cos I'm no expert!!
Both taken on the A-200 colour etc just about spot on - depending on your monitor...On the large one I clumsily cloned out the label, nothing more at all other than the resize. On the close up I cropped it a little but it was about as close as I can get, hard to gauge at the telephoto end. Getting used to it though. It's a mixed bag really - it feels wrong not going so close, however - it's really useful for low depth of field to isolate your subjet and blur the background. At the wide angle end it's still very clear - but everything is in focus - which might be handy sometime...
Edit. PS Re the 'How did I get so close bit - bear in mind it's a pretty big flower. G

[AlkaPhunk]

here's my small contribution to the galery...







Nikon Coolpix 5900, (macro mode)

[Geoff Chandler]

AlkaPhunk _ thanks for your contribution - one of very few we've had from the Nikon fold as well. Nice pics, got any more...?

[AlkaPhunk]

Thanks Geoff.
I'll hang around to see what pics i could add in any galery here, but i just got my 5900 a few weeks ago, so i didn't have that much time to use it yet.
But sure i'll had more asap.
Thanks again

[Bluedog]

Red Daisy
Edited using Lighting Effects in Photoshop Elements 2.

Canon EOS 350D ,Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di LD (IF)
1/500s f/6.3 at 75.0mm iso100
ISO Equivalent 100