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Thanks for the new pics everyone!! It is always so much fun to see what everyone has to share!! Lovely!!
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fantastic roses!
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- #303
Thank you!! I have been practicing a lot trying to get some great shots. I just sat there for a while taking TONS of photos until I got some that I really liked.
Great photos everyone. I love the rose that has the snow on it - that is so pretty.
Here are a few that I took today. Hubby bought me some close up filters to put on the end of my 18 - 135 mm lens. Today was the first time that I tried them out. These are taken with the +4 diopter. I think I'm going to like them
First of all, this is the very old (and dusty) basket of dried flowers that I dug out and formed the basis for the close-up shots. I love the fact that it had collected dust over the years, it makes the seed pods so much more interesting (that's my excuse anyway
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Close up shots of various flower heads and seed pods
I love the colours on this next one - the background colour behind the seed head is the sky outside our window. This is my new desktop picture on the laptop. On the +4 diopter there is a bit of vignetting, but nothing that a bit of cropping won't sort out.
Here are a few that I took today. Hubby bought me some close up filters to put on the end of my 18 - 135 mm lens. Today was the first time that I tried them out. These are taken with the +4 diopter. I think I'm going to like them
First of all, this is the very old (and dusty) basket of dried flowers that I dug out and formed the basis for the close-up shots. I love the fact that it had collected dust over the years, it makes the seed pods so much more interesting (that's my excuse anyway
Close up shots of various flower heads and seed pods
I love the colours on this next one - the background colour behind the seed head is the sky outside our window. This is my new desktop picture on the laptop. On the +4 diopter there is a bit of vignetting, but nothing that a bit of cropping won't sort out.
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Great photos!
I love close-ups!! They are so cool!!
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Wow, what kind of camera/lense do you have for that? How could you get that close? That is amazing!!
Its just a Sony H9 with a 15x zoom. I used a tripod to keep the camera still. It was so cold and I couldn't take off my gloves for very long to adjust the settings, so I just set it to aperature priority and used my remote to take the shots.
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Well, you did a great job!! Yeah, it's hard to take night shots without a tripod!!
What did you use for those? I've been looking at macro lenses for my 35mm canon... I love macro photos!
Wow! Those look amazing! DH tried to use our canon powershot at something like 16x zoom but he didn't have/use out tripod (I might have had it with me) so it was very blurry... then he sneezed taking one!
Great pics everyone!
I've found a tripod is absolutely necessary to eliminate blur. Plus, using a remote shutter release (the H9 comes with a remote) or even using the self timer to trigger the shutter is helpful. Even a little jiggle from a finger pushing the shutter button can cause a big blur.Originally Posted by twstychik
What did you use for those? I've been looking at macro lenses for my 35mm canon... I love macro photos!
Wow! Those look amazing! DH tried to use our canon powershot at something like 16x zoom but he didn't have/use out tripod (I might have had it with me) so it was very blurry... then he sneezed taking one!
Wonderful pics, ever thought of a career in photography??
I have a Nikon D80 with a 18-135mm lens. I love macro photography, but opted to go for one lens that would do most of what I wanted to do and then added a Hoya +4 diopter filter onto the end of the lens - that magnifies the image 4 x.
I am sure that the image quality would be better with a good quality macro lens, but I want something that means I can take one lens with me when we travel. Weight is such an issue with carry on luggage in Europe on planes, that I need to keep it to a minimum as I certainly don't want to put photographic equipment in the hold luggage.
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I want to do pictures for weddings. I have done just one wedding so far. I was pretty happy with how they came out and the couple loved them. I have always loved photography.
I have a Nikon D80 as well. Aren't they fabulous cameras?? I really need to get some new lenses and filters.
I'm only just getting to know mine and so far I think it's fabulous! I've had a really busy time at work since Christmas (working every evening and weekend) and this is the first time I've been able to really take some time with the camera.
I LOVE the Nikkor 18-135 lens. I tried the Nikkor 200mm VR but for what I want to use it for, just couldn't justify the leap in price. Particularly when what I really want is the ability to take close up shots.
By the way - I'm not ignoring the lunar eclipse shots that everybody is so impressed with, I just can't see them. I don't know why - I'm just getting the dreaded red x
just Xs for me, tooOriginally Posted by Isabel
Here's a few photos I took of the luanr eclipse last week. My batteries died just minutes before totality(it was -3 F and I stood out for an hour - I'm sure that had something to do with it).
Awesome pictures!Originally Posted by Isabel
Here's a few photos I took of the luanr eclipse last week. My batteries died just minutes before totality(it was -3 F and I stood out for an hour - I'm sure that had something to do with it).
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Haven't put any pictures in here for a while. Here's one of my niece and nephew I took yesterday. I took tons of photos. This is one of my favorites:
