Fern/Branches "macro" ~500k

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Fern/Branches "macro" ~500k

Postby PALL on Sat Nov 12, 2005 2:49 am

i shoot this few months ago in a overcast weather.prevously used photoshop for raw but now this one directly converted in nikon capture and i think its a lot better result than previous.frammed it later in p.s and text.

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SIGMA 105mm/D70"handheld"
F4,1/250,ISO400
exposureMODE=MANUAL
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the second shot was at wide open 2.8 took inside a garden below a tree branches passes all over.kinda abstract look.

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F2.8,1/160,ISO400
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Postby birddog114 on Sat Nov 12, 2005 5:51 am

Pall,
It's real "Colors of Nature", I like your concept!
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Postby sirhc55 on Sat Nov 12, 2005 10:01 am

PALL - both of these pics are excellent examples of taking the macro to a new level (past insects) - very rich colours :D
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Postby DStrom on Sat Nov 12, 2005 12:32 pm

very nice PALL,

both great shots, I prefer the 2nd shot, I think the lines of the branches draw you in to the photo more effectively :)
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Postby blacknstormy on Sat Nov 12, 2005 12:57 pm

Great shots - pity there wasn't an insect ON the fern frond :) ;)
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Postby NeoN on Sat Nov 12, 2005 2:09 pm

blacknstormy wrote:Great shots - pity there wasn't an insect ON the fern frond :) ;)

.. Or some raindrops..never the less excellent images.. deep rich colors.
No wonder Chrislikes the SIGMA macro so much.
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Postby pippin88 on Sat Nov 12, 2005 7:57 pm

Great shots with great colour.
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Postby Slider on Sat Nov 12, 2005 9:43 pm

Great photos Pall.

love the colour :D
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Postby PALL on Sun Nov 13, 2005 9:40 am

hey thanks everyone.,,glad you liked it.
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Postby marcotrov on Sun Nov 13, 2005 10:58 am

Pal highly saturated vibrant images with a creative flare. Well done. :) Macro verging on the abstract seems like it could be a real strength for you :wink:
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Postby Alpha_7 on Sun Nov 13, 2005 4:31 pm

Saw this earlier but didn't post, had to come back. Love them both, but the first one I'd have enlarge (real Big) and hanging up somewhere, really love the lush green!
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Postby wendellt on Sun Nov 13, 2005 5:10 pm

the colour saturation is vividly vivacious!
the contrast dark and sexy.
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Postby mudder on Sun Nov 13, 2005 5:29 pm

G'day Pall,
The colour in these is really strong and bold but not over-saturated, really nice... If you want some drops on something for macro work, try the ol' mist bottle... :wink:
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