It is really nice how you set the scene for us and then moved in for the detailed close-ups as well. Very nice, indeed.
Here is my contribution for the day. This was taken in a supermarket floral department without flash and under flourescent lighting to test the the response of the new Olympus Stylus 800. It actually did a very nice job under some trying conditions. It was shot at F 2.8 @ 1/400th using ISO 1600.
Still sorting out my pics after my holiday - and that was only 5days!!!
Gerard - I found some of your 'Thorny Contraptions whilst at 'Monkey World' in Dorset England : -
Well I know i've been looking forward to this for a long time....
Keep in mind these pics are mostly Auto mode and the other modes, I still gotta learn how to use manual mode better. I took 120 shots but i'll only share a few.
Enjoy!!! I LUV THIS CAMERA!!!!!!
Tyger,
Your photos are an inspiration! I hope you have fun with your new camera! BTW, I grew up in Toronto (just blocks from Yonge and Bloor)...best you get out to the City Islands while the weather's great!
Thanx Julian, that's quite the compliment for a newb as myself! Well, what do you know a fellow Torontonian. I live up in North York now, Donmills and Sheppard area but i'm very familiar with the Downtown area. I'm definitely planning to go to the islands some time soon.
Gerard-
It is really nice how you set the scene for us and then moved in for the detailed close-ups as well. Very nice, indeed.
Here is my contribution for the day. This was taken in a supermarket floral department without flash and under flourescent lighting to test the the response of the new Olympus Stylus 800. It actually did a very nice job under some trying conditions. It was shot at F 2.8 @ 1/400th using ISO 1600.
Sarah Joyce
Sarah - that's pretty impressive stuff! These little Point & Shoots are getting
better and better and the noise problem is getting less (though I can't
imagine them matching a dSLR unles they much larger CCD's or CMOS's
Do you think you'll be trying out the new Fuji 9000 when it comes out??
I also would like to echo your comments about Gerards presentation - it's
nice to see the flowers in their natural environment before getting the close up.
Geoff
It's so great to see all these wonderful flower photos! Nice to see others producing great pics with 'point & shoot' cameras like my little Canon Powershot A510. Here's my humble contribution - constructive criticism always welcome.
Sarah, nice to see you back, and thanks for the kind words. That is indeed a very good result for a non-DSLR at ISO 1600. And a nice flower too!
Geoff, good to see you back too. Interesting that "my" contraption appears on both sides of the ocean. A suppose at some point I'll have to buy a book about local wild flowers so that I can tell what they are.
Siberian, that is an excellent first flower posting. Nice subtle colors, and quite "different" flowers, well done.
My contribution for the day is two "post-flower" pictures, aka berry shots:
As you can tell from the following,it was a rainy day:
Gerard - excellent berries! - I have really been enjoying your photos on here.
I will try and get out and take a few more recent things - but I am working
nights at the moment and it's a bit disruptive...
Here's a weed to be going on with - taken along the river side in
Wareham/Dorset/England - Bindweed I believe...
1-20th sec @f3.5 asa100 200mm A-200 + a touch of curves tweeking, tiny
bit of USM after resizing.
As I have mentioned - I geneally only fine tweek, don't like to change the
character of the pic and often leave alone completely. (Personal choice)
Edit: - forgot to mention this was at dusk.
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Originally Posted by Tyger
but i'll only share a few.
Hi all - first time caller (on this thread) 8-)
