ERHP said:Love the detail on the grasshopper, albron00!
Using the macro to focus on a flat reflective plane, in this case a rain filled hole in a chunk of granite. f/6.3
Really cool 8)
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Mr Bean said:Wax Lip orchid, after rain.
Tall Sun Dew after rain.
Both are fantastic photos...I really love #2
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Mr Bean said:Thanks serendipidy. #2 was a real challenge. For some reason, I had a real issue trying to get the right focus. A couple of dozen images later, I was happy with this
Looks like a diamond, ruby and emerald jeweled pin from Tiffany.
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Thanks ERHP. Tripod these days. Gitzo GT2541 with RRS BH40 head. On the camera, I have the RRS L plate mount. The beauty of this setup is that I can reverse the column on the Gitzo, so its hanging down and the L plate gives me 2 different angles to mount the camera. I use live view to give me a rough idea where the object will be before lying on the ground to view through the view finder.....that's the neck breaking hard bitERHP said:
I can get really low with this setup, and its rock solid. Sure, its a fiddle to setup, but, the orchids aren't going anywhere in a hurry
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Wine lipped spider orchid. A bit of a rare one, but there's a nice little crop of them out in the reserve, near me.
From a camera, technical perspective, I was surprised how much detail was in the highlights. The leaf coming towards the camera, was overblown and looked like there was no detail (just a creamy blur really). In Lightroom, I turned the highlights down by 100, and suddenly, the detail popped out
From a camera, technical perspective, I was surprised how much detail was in the highlights. The leaf coming towards the camera, was overblown and looked like there was no detail (just a creamy blur really). In Lightroom, I turned the highlights down by 100, and suddenly, the detail popped out
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Mr Bean said:Wine lipped spider orchid. A bit of a rare one, but there's a nice little crop of them out in the reserve, near me.
From a camera, technical perspective, I was surprised how much detail was in the highlights. The leaf coming towards the camera, was overblown and looked like there was no detail (just a creamy blur really). In Lightroom, I turned the highlights down by 100, and suddenly, the detail popped out
Nice photos, Mr. Bean
What reserve?
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Thanks serendipidy. The reserves I talk about are pockets of land, maybe 20-50 acres in size that run NE of Melbourne (Australia) - from Warrandyte State Park. Most are linked to State parks, and ultimately link up with the biggest park near Melbourne - the Kinglake National Park. The orchids in question may only take up an acre (or less) in each of these reserves. So, it's a bit tricky finding them at first. But, you learn the signs over timeserendipidy said:Nice photos, Mr. BeanMr Bean said:Wine lipped spider orchid. A bit of a rare one, but there's a nice little crop of them out in the reserve, near me.
From a camera, technical perspective, I was surprised how much detail was in the highlights. The leaf coming towards the camera, was overblown and looked like there was no detail (just a creamy blur really). In Lightroom, I turned the highlights down by 100, and suddenly, the detail popped out
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